Richard Lawson MusicI’m stoked to have even made it to this list of A-Z Australian composers through The Aussie Art Music playlist in the Limelight Magazine. Thanks above all to @elizabethwalton.au and Acacia Quartet without whom this would not have happened. Salute!! and thanks to Create NSW, Four Winds Festival, South East Arts and above all, Cameron Lam, who does an amazing job promoting new and emerging composers with his monthly playlist on Spotify
I have a few shows coming up in November which are solo and acoustic up and down the coast. Such a great time to be playing on Sunday sessions
Thanks so much David Rogers for capturing the magic of the moment – a packed house for the world premiere of #HowToReadACity last Sat 30August- so many people involved in this massive project it’s hard to know where to begin. Firstly thanks to artistic director @elizabethwalton.au and Acacia Quartet for bringing this project to love and life over the last few years. Thanks to Four Winds for making the recording and the event possible. Thanks to my good mate @benji_fowler and @sams.caravan Eddie Williams at ABC South East NSW and Create NSW for supporting this amazing collaboration. All my love has gone into this and I couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks to ABC CLassic and 2MBSFM in Sydney for supporting emerging composers! Sometimes the sum is bigger than the parts and I am so grateful to you all for this wonderful opportunity cheers Richardlawsonmusic
Acacia Quartet will perform Richard Lawson’s new suite for classical string quartet, How To Read A City,
Your Place of Last Resort at Four Winds on Saturday 30th August. This immersive literary and listening
experience presents this rich new work with a performance of Elizabeth Walton’s poetry cycle, in a
collaborative work which explores the beauty and sadness of the times we live in. During this sensory-rich
convergence of poetry and the ephemeral magic of classical music, the artists will respond to Q&A’s and an
interview with host, Eddie Williams. This project, which has received airplay across Australia, debuted on
Limelight’s ABC Classic FM Australian Art Music playlist in January 2025.
Tickets at Four Winds now!!
‘How to Read A City, Your Place of Last Resort’ is out now on Spotify/YouTube and Apple Music for streaming. Its had airplay on ABC Classic FM and a sold out performance at Westwords in Parramatta
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At an event to be hosted by Simon Marnie, Elizabeth Walton and Richard Lawson will launch their collaborative project, How To Read a City, Your Place of Last Resort at WestWords Parramatta on Thursday 29th of May. This immersive literary and listening experience presents Elizabeth’s poetry cycle and Richard’s debut classical suite recorded by the Acacia String Quartet. This collaborative work explores the beauty and sadness of the times we live in. During this sensory-rich convergence of poetry and the ephemeral magic of classical music, the artists will respond to Q & A’s from one of Australia’s favourite interviewers, Simon Marnie.
Free ticket link here
https://events.humanitix.com/how-to-read-a-city-your-place-of-last-resort
More info here
Australian Art Music playlist: January 2025 – Moving Forward
Happy New Year, and welcome back to the Australian Art Music playlist! A monthly playlist of classical, jazz, experimental and electronic music by Australian composers, musicians and sound artists. Oh how lovely to be included on Cameron’s, inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice, Australian Art Music playlist!
Richard Lawsons ‘On Love Lost Days’ with Acacia Quartet. @richardlawsonmusic@limelightartsau@acaciaquartet#thankyou
Heres the playlist
The Grooveyard just finished their short run of shows at Binalong, Smiths Alternative in Canberra and Marrickville Bowling Club to very enthusiastic audiences. Lots of old fans came out of the woodwork and new younger fans appreciated the great songs vocals and energy on display. Here is a picture rundown of some of the fun
PRESS RELEASE 24 Jan 2025
Lost Australian power pop outfit, Grooveyard, is re-emerging from the mists of time for two shows only in February 2025, supporting the recent release of their back catalogue on digital channels.
Grooveyard burned brightly but briefly on the burgeoning mid-1980s Sydney underground scene, releasing a single, the sublime Chris Masuak-produced “Avalanche of Love” and a selftitled EP before dissolving.
Members went on to the Lime Spiders, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, the Screaming Tribesmen, Bambalams and Jeremy Oxley’spost-Sunnyboys band, The Chinless Elite.
Grooveyard plays Smiths Alternative in Canberra on Friday, February 7 and Marrickville Bowling Club in Sydney on Saturday, February 8, with a line-up of Jon Schofield (vocals and guitar), “The Reverend” Ian Little (guitar and vocals) and Richard Lawson (drums and vocals).
Bob Wackley lives in the USA so hand-picked newcomer Daniel Corkhill will deputise on bass.
Supports on both nights are top class featuring the On and Ons and the debut performance of
Van Ruin at the Marrickville Bowlo and Canberra favourites Il Brutus at Smiths Alternative
The Grooveyards brand of sixties infused Power Pop was against the grain of the hard Detroit
style rock in Sydney in the burgeoning mid-eighties. The songs that flowed from Jon Scofield’s
pen are world class and show great maturity and craftmanship. Now with the digital release
of the Avalanche of Love single and self-titled EP we have evidence of a peculiar time in the
glory days of Aussie pub rock and the enduring quality of these songs.
There are still many solo shows to go over this late period of Summer including some fantastic shows with The Grooveyard at Smiths Alternative in Canberra on Friday 7 Feb and Marrickville Bowling Club on Sat 8 Feb where I will be returning to the drumkit.
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