Tudor, the Mission’s editor, recently experienced the stoke of fly fishing for Murray cod in the hills of New South Wales, Australia with Josh Hutchins of Aussie Fly Fisher (aussieflyfisher.com), and one of his excellent guides Rowan Robinson. When he is not guiding for cod or trout, Rowan also manages a range of great bands and artists, so it felt appropriate that he take charge of issue 50‘s playlist.  

Rowan says, “Throughout my career as a music manager I have been lucky enough to fish my way around the world while on tour with artists that I work with. From the mountain streams of Estes Park, Colorado, to the wild rivers of British Columbia, if there was a day off while on the road, I spent it searching for places to fish.  Once I even chased trout in the forests on the outskirts of Berlin, the banks of the stream complete with the wrecks of WWII fighter planes.”

“Music and fly fishing are my passions and these days I balance my time between the music business and working as a guide out of Sydney, Australia. This playlist contains some of my favourite songs that have been the soundtrack to many fishing trips over the years. Keen ears will find a loose fly-fishing theme throughout, with tracks from Chuck Ragan (a renowned Californian fly fishing guide), a member of my favourite band Hot Water Music,  and Portugal, The Man (a band of keen fly fishers), plus several songs about rivers and oceans. I hope you enjoy the tunes and maybe discover some new favourites.”

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