by Bián Hickman | Feb 7, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 3 Feb. The accomplished performer, mentor and founder of Arty Records, Ronnie Taheny, took to the stage at The Gov for her 25th anniversary of annual Gov gigs. It was an event filled with an air of prestige and class festooned with tables... 
by Bián Hickman | Jan 31, 2018 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by Bián Hickman. After a successful thirty-five year career Australia’s own Ronnie Taheny is retiring once again. Leading up to her whimsical finale at The Gov, we speak with Ronnie about music, life and effervescent philosophical vagaries before we realised we had a... 
by Matt Saunders | Jun 7, 2016 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by Matt Saunders. Ronnie Taheny’s reputation as a force of nature precedes her, and her recent album is ample evidence, with touching confessional piano ballads crossing paths with up-tempo rock numbers aided by her protégé Ben Ford-Davies, with whom she recently... 
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 16, 2015 | CDs, Reviews
Ben Ford-Davies: Papillon It was the vocals that quickly drew me in to this CD. Ben Ford-Davies has a rich warm voice and unerring radar for a great melody; it’s a treat to hear vocal phrasing that adds feeling to melodies without twisting them into a tormented... 
by David Robinson | Sep 13, 2015 | CDs, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Norwood Live, Fri 11 Sep. Ben Ford-Davies warmly greets the crowd, primarily comprising friends, family and well-wishers, and takes a seat at the piano. Welcome to the launch of his album, Papillon. He plays the first few notes of The Right Time, which is included on... 
