Tim Finn Anthologises

2009 has been a busy year for Tim Finn, commencing with launching the acclaimed stage production Poor Boy (co-created with playwright, Matt Cameron and starring Guy Pearce).  Then it was on to Tropfest in Sydney where Tim played to over 85,000 people in a performance that was broadcast around the country. He performed at  Bluesfest Byron Bay, with two outstanding performances.

Later in the year there was the Sydney launch of Poor Boy (with Matthew Newton taking over the lead role) an appearance on the high rating TV program ‘Random Acts Of Kindness’ and a cameo appearance in an independent NZ film, Predicament, starring alongside Jermaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) which will be released in early 2010.

Now Finn announces the release of  North, South, East, West – Anthology (released October 2 This release is all encompassing and career spanning, revisiting his days in Split Enz, Crowded House (he joined brother Neil for the Woodface album and tour) and The Finn Brothers as well as songs from his solo career.

The Anthology contains a few rarities and unreleased tracks as well as some new songs recorded this year (Nothing Unusual and Light Years Away), featuring guest appearances by Missy Higgins, Neil Finn, Liam Finn, Eddie Rayner, Bic Runga and others.

The Anthology will feature an updated version of the Crowded House hits Weather With You (with Neil and Liam Finn) and Its Only Natural with Bic Runga.

There is also a new take of Split Enz Stuff and Nonsense with Missy Higgins and an instrumental version of the Enz classic Poor Boy.

CD 1
1 I See Red
2 My Mistake
3 Poor Boy
4 Six Months In A Leaky Boat
5 I Hope I Never
6 Dirty Creature
7 Maybe
8 Stuff And Nonsense (new recording featuring Missy Higgins)
9 Fraction Too Much Friction
10 Made My Day
11 So Deep (new recording)
12 How’m I Gonna Sleep
13 Not Even Close
14 Many’s The Time (In Dublin)
15 Persuasion
16 Into The Water
17 Nothing Unusual

CD 2
1 Weather With You (new recording featuring Neil Finn & Liam Finn)
2 How Will You Go
3 It’s Only Natural (new recording featuring Bic Runga)
4 Underwater Mountain
5 Dead Man
6 What You’ve Done
7 Subway Dreaming
8 Angels Heap
9 Disembodied Voices
10 Luckiest Man Alive
11 Winter Light
12 Couldn’t Be Done
13 Astounding Moon
14 Straw To Gold
15 Out Of This World
16 The Saw And The Tree
17 Light Years Away
18 Poor Boy (Instrumental)

To celebrate the release on North South East West, Tim Finn embarks on what has appropriately been called The Anthology Tour.

Fri 6 November – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Sat 7 November – The Atheneum, Melbourne
Fri 20 November – The Quarry Amphitheatre, Perth
Sat 21 November – The Quarry Amphitheatre, Perth
Sun 22 November – The Quarry Amphitheatre, Perth
Thurs 26 November – The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Fri 27 November – Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra
Sun 29 November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff
Thurs 3 December – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Fri 4 December – Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads

Tim Finn Songs To Feature in MTC/STC Play, Poor Boy

The music of Tim Finn features in a new play called Poor Boy which is the new co-production between the Sydney & Melbourne Theatre Companies. Written by Australian playwright Matt Cameron, the play is derived from an original idea from Finn himself

Poor Boy is directed by Simon Phillips and opens on January 26 at the MTC’s new theatre before moving to Sydney in July 2009. It will star renowned actor Guy Pearce for its opening season in Melbourne

Here’s a description of the play from released by the theatre companies.

It’s Jem Glass’ seventh birthday. The cake is made, the party is about to start. But something’s wrong. Jem has been fainting, he thinks there is a man in his radio and he is about to shock the rest of the family with a startling announcement.

A black cloud hangs over the Prior family home. Danny, the eldest son, was killed by a car seven years ago and the burden of grief borne by his widow and his mother has failed to diminish over time. All they have left are memories and prayers.

That is until Jem arrives at their house, claiming that he is Danny reborn.

As the lives of these two fractured families are flung together, the gripping mystery begins to unravel.

Poor Boy asks big questions about humanity and our place in the universe. What is a soul and if we have one, who owns it? What do we believe in? What is faith and how do we know when it is misplaced? The resulting family drama is at once incandescently comic and radiantly uplifting.

It sounds interesting and you can be sure Pearce will provide an outstanding performance.