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Peter Combe
Peter Charles Combe OAM (; born 20 October 1948) is an Australian children's entertainer and musician. At the ARIA Music Awards he has won three ARIA Awards for Best Children's Album, for ''Toffee Apple'' (1988), '' Newspaper Mama'' (1989) and '' The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded in Concert'' (1992) and three additional nominations (''Chopsticks'' (1990), ''Little Groover'' (1996) and ''Live It Up'' (2017)). His best-known tracks are "Toffee Apple", "Spaghetti Bolognaise", "Mr Clicketty Cane", "Juicy Juicy Green Grass" and "Newspaper Mama". His ''Christmas Album'' (November 1990) reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 50. Biography 1948-1979: Early life Peter Charles Combe was born in Adelaide on 20 October 1948 as the third of four children. His early influences from the 1950s were the Springfields; he learned to harmonise from an early age. He was inspired by folk singers of the 1960s, including Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs For Little Kids
''Songs for Little Kids'' is the second studio and first children's music album by Australian musician Peter Combe. It was released in 1982 and certified gold in Australia in November 1992. Track listing ;Side A # "Spaghetti Bolognaise" - 2:27 # "Jennifer Wicks" - 2:14 # "Everybody's Got a Little Rhythm" - 1:41 # "The Put It Song" - 0:47 # "Running On the Spot" - 1:15 # "New Playgym" - 2:16 # "Shake Yourself" - 1:18 # "Thelma Brown" - 3:09 # "Goldilocks and the Porridge" - 1:49 # "George Cryolot Crumble" - 2:38 # "The Billy Goat's Gruff" - 2:17 ; Side B # "Rock 'N' Roll Is All You Need" - 2:30 # "Arms Were Made to Hug and Squeeze" - 1:38 # "Peppercorn Tree" - 0:38 # "Goldilocks Goldilocks" - 2:29 # "Oscar and Mr Hairy Gorilla" - 0:30 # "The Mixed Up Song" - 0:20 # "Red Train" - 0:45 # "Green, Red and Yellow" - 0:55 # "Kangaroo, Kangaroo" - 2:23 # "Old Wheelbarrow - 1:08 # "Up and Down" - 2:10 *All songs composed, arranged and produced by Peter Combe Peter Charles Combe O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspaper Mama
''Newspaper Mama'' is the fifth studio album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was released in 1988 and was certified gold in Australia in June 1989. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album, Combe's second consecutive win. Track listing ; Side A # "Newspaper Mama" # "Six Juicy Apples" # "Blow Out the Candles" # "Happy As Larry" # "Edward J Fox" # "Syntax Error" # "All Good Things" # "The Front of Me" # "Hammer in the Nails" # "Australia Hooray" ;Side B # "Yellow Banana" # "Chish and Fips" # "Walking Encyclopaedia" # "Spangle Road" # "Tell Me the Ti-i-ime Please" # "First Reader" # "Chops and Sausages" # "Snow White and Prince" # "Robin Hood's Dream" *All songs composed, arranged and produced by Peter Combe Peter Charles Combe OAM (; born 20 October 1948) is an Australian children's entertainer and musician. At the ARIA Music Awards he has won three ARIA Awards for Best Children's Album, for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopsticks (album)
''Chopsticks'' is the sixth studio album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was released in September 1989 and was certified gold in Australia in August 1991. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album The ARIA Music Award for Best Children's Album is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording In .... Track listing ; Side A #"Chopsticks" #"This Little Pig" #"Wriggle & Roll" #"9999" #"Saturday Night" #"Fishy O Fishy" #"Made Ya Look Ya Dirty Chook" #"River River" ;Side B #"Springtime of Our Dreams" #"Hey Ho Jerry O" #"Humpty Dumpty's Other Song" #"The Pied Piper of Hamelin" #"Hadrian's Wall" #"Look After Yourself" #"Cast Away"This track is only included on the CD version of the album. #"Stuck in a Pizza" #"Fear Not for I" #"Reprise" *All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Absolutely Very Best Of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded In Concert
''The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded in Concert is the first live album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was recorded in 1990 and released in April 1991 and peaked at number 69 on the ARIA Charts. The album was certified gold in December 1991. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album; the third time Combe has won this award. Track listing # "This Little Pig" - 3:53 # "Spangle Road" - 2:38 # "Jeffrey Hill" - 2:45 # "Thelma Brown" - 3:25 # "The Put It Song" - 2:03 # "Rain" - 3:02 # "Rock 'n' Roll Is All You Need" - 2:19 # "Lullaby (For Tom)" - 2:11 # "Tadpole Blues" - 3:17 # "Down in the Bathroom" - 5:36 # "Toffee Apple" - 2:40 # "Music of the Day" - 3:31 # "Saturday Night" - 2:22 # "Tell Me The Ti-i-ime Please" - 3:47 # "Cats" - 2:17 # "Chopsticks" - 2:57 # "Jack and the Beanstalk" - 3:22 # "Cast Away" - 2:22 # "Happy As Larry" - 2:44 # "Mr. Clicketty Cane" - 2:46 # "Spaghetti Bolognaise" - 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Alfred College
, motto_translation = Do Brave Deeds and Endure , established = 1869 , type = Independent, single-sex, day & boarding , headmaster = David Roberts , chaplain = Reverend Mark Dickens , city = Kent Town , state = South Australia , country = Australia , coordinates = , area = 24.24 acres , enrolment = ~1420 (ELC-12) , grades = K–12 , gender = Boys , religion = Uniting Church , num_employ = , colours = Maroon & White , affiliation = Sports Association for Adelaide Schools , website = Prince Alfred College (also referred to as PAC, Princes, or in sporting circles, The Reds) is a private, independent, day and boarding school for boys, located on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being '' The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australians, Australian people", thus functioning as a national library. It is located in Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ACT. Created in 1960 by the ''National Library Act'', by the end of June 2019 its collection contained 7,717,579 items, with its manuscript material occupying of shelf space. The NLA also hosts and manages the renowned Trove cultural heritage discovery service, which includes access to the Australian Web Archive and National edeposit (NED), a large collection of digitisation, digitised newspapers, official documents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel with Art Garfunkel. Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in the borough of Queens in New York City. He began performing with his schoolfriend Art Garfunkel in 1956 when they were still in their early teens. After limited success, the pair reunited after an electrified version of their song " The Sound of Silence" became a hit in 1966. Simon & Garfunkel recorded five albums together featuring songs mostly written by Simon, including the hits " Mrs. Robinson", " America", " Bridge over Troubled Water" and " The Boxer". After Simon & Garfunkel split in 1970, Simon recorded three acclaimed albums over the following five years, all of which charted in the Top 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200. His 1972 self- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements. Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group, the Quarrymen, and built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered both in print and digital formats. The newspaper shares some articles with its sister newspaper '' The Sydney Morning Herald''. ''The Age'' is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize. , ''The Age'' had a monthly readership of 5.321 million. History Foundation ''The Age'' was founded by three Melbourne businessmen: brothers John and Henry Cooke (who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s) and Walter Powell. The first edition appeared on 17 October 1854. Syme family The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Pudding
''The Magic Pudding: Being The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff'' is a 1918 Australian children's book written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay. It is a comic fantasy, and a classic of Australian children's literature. The story is set in Australia with humans mixing with anthropomorphic animals. It tells of a magic talking pudding named Albert which, no matter how often he is eaten, always reforms in order to be eaten again. He is owned by three companions who must defend him against Pudding Thieves who want it for themselves. The book is divided into four "slices" instead of chapters. There are many short songs interspersed throughout the text, varying from stories told in rhyme to descriptions of a character's mood or behaviour, and verses of an ongoing sea song. Plot summary Wanting to see the world and unable to live with his uncle anymore, Bunyip Bluegum the koala sets out on his travels, taking only a walking stick. At about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
