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Philip Glass, Harp Works
I am of the opinion that Philip Glass is without a doubt one of the great American composers, and this new CD from harpist Lavinia Meijer is sosuperb it may well persuade the non- believers to agree with me. If…
Carl Vine String Quartets
To my mind, the release of this CD confirms Carl Vine’s standing as one of Australia’s finest composers. This recording features his string quartets 3, 2, 4 and 5 as wellas selections from his first string quartet work, the Knips…
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
[[Laini_Taylor]]The problem with books like these is that they end. At some point you must come to the end of the book and be kept on tenterhooks until the next instalment. If you’ve read the first book in this series…
Wiley Ways by Hat Fitz & Cara
Wiley Ways is the second release from Hat Fitz and Cara, a blues guitarist from Queensland and a folk singer who met at a festival in Ireland. Producer Jeff Lang adds lap steel and bass percussion, while Alison Ferrier contributes…
In Echoes Of Dawn by Matt Walker
Matt Walker is known as a producer and gun-for-hire, having added distinctive guitar sounds to music from Liz Stringer, Brod Smith and many more. In Echoes of Dawn showcases his maturation as a songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist. Lyrics deal with…
Delta Time by Hans Theessink & Terry Evans
Hans Theessink is a busy European bluesman who plays over 250 gigs a year. Terry Evans is one of the best gospel blues singers around, whose long association with Ry Cooder goes back to the 1976 recording of Chicken Skin…
Into The Blues by Nick Charles
Nick Charles is one of Australia’s premier finger pickers. For his latest collection, he revisits the blues: the music that inspired him to pick up a guitar in the first place. The sound he gets out of six and 12-string…
Tinsel and Lights by Tracey Thorn
Tinsel and Lights is Tracy Thorn’s second solo release since her former band, Everything but the Girl, went on hiatus a few years ago. Thorn’s vocals have graced some of the most memorable recordings throughout the last three decades, including…
Artful by Ali Smith
Artful is a pretty special book. Smart and funny, I almost wish I’d written it. But, since Ali Smith beat me to it, I will have to content myself with re-reading it and with sending copies to friends – friends…
Jake Bugg by Jake Bugg
It has been a meteoric rise for 18-year-old Jake Bugg. An appearance on Later… with Jools Holland and a support gig for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds has brought him to the attention of the music world.
He sounds like…
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