Category: Music & Dance
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Andy Irvine – On Songwriting, The Road & Woodie Guthrie
In this interview, Andy Irvine chats with Ruth Hazleton about Australia, songwriting, traditional song and his lifetime passion for the songs of Woody Guthrie. It features three songs: ‘Gunshot Creek’, ‘Banks of Bann’ & ‘Polly on the Shore’. From his website: “ANDY IRVINE is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a…
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Super Rats – Romanian lautari music, 145 Strings & biscuits
This interview features Tim Meyen and Pip Thompson from Super Rats – discussing Romanian (Roma) lautari music, the complexities of learning traditional music from different cultures, and the surprising merits of the humble lemon crisp biscuit. Super Rats is a pun. It sounds like the Romanian word supărați, meaning “annoyed ones”. ‘Lautari’ music comes from…
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Zulya Kamalova – Tatar Songs From Childhood
Stuck in lockdown in Melbourne, I’ve been listening to a lot more music at home – particularly in the evenings while I potter about, preparing food in the kitchen. After interviewing Zulya last week, I decided to revisit her earliest album, Aloukie. Not having heard it for many years I was absolutely delighted to listen…
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Áine Tyrrell – Identity, Songwriting & Reading the Comments
Since arriving in Australia from Ireland in 2010, Áine Tyrrell has become a popular presence at Australian festivals and venues. She is proudly bold, outspoken and her songs have been described as “anthems for humanity”. In February 2019, Áine released Return to the Sea; her third studio release. Throughout the album, there is a clear narrative that explores…
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Paddy Montgomery – Turkish Instrumentation & Music
Melbourne musician and multi-instrumentalist Paddy Montgomery talks to A Hidden Culture about his video submission for Sala Fest (Turkey) – the background of the music itself and the instruments featured in the performance. Paddy is a Melbourne based multi-instrumentalist specializing in a variety of genres. Proficient in regional Greek, Turkish and Balkan music, along with…
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Halloween in Australia? It’s been here much longer than you might think…
Earlier this month, farmer Rusty Dredge was preparing to harvest around 150,000 jack-o’-lantern pumpkins on his farm near Broome, WA. Most of these pumpkins will have now made their way to homes in Western and South Australia where they’ve been stabbed, hacked at, and lovingly transformed into ghoulish lanterns for Halloween. A steadily growing celebration in Australia, many…
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