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Posted on 2 September 202225 November 2022

Henry Lawson Rock (Lyrics)

Your memory still lives in this rock
Myth or truth – it matters not
Kanimbla Valley’s vast divide
Recalls a time the world was wide. Continue reading “Henry Lawson Rock (Lyrics)”

Posted on 10 October 202125 November 2022

Kurt Jacob, Hohner Harmonicas and Me

The Kurt Jacob Portrait Melbourne 1937

Kurt Jacob had only recently arrived in Melbourne from Germany to start the first official Hohner Agency, when he was approached one day in 1937, while walking along a Melbourne street, by Horace Pearson. Continue reading “Kurt Jacob, Hohner Harmonicas and Me”

Posted on 13 June 202117 December 2022

Gary Shearston: Best of All Trades

Rouseabout RRR46 (2009)

review  ©️Jim Low *

The last studio recordings made by Australian singer-songwriter Gary Shearston came out in 2001. In 2007 a selection of Gary’s recorded work was released in recognition of his valuable contribution to Australian music.

Continue reading “Gary Shearston: Best of All Trades”
Posted on 22 April 202018 December 2022

The Broken Soldier (Lyrics)

The stone works mentioned in this song were crafted by a returned World War One soldier named William Shirley. They are in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park New South Wales.

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