Emily-Rose & the Wild Things and Ren Stone bring a very special gig to the Rogue Scholar on August 5th as part of the Upon These Open Skins tour 2022.

EMILY-ROSE AND THE WILD THINGS

Headed by acclaimed Sydney based songstress and keys player Emily-Rose Sarkova, her full band will be travelling from Dharawal country to present songs from their debut album ‘Upon These Open Skins’, which has been compared to sounds as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Hiatus Kaiyote, Sam Amidon and Dirty Projectors.

Her music inhabits a world which dances between jazz, folk, songwriter and experimental. Here one finds lyrics of weight and beauty, underpinned by profound but constantly fresh acoustic and electric worlds.

From performing classical piano in French cathedrals, klezmer accordion across Poland, tango in Buenos Aires and funk keyboards and synths at the infamous Pineapple Lounge, Woodfordia, there isn’t much music Emily-Rose hasn’t explored. You may know her from ARIA nominated group Chaika, soft songwriting duo Little Clouds or improvising solo piano as ‘Slow Streams’.

Watch her latest music video for NIGHTBIRDS here

REN STONE

Ren Stone is a newly developed project by infectious multi instrumentalist and founder of world music group Rhythm Hunters. Ren Stone AKA Rendra Freestone brings a fresh lyric based sound to folk and conscious roots music.

Ren Stone’s project takes him back to his roots as songwriter and folk musician. Inspired by the conscious roots movement and his Indonesian culture Ren Stone is influenced by his time spent playing with Rhythm Hunters, Chaika, Nahko & Medicine for the People, Nicky Bomba, Kevin James, Peia and Dustin Thomas. Operating on the same festival circuit as the likes of Trevor Hall, Rising Appalachia, Oka, Xavier Rudd and Tubby Love, Ren Stone sets to inspire introspection and change with music informed by his personal journeys, philosophies, travels and experiences.

As the long standing force behind world music and percussive heavyweights Rhythm Hunters, Ren has directed some of the largest drumming events in Australia including at Peat’s Ridge Festival, Splendour in the Grass and Woodford Folk Festival.

Thank you to Create NSW for providing some support to the tour 'Upon These Open Skins'.