Nancy Bates

... was considered one of the best singer / songwriters in Australia today by national treasure Archie Roach and is known Australia-wide for her concerts and workshops.

She is a First Nations composer, writer, educator, and proudly Barkindji. With cultural ties to communities running the length of the Baarka, she is river woman living a multifaceted life, intertwining music, education, and advocacy to weaponise and resist colonisation.

From 2013 to 2017, Nancy completed a musical apprenticeship under the mentorship of renowned Song Man, Uncle Archie Roach. This experience has spurred her on to become a powerful presence both on stage, and off.

Recognising her exceptional contributions to the music industry, Nancy Bates has been honoured as an Ambassador for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

Through the ‘Songs Inside’ film project, Nancy teaches ukulele and songwriting to women in prison, giving them voice, and freedom of expression within a colonial punishment system.

As an educator, Nancy has extensive experience in facilitating Cultural Safety/ Indigenous Health topics at a primary, secondary and tertiary level.

Nancy advocates for access and inclusion rights of First Nations People with disability, and in 2023, supported mob to tell their stories of Abuse Neglect and Exploitation to the Disability Royal Commission. Nancy advocates for access and inclusion rights of First Nations People with disability, and in 2023, supported mob to tell their stories of Abuse Neglect and Exploitation to the Disability Royal Commission. Nancy Bates was a 2022 Finalist for Australian Women in Music's Humanitarian Award, and in 2023 gifted a Star on Adelaide Festival Centre's Walk of Fame, Critic's Choice Award.

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Vetter og villskap

Deeply engaged with new traditions and old innovations, the music of Vetter og villskap (‘Spirits and wildness’) comprises genre-blending and -bending conversations between Scandinavian Folk, Americana and a touch of Eastern influences. This is multicultural storytelling with and without words, from (Nordic) noir to joie de vivre.

Both acts are performing under a 'Pay-what-you-want' understanding. Let your friends know and be generous to those earning a living in the arts.