Other Reviews
Interview with Chaika
I caught up with Sydney folk band Chaika backstage at the Sydney launch of their 2019 album Arrow. This is our lively discussion into the band’s songwriting processes and their latest album. […]
Reviews
Australian Recordings
CD Review – The Forest Prayed. Poems of Mary Gilmore, music by Maggie Somerville
The Forest Prayed is a truly delightful CD of Maggie Somerville’s settings for the poems of Mary Gilmore […]
Concerts
George Mann is Visiting Australia
George Mann is a name synonymous with union struggles and social history. He is a frequent visitor to Australia and his current tour takes him from Brisbane to Sydney and Shellharbour, down to Tasmania for several gigs, three gigs in Victoria and then back to NSW for another four concerts. Be sure to catch him. […]
Concerts
Loaded Dog calendar 2018
————————————————————— Sat 17th February (3rd Sat) – Chaika + Graham Knights (UK) Sat 17th March (3rd Sat) – Alistair Brown (UK) + Ian Russell (UK) Sat 21st April (3rd Sat) – Bruce Watson + Cathy Rytmeister Sat 26th […]
Australian Recordings
Review: “Home” by Danny Spooner
In January 1956 when the 15-month old Bush Music Club released the first issue of Singabout, the Journal of Australian Folksong, the editorial stated BMC’s aims …to popularise Australian folk song, and to encourage the […]
Concerts
Seniors Week
Bush Music at Winston Hills […]
Reviews
Jane Austen Festival 2016
First timer’s report After 8 years of Jane Austen festivals in Canberra, I finally succumbed and attended this year’s festival held in both the Albert Hall and The Hyatt Hotel. For seasoned and novice dancers […]