Well the Spring is well and truly sprung down here in Victoria. Everything is wattle yellow and the weather is finally getting warmer. I have been escaping to the home lands of QLD as much as possible and it's been a whole heap of fun. The Mackay Festival was ace and more recently the Village Festival in Yeppoon was really fantastic. I was however very saddened to hear that the State Government is planning a Coal Port that will destroy a really beautiful part of our country all for the sake of this dreadful resource boom. It is a national forest that should be there for all our children and their children and STILL the government (that we employ as people) doesn't understand that it's their job to protect it for us. Please google Coal Port-Yeppoon and read up and write to Anna Bligh (QLD Premier) or your local member.

Having said all that I will now fill you in on some lovely stuff.

I have a recording of my times at Chapel off Chapel - the Stonnington Jazz Festival with Margret RoadKnight and yours truly -"Tribute to the Blues Mamas" This was captured by the crew at Liveband.com.au and mixed and mastered by the man himself Beachy Wild. The recording is an absolute gem and I am so pleased to finally have it available to you all. So go to my cd page and order away.

I am still working on the new cd and with the extra time to gather and iron out details it's going to be a really great project. Recording starts in November and it will be out early 2009 if the good lord's willin' and the creek don't rise.

The return of the annual Kaspar Merrall benefit is on again in November, at the Northcote Uniting Church Hall, stay tuned for more details on that one.

I'm always at the Willi RSL for the last Fri of each month but for all other gigs and there is always something, go to my gig guide. Anyway stay lovely and I'll see you when I'm looking at ya.

Love Lil' Fi

P.S If you have ever considered investing in Australian music and talent, now is a really good time to do it. Please contact me and I will happily help you with your investing choices. I am an independant artist and your support keeps the freedom of speech in the music. It's not possible without the people.

PP.S. - I have put the words to my songs up on the guest book link at the bottom of the page. Lyrics to all songs that I have written on "Time and Love" and also "Magic Door" cds...Enjoy

.....a review in the Leader written by a John Jenkins it said "What a performer.... Fi's halogen smile and exhilarating style soon lit up the room. She's a lass with sass all right, she slapped at the drums, banged on the piano, she lassoed the high notes, then got down mean and throaty. She's a spirit-raiser, with enough natural charisma to electrify a morticians' convention. Every toe was tapping to her original songs...."