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"Australia's most astonishing, small "acappella"group...
Their CDs can only hint at what they were live. They were amazing." The Advertiser (Adelaide) 1998 "the matchless Blindman's Holiday return to the fore" The Drum Media 1997 "How they sing! With perfect harmonies, power and astounding range" "Let's not be mild-mannered about this.... |
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Australia Mt Beauty Music Muster ('05), South Australian Folk Centre ('05), Side-On Cafe, Sydney ('05, '03' '02), Maleny/Woodford Festival, Qld ('03,'97,'96,'90,'89) Government House, Sydney ('02) Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney ('02) Jervis Arts Festival, Huskisson ('02), "Across the Top" tour of Northern Australia ('01) The Basement, Sydney ('01) Sydney Olympics (2000) Thredbo World Music Festival, NSW ('00) Adelaide Fringe Festival ('00) The Studio, Sydney Opera House('99) Fremantle Festival, WA ('99) Festival of 1000 Voices, Adelaide ('98) Blue Mountains Folk Festival, NSW ('98)Port Fairy Folk Festival ('98,'92,'89) National Folk Festival ('98,'94,'91,'89)SA State Folk Festival ('98,'94,'93) Sydney & Melbourne A Cappella Festivals ('97) Women's Music Festival, Sydney ('97) Jamberoo Folk Festival, NSW ('97) Bellingen Global Carnival, NSW ('96) Voices Festival, Wagga ('96) Huntington Music Festival, NSW ('94) Adelaide International Arts Festival and WOMADelaide ('92) Melbourne International Festival of Arts ('92) National Women's Music Festival, Lismore('92) Brisbane Biennial ('91) England WOMAD Festival, Reading ('92)Bradford Festival ('90) Broadstairs Festival ('90) The Mean Fiddler, London('90) Band on the Wall, Manchester ('90) Sidmouth Festival ('89) PurcellRoom, Southbank, London ('89) Towersey Festival ('89) Wales Cardiff Festival('92). Ireland Galway Arts Festival ('92) Letterkenny Arts Festival('89). France Festival de Les Inattendus (The Unexpected), Maubeuge('92) Le Passage du Nord-ouest, Paris ('92) New Morning Club, Paris ('89).Belgium Gent Festival/Radio Belgie broadcast ('92) De Monty, Antwerp('90). Netherlands Festival Vrouw in de Hoofdrol [Woman in the Leading Role] Nijmegen ('92) de Melkweg, Amsterdam ('90) Leiden Festival ('90)Roermond Festival ('89). Germany World Games ('90) Dorsten World Music Festival ('89). |
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| COLLABORATIONS: As well as joining in singing harmony in concert for fellow artists such as the Hothouse Flowers, Alistair Hulett, Tigramuna, Kim Sanders and Bubaca Diop, Blindman's Holiday experiments with a wide variety of musical forms: Performance of Tehillim by Steve Reich with B'tutta Percussion and the Seymour Group, artistic director Mark Summerbell; live performance and recording of techno-dance music combined with traditional Macedonian song with techno artist Maxim [Robert Sazdov] culminating in his '97 CD release Subdina. Lead and backing vocals and hand percussion with contemporary salsa band Banana Republic ('93). Performance and ABC recording of the music of medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen with the groundbreaking UK/Australian ensemble Sinfonie under the direction of Stevie Wishart, (Adelaide International Arts Festival and Eugene Goossens Hall, Sydney '92). Performances with the cross-cultural instrumental ensemble Southern Crossings led by Michael Atherton (Vox Mundi, Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, '92). Soundtrack for the dance production Pueblo de Mais composed by Ricardo Andino (Margaret Barr Dance Theatre '89). Live performances with midi and visuals of Hours of the Seabird, composed by Jim Franklin (WATT/New Directions Festival, Sydney '88). Live accompaniment to the dance piece Mopping Up, (Kinetic Energy Performing Arts ,Sydney '87). | |
| CHILDREN'S CONCERTS: Blindman's Holiday has been performing concerts for children in schools, at festivals and on tour in Australia and overseas for the last 20 years. The one hour participatory show Zingari Voci (Gypsy Voices) has received high praise from educators and was part of the Musica Viva in Schools Programme for 10 years. This show and new program Vocalasia are available by contacting: Nora Goodridge Management http://www.ngm.com.au/ngm-frmset.html (touring and Sydney schools) or Queensland Arts Council http://www.qac.org.au/htm/inschools.asp (Queensland Schools) |
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WORKSHOPS: Blindman's Holiday leads workshops on a range of vocal styles, voice care and techniques, improvisation, song writing and arrangement in primary and high schools, conservatoriums, jails and at festivals. The group has conducted arts residencies culminating in concerts for communities in South Eastern NSW (2005 - including "Gulaga", especially written by BMH for the residency) and North Western NSW (2002) through Musica Viva and in Adelaide (1993) for SA Community Arts. Workshops at recent festivals include Mt Beauty , Woodford and Jervis Arts. Well known for teaching Balkan and other cultural singing styles, workshops and repertoire can be tailored to suit the choir or a particular cultural or demographic group. Contact us for more details, availability and pricing. |
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