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VOICE, STRINGS TAP DEEP CULTURAL SPRINGS

REVIEW: Pre-launch concert at La Mama Musica, Faraday Street, Carlton at 8pm on Monday 19 February 2013 for Gelareh Pour’s debut album, Tanin-e Melbourne Gelareh Pour on kamancheh, qeychak, voice; Brian O’Dwyer on drum kit, percussion; Andrew Polydorou on guitar and Adam Simmons on shakuhachi, bass clarinet We had a long wait on this oppressively hot and humid Melbourne evening before the doors opened and … Continue reading VOICE, STRINGS TAP DEEP CULTURAL SPRINGS

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Adam Simmons solo at fortyfivedownstairs

Monday, June 1, 2009 Adam Simmons on clarinet It was the second night of Adam Simmons’s first solo Australian tour and my train was late — 15 minutes late. At the Old Drouin Butter Factory two nights earlier, Simmons had launched his month-long tour, fielding questions from the audience as he took them on a tour of instruments selected from a grab-bag so extensive it … Continue reading Adam Simmons solo at fortyfivedownstairs

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