Sabah

  • Sophie Van Aerde – violinist, doctor

    This was written for my first blog, but Sophie is a big part of my life, so here it is again. In August 2008 Dr. Sophie Van Aerde arrived in Sabah from France, to marry her husband-to-be. Two weeks later,… Continue reading

    Sophie Van Aerde – violinist, doctor
  • A gallery of the SabahSongs book

    It’s just nice to see where it’s getting around šŸ™‚ Continue reading

    A gallery of the SabahSongs book
  • Grammy award-winning U.S. folk musos presented with the SabahSongs book!

    The U.S. Embassy partnered with SPArKS (Society of Performing Arts in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah), ME Malaysia, Sri Pelancongan Sabah, and American Voices to bring to Kota Kinabalu a concert on American Roots Music on January 09 2013 by Grammy Awards… Continue reading

    Grammy award-winning U.S. folk musos presented with the SabahSongs book!
  • Blogger to author

    I wrote my first blog SabahSongs from 2009-12. It was about people working in the field of music in Sabah, on the island of Borneo, where I was living at the time. When I said I was moving to Australia,… Continue reading

    Blogger to author
  • Book Launch Speeches — Video and Transcripts

    Video and transcripts of the speeches at the book launch of SabahSongs: Contemporary Music in Sabah, at the Jesselton Hotel, Kota Kinabalu on December 20, 2012. Speech by Datuk CL Chan (the publisher) First of all I would like to… Continue reading

    Book Launch Speeches — Video and Transcripts
  • Book launch transcripts VIDEO

    Video and transcripts of the speeches at the book launch of SabahSongs: Contemporary Music in Sabah, at the Jesselton Hotel, Kota Kinabalu on December 20, 2012. Speech by Datuk CL Chan (the publisher) First of all I would like to… Continue reading

    Book launch transcripts VIDEO
  • Book launch media coverage

    Here is some media coverage about the book launch of SabahSongs: Contemporary Music in Sabah. Most of it is out of Malaysia, in English, Chinese and Malay, but some websites from elsewhere took the story from newsfeeds. Click on them… Continue reading

    Book launch media coverage
  • Ready for the book launch!

    With less than a week to go to the book launch, we are down to press packs and other publicity. Two days after the launch, we move to Brisbane, Australia. I’m now writing in my new blog, for thIs Australian… Continue reading

    Ready for the book launch!