Australian singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rick Price has released a new EP Wayfaring Stranger to coincide with a national tour that will see him perform at Avoca Beach Theatre on November 18.
Described as a gospel album of covers that span centuries and more recent tunes from the early 20th century, the album includes songs such as Wayfaring Stranger, Amazing Grace, Wade in The Water, and Will The Circle Be Unbroken.
These have resonated and been covered by legends such as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Eva Cassidy, Oliva Newton-John, Ray Charles, Ed Sheeran and now Rick Price.
Described as soul stirring, the EP is an uplifting journey with Price’s renditions of some of the most popular gospel tracks ever written.
He recorded and produced Wayfaring Stranger in Nashville with some legendary US musicians including Tom Bukovac on guitar, Dennis Crouch on bass, Jimmy Wallace on organ/piano and Joshua Hunt on drums.
“I’ll be performing all the songs from my upcoming EP Wayfaring Stranger, a collection of some of my favourite last century gospel songs,” Price said.
“I’ll also be revisiting some of my own hits like Heaven Knows, Not A Day Goes By and River Of Love.”
His debut album Heaven Knows, released in 1992, peaked at number three on the ARIA albums chart and won song of the year at the APRA music awards.
It provided two top 10 singles, Not a Day Goes By and Heaven Knows.
His second album in 1995,Tamborine Man, contained the single River of Love which peaked at number 18.
Price has worked with numerous artists as a vocalist, songwriter and record producer including Tina Arena, Tommy Emmanuel, Mitch Grainger, Regine Velasquez and numerous others and recorded a duet album California Dreaming with Jack Jones.
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, since 2009, Price, who began his career at the age of nine touring with his family band and performing at local bush dances in southern Queensland and northern NSW, said he was looking forward to performing in his homeland.
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