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August 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 225: Ben Brown

Welcome to episode 225 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Aaron Tokona, Acast, Apple, Ben Brown, Chat, Children's Books, Conversation, Interview, Lyttelton, Maori Jesus, Memoir, NZ, Podcast, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Reading, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, South Island, Spotify, Stitcher, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 225, Sweetman Podcast # 225: Ben Brown, T Leaf T, Wellington, Write, Writer, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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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November 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 144 – Reb Fountain

Welcome to episode 144 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can get […]
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May 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117 – Emily Fairlight

Welcome to episode 117 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat I had with Emily Fairlight. She’s a Wellington-based singer/songwriter and poet. She’s recently released the fantastic Mother of Gloom album. And before that, a few years ago now, there was a self-titled debut.
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December 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 94 – Adam McGrath (The Eastern)

Welcome to episode 94 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a terrific chat with Adam McGrath of The Eastern. Adam is also a solo artist – with his debut solo record due out early next year. But for the last half-decade and more he’s been the frontman […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged "Singer", Adam McGrath, Adam McGrath (The Eastern), Americana, Chat, ChCh, Christchurch, Conversation, Country, Eastern, Ep.94, Episode Ninety-Four, Fleetwood Mac, Folk, Guitar, Henry Rollins, Hope and Wire, Interview, Jess Shanks, Le Petite Chocolat, Lyttelton, Paul Kelly, Podcast, Punk, Reb Fountain, Simon Sweetman, Songwriter, Steve Earle, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 94, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 94 – Adam McGrath (The Eastern), T Leaf T, The Eastern, Yeastie Boys ·

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November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 188 Go To New York

Whatever I write Won’t necessarily make any sense I wouldn’t lie to you And I didn’t make it last week For whatever reason No one really noticed and I couldn’t explain There wasn’t anyone else there to blame Since then we travelled south and back And had our little adventures I found myself playing the […]
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December 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 41 – Nadia Reid

Welcome to episode 41 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with singer/songwriter Nadia Reid. I guess I slowly caught on to Nadia Reid – along with most others – when I finally got around to hearing her debut album. What a record! Amazing. Sublime. Sensational. Mesmerising. All that. And more […]
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October 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 34 – Delaney Davidson

Welcome to episode 34 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This is a chat with Delaney Davidson, singer/songwriter, performing musician and producer. We talked about his work sharing songs and singing duets with Marlon Williams, co-writing and producing material with Tami Neilson and of course his own albums. But where did they come from? Where, […]
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January 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Blind Boy Paxton: NZ Tour (March, 2016)

Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton will make his New Zealand debut in March. Playing four shows (Auckland’s Tuning Fork, Thursday, March 10, The Naval Point Club in Lyttelton, Friday, March 11, Wellington’s Bodega on Saturday, March 12 and Black Barn in Havelock North, Sunday March 13) he’s well worth checking out. Playing harmonica, piano, ukulele, banjo, […]
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August 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Nadia Reid: Listen to Formation, Look For The Signs

Nadia Reid Listen to Formation, Look For The Signs Nadia Reid/Spunk Geez, just when I thought I’d totally fucking had it with this fucking desperation for so many local things to try to, erm, hitch their wagon to a country-flavour, to be written up as Americana (nonsensical as a term now, there are more Americana […]
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November 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Luckless: Vindication Blues

Luckless Vindication Blues Native Tongue Music Publishing What a thoroughly strange album this is. And I mean that as no sort of compliment at all – a confused, confusing mess of sub-80s throwback, disguised as some twist of alt-country by virtue of its maker spiriting herself away to Lyttelton, the home of hackneyed “roots” music […]
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