Sel Munt

BIOGRAPHY

Selwyn or Sel as everyone knows him, has been singing country music for near on forty-seven years. His first love is bush ballads, although he was brought up on songs from Wilf Carter, Hank Snow, Gordon Parsons and Slim Dusty.
Sel joined West Moreton in the early 60's and was instrumental in them producing three albums. West Moreton Volumes One & Two, and then their 25th Anniversary released in 1991.
Sel was elected to the position of President of West Moreton Country Music Club in 1975. He held the position for 26 years standing down in October 2001.
Sel has competed in numerious festivals, and he won the Open Yodel section at the 1991 Champion of Champions. Since then Sel, himself has taken up judging, and has been doing it at various festivals now for the past few years.
Sel also loves to do charity work, he entertains at Lions, Cross Roads and Camp Quality functions. He also plays at aged peoples homes and various concerts.
In May 2002, Sel's name was added to the "Rock of Renown" at Rockhampton in recognition of his contributuion to Country Music.
October 2003 saw Sel again honoued at 2003 Redcliffe Country Music Club's Annual "Palms of Honour" Ceremony.

ALBUMS

By popular request Sel has just released "Camooweal Sunset". A compliation album all Sels Original Compositions

"Camooweal Sunset", All Original Compositions 1...Happy Johnson Was A Truckie - (Sel Munt) 2...Old Iron Pot Creek - (Sel Munt) 3...Camooweal Sunset - (Sel Munt) 4...Kanyaka Station - (Sel Munt) 5...Waters Of The Bremer - (Sel Munt) 6...Riding the Pichi-Richi...(Sel Munt) 7...The One That Will End It All - (Sel Munt) 8...Hurry Up Huey - (Sel Munt) 9...Memories by the Campfire...(Sel Munt) 10..The Shack At The End Of The Road...(Sel Munt) 11..The Fettlers On The Track - (Sel Munt) 12..The Soldier's Mother - (Sel Munt) 13..The Old Kerosene Tin...(Sel Munt) 14..Reach Out Take His Hand - (Sel Munt) 15..The Best Songs That You'll Find - (Sel Munt) 16..Was It Dan Kelly? - (Sel Munt)

Sel has released four CD's "Country Bound", "Memories by the Campfire"
and in 2004 "Country Reflections" and now in 2007 "A Song, My Guitar And Me"

"A Song, My Guitar, And Me" 1...Sing Me Another Bush Ballad - (Ray Rose) 2...Old Iron Pot Creek - (Sel Munt) 3...The Fettlers On The Track - (Sel Munt) 4...The Obi Obi - (Graham Rodger) 5...Hurry Up Huey - (Sel Munt) 6...The One That Will End It All - (Sel Munt) 7...Two Old Mates - (Graeme Coates) 8...Piccaninny Dawn - (Ray Rose) 9...Where The Cooper Flows - (Graham Rodger) 10..Camooweal Sunset - (Sel Munt) 11..The Soldier's Mother - (Sel Munt) 12..The Best Songs That You'll Find - (Sel Munt) 13..Reach Out Take His Hand - (Sel Munt) 14..Waters Of The Bremer - (Sel Munt)

"Country Reflections" 1. Race To Those Rolling Plains...Gordon Parsons 2. Sayonara Nakamura...Ted Egan 3. The Shack At The End Of The Road...Sel Munt 4. Maranoa Drovers...Trad 5. The Ned Kelly Song...Tex Moreton 6. The Shepherd's Farewell...D Trevor/G Connors 7. Dandenong Yodel...Dallas/Hamilton 8. Condamine Just Keeps on Flowing...Ted Thompson 9. John Durack...Smokey Dawson 10. Up On The Alpine Ranges...Col Thomson 11. The Old Kerosene Tin...Sel Munt 12. We'll Never Go Droving Again...Ray Rose 13. Homestead Of My Dreams...Stan Coster 14. The Palmer River Song...Trad 15. Keeroongooloo Station...S Dusty/B Weston/K&M Dixon

"Memories by the Campfire" 1. Up on the Alpine Ranges...Col Thomson 2. Happy Johnson Was a Truckie...Sel Munt 3. Bushland Cathedral...G.S. Burrows/Sel Munt 4. Kanyaka Station...Sel Munt 5. Keeroongooloo Station...S.Dusty/B.Weston/K&M Dixon 6. The Old Kerosene Tin...Sel Munt 7. When the Currawongs Come Down...Ernie Constance 8. Memories by the Campfire...Sel Munt 9. Homestead of My Dreams...Stan Coster 10. The Shepherd's Farewell...D Trevor/G Connors 11. The Far Side Banks of Jordan...Terry Smith 12. When It's Lamp Lightin' Time in the Valley...Joe Lyons 13. Axe Mark on a Gidgee...K&M Dixon/S Dusty 14. We'll Never Go Droving Again...Ray Rose 15. Oh How I Would Love to See the Open Range Again...Unknown 16. The Palmer River Song...Trad 17. When the Nardoo Turns to Brown...Ray Rose 18. *Riding the Pichi-Richi...Sel Munt

"Country Bound" 1. My Old Cooloolah Home...Wally Brummel 2. A Rose From A Garden of Prayer...Hank Snow 3. Hobo Bill's Last Ride...McWilliams-Rodgers 4. Land of the Flying Jabiru...Buddy Weston 5. The Shack at the End of the Road...Sel Munt 6. Swiss Moonlight Lullaby...Wilf Carter arr Sel Munt 7. Maranoa Drovers...Trad 8. Condamine Just Keeps on Flowing...Ted Thompson 9. John Durack...Smokey Dawson 10. I Saw A Man...Smith 11. It Makes No Difference Now...Davis-Tillman 12. It's Hard To Say Goodbye...Al & Marg Black

CONTACT

Note New Address:-
SEL MUNT
26 Resolution Pde
FLINDERS VIEW 4305...QLD
(07) 3288 8735

LINKS

Australian Bush Balladeers Assn
Coal City Country Music Assn
Country Music Heritage Assn
Qld Champion of Champions
West Moreton Country Music Assn

SEQ Country Round-Up