The BordererS

.........The Events Coordinator, Joycee Smith and myself were down at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and attended your show on the Saturday in the Sheeban Bar. Wow!! We are still overawed by the effect you have on the crowds..........
Colleen Daniel - Events Administration Officer for the Urban Country Music Festival, Queensland, Australia.


- Events Co-ordinators

.............It was late one festival night (or maybe even early in the morning) when mum and dad were pushing two very exhausted young girls out in strollers past the Guinness Tent at the Port Fairy Festival on the way back to the caravan park. The tent was rocking with an awesome sound and the girls’ eyes popped open immediately. Out of their strollers and onto their feet, mum and dad having to restrain them from running past security guards into the licensed area, the girls once very much asleep were now raring to dance! Mum pulled back the side of the tent to reveal a blur of legs, kilts and tartan and that awesome sound. The girls danced till the very end of the show, all the way home and into bed. And I guess we’ve been addicted ever since. Love always..................

Zoë Bradley xxx
- Zoe Bradley

..........This is a bright uplifting album from the Borderers of South Australia. Jim Paterson and Alex are joined by various guest musicians and vocalists to present an album that delivers Grace with every track. It is a message CD and the message is delightfully delivered. The firm rhythm and distinct beat that you associate with gospel music permeates this whole album. It sounds great - lead vocalist Alex sings with clarity and a passion that Billy Graham would kill for.........

........."Temptation" features an electric sound, a blues feel with powerful vocals by Jim Paterson. Jay Collie joins Alex in the conversational ‘The Dark Horse’ bringing a beautiful timbre to his part & “Keep the Light On” rocks along. This would be my favourite track on the album but the other 10 are a close equal second...........

........By the end of the album I was tapping my feet and feeling bright and alive then I took off the headphones to face the real world. Even though I haven’t been to church in years I give this album 5 stars. In the small print they say they wanted to provide ‘an album with positive and uplifting messages’.
They have............... - Roger Joseph

..........."Grace" is the BordererS ninth independent CD and covers a a fair range of styles, held together by Jim Paterson's skill as a producer............

............The opening track "Legacy" features tenor Brian Gilbertson in a duet with Alex, it's in the same class as the pairing of Bono & Pavarotti on the song "Miss Sarajevo"............

............"Grace", the title track has a great chorus and wonderful gospel piano and organ arrangement whilst "Keep the light on" features dobro and borrows the bass feel from Peggy Lee's "Fever"...............

..........Paterson also get's to rock out on"Temptation" with slide guitar and lead vocals.........

........ I have a feeling The BordererS are best heard live surrounded by people singing along and waving their hands in happy unison...........Steve Trotman - Sydney Morning Herald

The BordererS live shows have won them many fans around the world but they love to experiment with different musical styles in the studio.

The new album "Grace" is a revelation - a collection of excellent self penned songs with powerful life themes that really grab your attention. - Mike Smith