Dust & Echos - Leave The Light On

Dust & Echos are a musical partnership, made of Jodilee Jessop and Dennis Pitt, and adding various other quality musicians when required. Often dubbed “The Waifs on steroids” Dust & Echos are a unique quality act with their hearts deep in grassroots spontaneity, rhythm and blues, country, rock , and soul.

Jodi-lee was brought up with a multitasking musician Dad, he played all instruments, but was undoubtedly mostly known as a lead singer and a front man. Coming from a long line of live playing musicians spanning over 150 years, Jodi-lee most definitely has music in her blood. Previously . In the past Jodi-lee has also worked in various capacities in the community, mainly in support roles as a music therapist in palliative care and with teaching music to children. Dennis was also brought up with musicians all around him, attending the Tamworth Country Music Festival from a young age, learning drums and guitar and bass, playing on the streets of Tamworth with busking royalty, his family, The Kelly Gang, he learnt everything he knows by ear.

Dennis provides the perfect solid and beautiful support on rhythm and leads guitars, for Jodi-lee's vocal versatility. Known mostly for their ability to perform any genre live and playing, what Jodi-lee calls” the fabric of people’s lives” they are also both singer songwriters, performing solo, before they met a little over 7 years ago at a local art gallery, where Jodi-lee worked. This meeting was the beginning of something quite unique, soul soothing and spiritual for them both, and they have been booked solid from that meeting.

Dust & Echos have recently recorded their long-awaited original album In the Blood with the father of ‘grass roots country’ Bill Chambers, who they were invited to perform with at Bill’s renowned ‘Hill Billy Highway Show’ in Tamworth earlier this year. That live performance struck a chord with many of Australian country players, and many having been waiting to see what they will do next.

Making their Dust & Echos debut album was truly a beautiful experience for them. Completing a full album in 4 days, with just the 3 of them, is a credit to Jodi-lee, Dennis and Bill. An album which explores most every style of Country/Alt Country, including songs like ‘Cocoon’ first written by Jodi-lee 22 years ago, to ‘Leave the Light On’ that was written the night before recording. Many of the album tracks co-written by Jodilee and Dennis express the gratitude they have for each other and each one’s ability to continue together playing music through extreme challenges, such as The Black Summer Bush fires which they were both caught in and Jodi-lee lost family. Song writing and playing live is the best way they feel, they can tell their stories and communicate love.

Quelle: Mustang Radio Services