Album Notes

women in docs are a lively acoustic duo, currently based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Their music features strong acoustic guitar and soaring harmonies. They are known for their entertaining live shows, subtle humour, and passionate songwriting.

Favourites on the Australian circuit, the duo have appeared at many festivals including the Port Fairy Folk Festival , Woodford Folk Festival & Livid . They also tour in their own right around Australian venues and have toured internationally to the USA, Germany and China.

Leaders among the new breed of Australian acoustic acts, women in docs are inspirational, hardworking and entertaining.

Some Reviews ::

CD Review: "women in docs"

Their album opens with the evocative sounds of the rain-stick presaging the melodic Tin Roof, and acoustic folk number that is immediately singable. This duo, Women in Docs, have, at last, delivered a debut album that will be snapped up by their many fans, and will win over a few more besides.

Roz Pappalardo and Chanel Lucas are possessors of true voices that blend beautifully sa they weave in and out of their six originals which will appeal strongly to fans of The Indigo Girls, Tiddas and Deborah Conway - three acts who have obviously had more than a passing influence on these songbirds.

You won't find any raucous electric guitars or show-off drum solo's here. Instead you'll be seduced by the gorgeous harmonies, the intimate and unintrusive percussion and the discerning use of harmonica, mandolin, violin and banjo, all of which add delicate flourishes to this album. The blended voices are free of the harshness and hardness that sometimes characterises the work of the Indigo Girls. A perfect example of this is found at the end of the album where patient listeners will be rewarded with a hidden refrain - kind of like a secret song for those who like secrets!

Women in Docs are a refreshing change in the North Queensland music world. They pen songs, sometimes jointly, sometimes seperately, that becomes voyages of discovery like The Travelling Song; songs of painful honest like the heart rugging, metaphoric For Jenny; songs of joy like the unabashedly Tin Roof.

But rather than give away all the delights of this album, why not get a copy and discover for yourself why this duo are in such demand, and why they have such a dedicated following. Two particular highlights for this listener - the poignant lyrics of The Travelling Song and thos goose-bump inducing vocals on For Jenny. Full marks must also go to the guest musos, who never intrude or overpower.

****
Sharon Lenehan : Barfly Magazine

CD Review: "women in docs"

Well here it is - the best CD to come out of Townsville" Women in Docs' self titled EP.

Women in Docs (Roz Pappalardo and Chanel Lucas) have long been one of Townsvilles's most in-demand live acts and with this suberb six track recording they have confirmed their status as perhaps the finest singer and songwriters in the north.

Tin Roof, the CD's opener is a rollicking folk-pop song with a killer hook and of course features the Women in Docs trademark, their outstanding harmonies.

I just can't say enough good things about this EP. The songs are world class, the singing is magnificent, the musicianship great and the production superb.It is basically the Women's live set up - acoustic guitar and bass - with a few friends along to flesh out the sounds and the result is a genuinely worl class product.

Local folk identities Don Jarmey and Michelle Govan contirbute mandolin and violin respectively, Alex Salvador adds percussion and Matt Liddle blows some harp here and there. They are all great players but it's the way engineer Dave Fitzgerald has put it all together that is truly amazing. Every song is great, from the bouncy happy folk of Tin Roof to the more introspective For Jenny.

The sound is reminiscent of Tiddas, The Indigo Girls and Michelle shocked but it is 100 per cent Women in Docs and is at the very least in the same class.

If you don't believe me then buy yourself a copy.
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Ben Vernon : Townsville Bulletin