IAN Moss has had a truly incredible career with his first big break coming when he answered an ad for a guitarist posted in a shop window in Adelaide in 1973.
He and the rest of the group went on to gain legend status as Cold Chisel took the nation by storm.
In 1980, Cold Chisel was the biggest band in Australia.
Moss has been labelled, by some, as the nation’s best guitarist and he is a popular solo artist with a number of hits to his credit, including Telephone Booth which hit the Top 10 and remained in the Top 20 for 10 weeks.
He is bringing his show to the Swan Hill Town Hall.
Moss said that he feels most at home in the regional venues because he is a country boy at heart, and grew up in Alice Springs.
“I feel more at one and more relaxed with audiences in regional areas and feel like I can deliver a better show,” Moss said.
“The show will feature material from my new album and, of course, classics such as Tuckers Daughter and Telephone Booth.
“I also perform my take on some Cold Chisel songs such as Bow River and Choir Girl.”
Having been successful for many years in a notoriously fickle industry, Moss puts the longevity down to having good songs.
“It’s the songs, you have to have really good songs that last a long time and not just suit a particular style or the flavour of the month kind of sound,” Moss added.
“If songs are well written, they should last forever.
“I always take my hat off to Don Walker, the main songwriter for Cold Chisel, who has written songs such as Khe Sanh that have stuck in the Australian psyche till today.”
