FEATURED PERFORMERS
Felicity Cripps
Australian songwriter Felicity Cripps has just released her second album under ‘Felicity Cripps Band’ entitled Chasing Volcanoes – a heartfelt offering, shimmering with nostalgia and psychedelic tinctures. Felicity Cripps Band has shared stages with Don Walker, Models, Robert Forster, Rob Snarski, Lindy Morrison, Angie Hart and more. Felicity recently signed to ORiGiN Music and is set to release her next record independently, both in digital and 12” form.
Lisa Mills
Lisa Mills is a writer, producer, director and editor with over twenty-five years’ experience producing video promos, podcasts, short films, and theatre documentation and live visuals for events. She is a founding member of Storyland, an award-winning creative agency based in Castlemaine. Lisa is passionate about music and has performed with several bands in Australia and the UK. She currently writes and performs songs with M79, Castlemaine’s favourite dance band.
Tara Flynn
Tara Flinn is the founder and director of MaCapella Choir, bringing over 30 years of professional vocal experience to her work. With 15 years spent teaching singing both privately and in schools, Tara has earned a reputation for her keen musical ear and her passion for vocal arranging, creating unique harmonies that resonate deeply with her choirs. In addition to her work with MaCapella, Tara served as the musical director for the much-loved Castlemaine Idyll event for five years.
Briega Young
Briega is a multi-faceted performer living on Dja Dja Wurrung Country whose work spans across stage and screen, including durational / experimental theatre and live music performance. A singer - songwriter, Briega has been performing her own songs and singing in bands for over ten years. Some of the artists she has worked and performed with include: Clare Bowditch, Eliza Hull, FCB, Sky Scraper Stan and the Commission Flats and most recently, an autumn string of shows for Mama Kin Spender with the MaCapella choir. Briega joined the group M79 in 2020 as a vocalist and is dedicated to creating wonderful projects with them way into the future.
DJ Tina Rae
Spinning tracks and smashing the patriarchy, Tina Rae amplifies the music, voices, and experiences of women and gender-diverse people, all while dancing to the rhythm of the revolution. When she’s not lighting up the dance floor, she’s hosting her radio show, High Frequency, on MAINfm, where the beats are high and the vibes are even higher.
Briony Phillips
Briony is a musician and songwriter from Castlemaine. With guitar, mandolin and vocals she enjoys collaborating in groups small and large. She can be found leading choirs in pubs, playing in local 5 piece folk band Friends of Wendy Cotton or singing back up for contestants in Castlemaine Idyll.
Jesse Curran
Jesse enjoys making noise – of all types, usually vocally, but is also happy to strum on a variety of stringed instruments. She is a fabulous musician for a Physiotherapist. She is originally of a folkish bent, but of late, with the help of Castlemaine rock/funk/electro group The Presbyterians, she is enjoying releasing her inner ratbag. Jesse is passionate about Women’s Rights, in particular Women’s Health issues, and is so very pleased to be supporting this project, and playing with such fabulous and accomplished women.
Stephanie Carson
Stephanie Carson has had a long love of music and harmonies. Coming from a Primary Teaching background she currently runs Pubsing Castlemaine, leads two sessions of Macapella singers (a local choir run by Tara Flinn), and runs a therapeutic choir at the Centre for Non Violence. You can also find her leading Flash Dancersize (an exercise class), singing backup vocals for the wonderful Castlemaine Idyll contestants and singing and playing drums in local band Friends of Wendy Cotton.
Pearl Doherty
I'm an artist, producer and musician from Castlemaine Victoria (Dja Dja Wurrung country) I've been djing locally for the past 7 years and decided it was finally time to pursue my dream of making music. It has been a beautiful period of figuring out how I want to express myself and how I can transform internal dreams to real life to be heard and hopefully enjoyed! Am super excited for this journey and to see where it takes me.
