See
The Orphans play live every month with a different guest artist at one
of Sydney's most intimate venues.
Following on from their sucess
in 2008, The Orphanage Sessions are returning in 2009. Appearing with
The Orphans as their special guests are a wide variety of the best
roots musicians in the country. With everything ranging from pre-war
blues through to fair-dinkum bluegrass, these sessions are always
different and always fresh. Being hosted at one of Sydney's most
intimate, underground venues - The Mars Hill Café - the
sessions provide a rare opportunity to enjoy music in a way that is
up-front and personal.
The Orphanage Sessions are on
the third Saturday of every month from February through November. Note
the following dates in your diary:
Saturday February 21 - The
Blues Preachers + The Orphans
Saturday March 21 - Lucie
Thorne + The Orphans
Saturday April 18 - Karl
Broadie + The Orphans
Saturday May 16 - Caitlin
Harnett + The Orphans
Saturday June 20 - Lianna
Rose + The Orphans
Saturday July 18 - Nick
& Liesl + The Orphans
Saturday August 15 - Racz 'n
Waters + The Orphans
Saturday September 19 -
Heather Mandich & Southern Alliance + The Orphans
Saturday October 17 - Ange
Takats + The Orphans
Saturday November 21 -
Ronnie Rae Rivers + The Orphans
Coming up
next at The Orphanage Sessions - Lianna Rose
The
next Orphanage Sessions is on Saturday June 20th at the Mars Hill
Café at 331 Church Street, Parramatta and features Lianna
Rose + The Orphans. Tickets are available at the door for $10.
If you're looking to come to
this gig or invite friends to
come along then check out the gig on Facebook. You can find the gig
at...
If you've been keeping up to date with The Orphans, you'll know that
we've contributed the track Rain to Foghorn Records Home
Grown Roots 3 compilation. The
album is a showcase of original Australian roots music and includes
tracks from Paul Kelly, John Butler, Ash Grunwald and Mia Dyson to name
a few. Closer to home our friends Karl Broadie, The Yearlings and
Natalie D Napoleon also contribute tracks. I've been listening to it
non-stop for the last week and can vouch that this is a great
collection. My personal favourite track (other than our own of course)
is Central Coast duo, Nick and Liesel's track Wyong River.
You can buy a copy of Home
Grown Roots 3 directly from us
or in one of the following ways...
Available now at all good
record stores or order online at...
The
Orphans are a
country/bluegrass outfit comprised of two very talented individuals:
Nick Payne and Lyn Taylor.
Both born in Australia, but
with very different musical roots. Nick and Lyn have brought their
unique experiences and abilities to produce the distinct sound and feel
that is The Orphan's music.
Growing up on Sydney's North
Shore, Nick cut his musical teeth as a teenager in a series of garage
bands. However, as both he and his musical abilities matures, his
tendency to seek out music of a "less mainstream" ilk saw him develop
an appreciation, and then a profound respect for the simple yet soulful
acoustic roots style of bluegrass and country. Inspired by artists such
as Gillian Welch and Ryan Adams, he formed The Orphans in early 2006.
In stark contrast, Lyn's life
unfolded against the backdrop of country Queensland. Literally the
"truckers wife", Lyn draws on her experiences of trial, isolation and
distance from loved ones as the basis of her song writing and haunting
vocal style. Displaying a similar sense of "less is more", Lyn's
approach dovetails neatly with Nick's to create music that has been
described as, and is literally: "Simply enjoyable".
As The Orphans, Nick and Lyn
have performed to audiences in both Queensland and New South Wales, and
are currently based in their hometown of Sydney.
G'day Lyn and Nick, just dropped in for another listen, some cool tracks, very smooth! Sorry we missed you Sat night...Hope to catch you soon.....DylanDrew
Hey Nick, Thanks so much for the invite! Sorry I can't make it as I'm working for one of my artists this weekend. Love to catch you sometime soon though. Hope it all goes really really well!! Best wishes, Mish :)
Hi Orphys! Thanks again for coming out to Grose Vale to the very first "On the Verandah" songwriter session and helping to make it a HUGE success! We had over 160 people! What a hootenanny! Next one is in November yay!!
Ah, would be fun especially cause John is my banjo teacher... but we're playing at a party tomorrow night in Marrickville. We'll def try to make it out some time though
Hey, yáll!!! Well, we survived Tamworth!!! I don't know about you guys, but I really, REALLY enjoyed the time we all spent up there. It was an experience not to be soon forgotten or taken lightly, I can tell ya that! In short, IT WAS GREAT!!! Now, back to reality. I'm looking forward to our first Orphanage Session of the year, with special guests The Blues Preachers!!! I think that'll be fun, too. See yáll soon!!! Adios for now, Mike
Hi guys! Thanks for the friend request, I didn't realise we weren't friends yet! We're looking forward to the Orphanage Session! It's good to listen to your songs on here, I really enjoy your sound! Liesl xo
Maxine Kauter Live @ The Vanguard Sunday 18th January 2009 From 8pm, $12 (Show Only) $40 (Dinner & Show) Tix thru moshtix.com.au ot thevanguard.com.au Book online & win a free CD! With Special Guests Lucy Hall +Edoardo Santoni
Hey Nick and Lyn, Unfortunately not coming up to Tamworth bugger it, keep the streets awash with that unplugged acoustic music, hope to catch up through next year. I like those songs Rain sounds great!
Hell Yeah, 6 tracks from the album are up on our myspace. It'd be great to hear what you think. We release in Jan 2009 and your comments will help us choose the next single and clip.... your say counts.
Hey there, chill'n!!! Well, we done it!!! The "Hill" will never be the same again!!! What a show!!! Nothing but good stuff last Saturday night, then again the following afternoon!!! GOOD WEEKEND!!! Talk soon!
