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That’s a wrap on Songs of Home! It was amazing to be able to share stories, songs, tunes, dances, and questions about where music sits in post-colonial countries’ histories and identities. Thank you to The Grey Space in the Middle and Utopie Grand Café for hosting us and to NORMA for funding us. Huge thank you to our wonderful musicians & . And of course to all the lovely inquisitive engaging audiences we had last week. Til next time!

If you missed our Songs of Home program last October, never fear! We are back this month with 3 concerts at The Grey Space in the Middle and Utopie Grand Café. See you there!

Songs of Home: The vivid sounds and complex dark stories of early colonial Australia

Songs of Home is a multi-genre performance exploring the vivid sounds and complex dark stories of early colonial Australia. The Matildas, made up of musicians from the colonised land now known as Australia with special guests from the US and UK, explore the music from a complex and turbulent period in Australia’s history. The forgotten sounds of folk songs, ballads, fantastical tales, and lively dances brought by Europeans to Australia around the turn of the 19th century are intertwined with Baroque music from mainland Europe, new Australian music, and Australian indigenous and colonial stories and poems. Join us as we explore the rich, quirky, and often dark musical storylines that have shaped the complex country and peoples of Australia.

Thursday 23 Feb, 2023
Concert: 19:00
The Grey Space in the Middle
Paviljoensgracht 20-24, 2512BP, Den Haag
Pay as you feel
Event details: https://fb.me/e/2jZk8JYl7

Saturday 25 Feb, 2023
Concert: 15:00
Grand Cafe Utopie
Waldeck Pyrmontkade 116, 2518JR, Den Haag
Bar open throughout
Pay as you feel
Event details: https://fb.me/e/3dsh461sE

Saturday 25 Feb, 2023
Concert: 20:00
Grand Cafe Utopie
Waldeck Pyrmontkade 116, 2518JR, Den Haag
Bar open throughout
Pay as you feel
Event details: https://fb.me/e/1X0f01pj7

The Matildas:
Emma Williams (Australia) – violin/voice
Anna Jane Lester (United States) – violin
Jonty Coy (Australia) – traverso/voice
Alex Baker (United States) – viola da gamba
Marlowe Heywood-Thornes (United Kingdom) - guitar

These concerts are generously supported by NORMA

Thank you to everyone who came to the Songs of Home concerts over the weekend at and 🙏 We had such an amazing time sharing music, songs, stories, and asking questions about the changing nature of home and the colonial history of what is now called Australia. Til next time!
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