by Lara O'Toole. Warrnambool Standard 15th December 1997 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 1997. All rights reserved
MarcoFormer Blue Heat frontman Marco Goldsmith has plunged head-first into a solo career and surfaced with his first solo compact disc since the group separated earlier this year. Now preferring to be known as Marco, the performer will launch Hold On next Friday, at the Hotel Warrnambool's Ozone Room. The 15 original tracks have been likened to a personal live acoustic performance, but don't expect an album in the vein of Blue Heat because it is far from it. will together? Their personality and their spirit lives within the songs and it helped bring my songs to life. "I think it's certainly much more an emotional album, more in-depth and more intense. I just decided to put out a CD about me (and other life experiences), there was no angle". Working solo was scary but rewarding. "It's got to be character building for me". The 38 year old said the compact disc had brought him back to harmonica, which he played before learning the guitar at 16. He has also brought to life a swamp box, slightly different to the tradition at [sic] stomp box. It was a relief to finish Hold On but he was already looking forward to recording again next year, he said. Marco is currently touring but will return to Warrnambool mid-tour to launch the CD.
Well-rounded album - CD Review
By RICK BAYNE - Warrnambool Standard 2nd Dec. 1999 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 1999. All rights reserved
WARRNAMBOOL’S Marco Goldsmith stamps himself as one of Australia’s leading blues performers with his new release Stompin’ Ground. Eschewing the big brassy swing his earlier recordings with former band Blue Heat, Marco lets his vocals and confident guitar and harp playing do the talking on his second solo outing. Recorded in such far-flung locations as Warrnambool, Darwin and St Andrews, Stompin’ Ground is blended together in a seamless fashion at Peter Bird’s YELP studios in Warrnambool. The album starts with a blast on Hey, Hey Hey and hits full steam with a rousing interpretation of the Bo Diddley/Muddy Waters classic Mannish Boy. Most of the material is self-penned, including three revived from Blue Heat vintage, and serves to showcase Marco’s excellent guitar technique and well-rounded vocals. Although firmly rooted in the folk-blues field, Marco shows his sensitive side on ballads Make It Better and Here We Are. Burn Out with its clever lyrics and jaunty country feel will no doubt be a favorite. A well-rounded album which will delight fans of roots music.
Bluesman stompin'
Warrnambool Standard 21st October 1999 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 1999. All rights reserved
In the wake of his newest release, Stompin' Ground, blues singer/songwriter Marco Goldsmith is set to play Warrnambool on October 29. Recently returned from an East Timor benefit concert, Marco will be playing one gig only at the Warrnambool Bowls Club. Tickets are available from the bowls club and Capricorn Records for $13.50 and $15.00 at the door — tables are available for those who get in early.
Marco's music makes it on TV series, just for a change
Warrnambool Standard 20th October 2000 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 2000 All rights reserved
The South West's very own blues and roots artist Marco Goldsmith has gained some extra exposure with his music, thanks to the ABC drama Sea Change. For the past two weeks, Goldsmith's track "Every time we make love" from his "Hold on" album has been used as the signature tune to a budding SeaChange romance between Sigrid Thornton's character and the new man in her life. And according to the Goldsmith, the exposure from the popular drama has been a coup. "It's given my music more attention and there's a good chance the music will appear in the SeaChange album" he said. In addition to the televised songs, Goldsmith has also had exciting developments with his latest release "Stomping ground", which was nominated for an ARIA award last month. The nomination process saw the album sitting in the the final 12 entrants for the blues and roots category, but was knocked out it the final cull of the top five albums for the category. Despite just missing out on attending Australia's premier music award event, Goldsmith said he was thrilled with the nomination. "It was great, particularly because it was a live album, which really represents my music as it is", he said. While his career begins to shoot off, Goldsmith said he had already lined up appearances at festivals across the country over the summer months, as well as starting to record his new album. It's due out at the end of the year. Goldsmith said he was hoping to get producer Kerryn Tolhurst, who is working with actor/musician Russell Crowe on a new album, to produce the collection of tunes.
Goldsmith on the beat CD REVIEW By RICK BAYNE
Warrnambool Standard 9th Nov. 2000 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 2000 All rights reserved
WARRNAMBOOL musician Marco Goldsmith is one of several blues-based artists to be highlighted on the new compilation The Beat Inside. Goldsmith’s three tunes, Hey, Hey, Hey, Seal My Lips and Motherload stand up well in the collection which features several emerging and lesser-known blues musicians who deserve a bigger audience. Each of Goldsmith’s tracks were recorded by Peter Bird’s Yelp studios in Warrnambool but the bulk of the material was laid down at Studio 52 in Melbourne. Six artists contribute to this compilation, ranging from 21-year-old Lloyd Speigel to Billy Kavanagh, a veteran of the blues scene for 25 years. Speigel’s trio of songs mark him as a talent to watch, with his strong vocals backed by a modern, acoustic twist to traditional blues and folk riffs. Sue Nightingale is more folk-oriented and I’d imagine her You S... Me would go down a storm at live concerts. Other acts featured on the collection are 999 Soulful Fragments and the Lazy James Band.
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