Kevin Sullivan - Threeways (Star Central February 2024)

ARTIST: KEVIN SULLIVAN SONG: Threeways WRITER: Kevin Sullivans BIO: “Threeways”, is a song that evokes the driving heartbeat of the Australian Outback, the arid landscape, the culture and the overall welcoming nature of its people. The general feel of the song “Threeways”, calls the traveller to stop and visit an iconic roadhouse in a remote part of the world, staffed by backpackers and used as an oasis on the journey of those traversing the red centre of Australia. After line-dancing around the world with their song, “The Stroll”, singer Kevin Sullivan and his family band The Sulli- Vans are encouraging people from Australia and all over the world, to head Down Under, to our Aussie Outback, with his latest single “Threeways”, the title track to his new album. “Threeways” starts with that driving, energised rhythm guitar sound, setting the tone for a song you’ll have on repeat as you cover the distances of ‘life’s journey’. “I wanted to create a sound like the good old days of traditional country music, thinking Johnny Cash, Slim Dusty, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride, with the guitars creating that driving beat, like travelling the highway.” Kevin Sullivan has toured and played music through Outback Australia for over 20 years, driving through remote towns and seeing the beauty and richness of the land and the true Aussie spirit of people in the bush. The Sulli-Vans were living in their sponsored Sunland Sulli-Van Caravan and had left outback Queensland entering the Northern Territory during the Covid period. They have travelled over 170,000 Kilometres and performed over 270 shows, even appearing on Channel 7’s, The Voice Generations; and at the time, they came to a fork in the road. “We were nearly broke, busted and there was nothing for miles. We were feeling a little desperate. We stopped to perform a show at the Threeways Roadhouse, fifteen miles out of Tenant Creek, NT, a place I had visited many times over the years whilst on tour with bands”. The hospitality shown to the Sulli- Vans by the owners of Threeways and the staff, many of whom were backpackers from around the world, really touched us and this experience was the motivation for this song. The song has a tongue-in-cheek message for prospective tourists coming to Australia when Kevin sings,” If you’re coming to Australia and you’ve only got one week, call in to the Threeways Roadhouse, fifteen miles out of Tenant Creek”. Kevin says, “I can hear “Threeways” becoming an anthem for travellers through the outback, Tourism Australia, I hope you’re listening.” LYRICS: THREEWAYS – Kevin Sullivan Travel through the inland, Australia, Kangaroos our only company Eyes are getting heavy, sun is getting low, I’m hearing what the roads telling me Call in to the Threeways roadhouse, Fifteen miles out of Tennant Creek at the Stuart and Barkley Highways, up in the Northern Territory ( yeah) The Reverend John Flynn worked all through here, Spreading the word of God The founder of the Royal Flying Doctors, There’s a memorial built for him right next to the Threeways roadhouse, Fifteen miles out of Tennant Creek at the Stuart and Barkley Highways, up in the Northern Territory Backpackers served us dinner, another one was pumping gas The cleaners were from the UK, Ireland and the South of France and sitting on a stool at the Roadhouse Bar, just sipping on his beer the man who owned the whole damn place, said, “it’s great to have you here” Call in to the Threeways roadhouse, Fifteen miles out of Tennant Creek at the Stuart and Barkley Highways, up in the Northern Territory The roadtrains stop and grab a feed, and a couple of hours sleep Families in caravans camp out back, it’s amazing who you meet If you’re travelling to Darwin or Alice Springs, you’re gonna have to pass through here It’s the land of the Warramungu, so let me make it clear Call in to The Threeways roadhouse, Fifteen miles out of Tennant Creek at the Stuart and Barkley Highways, up in the Northern Territory Call in to The Threeways roadhouse, Fifteen miles out of Tennant Creek at the Stuart and Barkley Highways, up in the Northern Territory If you’re coming to Australia; and you’ve only got one week, Call in to The Threeways roadhouse, Fifteen miles out of Tennant Creek

Added 23 Sept 2026