BERNARD FANNING & PAUL DEMPSEY INTERVIEW: FANNING DEMPSEY NATIONAL PARK

Bernard Fanning has accumulated one of the most celebrated songbooks in Australian rock. With and without Powderfinger, he has released 11 studio albums and numerous songs now ingrained in the Australian psyche, including My Happiness, These Days, Sunsets, Burn Your Name, Wish You Well, Songbird, Blue Toowong Skies and Belly Of The Beast.

Paul Dempsey’s band Something For Kate enjoys the distinction of flourishing on the Australian rock stage for 30 years, broken only by myriad solo and collaborative projects which have maintained a rare continuity of acclaim and excellence.

Together, as Fanning Dempsey National Park, their new duo project, they sought to have fun making music that they might not have created otherwise within the parameters of their ‘regular day jobs’.

Recorded in Sausalito, California and Norway, followed by a trip to Berlin to film a video clip for one of the tracks, Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips put it to Bernard and Paul that surely this was just an excuse to travel to pleasant places around the world. Without hesitation, they agreed with my summation, adding that all they wanted to do was to have fun recording and visit places that offered beautiful food!

In this zoom interview with Bernard and Paul, we discuss the creation of their new album titled The Deluge, including what gear they used and how they intend to bring the album to life on stage.
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