Charlie Owen Q&A
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Charlie Owen Q&A

Charlie Owen and Tex Perkins have paired up again and are heading to a venue near you, more accurately, they’re heading to Workers Club in Geelong. Ahead of their show, we had a chat to Charlie about getting back together and performing.
Thanks for taking the time to chat with Forte, how are you and what are you up to at the moment?
Well, I’m doing just fine I suppose. As far what I’ve been up …. hmmm… obviously playing with Tex, getting the TDC project up and running, I have a couple of recordings in the pipeline and working on an installation with artist Lisa Roet for the Adelaide Festival.
You both recently performed at Out on the Weekend with Don and the band, which was a one off show. How was it all getting back together?
It was a tremendous time. The band were great and a fine time was had by all. It’s one of those things that always has a sense of occasion about it.
With the vibe on stage and the show overall, did it make you wish you weren’t just playing the one off gig?
Oh, there’ll be more! It was a great vibe specially as we had a couple of new players after the sad loss of our double-bass player Shane Walsh.
You do both have quite a bit of history performing together, what was the decision behind getting back together and doing the duo shows?
We’ve been doing these duet shows for quite a while so it’s not about getting back together, it’s pursuing the fine art of weaving!
Do you think you’ve learned more about each other in the years on the road or performing on stage together?
Well, of course. It’s an intimate thing [for both].
You’ll be heading out to Warrnambool and Geelong shortly, which are places you’ve both played before, do you have any fond memories of the towns and past gigs?
Whereever we play we intend to leave the people with the fond memories.
Lastly, what can we expect with these shows together?
A few laughs, a few tears, music from all corners from our years of toil….
Thanks again for taking the time to chat with Forte, are there any last words of wisdom you’d like to share with our readers?
Hopefully these won’t be my last words! Wisdom or not!
When & Where: The Workers Club, Geelong – November 1