By 1996 , Paul Kelly Band members were Stephen Hadley ( bass guitar , ex-Black Sorrows ) , Bruce Haymes ( keyboards ) , Peter Luscombe ( drums , ex-Black Sorrows ) and Shane O'Mara ( guitar ) . Spencer P. Jones ( guitar , Beasts of Bourbon ) guested on some performances . This line-up issued the CD-EP , '' How to Make Gravy '' , with the title track earning Kelly a ' Song of the Year ' nomination at the Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) Music Awards of 1998 . In August 1996 Kelly performed the song at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival , with O'Mara on slide guitar , which was included on '' Edmonton Folk Festival Compilation Album '' ( 1996 ) . The song was included in 1998 as an extra track on the US release of '' Words and Music '' by Vanguard Records . That year , " How to Make Gravy " was also issued as a US single but with a different cover : it depicts a roasted fowl on a serving tray held by a smiling woman with the words ' Christmas Single ' included . Kelly and his nephew Dan Kelly recorded the song as part of Kelly 's A – Z Tours from 2004 to 2010 , it was issued on the 8 × CD album , '' The A – Z Recordings '' ( 2010 )
Music Awards of 1998
APRA Music Awards of 1998
How to Make Gravy