ROBERT FORSTER (MUSICIAN)

'Robert Forster' is an Australian singer-songwriter, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.
Born 29 June 1957, Forster grew up in Brisbane, Australia. He met McLennan in drama classes at the University of Queensland and, inspired by a mutual love of Bob Dylan and the New York music scene, formed the Go-Betweens ^[1].
In addition to his work with the Go-Betweens, he has released four solo albums:
''Danger in the Past'', recorded in Berlin in 1990;
''Calling from a Country Phone'', recorded at Sunshine Studios, Brisbane, in 1993 with members of local pop group Custard;
''I Had a New York Girlfriend'', a collection of cover versions recorded in Melbourne in 1994; and
''Warm Nights'', recorded in London in 1996 and produced by Edwyn Collins.
Critically acclaimed internationally as a songwriter, he reveals a strong literary influence in his work. He became, through his work with McLennan and the Go-Betweens, one of a group of Brisbane musicians who established a particular Brisbane sound characterised by laid-back, jangly arrangements.
In 2005, Forster began writing for the Australian magazine, ''The Monthly''. He had virtually no print experience, with only a column on hair care for a fanzine in the 1980s to his credit. [1] On 25 October 2006, it was announced that Forster was the winner of the Pascall Prize for Critical Writing for his columns. [2]
Forster announced his return to live performance with four nights at the Queensland Music Festival in July 2007.

Contents

Discography

Solo

Go-Betweens

Filmography

Writing

Notes

Further reading

External links

Discography

Solo

★ ''Danger in the Past'' (1990)

★ ''Calling from a Country Phone'' (1993)

★ ''I Had a New York Girlfriend'' (1995)

★ ''Warm Nights'' (1996)

★ ''Songs for the Young at Heart'' (2007) - contributed ''Uncle Sigmund's Clockwork Storybook''

Go-Betweens

★ See The Go-Betweens

Filmography

★ ''Prüfstand VII'' as Fährmann (2002)

Writing

★ "The Exford Dregs," ''The Monthly'', 11, April 2006

★ "A True Hipster," ''The Monthly'', 14, July 2006

★ "Modern Times and Times Before That," ''The Monthly'', 17, October 2006

★ "The Coronation of Normie Rowe," ''Meanjin'', volume 65, number 3, 2006, pp. 48-52.

★ "Love Goes to a Building on Fire," ''The Monthly'', 21, March 2007, pp. 58-60.

Notes

1. Andrew Stafford (2004, 2006). ''Pig City: From The Saints to Savage Garden.'' Brisbane: University of Queensland Press.

Further reading

★ David Nichols (2003). ''The Go-Betweens''. Puncture Publications. ISBN 1-891241-16-8

★ Prize for Go-Between at a critical point in his career Iain Sheddon

External links

★ www.go-betweens.net Go-Betweens Website

★ www.myspace.com/gobetweensmusic Go-Betweens Myspace page