Two Old Goats

The Two Old Goats are on CBC Radio Three! Check out our page there

Almost 20 years ago, tune-smith and song-writer, Charlie Burton was a traveling minstrel. In his eighties album, Take My Picks he created a mix of classic pop songs and originals that were perky and kind on the ears.

At the same time, a long haired producer and session musician named Colin Newell was dabbling in the Victoria music scene. After a couple of failed hair bands and some modest success producing a couple of folk albums, he signed off from the music biz.

The two of them hung up their guitars and microphones…
forever…
or so they thought.

Fast forward to the 21st century…

After a fateful meeting at a benefit concert for a dearly departed colleague (Christine Adkin); Charlie was the singer – Colin was the sound engineer, some wheels were set in motion.

Colin convinced Charlie to come out of moth-balls, dust off the guitar – and in return, Colin would re-string his electric guitar and put his old studio back together… with some new technology and attitude.

The Two Old Goats were born in 2006 and within 10 months, the album “Island Standard Time” was born.

Island Standard Time is a quirky collection of 11 original songs that focus on the living and life on Vancouver Island. Charlie and Colin sing, play the guitar, bass, keyboards and assorted instruments. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did producing and recording it!

Please check out some of our sample tracks

If you tuned in to North by Northwest on Saturday morning – December 15th, 2007 – you heard all about the Two Old Goats and their music

…and CD orders are coming in! The stock of “Island Standard Time” Cd’s sold out at Lyle’s Place, Victoria – many thanks to our new fans! For listeners in the Victoria area, you can pick up a copy of the Two Old Goats’ CD “Island Standard Time” at Lyle’s Place on Yates, Russ Hay Bikes on Hillside, at the Finnerty Express under the book store at the University of Victoria, on the website BullFrogMusic.Com and as soon as we can get them out there; Bubby Roses Bakery, Buon Amici’s Cafe and Discovery Coffee. Thanks to all the cafe owners and staff for getting behind our little project.*

If you are a resident of the Victoria area, from Sidney to Sooke, the Goats are also offering personal delivery of your CD

Hollywood writer (CSI Las Vegas, Buffy Vampire Slayer…) Bob Harris writes:

Hey Colin —

You won’t get this until I’m already in Quito, I think, but it’s 5:44
am in LAX and I’ve just listened to your whole CD at this ungodly
hour while waiting at the gate. First chance I’ve had to sit and
give it a good listen.

And this has turned into such a pleasant morning, thanks to you.

And I’ve decided to keep it in my laptop’s CD drive until I get
home. I like it so much it’s basically going to be the soundtrack to
my trip. I just smiled the whole hour. Great stuff. In the snips
you’ve sent me, many of which had been instrumental, I never realized
what a pleasant voice you have. The music is great, and the vibe is
just wonderful.

The multi-layered vocals repeating “Island Standard Time” are just
nailed into my skull now. And I like it. I’ll be humming that for
months.

Thank you so much for sending this!

Bob

Thanks to the “On the Island” CBC gang for their inclusion of one of the Goat Tracks in this mornings show – just prior to the 7AM news.

Sales have been modest so far – about 130 of the 1000 limited-edition pressing.