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Tony Nirta, Mudmen

by Tony Nirta, Kate Watson

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    Tony Nirta was a phenomenon of the guitar and music worlds.
    This is the first of several albums that Tony and his partner, Kate Watson (Chinnick), wrote and recorded together.
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1.
Don't Kid Yourself 02:54
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2.
Surfin' 04:16
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3.
Head Up 03:38
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4.
Shift 03:38
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5.
Modern 05:04
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6.
Solstice 03:21
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about

Tony Nirta was the sixth of seven children; he and several siblings developed muscular dystrophy although he was less affected than the other siblings and was able to drive for a time.
He was given a guitar by his Calabrian family in the first year of high school. One day, he dragged this guitar to school and plugged it in to test the sound, to play to himself, unaware that he'd plugged into the whole school PA system and become infamous.

Tony wrote and recorded from 1979. In 1984 he met Kate Chinnick (later Watson) and Paul Koszyca in Adelaide, South Australia. The resulting band was named Mudmen and they wrote prolifically and performed a few gigs.
Paul left the band a year or so later, while Tony and Kate kept writing and recording.
This was the first release by the duo, still using the band name Mudmen, in 1995 and the first of several albums that Tony and his partner, Kate Watson (Chinnick), wrote and recorded together under many aliases.

credits

released June 22, 1995

1. Don't Kid Yourself
(T.Nirta)
Bass/ guitar/ Seq. programming Tony Nirta
Guitar - Frank Romeo
Vocal backing - Kate Chinnick/John Hilliard/Mick Romeo

2. Surfin'
(T.Nirta)
Guitars/Sequ.progamming/Vocal - Tony Nirta
Saxophones - Peter Raidel
Vocal backing - Kate Chinnick
3. Head Up
(T.Nirta)
Vocal/Seq. programming - Tony Nirta
Vocal backing - Kate Chinnick
Conga - Ron Keelan
4. Shift
(Keelan/Nirta)
Glockenspiel/Drums/Melody keyb. - Ron Keelan
Bass/ Seq. Drums/keyboard - Tony Nirta
5. Modern
(T.Nirta)
Vocal/Guitar/seq. programming/Bass - Tony Nirta
Saxophone - Peter Raidel
Guitar - John James Hackett
Violin - James Sweeny
6. Solstice
(T.Nirta)
Vocal/ Acoustic Guitar/ Seq. programming - Tony Nirta
Electric Guitar - Paul Stacey

Cover Photo - Alex Makayev
Cover Design - Kate Chinnick
Cover Processing - Vicky Whitcombe

Many thanks to all involved.
Copyright Tony Nirta 1995

Residents Instrumental
www.cdbaby.com/cd/TonyNirta
Don't Kid Yourself video by David Raven
www.youtube.com/user/tonynirta
Speechless instrumental Mudmen
cdbaby.com/cd/mudmen4
Love Saltbush
cdbaby.com/cd/mudmenii
Mudmen Path
cdbaby.com/cd/mudmen2
Mysterious Mudmen
cdbaby.com/cd/mudmen3

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Tony Nirta wrote and recorded from 1979. In 1984 he met Kate Chinnick (later Watson) and Paul Koszyca in Adelaide, South Australia. The resulting band was named Mudmen and they wrote prolifically and performed a few gigs.
Paul left the band a year or so later, while Tony and Kate kept writing and recording. ... more

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