Musicians
News on Podcast Guests
Dear Listeners, September 9th was a special day for all of the Tall Poppies team as we hosted our first salon in over a year. Covid restrictions meant the number of guests we could invite was limited, but those attending brought with them mountains of enthusiasm that appropriately reignited the Tall Poppies project after the… Read More
Archives, Musicians, Salons, Writers
The Australian Salon Tall Poppies Talk returns
Matthew McDonald in conversation with Breandáin O’Shea (Photos Carl Malingriaux) “The process of writing poetry is very similar to playing bass” Guest Author Carola Torti (Scroll down for the text in German) “I liked contemporary music from the very beginning,” our guest, Matthew McDonald, 1st solo… Read More
Diverse
Tall Poppies continue to thrive in 2021
Dear Listeners and Salon Guests, I hope this message finds you safe and well after what has been a challenging year for us all. Thank you for your many emails over the last few months. It is very encouraging to know that so many people enjoy the podcast. Various analytics programmes allow me to see… Read More
Newsletter, Salons
New Podcast Series & a German’s take on an Australian Salon
Dear Listeners, Dear Salon Guests, This week I will be launching the third series of “Tall Poppies: The Podcast”. The series opens with a look back at a few of the guests to date and, in particular, their reflections about what it means to be Australian and the moments when they feel this the… Read More
Salons
Tall Poppies Talk: Creative Solutions for Unusual Times
Dear Podcast Listeners and Salon Guests , I sincerely hope this finds you all safe and well. A few updates from some of our Tall Poppies who, despite the challenges of the current situation, have been busy. Neuroscientist Matthew Larkum and his team at the Larkum Lab have published several papers in the last… Read More
Musicians
Apologies for superfluous emails
Dear Tall Poppies Subscribers, Our apologies for the numerous emails you may have received over the last days. Fortunately we have been able to fix the problem, and are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any further questions please contact us. Wishing you all the best from Berlin, Breandáin & the… Read More
Academics
“Tall Poppies Talk,” a springboard into an unfamiliar world
This will be the first of two emails this week, as the next episode of Tall Poppies, The Podcast will be published in the next few days.
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Musicians
Tall Poppies The Podcast, Series II from January 2020
Standing room only at the fourth “Tall Poppies Talk” Salon with musician Stan Dodds
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Academics, Writers
Author Gail Jones, Guest Australian Salon, Berlin
A few days back, the Tall Poppies Talk, Australian Salon, welcomed Australian writer and academic, Gail Jones, as the guest of honour.
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Musicians
Tall Poppies: Postcard – Soprano, Joan Sutherland
“ I think some young singers want to do too much too soon and it’s fatal. Some of the young people I don’t think realise just how tough it is.”
(Joan Sutherland, 1926 -2010)