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A new project
Greatest Australian Poems by Michael Darby
Michael Darby is one of AustraliaŹ¼s most accomplished performance poets. A compere, scriptwriter, Chinese linguist, Shakespearean actor and poet, Michael Darby has been performing bush poetry for many years.
In Greatest Australian Poems, Michael Darby will present the works of favourite bush poets including Henry Lawson, Banjo Patterson and CJ Dennis. Michael will explain the background and attractions of each poem and the book will contain a CD with Michael performing the poems he has collected.
Barrallier Books is now planning to publish Greatest Australian Poems.
Listen to Michael performing poems from his collection.
An interview with Paul Monk
Paul Monk discusses his education, his enduring life interests, the influences on his thinking and writing, his major written works, and his aspirations, personal, professional and literary.
A video interview and biographical details can be found here.
Now being printed
Vietnam on Canvas, Ken McFadyen: an Artist at War
Sandra Lee's beautiful and sensitive account of the life and work of Australia's official war artist in Vietnam, Ken McFadyen, is now being printed. Ken McFadyen served with the Australian forces in Vietnam from July 1967 to May 1968. During his time as official war artist, Ken completed 149 paintings and charcoal sketches for the Australian War Memorial.
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A new project
Guitar, the Australian Journey by Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson is a Walkley Award winning journalist of some two decades’ experience. While much of Chris’s reporting has been in the political realm he has maintained an output of musician interviews and concert reviews. He is a keen guitar player and collector.
Guitar, the Australian Journey will be presented as a blend of personal encounter, interviews, history and travelogue. The heart of the narrative is the author’s own journey with the guitar. From a young child handed his first six-string to teenage bands, acoustic ballads and a mature contentment derived from discovering more of what the guitar has to offer. It is written from the perspective of someone who is passionate about the instrument and it will connect with everyone who has ever played a guitar.
The narrative will feature a number of guitar makers around the country. Interviews with Australian musicians and luthiers are featured, along with accounts of inspiring performances where the guitar has played a prominent role. All styles of guitar music are explored – the variations of jazz, blues, classical, folk, country, rock and much more.
Stories of international artists who brought intriguing instruments to our shores and inspired our players also shape this work, with stories of Pete Seeger, John Lennon and Neil Young. Earlier accounts take the form of well researched historical commentary, while more recent events are told from the author's personal viewpoint.
Barrallier Books is now planning to publish Guitar, the Australian Journey. It will be a deluxe production supported by recordings of guitars.
