For one night only - Sunday 28 August - the Whyalla Left Hand Club will come to life, hosting visiting and local music acts as part of the Festival of Small Halls Winter Tour.
The tour will see visiting musical acts - Chris Tamwoy, and Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan - bringing their vocal and musical talent to Whyalla to perform with a special guest - our very own local talent Brie Ryan!
The Festival of Small Halls 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.
Visiting artist Chris Tamwoy said ”I am super excited about this tour and am looking forward to sharing my music with the crowd.”
“We love playing in all manner of venues for all manner of audiences, and having played at Woodford Folk Festival for many years, we were particularly chuffed when we were asked to be part of a Small Halls tour,” Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan said.
The event is produced by Woodfordia Inc, in partnership with Whyalla City Council and The Whyalla Left Hand Club.
Tickets are $15 plus booking fee and are available online or from the Whyalla Left Hand Club on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.
Get your friends, family and groups together and come along for a great night of music and fun!
Learn more about the artists below:-
Brie Ryan
Brie Ryan is a 20-year-old Indie Folk singer/songwriter from Whyalla, South Australia. Brie released her debut EP ‘Home’ in 2020 that was recorded in Byron Bay, NSW with Aria Award winning producer Jordan power. Musically, Brie’s inspiration for her sound and writing has come from the likes of Ben Howard, Bon Iver and Garrett Kato. Writing a log of her music about the ocean. Brie has been singing and playing guitar since she was 15-years-old and instantly saw a future in performing and producing art.
Chris Tamwoy
Chris Tamwoy is an award winning First Nations Australian singer, songwriter and musician with both Eastern and Western Torres Strait Islander blood running through his veins. His distinctive guitar-tap style and vibrant personality see him in high-demand for gigs across Australia, the USA, ongoing media appearances and documentary features. In 2016 national TV audiences watched Chris make his way through to the grand finals of Australia’s Got Talent, and 2018 saw him on TV weekly as a judge on All Together Now.
Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan
Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentalist and looping beatboxing songwriter Mal sings his brain provoking songs using all sorts of vocal techniques, guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, trombone, chromatic harmonica and a loop recording pedal called Derek. And Kylie (who's played with Orchestra Victoria and the likes of Stevie Wonder and Barry White!) provides violin and voice in a perfect balance to Mal's nutsness. Their arrangements are intricate and playful. Imagine Einstein, Dr Seuss and Paganini making pancakes.
This tour is supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – An Australian Government initiative.