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Almanac Music: Jeff Lang at the Trinity Sessions

April 30, 2021 by 2 Comments

With live music slowly making a comeback, Greg A went to see Jeff Lang perform as part of the Trinity Sessions. He was blown away by Lang’s marvellous musical skills on a fine night.

Almanac Music: Live again with Died Pretty

April 28, 2021 by 5 Comments

Remember live music? Died Pretty finally got to play their much delayed gig at the Croxton Park Hotel. Mick Symons was glad to be there.

Almanac Memoir (and Music): ‘Maybe’ by Split Enz

April 2, 2021 by 2 Comments

This Friday’s piece from KD, although quite brief, covers a great deal of territory, including mid-1970s Sydney, the Opera House, King’s Cross, a family holiday, and an encounter with early Split Enz.

Almanac Music: ‘The Weight” (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) – The Band

March 30, 2021 by 5 Comments

‘Music from the Big Pink’ was the first album released by The Band and includes their timeless classic ‘The Weight. Have a listen to a live version of this classic song.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories at the Bendigo Writers Festival

March 30, 2021 by 2 Comments

The Bendigo Writers Week is shortly upon us. The Stereo Stories Team is part of the programme and will be presenting ten stories in stereo.

Almanac Music: Brian Cadd at the Trinity Sessions

March 28, 2021 by 7 Comments

Greg A reports on Brian Cadd’s performance at The Trinity Sessions in Adelaide.

Almanac Footy: One quarter at a time

March 22, 2021 by 3 Comments

The ups and downs of Round 1’s Essendon v Hawthorn clash have driven Rick Kane to riff on popular verse.

Almanac Music (Jazz): ‘St James Infirmary’ by Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five (1928)

March 19, 2021 by 4 Comments

In this Friday’s column, KD looks at a jazz standard recorded by Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five in 1928, ‘St James Infirmary’. Since then, there have been hundreds of recordings of this song.

Almanac Music: Vale Doug Parkinson

March 16, 2021 by 1 Comment

A song, a voice, a poster and a host of memories flooded Ian Hauser’s mind this morning after he heard that Doug Parkinson died last night aged 74.

Almanac Music: Vale Pierre Baroni – PBS FM Soulgroove ’66

March 13, 2021 by 8 Comments

Adam Fox pays a heartfelt tribute to Pierre Baroni, one of the stalwarts of the community radio scene in Melbourne for many years with his well-loved program, ‘Soulgroove ’66’.