Cairns is the centre of the ukulele universe this weekend – with the 5th Cairns Ukulele Festival well underway. Players of the four-stringed instrument have come to far north Queensland from around Australia and from faraway shores to celebrate an instrument that evokes the tropics […]
Our local music man Tony Hillier has been part of the far north Queensland music scene for decades now, as a journalist, publisher, supporter and as a musician. One of his many musical enterprises is Snake Gully – a band that began in 1987 – […]
Tony Hillier is one of Australia’s leading music journalists and a musician of long standing here in far north Queensland. His informed and insightful coverage of music features in The Weekend Australian and Rhythms magazine http://rhythms.com.au/ Tony Hillier’s World of Music is also available as […]
Tony Hillier is one of Australia’s leading music journalists and a musician of long standing here in far north Queensland. His informed and insightful coverage of music features in The Weekend Australian and Rhythms magazine http://rhythms.com.au/ Tony Hillier’s World of Music is also available as […]
This week on Tony Hillier’s World of Music we feature bands appearing this weekend at the annual Cairns Festival The festival has been going, in one form or another, since it was known as Fun in the Sun in the early 60s. There’s plenty of […]
I never got to meet the late Ron Edwards, a great far north Queensland artist, collector of folklore, and gifted story-teller. But I did hear many stories of him from the late Bill Scott, who shared many of Ron’s talents and passions. Bill lived at […]
Musical suggestions for the gift-giving season from Tony Hillier – one of Australia’s finest music writers and a first rate musician. Tony’s been active in the far north Queensland music scene for decades now, in much-loved bands Snake Gully and Kamerunga. Tony’s informed and insightful […]