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Everyday Obits: Eulogy for June Georgina Blainey

March 17, 2023 by 5 Comments

Trevor Blainey remembers his wonderful mother, June Georgina Blainey, with great love, in the eulogy he gave at her funeral a few months ago.

Almanac Music: How Low Can You Go? ‘Way Down’ – Elvis Presley’s Last Single

March 17, 2023 by 6 Comments

This Friday’s music piece from KD concerns the last Elvis single released before his passing, and its importance in musical history, as well as raising the issue of the bass voice in songs of the rock ‘n’ roll era.

Almanac Music: Ooby Dooby Shoop Shoop

March 10, 2023 by 44 Comments

This Friday’s music article by KD deals with songs in which vocal sounds and/or deliberate verbal nonsense are an important component. We all know such songs, and readers are invited to add to the list Kevin has compiled.

Almanac Music: Coffee House Blues and the Sounds of Nina at the Adelaide Fringe

March 9, 2023 by 2 Comments

With a tasty special Wheaty’s beer in one hand, Peter Crossing shares his experience seeing the likes of Cal Williams jnr showing off what he can do as a blues guitarist and a talented performance by Apphia Campbell who showcased the life and songs of Nina Simone at the Adelaide Fringe Festival

Almanac Music: Catchy

March 3, 2023 by 22 Comments

In this Friday’s piece, KD writes about what makes a song catchy, and discusses some of the catchiest songs he knows, then invites Almanackers to put forward ones of their own.

Almanac Music: A Complex Kiwi Treasure

February 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Ian Wilson reviews The Chills concert from a few days ago and also provides a history of the band and songs.

Almanac Music: Scenes from an Australian Eden – The Seekers Performing ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’ at Chateau Yaldara, Barossa Valley, 1967

February 17, 2023 by 4 Comments

In 1967, for a TV show, The Seekers filmed a version of ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’ at Chateau Yaldara in the Barossa Valley. KD elaborates upon this beautiful song performed in a lovely setting.

Almanac Music: ‘Red River Shore’ – Bob Dylan

February 7, 2023 by 4 Comments

Col has discovered a new Bob Dylan classic that amazingly had passed him by.

Almanac Comedy: My Favourite Comedies #8

February 7, 2023 by 4 Comments

Number #8 on Ian Wilson’s list of his #27 Favourite Comedies is one of the greats in the field, Peter Cook. This will undoubtably bring a smile to your face.

Almanac Music: ‘I Forgot to Remember to Forget’ – It Began with Elvis

February 3, 2023 by 9 Comments

In this week’s Friday piece, KD looks at six versions of a song that was Elvis Presley’s first Number 1 hit and recorded down the years by numerous other artists, including Johnny Cash and The Beatles.