Friday Music

After a three year hiatus from the blog this Australian quartet has returned.   

They arrived on the musical scene in 1962 when folk music as a genre was near its apex.  They were also the very first group from the ‘Land Down Under’ to achieve major successes in both the charts and record sales both here and in the UK.   

The Seekers achieved their fame with Judith Durham on (vocals), Athol Guy (double bass and vocals); Keith Potger (twelve-string guitar, banjo, and vocals) and Bruce Woodley (guitar, mandolin, banjo, and vocals).  

This was recorded in 1967 and 53 years later this song still has more soul and persistence than most of what passes for music nowadays.  Of course, I'm an old guy.  Now get off of my lawn!

Here they are live, in-studio, with their first hit…