Sunday Music: Quiet Country feat. Helen Shanahan & Chris Foster Trio
Schedule
Sun Mar 16 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC+08:00Location
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle, WA, Australia, Western Australia 6160 | Fremantle, WA
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FREE ENTRY. Proudly sponsored by Fremantle Community Bank.ABOUT QUIET COUNTRY FEAT. HELEN SHANAHAN
Quiet Country is a Perth-based collective of musicians that re-imagine iconic singer-songwriter works, celebrating the artistry in the songs that you know, while offering new perspectives and improvisational collaborations within the music. Led by Harry Mitchell on Piano, the band is fronted by vocal powerhouse Allira Wilson, and complemented by Ben Vanderwal on drums, Karl Florisson on bass and Ben Witt on Guitar. Their debut album “I Am Like The Rain” was released on ABC jazz in 2019 and met with critical acclaim, described as “thoughtful, beautifully weighted, and well crafted” by Loudmouth magazine. They will be performing their new album “Sadness and Euphoria” for the first time exclusively for BIJF.
BANDCAMP: https://harrymitchellpianist.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-country
Helen Shanahan is a folk singer/songwriter from Perth, Western Australia. Helen’s songs ride the joys and sorrows of love and life and draw the listener into an articulate and heartfelt world of story, melody and guitar, through her eyes. Helen’s thoughtful observations and introverted reflections of everyday situations are beautifully captured in her music, which can best be described as contemporary folk/pop with a strong acoustic feel. Helen graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) majoring in voice.
WEBSITE: https://www.helenshanahan.com/
ABOUT CHRIS FOSTER TRIO
Chris Foster is one of Perth’s most in-demand pianists. He has several collaborative projects to his name including Chris Foster Trio, TRISK, Abbey | Foster | Falle and hip-hop trio Optamus. He features regularly with local songstresses and instrumentalists in just about every venue in the city. Chris has toured nationally with Optamus and performed extensively in the east coast with Abbey | Foster | Falle and Johannes Luebbers Dectet. Chris also appears as a sideman on projects by leading Perth artists such as Daniel Susnjar Quartet, Nick Abby Trio, Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble, Libby Hammer, Laura Corney, Ryan Daunt and local hip-hop artists Downsyde and Drapht.
In 2021, Chris received a grant from W.A. Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) to assist with funding his debut album recording as a leader. The resulting album entitled ‘In Motion’ was released in October 2022 to widespread acclaim. Chris’ extraordinary compositions are crafted specifically for his tight knit trio featuring long-time collaborators Nick Abbey and Daniel Susnjar and are described as expressive, intricate and at times quite delicate.
Chris is an experienced educator conducting jazz workshops and short courses for schools along with lecturing at The West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University Mt Lawley. Chris also teaches jazz piano at Hale School and St. Stephen’s School.
WEBSITE: https://chrisfostermusic.com/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wheresmypiano
Run times:
2pm – 2.50pm: Chris Foster Trio
3.10pm – 4pm: Quiet Country feat. Helen Shanahan
ABOUT SUNDAY MUSIC:
Bask in the sunshine and enjoy a carefully curated line-up of our best musicians every Sunday in the beautiful setting of FAC’s Front Garden.
Bring a rug and picnic or enjoy food trucks and drinks from the bar at this family-friendly event. Some chairs are provided.
Click here for Fremantle Arts Centre concert information: https://www.fac.org.au/visit/concert_info/
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Where is it happening?
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle, WA, Australia, Western Australia 6160Event Location & Nearby Stays:
