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July 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Songs For Nobodies: Theatre

Songs For Nobodies Direction: Ross Gumbley (written by Joanna Murray-Smith) Circa Theatre; Circa One (July 7 – August 4) [Ali-Cat Productions Ltd] Ali Harper here performs ten roles, a dozen voices, as – variously – the famous singers Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Maria Callas. But she is also the “nobodies”, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ali Cat Productions Ltd, Ali Harper, Billie Holiday, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Country, Daniel Hayles, Edith Piaf, Jazz, Joanna Murray-Smith, Johnny Lawrence, Judy Garland, Lance Philip, Marias Callas, Music, Musical, NZ Tour, Opera, Patsy Cline, Play, Review, Ross Gumbley, Songs For Nobodies, Songs For Nobodies: Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening

I started this thing a while ago where I decided I was going to name ten albums important to me (and important for me) in a particular musical genre. I started with hip-hop (see here). And then I decided to do my list of seminal and sentimental metal albums (see here). And most recently it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 89/93: An Anthology, American Recordings, Buckle Up, Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening, Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, Country, Country Music, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Essence, Gold, Hank Williams, Heartbreaker, Johnny Cash, Little Sparrow, Lucinda Williams, Modern Sounds In Country And Western, Patsy Cline, Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits, Ray Charles, Ryan Adams, Teatro, Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening, The Ultimate Collection, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Willie Nelson, Wrecking Ball ·

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May 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Cyndi Lauper: Detour

Cyndi Lauper Detour Sire/Warners I’m a huge Cyndi Lauper fan – but I couldn’t tolerate Memphis Blues, she hiccupped her way through a range of blues classics that was, at best, comical but mostly just insulting. It undersold Cyndi’s true talent too – she’s a great singer, a strong character voice with an innate theatricality. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Alison Krauss, Chad Cromwell, Country, Covers, Cyndi Lauper, Detour, Emmylou Harris, Jewel, Memphis Blues, Patsy Cline, Tony Brown, Tribute, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Willie Weeks ·

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October 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Tami Neilson: Don’t Be Afraid

Tami Neilson Don’t Be Afraid Neilson Records/Southbound If the brand new album, Don’t Be Afraid isn’t quite as good – as a whole – as last year’s tremendous Dynamite! then, at the very least, it contains a small handful of moments that, taken individually, provide greater highlights. And with time it’ll feel every bit as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ben Edwards, Ben Woolley, Church Tour, Country, Dave Khan, Delaney Davidson, Don't Be Afraid, Dynamite!, Jay Neilson, Joe McCallum, Marlon Williams, Neilson Records, Patsy Cline, Praise & Blame, Red McKelvie, Ron Neilson, Southbound, Tami Neilson, Tom Jones ·

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