As Ian McNamara of the ABC programme “Australia All Over” puts it; “As far as I can ascertain, Bill Scott has spent most of his life being fiercely Australian. Well maybe fierce is not quite the right word if you know Bill, because whenever I meet him he’s sporting that warm smile of his. Bill, and a few others like him, believe it is important to celebrate our distinctive national qualities. Bill Scott has, for many years, been writing our songs and stories. We hear them and we smile – they are our shared experiences …. If I can paraphrase a line taken from Henry Lawson; ‘We as people are all better off for the muse of a bloke like Bill.” (Ian McNamara, ABC Radio, “Australia All Over” August 1999)
Archive for February, 2007
Hey Rain Nominated in Australia
February 20, 2007New Music from Lesley Schatz
February 14, 2007
Stewart McDougall
February 10, 2007
Lunch At Allen’s
February 9, 2007
Lunch At Allen’s is Ian Thomas, Marc Jordan, Cindy Church & Murray McLauchlan
Lunch At Allen’s is no songwriter’s circle. Rather, Lunch At Allen’s is an extraordinary musical revue by renowned Canadian artists, Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas. They perform together as a band in a show that is an intimate and humorous.
Lunch At Allen’s all began as a regular get together at Allen’s in Toronto with the Canadian music icon Murray McLauchlan and his friends Ian Thomas and Marc Jordan. After adding the voice of Cindy Church, then “Lunch At Allen’s” turned into an outstanding band that performs some of the most enjoyed songs from each of these songwriters’ impressive and extensive catalogues.
Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas’ songs have been recorded by everyone from Rod Stewart to Bette Midler and Santana. Murray McLauchlan’s hits have covered Canadian airwaves from coast to coast. Cindy’s voice and songs are well known on the folk festival circuit through her solo work and with Ian Tyson’s band and also with the Great Western Orchestra. Cindy is also a member of Quartette with Sylvia Tyson.
Lunch At Allen’s seems as though they’ve been playing for years with an energy and freshness like they’ve just met. Each singer is accompanied by each other on a variety of instruments, vocal harmonies, laughs and more than a few tall tales in between. It’s irreverence at its best with friends who make exceptional music together during a magical Lunch At Allen’s.
