Available at Middle Eight Music, quality goat leather bags and accessories handmade by experienced craftspeople in India.

Available at Middle Eight Music, quality goat leather bags and accessories handmade by experienced craftspeople in India.

They include some really cool laptop/ipad sleeves!

Handmade Goat Leather (13in) Laptop Sleeve Document Holder

These handmade goat leather laptop sleeves are just fantastic! Simple and casual, they can be used on their own or as additional protection inside one of the laptop bags. This size is perfect for a 13" MacBook or similar-sized laptop.

Some great backpacks!




Handmade Goat Leather Backpack School Bag

These small backpacks combine the wonderful qualities of goat leather with the ergonomic advantages of a backpack. They're a perfect fit for an iPad or netbook or they'd make the perfect everyday bag for your keys, wallet, phone and a paperback.

Flap bags, satchels, shoulder bags and messenger bags!

Handmade Goat Leather Padded Laptop Flap Bag

These great shoulder bags are wonderfully stylish and would suit both men and women and would be perfect for a small laptop.

Some classy shopping bags! 

Handmade Goat Leather Market Eco Shopping Bag

The same size and shape of a classic green 'eco bag', this bag will out-last any synthetic bag you can buy and, with the wide internal zip to hold any valuables, it can be your new carry-all for a trip to the markets or for everyday use.

Cool wallets and tobacco pouches!

Handmade Leather Bifold Coin Pocket Change Wallet

This is a really well-designed, clever little bi-fold wallet with a coin pocket.

Duffel bags great for travel!

Handmade Goat Leather Duffel/Sports/Gym Bag

These wonderful duffel/sports/cabin bags would be great for a weekend away, something different at the gym or as a general hold-all for any purpose. They have an external pocket on the side and one on each end. The lining is in sturdy green canvas. They have a long, adjustable, leather shoulder strap and two handles that can also be used as shoulder straps

and a great passport cover!

Handmade Goat Leather Passport Cover Document Wallet

These are perhaps the nicest passport covers around. Anyone with a passport should have one! They would also make a great gift for friends who are planning to travel. The cover will comfortably hold two passports and/or tickets, boarding passes and other important documents.

And there is FREE shipping for all orders for leather goods within Australia!

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Now in stock at Middle Eight Music, the album all David Hobson fans have been requesting!

David Hobson & Teddy Tahu Rhodes - Deluxe Edition: Live In Concert / You'll Never Walk Alone (2CD)






At last the CD all David Hobson fans have been requesting!

Australia's two favorite operatic superstars have again joined forces to record a live album full of fun, laughter and fabulous singing!

This special Deluxe Edition includes both the new album, Live in Concert, and the chart-topping You’ll Never Walk Alone.

Recorded live at the Melbourne Recital Centre, 26 November 2011.

And don't forget to check out all the David Hobson CDs and DVDs available at Middle Eight Music on our special David Hobson page

Now available at Middle Eight Music...two new CDs from legendary Australian singer-songwriter Jeannie Lewis

Jeannie Lewis - Tears Of Steel & The Clowning Calaveras (2CD)









Here's how Jeannie describes this album....

"This recording recreates 'The Tears of Steel & The Clowning Calaveras' concert series of November 1975, which was dedicated to my father. My original inspiration for the whole concert, and the particular basis for 'Tears of Steel', was a poem by Chilean writer Pablo Neruda, which he had written as an elegy to the Spanish poet Miguel Hernandez murdered by the fascists in Spain.

"I learned life from your death,
My eyes had begun to mourn
When I discovered within me
Not tears, but undying arms,
Wait for them! Wait for me!"

The concert, directed by Ted Robinson with design by Martin Sharp, was a celebration of life through death, inspired particularly by the Mexican attitude of facing death by making fun of her, humanising her as the bald one with whom we jest. In Mexico, November 2 is the Day of the Dead (All Soul's Day) and is set aside for a picnic with death. As part of the festivities people make 'Calaveras' - mock skeletons of paper and wire; angels, devils, politicians, animals, friends and family - a burlesque parody of this world.

In the sixties and seventies, the lives and deaths of rock musicians had become a focal point for many people. 'Clowning Calaveras' is a series of songs by and about some of these performers, these clowning calaveras, the matadors and gladiators of the arena of this time."

Jeannie Lewis - So U Want Blood








So U Want Blood was originally performed at the Universal Theatre, Melbourne and Kinselas, Sydney in January-March 1983 backed by the All Singing All Dancing Orchestra.

Jeannie Lewis - vocals
Red Symons - Guitars
Paul Grabowksy - piano, keyboards
Ian McDonald - bass
Eddy Van Roosendael - drums, percussion
George Worontshak - keyboards
Lisa Edwards & Mal Stainton - backing vocals

Now available at Middle Eight Music, the debut album by Australian music theatre star Anne Wood!

Anne Wood - Divine Discontent








Debut album by popular Australian music theatre star is a unique interpretation of the songs of ABBA, including one song, The Day The Wall Came Tumbling Down, that has never been available on CD!

Here's how Anne describes her new album....

"I was always a huge ABBA fan, unwittingly beginning my musical training as a kid, huddled over the record player with my little sister trying to work out all those harmonies. Years later I was cast as the original Donna Sheridan in MAMMA MIA in Australia. The incredible success of this show is now, of course, the stuff of legend, however a particular element of the audience reaction always intrigued me.

People would write letters or wait at the stagedoor to tell us how much they were moved by particular songs, and how they’d been singing along to those songs for years, but had never really listened to the words…the stories in those songs.

Like all great song writers, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus often drew on their own life experiences when writing lyrics. We all know "The Winner Takes It All" was about the break up of Bjorn and Agnetha’s marriage and ‘When All Is Said And Done’ was Benny’s story of the end of his relationship with Frida ( and Bjorn really did have a neighbor who played the fiddle) but the potency of some of their lyrics is sometimes diluted or overlooked because their musical arrangements just make us want to dance .

My own divine discontent has pushed me to make this recording and attempt to shine a humble light on the stories contained within."

Now available at Middle Eight Music, the latest hit West End musical, Matilda the Musical, featuring music and lyrics by Australia's Tim Minchin!

Matilda The Musical - 2011 Original UK Cast








Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin.

Starring Lauren Ward, Bertie Carvel, Josie Walker, Paul Kaye and Adrianna Bertola, Josie Griffiths and Kerry Ingram as Matilda.

Roald Dahl's much-loved story bursts into life on stage in this fabulous new musical by Dennis Kelly and award-winning Australian songwriter and comedian Tim Minchin. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

First produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in December 2010, this album was recorded in a studio by the original cast from the sensational sell-out season at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Matilda has now transferred to the West End receiving five-star reviews!

"Utterly exhilirating - Matilda explodes onto the stage!" - The Independent

"Gleefully nasty. An Evening of unadulterated bliss" - The Guardian

"Hilarious, moving and magical - a glorious production" - The Daily Telegraph

"The quest for a great new musical is over!" - London Evening Standard

"An absolute cracker, bursting with dynamism, fizzing with verve - fantastic!" - Daily Express

The CD includes a 28 page colour booklet featuring photos from the production and complete lyrics.

Now in stock at Middle Eight Music, David Harris' eagerly-awaited new album, At This Stage!

David Harris - At This Stage

Now in stock, David Harris' eagerly-awaited follow-up album to 'Til The Night Is Gone!

David Harris is one of Australia's acclaimed leading men of his generation, having starred in major productions including Wicked, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia!, The Boy From Oz, Fiddler On The Roof, The Full Monty and Damn Yankees to name just a few.

With David's bright, lyrical vocals and unique interpretations, At This Stage features musical theatre classics from West Side Story, Carousel, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and The Sound Of Music, along with contemporary hits from Wicked and Disney's Tangled.

With musical direction by David Cameron, At This Stage also features guests Lucy Durack, Jemma Rix and Kellie Rode.

Also available from Middle Eight Music:










David Harris - 'Til The Night Is Gone

Now available through Middle Eight Music...Sing On Through Tomorrow: The Songs of Matthew Robinson - 2011 Original Australian Cast

Sing On Through Tomorrow: The Songs Of Matthew Robinson - 2011 Original Australian Cast



Sing On Through Tomorrow is a new musical revue featuring the most acclaimed songs from the decade-long career of multi-award winning composer/lyricist Matthew Robinson.

Featuring Matthew Robinson, Shaun Rennie, Kate Maree Hoolihan and Hollie Andrew under the musical direction by Peter Rutherford.

Using songs from his critically acclaimed first musical Metro Street, as well as his hit cabaret shows, right through to his latest musical in development Happy People, Sing On Through Tomorrow tells the story of four thirty-somethings who must travel back in time to rediscover their reason to dream on.

Here's how Matthew describes the work..."Sing on Through Tomorrow is a revue of some of my dearest work but also tells the story of four young adults in their mid thirties who must travel back in time to find their inspiration and spirit. It’s a beautiful and emotionally charged journey."

"Robinson creates lyrics of wit and tenderness, and marries them to music of sophisticated craftsmanship, attractive melodies and clever modulations" - The Sydney Morning Herald

"what a joy it is to be thoroughly entertained by a collection of musical theatre songs from up-and-coming Australian songwriter Matthew Robinson...the range, texture and contrast of his catalogue, as displayed in this revue, is diverse and exciting. There are emotional ballads, lively ensembles, engagingly connected duets and delicious comedy numbers, through a broad range of dramatic (and comedic) contexts." - Neil Litchfield, Stage Whispers

Tracks:

1. Dream On
2. On A Rooftop
3. Five Years Time
4. Metro Street
5. The Girl Next Door
6. Just Say
7. Happy
8. All Together Now
9. Don't Care
10. Yes, I Know
11. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
12. Sing On Through Tomorrow
13. Princess
14. As Night Descends
15. Built To Last
16. Love is Fine
17. Late Again
18. Boyband
19. Dignity
20. What You Are To Me
21. You Are My Song
22. Dream On / Sing On Through Tomorrow (reprise)