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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Caroline Easther: Lucky
Caroline Easther Lucky Good World Music The winning combo is having something to say – and the right way to say it; having songs and having a voice that push those songs into (the right) place. So it is with Caroline Easther’s solo debut; a long-time-coming project that collects up songs from a musician who has been steadily writing and singing […]Archive
May 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders (May 11, Wgtn)
Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders Meow; Wellington Saturday, May 11 The new album by Delaney and Barry is one of those so-obvious-it-had-to-happen ideas that happened due to the two troubadours meeting half a decade ago when on the bill together for one of the Church Tours of the country.Archive
March 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 158 – Caroline Easther
Welcome to episode 158 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. This week I have a chat with […]Archive
June 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 121 – Barry Saunders
Welcome to episode 121 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I reckon I first met Barry Saunders some 15 years ago or so. He used to come in for chats in the music store where I worked. He was a new dad. His little girl – now a university […]Archive
September 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 626
Eb & Sparrow, Sun/Son (2015) I don’t need to talk too much about this album I reviewed it last year and really like the record – but I only had the CD, I was keen to get hold of the LP. Well, just last weekend I found myself – at the last minute, very last […]Archive
September 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: San Fran, Friday, September 23, 2016
I played some country, blues and folk records down at the San Fran – then to some funk and soul at the end, as always. But I was there to just fill in around the bands – the Eb & Sparrow gig featuring Barry Saunders in support. A short, solo acoustic set from The Warratahs’ […]Archive
May 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110 New Zealand Music Month
It’s always slightly depressing to me somehow – why we need one at all and who it’s for exactly. Growing up as a kid in the sixties most of the ‘homegrown’ music we heard was local cover versions of overseas artists songs – almost like a karaoke country or lamb dressed as mutton. There were […]Archive
April 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 19 – Tami Neilson
Here’s Episode 19 of Sweetman Podcast – my chat with Tami Neilson. I caught up with Tami the morning after she played a terrific gig, accompanied by her phenomenal band. And so we talked about that – and about her time in New Zealand, the progression across the albums. We also talked about how I […]Archive
October 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Church Tour (October 5, Wgtn)
The Church Tour: Tami Neilson, Delaney Davidson, Marlon Williams and Barry Saunders Old Saint Paul’s Monday, October 5 and Tuesday October 6 This year’s Church Tour offers a great line-up and all of the acts on the bill have new material to push – in particular I’ve loved the albums from Marlon Williams and the […]Archive
April 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 54 Tora Tora Tora – Part Two
2015 Day One We arrived for the festival early on Good Friday and as we drove in there were already far more people and tents than in the previous years. We put together Spines camp in our usual northeast corner then went down to the stage to set up and sound check – we were […]Archive
January 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman