Leticia Maher’s Sunset Soirées at Adelaide Fringe 2012

Sunset is the perfect time to dissolve into Leticia Maher’s unique musical world - no longer day and not yet night - a twilight magical place where boundaries dissapear and rare delights await.

The award winning singer-songwriter returns to the Adelaide Fringe in 2012 to present three of her Sunset Soirée shows in new locations. The Soirées are intimate supper show of soulful adult folk-pop, gliding through a spectrum of musical styles.

This year she will host three Sunset Soirées:

• Thurs Mar 8: Franklin Hotel Lounge Room, 92 Franklin St Adelaide, 8pm.
• Fri Mar 9: The White House Provincial Kitchen and Lounge, 90 Main St Hahndorf (with guest), 7pm.
• Sun Mar 11: The Promethean, 116 Grote St Adelaide, 5pm.

More details: Gigs...
More Info/Tickets: $20/$16 from FringeTix outlets (1300 374 643)

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Leticia Maher's Sunday Soirée at the Darebin Music Feast

Leticia Maher is inviting you to ‘step into her parlour’ for an intimate evening of musical delights as she presents her Sunday Soirée for The Darebin Music Feast. Based on her successful Adelaide Fringe seasons in 2010 and 2011, Leticia has invited an eclectic list of her favourite performers to join her for this cabaret-style feast on Sunday 4 September, at Studio 1, Northcote Town Hall.

Enjoy showcase sets from Leticia and her special guests -

• Noriko Tadano traditional and original pieces on the Tsugaru Shamisen (Japanese Banjo);
• The Hazelman Brothers acoustic alt-folk with soaring thee-part harmonies;
• Dean Haitani warm acoustic soul/funk/blues; and
• Sweet Felicia & the Honeytones infectious blues/swing

- capped with a special song featuring all performers. More info...
Tickets: www.northcotetownhall.com.au

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Adelaide Fringe Wrap: Loads of gigs, loads of fun

Photo by Michael Hunter.

Leticia’s 2011 Adelaide Fringe - with more shows, interviews, press, and caravan showcases - was her best yet! She presented six shows this year as "Leticia Maher's Sunset Soiree".

"It was great to be there," Leticia said, "performing, rehearsing and being being apart of the Festival vibe and performing amongst the finest artists from all over the world. I added a couple of new songs to the set that went down really well "One More Chance" and "April Skies", and there was really warm responses to other recent material like "Meteor" and "Take Me There".

The Adelaide Fringe shows were a part of Leticia’s third SA tour, which also included a return show at Whistler Wines in the Barossa Valley.

Zac Watson on bass and Greg Williams on guitar and vocals came with me from Melbourne for the first week of the tour, and Adelaide's Paul Jankovic on double-bass joined for the second week.

"Playing with Zac on electric bass and then Paul on double-bass was a really lovely contrast," Leticia said. "Zac has a lovely melodic way of playing with some cool hooks and Paul on double bass has a really cool strong rhythm with very rhythmic hooks. I don't know who enjoyed most what they brought to my music - the audiences or me!"

In the second week of the Adelaide Fringe at the suave Snooty Fox Restaurant. Leticia with Paul Jankovic. Photos by Andrea Maher.

Left to right: Greg Williams, Leticia Maher and Zac Watson under the gum trees at Whistler Wines in the Barossa Valley.
Photos: Sally @ Whistler Wines.

Country Music Awards: The red carpet treatment

Leticia on the red carpet!

As a top four finalist in the Victorian & National Country Music Awards, nomiated for her song "Behind Your Smile" fron the "Fallen Angels" album, Leticia was invited to the big awards night last month.

Although she didn't win the award (Female Vocalist of the Year in the Victorian Section), there were consolatioins - the full red carpet-paparazzi treatment (see picture taken by Phillip O'Brien from City of Whittlesea Council, right) and meeting and mingling with big names from the country music industry.

More info: Victorian & National Country Music Awards website...

Photo: John Doutch.

Fringe Caravan Tour, Federation Square

The Adelaide Fringe Caravan, on tour to promote Australia’s largest and most popular arts festival, stopped off in Melbourne's Fed Square this month. And I played twice - for the first time in Fed Square and first time in Sam and Dot's Caravan!

The comic caravan travelled to Melbourne and Sydney, bringing all the fun of a program packed full of cabaret, comedy, circus, dance, film, music, puppetry, theatre, art and design with it.

In Melbourne from Saturday January 8 to Monday January 10, it was showcasing jaw-dropping physical theatre, memorable cabaret, brilliant music, international comedians, energetic mayhem and a hell of a lot of good fun.

The Saturday and Monday shows showed off Melbourne's changeable weather - from blazing sun to teeming rain - the cue for lots of jokes about better weather in Adelaide from the gorgeous and funny host Sam (pictured with Dot before they left Adelaide).

And don't forget to check out more photos of our Fed Square gig inside the caravan, taken by John Doutch and Sam Hardy. View the gallery...

Photo: Sam Hardy.

Adelaide Fringe 2011 - More Shows -
Sunset Soirée Returns!

Leticia Maher is returning to the Adelaide Fringe this year to present more of her Sunset Soirée shows in more locations. Her successful limited Fringe season last year, capped with a sold out show at Café Komodo, celebrated the French tradition of sharing music with a select group of people in a relaxed setting. The Adelaide Fringe shows are part of her third SA tour. She will host five Sunset Soirées: two Fridays at Quality Old Adelaide Inn, a Saturday session at International Garage @ Najjars and return Sunday engagements at Café Komodo.
More details: Gigs...
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