Currently Willo, a voice and a guitar. Sometimes a piano.
Sometimes accompanied by her one woman band Bel Evans on melodica, piano and drums.
Previously Glenn O'loughlin on guitar, who you can hear on the tracks on this page.
Influences
Will have to come back to this. too many to mention really.
I really feel confronted and more than a little challenged by this everytime, but for what it's worth (and that bios by their very nature have any worth at all as a window to the heart of anything in particular, is something always up for contention in my book), here goes..... ********************************************************************************************************************* Willo Drummond is a Sydney based Singer/Songwriter and photographer recently returned from the NSW Blue Mountains where she spent some time hibernating with a guitar and a notebook, the misty air and a lotta trees. Dubbed an "...extraordinary voice from the Blue Mountains..." by the Sydney Morning Herald, she is occasionally performs various bits and pieces, the results of time performing solo as well as various collaborations.
Willo uses her main instrument - her voice - to convey stories of hope and loss, waiting and wanting, wonder and anguish… Of “Makers of wings, givers of many things: splendid rings… and cabbages and kings.”
In 2005 Willo collaborated with multi instrumentalist, composer and film maker Bel Evans, writing "Nighttime Castles" and performing together at many venues including Cafe Niagara in Katoomba and Sydney's Hopetoun Hotel, with Evans providing the "One Woman Band" on Piano Melodica and Drums, to Drummond's delicate guitar and soaring vocal.
Previous to this, collaboration with guitarist Glenn O'Loughlin performing their blend of original Ambient/Acoustic material, resulted in the release of a 3 track EP entitled "the imago project .01", launched at an exhibition of Drummond's photography. The first print run, with limited edition hand made "photography book" artwork sold out on the day, with a subsequent run meeting the same fate soon after. During 2003/4 the pair performed at many Sydney venues, including the Basement as part of the Fret Fetish Acoustic Showcase; they were Sydney Finalists in the national Song Competition “Face the Music” held at The Coogee Bay Hotel, and they also performed as part of a Crowded House/Split Enz tribute at the Basement, alongside Tania Bowra and Steve Balbi (Noiseworks).
A small girl with a big voice, it has been said that "Willo Drummond has a voice that one cannot but stop and listen to. A voice at turns ethereal and all of a sudden demonstrating a power often said to belie her size"
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Right, phew, cringe, and now I might take a little nap. Not to mention a breath.
Forgive me posting this comment but I's sure you'll agree it's a worthy cause.
“Turning Wine into Water” I have created an Album of music made entirely from Wine related objects. I am donating all proceeds to get a Water Well dug in Ethiopia.
I am determined to make the Well a reality. They are installed by some inspirational non profit people called wellwishers.
For the price of a glass of wine, your download will help create a Well.
To find out more and download the “Wine into Water” Music go to www. winemusic. biz
There is water just metres underground but there is no way of villagers getting to it without the resources. As a result, people are dying from water contamination. The wells can only be built by blasting through many metres of rock If I get 1000 downloads, they get a well built. Each Well helps 650 people.
We're 15% of the way there thanks to you all digging deep.
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Thankyou kindly.
k.
Hi Willo!!!! Great to hear from you and lovely to see you here ... all the very best to you too!!! Nice to be able to keep up to date with your music this way. xx Kate
