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We’ve been watching Rick Stein lately. Always love his programs and his simple, tasty recipes. It reminded me we haven’t had Fish Stew for a while. These flavours just bring back memories of finding a little trattoria by the sea somewhere on the coast of Italy and eating fabulous seafood with delicious soup to dip […]

Van Morrison’s MasterpiecesVince Jones and The Astral OrchestraBlue Mountains TheatreFriday, 14 February 2020 Written by Barry O’SullivanIllustrations by Lyndon Pike Australia’s foremost jazz vocalist Vince Jones is currentlyinterpreting the classic albums Astral Weeks and Moondance onstage in a series of concerts throughout Australia. Accompaniedby the musical director Matt McMahon and his own AstralOrchestra containing some […]

Celebrating the great musicians of jazz on their special day! May Birthdays Shirley HornMay 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005 “Let me whisper it. Let me sigh it. Let me sing it, my dear or I will cry it.” Shirley Horn was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz greats including […]

Gosh, it’s all rapidly changing now! Last week we looked forward to an easing by the weekend, this week it almost seems back to normal. Families have been visiting, school is going back next week and of course we can start entertaining at home. These salmon parcels are easy to put together and taste great. […]

About RobertI am 83 years old, and have been married to my beautiful bride Lib for 51 years. I have 3 married children (2 girls and a boy) and 11 grandchildren. My family has been in the Music Publishing business for over 130 years. I learnt piano from the age of 4 and have loved […]

Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works Written by David Ogilvie Despite being one of the most well-documented composers in history, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is arguably one of the most misunderstood. Invariably popular with the general public, largely because of his more emotional works, the almost hypnotic effect that he was able to induce led to serious questioning of […]