Time for regrets and fond memories, as William Dart looks back over music that didn't make New Horizons playlists this year for one reason or another.
New York street musician Moondog teams up with - of all people - Julie Andrews to perform nonsense songs for kiddies, Erica Miller and Little Miss Cornshucks sing American standards, and then there's local flavour with the hypnotic tune-weaving of Erny Belle and the glorious life-affirmations of Casual Healing.
Erny Belle Photo: Finn Bowman
Music Details
ARTIST: Mina
TITLE: The Man that Got Away
ALBUM: For You
COMPOSER: Arlen, Gershwin
LABEL: PDU
ARTIST: Brian Hyland
TITLE: Cozy Little Compact Car
ALBUM: Fool's Gold: Lux and ivy Dig those Novelty Tunes
COMPOSER: Alfred, Krondes
LABEL: Righteous
ARTIST: Moondog
TITLE: All is Loneliness
ALBUM: MOJO Presents Break It Up
COMPOSER: Moondog
LABEL: MOJO Magazine
ARTIST: Julie Andrews, Martyn Greene
TITLE: Songs of Fun and Nonsense
ALBUM: Tell it Again
COMPOSER: Trad
LABEL: Avid
ARTIST: Erica Miller
TITLE: Stand By Me
ALBUM: Reconsidered
COMPOSER: Presley
LABEL: Universal
ARTIST: Helen Forrest
TITLE: Give Me a Song with a Beautiful Melody
ALBUM: Help Yourself to My Heart
COMPOSER: Styne, Cahn
LABEL: Sepia
ARTIST: Erny Belle
TITLE: Bowman
ALBUM: Not Your Cupid
COMPOSER: Renata
LABEL: Erny Belle
ARTIST: Little Miss Cornshucks
TITLE: Try a Little Tenderness
ALBUM: The Loneliest Gal in Town
COMPOSER: Campbell, Connolly, Woods
LABEL: Chess
Cover image of the Casual Healing album, Driftwood. Photo: Casual Healing
ARTIST: Casual Healing
TITLE: Mauri Tau
ALBUM: Driftwood
COMPOSER: Te Huki
LABEL: Casual Healing
ARTIST: Casual Healing
TITLE: Up and Down
ALBUM: Driftwood
COMPOSER: Te Huki
LABEL: Casual Healing
ARTIST: Casual Healing
TITLE: Chasing Rainbows
ALBUM: Driftwood
COMPOSER: Te Huki
LABEL: Casual Healing
