If Australia had a Emmylou Harris, she'd probably be Renee Geyer. Held in high
regard by musicians, critics and music lovers (but mostly ignored by the
general public), she inspires folks like Paul Kelly to write songs especially
for her. I've had limited exposure to her work so I figured it was time to
see her in action when she played a Sunday afternoon gig on the Arts Centre
lawn in Melbourne. 'Twas very classy stuff indeed. This was another of the
continuing series of free
"Summertime
Rocks"
gigs on the lawn, which have so far seen Mental As Anything, Blackeyed Susans
and Vika & Linda with future Sundays scheduled to see appearances by Icecream
Hands, Chris Wilson, Mark Seymour and Deborah Conway.