PhotoArt Gallery presents Singing on Spring
‘Oz Song Risers’ features four award-winning Australian artists performing together in the round while playing the hits of tomorrow, sharing songs and stories, and accompanying each other through the set. Take a listen to and get to know these 4 amazing arists.
BLAKE O'CONNOR’s powerful vocals evoke the spirit of legends like Bonnie Raitt and Chris Stapleton, combined with electrifying guitar performances reminiscent of Duane Allman and Eric Clapton. He released his debut studio album Everything I Feel in July 2019, which landed at #1 ARIA Australian Country Charts and peaked at number 31 on the all genres international ARIA Albums Chart. He was nominated for Male Artist of the Year and won Best New Talent of the Year at the Australia Golden Guitar Awards (Australia’s CMAs)
IMOGEN CLARK has received extensive airplay on AAA and Americana radio and has toured with Shania Twain, Steve Poltz and Clare Bowen, collaborating with Colin Hay and Jim Lauderdale and many more. Imogen grabs the audience with her deeply personal storytelling, roof-raising voice and leave-it all-out-on-the-field live energy.
MELANIE DYER Melanie has performed at some of the world's biggest country festivals, including CMA Fest and her albums Fresh (featuring a Morgan Evans co-penned title track) and Between You and Me have earned her Golden Guitar nominations and the APRA Professional Development Award. Her single Memphis T-Shirt spent 6 weeks at #1 on Australian Country Hot 50 Chart and earning her an APRA nomination for Most Performed Country Work.
SINEAD BURGESS is a Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and radio host, has a voice that captivates and a diverse set of talents. Recently, she joined Garth Brooks’ The Big 615 global country music station, where she now hosts her own radio show five days a week. Burgess earned nominations for both the CMAA Australian Country Music Award for New Talent of the Year and a Global APRA Music Award for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year in Nashville. Burgess also claimed the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest Country category with her song "Praising God, Raising Hell." Burgess has graced the stages of major events like the C2C Festival, where she was part of the CMA Songwriters Showcase and CMC Rocks, Australia’s premier country music festival.