"Still Moving The Text Around"
Well once again the Brunswick Music Festival rolled around (it’s the opening of festival season – sort like daffodills and spring). This year My Friend Ian (hereinafter MFI as usual) played on the PBS Roots stage for the Sydney Rd Street Party , it’s the opening event of the festival. He had the band (Ian …
Now as some of you are aware I am a toy junkie, and for some months I had been reading about the Zoom H4 and it’s brethren (actually I was lusting after the Sony PCM1 back in 2005). You can read the O’Reilly Review of the Zoom H4 Handy Recorder by Mark Nelson or just …
Sit back, get comfortable, pour a large single malt and let me set the scene. My Friend… let’s be a bit creative and make up a really cool name to leave Ian with a shred of dignity. On second thoughts, let’s not. My Friend Ian (hereinafter referred to as MFI) decided that he is taking …
Long-suffering readers will be well aware of Ian Bland (You can read all the previous entries about later MFI – My Friend Ian ) So to bring you up to date Ian has a new album out it’s called Angel in Reverse and Saturday was it’s CD launch. The venue was one that I hadn’t been to …
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Jools and I both decided to go out and see some live music and seeing that My Friend Ian (MFI) had scored a gig at the Melbourne Folk Club, that seemed like a great place to start. The Melbourne Folk club is currently down in West Brunswick and seems to have a fairly wide ranging selection of styles …
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Back in Early October My Friend Ian (MFI) scored a gig at the Clifton Hill Hotel, he was performing as a duo with Ed Bates. BUT this isn’t about him (soon, soon my dark pet) this is about Liz Frencham & Pete Fidler. All I can say is Wow, I remember hearing Liz play in …
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