PRESS RELEASE

Single Release: ‘Bridge Builder’

About ‘Bridge Builder’:

Recorded at Amberly Studios in Canberra, ‘Bridge Builder’ is the second single release from Canberra-based songwriter Stephen Dobson under the creative moniker ‘Ramblerman’.

Song Credits:

Lyrics & Music: Stephen Dobson (Ramblerman)

Vocals & Rhythm Guitar: Stephen Dobson

Lead Guitar, Bass, Instrumentation: Guy Lilleyman (Amberly Studio’s Canberra)

Mixing/Production: Guy Lilleyman (Amberly Studio’s Canberra)

Lyrics

I thought I was a bridge builder
Until the bridges fell
I thought I was bound for heaven
Until I found myself in hell
I thought I was a straight cane
Growing into the sky
Until a sharp scythe, in a dark night
Came and cut me down to size.
I’m tryin’ to say I’m sorry
So I wrote it in a song
I’m not saying that you were right
I’m just saying that I was wrong because….

Musical Inspirations:

Sam Beam (Iron and Wine), Hiss Golden Messenger, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, The Smiths, The Eels, Billly Bragg, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Paul Kelly, Justin Townes Earle, Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Blake Mills, Kev Carmody, Gareth Liddiard, Pink Floyd, Allan Caswell, Ben Lee, Joni Mitchell, Jake Bugg, Tim Freedman, rain on a tin roof, screaming cicadas, Rimbaud, William Blake, Walking, Memories.