Meg Washington - Catherine Wheel And The Give (Live At The Tivoli)

Live performance of 'Catherine Wheel' by Washington, filmed at The Tivoli in Brisbane.
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I wrote this song in Berlin and this is a recording of the first time I ever played it in full. I had just written the ending. I tried recording it “properly” but there was just something about the purity of this demo that I couldn’t get past. (Paul Hankinson did a devastating arrangement of it for my Opera House concerts with the SSO that sounds like Mahler having a breakdown that I cannot wait to show you). It started from a mis-heard lyric in ‘One Day Like This’ by Elbow. It’s a very personal emo show tune about accepting a sad reality.

Last September, against the swirling backdrop of a chaotic and uncertain world, I had the surreal privilege of being able to mount three live concerts in support of Batflowers’ album release. It felt like an impossible thing to even imagine, but I threw myself into the process - conceptualising the show (a black and white silent film), directing it myself - with a beautiful ensemble of incredible musicians and vocalists from my home town.

From the art direction, costumes and music to the incense burning in the theatre, we created a whole other world for a few hours each evening. A world of equal and opposite extreme, a world of beauty, and stillness, and song. Watching these performances now, I see quite clearly that pure luck made them possible - and I feel equally lucky to be able to share them with the world. Keep going. X

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Video Editor - Stew Arnott
Music recorded by Anthony Matthews, mixed by Mario Spate
Filmed by Tatjana Hamilton/Kathryn Farmer

Band:
Megan Washington - vocals/piano
Rohin Jones - guitar (Middle East)
Rob Davidson - bass and piano
Cesira Aitken - guitarist (Jungle Giants)
Sahara Beck - backing vocals
Sally Jefferys (JEFFE) - backing vocals
Claire Walters - backing vocals

Gig:
Gail Sorronda - Artistic Direction
Romy Willing - Producer
Adam Dal Pozzo - Live Visuals / artwork / programme
Rachael Johnston - Visuals
Anth Matthews - Sound
Dan Black, Colourblind - Lighting
Costume - Gail Sorronda
Carly Lim - Make up
Michael (Richo) Richardson - Brisbane Festival
TLD Services - LED Screen
Pianos supplied by Kawai Pianos
Photo by Finn Mullen

Filmed on 15 September 2020 at The Tivoli Brisbane, the final show of 3 sold out shows for the Brisbane Festival

Thank you to Dave Sleswick and all at The Tivoli and the Brisbane Festival.

Music video by Washington performing Catherine Wheel And The Give (Live At The Tivoli). An Island Records Australia release; © 2021 Washington, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Australia

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