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 You can’t keep a good dog down! Fourteen is a good age for any dog, so when front-line Australian group Spot the Dog turned off the mic for the last time in 2004, music lovers were disappointed although conceded that the band had done its bit.
But it seems even this old dog has some new tricks and the band still comes together for some festival gigs and special occasions. Mark Cryle, who wrote many of the band’s big hits, has since established himself as a performer with his new group The Redeemers (programmed to perform a set at the festival), looks forward to a bash with the old band.
“It’s basically a trip to nostalgia land,” he says. “We’re all still friends and that’s rare among bands. There is no merchandise to push, no new product to plug, we’re just playing for the fun of it and inviting people to listen. We are proud of the music that we made and we have some loyal fans who don't seem to have forgotten about us. When we play together these days it is a genuine event. The performance is invested with a special quality that the audience picks up on”.
Spot The Dog's distinctive style of Australian roots music draws on the deep music traditions of country, folk, rock and soul to create a sound that is earthy and sincere, with rich mellow vocal harmonies and mandolin, fiddle, keyboards, bass, guitars and drums.
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