SALLY FORD AND THE IDIOMATICS

with special guests

BRIAN NANKERVIS, HELEN GARNER and WAYNE MACAULEY

Blurring the lines between music and storytelling; song and recitation, three writers perform excerpts of their work over a lush electro-acoustic underscore provided by the Idiomatics.

This genre-defying ensemble create an entrancing sonic landscape to accompany the readings: combining synths, samples, keys, electronica, trombone, sax, flute and even a bit of whistling!

The stories, prose and poetic musings of these acclaimed writers will be bookmarked by songs from the band, featuring Sally Ford’s own wryly-observed lyrics of life, love and lived experience.

A richly imagined musical and literary experience.

APPEARING ...

BRIAN NANKERVIS: writer and performer ABC Radio’s Friday Review and Rockwiz.

HELEN GARNER: Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.

WAYNE MACAULEY: Acclaimed novelist, short story writer and playwright.

SALLY FORD AND THE IDIOMATICS: Fusing their rich musical provenance, from latin to film music via ska and funk, the Idiomatic create uplifting groove-drenched sounds, drawing on the performers’ respective backgrounds with ARIA-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra, the Spaghetti Western Orchestra, Texicali Rose, Dr Hernández, Yothu Yindi and The Black Sorrows.

Sally Ford: Vocals, flutes, alto sax

Patrick Cronin: Sequences, samples, synth, valve trombone, whistling.

Michael Havir: keyboard, electronic FX