Author Archive for Stuart
Love my music..anything with a great melody,arranged with either a BIG orchestra or a quality acoustic guitar......I enjoy passionate performances.. by the artiste(s) -that is always the main criteria for my choice of the tracks that make up the programme.....versions of great old songs and new songs that enable a response,a smile,a memory of a time and a place,to groove a little... ...many years of executive management in the entertainment business in NZ,Australia,Asia Pacific and New York enabled me to immerse myself in music and people....my two indulgences and I hope the music each week brings you some of the same responses.
A Taste Of Honey May 9 2013
Finally a selection of Rosemary Clooney’s(pic right)best songs from her Columbia years selected and produced by Michael Feinstein on the album ’Jazz Singer’.Only the legendary Carole King (pic.left)could sustain a release of her catalogue material starting with ‘The Legendary Demos’ package and one can not only hear her passion in these early sessions but more importantly witness [...]
A Taste Of Honey May 2 2013
RIP Chrissy Amphlett (pic left) and George Jones (rt) pictured with Tammy Wynette - both superstars-one having a great innings and one leaving us all too soon.A couple of great tracks today from the other side of the Tasman Sea – Whirimako Black and Bic Runga who enchant me with their vocals everytime and a couple of great gentlemen of [...]
A Taste Of Honey – Anzac Day -April 25 2013
John Schumann(Redgum)(left)Eric Bogle(right)both wrote sad but incredibly powerful songs about different wars and the affects they had on this country and its young individuals-both songs featured today are also preserved in APRA’s top 30 Australian Songs of all time-a major achievement. It s a difficult task to play poignant songs about war and entertain at [...]
A Taste Of Honey April 18 2013
The anniversary of John Denver’s (lft)birthday was on December 31st 2012 (he would have been 70)and to celebrate a life, a group of current independent artistes on Dave Mathews ATO Records label recorded a tribute album of his songs. I am pleased to be able to say that these new versions just released have kept [...]
A Taste Of Honey April 11 2013
I was very fortunate to be asked by my neighbours to go and see Playing For Change.Supporting this engaging group of musicians was a local singer/songwriter who just blew me away(together with My wife and the neighbours).I am talking about Genevieve Chadwick(pic rt.) who was my guest today.Self taught with a few lessons locally in rural NSW,the [...]
A Taste Of Honey April 4 2013
I consider myself a very fortunate person to have spent some 35 years in the music business and during that time (and prior to joining)have had the opportunity of seeing a great many live shows,big and small and all over the world-from a football stadium in Mexico City to down and dirty clubs in Seoul.Last night Paul [...]
A Taste Of Honey March 28 2013
I have recently been totally enthused by the audio and associated DVD concert compilation entitled “Troubadors – The Rise Of The singer/Songwriter” and decided to construct a programme(s) around this theme.The term ‘troubador’ is defined as a French Medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provencal in the 11th-13th centuries,especially on the theme of courtly [...]
A Taste Of Honey March 21 2013
Its a show to celebrate the BLUES.What an opportunity to speak with a true entrepreneur,Peter Noble who for 24 years having started off at a club in Byron Bay with East Coast Blue And Roots ,has now grown the event to a three day festival called BLUESFEST and has successfully mixed mainstream headliner acts such as Santana and Paul [...]
A Taste Of Honey March 14 2013
How good to be back at Eastside!!! BUT mother India was truly amazing and has given me some scope for some story telling and associated music in coming weeks.HUGE THANKS to Phil and Virginia for filling in for me …much appreciated.Tomorrow is the ‘Ides Of March’ a Roman festival and made more significant because Julius [...]
A Taste Of Honey February 7 2013
I am in awe of the great songwriters of contemporary music that the USA has always had a major production line of-and “doubly awed” when they not only do incredible versions of their own songs BUT nail interpretations of other contemporaries-CaroleKing and James Taylor(pic left) are no exception and how cool is it to be [...]
A Taste Of Honey January 31 2013
I was very fortunate to work with Roxy Music(pic.left),Bryan Ferry,Andy McKay and Phil Manzanera who were the core of the band following Brian Eno’s departure and the track ‘Love Is The Drug‘ is timeless evidence of their songwriting talent.Cher (pic.rt) from the days of Sonny and Cher,has a unique place in the annals of popular music [...]
A Taste Of Honey January 24 2013
There were some ‘gaps’ in the recent concert featuring Dianne Reeves (pic.left),Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo in terms of what they could have done BUT the breadth of their performances on disc provides some of the music for today’s show.Throw in their regular musicians Romero Lubambo(guitar),MunyungoJackson(percussion)and Terri Lynne Carrington (drums)and you have some amazing ‘ Tastes of Honey’ musically speaking.Without [...]
A Taste Of Honey January 17 2013
The outstanding Stevie Wonder (pic.left) gets this weeks programme off to a great start and helps introduce plenty of Cool Tunes For Hot Days including tracks from the King himself(pic.right)to celebrate the 78th anniversary of his birthday.In addition birthday girls Eartha Kitt,Francoise Hardy warm our lives with their interpretations of great songs.It is also Ryuichi [...]
A Taste Of Honey January 10 2013
Listening to new music from whatever the source may be is a great pastime of mine and late last year I receieved two albums,one from Jess Ribeiro and The BoneCollectors (pic left) and another from The April Maze (pic right).Australian independent music at its best (in my opinion)and worthy of the reviews both artists are getting [...]
A Taste Of Honey december 27 2012
Paul Anka (pic left)singer,composer,idol and entrepreneur is one of my all time musical heroes because not only did he have me bopping in the late 50′s and right through the 60′s to great songs but he also composed the English lyrics to ‘My Way’ and ultimately convinced Frank Sinatra to record the song and ……what more [...]
