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BIOGRAPHY
In 2003, Rod Ladgrove began playing live music in Brisbane. Relying heavily on a back-catalogue of Beatles hits, Rod began by busking in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall.
However, in 2005 Rod based himself overseas. Whilst working and living his way through London and New York, Rod began to mould his style, taking in spots at London's acclaimed Virtual Acoustic Club and Notting Hill Gate.
Returning in 2006, Rod began releasing his work from a new hometown of Adelaide. Inspired heavily by the experiences and ‘aftermath’ of travel, Rod’s new songs worked as ‘stories’ in the folk tradition, whilst still maintaining a contemporary edge.
His first single, ‘Lonely Old People’, received nationwide airplay on ABC radio, and was nominated for the Q ‘Song of the Year’ award in the folk category. ‘Van Nguyen’, the story of an executed drug trafficker, received consistent play on the nationwide JJJ network, as did single ‘Ascot Park’. Rod followed up this success with a series of Sydney performances and folk festivals in 2006 and 2007, as well as playing at Adelaide venues such as the Grace Emily and Jade Monkey.
2008 was spent playing local gigs in Adelaide with his band and new ‘rock’ sound and recording at Fat Trax studios on Wakefield St with the help of an Arts Council grant.
Now, with the release of new album ‘High Ideals’, twenty-five year old Rod Ladgrove is taking to the road to perform his new tracks, accompanied by band ‘The Eastwoods’. The new tracks take a new direction, showcasing a fresh rock sound with smooth guitar solos, but still maintaining the same standard of insightful lyrics seen on ‘Snapshots’.
Find out more at Rod’s website,
www.rodladgrove.com.
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