Paul Kelly

Dion Hirini GoFundMe Campaign Set Up To Pay For Funeral Expenses

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help pay for the funeral expenses for Melbourne guitarist Dion Hirini, who passed away on Friday (12 March 2021).

Tagged as: Australia, Dion Hirini, guitar, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, Vika & Linda, Vika Bull

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R.I.P. Melbourne Guitarist Dion Hirini

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Melbourne guitarist Dion Hirini died suddenly overnight from a heart condition on his way back from a gig.

Tagged as: Australia, Dion Hirini, guitar, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, Vika & Linda, Vika Bull

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Happy Christmas – Here is Everyone Doing Paul Kelly’s ‘How To Make Gravy’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly’s ‘How To Make Gravy’ has had an all-star re-do.

Tagged as: Abby Dobson, Alana Jagt, Australia, Benny Walker, Catherine Britt, Charles Jenkins, Donna Woods, Evan Mannell, Georgia Mooney, How To Make Gravy, Jeremy Craib, Kav Temperley, Kellie Lloyd, Leah Flanagan, Liz Stringer, Mark Lizotte, Paul Kelly, Pete Murray, Peter Fenton, Tim Levinson

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Vika & Linda’s 1994 Debut Now On Vinyl For The First Time

by Paul Cashmere

The debut album out of 1994 from Vika & Linda is getting its first vinyl release late November.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Linda Bull, Mark Seymour, Paul Kelly, Vika & Linda, Vika and Linda, Vika Bull

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Paul Kelly To Stream Two Performances From Melbourne Recital Centre

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly will enter at Melbourne Recital Centre in coming weeks for two exclusive online performances of ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ and ‘Love Is Strong As Death’.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Melbourne Recital Centre, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly

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Paul Kelly Gives Paul Grabowsky His First Ever Top 10 Album

by Paul Cashmere

Maestro Paul Grabowsky is finally a pop star. The Melbourne musician, composer and teacher is no 3 on the ARIA album chart via his collaboration with Paul Kelly ‘Please Leave Your Light On’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, jazz, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, torch

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Paul Kelly Reimagines His Songs With Paul Grabowsky And It Works

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has jumped around genres and styles many times over his 40+ year recording career but he has never ventured anywhere as differently as he has travelled with Paul Grabowsky to reimagine his own songs on ‘Please Leave Your Light Now’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, jazz, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, torch

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Stuart Coupe’s ‘Paul Kelly’ To Be Released On 28 July

by Paul Cashmere

Stuart Coupe’s ‘Paul Kelly: The Man, The Music and the Life In-Between’ will be available via Hachette Australia on 29 July 2020.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, author, book, Hachette, Paul Kelly, Paul Kelly: The Man, rock, Stuart Coupe, The Music and the Life In-Between

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Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky Team For ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Just one week after Paul Kelly released his iso album ’40 Days’ he is back with another album announcement. ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ with Paul Grabowsky will be released on July 31.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, jazz, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, rock

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Paul Kelly Has Released A Surprise Iso Album ‘Forty Days’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has spent 40 days in isolation recording a batch of new songs he has put together for a surprise new album ’40 Days’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, country, folk, Paul Kelly, rock

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Paul Kelly Joins State Of Music This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Aussie songwriting legend Paul Kelly will join Jane Gazzo for State of Music this weekend, streaming live with thanks to the Victorian Government.

Tagged as: Australia, Jane Gazzo, music industry, Paul Kelly, State of Music

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Paul Kelly Covers 1930’ ‘Hummin’ To Myself’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has covered a song from the 1930’s titled ‘Hummin’ To Myself’ because “they don’t make shit like they used to”.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Paul Kelly, rock

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APRA Reveals 25 Song Shortlist For Song of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has revealed the 25 songs up for consideration for APRA Song of the Year.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, Missy Higgins, music industry, Paul Kelly, Tame Impala, Teskey Brothers, Tones and I

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Paul Kelly Talks Climate Inaction In New Song ‘Sleep Australia Sleep’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly’s latest song ‘Sleep Australia Sleep’ addresses the environmental incompetence of the #ScottyfromMarketing government.

Tagged as: #ScottyFromMarketing, 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, rock

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Australian Charts: Paul Kelly New Edition of ‘Songs From The South’ Debuts At No 1

by Music-News.com

Paul Kelly and the third instalment of his “Songs from the South” collections, now with ‘Greatest Hits 1985-2019’, has debuted at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming his third successive No.1 album in as many years, PLUS this is also the 500th album to enter first week at the top since 1976.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, country, folk, Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly, rock

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Paul Kelly, David Bridie, Dan Luscombe Win APRA Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe and David Bridie are just some of the winners at the 2019 APRA Screen Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, Dan Luscombe, David Bridie, music industry, Paul Kelly, Screen Music Awards

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The Teskey Brothers Scoop 2019 The Music Victoria Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The Teskey Brothers have walked away with the three big Music Victoria Awards for 2019 taking home awards ‘Best Album’, ‘Best Song’ and ‘Best Band’.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, music victoria awards, Paul Kelly, The Teskey Brothers, Vika and Linda Bull

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Paul Kelly and Kasey Chambers Give Insight To When They’re Both Old & Mad

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has recorded a brand new song with Kasey Chambers and they’ve made a charming video to go along with ‘When We’re Both Old & Mad’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, country, folk, Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly, rock

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Bob Lefsetz To Interview Paul Kelly and Ken West for Australian Music Week Podcasts

by Paul Cashmere

American music industry analyst Bob Lefsetz will set down with Australian songwriting legend Paul Kelly and Big Day Out co-founder Ken West for his Podcast programs while he is in Australia next week for Australian Music Week.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Music Week, Big Day Out, Bob Lefsetz, Ken West, music industry, Paul Kelly

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Paul Kelly, David Bridie, Sophia Brous Nominated For APRA Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly, David Bridie and Sophia Brous are a few of the names nominated for Screen Music Awards for 2019.

Tagged as: Australia, David Bridie, film television, music industry, Paul Kelly, Screen Music Awards, Sophia Brous

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Paul Kelly To Headline Birdsville Big Red Bash

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly will head to Birdsville in 2020 to headline the Birdsville Big Red Bash in July.

Tagged as: Australia, Big Red Bash, Kate Ceberano, music festival, Paul Kelly

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Paul Kelly, Dean Lewis, Tones & I head an all-Aussie Grand Final Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has been officially announced as the main artist to appear at the 2019 AFL Grand Final.

Tagged as: 10s, 80s, AFL Grand Final, Australia, Football, Paul Kelly, pop, rock, Tones & I

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Paul Kelly has a chunk of albums and a chunk of dates

by Paul Cashmere

In 1997 Paul Kelly released his first compilation ‘Songs from the South’. A second volume was released in 2008. Now 11 years later, the collection is getting another upgrade.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, rock, songwriter

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How Aboriginal Girl Thelma Plum from country NSW wrote a song with Paul McCartney

by Paul Cashmere

When Indigenous singer songwriter Thelma Plum was a small girl growing up in the New South Wales country town Delungra, her musical tastes were being molded listening to Paul McCartney and Paul Kelly. On her new album ‘Better In Blak’, she has co-written a song with her two idols.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Better In Blak, David Kahne, folk, indigenous, Paul Kelly, Paul McCartney, pop, Thelma Plum

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Paul Kelly and Dan Sultan to perform at Melbourne Reclink Community Cup

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly will sing a few toons at the Reclink Community Cup in Melbourne this year.

Tagged as: Australia, Dan Sultan, Paul Kelly, Reclink Community Cup

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Vika and Linda Bull finish Paul Kelly tour and prepare for MEMO New Years Eve

by Paul Cashmere

Vika and Linda Bull will be spending New Years Eve at MEMO Music Hall after they wrap up their current tour with Paul Kelly. Kelly has one more show in Brisbane 21 December.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Paul Kelly, rock, soul, Vika and Linda Bull

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Paul Kelly releases video for Dylan Thomas worded ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has debuted his video for ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, country, folk, Paul Kelly, rock

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ARIA inducts Kasey Chambers into the Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Kasey Chambers was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame this week with an imaginative poem by Paul Kelly.

Tagged as: 90s, ARIA, Australia, country, Hall of Fame, Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly

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Australian Charts: Paul Kelly Scores His Second No 1 Album for ‘Nature’

by Gavin Ryan

Paul Kelly sees his 24th studio album “Nature” become his second successive No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, music industry, Paul Kelly

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Sony To Release Drought Relief Charity Album For Australia’s Farmers

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes, Midnight Oil, James Reyne and Daryl Braithwaite are just some of the artists who have contributed to the Sony release ‘Drought Relief’, to raise funds for Australia’s struggling farmers.

Tagged as: Australia, charity, Christine Anu, Daryl Braithwaite, Delta Goodrem, Drought Relief, Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, John Williamson, Paul Kelly, Pete Murray, Troy Cassar-Daley

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