Jane Walker

gigs, new photos, recording

jane — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:31:52 +0000

I’m enjoying playing gigs at Bar Me - last gig was with Mark Howard on double bass - it is such a nice space and I love that there is a grand piano. See more in my blog on myspace. We’ve just put a couple of new photos of me on this site’s pictures page taken in the park the other day by MX photographer Chris Pavlich. Meanwhile the album recording is moving along with Barbs at the helm: the wonderful Adam Levy is contributing guitar in NYC and (also wonderful) Steve Hillier doing some keys in Brighton, England on the two songs we co-wrote.

album recording & gigs

jane — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:48:06 +0000

I am excited to be recording eight more songs for the forthcoming album with the wonderful Barbara Griffin producing…. next week we are recording at Paradise Studios at Gosford with Hamish Stuart on drums and James Hazelwood on bass, and meanwhile are busy working on the tracks at Barbs’ place at Walsh Bay in Sydney. There are some gigs coming up at Bar Me at Kings Cross, and BBs at Bondi Beach. Gig details are listed on http://www.myspace.com/janewalkermusic

World Youth Day media performance

jane — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:20:43 +0000

Tourism Australia and Tourism NSW invite Jane and Street Warriors to perform Jane’s song ‘Ancient Land’ to journalists at the International Media Centre for World Youth Day this Wednesday 16 July. (See the official press release at www.myspace.com/janewalkermusic )

dreaming festival fun & swimming around on RAGE

jane — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:49:12 +0000

Being at the Dreaming Festival and performing Ancient Land with Street Warriors was a magical and special experience. The festival is such an amazing and fun celebration and I am still floating on its peaceful and positive wave! Street Warriors are fantastic live - go and see them if you can on their upcoming tour for a high energy blast of talent and power on stage. On Friday afternoon I got an SMS to say Bill Stewart’s art video featuring me swimming around underwater with an ambient acoustic mix of All Acts of Love as the soundtrack was going to be screened on RAGE late that night on ABC TV. We missed it as no TVs around at the Dreaming, still hopefully someone saw it and enjoyed it. Street Warriors did a re-mix of Ancient Land so it fitted in better to their high energy set, adding some beats and taking out a few bits of the track. I liked what they did, it seemed to work well and it was a blast for me to join them on stage and perform it with Abie aka Predator. The crowds gave me lots of support which was really nice. I wish I could have joined them on the last night on Blaktracks stage but I was already back in Sydney by then. Bet they were brilliant.

Barnardos show/Triple J/Sun-Herald

jane — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:53:08 +0000

Jane is excited to be performing ‘Ancient Land’ with Predator from Street Warriors at Barnardos Australia’s Mother of the Year night on Thursday May 8 at The Westin Hotel, Martin Place, Sydney. ‘Ancient Land’ is currently being played on Triple J - please help promote the song by requesting it by email:

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm

On Mother’s Day May 11 you can read about Jane and her mother in The Sun-Herald’s Sunday Life magazine.

2BS Interview

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:23:01 +0000

Listen to Jane’s interview on 2BS immediately following Kevin Rudd’s Apology on Feb 13.

Click to play interview:

gig tonight

jane — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:58:02 +0000

Gig tonight at Sandringham, 387 King St, Newtown, with bass player Mark Howard, on 8.15pm sharp - love to see you!

Listen to Jane’s interview on Radio Adelaide

jane — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:05:26 +0000

Jane’s song “Ancient Land” (feat. Predator) has gained a great response from talkback radio around the country. CLICK HERE to listen to Jane’s interview with Peter Godfrey on Radio Adelaide 5UV Breakfast show aired during February 08.

“Ancient Land” (feat. Predator) available on iTunes

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:43:37 +0000

“Ancient Land” (feat. Predator) is now available for purchase on iTunes, Australia. Click here to purchase your copy »

“Ancient Land” debut radio single

admin — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:37:46 +0000

“Ancient Land”, Jane Walker’s debut single is being released to radio next Monday, 11 February 2008. With Kevin Rudd moving towards an Apology on February 13th, “Ancient Land” is a timely celebration of Australian identity and a call to unity.

The haunting melody and lyrics draw upon Jane’s childhood in Sydney, growing up in a world filled with Aboriginal street names and suburbs – Tamarama, Coolangatta…but no Aboriginal faces. And a hope that divisions will end and reconciliation be achieved.

Aboriginal rapper and Deadly’s Winner, “Predator” from Street Warriors is featured on the recording:

“It’s time to make things correct now /

Acknowledgement is what we all desire now”.

English producer Steve James produced the song at Byron Bay’s Rocking Horse Studios, and the recording also features The Cruel Sea’s James Cruickshank on keys and Skunkhour’s Warwick Scott on guitar.

Click here to listen to “Ancient Land”: