Latest News ... posted Wednesday, 21st July 2010

 

Pat Drummond DVD

"Black & White" is a DVD of Pat Drummond's "Chess Set" performance, filmed at the Clarendon, Katoomba by Nigel Foote – capturing (who we believe to be) Australia's finest social-commentary singer/songwriter at the height of his powers.

 

Blue Mountains Music Festival DVD (posted 21st March, 2010)

Nigel has finished the first Blue Mountains Music Festival DVD which will shortly be available through the Folksinger Shop on this web site.

 

Dawn on new ABC release (posted 24th April, 2010)

Dawn's rendition of The Connacht Mother's Slumber Song has been included on an atmospheric ABC Classics release, From The Emerald Isle. The 2 CD set is available at all ABC Shops and includes contributions from Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, Christy Moore, Paul Jarman, Arty McGlynn, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and many others.

"The haunting sounds of Irish folk music speak to the human soul with a directness that is shared by no other national music. The very timbre of uilleann pipes and tin whistles can create a sense of longing and wistfulness that is born out of a nation that has endured more than its share of tragedy and suffering, but whose music appeals to people of all nationalities and ethnicities" – ABC Music

 

Farewell to Kate McGarrigle (posted 23rd January, 2010)

It is was with a keen sadness that I read the news of Kate McGarrigle's death. The Canadian folksinger passed away on Monday, January 18th, 2010 aged 63.

Kate and her sister Anna – The McGarrigle Sisters, were a folk duo of the highest standing. They sang beautifully together with a simple, unaffected honesty that captivated an international audiennce of admirers who were spellbound by their delicate harmonies.

They wrote and recorded many wonderful songs including, Heart Like A Wheel and Talk To Me Of Mendocino – the latter, a stunning example of Kate's songwriting that will always be a reminder of the beauty that her spirit brought to this world – may she also bless the next.

Nigel Foote

 

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Home By Dark CD (posted 1st September, 2009)

Nigel's Album, Home By Dark, is now available internationally on iTunes!