waiting

over the past few days, driving around in my car i've been listening to Ursula Rucker's previous album Silver or Lead...

the power of these pieces - in particular, the lyrics - is immediate.

excerpt from What a Woman Must Do

Waiting… for phone calls that never come
Waiting… for words of appreciation that never come
Waiting… for equal pay that never comes
Waiting

Waiting for love
Waiting for acknowledgment not judgment
Waiting

stop and listen

The amnesty international freedom festival about 3 weeks ago with international guests Ursula Rucker (and her band Gintas Janusonis and Tim Motzer) from Philadelphia and New York and Munich DJ Ben Mono plus Bec Paton (now based in Sydney) and other Canberra locals (Cris Clucas and Ashley Feraude, Mikah Freeman and myself) seems to have made an impact.

Images:
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos10/amnesty-tilleys/

Review:
http://www.inthemix.com.au/reviews/events/23094/

[There was also a great Australian countryside experience - complete with kangaroos (and joey) and large bitey ants, especially for Ben... no images unfortunately, but it was a great laugh, and a memorable morning.]

this is about...

solo performance at the Amnesty International Freedom Festival 2005 - at Tilley's on the 25th September. aired a new work i've been developing - loosely titled "this is about..." and all the things that standing up infront of a microphone, being given the opportunity to have a voice, represents.

at times life seems so serendipitous - this gig with ursula rucker, having listened so frequently to her silver or lead album during the end, 2004. having acts of infidelity by previous partners push our paths to cross and into a parallel stream of sonic production and empowerment.

this is about, is about so many things - but mainly about respect, openness and honesty.