Title track of the single release 'Crew of the Damned', featuring a dark and mysterious ghost ship.

Crew of the Damned

Two original tracks from the single release "Ghost Riders In The Sky", from a sassy warning to enemies, to a sweet and gentle lullaby-esque track led by autoharp. Available in iTunes in the "Cautionary Tales" digital compilation LP: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/cautionary-tales/id1071159774

Our Pretty Horses

Now That I'm An Outlaw (High Noon Version)

A fond tribute to the city of Nashville, with an upbeat toe-tapping salute and a reverent ballad written especially for The Ryman Auditoriums.

Nashville Now

Ballad Of The Ryman

Ghost Riders In The Sky

Bang Bang

Retiring from a life of adventure at sea, he spent his final years in his favourite 
bar re-telling those fabled days to all who would listen. “Time has come now to bid him goodbye.”  Official video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/xQSmHFJGSu0

Round robin, round 
We were all hypnotized by the sound 
Of his tales from the old country 
Told for a pint and a pound  

Stories of battles at sea 
From a voice that could shake down the trees 
And the face of an angel 
All battered by grand tragedy  

Raise your glass in the air 
With a tear in your eye 
Time has come now to bid him goodbye 
For at first light this morn 
The Old Captain has died 
Let him live on in legend tonight.  

No soul shared his name 
And he sought neither fortune nor fame 
But this old dusty tavern is kingdom  
O’er which he would reign  
Not a chapter of life he forgot 
And the truth of it all mattered not 
For adventure and grandeur and rapture 
We’d feast on the lot  

Raise your glass in the air 
With a tear in your eye 
Time has come now to bid him goodbye 
For at first light this morn 
The Old Captain has died 
Let him live on in legend tonight.  

The stars will shine brightly 
No more in the sky 
They’ve lost their best sailor to guide 
For at first light this morn 
The Old Captain has died 
Let him live on in legend tonight  

Copyright 2009 Brillig: M. Swayne / E. Reid / D. Meredith
Music: Brillig
Lyrics: E. Reid

The Old Captain

A Johnny Cash-styled guitar riff unleashes a torrent of vitriol. Then, a shift.  A curious optimism arrives, as beautiful as Japanese cherry blossom in the spring breeze. Evil intentions with a touch of remorse and renewed direction. Featuring harmonies throughout, guitar, viola plucking, bass and a lush upbeat ending.

Following a rainbow,  it isn’t really you though 
So do the things that you know  
Like sitting on a fence hedging all your bets 
Let the others take the load  

It’s not for you to say your time was yesterday 
The light has faded the time has come for you to go  

Following a rainbow,  seven shades of grey, though 
Let the dead fall by the road  
A letter never sent your money never spent 
A well of anger overflows  

It’s not for you to say your time was yesterday 
The light has faded the time has come for you… 
It’s not for you to say your time was yesterday 
The light has faded the time has come for you to go  

Springtime in Kyoto 
Cherry blossom fills the air 
Springtime in Kyoto 
With every possibility 
Wait and you'll see...



Copyright 2009 Brillig: M. Swayne / E. Reid / D. Meredith
Music: Brillig
Lyrics: M. Swayne 


Springtime in Kyoto

A sassy and tongue-in-cheek tirade by sailors to their less desirable crew members, gleefully recounting a murder or two...

Mid-up tempo, male/female vocal harmonies, guitar, harmonica, ukulele, bass, drums

Track 10 from "I Ain't Ever Gonna See The Sea" LP, to be released March 2013


Fair Warning

A driving, toe-tapping and somewhat humourous track, with a "Johnny Cash" flavour and driven by a groovy bass line. The Devil warns you what to expect when you meet him.

Up tempo, male lead vocal, female vocal harmonies, guitar, bass, accordion, drums

Track 2 from "I Ain't Ever Gonna See The Sea" LP, to be released March 2013





The Devil Wears Cowboy Boots

A hypnotic, melancholic lament by a hanged cowboy, as he regrets not living the life he could've known.

Slow-mid tempo, male/female vocal harmonies, banjo, ukulele, bass, percussion

Track 1 and title track from "I Ain't Ever Gonna See The Sea" LP, to be released March 2013




I Ain't Ever Gonna See The Sea

"The Hearse Song" has its basis in a Traditional American folk lyric which to this day is recited by children across the United States on Halloween.

Some may be familiar with the chorus....

“The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The worms play pinochle on your snout
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose
They eat the jelly between your toes"

Brillig adapted, arranged and set this to music, and the resulting track enjoys a lurching, uneasy Addam’s Family groove. With hypnotic acoustic & electric guitars, a super groovy bass, chimey autoharp, creepy accordion, and the requisite silly lyrics, Brillig have truly made this track their own.

The Hearse Song

Deliciously dark Americana...from Australia. Cowboy Ballads | Sea Shanties | Moody Folk Tales. 

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With sea shanties, murder ballads, and deliciously dark folk tales, acclaimed Adelaide trio BRILLIG have shared their adept story-telling and bygone-era poetic flair with national and international festival crowds. 

The band’s own brand of Americana style features graceful instrumentation (guitar, banjo, accordion, autoharp, harmonica, ukulele, bass), sweet harmonies and infectious melodies. 

Having supported luminaries including Eric Bogle, Ade Edmondson (The Bad Shepherds), The Audreys, CW Stoneking, The Blackeyed Susans, Mick Thomas, The Handsome Family (USA) & many more, BRILLIG love every opportunity to showcase their enchanting mix of innovation & folk traditionalism.

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