John Butler Trio

Grand National. On a simple, playful level, it might mean "excellent guitar". Nobody who's ever heard John Butler breathe life into his grandfather's vintage National dobro resophonic slide guitar would deny it. But there's also a larger connotation to the title, a wider perspective, an all-encompassing vision of human experience. "It's moving more towards a universal kind of music," says the US-born, Australia-raised singer-songwriter. "The whole thing, the way I look at the world, the way I see myself, the way I see the band, it's all becoming a bit more worldly and encompassing rather than being too specific." "After the last ten or twelve years of doing what I do, my outlook is more ...

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