David Bridie, Not Drowning Waving / My Friend The Chocolate Cake

David Bridie is one of Australia’s most lauded songwriters and he happens to be one very good keyboard player as well. We speak with David on his career across multiple bands, solo albums and film and TV work. If you’re hungry for some excellent varied and substantive music, do listen to some of David’s work in the links below.

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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):

George Telek

Not Drowning Waving – Tabaran

Not Drowning Waving – Crazy Birds

David Bridie – Act of Free Choice (the song)

My Friend The Chocolate Cake – A Midlife’s Tale

My Friend The Chocolate Cake – Jeffrey Smart (Silver City)

David Bridie and John Phillips – The Sleep of Rhythm

My Friend The Chocolate Cake: Uncle Bill’s Paddock

Archie Roach – Jamu Dreaming

Christine Anu – Stylin’ Up album

David’s go-to keyboards

Tag a keyboard player: Karen Vogt

Conway Savage – When The Moon is Gone

Desert Island Discs: Court and Spark – Joni Mitchell, Spirit of Eden – Talk Talk, Quasimodo’s Dream – The Reels, The Correct Use of Soap – Magazine (David sings on a cover of a brilliant song from that album), Sorousian – Tio.

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