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July 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 221: Dryw McArthur

Welcome to episode 221 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 […]
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November 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other

Rhiannon Giddens w/ Francesco Turrisi There Is No Other Nonesuch From her time with Carolina Chocolate Drops and now through her solo albums and shows Rhiannon Giddens spans decades and bridges musical genres bringing both a warmth and show-stopping dazzle to the old-time music of Americana past. She’s been a TV star (Nashville), an opera-trained […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Americana, Banjo, Country, Davy Graham, Folk, Francesco Turrisi, Joni Mitchell, Nonesuch, Percussion, Rhiannon Giddens, Rhiannon Giddens w/ Francesco Turrisi, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other, Shirley Collins, There Is No Other, Traditional, voice, World, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Scott Mulvahill: Himalayas

Scott Mulvahill  Himalayas  West Sterling Music  Scott Mulvahill is a freakish talent – blessed with a great voice and phenomenal bass playing skills. And he puts them together to bottle lightning across a lot of Himalayas.  His pedigree is assured – you don’t spend any amount of time playing in Ricky Skaggs’ band unless you are the fucking best. And Mulvahill sure […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Himalayas, Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Scott Mulvahill, voice, West Sterling Music, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 95 – Gavin Rutherford

Welcome to episode 95 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Gavin Rutherford, he’s a Wellington-based actor closely associated with Circa Theatre – but maybe you’ve seen him across film and TV appearances also. He does voice work, some directing and anything that needs […]
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February 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Voice Is Gone, Man: When Singers Can No Longer Sing

There’s a demo version of Bob Dylan singing Like A Rolling Stone, just Bob at the piano, it’s just over a minute long. I like it more than the original. It’s part of the original Bootleg series and that’s easily one of the most important collections of music I ever heard in my life. It opened doors, and worlds […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blondie, Bob Dylan, Concerts, Debbie Harry, Gone, Live, Man: When Singers Can No Longer Sing, Meat Loaf, Singing, The Pretenders, The Voice Is Gone, The Voice is Gone Man, voice, When Singes Can No Longer Sing ·

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February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 49 – Paul Ubana Jones

Welcome to episode 49 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Paul Ubana Jones. I first met Paul sometime in the late 1990s. Me and a mate had driven from Wellington to the ski-field to see him play. Four hours or so there and back. When the gig finished […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged "Singer", Acoustic, Blues, Chat, Classical, Conversation, Ep.49, Episode Forty-Nine, Folk, Guitar, Guitarist, Interview, Jones, Musician, Paul, Paul Ubana Jones, Podcast, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 49 – Paul Ubana Jones, Ubana, voice ·

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December 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Thinking of Sinead O’Connor: Happy 50th

Just as I think about the album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – the breakthrough, the first Sinead O’Connor record I heard – I go back to the album before that, The Lion And The Cobra. And then I think about 1992’s set of torch ballads and jazz standards, Am I Not Your […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 50, Am I Not Your Girl?, Faith and Courage, Gospel Oak, Happy Birthday!, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Nothing Compares 2 U, SeanNos Nua, Sinead O'Connor, The Lion And The Cobra, Thinking of Sinead O'Connor: Happy 50th, Vocalist, voice ·

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October 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 79 Vocals – Part Three; Funerals

And I’ll be there – in sunshine or in shadow When Michelle got pregnant her mother wasn’t very happy about it and didn’t want to have anything to do with me – we were not getting married and had only just met. Right after Angus was born I called Margret from the hospital and told […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Death, Dying, Funeral, Funerals, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jon Mcleary, Music, Singing, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 79 Vocals – Part Three; Funerals, The Spines, Vocals, voice, War Stories, War Stories # 79, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Weddings, Wellington ·

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September 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 77 Vocals

It’s the best time.  When you go into record the vocals over the tracks with the headphones on or when you open your lips to sing that first line at a live gig to a big crowd – there is nothing quite like it. I wasn’t blessed with any great voice and so I had […]
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September 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 821

Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Improvisations to Music (1959) Nichols and May, love them. Went through a phase, a decade or so ago, where I was looking for the old – great – comedy records. And I got onto the duo of Nichols and May, I knew about them – and of course knew about […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1959, Comedy, Elaine May, Improvisation, Improvisations to Music, LP, Mike Nichols, Nichols and May, Record, Spoken Word, The Vinyl Countdown # 821, Vinyl, voice ·

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