Why “Harum Cross”?

If you’ve ever heard Tony Joe White strut his stuff you’ll notice that his swamp rock is so damn funky. You’ll notice that his voice is so damn deep that it’s as if he’s packing 15 testicles. You’ll also notice a southern drawl from deepest Louisiana that’s so damn difficult to understand…

The boys decided to pay homage to one of their favourite musicians and name their band after a character from a song called “High Sheriff of Calhoun Parrish”. As best they could decipher (and bearing in mind the language barrier of Aussie vs. American Southerner), Tony sung of a guy called “Harum Cross”.

Speculation mounted over the years, until finally Tokic decided to e-mail TJW to confirm or deny the accuracy of the band name. Tony corrected our heroes saying that he was in fact singing his heart out about a guy called “Hiram Cross”, a friend he knew. Tony said “so, you’re close, just a little off on the spelling :)”

No one was to know. World’s and cultures were colliding. If it’s the thought that counts, a true musical legend is being honoured all the same. Some things are just lost in translation…