Today on Maestro On The Mic we featured Kylie Orr a local author with two great books behind her. We spoke to her about The Eleventh Floor which is published by HQ Fiction and consists of 406 pages.

We also spoke to Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie guitarist with Skyhooks and played on all their albums.  He told us about his connection with Ringo Starr, trying to make it big in the USA and three months in a bus. And more importantly his Skyhooks Show which comes to Bunjil Place, Narre Warren on Friday 15 November. You can get tickets from skyhooksshow.com . You’ll hear all the Skyhooks music over the years and videos of their golden era.

1.        The Calling – Mykl Lozin

2.        Love has made a fool of me – Paul Kelly (from his new album Fever Longing Still)

3.        Best behaviour – Suzannah Espie (First And Last Hotel)

4.        Songs about women – Michael Waugh (Beauty And Truth)

5.        Allergic to my baby – Mic Conway (Corporate Chook)

6.        Slaying ghosts – Billie Rose

Kylie Orr spoke to us from around 10.30 a.m. and she takes us through the writing process, reading under torchlight in her bed and being a writer while being a full time mum. The research she put into The Eleventh Floor.  Check out her website kylieorr.com .

7.        What am I doing here with you – Bev Harrell (Great Australian Singles Of The 60s)

8.        That’s When I Think Of You – 1927 (The Very Best Of)

9.        Women in Uniform – Skyhooks (The Collection)

We spoke to Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie around 11.15 a.m. and he told us about his Skyhooks Show and how he found Sasha, a singer to cover the Skyhooks songs.  It would be no easy task to sing songs made famous by Graeme ‘Shirley’ Strahan.

10.   Every Chase A Steeple – Skyhooks (Ego)

11.   Aloysius – Cathy Dobson (Sundowner Drive)

12.   Rolling Through The Straw – Opelousas (Opelousafried)

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Next week: We speak to Noni Hazlehurst about her recently released bio….