Review published 2015 in Folk Rag (folkrag.org) One Step Forward, the (mainly) a cappella group of Maree Robertson, Ann Bermingham and John Thompson were a Brisbane based folk ensemble from 1990 to 1995. Focused on powerful three part vocal harmony arrangements of songs both personally and globally polemical and political, they proved that it was possible to be passionate and […]
Mini Commute to Work Reviews
Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus – Round Trip
31 March, 2016
Today's commute to work soundtrack (half the album got me home last night from the gorgeous performance by Tony McManus & Beppe Gambetta at The Danish Cub, Brisbane!!) I've seen Tony in various guises, solo & in duo…
Sadie & Jay – Curious
3 March, 2016
The soundtrack to my commute to work this week - "Curious" by the extraordinarily talented Sadie & Jay (Sadie Gwynn Jones and David "Jay" Penman).
I bought the album after mixing their performance at the first Folk…
Kate Heart (Self-titled EP)
The soundtrack to my commute this morning (5 November, 2015).
Kate Heart's eponymous 5 track EP (I got to hear it twice in the 40 minute drive!!) Big drums, jangly guitars (electric & acoustic), lovely songwriting, and a gorgeous voice…
The Casuarinas – Into The Clearing
Mini Review by Ian Dearden
The soundtrack to my commute to work today - the mini-LP "Into The Clearing" by Brisbane group The Casuarinas. Proudly recorded AAA (multitrack tape, mixed to a master tape, mastered to a lacquer & pressed to…
Interviews
Glenn Cardier – Trad & Now Interview
Interview by Ian Dearden for Trad & Now, Vol. 11 No. 9 When I mentioned to a friend of similar vintage to me that I was about to interview Glenn Cardier, the friends reaction was instantaneous “He’s dead, isn’t he?”. Well I’m here to report that not only are the rumours of Glenn’s demise exaggerated, […]
Glenn Cardier – Audio Technology Interview
Interview by Ian Dearden for Audio Technology magazine Issue #91 (December 2012) Glenn Cardier is a working class lad from Brisbane, who after appearing in Hoadley’s Battle of the Sounds, and on Channel 9’s New Faces, entered into a national songwriting competition on Bandstand. Glenn didn’t win the competition, but he did score a major […]
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