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ARTIST BIO
Hailing from the small farming, surfing, vineyard town of Cowaramup near Margaret River in Western Australia Peggy grew up on healthy doses of Joni Mitchell and art bands like Talking Heads, Cocteau Twins and later on, singers like Sinead O'Connor and Bjork. Van Zalm kick - started her career in music co-founding the quirky folk/pop "Martha's Vineyard" in Perth who quickly generated a buzz, and enjoyed touring with the likes of INXS, The Saints, Weddings Parties Anything, Paul Kelly, The Triffids, Mental as Anything, the Go Betweens, Eurythmics and Simply Red. The music was at home on JJJ, MMM, ABC and Community Radios alike.
Later Van Zalm released a string of successful albums--1994's Soul Magic, and 1998's Revival (co-produced with Buzz Bidstrup of Gangajang/Cold Chisel) and earned rave reviews for her live performances. Then in 2001 came "Different World" the musical documentary of 18 months of touring which features some wonderful contributions from artists such as David Bridie, Fourplay, members of Utungan Percussion, Whitlams and more. The tour took in all the capital cities and many regional centres and included performances at Port Fairy and Woodford Festivals.
On completing the Different World tour, the mobile studio, once propped up in the back of the touring van, found a more permanent home at Red Dirt Records new base. Peggy found herself through happy circumstance, gradually drawn up meandering gravel roads to a small but vibrant community on the rainforested Bulga Plateau on the mid north coast of NSW. Ripe and ready to soak up the atmosphere and the change of pace and lifestyle - timing was right for wonderful and organic musical collaborations and just add nature's ambience and we have the current CD "Light Diamond". Once again co- produced with arts compatriot and partner Geoffrey Nant. The new disc features twelve diverse tracks and has many musical highlights.
Peggy is currently performing live as trio and fourpiece with Geoff Nant on drums, Sandra Kwa on keyboards and ofttimes is lucky to enlist the sublime talents of Hugh Cowley on violin. Recently line-ups have included performing a couple of Peggy's songs arranged by Sandra Kwa and Peggy and performed with a local community choir called Wingsong, of which Sandra is a member. See Gig Guide for latest appearances
PEGGY VAN ZALM's Blackberry Wine
In PEGGY VAN ZALM's BLACKBERRY WINE - Musical forces, spirits, talent, dedication and experience are melted together between Peggy, her partner Geoff Nant and her dutch cousin Ger Schäfer
You can have a little taster of some of our most recent brewed live recordings at our myspace site http://www.myspace.com/peggyvanzalmsblackberrywine
Up Coming Gigs 2009
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Meanwhile you can see Peggy at:
Taree - Queen Elizabeth Park, 8.30 am Australia Day Celebration on the river bank Peggy provides power harmony vocals for mid-north coast outfit WHERROL B FLAT -
stay tuned for more updates soon!
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Peggy's Muse
back to top Music Lyrics: read how Peggy writes her lyrics From Peggy's current CD Light Diamond: Mercy Climbing up the wall - temperature's rising oh dear yin, draw us in 'til we're up to the brim where we swim through the thick and the thin - oh sweet summer's gatherin' us in We'll be rising up so tall, started out so small On a whim and a song - its what carries us along through the tears and the smiles as we travel cross these miles Been chasing shadows from our sight disappearing with the light - oh mercy she can tell so well Our intentions pave the way Draw the night or paint the day Oh Mercy she can tell so well - but she won't say From the EP "REVlVAL": Wise, wise, wise, wise woman say When the four winds blow just let them blow your way To take us, to take us so far away From the civilised world and cynical worldly ways Then perhaps you and I can begin again, begin again Only completely, completely begin again! "Cool Rain"... White cockatoos in a blue mountain afternoon Flying 'cross the valley in a ritual salute My eyes stretch out over the land Nothing can soothe me like mother nature's hand I"ll take this body, I'll take this mind, this desire to be alive Like a thunderstorm in the summertime ah...a cool rain's coming by From "SOUL MAGIC" Just say, day by day Just say, we'll find the way leave it to Soul Magic The secret road is beckoning, non-rational mind reckoning oh Soul Enter the deep green rainforest of your being. "Belly O" from Different World In the belly of time I'm a captive of my own mind In the clutches of flesh oh yes I'm a hostage - in the clutches of flesh and I keep Searching for an answer directly from above you see I've got myself soul searching for the absolute in love... "Forever Today" from Different World I followed my life to the naked cliffs, followed every moment with my breath baited Waited for a sign, waited for a word, oh to make the leap or would the urge be to return I followed my life to the breaking dawn, the rocks below and the sky above to yield to spirit to die to form, forever today, Eternity is born. With my arms outspread and my soul unfolding, Beyond survival I can hear you calling Where there are no seasons, no need for time. Where being is the reason and I laugh so much I end up crying! write to Peggy for more song lyrics. return to main page|||Peggy's Mix - OzMusic Gallery back to top
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Music Lyrics:
read how Peggy writes her lyrics
From Peggy's current CD Light Diamond:
Mercy
Climbing up the wall - temperature's rising oh dear yin, draw us in 'til we're up to the brim where we swim through the thick and the thin - oh sweet summer's gatherin' us in
We'll be rising up so tall, started out so small On a whim and a song - its what carries us along through the tears and the smiles as we travel cross these miles
Been chasing shadows from our sight disappearing with the light - oh mercy she can tell so well Our intentions pave the way Draw the night or paint the day Oh Mercy she can tell so well - but she won't say
From the EP "REVlVAL":
Wise, wise, wise, wise woman say When the four winds blow just let them blow your way To take us, to take us so far away From the civilised world and cynical worldly ways Then perhaps you and I can begin again, begin again Only completely, completely begin again!
"Cool Rain"... White cockatoos in a blue mountain afternoon Flying 'cross the valley in a ritual salute My eyes stretch out over the land Nothing can soothe me like mother nature's hand I"ll take this body, I'll take this mind, this desire to be alive Like a thunderstorm in the summertime ah...a cool rain's coming by
From "SOUL MAGIC"
Just say, day by day Just say, we'll find the way leave it to Soul Magic The secret road is beckoning, non-rational mind reckoning oh Soul Enter the deep green rainforest of your being.
"Belly O" from Different World
In the belly of time I'm a captive of my own mind In the clutches of flesh oh yes I'm a hostage - in the clutches of flesh and I keep
Searching for an answer directly from above you see I've got myself soul searching for the absolute in love...
"Forever Today" from Different World
I followed my life to the naked cliffs, followed every moment with my breath baited
Waited for a sign, waited for a word, oh to make the leap or would the urge be to return
I followed my life to the breaking dawn, the rocks below and the sky above
to yield to spirit to die to form, forever today, Eternity is born.
With my arms outspread and my soul unfolding, Beyond survival I can hear you calling
Where there are no seasons, no need for time. Where being is the reason and I laugh so much I end up crying!
write to Peggy for more song lyrics.
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