The Burning Season

Thirty-four people died in Australia in 2019 as the worst bush fires in living memory swept across the country. An area roughly the size of England was devastated and thousands of homes were destroyed. A year on, Panorama hears from the people living in the path of the fires and the firefighters who risked their lives to save them. And as this year’s fire season gets underway, Clive Myrie asks if these levels of destruction are to become normal.

Thirty-four people died in Australia in 2019 as the worst bush fires in living memory swept across the country. An area roughly the size of England was devastated and thousands of homes were destroyed. A year on, Panorama hears from the people living in the path of the fires and the firefighters who risked their lives to save them. And as this year’s fire season gets underway, Clive Myrie asks if these levels of destruction are to become normal.

The players varied the sound and delivery of each piece as suited the music and the mood, making for a lively program entirely lacking in dull spots: a great idea for an audience that’s showed up expecting some fun. Which they got. The playing was crisp, tight, harmonious, and, well, really brassy. Burning River is clearly an ensemble that enjoys its work. Its easy, punchy delivery, which seems unforced and effortless, could only have turned out that way with a significant amount of practice and great attention to detail… this Christmas Concert was about as good as it gets.

CD1 includes B-sides, extras and bonus tracks. CD2 includes abandoned tracks.

Pop act Secret Weapons consists of Danny Rocco and Gerry Lange. The duo generated interest in and around their native New York with live performances, while uploads to their SoundCloud page spread them farther. They signed to Epic, which just happened to be Rocco's employer; he worked in the major-label's legal department. In October 2015, after Rocco had resigned from his day job, Secret Weapons debuted with the assured and rousing single "Something New." The next month, they performed on NBC's Today they were tapped by radio personality Elvis Duran as the morning program's artist of the month and toured as the opening act for Fun.'s Nate Ruess. In the summer of 2017, Secret Weapons delivered their debut LP, As the setting sun comes crashing down on me.

Robert Plant is celebrating the second season of his hugely popular podcast, Digging Deep with Robert Plant, with the release of a very special limited edition 7’’ singles boxed set. DIGGING DEEP includes 16 A-sides and rare B-sides spanning three decades, remastered versions available on vinyl for the first time. The eight-disc collection also features restored artwork from the original 7’’ releases, packaged in a bespoke hardback book.