Trigger Notes by ron van der zwaag

I learned some chords and wrote a few songs when I was a teenager. For a brief time I performed them in a band with some friends. Then I stopped. But I was always listening and occasionally tinkering at home.

Home recording came along in the 2000s and showed me a way back in to making and sharing music after a 30 year absence.

These songs are a blend of home recorded and studio recorded tracks I’ve worked on over the past decade or so. The home recorded ones are largely solo efforts and they have kinks in them but I'm hopeful there's a hook or a line in there somewhere to bring you back for a second listen. The ones I enjoyed most were the ones when others were present and sharing their talents.

A huge thanks to everyone who played, sang or worked on the production on one or more of these songs.

Can we do it again sometime?

Tracklist

1.	The Melody Catcher Song	2:40

2.	No Man's Land	4:39

3.	Dummy Run	2:23

4.	Norman Gunston	3:27

5.	Strapped To The Bonnet	2:40

6.	Oh The Songs I've Been To	2:22

7.	Dig Our Way Out	2:36

8.	Deadbeat Dad	2:47

9.	Dive School	4:16

10.	Penultimatown	3:55

11.	Nemesis	2:22

12.	Somewhere Out Of Range	2:03

13.	Looking For Glow Worms	2:42

14.	Troublesome Jack	2:41

15.	Higher Learning	2:04

16.	From Brown's Hill	3:02

17.	Brass Ring	3:44

Credits

released May 19, 2025

01 THE MELODY CATCHER SONG

Ron: lead & backing vocals, guitars, bass
Tim Roebuck: bass, electric guitar
Rob Shannon: drums
Juanita Fitzpatrick: backing vocal
Julie Newham: backing vocal

02 NO MAN’S LAND

Ron: lead & backing vocals, guitar, bass
Tim Roebuck: electric guitar, piano
Rob Shannon: drums

03. DUMMY RUN

Ron: lead vocal, guitar, 8 string uke, keyboards
Quinn Luxford: bass
Bryce Stacker: drums
Juanita Fitzpatrick: backing vocal
Julie Newham: backing vocal

04. NORMAN GUNSTON

Ron: lead vocal, ukes, bass
Kris Schubert: backing vocal
Christine Butler: backing vocal

05. STRAPPED TO THE BONNET

Ron: lead & backing vocals, guitars

06. OH THE SONGS I’VE BEEN TO

Ron: lead & backing vocals, guitars, bass
Bryce Stacker: drums
Genni Kane: backing vocal
Jon Wilby: backing vocal
Celia van der Zwaag: backing vocal

07. DIG OUR WAY OUT

Ron: lead & backing vocals, ukes, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
Siobhan Downey: backing vocal

08. DEADBEAT DAD

Ron: lead & filtered backing vocals, guitar, 8 string uke, bass, percussion

09. DIVE SCHOOL

Ron: lead & filtered backing vocals, guitars

10. PENULTIMATOWN

Ron: lead vocal, guitars, ukes
Kris Schubert: backing vocal, banjo
Christine Butler: backing vocal

11. NEMESIS

Ron: lead & backing vocals, piano, guitars, 8 string uke

12. SOMEWHERE OUT OF RANGE

Ron: lead & backing vocals, keyboards, guitar

13. LOOKING FOR GLOW WORMS

Ron: Lead vocal, guitar, piano
Kris Schubert: backing vocal
Christine Butler: backing vocal

14. TROUBLESOME JACK

Ron: lead & backing vocals, guitar, 8 string uke, bass, keyboards
Mike Hammond: flugelhorn
Rob Shannon: percussion
Dave Ferry: drums
Julie Newham: backing vocal
Juanita FitzPatrick: backing vocal

15. HIGHER LEARNING

Ron: guitar, lead vocal
Christine Butler: backing vocal

16. FROM BROWN’S HILL

Ron: Lead & backing vocals, guitars, bass
Genni Kane: backing vocal
Jon Wilby: backing vocal
Celia van der Zwaag: backing vocal
Tim Roebuck: drum sequence

17. BRASS RING

Ron: Lead & filtered backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass

All songs written and arranged by Ron van der Zwaag

Recorded at:
Tim Roebuck Audio Productions, Bathurst, NSW
The Boatshed Studio, (Kris Schubert), O’Connell, NSW
Rose Cottage, Bathurst, NSW

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 14, 16 produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Roebuck
Tracks 4, 10, 13, 15 produced, engineered and mixed by Kris Schubert
Tracks 7, 8, 11, 17 produced, mixed by Tim Roebuck / Ron van der Zwaag, engineered by Tim Roebuck
Tracks 5, 12, produced, engineered and mixed by Ron van der Zwaag

Tracks 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,11,14,16,17 mastered by Tim Roebuck
Tracks 4,5,10,12,13,15 mastered by Andy Busuttil

Cover art: Ron van der Zwaag & Canva Dream Lab

Copyright ©, Ron van der Zwaag, Second Best Foot Songs, 2025

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