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
Rebecca Wright & Donald McKay – Over Burns and Braes
My 'commute to work' soundtrack over the past couple of days - this stunningly gorgeous album by Rebecca Wright & Donald McKay called 'Over Burns and Braes'.
The recording quality is superb (recorded, mixed & mastered by Pix Vane…
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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