The Blues collection
Our 18 stories about blues songs travel far and wide but it’s no surprise that some are set in the home of the blues.
THE BOOK OF LOVE by THE MAGNETIC FIELDS. Story by Jane Leonard
Songs have been there for me when people haven’t. In the breadth of its short verses, it contains moments that capture everything I have loved about love and have been lucky enough to experience.
THE BOYS LIGHT UP by AUSTRALIAN CRAWL. Narration by Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson
James Reyne was unable to mask his concern, yelling into the microphone: “We are not coming back on until you have all stopped fighting!” And with that, the band hurriedly disappeared from the stage.
The Cape by Guy Clark. Story by Lucia Nardo
Lucia Nardo Family gathering, Melbourne, 1996I felt a plum-size lump, unyielding to my touch. Dan yelped with pain. That moment is etched in my memory. I knew our lives were about to change. I wanted to push the lump back down, along with all the terror it was about to unleash.
The Centre Stage collection
The Centre Stage collection here at Stereo Stories is a series of short profiles of the writers and musicians who have been central to the creation and development of, firstly, this website and then of our concerts.
The Classical music collection
Our classical music collection is in a small, curious corner of the Stereo Stories library.