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Record Reviews

One Step Forward – Retrospective

Review published 2015 in Folk Rag (folkrag.org) One Step Forward, the (mainly) a cappella group of Maree Robertson, Ann Bermingham and John Thompson were a Brisbane based folk ensemble from 1990 to 1995. Focused on powerful three part vocal harmony arrangements of songs both personally and globally polemical and political, they proved that it was possible to be passionate and […]

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One Step Forward – One Step Forward

11 November, 2015 The soundtrack to my drive to work today - the fabulous (& briefly reformed) One Step Forward (Maree Robertson, Ann Bermingham, John Thompson). Brand new album, launched at their one off gig at Magda Community Artz…
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January 21, 2021
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Mini Reviews

Fred Smith – Home

15 September, 2014 Soundtrack for today's journey - the brand new album from the inimitable Fred Smith which dropped in my PO box this morning. Funny, sad, bittersweet, twisted, shaken, stirring, emotive & enrapturing - it's all here!!…
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Tony Cuffe – Sae Will We Yet

8 December, 2015 This album (Tony Cuffe - Sae a Will We Yet) arrived in the post this morning, & has been the soundtrack to my commute to work today. Best known as guitarist & singer of seminal Scottish folk group Ossian, Tony Cuffe…
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Mini Reviews

Michael Fix – Classic Fix

9 December, 2015 Gorgeous set from Michael Fix last night at The BUg Folk Club, & I joined the queue which bought up all the albums he'd brought for sale!! So here's one of those albums today as the soundtrack to my commute to work -…
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Interviews

Sam Buckingham – The search for meaning (Part 2)

April 13, 2021/0 Comments/by Ian Dearden

Interview by Ian Dearden Travel Sam is a seasoned traveller, not only touring around Australia in a range of formats, but also overseas. However, as she readily acknowledges, it was a big step, and perhaps not the smartest career move, to head overseas just as her music career was taking off. She admits being terrified, […]

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Sam Buckingham – The search for meaning (Part 1)

November 17, 2020/0 Comments/by Ian Dearden

Interview by Ian Dearden ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring […]

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