May
07
11.26am

SKINSNBONES // Long Live The Boadgee Ghost


The spirits collide on mysterious Queensland rockers skinsNbones second single, the Boadgee Ghost. Who is he, and why does he haunt us still?

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The Boadgee (pronounced boh-a-GEE) Ghost is a real experience that’s equal parts sorrow and joy. Taken from the real life experience of lyricist Bones and relayed through the heavy hearted yet forceful voice of Hoss, the Boadgee Ghost might leave more questions than answers. Talking to the rest of the band, Red and Bones, we gain a glimpse into the Boadgee Ghost and celebrate a life that burned twice as bright yet was cruelly cut to the quick.


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So this is your second single, this time about the Boadgee Ghost. But the names are changed, yes?

Red: It is a real story, it’s about a real place, we just changed the name of the place. So it’s like, it’s a true story with the characters and the place, we just changed the name, so Boadgee is actually a made up name.

In the story, it seems like the central character of the story is going through his own personal hell. Where do you get these stories from?

Well, Bones writes all of the lyrics for this project. Bones writes from personal experience, so this is why all the lyrics to the songs have some sort of meaning, so she actually writes from experience.

Wow. How does she get herself involved in these situations?

Well, she’s sitting right here. She can tell you!

Bones: It’s the story of one of the best friends I’ve ever had. He was everything to me, we were two little lost souls. There was a creek that we used to stomp around in, a cemetery that was beside it, lots of bushland, we were so blessed to have had. He died in a race horse fall, and was laid to rest in that place. I used to sneak into the place at night, but eventually the property was sold so I couldn’t go back there. That’s when the true mourning started.

So what happened after that?

Bones: All that was left of our property was that which we post and rails, all of the rest of the acreage was just full of town houses. All of that life that was supported by that habitat, all those trees were just all gone. It actually poured rain as I was down there, and I’m from Queensland and that’s pretty damn cold down there! So I couldn’t stay to even find him. So I just asked and said “I can’t find you, where are you?” This is no word of a lie, and I heard the word “left”. I knew I was near him, because I positioned myself near landmarks, and so I turned left and I walked past. It was a lawn cemetery, so there were parks all around. I walked past two parks, they were set in diamond formations, and the very next one I walked through was him. So I waited and I prayed, and he never did show, that’s the true story. It was the best time of my life, but was the most traumatic time of my life, but he gave me a lifelong friend.

I will say he lived his life to the full, though. When I look back it’s like he almost knew every moment of life was precious, and that’s what he taught me. It may sound sad, but I can guarantee you, that in his nearly 18 years of life he lived more than most people do when they live to 90.

The Boadgee Ghost [is] the story of one of the best friends I’ve ever had. He was everything to me, we were two little lost souls.
[ Bones ]

Now we’ve got a feel for skinsNbones, what do you think is the best live setting for your music? A dive bar sort of vibe?

Red: Real old-school, loud and heavy and sort of in your face. So as far as venues go, that’s a tough question. We have got plans to take to show on the road and all that, but as long as we can create enough interest with the singles that we are going to be releasing over the next 12 months, we might be able to take it live.

What’s the response been to your last single, Is There Meaning?

We have had a lot of feedback from overseas, we are on a regular rotation on quite a few overseas radio stations in different countries all over the place. We’ve actually had more success and more luck overseas than what we have had here at home.

Isn’t that always the way?

[laughs] Yeah. We are pretty happy with what’s been going on, nearly every week we are picked up by another station somewhere, the first single, Is There Meaning? is still gathering momentum. So we’re getting the next one out while that is starting to do some good things for us so we can at least have a couple songs out there. Things are just starting to happen for us actually. We haven’t had a lot of support here in Australia from the stations. We’ve had a bit of airplay here, but nothing compared to what we have been getting overseas. I’m talking about even some pretty radical countries like Russia. We’ve been getting play there, just some of these really surprising countries, some of the countries have actually got us on rotation. I have been trying to get a bit of support there at home, but this is why we just thought we have to keep promoting things, and just hopefully the ball starts rolling here as well.

Purchase & Stream Boadgee Ghost here.


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