by Tony | Feb 2, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
Hard to believe, but the reclusive red suits are getting an airing: at Smith Alternative in Canberra, on the afternoon of Saturday February 11, and at Petersham Bowlo in Sydney on the evening of Friday February 17. We’re also on air with ABC’s Richard...
by Tony | Jan 25, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
My old band Mammal existed from about 1971-1974, recorded one album (Sam Hunt’s poems set to music by composer Ian MacDonald and myself) and a couple of sides that went nowhere, though ‘Wait’, written by Robert Taylor, (later to join Dragon) deserved...
by Tony | Jan 25, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
Somewhat surprisingly, I’ve been offered a new position with the choir I started 36 years ago: since returning to Sydney in April, I’ve been sort of consulting and directing with the Café of the Gate of Salvation, filling in while the choir’s ongoing conductors,...
by Tony | Jan 23, 2023 | Tony Backhouse
The party of the year! Pleasantly exhausted now after Summersong 2023, and lounging about in Mullumbimby with the beloved and good friends: the camp was, I think, a total success. In my two morning classes, we reached some outrageous moments of driving joy, lustrous...
by Tony | Dec 12, 2022 | Tony Backhouse
After a two-year hiatus— for obvious reasons— our favourite long-running adult music camp/party is back in the new year with a new venue, some new tutors and a huge sigh of relief. We’re now holding the camp in Byron Bay, at the prestigious SAE music studio...
