Brickwork by Steph Miller & The Winter Station

The time had come to get the songs I had been writing recorded. The Winter Station came about as a loose collective of players, eventually settling on the core band of Phil on bass, Browny on guitar and Tully on drums (he recorded the album at age 17). I had worked with Russell Pilling at Damien Gerard Studios many times before with my friends Dave Steel (Weddings Parties Anything), Peter Baxter and Eva Trout plus playing on many sessions. I always loved working with Russ, a lot of fun and very supportive of my songs.

Financial support came from some close friends and Brickwork was underway. Great players and friends such as Matt Galvin (guitars), Lindsay Martin (fiddle), Denise Thomas (vocals), Geoff Holmes (guitar), Bob Mannell from Roaring Jack (guitar) plus many more adding their distinctive touches. I was born in Goulburn, NSW, and was involved in the band scene there throughout the 70s. Mike Baker was also involved with Goulburn bands. I hadn’t seen him for many years. We reconnected and he ended up playing keyboards on the album and live.

There is a version of Sandy Denny’s “It’ll Take a Long Time” on Brickwork. I have been a fan for what seems like all my life and decided the time was right to pay tribute to this beautiful singer/songwriter. I was very conscious of singing the song in a male voice but figured that I’d been singing along to Sandy’s songs forever. Why not!

The name “Brickwork” was inspired by my love of Canadian/Australian radical architect John Horbury Hunt and his unique use of bricks. It seemed fitting for the construction of the album.

We would like to thank -

Greg Ryan, Lisa Rowland, Karen Rowland, Donna Braye, Bronni Gerathy, Paul (Ica) Craven, Russell 'The Last Chord' Pilling, Marshall Cullen, Peter Miller, Andy Thomas and Rocket TT, The Clubhouse at Glebe, our friends and famlies, the Cadigal people, the Bundjalung people, all the musicians that have inspired us over many years...

Dedicated to the memory of John Horbury Hunt, 1838-1904, architect, eccentric, animal lover

Thanks for the bricks...

Known nationally and internationally for his work in Roaring Jack and Eva Trout, Steph Miller has been performing his own songs, solo and in bands, for many years. The Winter Station brings together a fluid studio collaboration of top Australian musicians.

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