by Tony | Apr 2, 2024 | Tony Backhouse
A shameful case of the Australian government bending the knee to the USA: Australian citizen Dan Duggan has been in solitary confinement in a NSW maximum security prison since October 2022, with no charges on the say-so of the American government. He has not been...
by Tony | Oct 30, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
2023 was an amazing year of travel and singing for us – Making Music in Italy was a brilliant success, Portugal a wonderful holiday where I heard some remarkable music, Fiji was a revelation, Bali equally wonderful, and the many events in Australia and NZ were...
by Tony | Oct 30, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
Our first SINGING BY THE SEA 5-day retreat in Queenscliff was an unqualified success. 5-star meals, bountiful morning teas, (who says it’s not about the food?) ferry rides, charming environment, wacky evening events…plus the pleasure I had in working with...
by Tony | Jul 6, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
I’m honoured to have had a documentary about my musical life shown recently on ABC-TV’s Compass program: Episode 10 in series 37 is called Freeing The Song. There is footage of workshops, the Cafe of the Gate of Salvation, US gospel tours, evolving (or...
by Tony | May 31, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
I’m in Lisbon, writing in an apartment in the funky Alfama district. The windows are open, music from the bar across the road and random street sounds float in, and I find this more life-affirming than distracting. I’m just now, three days after the event,...
