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    Award-winning songwriter John Flanagan has been praised for his authentic, heartfelt storytelling and uplifting performances. His forthcoming album Manhood Method Actor brings to life the soulful folk-rock sound of the 70s, taking inspiration from the likes of Jackson Browne, CSNY, Bonnie Raitt and Van Morrison. Lyrically the album traverses various landscapes of masculinity and relationships with themes of love, conflict, parenthood and coming of age. With soaring harmonies, powerful horn melodies, a grooving rhythm section and Flanagan’s warm, stirring vocals: the album draws the listener through moments of infectious joy, glimpses of touching sadness and everything in between.

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lyrics

Nobody like me has ever left this town
I’ve maybe been a roadhouse up
A few rivers down

I had a couple teachers
From the big smoke passing through
Mumma said don’t get too close
They’ll only stay a year or two

The other day I saw an eagle fly
Gliding down here through the sky
Landed in the dust right by me
Stared at me with its glaring eyes
And those eyes they did remind me
Of this wildness I feel inside
Took off flying so, so high
So high, so high
So high

My best friend Tommy
We used to swim in the river
Now at only 19 he’s already got a bad live
I said to him “Tommy,
I think I might move down to Perth”
“I’ll believe it when I see it” he said
As he spat in the dirt

The other day I saw an eagle fly
Gliding down here through the sky
Landed in the dust right by me
Stared at me with its glaring eyes
And those eyes they did remind me
Of this wildness I feel inside
Took off flying so, so high
So high, so high
So high

Maybe we can only be
What we can see
You never even see a plane fly out here
Just on TV
Maybe we can only go
To places we know
You’ve gotta feel a pull in your imagination
Like an undertow

The other day I saw an eagle fly
Gliding down here through the sky
I was turning onto the Great North Highway
Start of a 16 hr drive
Thumbed a ride with a road train driver
I was smiling like a giddy child
I was riding so, so high
So high, so high
So high

credits

from Manhood Method Actor, released June 2, 2023
John Flanagan - Vocals, guitar, piano, organ?
Mark Zito - Electric guitar
Richard Rose - Bass
Justin Olsson - Drums
Maggie Rigby - Backing vocals
Elsie Rigby - Backing vocals
Ben Franz - Pedal steel guitar

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John Flanagan Thornbury, Australia

From the Cygnet Folk Festival in Tasmania to the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia John Flanagan has won over fans far and wide. Audiences are drawn to the original but timeless melodies and deeply honest lyricism of the song-writing. Combining traditional old-time instrumentation with contemporary sensibilities John creates an alt-folk sound that is old and new at the same time. ... more

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