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I am in my late 50s... and still not settled down!
Last few years I've travelled the roads of Oz camping on beaches and in the hills, mainly on the east coast.. Northern Territory, South Australia & Victoria...
I enjoy reporting on music festivals and attending

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Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: , I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, by Bright Eyes: 1 of 3

Review of brand new album SunDirtWater by Aussie band The Waifs. Recorded in Nashville, USA and featuring some of the strongest songwriting talent and musical expertise Australia has to offer! THE WAIFS SunDirtWater Jarrah Records Definitely one of my favourite Aussie bands, The Waifs have been in hiatus of late, but this we...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes 20th century developments in western music: 3 of 7

WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW: WOMADelaide 2007 Sounds Of The Planet Proving the doubters wrong, this year's festival showed that people do want an annual World music event in South Australia, and the quality of the programme certainly has not suffered by its change from a biennial happening. The celebration of global cultures...
Entertainment > Music Reviews (Other) Music festival reviews: WOMADelaide 2009: 1 of 1

The Magic of WOMADelaide 2009 The Kaurna cultural custodians of the Adelaide plains were represented by a trio of women elders, who warmly welcomed the festival-goers to the three-day event over the first weekend in March. Wrapped in dark furred cloaks Joan Lamont, Josie Agius and May Turner spoke in both Kaurna and English ...
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Artist profile: Geoffrey Gurrumul: 1 of 1

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has absorbed his Land and the world beyond through sound. Blind from birth Gurrumul, like Stevie Wonder, sees' everything around him through his ears. His experiences he then translates into music. This man of 37years does not strike one as an overly tactile person and never learned Braille, does ...
Entertainment > Album Reviews Artist profile: Juzzie Smith: 1 of 1

Juzzie Smith is a one-man band, a didjeridu player, a blower of blues harp and guitar picker... and he has released an earthy album called Happy Daze. Juzzie is also a bloke with a big grin and a lust for life. With family in tow he traverses the land in a Coaster bus. Having honed his craft busking on the street, at markets...
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Kachampo, by Tommee: 1 of 1

Artist: Tommee... Album: Kachampo... Indonesian-Australian multi-instrumentalist Tommee has put together an album of traditional sounds from his homeland. "I was born in the heart of the jungle, in a village called Bima on Sumbawa Island, which lies on the eastern side of the Indonesian archipelago," Tommee explains. "My mus...
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Musician reviews: The Waifs: 1 of 1

THE WAIFS sundirtwater Jarrah Records Definitely one of my favourite Aussie bands, The Waifs have been in hiatus of late, but this week their new album is launched. Having made a name for themselves on the festival circuit here and abroad, their ARIA award-winning 2003 release Up All Night' reached triple platinum status. Th...