Sebastian Hardie
Sebastian Hardie | |
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symphonic rock, rhythm and blues | |
Years active | 1967–1977, 1994, 2003, 2011– |
Labels | Polydor, Avalon, Mercury, Festival, Infinity |
Past members | see Members list below |
Sebastian Hardie were Australia's first
Sebastian Hardie's other early members included Graham Ford (lead guitar), Anatole Kononewsky (keyboards), Peter Plavsic (bass guitar) and his brother Alex Plavsic (drums). After English, Kononewsky and Ford had left, the Plavsic brothers were joined by Millo and Toivo Pilt (keyboards). With their addition, Sebastian Hardie developed extended progressive rock tracks to become a symphonic rock group before they released their definitive album Four Moments in 1975, which peaked at No. 12 on the National albums chart. They followed with a second album Windchase in 1976, but it had less chart success. Millo and Pilt formed the band, Windchase, to release Symphinity in 1977, it was a heavier jazz-fusion album but didn't have chart success and they disbanded.
History
1967–1973: Early years
Guitarist Graham Ford (ex-The Interns) made up the name 'Sebastian Hardie' when he founded Sebastian Hardie Blues Band in 1967 in Sydney.
1973–1977: Four Moments and Windchase
Ford left Sebastian Hardie by October 1973 to be replaced by
Windchase, their second album, was released in February 1976, then they supported the national tour by
After the separation
Ford was a member of Sydney-based band, Pleasure Master in 1986 on guitar and vocals.[9] Millo worked with
Pilt played keyboards for Ross Ryan during 1979–1983.[16] Since 2004 he recorded CDs with Sydney "progressive chill" band Tramtracks, with Robert Forbes (keyboards, theremin), Mark Hudson on guitar (who had worked with James Reyne before Australian Crawl) and Graeme James on drums.
In 1989, Kononewsky wrote the song, "What if the World Turned Around" for the launch of a documentary introduced by John Denver. In 1993, Kononewsky composed the song, “See What we Can Be”, a recording produced with Jerry Speiser, drummer from the group Men at Work, for the launch of a second documentary. In 1994, Kononewsky wrote the musical score for a third documentary, based on the musical rendition of the poem, Spiritual Song of the Aborigine by Hyllus Maris. (Kononewsky also created the three documentaries.)
In 2011 Sebastian Hardie released a new album, Blueprint, through their website.[17]
Kononewsky co-wrote the song, 'Heart of Australia' performed by Tarryn Stokes, released on 26 October 2022. He also released his album 'Only love matters: music for Soft Diamond Light' in 2022.
Members
Sebastian Hardie Blues Band (1967–1968)
- Dennis Laughlin – vocals (1967–1968)
- Dave Waddington – vocals (1967–1968)
- Graham Ford – lead guitar (1967–1973)
- Neil Williamson – organ (1967–1968)
- John Bellamy – bass guitar (1967–1968)
- Richard Lillico – drums (1967–1968)
- Syd Richmond – drums (1967–1968)
Sebastian Hardie (1968–1976)
- Jon English – vocals, rhythm guitar (1968–1971), producer (1975)
- Graham Ford – lead guitar (1967–1973)
- Anatole Kononewsky – keyboards (1968–1972)
- Mario Millo – vocals, lead guitar, mandolin (1973–1977)
- Steve Dunne – vocals, keyboards (1972–1974)
- Toivo Pilt – keyboards (Hammond C3 L-111 organ, grand piano, Mellotron; Minimoog & Solina String Ensemble synthesizers) vocals (1974–1977)
- Peter Plavsic – bass guitar (1968–1976)
- Doug Nethercote – bass guitar (1976–1977)
- Alex Plavsic – drums, percussion (1968–1976)
Windchase (1976–1977)
- Mario Millo – vocals, lead guitar (1973–1977)
- Toivo Pilt – keyboards (Hammond C3 L-111 organ, grand piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner Clavinet D6, Mellotron; Minimoog, ARP 2600, Solina String Ensemble & ARP Omni string synthesizers), guitar, vocals (1974–1977)
- Doug Nethercote – bass guitar (1976–1977)
- Duncan McGuire – bass guitar (1977)
- Doug Bligh – drums (1976–1977)
- Ralph Cooper – drums (1977)
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certification |
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AUS [7] | |||
Four Moments |
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23 |
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Windchase |
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66 | |
Symphinity (As Windchase) |
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43 | |
Rock Legends |
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Four Moments of the Windchase |
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- | |
Live in L.A. |
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- | |
Blueprint |
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Charting singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [7] | ||
1975 | "Rosanna" | 55 |
1976 | "Live, Love and Music" | 95 |
Awards
Australian Record Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1975[19] | Sebastian Hardie for Four Moments | Best Australian-Designed Cover | Won |
References
- General
- ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 5 April 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[20]
- Specific
- ^ Spencer et al., (2007) INTERNS, THE[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Mario Millo interview". ProgressoR. 21 May 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McFarlane 'Sebastian Hardie' entry. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Holmgren, Magnus. "Sebastian Hardie / Windchase". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Stage shows – Jesus Christ Superstar". Milesago. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ Spencer et al., (2007) SEBASTIAN HARDIE[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own chartsin mid-1988.
- ^ Spencer et al., (2007) STUDS, THE[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Spencer et al., (2007) PLEASURE MASTER[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus. "Mario Millo". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Jon English & Mario Millo". Norwegian Charts Portal. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- Internet Movie Database(IMDb). Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ a b c McLatchey, Mike (4 November 2001). "Sebastian Hardie (Australia)". Progfest '94 Preview. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 22 August 2003. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "The Yes Australian Tour Site – Sebastian Hardie". Oz Guitar. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ Spencer et al., (2007) Pilt, Toivo[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- Cash Box. 21 February 1976. p. 40. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Cashbox Magazine" (PDF). Billboard. 29 November 1975. p. 54. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
External links
- Mario Millo official website www.MarioMillo.com
- Sebastian Hardie official website www.SebastianHardie.com.au
- Sebastian Hardie at AllMusic
- Sebastian Hardie discography and album reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Sebastian Hardie discography, album releases & credits at Discogs
- Sebastian Hardie at MusicBrainz
- Sebastian Hardie at Rate Your Music
- Sebastian Hardie albums to be listened on Spotify
- Sebastian Hardie albums to be listened on YouTube
- Windchase discography and album reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Windchase discography, album releases & credits at Discogs
- Windchase at MusicBrainz
- Windchase albums to be listened on Spotify
- Windchase albums to be listened on YouTube
- Windchase at Rate Your Music
- Sebastian Hardie - Blueprint (2011) album review at Prog-Sphere.com