Australia, The Distance from my Heart. (+ info for patron gatherings in Sydney & Melbourne). (Patreon)

Hello my loves.

This photo in front of the Sydney Opera House yesterday is by dear Mr Michael McComiskey. We were shooting a television special for ABC arts about the “Art of Imperfection”. On brand for the moment.

Statue of Ukulele liberty.

Here’s me with the host, Namila.

I owe you a lot of photos and we are behind. Here’s just what’s on my heart, and some info for the next few days in Oz. Yesterday was press day; I ran around doing radio and television. I’m tired.

I woke up today to the sounds of the birds and the fan in Sydney and felt a kind of deep happiness accompanied by a deep ache, a sort yearning loneliness mixed with a homesickness-for-no-particular place.

My head turned towards the show, the songs, the sort of punch-drunk freedom my brain feels when I know I have an opportunity to catch up with all my old community members.

There’s so much to say. There are so many songs. I got “Boston” trapped in my head last night, on the ferry ride home. I found myself thinking, in some ways, that it’s a perfect compliment to the set.

There’s so little time on stage.

I wrote this to the world of social media:

I love you, Australia. I’ve truly, genuinely missed you.

Two shows here, starting tomorrow. I’m trying to figure out how to best tell you what happened: to me, to my life, to my friends, to my country, to my kid, to my heart. How to explain all this mess?

I’ll be trying to figure it out until tomorrow night when I take the stage at City Recital Hall and I’ll probably still be figuring it out until 8pm on Saturday when I take the stage at Hamer Hall in my old adopted city of Melbourne.

I will figure it out. I haven’t finished the set list, and these are my random solo shows…I can kinda play and sing and tell whatever I feel in the mood for (I love this about solo touring).

There’s a piano. I’ll be fine. This’ll be really special.

I think it’s time I told you what’s really on my heart.

I have always been so grateful to this country, for so many strange reasons. You gave me freedom, you gave gave me my book, you gave me hope, you gave me love, and lovers who mended my heart, you gave me Jason Webley one day, long ago, in the streets of Adelaide in 2000.

Maybe, once again, you can give me back to myself.

See you soon, my friends. ♥️

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PATRON MEET-UPS!!

Here we go.

SYDNEY - ON SHOW DAY, THURS FEB 1 from 2-4pm (feel free to go longer!!, but I’ll stop by in this window…hopefully around the 3pm mark).

At

Macquarie Place Park, at the “The Distance of Your Heart”. It’s not what you think.

Because we GOTTA.

It’s a bunch of birds, by sculptor Tracy Emin. https://urbis.com.au/projects/the-distance-of-your-heart/

You’ll find each other. Bring stuff to share and do!! Bring a picnic! Bring guitars! Entertain each other! Wait for me! Make friends!

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MELBOURNE!!!

Same drill. 2-4pm on show day, Sat Feb 3rd. I’ll aim to be there by 2-3pm. We will meet outside the venue / Hamer Hall…on the grassy bit. One of my fave Melbourne-based UK patrons, Fleassy Malay, has offered to host/wrangle. Take a look around for one another. Bring stuff to share and do!! Etc!

I’ll be by when I can between meetings and soundchecks.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING IN COMMENTS SO I CAN GET A VAGUE HEADCOUNT!! Talk to each other in comments.

Any questions - ask here. I’m reading and so is Fleassy and the team.

I love you a lot.

See you all soon.

Tickets for the shows themselves:

Feb 1: City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW

Feb 3: Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC

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Xx

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