The who? The Tramp is my novel. The Tramp is my music. Working towards the latter stages of the novel's development, the manuscript is midway through its second edit, and while that is under the eagle-eye scrutiny of my editor I have begun recording the music for the CD. I plan to have them both wrapped [...]
Tiger Dreaming
Behind the Music #1
onEvery song ever written has some meaning behind it, or a reason for its being. Whether a song is driven by fame, money or a message it doesn't matter, music is a product of inspiration. So, here is the inspiration behind my composition One Old Boxer from the CD Hard to Define: A number of years ago I opened [...]
Invisible
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Festive fun
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Two years ago, occasional music buddies Rodney Greene and I were asked to play a fifteen minute pre-carols set at the Burnie Carols. No need for Christmassy songs, we were assured, 'there will be plenty throughout the evening to keep the public happy'. So we performed Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer and Crowded House's Distant Sun (which we [...]
The Bridge
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Kathy and I visited Sydney in 2010 for a weekend of sensations, smells, pints (beer) and an iconic Bridge Climb - an awesome way to see the sights and extended Sydney skyline. The unfortunate thing with the Bridge Climb is one was not permitted to take a camera, phone - even a hat unless the latter was hooked to the rather [...]
