**THINGS OF STONE AND WOOD (THE ORIGINAL DUO)**   
**RAE ST ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR**  
  
_**"Happy Birthday Helen" folk-rockers launch their new album. Don't miss out!"**_  
 

It was 1989. The end of one decade and the start of something new.

Michael Allen – Mikey to his mates – appeared on the doorstep of **Greg Arnold’s Carlton share house in Melbourne, Australia** with beers in hand and harmonies in head.

“There were **no gigs to hustle and no recordings to make**,” Greg says.  
“**We sang and drank for the fun of it.**”

Nearly **40 years on**, buoyed by their massive hit **"Happy Birthday Helen"**, **Things of Stone and Wood** have had **two Top 10 albums, a Top 10 single and five Top 50 hits**, plus a **chart hit in Germany**. The band has also **won an ARIA Award**, and singer **Greg Arnold was names Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Music Awards**.

Now **Greg and Mikey (also an APRA award winner)**, who started the whole shebang, are doing a **special run of shows as Things of Stone and Wood (The Original Duo)** to launch the band’s **brand-new acoustic album “Rae St”**.

Recorded at home in Melbourne, **“Rae St” is the first of two albums** that the band are releasing in **2026 (their first albums since 2003)**, demonstrating that the band is still an artist folk-rocking force, and they have delivered an **innovate and emotional collection of new millennium songs**.

Come and hear the new album alongside **stripped back (but still rocking) versions** of hits like **“Happy Birthday Helen”, “Wildflowers”, “Rock This Boat” and “Share This Wine”** that have all become part of the **Australian songbook**.

Every **Things of Stone and Wood** show has always been full of **energy and passion**.  
**Don’t miss your chance** to see this special version of **“Melbourne’s most inspired and inspiring acoustic band”**(Michael Dwyer).

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?? **Saturday 21st March**  
? Doors 6:00pm (Happy Hour) | Event Doors from 7:00pm  
?? General Seated $45+BF | General Standing $40+BF | Door $50  
?? 18+ Event  
?? **NO** Thongs Permitted  
?? **NO** Outside Drink bottles

Things of Stone and Wood (The Original Duo)

Event Description

Things Of Stone And Wood (The Original Duo) - Rae St Album Launch