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here’s no denying that John Williamson is a bona-fide legend of Australian music, but, if you needed any convincing, then this compilation is just the thing. There are few who have managed to capture the heart of our Australian-ness as Williamson and, when you listen to this catalogue of his 40-plus year career, it’s not hard to understand just why. This hefty compilation features 45 classic Williamson tracks including the likes of ‘Old Man Emu’, ‘True Blue’, ‘Rip Rip Woodchip’ and the irresistibly beautiful ballads ‘Galleries of Pink Galahs’ and ‘Cootamundra Wattle’. Given that Williamson has spent much of his career traversing this wide brown land, it’s fitting that there are a couple of live offerings included as well. The live version of his more recent track, ‘Hang My Hat in Queensland’, is a true standout, while the tracks recorded with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra bring a whole new intensity and emotion to proceedings.
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hen it comes to overachievers in the Australian music industry, there are few that can hold a candle to Clare Bowditch. Aside from her prodigious music career, the Melbournebased singer-songwriter has also just launched a new initiative, Big Hearted Business, to teach the country’s creatives how to build their business without compromising themselves; is on the board for Music Victoria; is an Ambassador for both PPCA and APRA; is a member of the ministerially-appointed Regional and Touring Arts Programs Expert Assessment Panel; as well as the Live Music Roundtable Committee; not to mention starring in the Channel 10 hit drama, ‘Offspring’. Phew. However, it is the hat of singer-songwriter that Bowditch will be wearing when she hits town for her ‘Winter Secrets’ tour early next month to promote the latest single, ‘One Little River’ from her latest album, ‘This Winter I Choose Happiness’. For the ‘Winter Secrets’ tour, which has become somewhat
of an annual institution, Bowditch will be bringing Melbourne-based wunderkind Spender along for the ride. The tour also takes the whole idea of audience participation to a new level with Bowditch offering the chance for a burgeoning talent to join her onstage to perform a cover of the latest single. Bowditch told TE that the concept for the show had been brewing in her mind for quite a few years. “When I was 19, I went to a Jeff Buckley concert and the whole time I was just wishing that he would reach down and pull me up on the stage just like Bruce Springsteen did for Courtney Cox in the ‘Dancing In The Dark’ video,” she laughed. “I think that there are some incredibly creative people that make up audiences and I guess I wanted to give them a bit of an opportunity to get out there.” Bowditch said her latest album was a continuation of her desire to always challenge herself as much as possible, musically and lyrically. “All of my albums are about creating a body of work that centres on themes, ideas and experiences that absolutely terrify me,” she said. “So, for this one, I was
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ans of the upstroke are sure to be in hog heaven this weekend when Sydney-based four-piece The AuSkas play their inaugural Newcastle headlining show, as part of the three-day Reggae Got Soul Weekender which kicks off on Friday. Described as a ska/rocksteady/ reggae outfit who perform an “exciting mix of original material and respectful interpretations of classic oldies”, The AuSkas have been building up quite a reputation as quite the formidable live act. Despite only being together since 2011, these guys bring a wealth of experience to proceedings. Guitarist Marty Fabok was a founding member of Aussie ska legends The Allniters (‘Montego Bay’ anyone?), bassist Nigel Mulvey, from the Two Tone city of Coventry in the UK cut his teeth in ska outfit Machine (featuring Silverton Hutchinson, original Specials drummer) as well as the punk band ‘Squad’ (who
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monstrous creation under his wing and educates him, the creature begins to question his existence and to yearn for a future without loneliness. His search for a life-long partner brings him back to his maker, with vengeance foremost on his mind. Director Mark Killmurray said the production would not be for the feint of heart. “The play gives the creature a voice – this is a creature that talks, that can be articulate about the way he feels, and the way he feels is very angry,” he said. “Being a horror film buff from way back, I’m very excited about this play.” ‘Frankenstein’ will be on at the Civic Theatre on Thursday, August 1 and Friday August 2. TE is giving you the chance to win a double pass to the Thursday, August 1 performance of ‘Frankenstein’. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost. com.au with ‘Frankenstein’ in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, July 30. Winners will be notified by phone.
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ith his latest album, ‘The Water’s Edge’, going great guns, Australian singersongwriter Rick Price is certainly not resting on his laurels, with a national tour underway to promote his latest single, ‘I’m Coming Home’. Speaking from down the line at his home in Nashville, Price said that the song dealt with a theme that was not only close to his heart, but something that most road-weary musicians could relate to – getting back home after a long stretch on the rock and roll highway. “I honestly think it could be the theme song for any touring musician,” Price told TE. “I mean, I absolutely love being out on the road, but I also absolutely love getting home and sleeping in my own bed – it’s a bit of a double-edged sword, but I think that when you’re out on the road for long stretches, I think it really helps you appreciate all of the people that are important in your life.” It seems as though Price may have hit a bit of a purple patch with ‘The Water’s Edge’, with fans and pundits alike praising the album – his first
studio album since 2003 – for its lyrical honesty and dexterous musicality. Price said the album is centred on a theme that he has tackled numerous times before – love – but, this time around, it was more about the celebratory aspects of love than the torch songs of love lost. “I still really love all of those break-your-heart love songs, but this time it’s more about me celebrating love rather than lamenting the loss of it. I was married a couple of years ago so that definitely plays a big part in it.” Price, who performed his first professional gig in his hometown of Beaudesert (where he was paid three dollars) said that during his years as a songwriter, he keeps falling more and more in love with the craft. “In the early days I was always about writing pop melodies – to me songwriting was about building up to a memorable and singable chorus,’ he said. “When I was growing up, aside from the radio, I was listening to the likes of Springsteen, James Taylor and Jackson Browne so, that side of things, the storytelling side of things, has been slowly creeping into my music. While I still love a great pop hook, I’m really interested in telling people a story.” Catch Rick Price when he plays at Lizotte’s Newcastle on Saturday, August 10.
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helping for an entrée, the succulent chicken breast was cooked beautifully and, served with steamed rice and a crisp salad, this entrée was a great start to the meal. Next up was the mains and, while the hot and cold seafood platter tempted with its promise of flathead fillets, prawn twists, salt and pepper squid, fresh prawns and oysters, owing to my entrée I opted for something from the land – a 250-gram Angus porterhouse. Served medium rare, the steak was cooked expertly, almost melting in
the mouth, while the addition of a rich honey mustard sauce added a complex depth of flavour to the dish that really made it stand out. Add to that some crisp fries and a fresh and zesty salad, and you have a formidable main indeed. My dining partner’s pan-seared barramundi could not have been cooked any better with its crispy skin and deliciously flaky flesh. Served in a rich sweet chilli sauce with prawns and whole cherry tomatoes, there was quite a bit going on in this dish, but it all worked perfectly.
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hat do you get when you put Frankie J Holden and Denise Drysdale on the same stage? You get a big arvo out that is chock-a-block-full of singing, dancing, and unabashed hilarity. Holden and Drysdale will be bringing their ‘Big Arvo Out’ show to Wests next month and Holden, who first came to national attention in the 70s with rock and roll revivalists Ol 55, told TE punters could expect some refreshingly unpretentious entertainment.
“I would describe it as controlled chaos,” he laughed. “For anyone that has followed Denise or myself throughout our careers will know that there will be a lot of laughs. I’ll be doing some of the old Ol 55 stuff and some rock and roll and Denise, who is such a fantastic singer and very underrated in my opinion, will also be pulling out a few surprises.” Holden, who made the leap from chartered accountancy to treading the boards, has carved out quite a name for himself as a performer, actor and television presenter, not that he ever planned it that way. “It’s just ridiculous – I’ve been doing
play and he is based on all of my uncles. My mum grew up in the New England Ranges and my uncles were all men of the land – they’d all ride like the devil and be out skinning rabbits and things like that. But I just love getting into the dialogue, rhythm and cadence of the way my uncles spoke. It’s an absolute pleasure.” Catch Frankie J Holden and Denise Drysdale at Wests, Lambton on Sunday, August 4. TE is giving you the chance to see ‘The Big Arvo Out’. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au, with ‘Arvo’ in the subject line, by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, July 30. Winners will be notified by phone.
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ll of the drama, passion and romance of that city we call New York will come to Newcastle this weekend when jazz singer extraordinaire Monica Trapaga brings her ‘Bite of the Big Apple’ to town. Trapaga told TE that she couldn’t wait to bring ‘A Bite of the Big Apple’ to Lizotte’s, as the venue was almost purpose-built for the intimate show. “Yes, I’m just so thrilled to be doing the show there – it’s just such a beautiful venue and Brian [Lizotte] obviously has the same love of music, food and wild times as me,” she laughed. Trapaga, who is perhaps best known for her long-standing role entertaining the tots on ‘Play School’, but just as much for her formidable singing career, said the show was basically a love letter to the city that never sleeps – a city that has captured her imagination since she first visited almost 20 years ago. “There are so many songs that have captured the heart, feeling and spirit of the beautiful city and the show is basically a collection of those songs. It’s such an evocative city. I remember being there in Autumn and as soon as I stepped outside the lyrics to the song ‘Autumn in New York’ just sprang to mind – it was very special.” Complimented with delicacies from her latest and second book of the same name, Trapaga added that the show would bring the tastes of Gotham
together with tales of her fearless adventures in the big city. “There are just layers and layers of amazingly interesting cultures and a fabulous connection to history in New York,” she said. “It’s a very dramatic and passionate city, and its lure is kind of hard to describe unless you’ve actually been there. I mean, I really love a lot of European cities as well but I find, with New York, it has a little bit of everything. It’s just a magical place.” Catch Monica Trapaga in ‘A Bite of the Big Apple’ at Lizotte’s Lambton on Saturday, July 27.
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say ‘child prodigy’, Capocci became a member of the highly influential Hunter-based blues rockers Johnny Green’s Blues Cowboys as well as the Torpedoes, and began performing at local pubs and hotels. A year later he was asked to play the role of Ritchie Valens in the latest Buddy Holly musical. The following year, Pat decided to venture out and form his own band, the now famous Pat Capocci Combo, and hasn’t looked back since. Catch Pat Capocci at the Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, July 27.