REVIEW: WOMADelaide’s SILVER JUBILEE

March 21, 2017

WOMADelaide’s SILVER JUBILEE by TONY HILLIER Boundaries may have blurred and parameters extended over its 25 years, but WOMADelaide has unwaveringly maintained its status as Australia’s most stimulating and satisfying festival. In terms of diversity […]

REVIEW: 41st Port Fairy Folk Festival

March 21, 2017

41st Port Fairy Folk Festival 10-13 March 2017 Diehard folkies came to Port Fairy (Pyipgil) to revel in Celtic, colonial, rootsy acoustic, spoken word and electrified shenanigans. The enduring coastal event is nothing, if not […]

RORY BLOCK :: INTERVIEW

March 8, 2017

Where do you start with Rory Block?  Something of an acoustic blues legend these days, she’s a lady who has played with the greats, sat at their feet absorbing their multi-hued styles and tones while […]

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SANTANA

March 8, 2017

Nearly half-a-century has elapsed since Carlos Santana bounded on to the stage at the legendary Woodstock festival and blew the world away with a groundbreaking concoction of Latin jazz, rock and blues. Now approaching 70 […]

Mercan Dede: a man on a mission

March 2, 2017

Interviewer: TONY HILLIER TH: Are you primarily Montreal-based these days or do you tend to divide your time between Canada, Turkey and other places? MD: I’m like a whirling dervish, one of my feet in […]

TELL ME A SWAMP STORY – TONY JOE WHITE

March 2, 2017

Although Tony Joe White has been in the music business for around 50 years, time doesn’t mean anything to him. Music is not a career that you do for a certain amount of time and […]

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INTERVIEW WITH ROBBIE FULKS by Sarah Carroll

January 7, 2017

American country artist Robbie Fulks is huge in small circles here in Australia. Active since the late 80s as a singer, guitarist and writer, he’s the author of insurgent country classics, heart-stopping ballads, honky tonk […]

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ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW by IAIN PATIENCE

December 7, 2016

Andy Fairweather Low is possibly one of those names that doesn’t truly register with many.  And yet, this guy from Wales is without doubt one of the most important and significant musicians of a generation. […]

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