23 Mar 2016
A couple of weeks ago English comedian Alexis Dubus begrudgingly conceded that he was done with the Adelaide Fringe. He had watched it change into something…
17 Mar 2016
Sunday. For some, it’s a day of rest. Not so at Botanic Park, where the WOMADelaide festival of world music steams into its third day. Will the thousands of…
15 Mar 2016
The final stanza of this year’s WOMADelaide takes place under blue-ish skies; it is warm without being too hot. I’ve made the effort to arrive relatively early…
15 Mar 2016
As I was rushing down Frome Road to make it to the Foundation Stage in time to catch Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro’s 5pm performance, my left sandal came apart.…
15 Mar 2016
As one of the headliners on the final day of WOMADelaide for 2016, John Grant certainly didn’t disappoint both his loyal fans and those coming across his…
14 Mar 2016
I made my way back to WOMADelaide just in time to catch the second half of Sarah Blasko’s late afternoon set. Though I’d heard great things, I hadn’t…
14 Mar 2016
Hailing from Arctic Canada, The Jerry Cans are passionate about two main issues: keeping the Indigenous Inuktitut language and culture alive and getting…
13 Mar 2016
WOMADelaide 2016 continues into its second day. I’m in the park, anticipating more wondrous sonic immersion. It starts on a high; I arrive at the Zoo Stage and…
13 Mar 2016
Having rested up during the day after Friday night’s festivities had me writing deep into Saturday morning, I rocked up to WOMADelaide just in time to catch the…
13 Mar 2016
Introduced as the Middle East’s new soul diva, many in the audience may have been perplexed about what they are about hear from Ester Rada. The music is cross…
13 Mar 2016
Saturday early afternoon WOMADelaide crowds eager for a dance would have been thrilled to witness the gritty salsa grooves of Quarter Street . Seeing the…
12 Mar 2016
As far as comics go, Dave Thornton is pretty swish. Bright and shiny and decidedly easy on the eye, Thornton has everything going for him, and his audience this…