Tag: songwriter

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

Rachel Collis in concert – Sat May 13th, 2023

Sat May 13th 7:30pm at Bridgewater Arts Centre, 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA 5155 Singer/songwriter/pianist, Rachel is a huge talent from Sydney with plenty of top reviews. So many excellent songs. Put her name and date in your diary. Sydney songstress Rachel Collis has been described by reviewers as no less than “prodigy”, “sheer genius” (Australian Stage) and “a welcome jolt back to the time of Joni Mitchell and Carole King” (The Orange Press). Rachel is good old-fashioned songwriting, combined with whirlwind virtuosic piano and Celtic–like vocals. Rachel has released 4 studio albums with ARIA and Emmy-award winning producer Sean Carey, which have grown Rachel a dedicated fanbase in Australia, the UK, the US and Canada. Her songs explore the beauty and spirituality of everyday life. Beautifully-crafted and emotionally honest, each song is an invitation to find connectedness and belonging in the simplest of moments. Rachel has performed toRead more…Rachel Collis in concert – Sat May 13th, 2023

Helen Wiltshire Exhibition

A celebration of poetry and paintings by Helen Wiltshire Public Gallery open times Sat 6th November 11am – 4pmSun 7th November 1 – 4pm Sat 13th November 10am – 4pmSunday 14th November 1 – 4pm Over the first two weekends in November we have an exhibition of water colours and poetry by artist, songwriter and poet, Helen Wiltshire. We will launch her book, “The Gift of This Moment” – a collection of her poetry and art penned over several years and curated in a beautiful book. Helen’s book will be available for sale along with one of her songbooks, the proceeds of which will go to Medecins sans Frontieres. Helen Wiltshire is a respected hymnwriter who has provided new songs at Pilgrim UCA in Adelaide for many years. Many of these can be found in the collection, ‘Here’s a New Day’. One of her songs has been included in aRead more…Helen Wiltshire Exhibition

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