Supporting Charles Jenkins 16th March

Charles Jenkins makes an all too rare trip to Adelaide to follow up on the release of the critically acclaimed Walk This Ocean in 2010.

Fortunately for me I will be performing a short set to open what is bound to be a great show.

Charles Jenkins' continues to delight with his musical offerings, receiving critical acclaim over the past decade for his four solo albums.

http://www.charlesjenkins.com.au/

Show starts at 9pm and is free!!!

Spoke Writers Festival SCALA Showcase

A SCALA showcase, performing as part of the Spoke Writers Festival at Shimmering West (outside Higher Ground), Light Square, Adelaide.

Also performing are Don Morrison, Andy & Marta, Emily Davis and Tristan Newsome.

Music starts at 8pm.

For more details check out the event facebook page here!

Music Under The Stars - Supporting Mark Seymour & The Undertow

I'm excited to announce that I'll be supporting the incredibly talented Mark Seymour and his band, The Undertow, at Music Under The Stars held at the stunning Perry Sandhills in Wentworth on Saturday, March 11.

Gates open at 5:00pm with entertainment starting from 6:30pm.

Ticket prices are:

Adult: $35, Conc: $30, Child $5 (age 2-12)
At the gate: $40
Bus Tickets: $20

Save me a Seat: Entry plus table & chair
Adult: $60, Conc: $55, Child: $25

The Works: Full Hospitality
Adult: $115, Conc: $110, Child: $50

For more details on tickets, bus times and locations please visit the Arts Mildura website at www.artsmildura.com.au
Festival Office: (03) 5022 9542
Mildura Visitor Information Centre: 1800 039 043
Mildura Arts Centre (03) 5018 8330
Wentworth Visitor Centre (03) 5027 5080

A Handful Of Walnuts - special guest, 7th March

Appearing as a special guest at Melbourne comedienne Justine Sless's show "A Handful Of Walnuts"!

Sless is dry as a martini, suburban as a supermarket trolley and as comforting as a slow cooked lemon cake. "Smart, exquisitely funny, brilliant comic timing and an uncanny ability to combine the mordant with the whimsical". RHUM.
(Parents and babies welcome to the AM 'crybaby' shows)

Health benfits aside, a Handful of Walnuts from Justine will guide you with charm, 'biting sarcasm and razor-sharp wit'(Herald Sun) through her version of contemporary suburban bliss.

At ease troops, this is an accomplished comedienne who has been doing festival shows, kitchen sink dramas and bedtime stories for years. 'Sless is smart and exquisitely funny, thought provoking and slightly insane. And if the surfaces of so-called domestic bliss are in need of a good going over, then Sless does it with poise and aplomb". 'Justine’s acute observations of family life are intelligently funny. Sless describes her own humour as dry and satirical, which is spot-on. She has brilliant comic timing and an uncanny ability to combine the mordant with the whimsical.' RHUM 'Sless’ dry delivery unarms you, yet her warmth slowly radiates out and consumes the audience' - Arts Hub (parents and pre schoolers welcome to the AM shows)

for more info and to purchase tickets please click right here.

A Handful Of Walnuts - special guest, 5th March

Appearing as a special guest at Melbourne comedienne Justine Sless's show "A Handful Of Walnuts"!

Sless is dry as a martini, suburban as a supermarket trolley and as comforting as a slow cooked lemon cake. "Smart, exquisitely funny, brilliant comic timing and an uncanny ability to combine the mordant with the whimsical". RHUM.
(Parents and babies welcome to the AM 'crybaby' shows)

Health benfits aside, a Handful of Walnuts from Justine will guide you with charm, 'biting sarcasm and razor-sharp wit'(Herald Sun) through her version of contemporary suburban bliss.

At ease troops, this is an accomplished comedienne who has been doing festival shows, kitchen sink dramas and bedtime stories for years. 'Sless is smart and exquisitely funny, thought provoking and slightly insane. And if the surfaces of so-called domestic bliss are in need of a good going over, then Sless does it with poise and aplomb". 'Justine’s acute observations of family life are intelligently funny. Sless describes her own humour as dry and satirical, which is spot-on. She has brilliant comic timing and an uncanny ability to combine the mordant with the whimsical.' RHUM 'Sless’ dry delivery unarms you, yet her warmth slowly radiates out and consumes the audience' - Arts Hub (parents and pre schoolers welcome to the AM shows)

for more info and to purchase tickets please click right here.

the penny has finally dropped…

its taken multiple conversations, an unknown amount of tea and coffee and much sleep to finally digest what happened to me almost 2 weeks ago! I was amongst 10 of Australia's finest independent, emerging talent and was plucked out as the songwriter winner for 2012. Even as i write those words it still seems surreal. To have the support and acknowledgement of talent from some of Australia's amazing industry professionals has left me with an overwhelming feeling of excitement, happiness and confidence to be able to keep doing what i love.
I really do need to thank all of the people involved in the Telstra Road To Discovery Program, apologies if i miss anyone!! Sam, Rachel & the fabulous team at Telstra who work on this project all year, Paul & Rachel from Naked Communications, Mel & Kate from Javelin, Glen Hannah and the incredibly talented band who supported us all at the semi-final and final performances, Bill, Louis & Karl from Mushroom, James & Ella for the MC'ing at boot-camp and then James who went solo for the semi-final and final, to the judging panel who voted for me, to the industry pro's who mentored us on the various panels at the boot-camp, to Nicky and the charming camera crew from Chief Entertainment who filmed us along the way, and last but not least all the incredibly talented singer-songwriter/performers I met and became friends with along the way.

Not to sound like one of those people you'd change the channel on when watching the logies but I have had many talented musical mates around me over the years providing support and guidance... to all of them I owe a massive thank you and would like to acknowledge some of them...
To name a few... Heather Frahn spent a year mentoring me in 2010 after we received a grant from Australia Council. An extremely talented multi-instrumentalist who has been in the game for years - I was in safe hands! Her help, skills and generosity enabled me to successfully release my debut album and without her guidance i'm sure it wouldn't have ran as smoothly!
George Grifsas has been one of my good friends and mentors and he is an extremely talented guitarist! Years ago I was also lucky enough to be taught some guitar by George and in that short time it provided me with some great grounding to develop my guitar skills.
Anthony Stewart of Red Brick Music in Adelaide. A very humble and talented man who understands the sound palette and so tastefully mixed my album for me.

righto, thats probably enough from me.
chow for now...
K

We As Art, We As Artists 4th March

Performing as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival for 3 nights only at the Grace Emily Hotel.....

Consisting of the re-arrangement of 12 songs, 2 from each Adelaide singer-songwriter involved in the project. The arrangements will be performed vocally by the 6 singer-songwriters involved and backed by violin, cello and percussion, putting a classical/jazz twist on our songs. In addition to the musical experience there will be an art exhibition with drawings and paintings on display that have been inspired by the songs. Art will also be projected onto a screen on stage as the music is performed.

Bookings through FringeTix – 1300 FRINGE (1300 374 643) or www.adelaidefringe.com.au

February 29, March 1 & 4 at 8.00pm
The Grace Emily Hotel, 232 Waymouth St, Adelaide
Tickets:
Adult $18.00 Concession $14.00
BankSA Customer and Fringe Benefits $15.00
Bank SA Support Act $10.00