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Friends,
Welcome to our website.
Thank you for dropping by.
News items are added below
as they happen!!
We look
forward to catching up with everyone at a show/event when we do.
Take
care, stay safe.
All the very best.
Kind regards
Peter Coad & The Coad Sisters
NEWS
NEW
SINGLE FOR PETER COAD 2025
Dead
Man's Hill (P.Coad)
Released
on the ABBA Vol 27 Compilation CD in May 2025
Released
for Digital Download via the website 16.6.2025
Released to radio via Blue Shamrock Music 16.6.2025
Peter
Coad OAM – Dead Man’s Hill (Peter Coad)
Peter has built a long recording career in music, writing stories
of Australian characters, places and happenings.
Peter’s single is based on a true story with musical backing
by Coad Sisters. It’s the story of an unknown man buried close
to the railway line between Yunta and Oodla Wirra SA on the Barrier
Highway between Adelaide (SA) and Broken Hill (NSW).
“I
have been passing that sign all my life, and recently, I took time
to stop. I researched the story, and although a sad one I feel the
song is a positive as this unknown man has not been forgotten, and
those who hear the song, will now know the meaning behind the sign
and cross on ‘Dead Man’s Hill’.”
AVAILABLE
FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD VIA our DESERT RECORDS PRODUCT page
>>
PETER COAD OAM - DEAD MAN'S HILL
Digital
Single ONLY.
AND
THIS HAPPENNED AT THE 2024 TSA AWARDS @ Tamworth CMF!!
TSA
BEV DANIEL COMMEMORATIVE AWARD - BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR for KIDMAN'S
MEN
(Written by Virginia Hermel & Peter Coad Oam) recorded by Peter
Coad.
Released on CRS in 2023 and also available for digital download
via our Download web page.
Thrilled!! :) :)
Virginia pictured holding an award for TSA BLUEGRASS SONG OF THE
YEAR with her song 'Lonesome Highway Blues' for the RUNAWAY DIXIE
band.
TAMWORTH
COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024!
Tix for our Tamworth Shows available NOW via Trybooking!
Or at the door on the day!
Check our Tamworth dates and Tix info via our Tour
Dates Page!!
More Tour dates up for 2024 soon!!
PETER
COAD OAM
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW
Released
TUESDAY 2nd May 2023
via Digital Download on
our website
and radio via CRS PUBLICITY.
RADIO
FRIENDS - Go to CRS PUBLICITY
PETER
COAD OAM - KIDMAN'S MEN (V. Hermel/P. Coad)
From
Peter’s first professional performance on the Bob Fricker
Show at the Hawker Town Hall, South Australia, 1961, to music releases
as Coad Bros in the 70’s and 80’s, Peter continues writing,
recording, and performing songs about characters, people and places.
"My
sister Virginia wrote 'Kidman's Men', and I added some music and
a few words here and there. Coad Sisters did the backing.
My Great Uncle worked for Sir Sidney Kidman when Sir Sidney owned
Wilpena Station in South Australia, and he of course met Sir Sidney
Kidman personally and passed on stories of that early time to me.
Virginia's storyline from the view of a young stockman working as
one of Kidman's men therefore resonated with me," Peter said.
AVAILABLE
NOW!!!
LISTEN
& PURCHASE THE SINGLE
>> KIDMAN'S MEN
COAD
SISTERS
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW
27 - 4 - 2023
Released to radio via CRS Publicity 2/5/2023
>>
RADIO FRIENDS go to CRS PUBLICITY
MURRAY
RIVER LULLABY - COAD SISTERS (V. Hermel)
Originally
from northern South Australia, Coad Sisters (Virginia & Lynette)
have released many albums over their full-time career in music.
From
bush ballads, traditional country to contemporary styles their music
includes much of their own writing.
The
'Murray River Lullaby', was written by Virginia.
"I
have spent time on the Murray River over the years as my husband’s
family has a shack near Morgan, South Australia..., in fact, the
single’s cover photo of the river is one I took whilst at
their shack,” Virginia said.
“The Murray River is one of Australia’s great tourist
attractions and an integral part of lifestyle to those who live
along her banks.”
AVAILABLE
NOW!!!
LISTEN
& PURCHASE THE SINGLE
VIA
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD >>
THANK
YOU to all who supported our Peter Coad & The Coad Sisters show
at the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2023! :)
As we move into 2023 check our gig guide for shows and festivals
coming up!!
Take care
Peter Coad & The Coad Sisters
COAD
SISTERS - NEW RADIO SINGLE
'BIG BANDY'
(Digital Download Single)
'Big
Bandy' officially released for sale
via the Peter Coad & The Coad Sisters website's Digital Download
page on Saturday 17/9/2022
Released
via CRS Publicity 20/9/2022
COAD
SISTERS - BIG BANDY
(V.Hermel)
Known locally as ‘Big Bandy', Bendieuta Creek
is a massive gum creek that carries flood water from the Flinders
Ranges in South Australia out to the plains and Lake Frome.
Coad Sisters grew up in this isolated area so know first hand how
harsh the outback can be in drought and how welcome drought breaking
rain is to the land and life upon it.
Rare are the 'inches' of rain that bring 'Big Bandy' down bank to
bank.
Written by Virginia Hermel (of Coad Sisters) this vibrant toe tapping
bush story was recorded by Coad Sisters and features the two sisters
on vocals, harmonies and instrumentation.
>>
HEAR TRACK SNIPPET on CRS PUBLICITY SITE
'BIG
BANDY' is available for sale ($2.19) in Digital Download format
(Mp3) via COAD SISTERS' Digital Download page.
The
Digital Download zip folder downloads to your 'Downloads' folder
(on either phone or computer). The folder includes the 'Big Bandy'
Single Cover.
DIGITAL
DOWNLOAD
>>
COAD SISTERS - BIG BANDY
PETER
COAD OAM - NEW RADIO SINGLE
'1942'
(Digital
Download Single)
'1942'
officially released for sale via the Peter Coad &
The Coad Sisters website's Digital Download page on Saturday 3/9/2022
'1942' release to radio via CRS Publicity -Tuesday
6/9/2022
1942
– PETER COAD OAM
(P. Coad/V. Hermel)
"G’day
friends,
"This
is a song I wrote in memory of the 1st of a series of raids, the
Japanese made on Darwin 80 years ago.
There are still many historic reminders from war time Darwin in
the Northern Territory.
Over the years, I have spoken to people who were soldiers stationed
there at that time and as it is 80 years (in 2022) since the first
attack we give thanks to those who stepped up and kept Australia
safe in a time of great conflict.
I felt inspired to jot down the words and my sister Virginia put
music to them and Coad Sisters did the backing for the song.
My thanks to everyone for your support of my music."
Peter
'1942'
is available for sale ($2.19) in Digital Download format (Mp3) via
Peter Coad's Digital Download page.
The
Digital Download zip folder downloads to your 'Downloads' folder
(on either phone or computer). The folder includes the 1942 Single
Cover.
DIGITAL
DOWNLOAD
>>>
PETER COAD OAM - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD page
BACK
TO THE BUSH - TAMWORTH APRIL 2022!!
A big thank
you to Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson for inviting Peter Coad
& The Coad Sisters to be part of this huge multi artist event.
Songs we performed were: Long Way Round (Peter
Coad), Land Of Acacia (Coad Sisters) (2022 winner
Bungendore Stan Coster Memorial Australian Bush Ballad Awards Group
section), and Two Old Bushmen (Peter Coad) 2021
Golden Guitar Finalist in the Bush Ballad Section.
Our thanks to photographer Greg Young who took this photo of us
performing on the night.
COAD
SISTERS
'Livin' It Up (In The Territory)'
Single released 25th March 2022
Released on CRS Publicity 28/6/2022
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After
a stint playing at Mataranka NT in 2021, meeting both visitors and
locals, Virginia (of COAD SISTERS) felt inspired to write a driving
upbeat, good time song to try capture the lifestyle vibe of living
in the NT.
Virginia
features on lead vocals and lead guitar solos, with Lynette on harmonies,
bass and drums.
COAD SISTERS will be returning to Mataranka to play through June/July
2022.
Lyrics and single cover included with track download.
We
are having a ball singing this song at our shows here at The Territory
Manor Motel & Caravan Park at Mataranka in
the Northern Territory
(1st June - 31st July
2022), so to
celebrate our time playing here
our track
is FREE download over JUNE/JULY!
:)
After that time it returns to $2.19!! ;)
https://desertrecordsproduct.com/coad-sisters-digital-cds
2
NEW SINGLES!!
'Long Way Round' & 'Big Red'.
Both singles - to radio
via CRS PUBLICITY Tuesday 22/2/2022
Both tracks available via Digital Download
on our website. (see info/links below)
--------------
Peter
Coad OAM - Long Way Round (P.Coad)
Written by Peter Coad, ‘Long Way Round’ is from a forthcoming
album.
Peter says, “The idea came about when I travelled the ‘Long
Way Round’ from Hawker down to Quorn in South Australia via
a seldom used dirt road which takes you through station country
west of the Flinders Ranges and the bitumen road, and would have
been a main access for folks travelling north.
I passed the grave of pioneer Hugh Proby, and I drove through a
onetime thriving farming community now just abandoned farm houses,
and old machinery left to fade into time.
The rusty gates I opened along the road had seen both people and
history come and go on the ‘Long Way Round’.”
AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD VIA our DESERT RECORDS PRODUCT
page
>>
PETER COAD OAM - LONG WAY ROUND
--------------
COAD
SISTERS - Big Red (V. Hermel)
Written by Virginia Hermel (of the COAD SISTERS) ‘Big Red’
is a song about one of Australia's racing legends, Phar Lap.
"We had a framed colour photo of Phar Lap on the wall at home."
Virginia said. “I was inspired to write the song when I recently
saw our photo of Phar Lap again, and realised 2022 was the 90 year
anniversary of his death.
'Big Red' was one of the favourite nicknames by which Phar Lap was
known, so that seemed a logical song title.
Little did I think as a child that so many years later that photo
would lead to me writing a song about Phar Lap.”
'Big Red' is another single from a forthcoming album for COAD SISTERS.
AVAILABLE
FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD VIA our DESERT RECORDS PRODUCT page
>> COAD SISTERS - BIG RED
LAND OF ACACIA - TOP 5 FINALIST 2022 TSA AWARDS!
Thrilled to see 'Land Of Acacia' listed as a Top 5 Finalist in the
2022 TSA Awards.
{ TRADITIONAL – The Eric Watson Commemorative Award:-
Land of Acacia- Virginia Hermel }
Recorded by Coad Sisters the track was released as a radio single
in 2021 and also released on The Balladeers Vol 23 compilation album.
A full listing of all finalists in this section and all other sections
via
https://www.tsaonline.com.au/2021-contest-results/
Congratulations to all fellow finalists!
COAD
SISTERS
LAND
OF ACACIA
Released for
sale online via our digital download Desert Records website - Sunday
21st of February 2021.
Officially released via our band website - Monday 22nd of February
2021.
Available
for sale via Digital Single download ONLY.
RADIO
RELEASE via CRS PUBLICITY
Tuesday 23rd February 2021.
'Land
Of Acacia' - Coad Sisters
'Land Of Acacia' is the first single from a forthcoming album for
Coad Sisters.
Fulltime in music for over 30 years the two sisters continue to
present their unique blend of traditional style Country and Aussie
story ballads from covers to originals on their albums.
Coad Sisters last album ‘The Journey’ featured many
award wins and finalists with their original material.
'Land of Acacia' written by Virginia Coad of Coad Sisters, is a
gentle ballad which showcases Coad Sisters vocal harmonies, and
lyrically relates to the sisters’ home area of the Flinders
Ranges, SA, in particular, the desert country in the far north of
SA where they spent their childhood, 'In the Land of Acacia, (and
wild Desert Rose').
Go to our Digital
DOWNLOAD
PAGE
2021 Golden
Guitar Nomination for Peter Coad OAM !!!
'Two Old Bushmen' from Peter's
current album 'Full Circle' is a nomination in the TOP 5 Golden
Guitar Awards 'Bush Ballad Of The Year' category.
PETER
COAD (OAM) - FULL CIRCLE
Released November 2019
Available in hard copy and digital download formats.
For more information
on Peter's new album (featuring the 2021 Golden Guitar nomination
- 'Two Old Bushmen' ) or to purchase a copy a copy of 'Full Circle'
go to
HARD COPY
>> PETER
COAD (OAM) - FULL CIRCLE
(CD mailout)
>> DIGITAL
DOWNLOAD
PETER
COAD (OAM) - FULL CIRCLE
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
( Purchase/Download
the complete album or individual tracks to your device 'Downloads'
folder)
COAD SISTERS
- The Journey
RELEASED 20th MARCH 2019
Available in hard cover, (& via digital download).
HARD COPY
>>
COAD SISTERS - THE JOURNEY
(Mailed out CD)
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
>> COAD
SISTERS - THE JOURNEY
Purchase the entire album or individual tracks.
Downloads to your device 'Downloads' Folder.
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Looking
to book
'PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS'
at your event or festival?
PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS offer 4 separate shows:
>>
'PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS'
(Peter Coad & The Coad Sisters
(Live Band)
See the MEDIA PAGE
>>
PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS -
'The Banjo & Henry Show'
(Banjo Paterson & Henry Lawson Songs & Poems )
(Live Band)
See the MEDIA PAGE
>>PETER
COAD & the COAD SISTERS -
COUNTRY MUSIC VARIETY SHOW
'Peter
Coad & The Coad Sisters plus Jim Hermel & Runaway Dixie'
(Bush Ballad/Country music variety) / (dynamic bluegrass & uptempo
Country styles)
(Live Band)
See the MEDIA PAGE
The
COUNTRY & ROCK ‘n’ ROLL MUSIC ROAD SHOW
comprises of 3 parts showcasing 3 bands: -
•
PETER COAD & THE COAD SISTERS
• RUNAWAY DIXIE
• & The JIM HERMEL BAND
See the MEDIA PAGE
