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    Hi. Stringsong is an acoustic duo from the Blue Mountains outside Sydney.

    We play an eclectic range of music from classical, roots and celtic to jazz, film music and contemporary popular.

    Violin and vocal virtuosity, combined with imaginative string accompaniments make for a rich, engaging listening experience. Our interpretations are often very different from the norm, but never lose the beauty and character that drew us to the music in the first place.

    Upcoming gigs

    Previous events

    Date Event Location
    Saturday, December 20, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM birkettdaniel The Factory Bar, Katoomba The Factory Bar, Katoomba
    Saturday, November 22, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM birkettdaniel The Factory Bar, Katoomba The Factory Bar, Katoomba
    Wednesday, November 5, 2025 @ 7:30PM — 10:00PM Wed, Nov 5, 2025 @ 7:30PM — 10:00PM Wombats Crossing featuring Christine Wheeler Blackheath Folk Club, Blackheath Blackheath Folk Club, Blackheath
    Saturday, October 18, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM birkettdaniel The Factory Bar, Katoomba The Factory Bar, Katoomba
    Saturday, October 11, 2025 @ 12:30PM — 2:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025 @ 12:30PM — 2:00PM Brief history of classical music Mt Victoria Park, Mt Victoria Mt Victoria Park, Mt Victoria
    Saturday, September 20, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Sat, Sep 20, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM birkettdaniel The Factory Bar, Katoomba The Factory Bar, Katoomba
    Sunday, September 7, 2025 @ 3:00PM — 5:00PM Sun, Sep 7, 2025 @ 3:00PM — 5:00PM Wombats Crossing featuring Chris Wheeler Phillips Hall, Blackheath Phillips Hall, Blackheath
    Sunday, August 24, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Sun, Aug 24, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM birkettdaniel The Factory Bar, Katoomba The Factory Bar, Katoomba
    Sunday, May 25, 2025 @ 3:00PM — 5:00PM Sun, May 25, 2025 @ 3:00PM — 5:00PM Wombats Crossing Phillips Hall, Blackheath Phillips Hall, Blackheath
    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 1:00PM — Saturday, June 21, 2025 @ 3:00PM Tue, May 20, 2025 @ 1:00PM — Sat, Jun 21, 2025 @ 3:00PM birkettdaniel: The Beauty of the Celts The Factory Bar Katoomba The Factory Bar Katoomba
    Saturday, April 5, 2025 @ 7:00PM — 9:00PM Sat, Apr 5, 2025 @ 7:00PM — 9:00PM Titanic Evening The Victoria and Albert guest House, Mt Victoria The Victoria and Albert guest House, Mt Victoria
    Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 4:00PM — 6:00PM Sat, Mar 29, 2025 @ 4:00PM — 6:00PM Mostly French The Factory bar, Katoomba The Factory bar, Katoomba
    Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 4:00PM — 6:00PM Sun, Mar 23, 2025 @ 4:00PM — 6:00PM Dreams of Falling: Swift to Joyce and beyond. Irish genius in word and song. Rex Livingstone Art and Objects, Katoomba Rex Livingstone Art and Objects, Katoomba
    Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Sat, Mar 15, 2025 @ 1:00PM — 3:00PM Assortimenti Musica Italiano The Factory Bar, Katoomba The Factory Bar, Katoomba
    Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 3:00PM Sat, Dec 21, 2024 @ 3:00PM birkettdaniel The Gin Factory, Katoomba The Gin Factory, Katoomba

    samples

    A selection of recent themed concerts highlight the diversity of the music we play

    Greensleeves 1547 / Fortune my foe 1649 / Pass time with good company 1509

    Lament for Owen Roe O’Neill 1649

    Scarborough Fair 1670 / Lord Galway’s Lament 1724

    Haydn Serenade 1777

    Neil Gow’s Lament 1805 / Coilsfield House 1809 / Nathaniel Gow’s lament for the death of his brother (Alistair Fraser) 1792 / The Gallowglass 1792

    All those endearing young things 1808 / Humoresque 1894 / Liszt Lieberstraum 1850

    7 Schubert Serenade arr Liszt 1826

    8 Mendelssohn Spring song 1842

    9 Brahms Hungarian dance first bit 1873

    10 Tchaikovsky Barcarole 1875

    11 Faure pavane 1887

    12 Gymnopedie No1 and No3 1888

    13 Ravel Pavane 1899

    14 Rachmaninov / Heifitz It’s peaceful here 1900

    15 Debussy Clair de Lune 1905

    16 Chorale Jupiter Holst 1914

    17 You do something to me Cole Porter 1929 / I’ve got you under my skin 1936

    18 Por Una Cabeza Carlos Gardel 1935

    19 The Gladfly Schostakovich 1955

    20 Piazolla Oblivion 1980

    21 Daniel Uncertainty 2021

    22 Ludavico Einaudi Experience

    Set 1

    The Pink Panther theme

    La Vie en Rose C

    Leaving Brittany / Kishor’s tune

    The Swan

    Le Chanson de Maxence Fm

    Faure Pavanne

    The Last Pint

    Nuages G

    I Love Paris Dm

    Clair de lune

    Michelle in A

     

    Set 2

    Gymnopedies 1 and 3

    La Mer C

    Homage a Andre Alain / La Galope de la Malbaise

    Thais Meditation

    Les Feuilles mortes / Autumn Leaves Cm (French only)

    Songe d’Automne

    Gnossienne

    L’Indifference

    Ravel Pavanne

    Hymn a l’Amour

    L’Air Mignonne / Luke Skywalker

    Set 1

    William Tell - Ranz des Vaches (Rossini) 

    Boccherini Master and Commander (La Música Nocturna de Madrid) G

    Amerilli Mia Bella

    Chi Mai - Morricone

    Arrivaderci Roma

    Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)

    Three coins on fountain

    Largo Winter (Vivaldi)

    Love theme from Cinema paradiso

    O Sole Mio C

    Marco Uccellini La Bergamasca

    Experience (Einaudi)

    ​

    Set 2

    Boccherini Minuet A

    Valentini - Sonata a 5

    The Good, the bad and the ugly - Morricone

    Torna a surriento (surrender - Elvis) C/Cm

    Scarlatti - sonata in A

    Quando Quando Quando A

    Tarrentella Napolitano Am

    Che vuole questa musica stasera Cm

    Romeo and Juliet theme

    Mandolin theme / Brucia La Terra - the Godfather Am

    Nessum Dorma - Puccini

    Meglio Stasera

    Set 1

    Largo New World - Anton Dvorak

    The Deserted Garden - Florence Price

    The Big Country - 

    Kiss me again - 

    Mishima - Phillip Glass 

    Smile - Charlie Chaplin

    It’s peaceful here - Sergei Rachmaninov

    Theme from Dances with wolves - John Dunbar

    Romance op23 - Amy Beach

    Cheek to cheek - Irving Berlin

    Smoke gets in your eyes - Jerome Kern

    Never leave Harlan alive - Daryl Scott

    Theme for Romeo and Juliet / Somewhere (There’s a place for us) (West Side Story) - Leonard Bernstein

    ​

    2nd set

    Hoedown - Aaron Copland

    Vocalise - Sergei Rachmaninov 

    Honeysuckle Rag

    Victor’s tune from The corpse bride - Danny Elfman

    Cry me river - 

    Schindler’s list theme - John Williams

    Everytime we say goodbye - Cole Porter

    Prelude 2 - George Gershwin

    Someone to watch over me - George Gershwin

    Night and Day - Cole Porter

    Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

    Ashoken Farewell - Jay Anger

    Don’t fence me in - Cole Porter

    Easter Parade - Irving Berlin

    For more information, call 0425 318 376 or email Leigh at leighbirkett@gmail.com

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