Mark Gable Choirboys - Gavin Woods Podcast Series 6 Episode 7
04/20/23 • 33 min
Mark Dixon Kitchen (born 8 September 1950), known professionally as Mark Gable, is an Australian musician who serves as the frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Choirboys. The band was formed in Sydney in 1979.
Mark was born in Captains Flat, New South Wales.
Starting in 2012, Mark hosted The Awesome Eighties on 107.7 2GO in The New South Wales Central Coast, with assistance from Mike Duncan. In 2008/9 Gable hosted and co-produced a weekly series for smoothfm, The Sunday Session where he interviewed many international and local artists. The show was aired on a Sunday afternoon in Sydney and Melbourne.
In 2008 Gable become an ambassador for Beyondblue.
Gable is married to country singer-songwriter Melinda Schneider, they were married on September 10 2022 on Killcare Beach NSW after 14 years together. They had their first child Sullivan James Gable in August 2012. Gable has five children from a previous relationship.
Mark Dixon Kitchen (born 8 September 1950), known professionally as Mark Gable, is an Australian musician who serves as the frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Choirboys. The band was formed in Sydney in 1979.
Mark was born in Captains Flat, New South Wales.
Starting in 2012, Mark hosted The Awesome Eighties on 107.7 2GO in The New South Wales Central Coast, with assistance from Mike Duncan. In 2008/9 Gable hosted and co-produced a weekly series for smoothfm, The Sunday Session where he interviewed many international and local artists. The show was aired on a Sunday afternoon in Sydney and Melbourne.
In 2008 Gable become an ambassador for Beyondblue.
Gable is married to country singer-songwriter Melinda Schneider, they were married on September 10 2022 on Killcare Beach NSW after 14 years together. They had their first child Sullivan James Gable in August 2012. Gable has five children from a previous relationship.
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Tim Finn - Gavin Woods Podcast Series 6 Episode 6
Tim Finn was born in New Zealand. In 1971 he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Auckland. It is there that he met Mike Chunn, Robert Gillies, Philip Judd and Noel Crombie. Phil and Tim formed a band called Split Ends, which became Split Enz before they started to tour Australia.
Finn recorded his first solo album, Escapade, in 1983. This album was very successful in Australia and New Zealand, he then decided to leave Split Enz in 1984. In early 1985, Tim moved to London. He wrote some music for movies, and acted in a few movies. His role in The Coca-Cola Kid was about five minutes long. He had a bigger role in the movie La Donna della Luna (The Moon Woman).
In late 1989, he went to live in Melbourne. He recorded his third album, Tim Finn. In early 1990 he joined Crowded House, the group Neil had formed after Split Enz split up. The band recorded Woodface with him. He left Crowded House after the album.
Because of their success, Tim Finn and Neil Finn were made OBE for services to New Zealand music in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
The album Finn was released in 1995. This was an album made by Neil and Tim as the Finn Brothers. Also in 1995, Finn worked with singers Andy White and Liam Ó Maonlaí. They formed the band ALT. They released the album Altitude, and more recently collaborated with Andy White to release New Single 'The Happiness Index'.
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Shane Howard Goanna - Gavin Woods Podcast Series 6 Episode 8
For over 40 years Shane Howard has established himself as one of Australia's most
influential writers and singers and created a uniquely Australian voice.
From the red heart, where he penned his enduring song ‘Solid Rock, Sacred Ground’, to the
wilds of Tasmania that gave birth to ‘Let the Franklin Flow’, Howard's songs have created a
new map of Australia.
His songs challenge existing social paradigms and dig down into what it means to be a
modern Australian. They also reach across the globe and champion the cause of the
common people, the environment and the injustices of colonisation.
He's played for Prime Ministers, Aboriginal Elders and Environmental campaigners, from
concert halls to protest sites and remote campfires.
Howard released his 14 th solo album, ‘Dark Matter’ in 2020
In 2022, his legendary band, Goanna, embarked on an extensive national tour, paying
homage to their classic Spirit of Place album and reigniting the Goanna spirit that
championed Aboriginal rights and environmental justice in the 1980’s.
Howard is a respected senior statesman in Australia who continues to work as a poet,
musician, writer, singer, producer and mentor.
He is currently writing his autobiography.
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