SONGWRITER RESIDENCY, EMERGING SONGWRITER WORKSHOP & CONCERT & CONVERSATION EVENTS
It's a wrap. 4 days flew by with the incredible songwriters who formed the faculty for the 2023 festival. Toni Childs, @thetonichilds Mark Sholtez, @marksholtez Vika & Linda, @vikaandlinda Karen Jacobsen, @realkarenj and Francesca de Valence @fdvmusic
Our emerging songwriter workshop presented by I Heart Songwriting Club @iheartsongwritingclub connected local Whitsundays songwriters with our professional faculty and our Concert and Conversation event at Paradiso in Airlie Beach was sold out, giving locals a behind the scenes experience - like no other - of the creative process for professional songwriters.
Real connection happened at Yangaro in Funnel Bay, @yangaro where we were able to write deep and personal songs together in the professional songwriter residency.
An additional and Aussie favourite songwriter Mark Seymour, @markseymourandtheundertow had heard about our event and flew up for a day and night of songwriting with us. This was an unexpected and exciting spontaneity of this year's events.
We love bringing major city experiences to the local region in North Queensland, with our mission to develop a next generation of professional songwriters.
Our thanks to Arts Queensland @artsqueensland and Whitsunday Regional Council @whitsundayrc for supporting the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival, Cruise Whitsundays @cruisewhitsundays and to the Whitsundays Arts Festival.
To learn more about our commitment to original creative work in regional areas and our mission to create a next generation of professional songwriters in the Whitsundays region visit https://www.whitsundaysartsfestival.org/songwriter-residency and join us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Stay tuned for our 2024 events.