This article in The West Australian is about the marketing campaign Kleenheat Gas that features the song that I recorded with Tokyo-based producer, Nick Wood. No mention of little me in the article unfortunately, but I like the picture!

Big thanks to Nicole Murua for these photos!!

Thanks to Cathy Britton for this video.

Tonee and I

Flight from Perth to Sydney: 4 hours. Sydney to LA: 14 hours. LA to Atlanta: 4 hours.

In Atlanta airport there is a baby grand piano in the food court of one of the terminals. The man at the piano is Tonee, who tinkles the ivories and croons the best of pop, soul and jazz tunes to the diverse people who pass through the food court. As I sat enjoying a smoothie, Tonee noticed me lip-syncing along to his music, and called me up to perform in his place. The crowd at Atlanta airport showed their appreciation of my covers of Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson with warm-hearted applause – it was a good start to the trip!
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These shots are taken by various people: friends, strangers, and strangers who became friends! The photos are from a variety of performances, from the big Canadian Music Festival gigs to the sweet and simple house concerts. Thank you to one and all who shared this wonderful journey with me.

Here’s some little video taken on a mobile device during my “house concert” in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The concert was in fact held in Haft Vadi Bellydancing studio… thanks to my hosts Dharlene and Sheldon Valeda, as well as Ralph and Miranda Phelan who invited me to come to Kitchener!

This song is a gig favourite where I often get the crowd to sing along… it’s called “Give Thanks”.

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So, in case you haven’t seen my ranting all over Facebook and twitter, I’m off to Canada and the USA this March – yay!!

What will I be doing? Here’s my itinerary:

• 12-17 March: attend SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Texas
• 19-24 March: attend and perform at Canadian Music Week, Toronto
• 24-27 March: house concerts and side-shows in Canada
• 28-31 March: house concerts and side-shows in the USA

So, if you have friends in Toronto, New York or Washington DC, please share the love and let them know about my gigs. Check out this poster for all my show dates (not including house concerts)…
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While on tour in Geraldton, Dom and I recorded this little ditty for you in our lovely beachside apartment.

Happy Australia Day! Here’s a little video yum yum for you…

Photos by Jarrad Seng.