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Karl S. Williams Event Festival of Small Halls Presenting Line Woodfordia Inc presents Festival of Small Halls Summer Tour 2020 featuring women in docs and Karl S. Williams Artists women in docs Karl S. Williams Regional Partners see Locations Tour Announce Date 14 October 2020 Tickets on Sale 14 October 2020 www.festivalofsmallhalls.com Prices vary by location Web www.festivalofsmallhalls.com Handle: @SmallHallsAus #HallsSpring Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smallhallsaus/ YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/festivalofsmallhalls Facebook https://www.facebook.com/festivalofsmallhalls Publicity Contact Sarah Howells +61 407 298 793 [email protected] ATTACHMENTS Artist Biographies 3 Karl S. Williams 3 Approved Quote 4 women in docs 5 Tour Location Details 7 General Promo 8 ABOUT THE SUMMER TOUR 2020 8 Producer Quote 8 FROM PREVIOUS ARTISTS 9 FROM OUR PATRONS 12 IN THE MEDIA 13 Artist Biographies Karl S. Williams Short Biography Karl S. Williams – singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and poet – an artist that you never saw coming. A genre defying and multifaceted musician, for whom music is a vocation and the solution is, to love more. What makes Karl truly remarkable, is that he is unafraid. With complete humility and the charisma of a ‘rock-star’, he wears his heart on his sleeve, he speaks universal truths and he crosses boundaries. This is blues, roots, folk and Americana, if you will… but not as you know it. Karl’s music is steeped in the swamp water of the cane country of Northern NSW, the landscape of his childhood. His songs are a distillation of life, love and the human condition. Timeless and deeply rooted in tradition, yet ever conversant with the present. As a performer, he is at once beautifully vulnerable and then transcendent. Full biography Karl S. Williams built his reputation over many years playing around South East QLD before his debut album Heartwood was released in 2013. In 2014, he was signed to Footstomp Music, an imprint of Warner Music Australia, and re-released Heartwood to widespread acclaim. He was recognised as artist of the year at the inaugural Gold Coast Music Awards in 2015 and took out a QMA in 2018 for the single ‘Blood To Give’. Karl has toured extensively in Australia including festivals such as Bluesfest, Woodford Folk Festival, Dark Mofo, Panama, Queenscliff and Festival of The Sun. He has shared the stage with artists such as Donavon Frankenreiter, Mia Dyson, Tex Perkins, Don Walker and Busby Marou. Following a departure from previous industry relationships, Karl went back to the studio as an independent artist to begin recording Lifeblood. In February 2020, he released this next offering, a pint of his lifeblood and an album of new material that replies with vitriol to the ills of our time while offering the ageless solution - love more. As the long-awaited follow up to Karl S. Williams’ debut, Heartwood (2014), Lifeblood is the move towards longevity as an artist, a songwriter and a human. With this offering, Karl cleanses the slate and redefines the terms of engagement. Lifeblood is ultimately an album of hope - a revolt against the powers that be and proof that with art and love, we shall overcome. karlswilliams.com fb.com/karlswilliams https://twitter.com/karl_s_williams instagram.com/karlswilliams https://www.youtube.com/user/karlswilliams “He’s a wrecking ball, a loaded gun. He’s an unmerciful magistrate. He’s “a daisy- cutting, motherfucking judgement day.” – Martin Farrer, The Guardian “I love discovering artists who have that special IT - the Zeitgeist - watch out for Karl!” – Peter Noble, Festival Director - Byron Bay Bluesfest “So good it may even save your life.” – Noel Mengel, The Courier Mail (review of 2013 release Heartwood) Approved Quote Music and community are inextricable so I believe it is truly important work to bring people together with song. I grew up in small towns so I know they are often overlooked when it comes to touring. I also know they are filled with the most willing hearts and generous souls so it is well worth taking a few side roads to play for beautiful people in beautiful places. The events of 2020 have really driven home the importance of community and I look forward to participating in these communities - in some small way - through this Small Halls tour – Karl S. Williams women in docs Short Biography Women in Docs are an independent, folk pop act (with a little bit of country), based in Brisbane, Australia. They have been compared to the Indigo Girls, the Dixie Chicks and The Waifs. With a reputation for stirring and humorous live performances and a vigorous touring schedule, women in docs have spent ten years building a fiercely loyal following throughout Australia, as well as touring internationally to win over audiences throughout North America, Europe, New Zealand and China. Full Biography Women in Docs are an independent, folk pop act (with a little bit of country), based in Brisbane, Australia. They have been compared to the Indigo Girls, the Dixie Chicks and The Waifs (Australia). With a reputation for stirring and humorous live performances and a vigorous touring schedule, women in docs have spent ten years building a fiercely loyal following throughout Australia, as well as touring internationally to win over audiences throughout North America, Europe, New Zealand and China. women in docs have played major festivals and showcases throughout the world, including SXSW in Austin, Texas; Folk Alliance in San Diego; Canadian Music Week, Toronto; Shanghai Spring Music Festival, Shanghai; and the International Folk Festival, Germany. They enjoy ongoing radio airplay throughout Australia, with extensive airplay on college radio in America and Canada, as well as airplay in Shanghai and Germany. They have sold nearly 70,000 CDs independently. women in docs’ releases have spent time in the Top 10 of the Australian Independent Records Charts and the Top 20 of the Americana Folk/Roots Charts. They regularly play to packed houses, touching the lives of people from a broad cross-section of ages and cultural backgrounds. A highly coveted support slots to artists such as the Indigo Girls and The Violent Femmes have cemented women in docs’ reputation as a world class presence on the music scene of Australia and the USA. With their refreshing acoustic style of music, women in docs, Roz Pappalardo and Chanel Lucas, are a breath of fresh air at any festival. They are loved by audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds, worldwide. Get caught up in their ever growing, homespun web of fans! http://womenindocs.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/womenindocsofficial/ https://twitter.com/womenindocs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9OuYZiB7ioZMbDQyJbZgKQ ‘A uniquely Australian flavour – incredibly melodic.’ - Inpress ‘Earthy vibe and strong voices deserve attention.’ - Rolling Stone …[songs, by] stunningly talented duo (Chanel Lucas and Roz Pappalardo) are either masterpieces or damn close to it. So many of these tunes are a combo of things you simply do not hear everyday. – Folk Wax (Texas, USA). …women in docs, whose boundless energy, largely upbeat songs, vibrant harmonies, and good -humored stage presence are as bright and sunny as their homeland. Positive, confident, hopeful, and strong, the music doesn’t completely ignore the darker moments of life but always suggests that there will be a brighter day – Dirty Linen. Approved Quote Growing up in Townsville I was always very excited when touring bands came to town. I remember seeing Things of Stone and Wood at the show grounds and being blown away by their music and energy. This regional tour is very important to me because I hope that it will provide that kind of memory to other people. I’m also looking forward to finally playing live after a long time off the stage this year - Chanel Lucas Tour Location Details Nov- Belli Belli Community Tickets available at 18 Hall www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Innisfail Innisfail Shire Hall Tickets available at 20 www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Bluewater Bluewater Tickets available at 21 Community www.festivalofsmallhalls. Centre com Nov- Eungella The Hub Tickets available at 22 www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Captain Captain Creek Tickets available at 24 Creek Community Sport www.festivalofsmallhalls. & Recreation Hall com Nov- Rainbow Rainbow Beach Tickets available at 25 Beach Community Hall www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Glen Aplin Glen Aplin Tickets available at 26 Memorial Hall www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Cooroy Cooroy Memorial Tickets available at 27 Hall www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Mudgeeraba Mudgeeraba Tickets available at 28 Memorial Hall www.festivalofsmallhalls. com Nov- Eudlo Wominjeka Park Tickets available at 29 www.festivalofsmallhalls. com General Promo Woodfordia Inc presents Festival of Small Halls Summer Tour 2020 Karl S. Williams and women in docs Festival of Small Halls is a series of tours that takes some of the best folk and contemporary acoustic artists and sends them on the road to halls in communities all over Australia. Each night on the tour is a beautiful occasion for original music, and a chance to catch up with family and friends over cake and tea during a supper break. Reaching from the quaint hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast to the rainforests of the north, cruising down through sugar country to the beachside halls of the Fraser Coat, inland to the Granite Belt and across to the sparkling oceans of the Gold Coast, the Summer Tour takes in the sprawling mass and diversity of country Queensland. ABOUT THE SUMMER TOUR 2020 – This is the 20th Festival of Small Halls Tour in Australia – 10 regional tour stops – women in docs have played to packed houses having built a fiercely loyal following throughout Australia, as well as internationally. With a reputation for stirring and humorous live performances, women in docs provide refreshing acoustic style experiences which is loved by audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds – Multi-award-winning singer/songwriter instrumentalist Karl S.
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