Review: Move 50: 24 Australian Composers Celebrate 50 years of Move Records
Australia’s favourite homegrown label turns 50 with new birthday.
August 26, 2019
Lisa MacKinney
Dr Lisa MacKinney is a historian, musician and freelance writer based in Melbourne whose writing has been published in newspapers, scholarly journals, mainstream music periodicals and books. She plays guitar and organ, and has performed extensively in Australia and internationally.
Articles by Lisa MacKinney
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