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Podcast: The Music Show
Episode: The backbone of Midnight Oil: Rob Hirst (1955 - 2026)
Description: From a teenage band driving up and down the coast in a station wagon to one of the biggest Australian bands of all time, Midnight Oil survived on the backbone of drummer, founding member, and songwriter Rob Hirst. Hirst, who has died at the age of 70, was a frequent guest on The Music Show, both as an Oil and with his blues band the Backsliders, and we remember him with a selection of appearances, including his demonstration of the musical washboard.And Pinchgut Opera remembers three great opera performers with a new release of the 2019 production of...