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Rita

A preview of Rita, who meets a tall dark stranger in a two-tone jacket with a smile showing all of his teeth. This one is an ear worm. 

Val on the new baby Deering Good time banjo, and Tracey harmonising on the Saga banjo. Coorabell 2024

new main sail

Let go of grief, forget the past and look up and out …"Hoist up your new main sail”…be hopeful. A sneak preview of an unrecorded song

green

A song about being fully in the present. Green is the colour of my morning

Vermillion at night

Love is my only calling

I hope I've got that right

SMELL THE ROSES

Stop and smell the roses, and wallow!  

Bangalow Brackets bowlo, featuring John Kaldor on slide

Almost AT THE sae OPEN MIC nORTH BYRON HOTEL

This is another version of Almost, recorded at the SAE Open Mic at the beautiful North Byron Hotel.  Val Ockert is the songwriter, Tracey Stride on vocals and mini-banjo, Peter Cook on bass, Anna O'Donnell on violin. 

nO CONTEMPLATING

Val Ockert, Tracey Stride featuring Dan Reade on keys

tewa

Val and Tracey at Bangalow Hotel playing Tewa, a song written while in Carnarvon Gorge in central Queensland, Australia. 

all the men

Val, Tracey featuring Felipe Dell'Acqua at Bangalow Brackets

some lascivious lady FEATURING JOHN hILL AND ANDY THOMPSON

2017 Bangalow Pub. Sadly, it was a memorial night for Anthony Lycenko, who had been a regular at the Bangalow pub for a few months, Tracey had played keys when he produced one of the Round Mountain Girls' albums, one track on which Tracey had played keys. He is still sadly missed. Vale, Anthony.


Val Ockert,  Tracey Stride on vocals, John Hills on piano, Andy Thompson on bass, Tim Annis-Brown on guitar, Pete Cook on bass and Stu Eady on drums. 

scrubdown

Val, Tracey, Baz, Rusty and Dave...  Bangalow Bowling Club. A blues number with the fabulous Dave Wray on sax. 

a little insane

 A fun Country song...

fountains of blue

An oldie but a goldie.. a gorgeous little mandolin song about moving countries and the differences between them

Julianne

This beautiful song set to a photographic display of Icelandic secenery.

Cry for the children

A hauntingly beautiful tune, performed with guests John Hill on piano and Andy Thomas on sax

Julene and frederic

Check out this great video

So Easy

Filmed at Black Rocks NP, NSW Australia

Tell your story

The call of the loon begins this piano song, set to a photographic montage of Val's beloved Rockies in Canada.

Speed of the honey

Our Uruguayan friend Felipe is our special guest in this one

almost

Friends having fun, entertaining other friends and the general public with Val's homegrown songs.

julene and frederic with geoff wright

Val, Tracey and Geoff Wright, the pre-eminent rock guitarist 

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See us in the Nambucca Valley - Mar 21st 6-8pm at 2NVR radio

Come and check out Val's beautiful homegrown songs.  2NVR studios are located at  834 Rodeo Dr, Tewinga NSW 2449