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Almanac Music: Flaming June (Song Lyric)

May 5, 2022 by Kevin Densley 2 Comments

Once in a blue moon, Kevin Densley offers one of his song lyrics for Footy Almanac readers to ponder. This one, ‘Flaming June’, was written in about 1990, and strongly influenced by one of his favourite paintings of the time.

Almanac Music: 2022 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – First weekend

May 3, 2022 by Colin Ritchie 1 Comment

The 2022 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival commenced last weekend and Col presents some clips from JazzFest to whet our appetites.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Vital Brits and a Non Brit – Nick Drake, John Martyn, Billy Bragg, Joe Henry

May 3, 2022 by Retrotrev 6 Comments

More fabulous music from Trevor Blainey in his ‘Not Quite Bob’ series; this week three Brits and a non-Brit.

Almanac Music: Robert Earl Keen – ‘The Road Goes On And On’

April 26, 2022 by Colin Ritchie 1 Comment

‘The Road Goes On And On’ by Robert Earl Keen is the best put down song by anyone since ‘Positively 4th Street’ by Bob. It’s a cracker!

Almanac Music: Jim Johnson, ‘Leprechaun Lullaby’ and Bert

April 20, 2022 by John Harms Leave a Comment

The sad passing of Bert Newton (1938 – 2021) recently triggered some very strong memories for our 86 year old enthusiast (enthusiastic across all aspects of life) Jim Johnson.

Almanac Music: Susan Cowsill – The Flower Lady

April 19, 2022 by Colin Ritchie 1 Comment

One of the joys of attending a festival is coming across hidden treasures when you least expect them – Susan Cowsill at JazzFest in 2019 was one such act for Col.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Americana Part 2: The Long Ryders, Ray La Montagne, Kurt Vile, Jason Isbell

April 16, 2022 by Retrotrev 9 Comments

Some more fantastic Americana music from Trevor Blainey as he continues his wonderful ‘Not Quite Bob’ series.

Almanac Music: Deconstructing The Beatles’ Song ‘Rain’

April 15, 2022 by Kevin Densley 2 Comments

In this Friday’s column, KD puts The Beatles song ‘Rain’ under the microscope, and concludes that it is ‘certainly one of the most influential songs of the 1960s, or maybe, the entire rock/pop era’, even if it was originally the B-side of the ‘Paperback Writer’ single.