Greg Arnold
| Greg Arnold | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gregory Charles Arnold |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter-singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, lecturer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Popsicle/Fiido/Festival |
| Associated acts | 13 at Midnight Things of Stone and Wood Greg Arnold and the Lost Marias |
Gregory Charles "Greg" Arnold is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and lecturer. Arnold won the APRA Songwriter of the Year award in 1993 and performed regularly with his folk rock band, Things of Stone and Wood.
For the group, he wrote, "Happy Birthday Helen" (released December 1992), about his then-girlfriend (and current Director of Law and Policy for the International Committee of the Red Cross) Helen Durham. The couple later married. The single reached No. 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart and the group won 'Best New Talent' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1993.
By 1986 Greg Arnold was lead vocalist with Melbourne indie rock band, 13 at Midnight, which released a cover version of "She Sells Sanctuary" (originally by The Cult), on Cleopatra Records. The original line-up were Arnold, Russell Hall on bass guitar, Peter Pilley on drums, and Byron Smith on lead guitar (music journalist at Juke Magazine). Hall was soon replaced by Michael Allen on bass guitar. The group followed with an album, Warring Tribes, in 1987 on Cleopatra Records.
By 1989 the group, 13 at Midnight, had disbanded, Arnold recalled in March 1993, "I wasn't particularly keen to get into a band after Thirteen at Midnight ... but [Allen] kind of talked me into it really, and I think from that we learnt a few things we didn't want to do again – and it's worked out". In 1989 after a break of a few months with Arnold on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards; and Allen on bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards; they formed a folk rock group, Things of Stone and Wood, with Justin Brady on violin, mandolin, harmonica, guitar; and Tony Floyd on drums, percussion, recorder, backing vocals.
Arnold explained the group's name, "[its] kind of organic and evocative, yeah, that's right. I'll have to remember that one". One of their earliest gigs was the 21st birthday party for Arnold's then-girlfriend, Helen Durham. Arnold wrote "Happy Birthday Helen", for Durham's 22nd birthday:
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