Last April 25th
2014 ANZAC Day, hit band Geisha singer songwriter Chris Doheny released his
heartfelt recording Gallipoli, in
acknowledgement of the many servicemen and women of Australia and New Zealand
who bravely served their country in the many conflicts over the last one
hundred years.
Gallipoli struck an immediate chord with many people, including some
seasoned radio journalists who said upon hearing the song; it brought a tear to
their eyes!
Chris’ own father
Jack had served in the Royal Australian Navy aboard the HMAS Adelaide during
WW11 (It is a war time photo of Jack that
Chris used for the single cover) and his grandfather Joseph also served
during the battle of Kokoda.
On ANZAC Day 2014 Gallipoli was aired on radio across
Australia (and the USA) throughout
the day to a listening audience of over two million.
Says Chris “The reaction has been phenomenal! All the
money earned from this song will be donated to the RSL, and I want to get that
message out there to as many people as possible. I’m sure that if the public
realise the money is going to our returned servicemen and women…they might be
more inclined to shell out 99cents for a single!”
Explains Chris
“When the Returned &Services League became aware
of what I was doing, they immediately wanted to get involved. Tanya Caddies label
manager for my company Diamond Dog Records met with RSL Victoria to discuss how
they could assist with promoting the song. They gave me their blessing to use
the ANZAC Appeal logos and will be screening the video clip on rotation
throughout the main RSL branches. Their marketing and communications manager
Brad Swain also advised that Gallipoli will go out in all correspondence to
members and will be visible in all RSL branches not just for Anzac Day but also
for the whole of 2015!”
Chris will perform Gallipoli live this ANZAC Day at
Darebin RSL (2-4PM) and Waverley RSL (5-8PM)
Chris’ full length
album DOHENY is available on Diamond
Dog Records and features the songs Gallipoli,
More Than A Game, and many other
songs with Australian themes.
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