VOICE: A (DE)CONSTRUCTION IN 13 MOVEMENTS

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 8:30PM - 9:30PM
TATHRA HALL
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This is the melody of our identity.

This is the rub that plays us like a symphony.

This is medicine. This is a weapon.

This is every cell in the body, listening

Voice: a (de)construction in 13 movements is a fragile, poetic and intimate exploration that weaves together spoken word, music, movement, sound and imagery to pick at the threads of the stories we tell and the silence we carry.   

This debut performance piece is a collaboration between songwriter/musician, Robyn Martin, and poet/storyteller, Rae Kennedy. Both artists live and create on Djiringanj land, in Candelo NSW.  

RAE KENNEDY

Rae Kennedy is a poet, storyteller and visual artist. Originally from Canada, Rae has been making home and community in the village of Candelo, NSW since 2013. Her creative practice and work are deeply informed by the ordinary stories of the people, objects and land she resides amongst and within. 

In recent years Rae’s work as poet/storyteller has found her working as Creative Producer, Scriptwriter and Narrator of the podcast series Candelo Roadshow Radio Hour (2021); co-developer and poet for Songs from Yuin Country project at Four Winds Festival (2021 and 2022); as well as creating and performing original work for live performances including Four Winds Festival; Candelo Village Festival; Blue Skies Music Festival (CAN). Her poetry has been commissioned for recorded audio and film projects such as Home Stretch (Film - 2022) and Hope Loss Resilience (Podcast - 2023). In 2023, her first collection of poetry titled I Read Your Poems Out Loud – a collaboration with her father/poet Stephen Kennedy - was published by Jackson Creek Press (CAN) as a limited-edition chapbook.

ROBYN MARTIN

As a child in regional South Australia, Robyn Martin could be found either shrinking in quiet shyness, on the corner of a stage playing bass with the family band or singing her heart out on the back of a ute. Having completed a Bachelor of Music & Education at Southern Cross University, Robyn became a sought after bass player, touring with many acts to festivals and venues across the country.

Since moving to Candelo on the NSW south coast in 2005, Robyn has become known as a singer-songwriter, bass player, guitarist, producer, performer, choir facilitator and educator in the region. In 2021, Martin’s songwriting was recognised with her releases with alt-country trio, The New Graces, as a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and nominated for a Golden Guitar. She was a collaborator on the Candelo Roadshow Radio Hour Podcast (2021), and was a songwriter & musician as a part of the Songs From Yuin Country project at Four Winds Festival (2021 & 2022). In Spring of 2023, Robyn released her debut album, Milk & Honey.