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Chad's Tree
Origin Flag of Australia Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1983 - 1989
Label(s) Hot Records
Nude Records
Waterfront Records
Associated acts Blackeyed Susans
The Jackson Code
The Go-Betweens
The Cannanes
Wet Taxi
Members
Mark Snarski
Rob Snarski
Jason Kain
James Hurst
Former members
see main list

Chad's Tree are an Australian rock band, formed in Perth in 1983.

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[edit] Biography

The Snarskis were born in London, to Polish refugee parents, and grew up on a 36- hectare farm on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia.

'We grew up with AM radio, in the country,' says Mark, 'We'd watch those TV specials of the '70s: Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, even Bobbie Gentry. I think those things must have gotten under our skin.' Rob: 'We'd see someone singing Billie Holiday and maybe hunt down a few of her records. I don't know why it appealed. I think it was probably in the delivery of words. Frank Sinatra once said that Billie Holiday taught him how to deliver a song. I can hear that.'[1]

Their teenage musical passions were shared - Explosive Hits '7, the Doors, the Velvet Underground, Television.

The band relocated to Sydney in 1984, the remainder of the band followed some months later in James Hurst's kombi. In 1985 Amanda Brown (The Go-Betweens) was asked to record with the band (she appears on two tracks on the band's debut album Buckle In The Rail) and was invited to join the band. In the end she rejected the offer and became a permanent member of The Go-Betweens[2].

Chad's Tree supported not only John Cale in their first year, but also Nico, at the Prince of Wales in St Kilda, shortly after they moved east in the mid 1980s

After the band broke up Mark Snarski formed the Jackson Code. After touring with American crime writer James Ellroy in 1996, Mark left Australia for Europe finally settling in Madrid. Rob Snarski lives in Melbourne, where he joined and is a pivotal member of The Blackeyed Susans.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Members

  • Mark Snarski - vocals
  • Rob Snarski - vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jason Kain - guitar
  • Kathy Wemyss - vocals, violin, trumpet
  • James Hurst - drums
  • Kenny Davis Junior - violin
  • Sue Grigg - violin, piano
  • Amanda Brown - violin
  • Rodney Howard - bass
  • Peter Michael - bass
  • Kim Bettenay - bass
  • Barry Turnbull - bass
  • Mark Hemery - bass
  • Simon Kain - bass


[edit] Past members

[edit] Discography[3]

[edit] Albums/EPs

  • Chad's Tree (EP) - Hot Records (1986)
  • Buckle In The Rail - Nude Records (1987) [4]
  • Kerosene - Nude Records (1989)

[edit] Singles

  • "Crush The Lily" / "Toll For Josephine" - Hot Records (1986)
  • "Sweet Jesus Blue Eyes" / "To The Highest Bidder" - Nude Records (1987)[5]
  • "The Orchard" / "Stroller In The Attic" - Nude Records (1989)[6]

[edit] Compilations

  • This Is Too Hot - Hto Records (1986) - "Crush The Lily"[7]
  • High Temperature: A Collection Of Hot Records From 1982 - 1985 - Hot Records (1986) - "Crush the Lily"[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Age September 2, 2005
  2. ^ The Go-Betweens - David Nichols (2003) ISBN 1891241168
  3. ^ Rate Your Music - Chad's Tree Discography
  4. ^ Discogs - Buckle in the Rail
  5. ^ Music Stack - Sweet Jesus Blue Eyes
  6. ^ Music Stack - The Orchard
  7. ^ Discogs - This Is Too Hot
  8. ^ Discogs - High Temperature: A Collection Of Hot Records From 1982 - 1985

[edit] External links