Penny Davies and Roger Ilott

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Penny Davies (born 1953) and Roger Philip Ilott (born 1951), [1] are folk musicians from Queensland, Australia.

They formed their duo in 1983 and began their own label Restless Music. Their music is steeped in tradition yet influenced strongly by the folk rock music of their personal musical history. They are songwriters as well as interpreters of Australian folk. [2]

Davies and Ilott are best known for their collaborations with the poet Bill Scott, creating many songs based on his works. This includes the album Opal Miner - The Songs of Bill Scott.

Davies and Ilott's songs have also featured on the ABC albums Australia All Over Volumes One and Two,, Macca On Air, Macca's Sunday Best and Macca By Request - Volumes 1 and 2.

They have released more than 20 albums on their Restless label. They have been featured artists at folk festivals, in Woodford, Sydney, Sawtell, New South Wales, Yagubi, Illawarra, Bulli, New South Wales, Cabarlah, Helidon and Glen Innes, New South Wales. They have also performed at National Folk Festivals, and toured extensively for the Queensland Arts Council, visiting more than 70 outback and Far North Queensland towns.

Partial Discography

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References

  1. Davies, Penny (interviewee); Ilott, Roger (interviewee); Clothesy, Alanna, (interviewer). (19 August 1987). "Penny Davies and Roger Ilott interviewed by Alanna Clothesy in the New South Wales Folk Federation Restless Recordings collection". Restless Recording Studios (Balmain, NSW). Retrieved 3 July 2020.{{cite web}}: |author3= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Read, Peter (10 August 2000). Belonging: Australians, Place and Aboriginal Ownership. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-77409-3.
  3. Davies, Penny; Ilott, Roger (2006), Restless, Stanthorpe, Qld. Restless Music, retrieved 3 July 2020
  4. Wilderness : songs for conservation and the environment, Stanthorpe, Queensland Restless Music, 1985, retrieved 3 July 2020
  5. Low, Jim. "Simply Australia - Penny Davies and Roger Ilott". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. Davis, Penny; Ilott, Roger (1990), All Over Queensland, Stanthorpe, Queensland Restless Music, retrieved 3 July 2020
  7. Davis, Penny; Ilott, Roger (1992), Down the Track, Stanthorpe, Queensland Restless Music, retrieved 3 July 2020