The Last Plunk

Farewell Audible Edge for another year with a relaxed celebration amidst live poetry readings, a robo-guitar installation, delicious barbecued treats and a gentle boogie as the sun sets on another year of the festival. With the feeling of a house gig, The last plunk is plunked in the spacious garden, well-worn patio and cosy interior of an old worker’s cottage at the foot of Yagan mia.

Jameson Feakes puts his collection of (possibly too many) guitars to use in a performance-installation making use of atmospheric sensors to control the automated strumming of spatialised string instruments. The installation will run throughout the show, with a moment set aside for Jameson to play along with it.

Maile Bowen works with collaborators on reed instruments and field recordings to accompany her writings. Her work - grounded, tender and extraordinary - explores relationships to place and culture, influenced by her kanaka maoli and Welsh heritage, as well as water, land, gender, and feminism.

Flora Carbo, one of the continent’s most thrilling young saxophone players, has an alto sax tone that will make you weep with joy. She leads an ensemble of local and visiting festival artists under the name of the Flora Carbo Percussion Ensemble (FCPE), a dynamic band with a new lineup for each gig. Loopy, fluid and intoxicating music leaning into restraint, pulse, glitch and disintegration, played tonight by Emilio Gordoa (vibraphone), Djuna Lee (double bass) and Pete Evans (drums).

After the live sets there is room for a little dance to shake off the energy of the weekend, facilitated by Vanessa Worm, before getting an early night or celebratory dinner (or both!). Tone List will also facilitate the singing of Craig Pedersen and Eamon Millar-Pedersen’s song “Moon” at the festival conclusion, as per tradition.

We’ll be running a little barbeque with very tasty vegetarian & vegan rolls featuring the deadly dugite verde salsa crafted by our pals at Local & Aesthetic.