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Tag: Roger O’Donnell

Hannah In The Wars – ‘Only Wanna Be’

August 2, 2015

Hannah Curwood wrote ‘Only Wanna Be’ after a breakup which saw her move from the stark, remote region of Central Otago, New Zealand, to London – literally the other side of the world.

Hannah In The Wars

June 19, 2015

The celebrated alternative folk singer from New Zealand, Hannah Curwood, releases a new album while continuing her work as an amazing songwriter under her new project name, ‘Hannah In The Wars’.

Videos: Roger O’Donnell and Julia Kent – Videos from ‘Tristan and Isolde’ and ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

June 4, 2015

Following on from our piece about Roger O’Donnell and Julia Kent a few weeks back, and also our more recent piece about the Post Romantic Empire Album, come the following videos for Roger and Julia’s pieces, ‘Marke’ and ‘Tristan’ (both from ‘Tristan and Isolde’), and ‘Il Regno Dei Morti’ and ‘La Ninfa’, from ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’.

Post Romantic Empire – ‘The Post Romantic Empire Album’

June 4, 2015

Originally planned as an essay about the inheritance of the Romantic revolution in the contemporary world, the Post Romantic Empire ended up becoming something wildly different.

Roger O’Donnell and Julia Kent – ‘Love And Other Tragedies’

May 8, 2015

If you recognise the name Roger O’Donnell, it’s probably because he was formally a keyboard player with the alternative rock band The Cure. It may come as some surprise then to learn that he has spent most of the last five years composing for orchestral strings.

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