By Candlelight w/ Tanj (NC), Myki Jay and Rowan Rose

You are invited to By Candlelight, 2023: Session 1. 

Intimate, warm and loving ‘By Candlelight Concerts’ are as much for the artist as they are for the audience. These shows create a space for audience members to gather and connect with music and art in a gentle and nurturing space. Tickets are $5 and include a free hot meal and tea. 

Our first event of 2023 is finally here. We are really grateful to be funded by ‘Pride Foundation Australia’ for this show and look forward to bringing forth a show that celebrates queer artists and creates safe space for queer and diverse community to gather and enjoy art. 

EVENT DETAILS: 

Cost: $5

When: 5.05.2023

Time: Doors and dinner 6pm 

Where: Eltham Village Gallery 

Food: All food is Vegan and gluten free

BYO Bowl and Cup 

WHO: Myki Jay, Rowan Rose + Tanj (Newcastle)

Accessibility:

- There is a wooden wheelchair ramp located on the right side of the entrance of the building.

- Lighting is soft, the space is very sensory sensitivity friendly

- There won’t be an Auslan interpreter, however if you have specific accessibility needs don’t hesitate to be in contact.

- The toilet is small, accessible via wheelchair however there are bumps along the floor. There is a large accessible toilet via the pub next door.

Tanj: (she/her + he/him) 

Partners in string-section-crime in many previous projects, Naomi Jones and Tim Merrikin created Tanj to explore the vast and freeing combination of fiddle and double bass. Sparked from ideas shared in the in-between moments of other band rehearsals, this project has grown and evolved to become its own creature. Naomi and Tim share ideas specific to string instruments and build on each other’s musical thoughts - from serious and personal to frivolous and out there - it is the musical equivalent of a laugh and a hug between friends. Influenced by the traditional and the experimental, their performances feature improvisation and curiosity whilst falling in and out of grooves.

Myki Jay: (they/them) 

Unashamedly queer, trans-non-binary folk singer and storyteller Myki presents a live show that could quiet a football field. Raised in the folk-drenched valleys of Eltham, NSW, Meraki's musical background is a tapestry of the folk tunes that raised them and the jazz music they studied later at university. Jay’s music delicately weaves a picture of  activist sentiment that tells stories of overcoming, becoming and unfolding. From outstandingly charismatic to intimate, their silky, heart-felt voice and melodic lines will take you deep inside your heart for a moment of raw story telling.

Rowan Rose: (they/them)

Rowan Rose is interested in change and the many ways that living things interact with change. They give thanks to queers, artists and activists. They live on the lands of the Widjabul Wia-bal peoples of the Bundjalung nation, otherwise known as Lismore.

This event is made possible by the Pride Foundation Australia.