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Tuesday 9 October 2018

MEDIA RELEASE Helping feed people in need Tuesday 23 October

Sacred Heart Mission has announced another fantastic line-up for its 11th annual fundraiser, The Heart of St Kilda Concert, at the Palais Theatre St Kilda, on Tuesday 23 October.

Performers will include Archie Roach, , & The Fat Rubber Band, Anne Edmonds, CDB, Margret RoadKnight, Linda Bull & Sime Nugent: Stardust, , , The Cartridge Family, Thando, Nath Valvo, Loose Tooth, Bev Killick, Imelda Yalcin, Alma Zygier, The Meltdown, , Billy Miller and the Caravan Choir and MC -

The Heart of St Kilda concert is an annual highlight of the live music and calendar. A family-friendly event, it attracts ’s finest musicians and who donate their time to support the work of Sacred Heart Mission and its Meals Program, which provides up to 400 hot and hearty meals daily to those in Melbourne experiencing homelessness, social isolation and disadvantage.

The Mission serves over 160,000 meals each year out of its dining hall in Grey St, St Kilda and proceeds from this year’s concert will help to continue this inspirational work.

Once again, the irrepressible RocKwiz co-presenter and ABC Melbourne broadcaster Brian Nankervis will MC the evening.

With more exciting acts still to be announced, along with a few trademark surprises, the show is shaping up to be another wonderful night in the concert’s rich history

Tickets via Ticketmaster

EVENT DETAILS HEART OF ST KILDA CONCERT: Tuesday 23 October @ 7.30pm VENUE: Palais Theatre, St Kilda TICKETS Ticketmaster: 136 100 or ticketmaster.com.au A-Reserve $99; B-Reserve $79 #heartofstkilda www.sacredheartmission.org

MEDIA ENQUIRIES – CAVANAGH PR Julie Cavanagh – 0419 306 540 or [email protected]

Performers in the 2018 Heart of St Kilda Concert include:

ARCHIE ROACH Archie Roach’s career has spanned three decades. His ARIA-winning debut , Charcoal Lane, was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 50 of 1992. It was centred around Roach's heartbreaking song, Took the Children Away, a deeply affecting ballad about his own experience as one of the Stolen Generations of First Nations children who were often forcibly removed from their parents and communities and placed in non- indigenous institutions and homes. The song’s impact was immediate. It went on to receive a Human Rights Achievement Award, marking the first time that such an honour had been bestowed upon a songwriter and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s collection in 2013. His work has been recognised locally and internationally, in mainstream and indigenous circles. His music speaks the stories of his people, of this land and of the human condition. His voice - uniquely Australian and undeniably universal - continues to resonate for us all. Archie has faced his fair share of difficulties over recent years: the tragic loss of his longtime partner, collaborator and soul mate in early 2010 plus a serious stroke in late 2010 followed by lung cancer surgery in 2012. Despite these challenges, Archie continues to draw strength and healing from his music.

KATE CEBERANO has been Australia’s high priestess of pop, an award-winning jazz singer, a record-breaking festival artistic director and has hosted her own hit TV shows, starred in acclaimed movies, and above all that, she is a songwriter with the talent to take a tune to the top of the charts. 24 albums over 30 years, with 13 of them achieving Platinum or Gold sales and dozens of major awards, making her one the most prolific and awarded voices of her generation. In November 2015, Kate was the first-ever female to be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Association Hall of Fame. Adding to this, in 2016, Kate was awarded an Order of Australia for significant service to the performing arts, particularly music, as a singer, songwriter and entertainer, and to charitable organisations.

TEX PERKINS & THE FAT RUBBER BAND Tex Perkins has played a key role in Australian music. It’s understandably difficult to pull together a coherent picture of a man whose career has taken in everything from the ground-breaking experimental punktonica of mid-80s noiseniks Thug to the lilting, dark country of his recent material with the Dark Horses. There was the hard-edged of the , a snarling slice of filthy pub rock, to the evocative soundscapes of The Cruel Sea. Then there’s the Tex, Don and Charlie albums, which saw Perkins joining forces with the legendary , ’s pianist and master songwriter and the son of the Clarence Valley, , previously Australia’s best kept musical secret. Now is Tex’s exciting new (and long overdue) collaboration with Matt Walker (a great artist in his own right) and fellow musicians Steve Hadley and Roger Bergodaz. It's a blues swamp-groove kinda thing - a little reminiscent of some of the things in Tex's back catalogue. Many new originals also inhabit the setlist, including a few Cruel Sea covers!

ANNE EDMONDS is one of Australia’s most exciting stand-up, character and banjo-playing comedians. Since bursting onto the scene in 2010, she has brought her exquisitely incisive characters, songs and worldview to TV (Have You Been Paying Attention? Hughesy We Have A Problem, as host of this year’s MICF Opening All Stars Gala), to clubs and to comedy festivals around Australia and all over the world. After a sold-out season and a prestigious peer award win at MICF, Anne took her show, You Know What I’m Like, to London’s Soho Theatre in January 2016. She toured her Barry-nominated show – That’s Eddotainment – around Australia, stole the show in ABC TV’s Fancy Boy and won the 2016 MICF Director’s Choice Award in with the True Australian Patriots. No Offence, None Taken saw her nominated again for the Barry Award in 2017, and she followed it up with a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a return to London’s Soho Theatre. The Edge of the Bush, the series she created, wrote and stars in for ABC TV, debuted in September 2017 to critical acclaim. Anne’s appearances as beauty and fashion expert Helen Bidou on Get Krack!n must be seen to be believed. Her live show Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge, garnered Eddo her third Barry nod, and a Best Comedy Performer nomination at this year’s .

CDB are pioneers of Australian R&B music. Individually, band members have created their own success stories, and carved out their place within the Australian Music industry. As teenagers, CDB were part of Melbourne’s south eastern urban scene, a movement that included musicians, producers, rappers, graffiti and visual artists, DJs, fashion designers, and dancers. Signed to Sony in their late teens, CDB’s debut album (1994) went platinum in Australia and Top 5 in France. Let’s Groove topped the ARIA chart and was the bestselling Australian single of 1995. CDB toured the world, playing with the likes of Boyz II Men, Kci and Jojo, Desiree and . They have returned to the scene with their new album Tailored for Now, released late 2017. Let’s Groove topped the ARIA chart and was the bestselling Australian single of 1995. CDB toured the world, playing with the likes of Boyz II Men, Kci and Jojo, Desiree and Tina Arena. They performed in Seoul to a live audience of 100,000 and broadcast to 17 million worldwide, and counted Julian Lennon, and Boys II Men among their fans. Their second album, Lifted (1997) had success with singles Good Times and Back Then. CDB returned to the scene with their new album Tailored for Now, released late 2017.

LINDA BULL & SIME NUGENT: STARDUST For 30 years, the glorious voice of Linda Bull has comprised one of the most distinctive, versatile and emotionally charged sounds on the Australian music landscape. One half of the luminous Bull Sisters, Linda is one of Australia’s most soulful vocalists and interpreter of songs in her own right, as well as being a big Willie Nelson fan. Her special guest vocalist, Sime Nugent, has toured nationally and internationally throughout Australia, Europe and America and released more than a dozen albums with a range of bands in his 20-year career including indie folk duo Sweet Jean and three-time ARIA nominated band, The Wilson Pickers. Willie Nelson’s classic 1978 album, Stardust, is an unforgettable collection of pop standards reworked in Willie’s inimitable way and produced by Memphis legend, Booker T Jones. The album charted for ten years, achieved quadruple platinum certification, and won Willie a Grammy Award for his soul filled rendition of Georgia on my Mind. Channelling Willie and capturing the essence of the songs from Stardust, Linda and Sime take audiences on a journey through this timeless album. Says Linda: "The reason I love Willie Nelson is simple: when he sings, I believe him. I share his love of a good melody and relate to his tales of loneliness and heartbreak but also to his optimism, longevity and no-nonsense approach”.

COLIN LANE As the ‘Lano’ from Lano & Woodley, Colin Lane was one half of Australia’s favourite comedy duo. They won comedy’s Oscar, the Perrier Award, and their series, The Adventures of Lano & Woodley played in more than 30 countries. In 2006 they said Goodbye with a tour that played to 125,000 people in 34 towns. Since the farewell tour, Colin has toured to cabaret and comedy festivals around Australia and has become a regular on a wide variety of Aussie TV shows, including Spicks and Specks, Ready Steady Cook and The Circle. He has worked with both Red Stitch under director Nadia Tass, and The Production Company, in Curtains. He also teamed up with his friend of 25 years, opera singer , for In Tails, a unique and hilarious experiment that entertains and beguiles in a whole new way. Colin reunited with as part of the MICF 30th Birthday Bash at the Regent Theatre in 2016, for a surprise performance that brought the house down. It naturally led to a serious “Waddya reckon?” chat. “Waddya reckon?” soon turned into “Yeah, why not?” and Lano & Woodley returned to the stage in an all-new show FLY in 2018, winning the People’s Choice award at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

BOB FRANKLIN is an award-winning , writer, director, author, actor and veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has spent the past 32 years performing his unique brand of stand-up in the UK, USA and across Australia. On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on (1994), 's World Around Him (1996), Small Tales & True (1998), Eric (1997), The Mick Molloy Show (1999) and Introducing Gary Petty (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination. He has also directed theatre performances of Fly, Death of a Daulman, I, Woodley and the highly-popular ABC TV Kids series Little Lunch. Franklin made several appearances on Thank God You're Here and Talking ‘bout Your Generation; and has featured in sitcoms such as The Librarians (2007- 10), (2013), Worst Year of My Life Again (2014), Please Like Me (2013) and Jack Irish (2018). Franklin has appeared in several Australian films, including The Craic (1999), You Can't Stop The Murders (2003), Bad Eggs (2003), The Extra (2005), Macbeth (2006), Boy Town (2006) The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008), Three Blind Mice (2008) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010). He is also the author of the novel Moving Tigers and the short story collection Under Stones.

THE CARTRIDGE FAMILY Sarah 'Shirley' Carroll, sister Suzannah 'Laurie' Espie and wayward son Rusty 'Danny' Rich, along with louche elder Greg 'Pa' Field are The Cartridge Family, named for their breezy, sunshine-filled hillbilly songs of death … and for their strong affiliation to public radio, firearms and printing. Their three-part harmonies and two- part jokes are worth the long wait between shows.

BEV KILLICK Bev Killick is from the bold and brassy school of stand up, delivering a non-stop energetic set every time. As soon as she blasts her way on stage, you know you’re in for a treat. Bev is likeable, bawdy and real. Bev started making people laugh from the age of ten, at family gatherings. Always the class clown and lunch time entertainer, Bev’s ability to remember a joke (handed down from her Dad at the meatworks) and tell it well, saw her doing stand-up comedy in the school quadrangle long before she knew that it would be her calling. Bev perfected her stand-up routine touring it around Melbourne, Sydney and comedy circuits performing in top comedy spots such as The Espy, The Comedy Club, The Comic’s Lounge, The Comedy Store and the Sit Down

Comedy Club. (She loved the Espy so much she married the Lighting Guy, who would give her extra special lighting during her sets). Bev has toured nationally, opening for Puppetry of the Penis and has worked with Weird Al Yankovic, Wayne Brady, Gina Riley and Jane Turner as a guest cameo on Kath and Kim. She was a panel member on Beauty and the Beast, a featured comic on Stand Up Australia, a special guest on the hit show Pizza, married her Lighting Guy on Surprise Wedding, beat the blokes on Joker Poker, performed three solo shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Sic Women earned her a Green Room Award Nomination), was selected to perform in the prestigious female only “Up Front” gala and in 2017 made her Melbourne Comedy Festival Road Show debut.

THANDO Zimbabwean-born and Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, Thando has been gracing stages around Australia with her electric presence and powerhouse vocals. Heralded as a commanding performer, her ability to tell a story takes her audience on a journey of loving oneself and reflection. The songstress grew up feasting on the musical offerings of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, QUEEN and TLC. Along the way, she found Jill Scott and crafted her genre- bending sound with an electric live set. Thando’s 2016 debut EP Digital Love Letters led to a slew of festival appearances such as BIGSOUND (2016), Strawberry Fields, Woodford Folk Festival and NYE on The Hill. With her 2018 breakthrough single Numb, Thando has since gone onto open for Soul crooner Leon Bridges, R&B master Maxwell, and collaborated with greats, REMI and . The multi-dimensional performer is forging forward to solidify her status as Australia’s newest first lady of R&B.

NATH VALVO His hilariously physical, high-energy comedy is impressing critics and winning crowds across the globe. Not many comedians can boast that their fan base includes TV royalty, but Nath has the Tweet from Graham Norton to prove it! Far from camera-shy, Nath has an impressive list of TV appearances under his belt, having hosted ABC’s Comedy Up Late and recorded an hour long stand up special as part of ABC’s Comedy Next Gen. Nath’s other TV credits include The Project, Dirty Laundry Live and Just for Laughs Sydney. In 2015 Nath hosted the Saturday Morning Breakfast Show on Nova 100 in Melbourne and now regularly appears on the KIIS FM, Nova, Triple M & networks. On the international stage, he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the world’s biggest arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, had a hit season at the Soho Theatre in London and was selected for the MICF Asia Roadshow performing shows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.

ALMA ZYGIER Alma Zygier has been fascinated by the pre-war era of Jazz: singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, , , Memphis Minnie & the Broadway composers who largely provided the repertoire, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, Rodgers. Alma has a voice from another era and brings an emotional maturity and theatrical approach to her performance that belies her years. She brings her American Songbook repertoire to the 21st century. Growing up watching and sometimes performing with her mother and father, and Willy Zygier, has certainly influenced Alma’s career.

MARGRET ROADKNIGHT Margret RoadKnight's professional singing debut was at a Melbourne theatre in 1963, and the subsequent decades have taken her around the globe, often representing Australia. She has recorded ten albums, appeared on many more, and her timeless Australiana '70s hit Girls in Our Town is still fondly remembered and frequently requested. Margret is renowned for her "lyrics of wit & wisdom" [Musica Viva], powerful & versatile vocals, unique wide-ranging repertoire, and her sense of humour & history.

LOOSE TOOTH Swept together from the ashes of your finest night on the tiles, LOOSE TOOTH are a Melbourne three-piece who craft sweet guitar pop with frayed edges and swollen hearts. Life-long friends Etta Curry and Nellie Jackson met in crèche and spent nap time dreaming of creating a heavenly racket. Long-time friend Luc Dawson was drafted in on bass to transform their pop sketches into the sort of songs that stick in your head for days. Whether spluttering to life on an empty tank or hitting harmonies in full flight, seeing LOOSE TOOTH really is a beautiful thing.

BILLY MILLER, REBECCA BARNARD AND THE CARAVAN CHOIR A decade ago, Rebecca Barnard created the Caravan Singalong Society. A handful of warblers turned into a throng. When Billy Miller joined in, adding his ‘human jukebox’ talents to Rebecca’s warmth, that handful of warblers turned into a throng. With spontaneity the key ingredient, Rebecca and Billy used their legendary singing and performing ability to create a monthly singalong night that has been sold out for several years. The Caravan Choir (with Rebecca and Billy out the front) has been a regular highlight at the Heart of St Kilda Concert for many years, performing with household names like Colleen Hewitt, , Red Symons and Paul Dempsey, to name but a few.

THE MELTDOWN Melbourne’s purveyors of fine country soul have released their self-titled debut album on Hope Street Recordings. The much-acclaimed offering has secured their place as one of the most exciting new ensembles in Australian music. Blending country, gospel and 60s soul, the result is a unique take on Australian soul music and a record full of life, energy and deeply felt storytelling. With influences ranging from Father John Misty, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Alabama Shakes built above a steady foundation of southern soul music, this collection of stellar players has created a mesh of Stax and Motown, with a healthy dose of the Nashville songwriting tradition. Making the song the focus, The Meltdown stay true to the common goal of the story and keep your attention on the honey- soaked tones of Simon Burke's incredible voice.

IMELDA YALCIN Imelda grew up with music in every aspect of her life. She trained at the Elder Conservatorium in Classical music but has been performing as a solo artist and in bands for countless festivals and events around Australia and abroad with some of rock and pop’s biggest acts including , Hugh Jackman, Bruce Springsteen, Olivia Newton John, Kate Ceberano, and . Imelda’s recent performances include walking the cat-walk for couturier Julie Goodwin, roving with her violin for Members’ Millinery 2017 showcase for Melbourne Racing Club, performing for Hillary Clinton and playing at a state dinner for American Vice President Joe Biden! She has worked in some of the top recording studios in Melbourne, appeared in an episode of the iconic TV series and has enjoyed performing to live television audiences including X Factor and . Imelda has also appeared in recordings for the movie The Dressmaker and has even performed on stage in the UK supporting opera singer Katherine Jenkins with the National Symphony Orchestra of London for her Daydream Tour and for Russell Watson on his UK tours.