Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, Maria Muldaur and Australia's Own, Richard Clapton

A Breath of Fresh Air loves the music and the musicians of the 60’s 70’s and 80’s. And, if you’re a fan of 80’s music, you’re likely a huge fan of English new wave band, SPANDAU BALLET. The group was inspired by London’s post-punk underground dance scene and became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era. We meet lead singer TONY HADLEY who tells us all about his time with the band, why he left it and we check in with some of his latest music that he’s taking on tour.

My next guest has been dubbed “The First Lady of Roots Music” for albums that touch on her wide-ranging influences. On her latest excursion, MARIA MULDAUR teamed up with an unknown New Orleans street-band. The singer has had a long and storied career but is known around the world for that one particular song about a camel. You know the one I’m talking about, don’t you? We check in with Maria to hear all about how ‘Midnight at the Oasis‘ came to be. You could be pretty surprised to learn the real story!

This week’s listener’s choice finds us chatting with one of Australia’s consummate hippies and most beloved musicians, RICHARD CLAPTON. The uber cool Richard joins us to walk us through his long career and regales us with stories of his past and present and his hopes for the future. If you don’t know Richard Clapton’s music, this interview will shine a lot of light on the man and the songs he’s popularised over many years.

Do you have an artist you’d like to hear from? Just send me a message sandy@abreathoffreshair.com.au and I’ll do my best to get your favourite 60’s, 70’s or 80’s artist onto the show to chat with them. If you like, you’d be welcome to join me to say hi too!

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Sandy