by Tony | May 6, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
So it was a fabulous weekend workshop in Machans Beach, just out of Cairns, the steamy climate outside matched by the wildness and heat generated by the singers in the room. Thanks to Genevieve and Phil for the local knowledge & logistics, and thanks to all who...
by Tony | May 1, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
After thirty ‘odd’ years, The BEND [Fane Flaws, Tony Backhouse and Peter Dasent] is delighted to announce that We Disappear, our album of songs written from selected poems by legendary NZ poet Sam Hunt, has finally manifested in the physical world. This strange...
by Tony | Apr 1, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
After some wonderful workshops in Victoria (Castlemaine, Tallarook, Melbourne) & Brisbane—pockets of socially-distanced wall-to-wall joy—I’m happy to announce a new addition to the calendar: a weekend workshop in beautiful Machans Beach, just north of...
by Tony | Feb 27, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
OK, so my proposed workshops in northern NSW didn’t go ahead…however, my optimism knows no bounds…Victoria workshops planned for March 18 / 20-21. Let’s make it happen! https://www.tonybackhouse.com/events/ On the way down through northern...
by Tony | Feb 21, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
I’m now selling some a cappella choral and quartet arrangements and other sheet music online at SheetMusicPlus. I have created, in the last 30 years, around 300 songs and arrangements — pop, rock, gospel, solo guitar music and more, pretty much traditional and...