‘One Song – The Music of Archie Roach’ was possibly one of the most reverent events ever showcased by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It was indeed a spiritual evening.
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Just the raw truth: Archie Roach is frail but unbowed
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When he began singing A Child Was Born Here, you wondered if Archie Roach was up to completing the show, so much more frail was he than a year ago that he now needed oxygen on stage. Then
Took the Children Away, his great anthem that is even more about healing than loss and desolation, affected him like a blood transfusion, and you knew that although Roach wasn’t in robust health, the inner strength he’s poured into his songs would see him through.
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Six unmissable gigs to see at Live at the Bowl this February Image by Mark Gambino
Spotlighting shows from the likes of King Gizzard, Archie Roach, Cash Savage and Vika & Linda.
Since early January, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl has been playing host to many of the best live acts in Australia. The Live at the Bowl series was conceived in partnership by Arts Centre Melbourne and the Victorian government and they’re rolling out another bumper selection of live music and comedy throughout the month of February.
Whether it’s dirty pub rock, heartfelt storytelling, gospel, Afro-fusion or stand-up comedy you’re looking for, February’s Live at the Bowl program has something for all tastes. The series has already made life in Melbourne feel a lot more normal and the six gigs detailed below are further proof that this city can be gloriously bountiful when a pandemic isn’t getting in the way.