Great songs live forever. Whether you write 'em, sing 'em, or just love the stories they tell and the way they make you feel, make no mistake - the great ones will survive the blessed lot of us. Maurice Frawley left scores behind when he departed this world, after a short fight with cancer, in May 2009. To some folks - Paul Kelly, Charlie Owen, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Mick Thomas and Don Walker for instance - plenty were already classics. For the rest of us, Long Gone Whistle is a gift we never heard coming. This triple CD set features original performances by Maurice Frawley, plus new interpretations of his songs by Adalita, Chrissie Amphlett, Sarah Blasko, Clare Bowditch, Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, The Drones, Renee Geyer, Paul Kelly, The Charlie Owen & Chrissie Amphlett, Panics, Tex Perkins, Luke & Katy Steele, Dan Sultan, and many more. Many of these singers - like most of the rest of us - never had the good fortune of knowing Maurice Frawley. But his songs came from a place that we all share, both geographically and emotionally. Lone Gone Whistle is the sound of it, hanging in the air forever.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Good Things - Luke Steele and Katy Steele
2. Harness Down - Tex Perkins with Working Class Ringos
3. When I Lay Down With You - Paul Kelly and The Large Number 12s featuring Jimmy Williams
4. Lonesome - Adalita
5. Old Folks - Tim Rogers and Billy Miller
6. Happy Home - Chrissy Amphlett and Charlie Owen
7. Hold On - Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
8. Bush Cadillac - The Frawleys and Friends
9. Roll Me - Dan Brodie and Tom Carlyon
10. Sarah Belle - Sarah Blasko

Disc 2:

1. Given Everything - Megan Washington
2. Farmer's Song - Clare Bowditch and Henry Wagons
3. Goodnight Matron, Hello Jesus - Don Walker with Working Class Ringos
4. Long Gone Whistle - The Drones
5. Cool Water - Dan Kelly
6. You I Want - Renee Geyer and Spencer Jones
7. Let Nobody Be Your Daddy - Mick Thomas
8. Bad Wine and Women - The Kill Devil Hills
9. Jesus On The Mainland - Billy Pommer Jr
10. Queen Stone - Dan Sultan Band
11. No More Tears - The Panics

Disc 3:

1. Cool Water - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
2. Happy Home - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
3. Old Folks - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
4. Hold On - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
5. Farmer's Song - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
6. You I Want - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
7. Bad Wine and Women - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
8. Roll Me - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
9. Let Nobody Be Your Daddy - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
10. Queen Stone - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
11. Goodnight - Matron, Hello Jesus Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
12. Harness Down - Maurice Frawley and Working Class Ringos
13. Long Gone Whistle - Maurice Frawley and The Yard Hands
14. Given Everything - Maurice Frawley and The Yard Hands
15. When I Lay Down With You - Maurice Frawley and The Yard Hands
16. Jesus On The Mainland - Maurice Frawley and The Yard Hands