Australia day was heaps of fun (ooooh first official use of the word 'heaps'!), it was a sunny day, with lots of interesting things going on in town; car shows, food stalls, tennis live link, and 5 stages of music! We zig-zaged through the Rocks soaking up the incredible atmosphere, nothing gets Australians excited like a mid-week piss up, and we finally settlled at the Parksong stage for a delightful mixture of reggae, electro, soulful acoustic music and a box of goon.
Sprawled out on a picnic blanket with friends as both the goon and the sun went down, we were in a cheery mood! Australia's original Michael Jackson impersonator was throwing shapes behind us- not sure if the fact he was actually Indian and loooked NOTHING like MJ made it funny or tragic...
The headline act was Katie Noonan, apparently very famous in Australia and advertised as having a wonderful voice for Australia to be proud of (you will find this is their main selling technique for beer, food and pretty much EVERYTHING) so I was excited to see her. It would be fair to say I was in a receptive mood, With the whole Sia album being played before she came on, I was dancing lying down, and fairly drunk. But Katie's voice really did make an impression. It was sweet, soulful and accompanied by great instrumentation. She was quirky and intriguing, and told a good story. She is exactly what I look for in a singer quite frankly! As soon as I got home I you-tubed her and found an amazing cover of Gnarles Barkley's 'Crazy'. It may not be an original song to cover, but damn does she do it well. Thanks Australia Day for bringing her into my life! Oh, and for the day off work :)
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