CDs

 
Yarri of Wiradjuri

John's song and verse cycle, Yarri of Wiradjuri, about a Wiradjuri man who saved the lives of nearly fifty Europeans during the great flood in Gundagai in 1852, features  Margaret  and the rest of the Roaring Forties ($25).   [Lyrics]

  1.  Landpulse  1:42  9.  Yarri's Bark Canoe/Roof Top Shanty 2:20
  2. Murrumbidgee Water 4:13   Sound Sample 10. What Kind of Man (Yarri of the River 2)  1:21
  3.  White Man Fool (Big Water Come Down) 2:18 11. Mother and Daughter 3:00   Sound Sample 
  4.   Yarri of the River 2:24 12. Floodpulse 1:44
  5.  John Spencer's Punt 3:28  Sound Sample 13. Long Tom Lindley 3:31  Sound Sample
  6. Black Sally  4:09   Sound Sample 14.  Reward  2:26  Sound Sample
 7.   Richard and Sarah 6.08 15. Building Bridges (Yarri of the River  3) 2:07
 8.   Richard & Sarah Lament 0:31 16. Yarri's Requiem 1:12

Pithead in the Fern         

John's first CD in partnership with Margaret Walters, released in 1994.  A documentary in song of the coal mining region of South Gippsland, Victoria. With the coming of the railways and farms, the isolation of pioneers, the industrial strife, the plight of the Aboriginal people, the effects of civilization on the temperate rain forest region  ($25).    [Lyrics]

  1  Winding Gear (Warner/Poole)  1:30  11   Fires of '98 (Warner)  4:15
  2  Pithead in the Fern (Warner)  3:10  12   Kurnai link 3  0:35
  3  Miner's Washin' (Warner)  3:30  13  Gippsland Mining Man (Warner/Walters)  3:00
4  Anderson's Coast (Warner)  5:17  14  Blossom, the Mining Horse (Warner/Walters & Poole)  3:00
 5  Kurnai link 1  0:30  15  Kitty Kane (Warner)  5:15
 6  South Gippsland Mud (Warner)  3:40  16 The Boiler and the Horse (Warner)  2:20
 7  Dear Diary (Warner)  3:30  17  Gippsland Schoolhouse (Warner)/ Abide With Me  3:40
 8  Great Southern Navvy (Warner)   3:01  18  Drunks' Express (Warner/Walters)  2:55
 9  Kurnai link 2  0:31  19  Where have the Kurnai Gone? (Warner/Walters & Poole)  1:50
 10 Devlin's General Store (Warner/Walters)   3:45  20  Trainghosts (Warner)  5:30


Who Was Here?

John's second CD with Margaret Walters, recorded in 1997.  Who was here? Their names are on a memorial stone in an obscure coastal town in New Zealand's south island. Their track is the canal and the railway line; their footprints the rust and ruins of old works, or the lasting brilliance of well-maintained crafts. Not forgetting dinosaurs and other monsters  ($25).   [Lyrics]
 
  1 Newell Highway (John Warner) 2:21     9 Telford's Bridge (John Warner) 4:48
  2 Kilroy Was Here (Ewan MacColl) 2:56   10 Not Scared (John Warner) 2:49
  3 Harley Dinosaur (John Warner) 3:28   11 Pale Horse/Gold, Gold, Gold! (John Warner) 2:40
  4 Railway Widow's Blues (John Warner) 2:48   12 William Conquest Turland (John Warner) 3:23
  5 Kaikoura Railway Memorial (John Warner) 4:24   13 Empire Hotel (John Warner) 3:23
  6 The Bergen (Jez Lowe) 3:06   14 The Outside Track (Lawson/Hallom) 4:32
  7 Song of the Sheet Metal Worker (John Dengate) 1:58   15 I Will Stand Fast (Fred Small) 3:32
  8 Piper on the Hilltop (John Warner) 4:37  

Pack o' Pirates         

John's children's CD.  These songs originated from working and singing with children, or in response to their needs.  They aim to empower children and celebrate their individuality.  They also aim to rejoice in togetherness, caring, and mischief.  The songs are a tribute to childcare workers, whose reward is not much more than seeing the children flourish under their care, but what a reward that can be!  Includes the much acclaimed Llewellyn Walking.  ($25).    [Lyrics]

  1  Pack o' Pirates  2:11   7  Me, the Wolf, and the Bear  1:16
  2  Mountain Shay  2:48   8  Hermit Crab  1:49
  3 River Chat  2:09   9  Mum's Got to Go  2:51
  4  Dinosaur Duo  1:29  10  Listen to the Frogs  2:16
  5  Sirens on a Rainy Night  4:15  11 Llewellyn Walking  4:01
  Sound Sample 6  Tugboat Calypso (Sydney Harbour Tugs)  3:05  12 Consternation Time  2:16


The Sea and the Soil

John's first CD includes classics such as I am the Bunyip, beloved of children for many years, the poignant Whaleroad, and his moving tribute to man's working companion, Horses of the World.  ($25).   [Lyrics]
 
  1  Whaleroad  4:25     8  Newsboys (Prince's Bridge)  3:45
  2  Murray River Shipwright  2:55     9  Lachlan Valley Way  3:45
  3  All Trades (Tradesmen's Toast)  3:21   10  Blue Mountains Highway  2:41
  4  Miner's Washing  3:45   Sound Sample11  Horses of the World I  3:41
  5  The Bunyip (I am the Bunyip)  3:55   Sound Sample12  The Race  2:36
  6  Tor I Dun  2:20   Sound Sample13  Farrier's Trade  3:20
  7  Wind in a Million Leaves  3:44   14  Horses of the World (reprise)  2:12