Troy Cassar-Daley has always loved the freedom of the open road. He loves to drive when on tour, particularly in his vintage ‘60s Holden.
That’s right at the heart of Let’s Ride – the first single from his impending 14th studio album, Between The Fires, which is due out this Friday (May 10).
“After my mum died I was going through old photographs at her house and there were so many vivid memories there of what my journey was all about,” Cassar-Daley says of the song’s origin story. “Getting a car, dreaming about the open road and getting out of a small town. “I’ve still got an EH Holden, still love the smell of the vinyl seats and the petrol. It makes me feel like I’m 17 again.”
Who better to sing the song with him than another great road warrior of Australian country music, Kasey Chambers? Of the collaboration, Cassar-Daley says: “I played a show this month out at sheep station out near Cunnamulla. I drove out there and the freedom of travel is just good for the soul. If you’re on someone else’s country, you are a stranger on someone else’s land and the land is giving you something to take back with you. The song is about that, the miles are your friend.
“Kasey loves the journey too, [she] loves to drive everywhere on tour. We sent her the song and said, ‘Sing on the parts you think will suit.’ We’ve been friends for such a long time and she understands how I work. Between us, we have done a lot of miles.”
Between The Fires is available to pre-order here.
TROY CASSAR-DALEY
BETWEEN THE FIRES 2024 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
MAY 30 – CASINO NSW – RSM CLUB*
MAY 31 – TWEED HEADS NSW – TWIN TOWNS*
JUN 6 – SW ROCKS NSW – COUNTRY CLUB*
JUN 7 – COFFS HARBOUR NSW – CEX*
JUN 8 – YAMBA NSW – YAMBA BOWLS*
JUN 9 – COUTTS CROSSING NSW – CORONATION HALL*
JUN 13 – GULGONG NSW – BOWLING CLUB#
JUN 14 – BATHURST NSW – BATHURST CLUB#
JUN 15 – DUBBO NSW – DUBBO NSW#
JUN 28 – DERBY WA – BOAB FESTIVAL
JUN 29 – BROOME WA – ROEBUCK BAY HOTEL
JUL 12 – ADELAIDE SA – TRINITY SESSIONS^
JUL 13 – HAHNDORF SA – OLD MILL^
JUL 14 – ALDINGA BEACH SA – BIG EASY RADIO^
JUL 19 – BRISBANE QLD – PRINCESS THEATRE
AUG 1 – NEWCASTLE NSW – LIZOTTES+
AUG 2 – NEWCASTLE NSW – LIZOTTES+
AUG 3 – SYDNEY NSW – FACTORY THEATRE
AUG 9 – GUNDAROO NSW – TALLAGANDRA HILL WINERY#
AUG 10 – MILTON NSW – MILTON THEATRE#
AUG 16 – ALBURY NSW – COMMERCIAL CLUB#
AUG 17 – WAGGA WAGGA NSW – CIVIC THEATRE#
OCT 11 – MAREEBA QLD – SAVANNAH IN THE ROUND
OCT 18 – MARGARET RIVER WA – THE RIVER HOTEL
OCT 19 – PERTH WA – ASTOR THEATRE
OCT 20 – BRIDGETOWN WA – BRIDGETOWN POTTERY
NOV 8 – IPSWICH QLD – CIVIC CENTRE*
NOV 9 – LOGAN QLD – BUTTER FACTORY*
NOV 10 – D’AGUILAR QLD – THE DAG PUB*
NOV 21 – BAIRNSDALE VIC – BAIRNSDALE RSL
NOV 22 – NOOJEE VIC – NOOJEE HOTEL
NOV 23 – ST KILDA VIC – MEMO MUSIC HALL
NOV 24 – ANGLESEA VIC – ANGLESEA MEMORIAL HALL
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
*BO’NESS, #TAMEKA KENNEDY, ^AMBER JOY POULTON, +DUNCAN TOOMBS
