The author of 'Trainspotting' and Ireland's gift to Melbourne's music scene....

Combining the musical talents of Mamadou Diabate, Bobby Singh, and Jeff Lang, we heard the track 'Adventure' from their self titled debut album....

A musical feast!...

From his fab debut album 'Get Out While You Can' Dan gets sweet with the whimsical 'Old Fitzroy.'...

Prior to them leaving to live in New York for two years, we played a song from their debut album 'Dear Hamlyn' called 'I Found You.' Their final show is tonight in Melbourne....

Thierry ( 'Titi' ) Robin addresses 'a very loaded symbol' on his extraordinary <em>Kali Sultana</em>. 'She represents the beauty every artist seeks ... she can be very violent, but this violence also makes it possible to express and to resolve things.' Robin says 'It is very important to express ...

Giorgos Xylouris spent some years in Melbourne, but home is a mountain village in Crete, where his is a very significant musical family. <em>If I Greet The Mountains</em> finds an arresting singer, gifted composer &amp; highly-skilled lutenist right at home, in good company. Giorgos Xylouris ...

Long before Buena Vista Social Club ( a phenomenon this band helped hatch ) Sierra Maestra was already Cuba's pre-eminent acoustic 'roots music' band. On <em>Sonando Ya</em> they embrace young songsmiths, but the band's <em>son</em>-centric signature sound is not much-changed ...&amp; ...

In a very different, very English way, Chris Wood is one of Mose Allison's very few peers: a fellow songwriter of genius. A superb singer/guitarist, he leads an unusual quartet on <em>Handmade Life</em> - Wood's quietly powerful 'reality check' against 'how virtual everything has become.' As ...

Images of the Golden Plains festival, held on the Nolan family farm near Meredith....