Stringer and Crighton

The Regent Spotlight

LIZ STRINGER and William Crighton combine forces on Friday, March 31, with a co-headline performance.

Extraordinary as individual artists, this double bill is inspired by both Stringer and Crighton’s commitment to the communities in which they perform.

Crighton grew up in small towns around the NSW Riverina district in Wiradjuri country. He works passionately against environmental destruction on the ground and through his music.

His latest album Water and Dust, which he debuted, stripped back, as a flood relief concert at The Regent last year, winning Best Blues & Roots Release at the 2022 ARIA awards, and he was regaled as ‘a classic Australian storyteller burning with ragged intensity’ by the critics. Fusing traditional music and experimentation, his songs explore vivid stories with colourful themes, from tales of murder and suicide to love and euphoric conversations with ants.

Multi-award winner Stringer is one of Australia’s most admired songwriters and instrumentalists. Her notoriously powerful performances and rich story-based songs, have earned her a unique place in the canon of contemporary Australian music.

After winning AIR’s Best Blues and Roots album in 2022, Melbourne’s ‘best kept secret’ was propelled to another level, touring with Midnight Oil for 18 months and named Port Fairy Folk Festival’s 2023 artist of the year.

This unique double bill features both artists perform solo, and together with a full band. A night of blues and roots and rhythms, this stunning event is not to be missed.

Book now via The Regent website: the-regent.com.au