This is a show about an object, an instrument.
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to receive a 1940s resonator guitar as a 50th birthday present. This amazing vintage guitar has an incredibly warm, rich sound and just oozes musicality, giving strong vibes of aged whisky, cuban cigars and dark chocolate, a heavenly gift.
To give thanks, I offer this show - music from the era, played with love, reverence and individuality. The set includes standards from Gershwin and Irving Berlin, blues from Robert Johnson, Sleepy John Estes and Blind Willie Johnson, rocking gospel from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and country from Hank Williams Jr, as well as a few carefully chosen contemporary tracks.
This is a solo acoustic show from the very top shelf, not to be missed by lovers of live music.
Duration
60 minutes
Presented by
David Lawrence
Dave Lawrence is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter from Perth, Western Australia. He has been throwing himself whole-heartedly into music since he was a little kid, and still pursues this passion with great relish now in his 50s. His music includes elements of blues, jazz, rock, soul and country, as well as a growing capacity for electronica.
Dave’s music has featured in film, theatre and TV productions, with his 2007 Unearthed hit Lush Like You prominent in the soundtrack of Josh Lawson’s 2014 Australian feature film The Little Death.
He has performed all over Australia and Europe, including a successful stint as a street musician in Barcelona, and played as sideman with luminaries such as Abi Tucker, Donna Simpson (The Waifs) and Steve Gibson (Kill Devil Hills).