Welcome

G'day and Welcome to Ramblin' Pony.

There are currently 7 albums on ramblinpony.com 

"U.S. ANGEL" (1998), "AUSTRALIAN SONGS" (2004) and "THE 506" (2012). all songs written and performed by Allan Woodley, 'ramblinpony.

As well as on the MUSIC tab on this site,  'ramblinpony songs and albums can be heard on Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, and other international streaming sites.

X-DISTRACTIONS - "XTRA LOVER" featuring Terri Janke on vocals and Damian Reichel on keyboards, guitar, drum machine and backing vocals.  X-DISTRACTIONS grew from our Sydney band from mid-to-late 1980's, THE DisTrActions (no relation to other bands of the same name now playing) featuredTerri Janke on vocals, Damian Reichel on guitar, backing vocals, trumpet and keyboards, Michael Priddis on guitar and vocals,   Peter Price on drums, Chris Vaughan on bass, and Allan Woodley on sax.  We played mostly at the Evening Star Hotel in Elizabeh Street in Central and at the Harbourside Brasserie at Miller's Point. We also played at Bondi Pavillion at a concert and corroboree event called  "Koomparto' in April 1988, with DRagon, Gondwanaland, Black Lace, Roger Knox and band, Ruby Hunter and others. 

The versions recorded here as X-Distractions are on Spotify, iTunes and other streamers. x-distractions.hearnow.com/extra-lover

MY MAD SISTER (aka MY MAD SISTER AND THE TALLBOYS)  1983 , featuring Louise Hing on vocals; Damian Reichel on guitar, backing vocals, keyboards and drum machine; Antony Benetatos on bass and vocals; and Michael Priddis on guitar and vocals.

MY MAD SISTER (aka MY MAD SISTER AND THE TALLBOYS)  - "LAMPLIGHT"- Songs of Louise Hing, recorded in 1985 with Melissa Halliday on vocals.  As well as on this site under the MUSIC tab, "Lamplight" can be hear on Spotify, iTunes and other streamers.

R a W - "PARTS OF MY MIND" - songs by Reichel and Woodley, 1985.

raw.hearnow.com/parts-of-my-mind

R a W - "R a W #2" - "Mr + MIdnight" and "Hyperactive", 1989/90

+ more coming

The tracks were transferred from tape to digital by "DJ MAGOO" Glenn Aird. The X-DISTRACTIONS songs and some R a W songs have been mastered by William Bowden, King Willy Sound, Tasmania, Australia.

To select the albums or individual tracks, go to the menu on the MUSIC tab.  There is also a STORE (which has to be updated with the new material). Tracks can be listened to online and/or downloaded.  Further artwork and other works, information and material to be added as construction continues.  Thank you for your patience.

The site also includes a long poem called  "ON HONG KONG" written in Hong Kong 1999-2001, with 90 photographs and 4 artworks by Australian artist Noel McKenna that were created for the poem. 

Hope you enjoy.

Allan Woodley, Ramblin' Pony

Sydney, Australia