Jack Davies Trio 'A Gust of Wind Knocks Off My Hat' Tour

In August 2025, we spent three days at JB's studio. An old cottage on Yugambeh country, nestled deep in the winding hills and bushland. Cows mooed in the morning, dogs barked in the afternoon, and the rhythm of not so distant road trains and motorbikes kept us company all day through. We recorded live takes late into the evenings, broken by warm dinners around the fire and listen throughs on the porch. Claud and Anna first heard (most of) the songs a day before the session, so with lyrics in hand we improvised and laughed our way through many of the attempts. This was not (entirely) a fault of preparedness but rather a hope to capture something dear, the sharing of music with friends, to have room to play around with the songs, to not get caught up in the overthinking of it all. I adore their musicianship and willingness to improvise. I find songs have a way of running away if you rehearse them too much, but these still feel very much close to heart. Anyway, that’s my ramble. I truly enjoyed making this record, thank you to JB, Claud, Anna and everyone who helped put it together. And thank you for listening, I hope it brings a little joy.