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REVIEWS
Bring it Home Audience review from Diz Randal
When you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the dark energy on the planet you need to go and seek out the light, or as Barney McAll would have it… the precious energy! I found plenty today at the Collingwood Town Hall, who would have thunk it. The gorgeous BRING IT HOME concert, as part of the LEAPS AND BOUNDS FESTIVAL was simply glowing.
The show was designed more for the older folks, but open to all. This was a free event full of good old fashioned entertainment with a delightful old timey feel. The stage was filled with many known and loved musicians playing a repertoire from Doris Day to the Beatles. There were singalongs, whistling lessons, tap dancing, Choirs, tango lessons, cooking advice from MAGGIE BEER and much more.
ALL DAY FRITZ, WILBUR WILDE, ALISON FERRIER, REBECCA BARNARD, THE UGLY UNCLES and PATRICK CRONIN were all on board …There was also a great healthy and tasty afternoon tea included …what a bonus. But what really made this a lovely event was the joy in the room, the inclusiveness, the audience participation and that sense of coming together. My heart was full and grateful. Precious energy is about connection, sharing and caring. I was feeling it.
Some words from Ruth Schoenheimer
It was so joyous - being in amongst the audience you really get to feel how special it is to people, how delighted and energised they are by the music, the humour, the vibe. Both of my friends have a life-long love of music and have been keen concert goers in the past. As they have aged there have been fewer and fewer opportunities to enjoy live concerts, as accessibility, affordability, and travel and time restrictions have become more pressing for them.
They both remarked, as did many of the audience members with whom we chatted, that it was a joy to be easily able to participate in a live event of such quality - wonderful music, delightful and funny performances, interesting and thought provoking interviews, and great fun singing along and dancing.
In many such situations there’s a patronising quality to the participation items for our olders, but there was no such feeling in this case; people felt warmly and heartily included, and many remarked how quickly the time flew by, and how skilled and generous the performers were.
I’m not as old as most of those in the room, but I felt equally uplifted and refreshed by the event.
As someone who has worked for over thirty years in the field of community music, I know how transformative and important music and the arts are in making us feel connected and initiating all manner of positive cognitive, psychological and emotional processes. To lose that opportunity as we age and become more isolated and dependent can have a devastating effect on people. I hope Bring It Home can be made be available to many more people, not just our olders, but anyone who appreciates excellent music and a good yarn.
Ruth Schoenheimer
When you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the dark energy on the planet you need to go and seek out the light, or as Barney McAll would have it… the precious energy! I found plenty today at the Collingwood Town Hall, who would have thunk it. The gorgeous BRING IT HOME concert, as part of the LEAPS AND BOUNDS FESTIVAL was simply glowing.
The show was designed more for the older folks, but open to all. This was a free event full of good old fashioned entertainment with a delightful old timey feel. The stage was filled with many known and loved musicians playing a repertoire from Doris Day to the Beatles. There were singalongs, whistling lessons, tap dancing, Choirs, tango lessons, cooking advice from MAGGIE BEER and much more.
ALL DAY FRITZ, WILBUR WILDE, ALISON FERRIER, REBECCA BARNARD, THE UGLY UNCLES and PATRICK CRONIN were all on board …There was also a great healthy and tasty afternoon tea included …what a bonus. But what really made this a lovely event was the joy in the room, the inclusiveness, the audience participation and that sense of coming together. My heart was full and grateful. Precious energy is about connection, sharing and caring. I was feeling it.
Some words from Ruth Schoenheimer
It was so joyous - being in amongst the audience you really get to feel how special it is to people, how delighted and energised they are by the music, the humour, the vibe. Both of my friends have a life-long love of music and have been keen concert goers in the past. As they have aged there have been fewer and fewer opportunities to enjoy live concerts, as accessibility, affordability, and travel and time restrictions have become more pressing for them.
They both remarked, as did many of the audience members with whom we chatted, that it was a joy to be easily able to participate in a live event of such quality - wonderful music, delightful and funny performances, interesting and thought provoking interviews, and great fun singing along and dancing.
In many such situations there’s a patronising quality to the participation items for our olders, but there was no such feeling in this case; people felt warmly and heartily included, and many remarked how quickly the time flew by, and how skilled and generous the performers were.
I’m not as old as most of those in the room, but I felt equally uplifted and refreshed by the event.
As someone who has worked for over thirty years in the field of community music, I know how transformative and important music and the arts are in making us feel connected and initiating all manner of positive cognitive, psychological and emotional processes. To lose that opportunity as we age and become more isolated and dependent can have a devastating effect on people. I hope Bring It Home can be made be available to many more people, not just our olders, but anyone who appreciates excellent music and a good yarn.
Ruth Schoenheimer
PHOTOS BY
Howard Aitken
Shawn Smits
Diz Randell
Laura May Groggon
BRING IT HOME
CREATIVE PRODUCER- Karen Davitt
Contact- [email protected]
Photos by Howard Aitken, Diz Randell, Shawn Smits and Laura May Grogan
Bring it Home has received generous support from
Regional Arts Victoria
City of Darebin Quick response grants
The Victorian Seniors Festival
The show premiered for Leaps and Bounds Festival 2022 with the generous support of Yarra City Council and City of Yarra Age and Disability services.
Howard Aitken
Shawn Smits
Diz Randell
Laura May Groggon
BRING IT HOME
CREATIVE PRODUCER- Karen Davitt
Contact- [email protected]
Photos by Howard Aitken, Diz Randell, Shawn Smits and Laura May Grogan
Bring it Home has received generous support from
Regional Arts Victoria
City of Darebin Quick response grants
The Victorian Seniors Festival
The show premiered for Leaps and Bounds Festival 2022 with the generous support of Yarra City Council and City of Yarra Age and Disability services.
WATCH the Trailer and Promo here :
OUR LATEST 5 minute TRAILER VIDEO BELOW-
Or our 20 minute full promo video underneath it.
Audience vox pops below that.
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OUR LATEST 5 minute TRAILER VIDEO BELOW-
Or our 20 minute full promo video underneath it.
Audience vox pops below that.
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LISTEN to the free streams
4 FREE FULL SHOW AUDIO BROADCASTS/ RADIO SHOWS on SOUNDCLOUD
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NOURISHMENT
Watch our full BRING IT HOME interview with MAGGIE BEER about the dual nourishments of food and music.
Watch our full BRING IT HOME interview with MAGGIE BEER about the dual nourishments of food and music.
Tune into our segment "Let music be the food of love!!", where we talk to people about music and food and have them match a recipe to thier favourite song, which we then perform live. Then make the recipe yourself to enjoy as you listen.
LINK TO MAGGIE BEER'S COOKING MODULES FOR AGE CARE HERE
https://professionals.maggiebeerfoundation.org.au
INTERVIEWS
KD chats with Helen Jennings about Bring it Home on this weeks Roots of Rhythm on PBS-Listen here copy and paste url
www.pbsfm.org.au/program/roots-of-rhythm/2022-10-12/09-00-00/8602778
Radio Interview about Bring it Home -Karen Davitt talks to Chris Thompson from Vision Australia- Copy and paste to listen
https://omny.fm/.../beh.../behind-the-scenes-13th-march-2023
https://omny.fm/.../beh.../behind-the-scenes-13th-march-2023
Interview with Robyn Archer for Bring it hOME
Interview with South African musicianValanga Khoza
Interview with much loved broadcaster Derek Guille
TRIPOD rehearsing with the Bring it Home orchestra for our big St Kilda TOWN HALL show- Show sadly cancelled due to flood warnings , watch this space for reschedule date in 2023
https://youtu.be/v2P2Xn0wAhk
https://youtu.be/v2P2Xn0wAhk
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Special segments
Let music be the food of Love
In this segment we interview chefs and cooks about the impact music has had on their lives and ask them what song/music they would put into a time capsule to send into space.
We ask the cooks/chefs to match a very simple tasty recipe with no more than 3 ingredients to their favourite song. A recipe that can be quickly and easily prepared and enjoyed while listening to the song.
First cab off the rank for this segment at our show for City of Yarra's leaps n bounds festival in 2022, was much loved cook and nourishing food in age care advocate Maggie Beer.
For this special performance, Maggies' interview was beamed in, and the delicious tomato Bruschetta recipe she brought was served to the our audience by caterers as the wonderful Rebecca Barnard performed Maggie's favourite song, "SUMMERTIME," live.
For more info about Maggies programs or about training modules for chefs in age care visit Maggies website
https://maggiebeerfoundation.org.au/programs/customised-training-programs/
Tango warm up and dancing
Rina Saweya is a tango dance teacher who teachers elders of all abilities to tango. Rina was inspired by her dads journey with Parkinson's to work with people who suffered the disease, with truly incredible results.
This warm up can be done standing or seated .
https://www.tangoesencia.com.au/
GO- GO Dancing learn some moves with Australia's answer to Richard Simmons and Go-Go dancing legend Anna GoGo
https://www.gogoacademy.com.au/
Whistlin' Paddy
Meet "Whistling' Paddy Cronin from the Mallee" and allow him to "share his pucker" with you, as he gives us the unique opportunity to discover why the hardest part of a whistling masterclass is “showing up”, and then why it's “all downhill from there!”
Bring the Quiz -
Brian Nankervis- co host of music quiz show RocKwiz, and host of the Friday Review on the ABC. Brian loves a quiz and hopes you do too!
Sing me to sleep
We talk to well known performers and musicians about lullabies and songs from their childhoods, and share lullabies from different cultures.
SURPRISES
We love to have special appearances from local dance groups and choirs wherever we travel to, so if you would like to be part of the show get in touch at
[email protected]
Some of our guests have included:
Miss Isabellas tap dancing troupe
South of the River Chinese Choir
Cultures Together choir
The Anthem Choir do Leonard Cohen
The Rhythm Rockers
Special segments
Let music be the food of Love
In this segment we interview chefs and cooks about the impact music has had on their lives and ask them what song/music they would put into a time capsule to send into space.
We ask the cooks/chefs to match a very simple tasty recipe with no more than 3 ingredients to their favourite song. A recipe that can be quickly and easily prepared and enjoyed while listening to the song.
First cab off the rank for this segment at our show for City of Yarra's leaps n bounds festival in 2022, was much loved cook and nourishing food in age care advocate Maggie Beer.
For this special performance, Maggies' interview was beamed in, and the delicious tomato Bruschetta recipe she brought was served to the our audience by caterers as the wonderful Rebecca Barnard performed Maggie's favourite song, "SUMMERTIME," live.
For more info about Maggies programs or about training modules for chefs in age care visit Maggies website
https://maggiebeerfoundation.org.au/programs/customised-training-programs/
Tango warm up and dancing
Rina Saweya is a tango dance teacher who teachers elders of all abilities to tango. Rina was inspired by her dads journey with Parkinson's to work with people who suffered the disease, with truly incredible results.
This warm up can be done standing or seated .
https://www.tangoesencia.com.au/
GO- GO Dancing learn some moves with Australia's answer to Richard Simmons and Go-Go dancing legend Anna GoGo
https://www.gogoacademy.com.au/
Whistlin' Paddy
Meet "Whistling' Paddy Cronin from the Mallee" and allow him to "share his pucker" with you, as he gives us the unique opportunity to discover why the hardest part of a whistling masterclass is “showing up”, and then why it's “all downhill from there!”
Bring the Quiz -
Brian Nankervis- co host of music quiz show RocKwiz, and host of the Friday Review on the ABC. Brian loves a quiz and hopes you do too!
Sing me to sleep
We talk to well known performers and musicians about lullabies and songs from their childhoods, and share lullabies from different cultures.
SURPRISES
We love to have special appearances from local dance groups and choirs wherever we travel to, so if you would like to be part of the show get in touch at
[email protected]
Some of our guests have included:
Miss Isabellas tap dancing troupe
South of the River Chinese Choir
Cultures Together choir
The Anthem Choir do Leonard Cohen
The Rhythm Rockers
More about Bring it Home
The project was inspired by creative producer Karen Davitt's ongoing love of creating music that all age groups could enjoy together.
With her band ALL DAY FRITZ , Karen has been creating shows for all ends of the age spectrum for over a decade.
Another important inspiration was our experience playing concerts for older people in age care as part of the Recital Centre Music Always tour. This was an incredibly rewarding experience for the performers but also highlighted how much more was needed .
The Bring it Home show was developed by extensive research and inspired by documentary films such as "Alive inside" and by the work of neurologist Oliver Sacks wonderful book Musicology that explores the powerful effect music has on our minds and our bodies as we age, and throughout our lives.
The aim of this show is to bring regular high quality interactive musical nourishment, laughter, singing, dancing, interaction, stories, and a sense of a musical community, especially to those who may be suffering isolation.
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Our live shows tour in metro and regional areas and our
audio broadcasts available to stream for free make the show accessible to every isolated senior and age care home regardless of budgets or regional location.
Research over 20 years has clearly proven the benefits of engaging with music at every age, and so we to want to collaborate on building musical connections that effectively bring high quality, culturally appropriate, and interactive music to all older Australians who need it.
With her band ALL DAY FRITZ , Karen has been creating shows for all ends of the age spectrum for over a decade.
Another important inspiration was our experience playing concerts for older people in age care as part of the Recital Centre Music Always tour. This was an incredibly rewarding experience for the performers but also highlighted how much more was needed .
The Bring it Home show was developed by extensive research and inspired by documentary films such as "Alive inside" and by the work of neurologist Oliver Sacks wonderful book Musicology that explores the powerful effect music has on our minds and our bodies as we age, and throughout our lives.
The aim of this show is to bring regular high quality interactive musical nourishment, laughter, singing, dancing, interaction, stories, and a sense of a musical community, especially to those who may be suffering isolation.
.
Our live shows tour in metro and regional areas and our
audio broadcasts available to stream for free make the show accessible to every isolated senior and age care home regardless of budgets or regional location.
Research over 20 years has clearly proven the benefits of engaging with music at every age, and so we to want to collaborate on building musical connections that effectively bring high quality, culturally appropriate, and interactive music to all older Australians who need it.
