Penny Davies and Roger Ilott – Railway Tracks – Digital only

Roger Ilott said: I grew up beside the railway line at Hurlstone Park, Sydney. All through the 1950’s along the railway line at Hurlstone Park, ran steam engines hauling goods trains, When we’d travel to ‘town’ on the red rattlers, I loved going past Eveleigh Loco, near Erskineville, where the steam locos sat puffing away. Even on a sunny day the air would be black with soot. After 60 years together, Australian folk musicians PENNY DAVIES & ROGER ILOTT remain down-to-earth, hardworking, creative professional musicians and songwriters. They got together in July, 1976, built their own studio and record label and released their first album in 1983. Since then they have released thirty albums of their own, and have produced numerous albums for such performers as Gary Shearston, John Broomhall, Bill Scott, Skewiff, Murrumbidgee Whalers, the Goodwills and many more. They have played at countless folk clubs and folk festivals, toured for the Queensland Arts Council, and have performed well over 1000 concerts, including the U.K. and U.S.A. Their songs focus on Australia and the wider world. They sing songs of substance, songs of peace and justice and struggle, plus descriptive songs of our country, and folk songs from around the world. Their songs have been featured on seven of the ABC Australia All Over series of albums, and three of their songs were highlights of the Australia All Over Top 100 Box Set. “As we have travelled Along This Winding Way, crossing bridges and oceans – meeting singers, bards and musicians, and other songwriters with a story to tell, we have also looked back to glimpse our origins. Sometimes our childhood is a source of inspiration; the strong memories of small events that somehow help define us. We are also driven by the desire to sing our history and to carry hope along with us, to stand up for justice and for peace in a troubled world.” PENNY DAVIES, FEBRUARY, 2026