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Australian musician Tex Perkins comes to Port Arthur with an
exciting new show about the music –the man, and legend – behind Johnny
Cash. Teaming up with the Tennessee Four with Rachel Tidd, the Far From
Folsom tour will hit the road in October and arrive at Port Arthur in
November. This tour will see Tex and his band perform in unique and
unusual venues, some of Australia’s most well-known prisons; and the
shows are open to the music-loving public.
Far From Folsom embodies Johnny Cash’s legendary performances
recorded at Folsom and San Quentin prisons in the late 1960s. Tex’s
incantation of the show launched as a one-off performance in The Old
Parramatta Gaol last year, to incredible success.
Johnny Cash’s concerts in Folsom and San Quentin prisons are nothing
short of legendary, and make a big part of the life story of the
incredible musician. The performances resulted in albums which not only
became classics, but also brought his music to a whole new demographic
of music fans. His humour, humanity and grit instantly built a bridge
between music genres, between prisoners, preachers and presidents alike,
and earned him the love and loyalty of generations of fans. He paved a
journey that made his music timeless and still sees it garnering new
fans, even since his death.
Far From Folsom takes a fast-paced, rollicking rock n’ roll journey
to the heart of Johnny Cash’s music. With some of his best-loved songs
and music from the prison performances, the Far From Folsom tour will
embrace Tex Perkins’ reverence for this incredible musician’s career.
Well-known for his impressive embodiment of Cash’s work, there are few
artists within Australia who can translate the work of ‘the man in
black’ and bring it to modern day.
Tex Perkins needs no introduction to Australian audiences, he is a
legend within the Aussie music industry and is revered as one of the
country’s rock n’ roll outlaws. It is said his affinity with Johnny Cash
started in his earliest band and is an enthusiasm he hasn’t
relinquished. After fronting The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bourbon and
touring with Tex, Don and Charlie and The Dark Horses, Tex Perkins has
had an incredible and varied music career. With numerable albums and
awards under his belt, he is dipping back into his past with a meaner,
leaner and turbo-charged take on Johnny Cash’s time behind bars.
Set amid the dramatic backdrop of the Penitentiary at World
Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic, Tex Perkins performing Johnny
Cash’s Folsom Blues is bound to make an unforgettable impression. The
Site is renowned for the provocative contrast between its dark past and
the startling beauty of today’s atmospheric ruins, gardens and tranquil
harbour. Concert goers will find themselves in a uniquely memorable
scenario experiencing Johnny Cash’s extraordinary album amidst the
extraordinary Port Arthur settlement. Click here for more information.
Don’t miss this special concert to be held at Port Arthur Historic Site on Saturday 5 November.
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