December 2009 - wrapping up a great year!
Hi everyone
So this year has been an absolute ripper, and it's coming to a pretty mad close. In the last month, we've returned from a freezing cold Korea, had an awesome welcome home show at the Chapel, spent some time singing with the kids out at Rowville Secondary College (hi guys!), done the national anthem at the Melbourne Cup greyhoud races (of all things) and we're working on putting together a target listing for our next recording project.
Oh, plus Loz and the Colonel's episodes of Kids in the Kitchen have started going to air, so we'll have video footage of those two goons and their best cooking efforts for you shortly.
Korea wrap-up
There were some valid complaints that our Taiwan tour report from the last newsletter contained nothing but singing and partying - well, Korea was more of the same in that regard; we worked hard and played hard every second of every day. So we won't go into too much detail this time. If you want to see some photos, we've uploaded some here.
Suffice to say it was just as mad as Taiwan. We did 2 major TV appearances, one on MBC, the other on EBS, which as I understand have either just aired or are just about to air. We'll get the video as soon as we can. Thanks to our sensational AusTrade rep Youna Kim for making those happen!
We made lots of new friends, including the very talented guys from Snow City (and their awesome vocal percussionist Jay, who lined up a whole bunch of other gigs for us while we were there), and the Maytree team, who we met in Taiwan. A cappella is a very vibrant scene in Korea, there's lots of very talented groups around and we were amazed by the professionalism there. There's even a bar dedicated solely to a cappella music - how cool is that?
Lots of crazy stuff happened but... Ask us about that in person, we'll talk your ears off! At the end of it all, we're discussing digital distribution options in Korea in preparation for next year.
...Next year? Yeah, next year. 2010 looks like it could be "2009 squared" for the Suade lads. We're already planning our return to Asia, and the trip looks like it might be twice as long. Singapore, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan are all looking like strong options.
So, that's November covered, what's happening this month?
Christmassy Gigs,
That's what! There's only a few around Melbourne this year, but they're all free and they're all going to be a lot of fun.
Here's a few you're welcome to join us at:
Thursday December 3 - yes, tomorrow night. Breast Cancer findraiser, East Malvern.
Jenny Blain, mother of no less than two Suade lads, is going to shave all her hair off in solidarity with a friend who has a nasty case of boob cancer. Suade, being big fans of boobs in general, are going to sing a set live at her house before she does it.
You're welcome to join us - it's a big house. Entry is free but Jenny would appreciate a donation towards cancer research. She's going to go around with a naked head, it's the least you can do.
Thursday December 3, 7pm
Phone Jenny on (03) 9571 5340 for address details. Everyone's welcome but she wants to have some idea of numbers!
Saturday December 5 - Denis Walter's Carols by the Bay, Geelong
You might have seen ads for this one on the telly; Denis, apart from being everyone's favourite Keno host, runs a fantastic community carols event each year on the beach in Geelong. We'll be singing several tunes this year, along with a bunch of other groups. It's always a beaut night with the carols and the candlelight and the huge crowd if you're into that sort of thing.
Saturday 5th December, 7.45pm
Waterfront Geelong, Eastern Beach Reserve
Get there early, as many as 40,000 people show up so you may teach yourself some new swear words while trying to find a park!
Saturday December 19 - City Of Kingston "Summer Revival Festival"
Everyone loves a sausage. Except vegetarians, but there'll be chicken for you guys*! Our final show for this year will be a lunchtime BBQ in Mentone Station Gardens. We'll be doing two full sets, including every Christmas song we know. But there's only four of those. And if I know us, we'll stick around for a drink or two afterwards, so this is a great event to come down for if you want to catch some great singing and hang around for a chat. We'd love to see you.
Saturday December 19, 11am-1pm
Mentone Station Gardens
Como Pde, Mentone.
*Just kidding, they'll probably have some of those tofu lentil thingies. ;)
Roll your sleeves up and have a sing
If you want to get into singing, there's never been a better time! There's loads of groups looking for new members, and there's a few great festival events next year that get everyone involved.
Two festivals that we'd like to mention are the Boite's Daylesford Singers' Festival in January 2010, and the Hobart Festival of Voices in July 2010. Both are wonderful events if you want to have a bit of a sing, so get on down and shake the cobwebs off your vocal chords!
Cuddles on the Radio
One last thing - 'tis the season, so we're starting to get a bit of airplay around the traps again. If you're one of those people that call up radio stations (and God bless you if you are), why not request that they play our christmas tune?
If they don't have it, we'll send it over to them pronto. ;) So here's lots of big cuddles from us wishing you a great Christmas and/or holiday season. We'll see you in the new year with a whoooole bunch of new songs, new videos, and new love handles from our holiday overindulgences.
Love,
Loz
...and the Suade lads.
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