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Tanya Sparke

About Me

Darkwood Road CD available. 11 tracks of original music.
I made my layout with the Myspace Background Maker . Get myspace layouts , graphics , and flash toys at pYzam .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/03/2007
Band Website: web.mac.com/tanyasparke
Band Members: Peter Dasent-Lloyd Swanton- Andrew Robson-Bruce Reid-Toby hall-Trish Watts -Sarah Donnelley- Jo Maunsell -Gyan -Steve Elphick - Cameron Reid
Influences: John Coltrane,William Kentridge, Joni Mitchell,Henri Matisse, Nina Simone,Freddi Timms,Miles Davis,Kandinsky,Duke Ellington,Sean Scully,Bartok, Emily Kngwarre,Thelonious Monk,Jean Cocteau,Ross laurie,Marc Rothko,Fresh fruit and veges but not cheese! Darcy,magnolia,indigo, damien, (my Beloved's) Chaka Khan,The west wing,The Ocean, Mccoy Tyner,Red Garland,Errol Garner,Aretha Franklin, Cy Twombly,The Gospel Harmonettes of Demopolis,David Byrne and The Never Never Creek.
Record Label: none

My Blog

mum

Well ,Mum has survived another operation at the age of 82......................months ago her brother passed away and so she is the sole survivor of her 11 strong family. She is the youngest and I am ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:03:00 GMT

Alan Healy Acoustoopticaldinoratorio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oed3ihdywnI Avant what!!!???
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:43:00 GMT

stillness

The bottle of chocolate syrup fell from the cupboard to the floor without smashing. I reached down to retrieve it and as i ascended my head crashed into the open cupboard. Such was the impact that it ...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:43:00 GMT

pigs and gigs

You know all I can imagine is that I have a warped view of what it is I do and if I'm any good at all. (cue violins)......I have attempted to get gigs for myself and my lovelies at these venues in Syd...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:16:00 GMT

Eno

Time to reflect on Eno at the Opera House with the Necks.In the advertising of this show the punters were encouraged to buy tickets to all 3 shows, describing the experience as a evolution. So of cour...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:14:00 GMT

two gigs give woman hope!

After going Gypsy with the Voices from the vacant Lot last night the old man and I swung around to the Kurrajong and caught CONTINENTAL Robert. Took me back to the days when every thursday night I was...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 01:17:00 GMT

fearless heart

I've put Fearless Heart back on the myspace player as I was listening to it and loving it. I love it because of the whatever it is that hits the mark when you record live in the studio.Cathy harley hi...
Posted by on Sat, 16 May 2009 01:28:00 GMT

14th of Taurus

Crystal clear autumn day in sydneycold inside erskineville doorsthe wind in the paperbark is making the light dance patternsthrough my blinds and onto the wallswith a soundtrack of children in the pla...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 20:52:00 GMT

hot shower

Whist taking a hot,hot shower I thought I might call my father on the mobile phone. I could hear him trying to call me. I mean why not ,with all these invisible radio-active micro-waves flying through...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:14:00 GMT

my boy

When I was a little girl, everyone thought I was a little boy. At the time I suppose I didn't really care because I didn't really understand what the big deal was. I revisit this as my beautiful son r...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:44:00 GMT