Old time sing-song man Archer is coming to Wollongong to play a one-off gig at Jane’s.
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Fans of C.W Stoneking would do well to attend the concert on Wednesday, March 29.
Good judges claim Archer is similar to Stoneking, adding he is a ‘’sing-song man with a truly captivating voice that reaps of experience well beyond his years’’.
The ‘’unique and enigmatic’’ performer has embarked on a national tour after releasing a new single on March 18.
My Little Sweet Aussie Sweetheart, is a beautiful rediscovery of Mike O’Malley’s little known original ballad from the 1950s.
To accompany the tune Archer himself has filmed and produced a nostalgic clip that celebrates the rural Australian landscape and the creatures and humans that inhabit it.
The clip was edited by Wilk, who has worked with Ella Hooper and Sarah Blasco.
In true Archer style, and in honour of all the sweet Aussie sweethearts out there, he is also offering free admission to any of his shows to all women over 65.
He will also be stopping off at nursing homes and retirement villages for free shows along the way, saying, ‘’The nursing homes are the goldmines ... the old people have much to teach us!’’
My Little Sweet Aussie Sweetheart is a ‘’sunburnt rambler and is as refreshingly humble as the man behind the voice that croons it’’.
It’s a deceptively simple tune, but therein lies the charm of ‘’a timeless little love song that catches in your bones, sung in Archer’s matchless and haunting voice.
The track is also lovingly engineered by Alex Bennett (C.W. Stoneking) and recorded straight to tape, resulting in that perfect ‘’lo-fi feel’’.
Archer was honoured to put his spin on the classic.
‘’It feels damn good to bring an old fair dinkum forgotten Australian love song out again. It’s a huggin’ your Grandma kind of a song – livin’ and dyin’ music, somethin’ or nothin’ music,’’ Archer said.
The mysterious performer was also looking to forward to performing live on stage over the coming few months.
‘’The live shows could well be full of cryin’ and dyin’ and the like, maybe laughin’ and some waltzin’... I will have a couple of different damn fine accordion and fiddle players with me sometimes, some slide guitar, a bit of old style harmonica, and we’ll be all lonesome and alone - but full up on a restless wind,’’ he said. The show at Jane’s in Wollongong on Wednesday, March 29 is for audience members 18+. Tickets at the door.