Rod Esam

Hello to you all. Tamworth is over and what an experience, the adrenaline is still pumping I am still trying to recover, how about you?

"Earthmover" Album Launch.
Held at the Longyard and what a huge success. The Goonoo Goonoo room was at full capacity with 700 seated and many left standing. Special Guests included - Donella Plane singing the beautiful duet "Daddy Lets Play", Sarah and Nicole Hayes, NSW Line Dancing Champions dancing to "Earthmover" and "Coastal Cowboy". Angie Mooney, Australian Whip Cracking Champion, and Campbell the swaggie. Compared by Clair Hayes, the launch gave to the audience songs, written from the heart about Eve and my own life experiences. It was quite emotional for both of us with the warmth, interaction and energetic response from our audience giving us all the encouragement we need to prepare for our tour and promotion of the album.

To the presenters, media, and event personnel who made it to the launch or other shows at Tamworth I sincerely thank you for your support, interest and encouraging words. To those who couldn't make it, we were sorry to miss you and still have Media packs and albums available for Stations if you would like to contact us.

Don't forget the Web site www.rodesam.com is up and away with the information on the Album "Earthmover", The R&D Australian Show and forthcoming gigs which we are currently organising. It's a fresh easy to access site so have a look and please say hello in the guest book.

NFS 78 will be out this month and features "Earthmover" as our second single to be released of the album. With the success of "Back Outback" in the charts we hope "Earthmover" follows suite. A music Video Clip produced by Groundswell Video Productions, goes to television also.

Since Tamworth I have had many presenters feature myself as artist of the week and "Earthmover" as album of the week. Thank you, what terrific people you are. I am currently calling stations and presenters, to organise interviews, so if I have accidentally missed you please give me a call.

The day after we returned from Tamworth we attended the funeral of a friend, our age who had died of cancer while we were in Tamworth . She left behind a husband and two young boys the same age as our kids. Driving home reflecting on the day, we turned on the radio and 4AAA were playing our song "Colours in the sky". We felt really happy to be alive!

All the Best
Rod Esam.

Rod Esam

Rod Esam was born in Broken Hill and spent many years in the Outback "Corner Country" where SA, NSW & Qld meet, working with cattle, horses and machinery where camp fires, guitars and singing were always part of Rod's lifestyle. Rod then left the Outback to pursue his Earthmoving business on the Mid North Coast of NSW and over the last few years has worked consistently in the Country Music Industry travelling interstate performing and winning many singing and songwriting awards, including the prestigious QLD Champion of Champion Male

Vocal for 2002.

Rod's first single, "Back Outback", his Tribute to Year of the Outback, was released onto NFS 75 Country Singles Compilation Album in Oct. 2002. Within its first 2 weeks of airplay, the single made it onto the World Wide Major and Independent Mainstream charts. it was receiving consistent Nation Airplay, wona TSA songwriting award, has been nominated for a Golden Guitar for Heritage song of the year, and suddenly the Industry was talking about Rod Esam. Here were new, yet somewhat traditional lyrics sung with dynamic, gusty, masculine vocals, packaged with a fresh new country sound.

"Earthmover"

Rod's outstanding new 12 track album, with 10 original songs so-written by Rod and his wife Eve, is an album about Australian Life experiences and contains notable songs like the title track, Coastal Cowboys and Daddy Lets Play, a duet with Donella Plane. The album and Rod's performances provide excellent entertainment for everyone. Rod is touring Australia in 2003 to promote "Earthmover", the Album.

"Earthmover" includes the magical input of multi award winner Benjy Pocock (Qld's Wild Turkey Band) on rhythm and lead Guitar. Soni Kildey plays Bass with Juzzie Smith the Harmonica Man himself, on Harmonica and Didgeribone. Hugh Cowley plays Fiddle, multiple Moe award winner Shelly White plays Keyboards and the legendary Les Woodford plays drums and also produced the Album. Recorded at Riversound Studios, the modern high tech production is second to none.

Rod's Country Music career escalated when he took The Rovers and Drovers Australiana Show to the 2002 Olympics, performing for the world through the International media at the Sydney Media Centre with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As Ambassadors of the Australian Outback and Bush Culture, the show promotes Australia's Agricultural and Geographical resources through their songs, film footage and performances. The Rovers and Drovers perform on International Cruise Ships, at Special Events, Festivals, and Schools, as R&D have been accredited by the NSW and QLD Departments of Education.

You can visit Rod's Web site at www.rodesam.com or contact R&D Australian Country for any further information or bookings at

PO Box 268
TUNCURRY. NSW 2428
Ph: (02) 65543496
Mobile: 0412653032

www.rodesam.com