Recently, I released Songs For A Sleeping Dragon, a little collection of lullabies. It's the Year of the Dragon, and my sister is about have a baby - naturally, this Dragon auntie feels that it's her duty to weave some songs of love and comfort around the mother and child.

Selecting other lullabies to include was relatively easy. Our dad used to sing Teresa Teng's classic "The Moon Represents My Heart" (月亮代表我的心) to us when we were little, so I had to get him to join me in the studio to sing it as a duet with me. "Bright Moon" (​月​光​光​) is a traditional Cantonese folk song that uses 蝦仔 (little prawn/shrimp) as a term of endearment for a small child, evoking family life in a fishing village. My sister and I went through a big Beatles phase and used to sing their songs together in harmony constantly, so "I've Just Seen A Face" seemed like a surprisingly apt song to turn into a lullaby, and I was introduced to Mark Seymour's gorgeous tune "The Whole World Is Dreaming" last year while playing with some local musos in Charleville.

Of course, in the end, violin still featured in the instrumental verses - but I also snuck in a bit of viola, and even an autoharp that I was generously gifted by George Balsillie, an avid Carter Family fan and stalwart of the Charleville & District Historical Society. All of these "facets of Flora" were beautifully captured by Daniel Kassulke at Gasworks Recording Studio, for whose infinite patience and wisdom I am eternally grateful.

​I turned to my dear friend Momo Sugimoto for the EP artwork - she captured the warm and whimsical nature of the release perfectly with her beautiful illustration.

I hope you and any small humans you might have your life enjoy the EP - you can find it on Bandcamp here, or stream it in all the usual places. If you do choose to purchase it on Bandcamp, all proceeds will be donated to Sisters Inside, an organisation based in Magand-jin/Brisbane, Australia that supports criminalised women and girls, and their children, both inside and outside prison.

.My debut single is now available!

"Escapement" is a duet for violin and metronome by my good friend and frequent collaborator Chris Perren. It's a playful piece that takes a common practice tool and nudges it into the spotlight as an instrument, and it was a delight to be able to perform and record it with the wonderful Jodie Rottle.

It's one of four pieces that I commissioned in 2019 as part of my project "Geburstag" to celebrate ten years of making music with my Helge Grawert violin. The full EP comes out on June 10!

You can listen and purchase the single here on Bandcamp, as well as preorder the "Geburtstag" EP.
​You can also stream it on Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music.

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be releasing my debut EP "Geburtstag" through Corella Recordings next month!

It will feature the four works for violin by Chris Perren, Connor D'Netto, Kezia Yap and MJ O'Neill that I commissioned in 2019 as part of my project "Geburtstag", in celebration of ten years of making music together with my Helge Grawert instrument.

Corella Recordings is the University of Queensland School of Music's new record label, and I'm delighted for my EP to be their first release.

We'll be releasing the recording of Chris Perren's "Escapement", a duet for violin and metronome, as a single on May 27!