hamish with artist, Michael Carroll and Mark Atkins.

It was a delight to re connect with didg man Mark Atkins. We had 2 days to create our theatre show yet it never felt like there was any pressure. We sat with each other playing and singing throwing around ideas and arrangements learning each other's songs finishing new tunes remembering old ones. Grand plans for another time, achievable magic for this moment. A casual extended living room vibe. Artist Michael Carrol a relo of whom i'm very fond created the perfect backdrop for us. A design on 6 meters by 1 meter of calico inspired by the ongoing story of continued logging in the forest around sacred Gulaga Mountain near here. When i arrived back at the theatre before the show i walked into the theatre pre doors and was struck by how alluring the stage and set looked. An ordered array of didges, guitars, amps, drums, assorted toys and mics cloaked in mysterious lighting with an evocative backdrop, this was a show i'd be excited to see. And hear. Sarah Farkin opening the show won the Milton Music Fest Great Busking Showcase only just the week before. intimate. vulnerable. confident. "Sarah was so refreshingly honest and unique." Mark began for us and our Journey Out to the Inside his big sound filling every corner of the room penetrating every hidden cranny. And from there the evening rolled by with stories and messages and music. Bagpipe & didge jams to close with Noel Butler and Joseph on Djembe and then we were done. "Wow, I could not believe all those sounds from Mark - it really sent my mind wandering and the combination with the bagpipes which happen to resemble an exotic medieval sea creature was a wonderful experience." Good easy enjoyable if a tad more cerebral than we are both used to. We did have a bit to remember. And it was a night to remember. h