A song about Tasmania? ‘Half-Heard’, words by CJ Koch, music by Neil Buckland
My latest release is ‘Half-Heard’, a song that is (I think) about Tasmania. To decide for yourself whether that’s true or not, read on – but first watch and listen to the song: https://youtu.be/XDyFCpyhGFM A song about Tasmania? Australian author Christopher (C. J.) Koch (1922 – 2013) is best known for novels such as The Year of Living Dangerously, but his first published work was in fact a small poem called ‘Half-Heard’. For a brief time in the mid 1990’s Chris and I were next-door neighbours in Launceston, Tasmania. During our discussions of music and writing he introduced me to his poetry, and when I expressed admiration for 'Half-Heard' he encouraged me to set it to music. Life intervened, however, and I had to [...]