Kaleidoscope is an Arts Magazine program designed to bring the music, drama and literature in the Adelaide community, and from wider afield, to our listeners.  It is produced and presented by Emily Sutherland and can be heard each Wednesday at 6.00pm with a repeat on Saturday 11.00am. or Listen on Demand to Kaleidoscope by accessing 5mbs.com  

There’s a growing sense of excitement among music lovers as the Adelaide Festival and Fringe including WOMAdelaide draw nearer. Three of my guests talk about their events at that exciting collection of world music. 

For lovers of Arts and Craft Bev Bils talks about  an exhibition,Vibrant Diversity, an display of art and craft work opening soon at Gallery One Mitcham

Recording on an island

SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG is the result of three years travel across the Pacific and indian Oceans by Bao Bao Chen, creative producer and Tim Cole, music producer/film maker, to record and share songs  from island to island. It’s a collaborative project and tyou can hear the results at WOMAdelaide.

Tim Cole and Bao Bao Chen

smallislandbigsong.com 

womadelaide.com.au 

Art and Craft exhibits

VIBRANT DIVERSITY

The product of nine artists with works as diverse as art quilts. collage felting, weaving, basketry, leatherwork and mixed media will be on display at galleryone.org.au 1 Torrens Street Mitcham from 3 February to 4 March. 

Bev Bils, a weaver of long standing, describes it all in more detail.

In Full Song

ALIAN SONGS PROJECT

Jessie Lloyd is the driving force behind this project, which is an exploration of historical songs from the Torres Straits. She is a singer and social historian with a wealth of stories along with the music. Jessie Lloyd explores the folk tunes of her people in the Torres Strait with a contemporary reimagining.

With her band and singers she will be performing at WOMAdelaide, where she explores the folk tunes of her people in the Torres Strait with a contemporary reimagining.

 womadelaide.com.au 

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