BLAK N BLUES
?BY UNCLE GLENN LOUGHREY & FIONA BOYES
A new, dynamic collaboration! BLAK N BLUES is a ‘conversation in Blues music and poetry’ presented by Fiona Boyes and Wiradjuri elder Uncle Glenn Loughrey. Set up in a way reminiscent of ‘songwriters in the round’, the interplay between music, words, and yarning, opens a space of dialogue between two different traditions.
Proud Wiradjuri man Uncle Glenn Loughrey is an artist, public speaker, published author, and poet. Loughrey has been recognised as a finalist in the Paddington Art Prize, the Mandorla Art Prize, and the Blake Art Prize, amongst others. His observations and witty, incisive poetry speak from a distinctive indigenous perspective.
Fiona Boyes plays deep Blues, reflecting influences from a wide range of regional styles. She draws inspiration from the classic sounds of New Orleans, Chicago, and Memphis, and her decades-long immersion in the oral history of the Blues tradition, while writing refreshingly new and finely crafted original songs.
Absolutely fantastic collaboration. Wonderful to hear Glen reading his poetry, much of it moving and confronting, a great conversation with Fiona and her usual fabulous blues music