2026 so far...
Term 1: Embarking on our Songs From A Suitcase journey with Leanne. Performing at Beechworth Golden Horseshoes Festival Saturday 4 April.
Term 2: SFAS is launched at Oregon Hall Beechworth
Photo credits: Leanne Murphy, Frank Prem, Bernadette Cromarty, Alison Winkworth, Mitzi Davison
Term 1 crew, promo image for Golden Horseshoes Festival
Soup & Story Night at the Yackandandah Public Hall, swapping tales of ancestral research
Golden Horseshoes Festival morning, warmup in Beechworth Memorial Gardens
In our new choir dress.... denim and white
First gig near the Hibernian Hotel
Setting up the mini stages
Great experience of singing outdoors
Looking good even from behind!
Quiet cuppa between sets
Gathering before our second set
Listening intently (well done folks!)
Alto 1s
Basses
Leanne in her new hat
Still listening... amazing!
Waiting outside Empire Hotel for our second set
The denim gals
Janie having a boogie
Soundcheck
Sops and basses
Whole group on the Main Stage
Onto our new show.... first draft of the set
It's a sign... made from one of Leanne's many hoarded cardboard boxes
Whole group at dress rehearsal
Leanne & Anna for the opening song
Sops and basses in a quiet moment (rare!)
Mary-Rose sharing stories and art
Leanne and Charles listening (Leanne is most probably vaguing out) (not sure about Charles)
Frank Prem reading
Dress rehearsal pack-down
Thank goodness for Phoebe's passion for op-shopping suitcases!
It's on!
Oregon Hall Beechworth ready and waiting
Bernadette and Rachel ready to board the ship
Along with everyone else (except Liz, who was inside starting the show)
And then it's done! Time for pizza!
And wine!