I was extremely chuffed to have my song ‘Star’ selected as the People’s Choice Heat Three of SCALA FOOM. I got to perform it again at the Final at Trinity Sessions Saturday September 20. This was my first ever performance at this venue.
Thanks to Ben Searcy and Josh Hibovesky for the photography.
The festival takes place on the weekend of October 24 – 26 over multiple venues across the town.
As a precursor to the Festival I will be playing a house concert in Tarzali to make up for the event I had to cancel last year due to laryngitis. This is a private house concert for close family and friends, please enquire if you fit the bill.
A belated performance now booked at Our Place Restaurant. An unplugged session for the dinner guests Friday 24th from 6:30pm. Free entry but remember to book your table.
I will be performing in the Pub Ballroom on Saturday 25th at 10 am and then again at Mr Belson at 2pm. On Sunday 26th I will be playing at Platypus Bakehouse at 10am; Cafe Calabash at 11:45am with Singing Up The Women.
I will have merch available through the Festival Shop. I am happy to sign any of your purchases.
Tickets are now on sale through the Festival website and if you buy them sooner rather than later, you can snag the Early Bird prices. This deal will be available until October 23.
Sorcha Chisholm, currently residing in Japan, is returning to Adelaide for a visit and has invited me to support her show Pink & Silver Soirée at The Wheatsheaf Hotel on Thursday July 10, 2025.
Tickets are available through Oztix.
Also available at the door, but note pre-booking is the cheaper way to go.
I am pleased to announce that I will be part of the Make Music Day mini Festival this year. I will be appearing at The Lion Hotel in North Adelaide with the trusty band of musicians that have been at my side through multiple events. I will be joined by Stephen (guitar) and Sheelagh Loss (banjo) as well as Nigel Sweeting (double bass).
12:30pm Paula Standing & Band
1:30pm Sonia Smith
2:30 SISTA
The City of Adelaide invites everyone to experience the colour, energy and spirit of our grassroots music scene on Make Music Day, Saturday 21 June.
This jam-packed, city-wide, free and inclusive music festival is part of a global event, ‘Fete de la Musique’, and a highlight of Adelaide’s 10th anniversary as a UNESCO City of Music.
With 40 venues across the City and North Adelaide presenting solo acts, bands, choirs, cultural and community groups, music is around every corner.
Catch a crooner with your morning coffee, swoon to a ballad over lunch, march to the beat of African drums, or rock out with a gig at one of our much-loved late night live music venues.
There are plenty of accessible, all ages and family friendly events to enjoy, and our lineup proudly showcases musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds, young and emerging bands, neurodivergent artists, and performers living with disabilities.
Make Music Day is supported by the Live Music Office and APRA/AMCOS through our Live and Local program partnership and has been co-designed with our local music community and Alliance Française Adelaide.
The first weekend in May is a busy one for me. Hard on the heels of The Bard’s Club in McLaren Vale, I will be up at Olive Branch Cafe in Balhannah on Sunday May 4th 6pm to kick off the night for Club Acoustica. This fills up fast, so if you want a seat/table better get on the phone and book yourself in.
Ph: 08 8398 0009
Also appearing is Grace Finesse & The Old Dog; Kyffin & Friends
6pm Friday May 2 will see me return to The Bard’s Cub @ Tin Shed Cafe in McLaren Vale. I did a quick set there for their last show in 2024, filling in for the lovely Graham Brown who was quite ill. Thankfully he has made a good recovery and is back out gigging once again.
So now I am back as the special guest for the club’s first show in 2025 with
Bards Brew, Graham Brown, Kate Battersby & Alex Ling (Sometimes Kevin).
Book your table now for a great night of original music
PH 08 8323 7343 tinshedcafe@gmail.com
Many thanks to Barry Timmins and the Bard’s Club for the invitation
Delighted to receive this email from World Songwriting Awards in response to my new single Mirror In The Hall.
Wow! You made it to FINALIST LEVEL for the 2025 Winter Quarter!
Thank you so much for your recent submission to the World Songwriting Awards! There were SO MANY fabulous entries again this quarter and as always, it was an extremely difficult task for us to choose one winner per category out of hundreds of submissions.
We are so excited to be able to merit CERTIFICATES to those whose submissions were very close (within the TOP 10) each quarter so that you know you did a GREAT JOB and to keep going for that beautiful win!
Even though you didn’t have a winning entry this time, you DID MAKE the TOP TEN and your beautiful certificate is attached for you.
Congratulations on making it to our final selection! You deserve it! May you continue to impress us with your works!
A surprise spot on Songcatcher with Radio Adelaide 101.5fm this week. I was asked to fill in for a late cancellation for one of their Songcatcher In The Round shows. I will be singing a few tunes and talking about my new album. Monday March 31st @ 9pm ACDT
Tune in on your radio or listen online
You can listen back via the Radio Adelaide Website
It has been a long time coming but finally the first single release has arrived! I am very excited to announce “Mirror In The Hall” as the first track released from the new album Pink Feather Dress. I hope you enjoy this one, the first of several to come before the full album release.
The official live launch was March 28th at the fabulous Cafe Komodo.
After a solo set, I was joined by Steve and Sheelagh Loss (guitar & banjo) as well as Nigel Sweeting on bass and sound.
