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You just can’t be taken seriously as a music venue in this country until the unique vocal tones of Jimmy Barnes and the beautiful guitar play- ing of Ian Moss have echoed through your halls. The Arena crowds were Peace Train - A Cat Stevens Tribute warmed up earlier this year Tommy Emmanuel when it welcomed the prin- Chris Hadfield cess of Aussie music, Kylie The Great Britain Retro Film Festival Minogue - but a Chisel con- The Audience - Helen Mirren cert is something different. Mr Holmes These guys have been Madame Bovary rocking venues, festivals Scandinavian Film Festival and major events throughout Australia (on and off) since 1973, since Kylie was ve. Like us on facebook During Cold Chisel’s WA's longest running newspaper coming One Night Stand tour, they will be adding the for the over 45s V8 Supercars on the Gold Coast, Hanging Rock in Vic- Visit www.haveagonews.com.au toria and Hope Estate Win- ery in NSW to their growing HAGN#083/280 list of conquests. They are also heading back to the Deni Ute Muster in Deniliquin (NSW), having helped to break the record for having the most utes in one place there ve years ago. Food for Life If you’re going to see Chisel at Perth Arena, you can expect a crowd of vari- ous ages, but no matter which generation the fan is from, they will know the words to every song – the traditional ones – especially Bow River, Flame Trees, Cheap Wine, Khe Sanh and Breakfast at Australian musical legends, Cold Chisel Free delivery, Home meal service Sweethearts… “We have been around for good songs. Don Walker is teenagers, who have been – Jimmy was also inducted of doing a long tour. Even High quality, great tasting meals 40 years, so those songs have a great song writer – we’ve bought by their parents to as a solo artist in 2005) are though he has been rocking Choose from over 65 main meals including soups and desserts been in people’s lives for a had the luxury of having him youngsters who have just not played. for the majority of his 59 and special dietary need menus available. long time,” Barnsy said from as our principle song writer discovered the band, through But at the same time, he years, the working class man Suitable for: New mothers, recuperating at home, busy his home away from home in for many years. to 75 year olds and everyone says the band needs to chal- says he is more than capable professionals, elderly and frail, disabled, desiring independent Thailand recently. “We’ve had myself and in between.” lenge itself, so mixed among of pushing through a long living, primary carers, looking for convenient meals. “They have become the Mossy and Phil (Small) writ- Barnsy says he knows the the hits will be a few new tour like the one ahead of PO Box 207, Bassendean WA 6054 soundtracks of some peo- ing songs as well. band will get lynched if those ones. him with Cold Chisel (that “We have a depth of songs favourite songs, that had “It just means the show runs from 2 October to 18 Offi ce phone: 9378 2544 ples’ lives. But the reason the songs have stuck around that a lot of bands don’t have. Cold Chisel inducted into the will be longer,” Barnsy said. December). www.homechef.com.au so long is because they are “Our audience spans from ARIA Hall of Fame (in 1993 And he’s still capable continued on page 3 HAGN#092/280 2 HAVE-A-GO NEWS No. 280 JULY 2015 From the editor’s desk WASO appoints new concertmaster messages were much appre- babwe. If I have this wrong, be one of the greatest rock THE WEST Australian Symphony Or- and Anne-Sophie Mutter, he was a prize ciated and helped to make I stand to being corrected on groups of their era, through chestra announced the appointment of winner at the 1985 Yehudi Menuhin ‘Con- me feel better. this information. to ABBA and their easy lis- Laurence Jackson as the Orchestra’s new cours de Paris’ Competition and won third Secondly, in my last col- This month’s cover arti- tening music. concertmaster. Prize at the 1st Sarasate Violin Competition umn, I mentioned the Afri- cle features one of my fa- I never tire of hearing Laurence, who will begin his tenure in in Pamplona, Spain. can country of Zimbabwe, vourite Australian groups, the music of the groups I January 2016, comes to WASO from the From 1994 to 2006, Laurence was leader which I mistakenly thought Cold Chisel with a pic of love, especially Queen and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra of the Maggini Quartet, with whom he reg- had previously been called the much loved and talented recently, I was delighted to where he has spent the past 10 years as con- ularly toured throughout the USA, Canada Rhodesia. Jimmy Barnes and other come across a rendition of certmaster. and Europe to much critical acclaim. I know very little about members of the band, still Bohemian Rhapsody played “I am delighted that WASO has appoint- Janet Holmes à Court, chairman of Rhodesia or Zimbabwe looking so good. It’s hard on guitar. It was cleverly and ed Laurence Jackson its new concertmas- WASO said, “The company is thrilled that a except that Rhodesia was to get your head around the well played, but no doubt a ter,” said Asher Fisch, WASO’s principal musician of Laurence’s calibre will step into named after Cecil Rhodes in fact that, although, we are challenge to the musician conductor and artistic adviser. the role of concertmaster in 2016. It’s an Since making his Royal Festival Hall de- exciting appointment and we look forward Judith Treby 1923. Originally, apparently, all getting older, so are our to present such a complex Rhodesia was divided into once and still favourite rock piece so well. but in 1990, Laurence has forged a highly to many successful years under his leader- HELLO Everyone, north and south, and after groups, bands and singers. Recently, scrolling successful career as a soloist, chamber musi- ship”. Firstly, my heartfelt cian and concertmaster, appearing with the Laurence rst performed as guest con- independence in 1963 under While looking ageless and through social media sites, as BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as well certmaster with WASO in March this year. thanks to the many kind and the prime ministership of Ian sensational, it’s hard to be- you do, I have been inadvert- thoughtful readers who sent as directing the Guildhall Strings, Calgary He will return to WASO in August to lead Smith, the northern part of lieve that Kylie Minogue is ently enjoying a feast of mu- Festival Orchestra and the Birmingham the Orchestra in the Brahms Festival, and me good wishes during my the country became Zambia well into her 40s – years I sic ranging from a version of Contemporary Music Group. He is regular- for Simone Young Conducts Faure’s Requi- recent illness; your lovely and the south became Zim- personally consider to be the an AC/DC song played on ly invited to guest lead orchestras including em. Laurence will appear as a soloist in WA- best of your life – but I still cellos by two young profes- the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, SO’s 2016 season, which will be announced think of her as a very young sional musicians, dressed in Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC on 2 September. WANTED TO BUY actress appearing on Neigh- 18th century attire to some Old valve radios (pre 1955), Philharmonic, Trondheim Symphony Or- Laurence is an Honorary Fellow of both any condition, surplus bours. of my favourite Elvis clas- chestra and Bergen Philharmonic. Brunel University, London and Canter- valves and other parts. But, back to the point: I sics. After attending Chethams School of Mu- bury Christ Church University and he was Also other valve era items. love all types of good music, In a musical change of sic, Laurence gained a scholarship to the awarded a fellowship of the Royal Academy Private collector/hobbyist. ranging in genre from Fred- pace, next week, all being Royal Academy of Music in 1984. Studying of Music in 2013. He plays a violin made by Call NEIL die Mercury and his group well, my better half and I with Emanuel Hurwitz, Maurice Hasson J. B. Vuillaume, circa 1850. 0407 448 331 Queen, whom I consider to eagerly look forward to at- tending WA Opera’s, The HAGN#009/280 Marriage of Figaro. 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