Shout Sister Shout: Jenny Eriksson (IWD 2024)

Motherhood & Music – Not just the Lullaby Approx. 10 minutes to read Jenny Eriksson, my next interviewee, is passionate about keeping music of the Baroque and Renaissance alive on her instrument of the time- the viola da gamba. She performs as a member of the Marais Project, Elysian Fields (a jazz-Baroque group) and Da […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Thea Rossen (IWD 2024)

Motherhood & Music – Not just the Lullaby Approx. 7 minutes 30 seconds to read My next interviewee, Thea Rossen, is a true sound explorer. As a percussionist, improviser and composer, she will guide you to a sonic world that you may never have known without her leading the way. I’ve had many opportunities to […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Andrea Keller (IWD 2024)

Motherhood & Music- Not just the Lullaby Approx. 8 minute read The lost story of the indelible Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the undeniable progenitor of Rock ’n Roll, served as the impetus for my Shout Sister Shout interview series back in 2021. I launched Shout Sister Shout on International Women’s Day (IWD); it’s my way to […]

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Shark & Fox: The Irresistible Canadian-Australian Collaboration On Tour

Frenetic Bulgarian dances, haunting Appalachian twangs, droning Irish reels, Swedish polskas and songs that speak into existence the ephemeral mysteries of life, all effortlessly yet meticulously woven together by the vast shared history of the fiddle and accordion as musical companions. This irresistible Canadian-Australian collaboration shape-shifts between traditions, occasionally to the point that the instruments […]

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Sydney Eisteddfod : The Competition That Changes Lives

Fostering creativity since 1933 – Sydney Eisteddfod offers performance opportunities to everyone that enters, creating a richer and more vibrant culture, so that we all can dream, perform, achieve and inspire. For over nine decades, Sydney Eisteddfod has been contributing to the evolving culture of Australia by nurturing the performing arts at a grass roots […]

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Exploring our Blue World with exceptional Ocean Talks

From the rugged mountain tops of Macquarie Island, down the torrent rivers of millennia to thedeep dark depths of ocean shipwrecks, the Ocean Lovers Talks will take you into the mostremarkable realms of our big blue planet over two days of free inspirational talks and panels fromadventurers, scientists and experts on March 23 and 24 […]

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Clara: Growing Up With Radio

In the kitchen of our house, the smell of food has always mingled with the sound of the radio. The presenters’ voices are part of my daily life and accompany me throughout the day, which is how I fell in love with radio. I’m Clara, 21, coming straight from Paris. I left the city of […]

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Album of the week: A Trip To The Moon – Ghost Funk Orchestra // Eagle’s Point – Christ Potter

A Trip To The Moon – Ghost Funk Orchestra Ghost Funk Orchesrta’s album A Trip To The Moon exudes a fun sound that is quite futuristic. With interesting bells and whistles, as well as limitless musical concepts such as dynamics and tempom a futuristic tone is developed with such creativity. Some may think that Queen’s […]

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Album of the week: Sunny Days – The Regime (Pro Uno) // Summer Me, Winter Me – Stacey Kent

EASTSIDE ALBUM OF THE WEEK PRESENTS Sunny Days – The Regime (Pro Uno) Sunny Days, the latest offering from The Regime (Pro Uno) is illuminating the music scene with its vibrant energy and infectious beats. The album encapsulates the essence of summer, infusing every track with warmth and optimism. From upbeat anthems like “Sunshine State […]

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Emerging Curator Program 2024

Following a successful inaugural year in 2023, the Emerging Curator Program returns to provide an early-practice curator the opportunity to produce a funded exhibition and/or series of public events at Curl Curl Creative Space with support from Council’s art specialists and curators. If you are an emerging curator or artist looking to develop your practice, […]

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Meshell Ndegeocello: Acclaimed Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter

Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO returns to Sydney and Melbourne for the second time after wowing Australian audiences during her 2019 tour. Her 2024 Australian shows will be a career retrospective. Audiences can expect to hear songs from her most recent, debut album on Blue Note Records, The Omnichord Real Book a visionary, expansive, […]

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Annual Ocean Lovers Festival celebrates Ocean Treasure

Can seaweed save humanity? What’s next if no shark nets? Are whales talking to us? Some big questions andbrilliant answers will be shared when the annual Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival returns to Bondi on March 23and 24 with a jam-packed program of events and experts to discuss the ocean, artists to celebrate their loveof it […]

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