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Ten years ago in 1998 John Butler was busking on the streets of Fremantle, West Australia. 3500 self funded cassette sales served as the foundation for becoming Australia's most successful independent artist ever. Fast forward to 2009 and his label Jarrah Records has now been responsible for 800,000 CD sales in Australia. The John Butler Trio’s current studio album ‘Grand National’ has received international acclaim since its release last year. The Washington Post praises its “sauntering boogies with an affinity for hip-hop beats” and Rolling Stone Magazine said “Melody, Subtlety, Authenticity. Sophistication… Butler at his brand new best, blending his influences into a sound that is all his own…a hip shaking rollicking good-time album, proof that John Butler is ready to take things to that next level…” ‘Better Than’, the first single from the album held the top spot on the USA Triple A radio charts this year. Last year the trio won two ARIA awards for ‘Grand National’; Best Independent Release and Best Blues and Roots Release, and they received top voting of the evening for their performance of ‘Funky Tonight’, with a special guest appearance by Keith Urban. Butler owns and operates his own record label- Jarrah Records— which has released John Butler Trio’s last three studio albums and two live albums and his first self titled album. 2003’s ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ was the first independently released album to reach number one in Australia, and, like ‘Grand National’, went on to enjoy multi-platinum success. Home to other artists such as The Waifs, Jarrah Records continues to pave the way for independent artists in Australia. Butler is also receiving recognition for his innovative arts grant fund The JB Seed, which he oversees with his partner Daniella Caruana. Financed by donations from various sources, the JB Seed distributes over $100,000 in grants and funding each year to as many as 30 artists seeking financial assistance to help them realize their artistic aspirations. Additionally, The JB Seed hosts a management workshop that brings together music industry newcomers and established veterans. Rolling Stone said, “The JB Seed looks to give other people the resources and confidence they need to get out there and do their thing.” For more information, visit www.thejbseed.com JBT have taken their music to the world and continue to grow in stature and popularity in USA, Europe and Japan. They have become favourites at iconic festivals such as Fuji Rock Festival, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, Big Day Out, and Coachella where Bruce Fessier of USA Today said "John Butler revealed himself to be arguably the finest guitarist at Coachella Festival". The John Butler Trio were thrilled to have toured USA with G Love and The Special Sauce last summer and to have played many European festivals and delivered main stage performances at New Orleans Jazz Festival and Lollapalooza . In April this year John was honoured to be asked to programme and headline the main stage at the annual East Coast Blues Festival, held in Byron Bay. It was a celebratory affair marking their 20th anniversary and Ben Harper was the only other artist to be similarly honoured. The John Butler Trio also played three other Australian festivals and these were significant as the final shows with bass player Shannon Birchall and drummer Michael Barker. In June John revealed the new line up for the Trio which includes bass player Byron Luiters, who has been a member of Sydney outfit The Ray Man Three and Nicky Bomba on drums and percussion who was the principal drummer on JBT’s 5 x platinum Sunrise Over Sea album. In July John took to the Northern Hemisphere to perform a series of solo shows including the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival for the first time along with other great festivals including Rothbury and the Mile High Festival in Denver. He returned to Australia in August to perform at the Cannot Buy My Soul Concert with a long list of talented local musicians taking to the stage to reinterpret the wonderful catalogue of Kev Carmody. The John Butler Trio is currently in the studio recording the follow up to the highly successful ‘Grand National’ album. Check out the web site for all the news and updates on the making of the new album. Expect to hear the first taste from the new album on airwaves later this year.

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Nov 23, 01:30 AM

One Way Road - John Butler Trio (official clip)

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The new music film clip from John Butler Trio.
Single out on Aus/Nz iTunes Dec 4th with a retail CD single and bonus tracks following soon after.

ONE WAY ROAD
Lyrics by JOHN BUTLER, 2009

They come they take
Its never enough because they cant relate
To the real world
Thinking that the oyster is just for the pearl
They start those wars
They want to own the land sea and all the stars
And right those wrongs
They change their history with their poison forked tongues.

All right, whos they?
A Maybe its the government of today
Or B for the big business man who thinks the whole world revolves around him
Or C for the corrupt official for A and B he be the man in the middle
Or D for discoverer for Cook and Columbus and the pirate plunderers.
Doesnt mean I aint got no fight now just because I dont got a gun
The lyrical is heavier than lead and this guitar is my canon
Just like my Martin and Mahatma Im gonna love Im gonna over come
Maybe its E for all of the above but I dont want to be
Wrong way going down the one-way road wrong way going down the one-way road
Wrong way going down the one-way road gonna turn it all around gonna back it on up
Wrong way going down the one-way road wrong way going on a one-way road
Wrong way going down the one-way road gonna turn it all around gonna back it on up
These men who they say we should follow
BUT we cant follow men if their hearts are hollow and
Mmmm yes how can we respect puppet regimes we do not elect?
Straight up straight up like Pinocchio and every time they lie man the fire just grows so
Nows time to be part of the solution raise your fist if you believe in revolution
Doesnt mean I aint got no fight now just because I dont got a gun
The lyrical is heavier than lead and this guitar is my canon
Just like my Martin and Mahatma Im gonna love Im gonna over come
Maybe its E for all of the above but I dont want to be....
Living in a pantomime living in a fantasy
I dont want to be dont want to be I dont want to be dont want to be no
Living in a pantomime living in a fantasy
I dont want to be dont want to be I dont want to be dont want to be...
Wrong way going down the one-way road wrong way going down the one-way road
Wrong way going down the one-way road gonna turn it all around gonna back it on up
Wrong way going down the one-way road wrong way going on a one-way road
Wrong way going down the one-way road gonna turn it all around gonna back it on up
Nov 16, 06:40 AM

John Butler & Nicky Bomba in Jamaica, 2009

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A video blog from JB's iphone from a recent visit to Nicky's adopted Jamaican family.
Soundtrack is a rough mix from a new song called 'I'm Ready' which will be the b-side on the 'One Way Road' single - the first new song from the upcoming album due 2010.

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Oct 22, 01:25 PM

Q&A with John Butler - Fan Questions Part #01

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The first 3 fan questions answered by John Butler.

- What's the deal with your nails?
- What's the best concert experience you've had?
- What makes you decide to play/record some songs and others not?

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Sep 29, 08:50 PM

John Butler Blog: World Peace Day blog

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JB talks about the World Peace & Non-Violence effort at Bondi in October.

The World March will begin in New Zealand on October 2, 2009, the anniversary of Gandhis birth, declared the International Day of Nonviolence by the United Nations. It will conclude in the Andes Mountains (Punta de Vacas, Aconcagua, Argentina) on January 2, 2010. The March will last 90 days, three long months of travel. It will pass through all climates and seasons, from the hot summer of the tropics and the deserts, to the winter of Siberia. The American and Asian stages will be the longest, both almost a month. A permanent base of a hundred people of different nationalities will complete the journey.

http://jbtserver.com/wp/?p=244
http://www.peacebound.org/
http://www.theworldmarch.org/index.php?secc=comunicado
Aug 20, 09:30 PM

JB on 'Who Do You Think You Are'? - Promo

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Six more prominent Australians trace their family trees in a second series of the hit TV genealogy program Who do you think you are? on SBS One. Sunday November 1 @ 7.30pm - John Butler. John Butler hopes to find poets, musicians and revolutionaries in his past. He traces the Butler name through generations of hardship to a matriarch who sang for her survival and traces his Bulgarian ancestry to an ancestor caught up in a violent revolt.
Aug 04, 08:10 PM

John Butler Video Blog #005 - 11th July 2009

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Some guitar surgery on the resonator in France.