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3 Victorian shows with Stars (launching the vinyl release of “One More Circle Round the Sun”) FRIDAY MAY 27TH 8PM THE MEMO MUSIC HALL https://www.memomusichall.com.au/ St Kilda SATURDAY MAY 28TH 9PM THE GOLDEN VINE HOTEL https://goldenvinehotel.com.au/ Bendigo SUNDAY MAY 28TH 2PM HEATHMONT BOWLS CLUB (THE ROCKET LOUNGE) https://www.heathmontbowlsclub.com.au/rocket-lounge Heathmont, Melbourne
And solo… SUNDAY JUNE 5TH 4PM NAUGHTONS HOTEL 43 ROYAL PARADE PARKVILLE https://naughtonshotel.com.au/ Please email pac50@bigpond.net.au to be kept up to date with Nick's gigs and other news. “Guitar Music” out now on Secure Online Sales now available here! Black Market Music …Go to https://www.blackmarketmusic.com.au/newa.html Also available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kufUC4TgHeOPu8OB7vzxg |
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CD REVIEW NICK CHARLES – ‘Guitar Music’ released 15 June 2020 I could listen to Nick Charles play guitar all night. And lately I have been doing just that, with his latest CD Guitar Music playing on repeat ad infinitum. There is no doubting Charles is a master of the acoustic guitar and his albums are always sublime showcases of how sweet the instrument can sound in the right hands. His latest offering doesn’t disappoint on that front and is as good as anything Charles has released to date. If not better, if that is possible. Put simply, it’s just great listening. This is not a blues album per se, but there is some great blues on this recording. It includes a spectacular tribute to Mississippi John Hurt, with a beautiful rendition of the classic Monday Morning Blues. There is also a clever tribute to Duane Allman as well as some very cool renditions of long-loved guitar instrumentals and standards. There are eight Charles originals on this album and all superb. We are also reminded how accomplished he is as a vocalist on some tracks – most particularly on a beautiful song he co-wrote with his sister Paulette Gittins all about their mother. Charles had the good sense to invite his friends from the folk world to collaborate on this record. Bassist singer Liz Frenchman and dobro playing Pete Fidler are both well known in the Australian folk music scene and contribute some excellent music here. Frenchman even wrote one of the tracks. Anyone who has seen Charles play live knows just how good he plays. With some artists and some recordings, that great vibe is not always captured in the recording studio. Not so with Charles and particularly this album. It’s like having him play a parlour concert right in front of you. Nick Charles is a finger picking guitarist of the highest order and Guitar Music is testament to that. I love this laidback, beautiful new album from a true maestro. You will too. - Reviewed by Chris Johnson |
RHYTHMS MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 REVIEW OF “GUITAR MUSIC” BY TONY HILLIER
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