WINTER—SPRING - Canberra 100

Image: Adam McGrath HC Creations.
THE CASHEWS
THROUGHOUT 2013
One of the very first contributions to Portrait of a Nation was a song by local duo The Cashews.
Green Light
Words and music by The Cashews (Pete Lyon and Alison Procter).
The city started with the trees: standing natural histories.
Long before the town anchored to the ground they reached the sky.
With the city new trees grew that Weston chose and he raised them too.
Gave them out for free by government decree in a green light.
What to grow and where to start?
They argued it with head and heart.
Griffin held the seeds for giant Redwood trees across the land.
But Weston knew they wouldn't grow so over at Pialligo he heeded Walt's command.
He had to make a stand for a green light.
Everyone knows Griffin's name.
But Weston has this claim to fame: a cool two million trees - what a legacy!
It's a green light to celebrating what’s old and regenerating in the natural and synthetic
places Griffin planned
And they're greenhouse effect abating, oxygen recirculating.
Relics of the likes of Weston colouring the land in a green light.
The Cashews are also hosting Local Gold Guerilla Gigs throughout 2013. Canberra is a city full of
beautiful spaces and places. To celebrate Canberra’s Centenary, Local Gold will uncover these spaces
and fill them with free, live, acoustic music from local bands and guest artists. Free gigs will be held in
well-loved public locations not usually (if ever) used for music performances. The specific location of
the gigs remains a secret until an hour before it starts, when details are posted on the web and sent by
text message to subscribers.
Canberrans can nominate their favourite public place for a Local Gold guerrilla gig through an
interactive website. The website also features a blog, videos and photos from guerrilla gigs.
www.thecashews.com
www.localgold.net.au
GIGS GO LOCAL: SOUNDS AROUND
CANBERRA
THROUGHOUT 2013
Whether it’s one of Canberra’s iconic national institutions,
shopping centres, libraries, galleries, clubs, businesses,
restaurants, wineries, hospitals, or even Canberra Airport, one
thing is for sure – you are bound to hear local ACT musicians
perform in such venues throughout 2013.
Gigs Go Local is a project directed by the Griffyn Ensemble to
play matchmaker between Canberra’s plethora of interesting
venues and businesses with Canberra’s most dynamic and
talented musicians.
In 2013 you will witness Canberra’s creative spirit and unique
musical identity in places expected and not-so-expected. To
name just a few there's Music to Read To in ACT Libraries – hear
how libraries don’t have to be a quiet place all the time; Music in
the Vines – enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon with fine dining, wine,
and local music at one of the region’s top wineries such as Lerida
Estate Winery; Music to Shop To at one of Canberra’s Westfield
Centres; local musicians at festivals and events at the National
Museum of Australia, the Royal Australian Mint and other national
institutions; Music For Airports - ambient works being performed
while commuters are in transit to and from Canberra. Also, keep an
ear out for music in your local community shops – such as Music
for Medicinal Purposes!
Stay tuned to the website throughout the year to find out where
and when you can hear some of Canberra’s finest – from folk
to pop, classical to jazz, including music for old and young, hear
Canberra’s musicians sound out the capital.
The Griffyn Ensemble
www.gigsgolocal.com.au
Local Gold is supported by the ACT Government Community Centenary Initiatives Fund.
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