Jhana Allan at Little Alberts with Alice Blackwood

Jhana Allan

Uralla-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jhana Allan celebrates the release of her sublime sophomore album titled ‘Fake Paradise’. Themes of desire, addiction, and awareness of the artist’s own need for prioritising rest, forms the backdrop of this shape-shifting release. 

In 2022 Allan raised thousands of dollars from her community and fans via Kickstarter, and travelled to Nashville in January of 2023 to record with her mentor, Americana artist Rachel Baiman and multi Grammy-winning engineer Sean Sullivan, with a band of session musicians including guitar player Cy Winstanley (Brandy Clark), drummer Jon Epcar (Bono, Rihanna, Colbie Caillat), and Baiman’s band members; drummer Lauren Horbal and bass player Steve Haan. 

Drawing inspiration from musicians like The Weather Station, Sam Amidon, PJ Harvey, and Lucie Thorne, the album moves through folk, jazz, and rock soundscapes, retaining a throughline of Allan’s visceral and emotive writing and singing, and grounded by her layered vocal presence.

Alice Blackwood

Alice Blackwood is a singer-songwriter and poet known for thought-provoking, moving performances with a quirky twist. In 2024 she was a finalist with honourable mention in BMEC's Regional Songwriting Contest. She has twice been a finalist in the NSW Poetry Slam, and in 2020 she developed a solo show of music and poetry- In Breath (a poetic performance for plants and their people). Most often wielding a baritone ukulele, with some forays into vocal looping and piano; while the format may change, consistent threads of connection with nature and social justice shine through.

Doors 1pm

Music Starts 2.30pm