Name: Up Armidale Road - Screening and Live Music Event - Nethercote
Start: 2023-10-24T17:30:00+11:00
End: 2023-10-24
Location: Nethercote Hall

Up Armidale Road - Screening and Live Music Event -  Nethercote

Grace and Hugh

Come & enjoy a free  screening of the  award-winning film 'Up Armidale Road', tasty food and some swingin' live music by Grace and Hugh

Nethercote Hall

‘Two renegade songwriters, a well-travelled piano, a village full of talented bushfire survivors…and a song from the ashes.’Come experience Up Armidale Road, the international award-winning feature film, screened at the Nethercote Hall. The film will be followed by a rafter-shaking set of live music by Grace and Hugh. This acclaimed show has toured extensively throughout the country, providing recovering communities with a fantastic, FREE night out amongst friends and neighbours. The event is open for all the public to attend, with a special welcome to RFSA members.The film will screen from 7.00 (run time 1 hour 20 min), followed by a short intermission and a dynamic live band performance.Nomad Kitchen and BBQ Food Truck will be cooking up a storm from 5:30pm if you fancy purchasing a delicious feed before the show.Seats are extremely limited- secure yours by booking now.This event is free to attend thanks to the generosity of our sponsors: the FRRR and Yulgilbar Foundation, and brought to you in partnership with the RFSA, who wish to thank the local volunteers who help keep this community safe. -------------------------------------------------------------“The best music film/documentary I’ve seen in a long, long time… I had tears of grief and joy… what a film, don’t miss it.” - Dennis Dunstan (Former Manager of Fleetwood Mac)--------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THE FILMWinner of &#x27;Best Music Documentary&#x27; at the 2022 Commfest Global Community Film Awards in Toronto, Canada.What is the role of a songwriter, in a volatile world of drought, flood, and pandemic? As the climate shifts and human connection is tested and forged in the flames of natural disaster, what is the most that a song can do? Songwriters Grace and Hugh have put their backs into answering that question, heaving a half-tonne piano across Australia. Together they pen songs inspired by the true stories they encounter, and, uniquely, bring them to vibrant life with unheralded musicians they meet on location. The film Up Armidale Road emerged from the apocalyptic Australian bushfire season of 2019-20. The village of Nymboida was decimated by a hurricane of fire that left 200 out of its 300 residents homeless. Only weeks after the fire, the people of Nymboida welcomed Grace and Hugh (and their long-suffering piano) into their lives, sharing their stories of survival and recovery. The determined songwriters threw themselves into immortalising the stories of Nymboidans as only they could. Returning many times over the following year, Grace and Hugh wove together the lyrics and melody of the song ‘Up Armidale Road’, embarking on an ambitious musical collaboration with the community to bring the song to life on a shoe-string budget, full orchestra in tow, as the hills turned from black to green again.What is the most that a song can do? Watch this film to find out.--------------------------------------------------------------------For more info head to www.graceandhugh.com

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