Mynahs local and the hated Indian mynah- actually both hated. Doves seagulls ravens ( Aussie crows) wattle birds, finches and recently a flock of as the name suggests, very colourful rainbow lorikeets.
Possums – […]

So unless an album is not available in a supermarket near you it is not worth the effort of buying? Is that your guiding principle @deramdaze ?

I was particularly impressed by that detail.

The best track on that album, by some distance, is the Congolese guitar infused Nothing But Flowers.

Never owned the original, bought Naked- meh.
Very interested to hear what Giles has done.

nice pick of a nit though @Timbar

Possibly.

Saw him one lunchtime in a small record store. Was about 2 feet away playing mainly keyboard. Not flashy at all.
Did a lovely version of Rodney Crowell’s Til I Gain Control Again. Such a sublime song.

Nowadays when I see that rooftop gig I think
1. You stupid fucks, why didn’t you do live shows ?
2. What a cop out for a live show.

Simon wordsmiths and buffs a song to perfection. For Dylan near enough is good enough so long as he thinks the feel is right. I’d put laughing Len in the former and Shakey in the latter…. Sorry @Blue-Boy did […]

Never knew this til a Pitchfork piece flashed up on FB the other day. Chevy Chase played with Becker and Fagen at Uni pre Dan I think. Apparently he had perfect pitch and time, described as an excellent drummer ver Dan.

Is this a game of spot the difference @Mike_H ?

Been a huge fan for well, decades now But ! But I can never get over learning that he wrote So Long Frank Lloyd Wright as a statement of ending the relationship with Art and had Art perform on it unknowingly. […]

How did you even know it had passed by Thep? Last comment before you was in 2018. Can’t be that quiet at the Manor that you are trawling back that far into old threads.

I seem to recall similar doubts ahead of previous tours.

A pessimist is never disappointed I suppose.

An Irish friend commented that the album the Chieftains did with Van Morrison. He contended that the Chieftains were essentially Catholic whereas Van came from an Orangeman background.

As long as it has caramel inside I don’t care.

Or album title

Not sure the home series advantage is as big as it used to be down here.
Groundsmen have proved wilfully lacking in nationalist instinct. Pitches are rarely prepared to suit our strengths.
Oh for the days of […]

Try this Hawky

Global musicologist and trumpeter Don Cherry incorporates gamelan.