Things of Stone and Wood or ToSaW are an Australian folk-rock band which formed in 1989 . The original line-up was Michael Allen on bass guitar and backing vocals ; Greg Arnold on lead vocals and acoustic guitar ; Justin Brady on violin , mandolin and harmonica ; and Tony Floyd on drums and percussion . Two of their albums , '' The Yearning '' ( February 1993 ) and '' Junk Theatre '' ( March 1995 ) peaked at No . 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart . Their 1992 single , " Happy Birthday Helen " reached No . 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart , which was written by Arnold for his then-girlfriend , whom he later married . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 the group won ARIA Award for Best New Talent for " Share This Wine " . Arnold won ' Songwriter of the Year ' at the 1993 APRA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 1993
ARIA Music Awards of 1993
Things of Stone and Wood