Farnham

The BOX SET SERIES is a range of brand new 4 CD releases packed with original hit recordings by the biggest artists in music history, For the first time, the classic recordings of these household names are now packaged in affordable box sets. This package has been created locally especially for this series release, highlighting one of our own iconic artists alongside global icons. The collection features 64 classic John Farnham hits from nearly five decades of hits, from his teen pop idol days through his late-'80s/early-'90s peak and on through his charity-driven later years. From early classics, such as 'Playing To Win' and 'Don't You Know It's Magic', through to seminal Farnham classics, such as 'Pressure Down' and 'You're The Voice,' and 'That's Freedom', this collection is a must-have album for any music fan, young and old!

12/21: Rank: #1, Top 100 Globally. Billboard-charting, 9-Time Global Music Award winner, internationally acclaimed and 2022 Grammy U Mentor Katherine Farnham has been called a musical genius by industry veterans, fans and students alike. Hailed as “one of the top artists of our time” by journalist Toninho Spessoto, the singer/songwriter/pianist was recognized as a prodigy and was composing, playing piano, singing, and acting by the age of five.

John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John have teamed up to release the deluxe edition of their chart topping Christmas album, 'Friends for Christmas!'

"Whispering Jack" is the 12th studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham. It was produced by Ross Fraser, and released on 20 October 1986, peaking at #1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Album Charts. "Whispering Jack" has become the second best-selling-album in Australia, behind Meatloaf's album "Bat Out of Hell", and the highest selling album in Australia by an Australian artist - 24x Platinum indicating sales of over 1.68 million copies sold. It spent 25 weeks at the #1 spot on the Album Charts during 1986–1987, it was awarded the 1987 ARIA Award for "Album of the Year", and was the best charting album for the decade of the 1980s in Australia. It was the first Australian-made album to be released on Compact Disc within Australia. One of Farnham's biggest hits, "You're the Voice" was issued as the lead single from this album and peaked at #1 on the Kent Music Report Singles Charts.

The music on this 1995 release was performed by the quartet of pianist Allen Farnham, bassist Drew Gress, drummer Jamey Haddad, and tenor-saxophonist Joe Lovano in 1986, the trio of Farnham, Gress and Haddad in 1992, and by Farnham solo in 1994. The pianist is best-known for playing behind other artists, including being the musical director for the late singer Susannah McCorkle. Throughout this set, Farnham shows that he is a solid, modern, mainstream soloist, sometimes recalling Bill Evans and (to a lesser extent) Keith Jarrett. Lovano plays well in his spots particularly on a medium-tempo "How Deep Is The Ocean." Farnham contributed four of the ten songs, and also interprets pieces by Ralph Towner, Steve Swallow, Duke Ellington, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Bill Evans. Overall, this is an excellent effort, with enough variety in tempos and moods to hold one's interest. ~ AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

John Farnham: Finding The Voice tells the untold story of an Australian music icon. In this first authorised biopic, viewers follow Farnham's life from the innocent suburbs of Melbourne to '60s pop fame, through incredible highs and lows, and ultimately to record-breaking success as 'Australia's Voice'.John Farnham was 38 years old when Whispering Jack was released. Nobody ever questioned that Farnham could sing but the challenge to find his artistic voice and become Australia's most trusted and beloved performer took half a lifetime. Whispering Jack is still the highest selling Australian album of all time, and this powerful documentary tracks the personal and public journey that has made Farnham Australia's greatest and most beloved musical artist.This accompanying album 'Finding The Voice' Music From The Feature Documentary not only features rare and live tracks from across John Farnham's extensive catalogue, it includes music from artists and bands that had a profound impact on his career. The album also features opening and closing compositions from acclaimed music director/producer and long-time Farnham band member David Hirschfelder.

Pianist Allen Farnham shows off many of his influences during this fine Concord CD. On John Coltrane's "Fifth House" (which oddly mixes together chord changes relating to both "What Is This Thing Called Love" and "Giant Steps"), Farnham sounds heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner. But on a Latin romp through "You Stepped Out Of A Dream," his hyper chordings remind one of Bobby Enriquez, he is closer to Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock on the obscure Duke Pearson ballad "You Know I Care" and is reminiscent of Keith Jarrett on the folkish "Colin."

Hugh Farnham is a practical, self-made man, and when he sees the clouds of nuclear war gathering, he builds a bomb shelter under his house, hoping for peace and preparing for war. But when the apocalypse comes, something happens that he did not expect. A thermonuclear blast tears apart the fabric of time and hurls his shelter into a world with no sign of other human beings.