A conversation in blues music and poetry
A new, dynamic collaboration! BLAK N BLUES is a ‘conversation in Blues music and poetry’ presented by Fiona Boyes and Wiradjuri elder Uncle Glenn Loughrey. Set up in a way reminiscent of ‘songwriters in the round’, the interplay between music, words, and yarning, opens a space of dialogue between two different traditions.
Proud Wiradjuri man Uncle Glenn Loughrey is an artist, public speaker, published author, and poet. Loughrey has been recognised as a finalist in the Paddington Art Prize, the Mandorla Art Prize, and the Blake Art Prize, amongst others. His observations and witty, incisive poetry speak from a distinctive indigenous perspective.
Fiona Boyes plays deep Blues, reflecting influences from a wide range of regional styles. She draws inspiration from the classic sounds of New Orleans, Chicago, and Memphis, and her decades-long immersion in the oral history of the Blues tradition, while writing refreshingly new and finely crafted original songs.
A conversation in blues music and poetry
A new, dynamic collaboration! BLAK N BLUES is a ‘conversation in Blues music and poetry’ presented by Fiona Boyes and Wiradjuri elder Uncle Glenn Loughrey. Set up in a way reminiscent of ‘songwriters in the round’, the interplay between music, words, and yarning, opens a space of dialogue between two different traditions.
Proud Wiradjuri man Uncle Glenn Loughrey is an artist, public speaker, published author, and poet. Loughrey has been recognised as a finalist in the Paddington Art Prize, the Mandorla Art Prize, and the Blake Art Prize, amongst others. His observations and witty, incisive poetry speak from a distinctive indigenous perspective.
Fiona Boyes plays deep Blues, reflecting influences from a wide range of regional styles. She draws inspiration from the classic sounds of New Orleans, Chicago, and Memphis, and her decades-long immersion in the oral history of the Blues tradition, while writing refreshingly new and finely crafted original songs.
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Theatre Works
Saint Leonards Avenue
St Kilda, VIC 3182
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