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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Bits and pieces: Dan Sultan, Tift Merritt, Nina Gordon

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I’ve been slow to pick up on the many talents of Melburnian Dan Sultan ( www.dansultan.com ) but ever since I first heard the first song – ‘...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The Orphans: Coming into the light

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No matter how many – or how few – gigs you see in a life, very few of them will move you to tears. At The Orphans’ show in Parramatta last S...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Caitlin Harnett at the Orphanage

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The Orphanage Sessions kicked off on Saturday 23 February with a simply stunning set by Caitlin Harnett . Caitlin is 17 years old and hails...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Madviolet: not really country, but country enough

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A few weeks ago I attended a cosy little gig at the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. The drawcard was Madviolet , a duo from the Maritime Prov...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Sydneysiders, take heed: The Orphanage Sessions are coming!

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While in Tamworth I was given a postcard-sized flyer for something called The Orphanage Sessions, a new series of gigs organised by Sydney d...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Tamworth report: Up-and-comers

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Country music – Australian country music, at least - is unique in the amount of opportunities it affords young people to get a musical educa...

Tamworth report: Danny Widdicombe

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The Tamworth Hotel, 25 January When he arrived in Tamworth Danny Widdicombe had no idea he was going to play the afternoon slot at the Tamwo...