AMANDA DWECK

  Building a “scene” involves lots of facets.  It involves recognising that a “scene” should exist when there is no real organisation.   Australian blues music...

"Scars Of The Soul"  During the 1960s and 1970s, the protest song focused mostly on Vietnam.  At the time there were other little known protest...

Further research is needed for this study on the roots of Australian folk music.  According to Keesing and Strathern (1998) in Cultural Anthropology: A...

The language of blues music is extemporization, a conversation between the instruments, musicians’ and audience.  Adrian Keating performs electric violin with Geoff Achison on...

American blues music in the beginning represented the oppression and suffering felt by freed slaves and African-American people.   Among other things, I suggest blues...

“KEEP THE FAITH” Anon and Dutch Tilders What does it mean to “Keep The Faith”?My initial thoughts about the function of early blues music on the...

Speaking In Tongues The Australian blues music community is a family.  I have been incredibly privileged to have interviewed some of Australia’s professional musicians.   The...

Blues for Lost Souls* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCoEv9X2tUDownhome Duo - "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" InstrumentalGospel music represents “hope”.   Hope for a better life to come, hope...

"There's no problems, only Solutions"  John Lennon "Watching The Wheels Go Round" On Saturday 3rd August, several blues bands have donated their time and will be...

CHAIN 1971(Photo courtesy of Philip Morris)At age sixteen, Matt Taylor would frequent a fish shop near his house in Springhill, Brisbane. The fish shop...