About Shirwell Bancan — Shirwell Music

Based in New South Wales, Australia, Shirwell Bancan has spent more than 45 years writing, recording, and performing original music. The catalogue spans heartfelt ballads, driving rock originals, and stage performances built on storytelling and showmanship.

Notable releases include the Black Horse limited-edition vinyl — a collection of standout songs from decades on the road — alongside singles and albums streamed here on the official Shirwell music player.

Based in New South Wales, Australia, Shirwell Bancan began writing songs in the late 1970s — club dates, demo tapes, and the slow work of finding a voice that could carry both quiet ballads and full-band rock. Over four decades that voice became unmistakable: storytelling lyrics, gold-curtain showmanship on stage, and a catalogue that grew one original song at a time.

Independent ownership mattered from the start. Shirwell Entertainment publishes the masters you hear here, sells limited vinyl when press runs are available, and partners with local businesses such as Nati Roses for flowers and event work on tour. Shirwell is the web home for that ecosystem — stream, read the newsletter, browse products, and manage an account from one place.

Whether you discovered Shirwell through a live show, a rose stand near Double Bay, or a search for original Australian music, welcome. This site is maintained by the artist and team — not a generic streaming aggregator — and every article, FAQ answer, and discography note is written for listeners who want context behind the songs.

Shirwell writes lyrics first — narrative scenes, heartbreak, travel, and humour — then builds arrangements around the vocal. Early demos were captured on tape; modern masters retain live drums and real instruments where possible, with selective digital tools for mixing and, when noted on a track, AI-assisted production.

The Black Horse anthology was curated to show range: intimate ballads (I Want to Run Away, Without YourLove), rock anthems (Baby Gonna Rock, Come on Babe), and club mixes (Dancing Machine Turbo Club Mix). Glorious Days exists in three vocal arrangements — Echoes of the Don, Girls Singing Two, and Male Vocal — so listeners can compare how the same theme shifts with different voices.

New material continues to release through this site and the newsletter. Discography pages and issue articles document each wave of work so the catalogue stays understandable as it grows.

1970s–1980s: Early rock and ballad writing, club dates, and the first studio demos that would later surface on releases such as Come on Babe and Baby Gonna Rock.

1990s–2000s: Stage-focused years — larger venues, expanded backing bands, and songs like Black Horse that tied visual showmanship to the music.

2010s–present: Digital masters, the Lily the Dancing Machine rock and club mixes, and the Black Horse anthology documenting 45 years of originals. The official player on this site streams approved masters; the Discography page explains each track.