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“You have to be very versatile in Australia as a musician. You can’t afford to put all your eggs in the soloist basket because you’ll starve if you do, or at the least get bored. That forces you into something that turns out to be really quite a virtue and that is having to play together with other people in ensembles. And that has tremendous benefits.” Australian guitarist Timothy Kain celebrated his 70th birthday on 25th January this year and has so much to celebrate. He’s had a terrific career as a soloist, a duo guitarist with the likes of John Williams and many other great Australian instrumentalists, and he’s the founder of Guitar Trek, Australia’s unique and pioneering guitar quartet. ....
Music reviews: Glen Hansard, Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla and more We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 22, 2021 4.25pm Normal text size FOLK ROCK ★★★★ What this Opera House show offered was the physical punch of a full band, with brass and strings, led by a rousing collectivist singer, matched with the close-quarters personal effect of a solo show where Hansard centred everything in a one-on-one atmosphere of joy and wonder. As someone who was there, I can confirm hearing it again still induces shivers. In When Your Mind’s Made Up, which begins small, eases into a light jazz groove over which guitar sparkles, and then increases its tempo, temperature and force until it twice peaks, Hansard and band push through everything. In ....
The year with the black hole at its heart We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss The year with the black hole at its heart Normal text size Advertisement Speaking after a live-stream concert at the end of May, the super-versatile percussionist Jess Ciampa guessed that in the year prior to the lockdown he d had only a single day off. Then, for the next seven weeks, he had zero interaction with other musicians. Some players went for more than nine months without performing, and countless albums were delayed in the hope performing in support of the release might become possible. In many parts of the world they re still waiting. ....