THAT HOODOO you do
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Jai Seales & Gary Sissons
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oint Leo musician Tim Stout has always lived a double life divided between his love for music and the practicalities of making a more reliable living. Only once in his entire music career was he employed full-time as a musician working for a couple of months as the drummer in a production of Godspell at The Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne. Despite having a day job, he’s been singing, songwriting and playing music professionally for 45 years. He’s a virtual musical missionary.
During lockdowns Tim set a goal to play six songs at 6pm every night live on Facebook. He never missed a single night. He brought presence, joy and connection to his listeners, many of whom relied on that musical buoyancy to get through the days. In fact, he exceeded the 262 days of lockdowns producing over 300 consecutive nights of music. He still does it on a Thursday. Tim is a man who gives with his music whether he gets money for it or not. continued page 46...
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44 | PENINSULA
January 2023