Spike Flynn Singer Songwriter
Spike's new albums Mostly Smoke and Mirrors and Lunchtime at La Cantina are available now.
May I suggest that you take time to listen to The Librarian Action Dolls (with myself on guitar and Gary Brown on dobro on this track). If you feel inclined, it’d be great to have you ‘follow’ them and like the video - the Action Dolls are just getting started, but their more traditional country sound and harmonies will be welcomed by anyone who enjoys ‘real’ music!!
03/10/2023
It will be great to play with an "All Forbes" band - Graeme (keyboards) and Neville (guitar) Molloy, David (drums) McDade and John (bass) Newell - on 20th and 22nd of October. That's also the Forbes Rodeo weekend! Original Forbes based songs as well as a good selection of "Hometown music" (what's that, you ask? It's country and blues + a little beyond!). See you there!
10/07/2023
From Sam Pierre -
“From Sam's side, we love songwriters. Yesterday as the late Bob Martin, today as Spike Flynn and Ellis Paul, and tomorrow as Rodney Rice and Zach Aaron. And then we also love the bluesmen of the Massif Central, more precisely the Bourbonneis, which are The Marshals. All of this with Coyote's Cry.”
Du Côté de chez Sam, par Sam Pierre Ellis PAUL "55" Quatre ans et une pandémie après The Storyteller's Suitcase (chroniqué dans Le Cri n° 162), Paul Plissey , plus (ma...
29/05/2023
You can check out my new album “Lachlan River Blues “ on Bandcamp and ‘follow’ me. More original music is coming.
Spike Flynn From a review of Spike's previous CD - "Just this Side of Here is an album that restores your faith in ‘one man, one guitar’ sets, and shows that the best of them – and this is one of those – still have much to say and much worth hearing." Jeremy Searle, Americana UK. Spike grew up in a smal...
28/05/2023
28/05/2023
My seventh album of songs is now available from Bandcamp (best value, best quality download site).
Support original, independent songwriters lest we all just wander off into the desert, never to return! The Lachlan River flows by my home town. It has many stories to tell.
Lachlan River Blues, by Spike Flynn 11 track album
A song, Memory Plagues, from my soon to be released album Lachlan River Blues.
19/04/2022
Well, here’s a song that’s soon to be released on my album “Lachlan River Blues”. It’s a long song… a story about another Jesus. Maybe another. Maybe the famous one. Or part of him. Jesus may have worked on the railways one time, some other universe. The bass is played by the lovely and talented Tim Watts. This is from a different time, in a land far away. Lithgow art gallery I believe. Hang in there, it’s quite a story. Belated Happy Easter everyone.
https://youtu.be/mhh9kQh5x38
Jesus the Railway Man Spike Flynn - My song 'Jesus the Railway Man' performed at Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow, April 2019. With Tim Watts on bass.
22/11/2021
13/11/2021
My new album of original country songs, "Mostly Smoke and Mirrors" is now out and about. For those out west, have a listen to track 5 "On the western side (of the Great Divide). Hopefully it's the first of a series of country albums. It's a bit broken hearted at times but also celebrates the area 'west of the Great Divide'. Country music has always been at the heart of my songwriting though not always obviously expressed as such. Well, there's no doubt in theses songs! Please share/buy or whatever. Click on the image for the full information on Bandcamp. Great country songs - 'you can take the boy out of the country...' Thanks to Don McGuire of radio 2PK Parkes for instilling a love of country music all those years ago, when I was but a boy.
Mostly Smoke and Mirrors, by Spike Flynn 12 track album
As a young fellow the Forbes Show was a very big event in the yearly cycle. And the boxing tent was so exciting! The drum, the spruiking, the colour, the crowds, the sawdust. The boxing tents have a history that is clouded by the issues of race. Strange days indeed. “Strange fruit”, you might almost say. Still, this old world with all its human faults, injustices and frailties continues on. We all need to “Go another round” at times in our life.
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Spike Flynn, Goin' Down Slow, Merton Hotel 2014
Goulburn Blues Festival this weekend. We will be at the Tattersalls Hotel from tonight. Gigs there Saturday and Sunday as well and we will be at Southern Hotel Saturday night.
Spike Flynn and The Open Hearted Strangers at Merton Hotel, Rozelle, January 2014.
Spike Flynn, Goin' Down Slow, Merton Hotel 2014
We are off to the Goulburn Blues Festival today - playing gigs at Tattersalls Hotel each day from tonight, also Southern Hotel Saturday night. Chopper, the very cool trumpet player, will join in for Saturday's gigs.
Spike Flynn and The Open Hearted Strangers at Merton Hotel, Rozelle, January 2014.
Spike Flynn and the Open Hearted Strangers will be playing four shows at the Goulburn Blues Festival 10th, 11th and 12th February. If you are in Goulburn look us up at the Tattersalls Hotel except for Saturday night when we will be at the Southern Railway Hotel. Lordy, Lordy, lord.
For the record! "Stone to Sand" got first place at Tamworth in songwriting comp. alt. country/blues/bluegrass section. Hopefully the album will be released sometime this year.
Recording yesterday with the amazing Anatoli Torjinski on cello for a new collection of songs.
Stone to Sand
My song Stone to Sand has made it to the finals in the Tamworth alt country, blues, bluegrass section for 2017. Please note it is a songwriting comp and this is not a final mix of this tune.
Finalist in Tamworth Alt Country songwriting competition 2017. Written by Spike Flynn.
Pleased to report my song Stone to Sand is in the finals at Tamworth this year for Alt Country, blues, bluegrass.
Spike and the Open Hearted Strangers with special guests will be at the Merton Hotel, Victoria Rd. Rozelle this Sunday 6pm-9pm. Cozy pub, fire, great restaurant and no pokies! Country, Blues and something Beyond.
Spike Flynn and The Open Hearted Strangers
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Spike Flynn and the Open Hearted Strangers will be at the Merton Hotel, Rozelle, tonight from 6pm. Great restaurant, no poker machines, great country and blues music in traditional style.
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We will be at the Merton Hotel, 38 Victoria Rd. Rozelle, tomorrow Sunday from 6 pm - 9pm playing country, blues and some things beyond.
The Gasoline Pony
Yes we are back at Gasoline Pony, 115 Marrickville Rd. Marrickville, this Saturday 13th from 3 - 6pm. A great venue and a great afternoon of music.
Spike Flnn and the Open Hearted Strangers. On now till about 5.30.
Here is Deep River Blues
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