award-winning songwriter, Maureen O'Brien, receives airplay on local ABC radio as well as
community radio stations right across Australia. Winner of the
Trad&Now best album in blues and roots for her second album; 3rd
album Selected for AMRAP album of the month for national airplay for
all community radio stations across the country; Selected for
airplay with Blues radio overseas [France]. She is well-established
in the folk scene and has performed at numerous folk festivals with
repeat invitations to appear in subsequent years and has appeared
at numerous folk clubs throughout NSW, Queensland, and WA She is a highly experienced, skilled performer with
an ability to connect with her audience and take them on her musical
journey.
ANOUSHA VICTOIRE
Anousha Victoire is a respected Newcastle-based
singer-songwriter who loves a good story, and has the voice to tell it.
Her trademark fingerpicking guitar style and clear vocals have told many
a tale to audiences up and down the east coast of Australia, playing in
cafes, bars, concert halls, and open air festivals including the
National Folk Festival, Wollombi Festival, HOWLfest, and wowing
audiences at the 'Women Up Front' stage at Woodford Folk Festival.
Her original songs, released on the EPs 'Off My Skin' (2004) and 'Icarus' (2006) have gained her airplay across Australia on community radio, the ABC local radio network, and Triple J. Winner of two 1233 ABC Music Awards (Folk 2002, World 2005) and a finalist for several others, her songwriting has earned her the attention of other songwriters and critics alike.
On stage, she has a certain magic that makes entire venues fall silent and really listen- as one listener said, 'The music just oozes out of her... " After a hiatus from performing, in recent years she has made the successful transition to singing jazz and blues, performing in the David Baker radio play cabarets, and collaborated with Maureen O'Brien for the first time in Maureen's 'Petticoat Pioneers' show featuring music from the 1920s and 1930s women of blues.
Her original songs, released on the EPs 'Off My Skin' (2004) and 'Icarus' (2006) have gained her airplay across Australia on community radio, the ABC local radio network, and Triple J. Winner of two 1233 ABC Music Awards (Folk 2002, World 2005) and a finalist for several others, her songwriting has earned her the attention of other songwriters and critics alike.
On stage, she has a certain magic that makes entire venues fall silent and really listen- as one listener said, 'The music just oozes out of her... " After a hiatus from performing, in recent years she has made the successful transition to singing jazz and blues, performing in the David Baker radio play cabarets, and collaborated with Maureen O'Brien for the first time in Maureen's 'Petticoat Pioneers' show featuring music from the 1920s and 1930s women of blues.
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