Articles by Brian Wise
Bluesfest Day 3 – Kerrie Hickin Reports (Photos by Michael Mackenzie & Steve Ford)
By Kerrie Hickin (Photos by Michael Mackenzie & Steve Ford) Bluesfest Day 3 It’s an unfortunate reality that as many things that are programmed, some will be missed, due to logistics (or fatigue). You can […]
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Bluesfest Day 2 – Kerrie Hickin Reports (Images: Michael Mackenzie)
By Kerrie Hickin Bluesfest 2019 – Day #2 (Photos by Michael Mackenzie) Since her 2002 debut solo album Come Away With Me, Norah Jones has held a singular occupancy of her swoonsome territory. In the […]
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Bluesfest Day 1 Part 1 – Kerrie Hickin Reports
By Kerrie Hickin Bluesfest Day 1 Thursday 18th April 2019 First day of Bluesfest – traditionally the cruisiest day, as people get their bearings, work out which stage is which, what they want to see (or […]
Bluesfest’s Little Big Man: The Full Interview
It’s only Steven Van Zandt’s nickname that is little. Everything else about this musician is larger than life. By Brian Wise. Little Steven’s biography credits him as musician, performer, songwriter, arranger, music producer, music supervisor, […]
Memphis ‘Legend’ Van Duren – Rediscovered and Heading For Boogie and Gumball
WAITING FOR THE VAN: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF VAN DUREN By Brian Wise Have you heard the story of the musician who had a brief brush with fame in the ‘70s only to sink into obscurity […]
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Punch Brothers July Tour
With a new album under one arm, 2018 ‘All Ashore’ and a Grammy Award under the other Punch Brothers – mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Gabe Witcher will make their long-awaited return to Australian shore in […]