CENTRE STAGE Alan Davies
Alan Davies works steadfastly behind the scenes to help others shine. We are blessed to have him on the team.
SILVER MOON performed by The Stereo Stories Band.
We dedicated our performances of Silver Moon in 2022 to musicians and writers who had died in the peak years of Covid, 2020 and 2021.
CENTRE STAGE Laura Sheridan
"Her playing underpins the feeling of every song she plays on. How did we exist so many years without her beautiful cello playing?”
Tempo Rubato preview
Here's a preview of one of the songs we'll be performing at Tempo Rubato in Brunswick on Saturday 30 November.
Albury alchemy
Albury, New South Wales, 14 September, 2024. Gemma Keating It is always a privilege, and a joy, to perform at the Write Around the Murray festival (WAM) in Albury, as we have done for seven years now, going back to 2016. We never take any show, or any audience, for granted. We [...]
The Queenscliff ovation
Photo courtesy of Queenscliffe Literary Festival. When Indigenous author and Voice referendum campaigner Thomas Mayo concluded his story at our show last Saturday night the 300-strong audience broke into sustained applause that very, very quickly became a standing ovation. Mayo’s story, ultimately one of hope, was what the Kev Carmody/Paul Kelly song [...]
Concerts update
Two more writers have been added to each of our final shows for 2024.
RACING IN THE STREET by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. Story by Annette Trevitt.
Every summer he drove across the country in a clapped-out vehicle to see us kids, but he always went back. Back to where he had a stool at the bar and a nickname he loved: the Professor.
Tempo Rubato in November
Tickets are now available for our show at Tempo Rubato in Brunswick on Saturday evening 30 November.
HERE COMES THE NIGHT BY VAN MORRISON & THEM. Story by John McDonald.
References to places in Belfast also appear in the lyrics, Hyndford St, Cypress Avenue. Locations around Northern Ireland, Newtownards, Comber, Coney Island. Van was nailing it for me. I knew the places he was weaving into his lyrics. Belfast was becoming famous through his songs.