Tim Godwin

Tim godwin

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Songwriter, Producer, Session Drummer, Singer, Guitarist, Synth/Sound design, and Filmmaker

artist statement

I've been involved in music for my whole adult life. Predominantly as a recording session drummer, front man of the Sydney band 'The Social Norm' and more recently releasing my own music under my own name 'Tim Godwin'.

I also have experience in using music in healthcare, in particular as a adjunct to sedation in intensive care and pioneered 'Music and Memory' for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

I self produce the majority of my work in my home studio in Uralla as well as on location.

Link to all Tim’s music: linktr.ee/timgodwinmusic

CONTACT

0403 412 248
timothy.godwin45@gmail.com or use the form below.

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Helena Pastor

Helena Pastor

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Literature and Music

ARTIST STATEMENT

Helena Pastor is a regional writer living on Anaiwan Country in Armidale, NSW. Through memoir and fiction, she aims to encourage discussion around topics close to her heart including all stages of motherhood, the aftershocks of war, and growing up in an immigrant family. Her writing has attracted two Australian Society of Authors’ Mentorships, along with residencies at Varuna Writers’ House, Bundanon, Booranga and KSP Writers’ Centres, The Gunyah, and a 2021 Bush Retreat for Eco-Writers (BREW) Residency at Tamborine Mountain. She has also completed two postgraduate degrees on the transformative possibilities of Creative Nonfiction writing. Helena’s first book, Wild Boys: A Parent’s Story of Tough Love (UQP, 2015) is an intimate insight into reconnecting troubled teenagers with their families and communities. She is also a songwriter and lyricist, working in the narrative tradition of songwriting and collaborating with composer Christopher Purcell. They are currently recording their catalogue of songs for an Arts project called ‘Stories in Song’ (funded by Arts North West and Regional Arts NSW).

Listen to Helena Pastor online via Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/pastor_purcell

CONTACT

helenapastor2@gmail.com

Pastor & Purcell

Pastor & Purcell

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Music

Helena Pastor and Chris Purcell are a songwriting duo from Armidale and Uralla who love to create emotionally engaging songs that illuminate sensitive aspects of human life. The pair have been performing and writing together for the past six years and have an eclectic collection of songs. Before COVID-19, they regularly performed in Armidale, but they are now sharing their songs through online platforms to develop new audiences and broaden community engagement with the arts. Helena and Chris each bring specialised skills to their songwriting partnership. Helena’s background as a published author and postgraduate Creative Nonfiction scholar enables her to create quality lyrics that highlight the diversity and complexity of Regional lives; Chris’s experience in writing symphonic music (ballet scores/operas) and incidental music for theatre productions enables him to score for a variety of instrumental textures and voices. They are currently recording their catalogue of songs for an Arts project called ‘Stories in Song’ (funded by Arts North West and Regional Arts NSW).

CONTACT

0447 334 665
helenapastor2@gmail.com
chris.purcell@outlook.com
https://soundcloud.com/pastor_purcell

Fovndlings

Fovndlings

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Music

ARTIST STATEMENT

Fovndlings—who first formed in the gorge country east of Walcha NSW—have been working on their own lyrical form of cowpunk for the past five years. The band consists of Hugh Cook (drums), Steve Tafra (guitar and piano accordion), Tom Walsh (bass), Brendan Passey (guitar) and Adrian Walsh (guitar and vocals). Fovndlings write original music that explores themes of friendship, loss, landscape as lived on the ragged edges of our cities and provincial towns – reminiscent of the Australia evoked by bands like the Triffids. Their debut album, which was released late in 2019 and was produced in Norway by the Australian musician and producer Mark Axiak, showcases nine songs that merge poetry with driving beats. The album highlights the diverse influences on their musicianship and songwriting and includes anthemic songs such as Bitumen Roads, Old Mate, Hank Williams’ Funeral Sonnet and The Quiet Room, as well as the song with which they began their journey Going Home (The Great Dividing Range). They are currently working on new material with the songs One Road In, Her Son the Arsonist, The Epic and Talking Like a Coin. A video for The Arsonist is currently being finished by Sydney film-maker and musician Matt Syres. Look out for it when it hits the waves.

BIO

Fovndlings have been playing as a live band for over four years. We have played live in Melbourne, Sydney, festivals and, of course locally in Armidale, Uralla and Walcha. At the beginning of 2020—before the onset of the restrictions imposed by COVID—we played extensively, including a successful tour of Melbourne in which we played in the heart of the city at a range of venues., During that time, our album was featured on RRR and we were interviewed by Neil Rogers on his Australian Mood program. Songs from the debut album have been on rotation in various radio stations, most notably in Melbourne and Canberra. We are currently working on a new album which will build on the body of work created so far.

CONTACT

0429 686 285
fovndlings@gmail.com
https://fovndlings.bandcamp.com/

Christopher Purcell

Christopher Purcell

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Music

Composer, Musician & Music Educator. Alongside my own creative pursuits, I have been involved with community music in Armidale since 1990. At the New England Conservatorium of Music, I have taught guitar to individual students for over a decade, directed the Armidale Youth Guitar Ensemble, and as part of my commitment to accessible music education, I have also directed a community choir for over twenty years.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a composer, musician and music educator from Invergowrie, NSW. As a composer, my main interest is in the marriage of words and music and I love the voice’s ability to express emotion in an immediate and intimate setting. Ongoing influences on my work include Baroque and classical music, show tune composers, folk melodies, pop writers such as Lennon and McCartney, and blues and rock & roll. My experience in writing symphonic music (ballet scores/operas) and incidental music for theatre productions enables me to score for a variety of instrumental textures and voices. In 2005 & 2006, I collaborated with librettist James Scanlon on ‘Phoenix: A Ballet With Songs’, which featured a symphony orchestra, a choir, vocal soloists and a dance troupe – and ‘Dunbar: A Folk Opera’, which featured six musicians, four soloists and a chorus. In 2014, I collaborated with playwright Ian Purcell on a work-in-progress music theatre piece ‘Urania or Love Conquers All: A Colonial Melodrama’, my composition incorporating a range of popular 19th century song styles. Since 2015, I have been collaborating with Armidale lyricist Helena Pastor and together we have created an eclectic collection of emotionally engaging songs that illuminate sensitive aspects of human life. We are currently recording this catalogue of songs as part of an Arts project called ‘Stories in Song’ (funded by Arts North West and Regional Arts NSW), collaborating with a number of different vocalists including mezzo-soprano Ruth Strutt, a Principal Artist with Opera Australia, and Georgie Chorley, a Jazz vocalist and musician from Bellingen.

BIO

Selected Compositions:
https://soundcloud.com/pastor_purcell

Theatre:

1997: Incidental music for Womb Loom by Dr. W. McDonald (Armidale).

1998: Incidental music for True Sex by Dr. W. McDonald (Armidale).

2003: Incidental music for Macbeth by W. Shakespeare (Armidale).

Other:

2006: 3 Serenades for 2 Guitars. Commissioned and recorded by Armidale classical guitar duo EphenStephen.

1980-2020: Approximately 200 songs in a wide range of genres.

Major Works:

2005: Phoenix - A Ballet With Songs. Libretto by Jim Scanlan. Staged in Armidale 2005.

2006: Dunbar - A Folk Opera. Libretto by J. Scanlan. Staged in Armidale 2006 & 2007, in Sydney 2007 and Uralla 2015.

2015: Urania: A melodrama with songs. Libretto by Ian Purcell.

2016: Lullaby and Lament - A Song Cycle. Lyrics by Helena Pastor. Performed in 2016 by Ruth Strutt in Armidale.

2018-2020: Work in progress, Tattoo Songs, Lyrics by Helena Pastor.

2018-2020: Miscellaneous songs, Lyrics by Helena Pastor.

CONTACT

chris.purcell@outlook.com
0428 625 685

James Haselwood

James Haselwood

CREATIVE PRACTICE

Professional musician

ARTIST STATEMENT

James Haselwood is a highly active live and recording Bass player within the Australian music scene. First arriving in the broader spotlight as a member of the Dissociatives (featuring Daniel Johns[Silverchair], Paul Mac and the Presets) in 2005. From there his career has extended to working with a diverse spectrum of artists in Australia and internationally including: Natalie Imbruglia, Mia Dyson, Dan Akroyd, Jon Cleary(New Orleans), Alex Lloyd, Tina Harrod to name a few. The Kev Carmody live DVD recorded at the State Theatre featuring Paul Kelly another highlight. After living and performing in NYC James returned to Australia to take care of bass duties on the 2014 series of The Voice Australia featuring Will.i.am and Kylie Minogue. Following that James spent several years touring and recording with Kasey Chambers. Recorded Bass on the soundtrack for the Emmy award winning netflix series “Beatbugs” Currently touring and recording with Tim Minchin and about to pick up the 2021 “back” tour

BIO

Bachelor of contemporary music (Southern Cross University) 20 years performing nationally and internationally . Recording for film and television. Writing music for documentaries.

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CONTACT

jhaselwood@mac.com
0412 171 294