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Songwriting Workshop with Fred Smith

June 3, 2023 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pmSongwriting Workshop with Fred Smith

A rare chance to learn how to build songs that tell stories, drawing on the great Australian narrative song writing tradition that stretches from Lawson to Kev Carmody to Paul Kelly. Lead by Fred Smith, a master of this song form.

This songwriting workshop is for students in Year 9 upwards. Maximum of 20 participants. Bookings open now via Newstead Arts Hub.

‘Fred Smith is simply the best folk/country musician working in this country…beyond writing some of the finest songs about Australians at war, he has created a repertoire that is wry, literate, witty, powerfully emotional and insightful.’ (Bruce Elder, SMH).

Fred Smith’s songs get you laughing, thinking and feeling. Supported by Australia’s most sensitive accompanists, he consistently offers performances rich in humour and depth. His song-cycles have become important historical documents bringing to life the human complexities of the countries he has worked in: PNG, the US and most recently Afghanistan.

When: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
June 3, 2023
Where: Newstead Arts Hub, 8A Tivey Street, Newstead 3462

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