I first heard about Archie through my guitar player, Steve Connolly, who’d seen him on a TV show called Blackout and said, “You gotta hear this guy.” We wanted to do something special for our Hamer Hall show in 1990…
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Took The Children Away (1990) – Archie Roach
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Solid Ground (2024) – Gaby Moreno
So there I was the other day watching a film, and during the ads I did what I often do – a bit of channel hopping. My last stop is usually the film & arts channel. There I landed on…
It Never Rains (1982) – Dire Straits
It Never Rains is another long rock epic for which Dire Straits became known. It follows a familiar pattern: a slow, spacious opening built around piano and organ chords, then a gradual build toward extended guitar work near the end.…
After the Gold Rush (1970) – Neil Young
After the Gold Rush is a moving piano ballad and the title track from Young’s third studio album. Not to take anything away from some of Neil Young’s more epic and guitar-driven songs, but I have always found that when…
Northern Star (1999) – Melanie C
My favourite Spice Girl is back after a short break. Known as Mel C (Sporty Spice) in the Spice Girls, she records as Melanie C as a solo artist. The last song I featured here, Never Be the Same Again,…
Too Low For Zero (1983) – Elton John
The title track is not only my number one from the record, but one of my all-time favourite Elton songs. Having my own dips and doubts, I relate to it a lot and I like where it takes me. You…
I Give It All To You (1982) – Kenny Marks
If I could journey back through timeAnd gather all I once called mineI know today that You would findIt all belongs to You I Give It All To You is a contemporary Christian song from the late American Christian singer-songwriter…
It Don’t Come Easy (1971) – Ringo Starr
In a 2005 interview with Rolling Stone, Paul McCartney recalled Keith Richards saying to him: “Do you know the difference between your band and ours, man? You had four frontmen, and we only had one.” After The Beatles split in…
Saint Dominic’s Preview (1972) – Van Morrison
Saint Dominic’s Preview begins as a rich, piano-driven piece before gradually unfolding into a folk-rock song with strong elements of soul and jazz. It moves forward as a loose, stream-of-consciousness narrative, giving Van Morrison’s voice plenty of space to shine.…
Tonight Will Be Fine (2005) – Leonard Cohen (Ft. Teddy Thompson)
One of my first proper forays into the life and music of Leonard Cohen was the tribute concert documentary I’m Your Man (2005), which I’ve mentioned here on many occasions. One of the first performances from the concert that made…
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