Eureka Sunday Live: Charm of Finches and The Dead Salesmen
Schedule
Sun Dec 04 2022 at 12:00 pm to 02:15 pm
Location
Eureka Centre Ballarat | Ballarat, VI
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Join us for an afternoon of free live music to mark the 168th anniversary of Eureka in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park. The Dead Salesmen
12pm-1pm
Ballarat music legends The Dead Salesmen reunite in their classic line-up for a special Eureka Sunday performance. Hap Hayward (vocals, lyrics) and Justin Ryda (guitar/music) formed The Dead Salesmen as a duo in the late eighties. They were musically inspired by electric art rock from the 60s to the early 80s and drew on diverse lyrical influences from Henry Lawson to Leonard Cohen.
A good twenty years later, Hap and Justin have reunited under a new alias: 'The Blue Lighters' with an album entitled ‘Come To Flight’ released this year with the help of Heart Of The Rat records. Hap and Justin will play songs from their Dead Salesmen and Blue Lighters records.
Charm of Finches
1.15pm-2.15pm
Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches (aka Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes) makes haunted tunes about love, grief and whispering trees; indie folk awash with seamless blood harmonies traversing melancholy and wonder in equal measure. Their recent accolades include the 2021 Music Victoria Best Folk Act, 2021 Australian Folk Music Awards Youth Act of the Year and nominations for the 2020 & 2021 Australian Music Prize. The duo released their third full length album ‘Wonderful Oblivion’ in October 2021 through New York-based label AntiFragile Music to critical acclaim and have recently returned from a four-month tour of the UK and Europe.
“Wonderful Oblivion is a moving work, dressing up the shared experiences of the everyday with music that tugs at the heart and stirs the imagination.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Australian
Photo credit: Laura May Grogan
Free. No bookings necessary. All ages.
Eureka Sunday Community Day will also feature children’s activities and live talks. Visit our website for the full schedule of events https://www.eurekacentreballarat.com.au/events.
Lilly’s café will be open all day serving specialty coffee, drinks and delicious food from their a-la-carte menu. Lilly’s will also have a range of street foods available in the beautiful grounds of the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park from 10am.
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Where is it happening?
Eureka Centre Ballarat, 102 Stawell Street South,Ballarat,VIC,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
