Song Writing Pairs

Tonight on "A Mixed Bag with Chris B", our theme was "Song Writing Pairings".  We included fantastic song writing teams such as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and Gerry Goffin and Carol King.  We also heard a snippet from an earlier interview with Daniel Champagne, where he talks about organising a couple of duets with his friend Maggie Rutjens, for his latest album fault lines.  The link is further down in our playlist for you to click on.  It's a little interview snippet, so not very long.

Also, if you have Parkinson's Disease, or a friend of family member with Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's NSW will be holding an information session in Bega on Monday 7th August, 2017.  Here is the link to the FaceBook page for further information:-

https://www.facebook.com/search/str/Parkinson%2527s%2BEducation%2BSeminar%2BBega/stories-keyword/stories-public?esd=eyJlc2lkIjoiUzpfSTEyNTgxMTc0NDEyMTA3NzpWSzoxNDAyMTcwNjU2NDg1MTczIiwicHNpZCI6eyIxMjU4MTE3NDQxMjEwNzc6MTQwMjE3MDY1NjQ4NTE3MyI6IlV6cGZTVEV5TlRneE1UYzBOREV5TVRBM056cFdTem94TkRBeU1UY3dOalUyTkRnMU1UY3oifSwiY3JjdCI6InRleHQiLCJjc2lkIjoiNWI0ZTRhZDcxMGRmMzdjNGM1Y2ZhZWVlZWExNTAyNTMifQ%3D%3D

Next week on A Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme will be "Ways Of Speaking", so if you live in the Bega Valley, tune in between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm next Tuesday.

Our playlist tonight included:-

Songs written by Lieber and Stoller

• That's What the Good Book Says (Bobby Nunn and the Robbins)
• Yakety Yak (The Coasters)
• Hound Dog (Big Mamma Thornton)
• Hound Dog (Elvis Presley Version)
• There Goes My Baby (The Drifters)
• On Broadway (The Drifters)
• Stand By Me (Ben E.King)

Songs written by Simon and Garfunkel

• El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Simon and Garfunkel)
• I Am A Rock (Simon and Garfunkel)
• Mrs Robinson (The O'Donnell Brothers - Pat and Andy O'Donnell)

Songs written by Jagger and Richards

• Sympathy For The Devil (The Rolling Stones)
• Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones)
• As Time Goes By (Marianne Faithful)
• Get Off My Cloud (The Rolling Stones)
• I Can't Get No Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)

Songs written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

• Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shiralees)
• Up On The Roof (The Drifters)
• You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) (Aretha Franklin)
• I'm Into Something Good (Herman's Hermits)
• The Locomotion (Little Eva)

Songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

• Tiny Dancer
• Rocket Man

Here is the link to the little snippet from the interview where Daniel Champagne talks about his duets with Maggie Rutjens, a guest vocalist on his latest album "Fault Lines":-

https://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/daniel-champagne-talks-about-his-duet-with-maggie

• Just Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LM-agFVU6Q

• Hearts Like This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFHrz1ni4Z4

Daniel Champagne gig at Mumbulla Hall 17 June 2017

Tonight, Daniel Champagne graced the stage of Mumbulla School Hall in Bega on the far south coast of New South Wales.  Daniel wowed the audience with his percussive guitar technique, his heartfelt song writing, and put every bit of energy into his performance.
Daniel grew up in the Bega Valley, and attended Mumbulla School, and he was obviously touched by the enthusiastic and supportive home crowd who came out to see him. 
Before Daniel's performance he lent his voice to Mumbulla School's year 5 choir, and the young students served tea and scones to raise money for UNHCR in the break. 
Songs on Daniel's playlist included "The Coast of New South Wales", "Heart Shaped Tattoo" and "Super Nova" from the new Fault Lines album, "Same Enemy", "Gypsy Moon", and my personal favourite, "Nightingale".  Daniel threw in a few cover versions - "Spoonful", "Come As You Are", and "Vincent (Starry, starry night).  After the gig, Daniel was kind enough to chat with the audience, sign autographs and pose for photos.
Daniel was supported by another locally produced talent, Tim Winterflood. 
It was a great show, enjoyed by all, and we can't wait for Daniel to return next year for another show.  I'm off to listen to my new CD - Fault Lines by Daniel Champagne.  I highly recommend you do the same.  It's fantastic!
                             Daniel Champagne posing for a photo with Chris B from A Mixed Bag
                                        (see previous post to hear an interview with Daniel)

Stars theme

Our theme tonight on A Mixed Bag with Chris B (on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley) was "Stars".  I was very inspired by a beautiful starry sky on a recent morning walk.

This Saturday night at Mumbulla Hall in Bega, Daniel Champagne will be performing, as part of his "Fault Lines" tour.  Daniel generously granted me a telephone interview, and we played some of his wonderful songs with the word "Stars" in the title, and other songs relating to the night sky.

On Saturday, I paid a visit to Merimbula to check out the 37th Merimbula Jazz Festival.  The weather was perfect and I particularly enjoyed some of the big bands at Club Sapphire.  Congratulations to the Merimbula Jazz Festival Committee for all their hard work towards bringing us another great festival.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see photos from the jazz festival .

Click on the link below to listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of our interview with Daniel Champagne (click on the Youtube link (the song Atlas Heart) after Part 1 before listening to Part 2.

Part 1 interview with Daniel Champagne-on-93.7-edge-fm-in-the-bega-valley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPGXrAzAh4c

Daniel Champagne interview Part 2

Daniel will be performing at the Mumbulla Hall in Bega on Saturday 17 June.  Here is a link if you need to buy tickets.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daniel-champagne-live-mumbulla-hall-bega-tickets-32252381742

Some of the songs included on the playlist tonight were:-

• Vincent (Don McLean)
• I Grew Up Where I Could See The Stars (Daniel Champagne)
• Star of Bethlehem (Neil Young)
• Shining Star (Earth, Wind and Fire)
• Under the Milky Way Tonight (The Church)
• All of My Stars (Daniel Champagne)
• Atlas Heart (Daniel Champagne)
• Supernova (Daniel Champagne)
• Champagne Supernova (Oasis)
• Good Morning Sunshine (from the musical HAIR)
• Starman (David Bowie)
• Stardust (Willie Nelson)
• When You Wish Upon a Star (Louis Armstrong)
• All Star (Smashmouth)
• Fault Lines (Daniel Champagne)
• Nightingale (Daniel Champagne)

Here are some pics from the 2017 Merimbula Jazz Festival, held on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June.