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August 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Better Already – The Songs of Al Park 

Various Artists:  Better Already: The Songs of Al Park  ALP Records/Southbound  An intriguing compilation, this. One that works very well too – the songs are fine, strong, interesting. Sometimes great. But the talent involved would mean fans would want to get on board anyway. Delaney Davidson, Marlon Williams, Barry Saunders, Adam McGrath….it’s a package-tour without the tour. This […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adam McGrath, Al Park, Album Review, ALP Records, Barry Saunders, Better Already, Better Already: The Songs of Al Park, Christchurch, Delaney Davidson, Lyttelton, Marlon Williams, Southbound, The Songs of Al Park, Tribute, Tribute Album, V/A, V/A: Better Already - The Songs of Al Park, Various, Various Arists, Various Artists, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album, Album Review, Barry Saunders, Beat Rhythm Fashion, Caroline Easther, Caroline Easther: Lucky, Debut, Drums, Good World Music, Guitar, https://carolineeasther.bandcamp.com/releases, Let's Planet, Lucky, Singing, Solo, The Chills, Veralines, Vocals, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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. 
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Barry Saunders, Country, Delaney Davidson, Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders (May 11, Live Gig, Live Review, May 11, Meow, NZ Tour, Saturday, The Warratahs, Tour, Wellington, Wgtn, Word Gets Around, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Barry Saunders, Beat Rhythm Fashion, Caroline Easther, Chat, Conversation, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, ep 158, Hobnail Boots, Interview, La Petite Chocolat, Let's Planet, Music, Musician, Simon Sweetman, Songwriter, Spines, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 158, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 158 – Caroline Easther, T Leaf T, The Chills, The Warratahs, Throw, Verlaines, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2015, Barry Saunders, DJ Set, Eb & Sparrow, Ebony Lamb, Kiwi, LP, NZ, Record, Sun/Son, The Sun, The Vinyl Countdown # 626, Vinyl, Wellington ·

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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’ […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), Barry Saunders, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist: San Fran, DJing, Eb & Sparrow, Friday, Gig, LP, LPs, Records, San Fran, September 23, Vinyl, Warratahs ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Barry Saunders, Beat Rhythm Fashion, Body Electric, Dave Dobbyn, Fat Freddy's Drop, Flying Nun, Front Lawn, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jews Brothers, Jive Bombers, Jon Mcleary, Midge Marsden Band, Muttonbirds, Nambassa, Negative Theatre, Neil Finn, New Zealand Music, New Zealand Music Commission, New Zealand Music Month, New Zealand On Air, NZMM, Orchestra of Spheres, Radio With Pictures, Rip It Up, Shona Laing, Six Volts, Sneaky Feelings, Songwriting, Spines, Steroids, The Chills, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110 New Zealand Music Month, The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival, The Spines, Tim Finn, TrinityRoots, Verlaines, War Stories, War Stories # 110, Writing ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Barry Saunders, Brokenwood Mysteries, Canada, Canadian, Church Tour, Conversation, Country, Country Music, Delaney Davidson, Don't Be Afraid, Dynamite!, Ep # 19, Episode 19, Episode Nineteen, Interview, Marlon Williams, Music Family, Nashville, NZ, Podcast, Red Dirt Angel, Score, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 19 – Tami Neilson, Tami Neilson, The Kitchen Table Sessions, TV ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Barry Saunders, Brent Eccles, Delaney Davidson, Eccles Entertainment, Gig Review: The Church Tour (October 5, Marlon Williams, Monday October 5, Old Saint Paul's, Tami Neilson, The Church Tour, The Warratahs, Tuesday October 6, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Barry Saunders, Caroline Easther, Chris O'Connor, Gig, Guest Blog, Jon Mcleary, Music, Review, Riki Gooch, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 54 Tora Tora Tora - Part Two, Tora, Tora Tora Tora, War Stories, War Stories # 54, Writing ·

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January 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1674

The Warratahs, The Only Game In Town (1987) I can remember the TV and magazine ads and clips for this album and whilst I was not raised on anything resembling country this appealed. It would be a long time before I heard the album but I always wanted to like The Warratahs before I even […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, Barry Saunders, Hands Of My Heart, Kiwi Country, LP, NZ, The Only Game In Town, The Warratahs, Vinyl, Wayne Mason ·

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