Discography
Travels With My Suitcase – 2021
Supporting the travelogue memoir, this 9 track CD̉ is presented in a fold out wallet with lyrics
and includes the single “There is no Planet B”.
Tales of suitcases, sculptures and instrumental characters collide in a compendium of
discoveries across the island state of Tasmania, to southern Europe and back.
An eclectic mix of genres covering folk/rock, jazz, latin, rock ballad and reggae.
Available as a 9 track CD or download card.
Recorded and produced in NW Tasmania and featuring 22 musicians.
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Track 1 Touchstone
Wendy Moles Suffrajettes | Music Tasmania solo artist, duo with Nick Hart and lead singer with Women of the Moon.
Eddie Tuleja Eddie Tuleja Music, Lyrics, Songs, and Videos (reverbnation.com) soloist/songwriter/guitarist/producer. Co-Producer on this track.
Randal Muir Randal Muir | Facebook piano accordion on this track. Well known as Hammond Organ player with many Tasmanian lineups.
Mick Hales: harmonica player and singer with Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue and the anarchic folk/rock band Don’t Tell Bruce.
Track 2 Wings of Leaving
Sophie Leslie: lead singer with The Projekt, Women of the Moon and feature artist at NW Tas jazz gigs
Lydia Long: piano; plays on several tracks on this album. Bassist with Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue and piano accompanist as a regular job.
Dave Humphries: feature artist on cello. Plays with classical ensembles and an a’cappella group
Nick Hart Island Entertainment – Wendy Moles & Nick Hart (ient.com.au) guitarist/music teacher/composer. Features on 3 tracks on this album
Bruce Innocent: percussionist with many lineups and features regularly in NW TAS jazz events. Plays with Midnight Messengers reggae band, The Projekt and music theatre gigs
Track 3 Caves Music II
Heath Campbell features on guitar, Teresa Beck-Swindale on soprano sax
Track 4 Brushes and Combs
Shani Saint-Aulbins About – Shani Saint-Aulbins lead singer in Women of the Moon; singing teacher, choir director, songwriter
Sophie Leslie, scat vocals; Nick Hart, guitar and bass; Bruce Innocent, percussion
Track 5 La Tierra
Tessa Lee lead singer in Midnight Messengers; fronts jazz outfit Skit Scat Raggedy Cat; duo with Mike Lizotte; music teacher, songwriter, band leader Tessa Lee (musicteacher.com.au)
Eddie Tuleja, guitars. Features on 2 tracks on this album
Jacob Boote Island Entertainment – Jacob Boote (ient.com.au) mandolin feature on this track
Isaac Gee Island Entertainment – Django’s Tiger (ient.com.au) plays double bass on this track
Ian Howard: drummer with Midnight Messengers; features on 4 tracks on this album
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Track 6 Downfall
Sophie Leslie, lead vocals
Steve Macfarlane, piano. Singer/songwriter, author, producer; plays in Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue, Midnight Messengers, Breathe…the sound of Pink Floyd and Kyron Howell Collective
Kyron Howell, guitar. Songwriter, bandleader of Kyron Howell Collective The Kyron Howell Collective
Ian Howard, drums. Also in Kyron Howell Collective
Liam King, features on violin Liam King | Facebook played in Kyron Howell Collective. Now based in Melbourne studying and teaching music
Pete Jermy, drums. Plays in Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue and many other line ups as guest drummer. Also in Kyron Howell Collective
This song was included in the repertoire for the 2015 tour of Japan by Kyron Howell Collective with Corinna Howell on lead vocals.
Track 7 We all come from the earth (traditional)
Teresa Beck-Swindale all vocal parts
Track 8 Moonlight and Shadows
Wendy Moles, vocals; Nick Hart, guitar; Lydia Long, piano; Ian Howard, drums
Mark Cunningham on fretless bass Mark Cunningham | Facebook played in Rolling Stones Revival (Sydney) and on a cruise ship with Devilicious. Now based in NW Tasmania.
Track 9 There is no Planet B
Tessa Lee, vocals; Lydia Long, piano; Ian Howard, drums
Scott Mainwaring, guitar Scott Mainwaring | JETblack Music and Sound Engineer for all of these tracks. Plays as a soloist and guitarist in Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue.
Teresa plays on all tracks except 8, on sax, percussion and vocals.
The album’s signature song There is no Planet B available on YouTube
Vox Tasmanica – 2010
Featuring 26 a’cappella songs written by Tasmanian songwriters for community singing edited and
produced by Teresa Beck-Swindale (including two of her songs) with full music charts and
lyrics. Includes 3 CD’s for listening and learning vocal parts. Spiral bound.
Against All Odds – 2009
Against all Odds was a project which took passion, determination and logistics to gather up
37 musicians to rehearse and record a bunch of songs representing 20 years of Teresa’s
songwriting.
The result was 17 tracks spanning rock, reggae, jazz, soul and a bit of poetry.
Produced in 2009 in NW Tasmania.
$5 from the sale of every album continues to be donated to Amnesty International.
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The competing demands of full-time work, building a house and bringing up a child can make it challenging to hang on to a music career. Against all Odds was a project which took passion, determination and logistics to gather up 37 musicians to rehearse and record a bunch of songs representing 20 years of Teresa’s songwriting. The result was 17 numbers spanning rock, reggae, jazz, soul and a bit of poetry. Produced in 2009 in NW Tasmania with music relevant to any time.
$5 from the sale of every album continues to be donated to Amnesty International.
Track Listing
- Against all odds
- Back in the city
- Bandana man
- Black sun
- Blue on blue
- Card games
- Gaseous wrap
- In transit
- Island story
- Long distance
- Lower latitudes
- Maps of the imagination
- Olegas
- Pixie boy
- Race
- Soulmates
- Within these walls
Against all Odds … featuring 37 Tasmanian musicians
From: Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue: Mike Lizotte: sax and vocals Michael B. Lizotte | Facebook ex No Drama
Shelley Pearce: Lead singer with “No Drama” for 10 years playing the cabaret/function circuit. Ex “Amber”, “Cherry Bomb” and “The Thermostats”. Blues and soul are her forte
Mick Hales: harmonica player and singer with Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue and the anarchic folk/rock band Don’t Tell Bruce.
Lydia Long: bass & piano; plays on several tracks on this album. Bassist with Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue and piano accompanist as a regular job.
Scott Mainwaring: guitar Scott Mainwaring | JETblack Music Plays as a soloist and guitarist in Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue.
Pete Jermy: drums. Plays in Nine Lives rock ‘n’ soul Revue and many other line ups as guest drummer. Also in Kyron Howell Collective and Liquid Nails.
Dennis Manning: pianist in the early line up of Nine Lives
Dick Beaton: voice of experience on drums, the backbone of Nine Lives for several years (dec.)
Sheyana: lead vocals on the title track and more The Sheyana Band | Big Love
Ian Howard: drummer with Midnight Messengers; features on signature track for this album. Also in Kyron Howell Collective
Kyron Howell, guitar. Songwriter, bandleader of The Kyron Howell Collective and Liquid Nails
Black Sun was included in the repertoire for the 2015 tour of Japan by Kyron Howell Collective
From Kev & the Kokonuts:
Kay Frances Lincoln vocals & guitar; Kev Lincoln drums; Kim Clark bass; Vins Green (dec.) keyboards
From Misters & Sisters:
Lisa Yeates vocals; Ashley Hallam drums
Eddie Tuleja Eddie Tuleja Music, Lyrics, Songs, and Videos (reverbnation.com) soloist/songwriter/guitarist/producer
From Backdoor Boogie:
Denise Sam lead vocals choir leader and jazz singer; Andy Farrell piano & double bass; Rob Cox bass
Plus:
Tony Bird, drums & sound engineer; Brendan King guitar; Anissa Mainwaring guitar; Maria Perez-Pulido violin; Matt Chatterton piano; John Hamilton bass; Clare Thompson singer and The Original Ferals vocal group.
Teresa plays on all tracks on sax, percussion and vocals.
Hidden Caves – 2000
An 11 track album of stories and music produced as a result of a major community arts
project in Gunns Plains, NW Tasmania in the year 2000.
“Here is the music that cradles the stories of our time”
Life’s Like That Big Dilemma – 1993
Teresa wrote 3 of the songs on this album. Looking for Love, Bus Stop Talisman and Armed
and Dangerous. Available on Spotify, iTunes and other streaming sources:
Love, Death and Beauty – 2015
Teresa played on many tracks including the beautifully haunting soprano sax signature theme in “A madman speaks”.
The band toured Japan in 2015 to support the album and included Teresa’s song “Downfall” as part of the tour.