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Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part 3: Ten Songs About Flawed Humanity

April 21, 2023 by 29 Comments

‘Part 3 – Ten Songs About Flawed Humanity’ is the third article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to imperfect humanity. Almanac readers are welcome to add to Kevin Densley’s list.

Almanac Music: BluesFest Melbourne Review

April 17, 2023 by 4 Comments

‘BluesFest’ Melbourne is the first attempt in many years to establish a platform for artists performing at BluesFest in Byron Bay to perform in Victoria. Keiran Croker went along to the festival and reviews the weekend shows.

Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils

April 14, 2023 by 39 Comments

‘Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils’ is the second article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac, to appear over successive weeks. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to devils in some way. Almanac readers are warmly welcomed to add to Kevin Densley’s list.

Almanac (Musical) Life: National Folk Fest 2023 and a belated life experience

April 13, 2023 by 5 Comments

The Thurlows are in Canberra to see daughter Lauren, a very talented saxophonist, play with This Way Orkestra at the National Folk Fest.

Almanac Music: Bob Dylan’s ‘Nashville Skyline’ Anniversary

April 11, 2023 by 2 Comments

Bob Dylan’s ‘Nashville Skyline’ was released this week 54 years ago. ‘I Threw It All Away’ from the album is one of Col Ritchie’s all time favourite Dylan songs.

Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part I: Ten Songs About Angels

April 7, 2023 by 32 Comments

‘Part 1: Ten Songs About Angels’ is the first article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac, to appear over successive weeks. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to angels in some way. Almanac readers are warmly welcomed to add to Kevin Densley’s list.

Almanac Music: The Stereo Stories Gazette

April 5, 2023 by 1 Comment

Vin Maskell presents an update for Almanackers of the latest news and happenings in the ‘Stereo Stories’ world.

Almanac Music: Vale – Keith Reid: co-writer of ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’

April 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Keith Reid, co-writer of one of the greatest songs ever, ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, has passed away.

Almanac Music: Numerical Songs from 1 – 10

March 31, 2023 by 31 Comments

Col Ritchie has come up with a list of songs incorporating numbers in their titles in numerical order from 1 to 10.

Almanac Music: Songs and Cars

March 24, 2023 by 31 Comments

Cars – like teenagers and high school – are a common feature in songs of the rock‘n’roll era. In this Friday’s column, KD writes about songs and cars, and, as usual, welcomes comments from Almanac readers.