tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174134886464930492024-03-20T09:38:23.437+10:30Robert Childs - songwriterRobert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-49180839911504533672020-08-21T14:39:00.000+09:302020-08-21T14:39:14.474+09:30Faik Nooz<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=532520740/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://robertchilds.bandcamp.com/album/faik-nooz-single-with-bonus-live-version">Faik Nooz (single with bonus live version) by Robert Childs</a></iframe>
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<i>Released 19 August 2020</i>Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-57877236009049914212020-08-21T14:30:00.000+09:302020-08-21T14:30:01.717+09:30Pieces Of Our Lives (live album)<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4163492535/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://robertchilds.bandcamp.com/album/pieces-of-our-lives">Pieces Of Our Lives by Robert Childs</a></iframe>
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<i>Released 23 June 2020</i>Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-43669725292920712742017-11-24T14:12:00.000+10:302017-11-24T14:12:55.174+10:30Any Love Here on new SCALA albumI'm pleased to have a song, <i>Any Love Here</i>, on the new <b><i>SCALA Songs To Sing</i></b> album available from <a href="http://www.scala.org.au/" target="_blank">SCALA</a> (Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association). Thanks to Greg Wright who produced the compilation which has 18 tracks and features winners from the 2016 SCALA Song Competition plus other original songs.<br />
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Robert Childs - vocal guitars (recorded at The Songwriters Studio)<br />
Sandy Klose - bass guitar (recorded at Pigs Can Fly Studio)<br />
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I've been asked to play for the Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association (SCALA)'s thirtieth birthday party at the Wheatsheaf on Thursday 23rd November 2017. Accompanying me will be Adrian Miller on keyboard and Clayton Werner on bass guitar. Also on the bill on the night will be Courtney Robb and the Kelly Menhennett Trio, both worth seeing.<br />
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I had intended to release a full album of my songs this year but I'm <i style="font-weight: bold;">slow </i>at recording and getting pneumonia in October stopped me in my tracks (literally!). So I can proffer only this as a Holiday offering. I wrote it on Christmas Day 1999 but it refers back to a Christmas in 1987 when my mother had just died, I'd had a pay cut at work and the hot water service and washing machine <b>both </b>conked out in the week before Christmas! <span style="line-height: 17.5636px;">I hope that none of the things described in this song happen to you this holiday time!</span></div>
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<br />Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-68858268804473918252013-09-11T16:52:00.002+09:302013-09-11T16:53:48.810+09:30Long Live The People's RevolutionOn this day, forty years ago, 11 September 1973, the democratically elected Chilean government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by a military coup led by General Pinochet.<br />
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'After General Pinochet assumed power, United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told President Richard Nixon that the U.S. "didn't do it," but "we helped them...created the conditions as great as possible." (referring to the coup itself).'<br />
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According to another Wikipedia article "Pinochet's government killed at least 3,197 people and tortured about 29,000." One of the many killed was singer/songwriter and theatre producer Victor Jara along with many other artists and musicians.<br />
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I've joined <b><a href="http://www.routenote.com/" target="_blank">RouteNote</a> </b>which is a digital distributor that places tracks on popular download sites including iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.</div>
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Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-66337257734863439712013-06-01T15:58:00.001+09:302013-06-01T16:02:29.343+09:30Now on ... TwitMusic!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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You can hear me twittering on my very own <b><a href="https://www.twitmusic.com/ronoch1949" target="_blank">TwitMusic Page</a></b>! <br />
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(tweet, tweet, tweetly-tweet!)Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-66993182901476660902013-05-13T21:20:00.003+09:302013-05-13T21:20:57.437+09:30My live tracks on Soundcloud #2<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F82180648" width="100%"></iframe>
You can listen to this live track in high quality wav format, originally from the <b><i>SCALA Higher Ground</i></b> album, on my Soundcloud site.
Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-74486912777366578862013-05-13T21:17:00.003+09:302013-05-13T21:17:29.975+09:30My live tracks on Soundcloud #1<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F91078555" width="100%"></iframe>
You can listen to this live track in high quality wav format, originally from the <b><i>SCALA Steps</i></b> album, on my Soundcloud site.Robert Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669345055299372549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517413488646493049.post-75294625676960715272013-04-05T14:38:00.001+10:302013-04-05T14:38:50.089+10:30Arigato, xi xi, merci beaucoup, thanks!Thanks so much to everyone who came along to the "Robert and Jane Childs Appreciation Night" last night at <a href="http://www.scala.org.au/" target="_blank">SCALA</a>'s new venue, The Colonel Light Hotel. I was very appreciative of the numbers of people there. It was fantastic to again hear Catherine Blanch and Vicki Bennett, as both have had quite a long break from performing, as well as The Miller Trio, Corey Stewart and Andy & Marta.<br />
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And thanks for all the song requests that I couldn't fulfil last night. Here's the recorded version of <i>Sugar Addict</i> featuring the late Ren Forsaith doing fine work on drums. Adrian Miller (keyboard) and George Will (bass) are also playing on this track.<br />
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Catherine first played for SCALA last century. She won awards in a number of song competitions and her songs appear on a number of SCALA albums. She is a freelance journalist with Rip It Up magazine and she has been a full time mother for the past few years. This is the first time that Catherine has played her songs in public for some years!<br />
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Adrian is the single most successful songwriter in SCALA's FOOM Song Competition having had a winning song in various sections on 12 occasions to date plus a number of other minor awards. He has played in a number of bands including Robert Childs Elastic Band!<br />
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Vicki has won a number of awards for her songs and has played in the bands, The Outskirts and The Standard Deviations. Her songs have been covered by various artists and have received extensive airplay. Vicki hasn't played for SCALA for some time so it's about time she did!<br />
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Corey has played for SCALA for many years and has run a number of Open Mics around Adelaide as well as playing in a number of bands or solo. He has also won awards in a number of song competitions. Corey is also SCALA's new Time Lord.<br />
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Andy and Marta combine the extraordinary talents of Andy Armstrong and Marta Bayly, each of them award winning songwriters. Andy has released a number of albums since the 1970s and appeared extensively on <b><i>The Book Place</i></b> children's television program. He teamed up with Marta only a few years ago and in that brief time they have released three well received albums and have played at a number of venues and festivals.<br />
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I'll be playing again for <b><a href="http://www.scala.org.au/" target="_blank">SCALA</a> (Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association)</b> at SCALA's new venue, <b>The</b> (Colonel) <b>Light Hotel</b> on the corner of Currie Street and Light Square (west side), Adelaide on <b>Thursday, 4th April 2013</b>. <br />
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Actually I'll be playing twice as I'm doing a <i>short set</i> to start off the proceedings at <b>7.30</b>, then, I'll be doing a <i>longer set</i> after the other musicians play. In between there's <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CatherineBlanch" target="_blank">Catherine Blanch</a></b>, <b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/adrian-miller-3" target="_blank">Adrian Miller</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.thestandarddeviations.com/vickibennett/index.htm" target="_blank">Vicki Bennett</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/coreystewart" target="_blank">Corey Stewart</a> </b>and <b><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/andyarmstrongmartabayly" target="_blank">Andy and Marta</a></b> ... and then me again. All the other musicians have won many awards for their songwriting so it will be a night worth coming along to. And admission is <b>FREE</b>!<br />
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According to the blurb on <b><a href="http://www.scala.org.au/venue.htm#20130404" target="_blank">SCALA's Venue Page</a></b>:<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This opening night at SCALA's New Venue at The Light Hotel, Light Square is a Special "Appreciation Night" for Robert Childs, OAM, who retired from SCALA's Board of Management on 15 March 2013 after serving 25 years as SCALA Founder and President.</span></b><br />
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