ALBUM LAUNCH

ABOUT “SONG OF THE WETLANDS”

  Well here it is folks, what you’ve been waiting for since September 2022! This is Phase One of the project.

I was invited by the Curator of the Wetlands Gallery space to compose a soundtrack of the Wetlands which would become the inspiration of participating artists for a new and unique exhibition.  I embraced the challenge and began composing in September 2022.     The first of the exhibitions was scheduled to open in January 2024 at the Timeless Textiles Gallery in Newcastle, with a smaller collection opening at the Hunter Wetlands in April of ’24. 

   Whilst the majority of exhibitions based on the Wetlands focus on mediums such as oils, watercolors, pen&ink, photography, and similar,  what made this concept stand out is that Artists were required to create their work based – not on what they SEE in the environment, but what they HEAR.  And of course the music needed to reflect that environment to inspire the Artists.  Secondly,  the participating Artists were to be recognized as Fibre artists.

   I began to immerse myself in the Hunter Wetlands and other areas of the region and then started to research the wildlife that exists in this environment.   What immediately became abundantly clear is that The Wetlands is teaming with such diversity that what I originally planned to be a 6-track project, grew exponentially.  And because there were to be some 20+ Artists involved,  I chose to reflect that diversity in a broader range of tunes – from choral to folk-rock, from comedy to light jazz, and a few shades in between!   

“Song of the Wetlands” is an 11-track album and  has been a fabulous community project to work on.  It is an organic, and low-budget production which, by it’s very nature, is also a reflection of the Wetlands community – and the local music community that enabled it to reach its destination.  It will be available on CD, Flash Drive, and digital format from 10th December when it will be officially launched at The Hunter Wetlands. You’re invited to come along – it will be a part-fundraiser for the Centre and the only cost will be the entry fee to the Wetlands itself [$7.50 adults, $5 senior/concession]  …… {there will be a documentary about this project available on one of my Youtube channels in December, stay tuned}