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It seemed only fitting that when Perth singer-songwriter Natalie D-Napoleon made her SxSW debut last year that Paul Kelly should also be part of the Australian contingent. In taking her musical crusade to the United States, Natalie delighted in delving into the vast traditions of great American singer-songwriters that had infused her own musical yearnings for so long.

There she gleaned the awe-inspiring revere that artists such as Guy Clarke, Kate Wolf, and Victoria Williams command and it inspired Natalie to turn her musical attention back home and started sprinkling her set with songs by their Australian counterparts. And one of the songs that raised the most American eyebrows was her interpretation of Paul Kelly’s “To Her Door”.

“Part of it was definately being in California and feeling a little homesick,” responded Natalie when asked about the initial inspiration behind her new recording. “So I started messing around with some of my favourite Australian songs and the one that went down the best was “To Her Door”. Then I went out to play SxSW and there was Paul Kelly!"

"I then decided to record a couple of the songs for posterity. I went to the same high school as Bon Scott – so AC/DC loomed large where I grew up. And, given that I was now in California, I thought it might be interesting to couple the Australian compositions with an offering of songs from the American artists I was discovering and make a record out of it.”

The result is Here in California – a six track recording featuring three compositions from her native Australia and three from her part-time home of California.

Along with the Paul Kelly classic, the contributions from Australia includes AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Even The Sweet Things Die” by The Jayco Brothers. The American compositions come in the form of Guy Clarke’s “LA Freeway”, Victoria Williams’ “Hummingbird”, and Kate Wolf’s “Here In California”. And with Natalie having performed with both The Jayco Brothers (in Australia) and Victoria Williams (in America), the personal nature of this undertaking takes on an even greater meaning.

Across the course of her career, Natalie has meandered a passionate path through Americana. Having been a staple of the Perth music scene for well over ten years, her evolution through ensembles such as Bloom and Flavour of the Month now sees her tapping into the very source of her inspiration. And she does so with the same grace and conviction that she has always employed within her music.

Here In California will be available in stores and online on August 24th through Foghorn Records.

Or you could stop by one of Natalie's upcoming shows and grab a copy from her personally.