It's nice to hear piano. I forget how few piano players there are in the wild until I hear one and then it feels like a lovely surprise. It's also nice to hear someone else playing your instrument. I lent my keyboard to Alan Reid, a wonderful Scottish musician, for a house concert tonight and
I feel very lucky that I get to work with these two gents. Both fine musicians and wonderful people. Twas an absolute pleasure to spend the afternoon playing French tunes with them today for Bastille Day.
This is about the nicest thing anyone could ever say to me at a gig: "You brought joy into my day." Bringing joy is an enormous part of why I play music. And I find so much joy in meeting all kinds of people at my gigs.
I love seeing really good musicians who play with smiles. The members of Good Behavior are all top musicians and also really excellent humans who outwardly love what they do.
Good live music is so good. Scott Cook's gig tonight at the Ararat Town Hall was quietly wonderful at every level. Great venue, beautiful sound, excellent songs, and two warm-hearted, skilled musicians sharing their music generously with the audience. It's like having your heart tucked up in a big, warm blanket.(And now I have a
Apart from having a fabulous name, Derek Gripper is an amazing guitarist. He's playing in the cracks. In the gaps of various African, Western and just plain beautiful musics. The resulting sound that is intriguing and compelling, and while at first it seemed he wasn't going to talk much, as the concert went on he
It's the second day of 38 degrees and everyone is tired from the first week back at school. Hot, sweaty and tired, we tootled off to a delightful gig lead by one of my favourite musicians, Melbourne guitarist Jon Delaney. Gypsy jazz and jazzy Beach Boys played beautifully in a wonderful room. The small people
There is a gorgeous little live music venue two blocks from my house. Tonight was a magical concert of Argentine folk music - a mix of new and old songs played with heart by some excellent musicians. It was an intimate, gentle gig where you could see the joy in the musicians as they played.
That's you! You make me happy! It's always a pleasure to play for the diverse mix of people who come to my gigs (and this all applies to you too, the people who read my blog). Tonight was no exception - from the jolly group of birthday party women, to the regular attendees and new
I'm opening the show tonight for Pete Daffy. Not only a great musician with an incredible voice, he's also a very good friend of mine. It's such a pleasure to play a gig with people I love, and it's also very special - I love their music, love their smiles, and love their hearts. Here
