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The Re-Mains is an original, independent 'country rock and roll' band from Northern New South Wales, Australia. Formed in 2002 by Mick Daley, Leigh Ivin, Shaun Butcher and Nathan Nancarrow, the member's various antecedents included The Gadflys, Nunbait, Ragadoll, The Thermals and The Bush Punk Cowboys. Not to be confused with Boston's The Remains, who toured with The Beatles, the new outfit modified their name to its current form after being made aware of the legacy of the earlier band. The Re-Mains were actually given the blessing of The Remains' singer and driving force, Barry Tashian, when he perused the band's website and listened to their music after being alerted to the existence of the upstart namesakes. A cohort of Gram Parsons, Tashian had recorded on his seminal album Grievous Angel, alongside Emmylou Harris, and liked the Australian band's take on country rock. The Re-Mains had early success, signing to Melbourne's Croxton Records, the label of Weddings Parties Anything's Mick Thomas, appearing at national festivals Splendour in the Grass, The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Nimbin Mardi Grass and the Tamworth Country Music Festival within two years of forming. They have played The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival five times, a record for an independent band. They have had considerable publicity, featuring feature news stories and critical plaudits in publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Daily Telegraph and Rhythms Magazine. Their first album, Thank You For Supporting Country Rock and Roll, received a good deal of airplay from the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)'s, the national broadcaster, Radio National stations and Triple J. They supported Tex Perkins, Mick Thomas and Tim Rogers among others and toured extensively throughout Australia. The band was cited in a novel, Leigh Redhead's 'Rubdown'(Allen & Unwin, 2005), where on p229 the heroine, Simone Kirsch, is 'treated to a loud dose of country rock and roll, complete with banjo and pedal steel.' The band has traversed Australia several times, playing over 700 shows and in 2008 and 2009 embarked on separate three month tours of Canada, where they played major festivals including North By North East, NewMusic West, The Big Valley Jamboree and The North Country Fair. The band has released four full length albums and two EPs; 2002's 'Keepin' It Steel', 2003's 'Thank You For Supporting Country Rock and Roll', 2004's 'Burnin' Daylight', 2005's 'Field Conditions' 2006's 'Love's Last Stand' and 2010’s ‘Inland Sea’. In 2008 they released a Canada-only compilation, 'The Very Best of ...' and in 2009 a Canada-only 'Inland Sea' featuring tracks recorded for 2010's ‘Inland Sea’ featuring different tracks and re-dubbed guitar and vocal parts. The band has had several line-up changes, the most dramatic being the enforced departure of drummer Grant Bedford and guitarist Dave Ramsey after a horrific accident in the Northern Territory where their van hit a cow and both were badly injured. Currently a five-piece featuring banjo, electric and acoustic guitars, bass and drums, the band is embarking on a national tour in May to launch the new album ‘Inland Sea’, recorded at Christian Pyle's Goonengerry Studio 'Lot 61'. The band consists of several players concurrently, among them Mick Daley (songwriting, management, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica), Shaun Butcher (vocals, banjo, electric guitar), Christian Pyle (vocals, electric guitar), Darren Bridge (vocals, bass), Tom Jones (bass), Brendan Drinkwater (vocals, drums) and Al Fisk (vocals, drums).