Teri Young – Your Next Place Will Be Nice Too
Today we feature two songs from the album Your Next Place Will Be Nice Too, by Tasmanian folk musician Teri Young (aka Theresa Young).
“You Dug Me a Garden” begins with lightly plucked cittern, adds voice, harmonies, strings, and ends with nearly two minutes of unaccompanied string duet. The effect is entirely charming.
“Don’t Get Tall” features the Hobart Community Ensemble beautifully protesting the efforts of Singaporean developer Koh Wee Meng to build a 210m-tall hotel in Hobart. This looks like the “We are the World” of Tasmanian musicians. The song includes a soulful organ solo of the type rarely heard since that day when all of the keyboard players rushed out to trade in their Hammond organs and Leslie speakers for a synthesizer that could be carried in one hand but sounded like crap. You can also enjoy the YouTube video of “Don’t Get Tall,” with scenes of the Hobart that the community wishes to preserve.
The music of Teri Young is available on her Bandcamp page, and on Soundcloud. And be sure to visit her Facebook page. CD’s of Your Next Place Will Be Nice Too are packaged in a 100% recycled cardboard case and include a lyrics booklet and artwork by Cara Edwards.
If you are interested in the efforts of the Hobart community to prevent unwanted development, check out the website of Hobart Not Highrise, or their Facebook page.
Charles Norman is a writer and historian. Email: reverb.raccoon@gmail.com. Or follow on Instagram and Facebook.
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