A 2:30pm matinee on Sunday 1st September. The Sourdoughs are a SA band, lightly kneaded into a delicious chewy loaf led by baker, Sue.Sue Baker is a long-standing SA songwriter with 2 solo albums under her belt. She loves her little Maton acoustic guitar & leads on vocals. The other Sourdough slices are Ron Vanderzwan on drums, Nigel Sweeting on bass, Ashley Turner on fiddle & Adam Threapleton on harmonica. Fresh or toasted, The Sourdoughs are a tasty treat! Elliott Litchfield and Kirrily May will be the support act for the evening. Elliot Litchfield is a guitarist and songwriter. He has a love for a simple melody with truth behind it, and plays with a relaxed, lyrical style on the guitar. Hopefully what he has to offer will bring you some joy. He will be joined by Kirrily May, who is also a singer and a songwriter. For her, musicRead more…Sue Baker and the Sourdoughs, supported by Elliot Litchfield and Kirrily May – Sept 1st, 2:30pm
Two acts: Nancy Bates, and Vetter og villskap – Pay what you want
Saturday June 22nd 2024 Nancy Bates … was considered one of the best singer / songwriters in Australia today by national treasure Archie Roach and is known Australia-wide for her concerts and workshops. She is a First Nations composer, writer, educator, and proudly Barkindji. With cultural ties to communities running the length of the Baarka, she is river woman living a multifaceted life, intertwining music, education, and advocacy to weaponise and resist colonisation. From 2013 to 2017, Nancy completed a musical apprenticeship under the mentorship of renowned Song Man, Uncle Archie Roach. This experience has spurred her on to become a powerful presence both on stage, and off. Recognising her exceptional contributions to the music industry, Nancy Bates has been honoured as an Ambassador for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Through the ‘Songs Inside’ film project, Nancy teaches ukulele and songwriting to women in prison, giving them voice, andRead more…Two acts: Nancy Bates, and Vetter og villskap – Pay what you want
Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land, 2022
Filmed over 5 years in Northeast Arnhem Land and as a result of a 12 year friendship, Luku Ngarra – The Law of the Land is a confronting and intimate journey into the world of the Yolngu First Nations of Australia. 75 minutes. Adelaide Film Festival 2022 Friday 15th 7:30pm Entry by donation Film website Official film trailer (below) Independently Funded
The Last Daughter – Fri 8th March 7:30pm
“The Last Daughter” is a powerful film that invites us on a journey of deep self-reflection. As we witness Brenda’s quest for understanding and reconciliation, we are prompted to explore our own identities and histories, and to embark on our own journeys of healing from past wounds.
Telling truth – an exhibition of Art by Colin Clarke
An exhibition of art by Colin Clarke – an “old white guy” finding truth, peace and moving towards reconciliation. 7-16 March, 2024 Free entry Thursday 7th March – 10am-4pmFriday 8th March – 10am-4pmSaturday 9th March – 10am-4pmSunday 10th March – 12-4pm Thursday 14th March – 10am-4pmFriday 15th March – 10am-4pmSaturday 16th March – 10am-4pm This is a link to a video of Colin describing one of his pieces of art: Our Massacres at an exhibition in Western Australia in 2018. Colin describes his work, Our Massacres at an exhibition in Western Australia in 2018. “I started painting in the early 2000s to express the natural wonders, stories, events, and social justice issues that I experienced while travelling Australia. The social justice issues “focused to become the injustices that we the colonisers created in this land.” This journey of awakening has led me to acknowledge the injustices as being true, andRead more…Telling truth – an exhibition of Art by Colin Clarke
Duo: Graham Brown and Steve Ashley
24th August 2024, 7:30pm Graham Brown is a guitarist and artist who brings forty years of experience to masterful interpretations of the musical storytelling genres – blues folk rock. Starting as a singer-songwriter in his early adulthood, Graham has studied and taught classical and jazz guitar, mandolin and banjo and he imbues his music with skillful nuance, moving depth and deep respect for the craft and poetry of acoustic music narratives. The result is performances that are a powerful celebration of the expressive form of voice and guitar… assured, mature, joyful and alive. Steve Ashley is a self taught Fleurieu based singer-songwriter hailing originally from Liverpool UK. His music traverses folk, roots, blues & Americana.After gaining early recognition & a “high commendation” from judges at a SCALA songwriting competition he secured an Arts SA grant to record some original material. Since then whilst continuing to write & perform, a numberRead more…Duo: Graham Brown and Steve Ashley
Mike McClellan
Saturday Feb 17th – 7:30pm Bridgewater Arts Centre 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater 5144 (opposite the General Store) If you thought Mike McClellan might be ready to give it away you’d be very wrong. Reviewing a recent McClellan album Trevor Leeden wrote, “Four decades has done nothing to erode McClellan’s strengths and on the evidence here he remains one of our finest acoustic singer-songwriters.” You begin to understand something of the extraordinary history that quote encompasses when you realise that he has been on stage, guitar in hand, since 1965. Universally known as The Song And Dance Man after his acclaimed 1974 hit, he’s hosted TV shows, had many of his songs covered around the world, recorded 10 albums, two of which went gold and played concerts to audiences all over Australia who have remained enthralled by the magic of his singing and playing ever since he first stepped intoRead more…Mike McClellan
Kathy Pike and the Borrowed Ones
2:30pm, Sunday 12th November 2023 Bridgewater Arts Centre – 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA 5155 Kathy Pike is a singer/songwriter who sings with a fire in her belly that burns as bright as when she began singing and performing as a 16 year old back in the 1970s. With her two producers and fellow musicians, Michael Boundy and Andy Dawe, Kathy has continued to write and record new songs and has just released the album After Before in February at the 2023 Adelaide Fringe Festival. Kathy Pike with her band, The Borrowed Ones perform their original indie folk/rock songs with a defined emotional complexity and contemporary edge. Think of Crowded House but with all female vocals or Emmylou Harris with an Australian edge. Sienna Hart will be the support act. Further info to come. Bridgewater Arts Centre thanks the thousands of people who have attended its events and supportedRead more…Kathy Pike and the Borrowed Ones
The Yearlings
Two guitars, two voices.
Quiet, intimate, raw and powerful, producing a new strain of acoustic music, distilling Americana through the filter of distinctly Australian life. … Read more…The Yearlings
Duo Celtica
June 11th, 2pm – 4pm Bridgewater Arts Centre – 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA PLEASE NOTE – this is SUNDAY AFTERNOON Join acclaimed harpist and singer Emma Horwood and Celtic harpist Christine Morphett for an exploration of world music both old and new. From innovative arrangements of traditional Irish and Scottish tunes to American blues, Spanish Flamenco and contemporary music, be mesmerised by two Celtic harps in harmony. Also featuring harp and voice solos by Emma and a performance by harp/guitar duo Telenn Tri, don’t miss this varied and beautiful concert featuring the combined talents and 70 plus strings of stunning strumming! She Moved Through the Fair (Duo Celtica 2 harps & voice)https://youtu.be/AOZ8cwNs9G4 Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight (Duo Celtica)https://youtu.be/WHFDZ47MYdg * And the following are links featuring Emma Horwood only. The Stolen Child Emma (harp and voice) and percussionhttps://youtu.be/x9Mkhzu33m8 Girl in the Red Skirt (Emma and Steve harp & percussion)https://youtu.be/nQ79MuR_oLE Time toRead more…Duo Celtica