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Kev Carmody

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Origin: Goranba, Bundjalung country, Queensland, Australia
Style: Folk

My songs came from what my gandmother, my mother, father, aunty and uncles told me. I'm just a conduit of stories.—Kev Carmody

Discography

Jack Deelin (7")

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Released 1988
Tracks
  1. Jack Deelin
  2. Jack Deelin (2nd version)

Pillars of Society

Kev Carmody - Pillars Of Society

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Released February 1989
Tracks
  1. Pillars of Society
  2. Jack Deelin
  3. Flagstone Creek
  4. Attack Attack
  5. Thou Shalt Not Steal
  6. Black Deaths in Custody
  7. Black Bess
  8. Comrade Jesus Christ
  9. Twisted Rail
  10. White Bourgeois Woman

The greatest protest record ever made in Australia. —Sydney Morning Herald

Eulogy (For a Black Person)

Kev Carmody - Eulogy

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Released November 1990
Tracks
  1. Elly
  2. I've been Moved
  3. Eulogy (For a Black Person)
  4. Cannot buy my Soul
  5. Sexual Teaser
  6. Tom Shane
  7. Blood Red Rose
  8. River of Tears
  9. Droving Woman

Eulogy (7")

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Released 1990
Tracks
  1. Eulogy (For a Black Person)
  2. Cannot buy my Soul

Thou Shalt Not Steal (7")

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Released February 1990
Tracks
  1. Thou Shalt Not Steal
  2. Pillas of Society

From Little Things Big Things Grow (7")

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Released 1991
Tracks
  1. From Little Things Big Things Grow

Kev Carmody co-wrote this song with Paul Kelly. It is based on the story of the Gurindji Strike (Wave-Hill Walkoff).


Cannot buy my Soul (7")

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Released December 1991
Tracks
  1. Cannot buy my Soul

Blood Red Rose (7")

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Released April 1992
Tracks
  1. Blood Red Rose
  2. Elly

Living South of the Freeway

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Released October 1992
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Street Beat

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Released December 1992
Tracks
  1. Living South of the Freeway
  2. Darkside
  3. Street Beat
  4. Rider in the Rain

Bloodlines

Kev Carmody - Bloodlines

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Released July 1993
Tracks
  1. Freedom (Carmody/Willoughby)
  2. Asbestosis
  3. Rider In The Rain
  4. The Messenger
  5. Bloodlines
  6. Darkside
  7. Sorry Business
  8. B.D.P. (Bourgeois, drop-out progeny)
  9. Living South Of The Freeway
  10. On The Wire
  11. Earth Mother (Instrumental)
  12. Bloodlines (Return) (Instrumental)
  13. From Little Things Big Things Grow (Carmody/Kelly)
  14. Revelations Addendum Chapter 23 Verses 1.35

Freedom (7")

Kev Carmody: Freedom
Released July 1993
Tracks
  1. Freedom
  2. Freedom (Radio edit)
  3. Thou Shalt Not Steal

On the Wire (7")

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Released May 1994
Tracks
  1. On the Wire
  2. The Messenger
  3. Sorry Business

The Young Dancer Is Dead (7")

Kev Carmody - The Young Dancer Is Dead
Released 1995
Tracks
  1. The Young Dancer Is Dead
  2. Eulogy
  3. On The Wire

Images And Illusions

Kev Carmody - Images And Illusions

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Released September 1995
Tracks
  1. Some Strange Strange People
  2. Images Of London
  3. Needles In The Nursery
  4. Travellin' North
  5. Fire and Wind
  6. River Road
  7. Jessica
  8. The Young Dancer Is Dead
  9. The Anti-Christ
  10. Sistem An' You
  11. I'm Still In Love With You
  12. Blue You
  13. Solar Wind
  14. Shades of Violet
  15. Eulogy

Messages

KevCarmody - Messages

Released 2000
Tracks
  1. Pillars Of Society
  2. Flagstone Creek
  3. Comrade Jesus Christ
  4. Twisted Rail
  5. Thou Shalt Not Steal
  6. Elly
  7. Travellin' North
  8. I've Been Moved
  9. The Messenger
  10. I'm Still In Love With You
  11. On The Wire
  12. Freedom (Carmody/Willoughby)
  13. From Little Things Big Things Grow (Carmody/Kelly)
  14. Images Of London
  15. Jessica
  16. Eulogy

Mirrors

KevCarmody - Mirrors

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Released 2003
Tracks
  1. Dirty Dollar
  2. Are You Connected?
  3. Moonstruck
  4. Refugees
  5. Dubya Love Ya?
  6. Who Are They?
  7. Campfire Rain
  8. El Diablo Blanco
  9. Georgina River
  10. Milky Way
  11. You Beautiful
  12. Comin' Home

Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs Of Kev Carmody

Kev Carmody - Cannot Buy My Soul

Released February 2007
  CD 1: Tributes by various artists
Tracks
  1. I've Been Moved - Dan Kelly
  2. Thou Shalt Not Steal - John Butler Trio
  3. Elly - Bernard Fanning
  4. The Young Dancer Is Dead - Last Kinection
  5. From Little Things Big Things Grow - The Waifs
  6. River Of Tears - The Drones
  7. On The Wire - Troy Cassar Daly
  8. Cannot Buy My Soul - Archie Roach
  9. Moonstruck - Sara Storer
  10. This Land Is Mine - Dan Sultan And Scott Wilson
  11. Darkside - Tex Perkins
  12. Blood Red Rose - Clare Bowditch
  13. Comrade Jesus Christ - The Herd
  14. Images Of London - Steve Kilby
  15. Droving Women - Augie March / Missy Higgins / Paul Kelly
  16. Eulogy For A Black Man - The Pigram Brothers
  CD 2: Best of Kev Carmody
Tracks
  1. I've Been Moved
  2. Thou Shalt Not Steal
  3. Elly
  4. The Young Dancer Is Dead
  5. From Little Things Big Things Grow
  6. River Of Tears
  7. On The Wire
  8. Cannot Buy My Soul
  9. Moonstruck
  10. This Land Is Mine
  11. Darkside
  12. Blood Red Rose
  13. Comrade Jesus Christ
  14. Images Of London
  15. Droving Woman
  16. Eulogy For A Black Man

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