A new album by the BordererS is
something Line dancers always look
forward to and “A Time For Change”
is no exception. With this new release
fans will fi nd a strong collection of
songs, as danceable and inspiring as
ever. Linedancer had to fi nd
out more…..
a time for
change
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ulti-Award winning Scottish/ BordererS would never have been part of bounding back on, ready for an encore.
Irish/Australian band the this worldwide phenomenon.” Imagine their surprise to see just one
BordererS formed in 1994 guy sweeping up. Jim says: “It was like a
by accident when band Line dance has of course given the band a deserted Western with tumbleweed. They
member Jim Paterson was backpacking lot of very happy memories. Jim chuckles: obviously don’t do “encores” in Asia!”
as part of a round the world trip. Jim “Liz Clarke was teaching “Bootscootin’
recalls: “I was just visiting South Australia Woman” in 2000. One of the dancers, Through their travels, the band sees a
to visit a friend when I got invited to a Jenny, thought that the singer in the band thriving Line dance scene and they are
recording studio to hear this band. I loved sounded familiar. It was only when he grateful to all of those who have bought and
their sound so much that I eventually co- hollered: “C’mon Jenny, show them how danced to their music. They are celebrating
produced the album, got fi ve of my songs to dance” at the tail end of a song that the their 15
th
birthday in 2009 and will release a
on it and married Alex, the lead singer”. penny dropped. Jenny ran up to Lizzie and “best of” compilation soon. And with plans
Line dancers have always loved the shouted: “That’s my brother. What’s he for a Line dance tour in Europe and the UK,
BordererS music and it will be good news doing here?” Another time, The BordererS the future is looking good. 15 years is a long
for many to know that the band is about to were performing at a Line dance festival time for any musician to remain fresh and
hit the Line dance circuits of Australia and in Singapore
Singapore as well as appear in some top to hundreds of
Line dance festivals in Holland, France and dancers. At the
Croatia very soon. Choreographers end of the gig, the
like Martin Ritchie who got a hit with band informed the
“Bootscootin’ Woman” (the fi rst dance crowd they were
hit on a BordererS track), Maggie G and playing their last
many others already know the potential song. They waited
for Line dances that the band’s music has at the rear of the
to offer. Jim says: “Funny to think that if stage for a minute
Martin hadn’t written his dance then the and then came
“
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kkaleidoscope which aleidoscope which
wworks fantastically well orks fantastically well
wwith an umistakable ith an umistakable
CCountrountry fly fl aavourvour”.
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