"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it is the only thing that ever does... Margaret Mead ."
Love so much music,where does one start!!? And more importantly where does it end? The list continually evolves and grows..
some worth mentioning that come to mind in this moment :
Some of the amazing Australian artists I've seen live and enjoy are.. John Butler trio.. Xavier Rudd, Jodi Martin, Cat Empire,Jeff Lang ,Blue King Brown,Jez, Brett Hunt,Ash Grunwald,Old Man River,Dominique Fraissard,Rastawookie, Mick Hart, Clare Bowditch, Powderfinger, David Hoskings, The Waifs , Rachael Brady ...... Ah so much talent here :)
Michael Franti and Spearhead.. Dave Matthews Band (without a doubt my favourite live acts) Ben Harper ..Gomez..Ani Di Franco.. Trevor Hall,Lou Rhodes,Steve Poltz,Michelle Shocked,Ember Swift..Bob Brozman..Radiohead..Ozomatli..Counting Crows..Damian Rice..Keb Mo.. Eric Bibb..Harry Manx.. Pink Floyd.. U2..Bob Dylan..The White Buffalo..
Love World music and of special mention Nusfrat Ali Khan..Afro Moses..
Also totally bliss out on the chanting of Krishna Das who i had the privilege of joining in a live Kirtan perfomance with recently.
Movies
CRASH
As It is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen ()
Midnight Express
In the Name of the Father
Baraka
Babel
Books
Shantaram.. Best book EVER !!! Stand by for the movie... Recently read A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. Amazing writer, look forward to reading more by him.
Enjoyed Paulina Simmons novels too.
Mostly read non-fiction. Recently read The Ethics of What we eat by Peter Singer which is another brilliant book.
Heroes
Plenty of people I admire. Don't know that i've got a hero as such.. Will keep pondering that one.
Someone that moves me and touches me consistantly and that I have the utmost admiration for is Michael Franti. He speaks to my soul and without fail , I feel a little more faith in the world after one of his performances. I think he is doing great things in bringing about change and making people think in small ways.
About me: Live in Sydney .. work in the airline industry. Also on a small scale as yet I am a Shiatsu practitioner and Yoga teacher. Will continue to explore Yoga, natural therapies and spirituality for as long as i walk this earth.
Love to travel.. Spent 3 years living and working in Tokyo and have a special love for Bali which is like a second home to me. Have done a couple of trips through India and spent loads of time in Asia.. Still dreaming of getting to South America and seeing more of Europe. Last year went to Hong Kong to attend EVOLUTION Yoga Conference where i had the great privilage of taking workshops with teachers such as Sharon Gannon and David Life (Jivamukti), Seane Corne, Krishna Das, Mark Whitfield and Wade Morissette .
My main passions are travel and music. Have always played a bit of guitar and more recently got involved in African drumming groups.But pretty slack with both at the moment.
Passionate about human rights and equality and saddened and disillusioned often by our Governments actions and the fear and hatred that is being wipped up these days. Politics though is a more recent interest of mine that i've still ALOT to learn about. But the more I learn , the more I wanna change the world!!! :) Praying for a change of Government here in Australia this year !!!!!!
**update.. Woohoo it happened ! now we'll stand by and see how the new mob perform i guess**
**Biggest update - About to become a Mum in April.. Yikes!**
ALL MUSIC GIG PHOTOS TAKEN BY KURT PETERSEN [See my Top Friends]
Happy New Year to all my friends down under !
"Not a Political Song" video clip - Goodbye to G. W. Bush - is now up on my page. Please come by, say hello and if you like, share with friends.
Peace,
Holmes
It is bloody great to be back :) I'm not sure what I was thinking when I deleted everything but starting from scratch is kinda nice cos you get to find everyone again and listen to stuff that you might have forgotten about otherwise :)
not to worry my dear! i have moved - i'm now in the blue mountains so i'll be doing a lot more gigs in sydney :) we have a couple in november ;) congrats on being a mummy and yes - i have a girl now - she's a true delight - so that's 3 and that's enough! i'm done! enjoy your bundle of light ;) x rb
Hi .. how are you? Thanks for the support!!!! Just letting you know that our new clip for the song 'WONDERLAND' is up on our page!!! I hope you enjoy it...We have just added it to our site so would LOVE to know what you think of it!!! ALSO feel free to DOWNLOAD the song 'WONDERLAND' from our profile... ITS FREE!!! OUR SPECIAL OFFER...for our MYSPACE FRIENDS on our DEBUT ALBUM is still AVAILABLE.....with FREE postage WORLD WIDE !!! Cheers and all the best SIDEWALK GRAY
Karen, thank you so much for finding me...what a world. I hope in some way the music I make finds a place in your heart and story. Please be in touch, sign up for the mailing list at www. reverbnation. com/jakewalden so I can come play near you and share fan exclusive live tracks and such. Enough business. A sincere thanks for taking the time, for caring..peace, be you, Jake
thanks for the compliment, i actaually come from sydney, but i had no interest in my music down there so i moved north and have never looked back, i might play sydney again when my new album comes out! i notice you dig my friend rhys crimmins music, hes a top fella! cheers mark
Hey Karen... Gregory isn't coming now!!! :( so sad.. maybe next time.. but I'm thinking about heading to Sydney to see him on Friday 28th March.. might see you there???? sara
Hey Karen how are you fairing, how's the belly? i might be doing a lounge gig for Gregory Page in March but it's in Newcastle if you're keen??? just thought I'd let you know... hope all is greater than great!! sara
Hey Karren, just letting you know about this gig. If ya free come on down. Saturday 8 Mar 2008 EXTENDED FAMILY + Leanne Paris & Band + Earl Gray The Basement 29 Reiby Place Circular Quay 8:30 PM $20 +bf Bookings: (02) 9251-2797 http://www. thebasement. com. au/ take care, coomba
ok - how pregnant am i - it didn't eat your comment - i just realized it was a blog comment and was looking in the wrong place....baby brain...the curse of the otherwise reasonably intelligent woman... :))))
hi karen - myspace just ate your comment! but i wanted to say congratulations :))) my sister in law is due in april and my 10 year old boy is an april baby - aries - what a handful they can be. You're on the home stretch now!! fantastic - i wish you a safe and satisfying delivery - it's obviously one of those moments that has to be expe
