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Celebrate Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Gordon Lightfoot (17 November, 1938 – 1 May 2023) achieved international success in folk,...
peterjhyland
May 4, 20231 min read


Celebrate Karl Berger
If you are not familiar with the name of Karl Berger, you are not alone. Sadly, I only became aware of this exceptional man by reading of...
peterjhyland
May 2, 20231 min read


The Voice - Just vote "YES"
The question to be put to the Australian people at the 2023 referendum will be: “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise...
peterjhyland
Apr 7, 20235 min read


Celebrate Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto (17 January, 1952 – 28 March, 2023) Japanese composer, record producer, actor, solo artist and one of three members of...
peterjhyland
Apr 3, 20231 min read


Celebrate Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) American jazz saxophonist and composer. Wayne Shorter appeared in the late 1950s as a...
peterjhyland
Mar 3, 20231 min read


"Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?"
This article from The Conversation sheds light on a mystery - why many people's musical tastebuds seem to be cauterized at the end of...
peterjhyland
Feb 21, 20231 min read


What we're reading: Faith, Hope and Carnage - Nick Cave & Sean O'Hagan
"Faith Hope and Carnage" (Canongate Books, Sept 2022) captures the intimate exchanges between Australian singer, songwriter, author,...
peterjhyland
Feb 16, 20231 min read


William Barton - Didgeridoo Master
He describes himself as "composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist" but perhaps the Australian didgeridoo master William...
peterjhyland
Feb 10, 20231 min read


On & On - Jose James, Erykah Badu & Alice Coltrane
On his new album, Jose James pays homage to Arykah Badu and Alice Coltrane, by reworking seven of the former's classic songs and...
peterjhyland
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Black History Month: A Playlist
History isn't only written in the pages of library books or captured on film or in documentaries - it also lives and breathes in song....
peterjhyland
Feb 2, 20231 min read


Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets
If you are fortunate enough to live in a Muslim country for awhile, the Call To Prayer, repeated five times a day, becomes part of...
peterjhyland
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Abdullah Ibrahim
What a wonderful musician and performance!
peterjhyland
Jan 29, 20231 min read


Celebrate Five Favourites 2023
Many notable musical identities passed during 2023 including Vangelis, Betty Davis, Chris Bailey (of The Saints), Mark Lanegan, Glen...
peterjhyland
Jan 18, 20232 min read


We're reading: Bob Dylan - The Philosophy of Modern Song
Like everything Dylan, I find that The Philosophy of Modern Song is all-at-once exhilarating, surprising, illuminating, crafty and flawed...
peterjhyland
Jan 8, 20232 min read


2023: 01 January
Welcome to the new year - better than the old year! SunNeverSetsOnMusic - new and innovative music from around the world in 2023! Since...
peterjhyland
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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