Artist description Raoul is a Sydney-based, singer/songwriter. He plays all around Sydney, Byron Bay, country NSW, Canberra, Melbourne and throughout Victoria and often visits Queensland on tour. Raoul and his good friend, "Thin Man" Nick Meredith, who plays both the electric and acoustic guitars as well as the mandolin, are inseparable. The duo is also, more times than not, seen with violinist, "The Wizard" Lindsay Martin. Although Nick and Lindsay are not featured on the Splinters album, they will be prominent additions in Raoul's imminent acoustic album which will be released later this year.

Music Style Rock, Blues, Country, Acoustic

Musical Influences Ed Kuepper, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan

Similar Artists Waterboys, Jayhawks

Artist History Most of Raoul's bad habits were born when he was the frontman of the 80's hit band "Bell Jar". However, some people described him as 'charming' when he was a member of "The Charm". Now he is one of the "good guys" (just ask his dogs, best friends Mina and Louis)!

Group Members For the Splinters album: Ed Kuepper, Alex Compton, Simon Cox, John Gauci and Rachel Holmshaw.

Instruments Acoustic Guitar

Albums Splinters, Here Comes Johnny. 3 In The Morning, Road to Hannah

Press Reviews Rolling Stone: "...Graf's voice is perfect..." 4 1/2 stars out of 5, 01/2000Drum Media: "...like freshly ignited sparks, Graf's tunes enter ever so softly and build to a controlled, lightly razed, sometimes fully fledged fire..." 23/11/99Metro SMH: "...Splinters [is] generating a constellation of review stars..." 12/99Sun Herald: "...This bittersweet, evocative and introspective collection of tunes...steer a course between slow and intense country rock..." 14/11/99Daily Telegraph: "...While Kuepper's finger-picking is unmistakable, Graf's voice and songwriting style put all the familiar elements into a completely different context." 30/9/99

Additional Info Birthday Invitation, The Confidante, Californian Switch, Everything I've Got

Location Sydney, New South Wales - Australia

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