2012: An Overheard Productions year in review

December 15, 2012April 5, 2017 Overheard Productions Miscellaneous 2013, Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Acca Daiquiris, Amanda Kay, Ann Vriend, ANU School of Music, Arch Bishop, Artsound FM, Ben Wells and the Middle Names, Bill Quinn, billy bragg, Bruce Watson, Canberra, Cilla Jane, Corinbank Festival, Folk in the Foothills, Fred Smith, Gareth Hugh Evans, George Mann, Gregory Page, Harry Manx, Hayley Shone, Illawarra Folk Festival, Jenny Spear, John Broomhall, Kim Churchill, Liz Frencham, Los Chavos, Mark Wilkinson, Merry Muse, Mikelangelo and the Tin Star, National Folk Festival, Overheard Productions, Pat Drummond, Paul Greene, Pete Akhurst, Pieta Brown, radio, Salvation Jane, Second Sun, self-indulgent wank, Speaking in Tongues, The Bearded Gypsy Band, The BordererS, The Go Set, The Good Intentions, timber and steel, trad and now

2012 in review

[Insert audible groan of indecision mixed with ‘Oh well, why the hell not’-ness.]

I realise that ‘Year in Review’ blogs and lists can seem as passé as flash mobs and….. other things that are passé.

Like saying that things are ‘passé’.

But as per the opening sentence, ‘Why not?’.

As with many things that I’ve written since age 14, this may provide a mixture of utility for others (especially if I’m reduxing your interview or news event) and utility for me. It’s a natural progression from the Year in Review emails and Farcebook notes I’ve written in years gone by.

This 2012 version was prompted by that nonsensical Farcebook function that purports to consolidate your 20 biggest moments of 2012, using an algorithm that was obviously created by a very finite number of monkeys on a finite number of very old typewriters.

Radio

My glittering pseudo-career on community radio took an extended break in May when I hung up my boots from Artsound FM.

I love presenting radio programs. I’ve discovered so much good music, so many talented performers and met so many good people through it. But it’s nice to have a little more breathing room and leisure time.

I tend to throw myself in to things like this, boots and all, somtimes at the cost of sensible balance with other things, so I have enjoyed putting my energies into other areas.

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A Punter’s Perspective #35 — Pat Drummond: A tribute while he’s still alive

July 18, 2012September 22, 2014 Overheard Productions Trad and Now Bill Quinn, Canberra, Craig Dawson, Fred Pilcher, Geoff Drummond, Humbug, interview, Merry Muse, Overheard Productions, Pat Drummond, plunk, Simone Dawson, toot, Tribute, whistle

Pat Drummond performs at his own tribute

A Punter’s Perspective

Random observations on the wide, weird world of folk from the side of the stage

#35 Pat Drummond: A tribute while he’s still alive
First published in Trad and Now magazine, May 2012

Don’t freak; Pat Drummond isn’t leaving the planet any time soon that we know of.

However, in this the year that Pat celebrates several major milestones, a raft of talented musicians and others threw together one hell of a tribute show in Canberra to honour the man.

Some milestones: 60 years on the planet, 45 years writing songs, 40 years married, 35 years in the music business, and 25 years since he was arrested for climbing the harbour bridge before it was legal.

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The Pat Drummond interviews, May 2012

May 30, 2012September 22, 2014 Overheard Productions Interviews folk, Merry Muse, music, Pat Drummond, performance

Pat Drummond tribute concert, Merry Muse, Canberra

Pat Drummond interviews

The day after the tribute night before

Pat Drummond has built up a formidable musical legacy. And he’s not done yet.

So while he could attend his own tribute concert, sit in the front row, and inevitably jump up and provide a fair slice of the entertainment himself, he did just that.

The brain-child of long-time friend Craig Dawson, the night was held at The Merry Muse, Turner Bowling Club on Friday 18 May 2012.

For more details on the actual night, see the ‘A Punter’s Perspective’ column in the May edition of ‘Trad and Now‘ magazine. $4.90 in newsagents and considerably less online.

And for the audio of the actual interviews, click below. My apologies for the quality of the audio; my MP3 recorder is taking a holiday somewhere without me and has resisted all entreaties to Saint Anthony to show itself. So the audio tracks are on a very average voice recorder on my soon-to-be ex-phone.

*** THE AUDIO OF THIS INTERVIEW HAS BEEN DELETED FROM SOUNDCLOUD DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS ***