March 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
“The songs on ‘The Way’ were written in Melbourne and Hobart between July 2002 and April 2003. The album was recorded in Sydney at a friend’s (Matt Hayes, the drummer from Stuff Smith) studio . It had a sort of lounge room feel and I wanted the CD to sound like a private gig for one. We started in April and finished in June. From June until September I spent my time trying to finance the mastering and organising the artwork and design. It was completed just before Christmas and I took it to Hobart... [Read the full story]
March 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Melbourne’s Celtic Club has a proud and turbulent history that reflects in many ways the history of Australia during the second half of its period of European settlement. To do justice to the Club’s history, it is necessary to include the long and bloody struggle for Irish Home Rule but that is not the purpose of this overview. At the time the Celtic Club was established in 1887, the Home Rule Campaign in Ireland was at an all time low. There was every indication for Home Rule sympathizers that that ideal would... [Read the full story]
March 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Shane Pullen quite simply breathes life into some of the most moving songs this man has ever heard. Uncomplicated music provided via acoustic guitar sets the mood beautifully for every song on this CD. The soft strumming and precise fingerpicking style of Shane’s guitar playing is the perfect platform from which to present these insightful and emotional words. A haunting backing vocal compliments selected songs and adds to the sound scape of these numbers. Shane appears to have mastered the art of creating a precise... [Read the full story]
Melbourne’s Celtic Club has a proud and turbulent history that reflects in many ways the history of Australia during the second half of its period of European settlement.... [Read more]
Shane Pullen quite simply breathes life into some of the most moving songs this man has ever heard. Uncomplicated music provided via acoustic guitar sets the mood beautifully for... [Read more]
It takes only a brief search on the internet to work out Shane Pullen’s been doing what he does best for well over a decade and although he has more than a mere cult following... [Read more]