![]() ![]() I managed to catch GoY in concert earlier this year at the O2 Brixton in London, where I got to celebrate the album with the people who made it and the people who have come to love it – what a moment. You in Everything and In the Wake of Your Leave are two tracks that I return to in darker moments. ![]() For me, Angel in Realtime takes me back to how I felt moving to London at the beginning of this year: “This strange new town … this strange hemisphere.” The album is also a stunning meditation on grief. I think the music we love most connects us to a time, place, or person. It would have to be Gang of Youths and their 2022 album Angel in Realtime. Caroline, 73, Bath Gang of Youths – Angel in Realtime I want to own the music I want albums not single tracks I want hard copy of some sort in my own possession because music is too important to me. I don’t want ads and I don’t want to pay someone who doesn’t make the music. I have gone from vinyl to cassette tapes to CDs to iPod and … I’ve stopped there. I have a very broad taste in music and I like to listen to whole albums and not single tracks. For many years, my best source of new music has been Jools Holland, Songlines, BBC Radio 3 and 6 Music. I’m excited that I still have her entire back catalogue to discover. (I was also a bit cross that I’d only just discovered her.) Her sound is so original, such a mix of so many genres, all of which I love. The minute I heard Valerie June’s voice I was mesmerised. I immediately bought the album, The Moon and Stars. Of course, journos have certain agendas they need to honour, limited print spaces and the ever-increasing pressure for click-worthy grabs, so the article doesn’t quite capture it all as I experienced it, but it’s nonetheless great to see my work, indie theatre and Lyme disease get some coverage in these information-crowded times.I heard Call Me a Fool on BBC 6 Music. I expressed (possibly naive) hope for a newfound appreciation of the Arts during this time, but also the fear that artists are so used to having to get by on their own, that this default robustness may sadly backfire and see us left, yet again, to fend for ourselves. I also spoke of the government’s neglect of the Arts industry in the various support packages put forth and how it is art we turn to at such times to save our sanity and show us the mirror of ourselves. I spoke at length about how familiar this all already is to many in the chronic illness and disability community about how I’ve learnt to find possibility in my years of restriction and how this now makes me oddly well-equipped for this pandemic. About how freakin’ amazing it is to simply be alive. A show about how much you realise you have when everything is taken away from you and you have to start over. I spoke about the unexpected poignant timing of performing Happy-Go-Wrong which is about the great lessons sickness has taught me and the extraordinary resilience we don’t know we have in us til we’re put to the test. So I got interviewed many weeks ago, just after scrambling back home from New Zealand. It gives voice to the challenged Arts sector and makes the experiences of artists accessible to the mainstream at a time when it feels like our role in the world has been forgotten. #Andi blown away seriesI’m in the paper today as part of The Age’s important series on ‘Artists in the Time of COVID19’. I’m currently working with 5 artists from different parts of Australia and would love to cheer on more. “Andi, how do you put on a show with a chronic illness?” “Andi, how do I deal with my creative blocks?” “Andi, how do I sell my show on social media without feeling like a used car salesman?” “Andi, how do I get started writing my own show?” “Andi, when you’re pitching to a venue, do you tell them your fee straight away?” “Andi, do you think a fake octopus or rubber chicken would work best for this scene?” “Andi, how do you overcome your fears and share so vulnerably on stage?” ![]() Announcing my new biz! KICK UP THE ARTS Creative Mentoring.ĭo you need a good kick up the arts? Let me be your cheerleader! I’ve been accidentally mentoring artists for a few years now and it turns out it’s one of my favourite things to do. ![]()
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