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Alex Hallahan

About Me


‘A voice with both fragility and confidence, a songwriter with enormous depth and variety.’
- John Carver, Presenter Across The Tracks, PBSfm
‘Hallahan holds subtle court over the duration of the record. The most impressive feature of The Turning Wheel is the effortlessness in which Hallahan explores the folk and roots genre - done so with a maturity and even flow that allows his material to sway along, free from any musical or production overkill. It’s simply a man, his beard, vocal and guitar whispering in the dark…’
- Nick Argyriou, Reviewer Rhythms Magazine
‘It is an album that in style and sound is contemporary, and at the same time reminiscent of the great singer songwriters of the 70’s - Cat Stevens, Neil Young etc.’
- Neil Rogers, Presenter The Australian Mood 3RRR 102.7fm
''From the opening track through to the final (and title track) Alex shows a great musical maturity and insight...'
- Tony Bates, Presenter 100.7 Highlands fm
READ THE FULL REVIEWS HERE
'THE TURNING WHEEL'
- ALBUM OUT NOW -
The debut album from Alex Hallahan is 10 tracks full and nine lives spent. A folk, alt country and soul blend of tunes rich in story with an underlying pulse that keeps the wheel turning. This self produced work, steeped in sounds that can only be described as a signature style, is the uncompromised result of a true artist.
You can purchase your copy of The Turning Wheel at Basement Discs, The Last Record Store, Waterfront Records, ITunes, JB Hi-Fi, Sanity, Virgin, HMV, Target and Amazon.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/09/2005
Band Members:

on The Turning Wheel recording:
Alex Hallahan - Vocals Guitar Harmonica Percussion, Al Smith - Fretless Bass Piano Backing Vocals Percussion Banjo (Track 5) Organ and 2nd Guitar (Track 8), Joe Torrz - Drums Percussion, Lachlan McLeod - Additional; Backing Vocals (Tracks 5, 6 & 9), Seb Andrade - Alto Sax (Track 6), Katrina Szetey - French Horn (Tracks 6 & 7), Lou Smith - Additional Backing Vocals (Track 9).
All photography by Sleepy Jean
The Turning Wheel cover illustration art by Will Hunt

Influences:
The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Steve Winwood, Tom Waits, Jim Croce, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Dave Brubeck, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Robert Johnson, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Sam Cooke, John Mayall, Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield.... and so many more...:

The Turning Wheel can be heard on::

TRIPLE J
3RRR
PBSfm
100.7 Highlands
93.7 Edge fm
2SEA
JOYfm
88.6 Plenty Valley
Bay fm
94.7 fm Coral Coast
Star fm
and many more! :
Request 'Good Conversation'::

TRIPLE J:
Request Line:1300 0555 36 ..
Request Text: 1975 7 555 :
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Roots n All
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3RRR:
Request Line: (03) 9388 1027 :

PBSFM:
Request Line: (03) 5222 5947:

Record Label: MGM Distribution (Green)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Turning Wheel - REVIEWS:

THE TURNING WHEEL ALBUM REVIEWS: Nick Argyriou, Reviewer Rhythms Magazine "With the seal of approval already provided by RRR and The Aust...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Band Staple Member and Co/Producer - Al Smith - Returned To Sender

Al Smith drinks a strong black coffee with no sugar and he counts his hours, minutes and seconds in reverse while the rest of us are moving along in time as we think we should. His thoughts are locked...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:31:00 GMT

Jordie Lane

Jordie Lane - his thoughts are on fire, his mind is awake and his hands know it so they roll thunder or hold back the break as he dances on his guitar.I lost a life watching him, but found something d...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:01:00 GMT

Jazz... and Travelling the Blues and Sounds

   Here I am in twenty-o nine, staring at the cover art of The Dave Brubeck Quartet's album Time Out tracing the circles and spinning, Dave Brubeck - his hands like the two hands of a clock turning in...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:56:00 GMT