Mark Gable has recorded a bluegrass version of his Choirboys rock classic ‘Run To Paradise’.
The new edition of ‘Run To Paradise’ was recorded with Melbourne four-piece Mustered Courage.
“Being a young band and our first ever trip to the Festival, it really meant a lot to us,” says guitarist Julian Abrahams. The pair continued to cross paths for many years in Tamworth and in 2014, the band managed to convince Mark to join Mustered Courage on stage at one of their Tamworth shows to perform a bluegrass arrangement of Gable’s successful single. Needless to say, Mark was all in and the audience were in raptures.
“The chord progression lends itself very well to the traditional bluegrass sound so it made a lot of sense and Aussies love this bloody song and we loved delivering a version that the country and bluegrass people could get into as well. That audience absolutely brought the house down after we played it with Mark.”
“We have such a ball spending time with Mark and the music video was an absolute hilarious blast to shoot. His energy and sense of humour is second to none, and what a voice,” says Julian. “Mustered Courage fans are no strangers to us doing left of centre cover versions, so we think this should be a nice addition to our repertoire. Maybe even a new country anthem that opens the doors of Aussie rock fans to a genre they don’t yet know they love. Time will tell… bluegrass paradise”.
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