DRESSED in all black, Alan Buchan certainly looks the part.
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The Tamworth bush balladeer is harking back to his youth, with a show that brings the best of the 1970’s back to the stage.
“People tell me all the time the songs remind them of when they were dating, married, pregnant – whatever was happening at that time it takes them back,” he said.
It’s a trip down memory lane and more of an emotional experience than a visceral one.
- Alan Buchan
“Rather than doing what I was doing for a long time, which was trying to impose my own music on an audience that’s not interested, it’s so much more satisfying to play songs people get a kick out of.”
The Eagles, James Taylor, Ross Ryan and Rodriguez are just some of the classics Buchan interprets.
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His laid back performance style means people don’t have to get up and dance – but they do.
“It’s a trip down memory lane and more of an emotional experience than a visceral one,” he said.
“I’m not into making people move, I’m into making people get goosebumps and I love to hold those notes a bit longer.”
Buchan is playing at The Pub from 8pm on Friday September 28.
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Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
