Lyrical Leah Launches Saudades Saturday

Singer Leah Flanagan visits Tasmania at least twice a year and has regular gigs at MONA. Leah will be in Hobart again this Saturday at the Grand Poobah, when she treats audiences to her new single ‘Chills’ from the album ‘Saudades’.

The appropriately named ‘Chills’ is a song about having feelings for someone who is cold, in that they are keeping an emotional distance. Leah tells me in spite of the tone of this song the album is in fact not totally dark or dramatic.

Leah’s love has always been music even when she worked other jobs they were usually art related roles such as working as an administrator for arts festivals.

With a wonderfully rich cultural background that includes Aboriginal, Irish and Venetian Leah is always keen to explore these influences. Already she has worked in Italy and hopes to do so in Ireland too although she has already collaborated with some of Ireland’s best including Sinead O’Connor, John Spillane and Declan O’Rourke and with Shane Howard has worked on a show about Irish song titled ‘Exile’.

On the indigenous side, Leah has been part of the ‘Black Arm band Musical Theatre Organisation’ and has participated in ‘Buried Country’ the story of Aboriginal country music. The low key launch to the upcoming stage show was held in Tamworth and the show will have its premiere in Newcastle in August. The book that inspired the music was written by Clinton Walker and re-issued for the benefit of younger artists.

You can see Leah Flanagan in Hobart on Saturday the 16th of July at The Grand Poobah.

You can read more about Leah on her facebook page: www.facebook.com/LeahFlanaganMusic
Paula Xiberras