Allan Caswell & Ben Walker

7pm, Saturday 8th March 2025

Allan Caswell
Ben Walker
Bookings

You can book online via Humanitix or by contacting Wayne directly by email or phone (0400 803 804)

Allan Caswell is Australia’s most recorded songwriter with over 900 of his songs being released around the world by artists of the calibre of Cilla Black, Patti Page, The Irish Rovers, The Living End, Slim Dusty, Barry Humphries, Ricki May, James Blundell, McAlister Kemp, Graeme Connors, The Wolfe Brothers, Anne Kirkpatrick, Chad Morgan, Lynne Hamilton, Beccy Cole, The Wolfe Brothers and Ella Hooper among dozens of others.

In 1979 Caswell wrote the theme for the Australian television series “Prisoner” (Cell Block H in England). “On The Inside” was a Number 1 hit in Australia and New Zealand in 1979 and later reached Number 3 in the UK and the Patti Page version made the country charts in the USA. After the success of “On The Inside” he went fulltime and has made a living writing and performing ever since.

Caswell has won 8 Golden Guitars from 45 finalist nominations. He has also been awarded 15 songwriting Awards from the Tamworth Songwriters Association, including The Songmaker Award. He has won 9 Awards at the Independent Country Music Awards (Southern Stars) including Album Of The Year for three of his albums. He is the go-to co-writer for many of Australia’s top artists.

Allan Caswell is now easily Australia’s most recorded songwriter, in any genre, with, at last count, 926 recordings of his songs released worldwide.

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Ben Walker

Ben Walker is not your typical songwriter. This British-born artist, now calling Sydney's Northern Beaches home, writes songs of heart, soul, joy, sadness and hope. He writes them with nuance, poignancy and in- sight and combines them with soulful melodies with poignant storytelling that will make you laugh, cry, and reflect deeply.

In 2020, Ben began releasing music and his heartfelt tunes earned him festival appearances, co-writing opportunities with other talented artists, and widespread radio play. But the real proof of his talent came in 2022 when his song "I Won't Forget" (a beautiful collaboration with Allan Caswell, Beth Lucas, and Stephen Dobson) was listed as a semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition (Folk Category) and soared to number 1 on the Australian Country Radio Chart.

Seeing Ben perform is an event you won't forget. His solo shows are intimate and captivating, with a disarming honesty that draws you in. Expect to be taken on an emotional journey, with each song a chapter in a larger narrative. See the highlights real from one of his recent acoustic shows here.

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Allan Caswell

"At last count, Caswell has had well over 900 songs published and over 500 recordings of his songs released world wide by artists of the calibre of Cilla Black, The Irish Rovers, Patti Page, Slim Dusty, James Blundell and The Living End. (Say no more!). Allan ticks all the boxes . . . it’s like a good book as they say, you can’t put it down. From the opening title track, I found myself humming along to the choruses on just about all of the songs after a couple of listens. Now, that’s the sign of a great writer. Very thought provoking lyrics too where you can actually place yourself “in the song”.

Ben Walker

“Ben’s music holds a truth in it that connects and resonates with people, whatever seems to be going on in their lives. His lyrics are modern day poetry put to music.” - Rachal, Professional Vocalist

“The recordings of those songs on this album straddle many musical styles. Are they folk? Are they country? Does it really matter? They fall under a broad umbrella of music which is held together by a couple of essential tenants – they are beautiful written (and sung) observations on life, times and the emotions that we all experience. They rank amongst some of the finest examples of song writing coming from this country. In the same way that the likes of Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, Don Walker, Julia Jacklin, and Grace Cummings aren’t labelled with a musical category – they’re simply known as great songwriters – nor should Ben Walker. He’s a writer of songs. That’s what he does.” - Stuart Coupe