Stringybark - The Bushwackers Podcast
Aug 27, 2026 · 23 min · 10 segments
Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett chat about meeting Trevor Lucas in England in the 70's at Cambridge Folk Festival. We mention Barry Coburn, Mark Moffat Saltbush and talk about John Wood, who produced…
Dobe NewtonHost
Roger CorbettHost
And my first sort of experience with Trevor was being a mad, during the 70s, Fairport Convention fan.
That ovation acoustic guitar in Fairport Convention and really that just sparked my whole love of the entire genre, including coming along and seeing the Bushwhackers and falling in love with this music as well.
So Trevor, for those who... aren't familiar, he had his early years playing at folk venues, including the famous Frank Trainers in Melbourne.
So he was one of the instrumental soloists in that early folk movement in Australia and then decided that he wanted to...
I actually went over to England in 1975 and I saw Fairport many times and it was quite the scene there with all those guys, Richard Thompson and Linda and Sandy Denny and Dave Swarbrick and I suppose what they really loved about Trevor was he was that kind of open and honest folk singing, songwriting kind of dude and I think they probably didn't have that No, and they didn't have a voice like his either,
And my first sort of experience with Trevor was being a mad, during the 70s, Fairport Convention fan.
That ovation acoustic guitar in Fairport Convention and really that just sparked my whole love of the entire genre, including coming along and seeing the Bushwhackers and falling in love with this music as well.
So Trevor, for those who... aren't familiar, he had his early years playing at folk venues, including the famous Frank Trainers in Melbourne.
So he was one of the instrumental soloists in that early folk movement in Australia and then decided that he wanted to...
I actually went over to England in 1975 and I saw Fairport many times and it was quite the scene there with all those guys, Richard Thompson and Linda and Sandy Denny and Dave Swarbrick and I suppose what they really loved about Trevor was he was that kind of open and honest folk singing, songwriting kind of dude and I think they probably didn't have that No, and they didn't have a voice like his either,
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Nearly Running Over Trevor
Their first meeting nearly ended very badly.
Remembering Trevor Lucas
His final chapter was marked by music.
Trevor's Enduring Musical Legacy
One song continues Trevor's legacy onstage today.
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