October 18, 2009 – 10:00 am
From the dim recesses of memory I recall that Mandawuy turned up one night while we were on tour in Sydney with an old battered guitar, a swag of great songs and a keen desire to get them heard by as many people as possible.
By Bob Gosford
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Posted in Aboriginal & Islander Art, Australian politics, Music, The Arts
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Also tagged Australian Story, Balanda, Gove Peninsula, Gunatj, Jimmy Little, Mandawuy Yunupingu, Methodist Missionary Society, Natasha Robinson, Rirratjingu, Swamp Jockeys, The Australian, Treaty, Yirrkala
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September 4, 2009 – 6:29 pm
If you are in Alice Springs this weekend you can do a lot worse than go along to the Aralauen Arts Centre and catch the Desert Mob show that will be opening there Sunday – you might be lucky and see one of Nungarrayi’s paintings in the exhibition.
By Bob Gosford
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Posted in Aboriginal & Islander Art, Art, Birds, The Arts, Yuendumu
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Also tagged Alma Nungarrayi Granites, Araluen Arts centre, Bessie Nakamarra Sims, daughter, Desart, Desert Mob, grandaughter, Kingfisher Gallery, Mother, Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters dreaming), Paddy Japaljarri Sims, Warlukurlangu Artists, Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa (Star dreaming), Yiwarra - Milky Way Dreaming, Yuendumu
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Over the last few years, Paul Kelly has performed a series of unique shows under the banner ‘A to Z’, whereby he sings 100 songs from his catalogue in alphabetical order over 4 nights.
February 20, 2009 – 6:09 pm
Often as not now I shed a quiet tear when I hear this – a testament to Paul’s power with words and notes – I’d love to hear how other people react to it…
January 12, 2009 – 10:59 am
Martin has the bad back that I should have from too many years of carrying black boxes around.
Martin being back in Geelong reminds me of the last time we were there together – it was sometime in the summer of 1981-82 and we were doing a gig with the Laughing Clowns (he) and The Birthday Party (me) at the Eureka Hotel.
By Bob Gosford
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Posted in Fun stuff, The Law
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Also tagged Alejandro Valverde, Alexander Vinocourov, Geelong Advertiser, Giro d'Italia, J M Coetzee, Jeffrey Wegener, John Sebastian, Martin Hardie, Old & New Dreams, Ornette Coleman, Paris - Roubaix, Slade, Spinoza, St Paul, The Birthday Party, The Laughing Clowns, Timor Leste, Vuelta d Espana
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December 31, 2008 – 7:17 am
I caught up with Paul Kelly recently and asked him a few questions…including: Tell me something you’ve never told anyone else before. PK – No!
