For anyone who has a Malinois. This explains a lot!

Maddie the Malinois Explained.

In my latest book How To Stay Married you'll find the lyrics to one of the first songs I wrote for Mary-Lou's Lucky Stars. In the book I sing it as the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. Following my heart indeed!

Following My Heart

After 15 years with the ABC on the Sunshine Coast and 18 years in radio, Mary-Lou Stephens is hanging up the headphones.  She's ready for a new adventure. Writing will feature heavily.

Breaking News!  Mary-Lou Stephens leaves the ABC

Back when I was a radio presenter.... I did a little something called Under the Microscope.  A bunch of goofy questions designed to find out more about a person than the usual interview would garner. Thomas Keneally was brilliant. So good in fact that I played this on my very last show for the ABC

Thomas Keneally - Under the Microscope

When I worked for ABC Radio I used to love putting my guests Under the Microscope. I asked them the kind of questions that they didn't normally get asked. This is a very special interview and one of my favourites.
Last year Archie Roach celebrated the 25th anniversary of his debut album Charcoal Lane. The album won Archie two ARIA awards, achieved gold sales, as well as an international Human Rights Achievement Award for the song Took The Children Away.  
Recently, Archie was awarded an Order of Australia Medal and Took The Children Away was entered into the National Film and Sound Archive's prestigious Sounds of Australia register.

Archie Roach - Under the Microscope

I've been cleaning out the archives in readiness for leaving the ABC. Some of these were too good to delete. Yes, I had some good times.

My 15 Years at the ABC Encapsulated in a Few Excellent Promos

He's won many Maple Leaf, Juno and Canadian Folk Awards, and has been described at 'creating musical short stories that wed the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas'.   Harry Manx spent many years devoting his life to learning how to play a very unusual instrument, the mohan veena. But when I put him Under the Microscope all of that went out the window :)

Harry Manx -Under the Microscope

Take a Note is about the Port Arthur Massacre and Martin Bryant's trial. 
Lyrics by Mary-Lou Stephens Music by Paul Dawkins.
Recorded 1996

Demo with Paul

Take a Note - Demo

Andreas on vocals, various insturments and songwriting skills.
Mary-Lou on vocal atmospherics and various instruments.

Summer Holiday with Andreas

Skin Deep – Suicide on Television

Recorded in Andrea's flat upstairs in the Elizabeth Street Mall, Hobart 1986.