Warrnambool trio Touchwood wants to foster original music in the city that has been inundated with cover bands in recent years. Touchwood comprises husband and wife Brian and Jenny Ward and their housemate Rohan Lindsey. Brian has achieved a modicum of success as a songwriter, and is in the running for this year's Australian Songwriters' Association rock song of the year, and the song of the year section for "The Gun". Ward said he had entered several of his songs for the awards, but the one that was selected was five years old, a song opposing gun lobbyists and given new relevance with this year's tragic massacre at Port Arthur. If "The Gun" wins the award for the rock section, it will be in the running to take out the song of the year. Touchwood is currently recording a CD, which it hopes to promote in Australia and even overseas, with a national - and possibly international - tour planned for the group. The band's music was not easily pigeon-holed, he said, because it ranged from beautiful ballads to contemporary rock. A common feature of Touchwood's material was strong lyrics and intricate guitar-work, he said. Ward said he wanted to establish original music in Warrnambool through Touchwood, and help other bands continue to write and perform original music. Touchwood will perform at the Mahogany Ship restaurant on Saturday night.
Brian Ward
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