By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
LOCAL songwriters will come together next month to celebrate the history of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula through music and visual effects.
‘The Call of Home’ will feature live musical performances from Mike Whittle, Jill Meehan and Gypsy Smash with a historical photo projection show accompanied by spoken word history.
Focusing on the history of the people and places of the Geelong and Bellarine peninsula, The Call of Home will be a local folklore exploration across many musical styles.
Mike Whittle shot to fame in 2010 when he wrote ‘The Last Man from Dunolly,’ a song about the men who served in the Battle of Fromelles who were being re-interred in a new cemetery in France.
Mr Whittle’s song was featured on the ABC with Ian McNamara and made it onto Macca’s top 100 songs from 30 years of the ‘All about Australia’ program.
Since then Mr Whittle has written many more songs about the Geelong area and wanted a chance to perform them alongside other local musicians.
Mr Whittle said the three musical acts shared a love of local stories and aimed to tell these stories through their music.
“I thought there are fellow songwriters around here, why not get together have a great time and share the material inspired by the local scenario?” he said.
“We found we had a lot in common and enjoyed playing tother and the material fit well with the inspiration of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula area.”
The Call of Home will be held at the Courthouse Theatre in Geelong on Friday 12 August, from 7pm.
To book your tickets visit www.courthouse.org.au/box-office or call 5224 2815.
