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In 2018 Shaking the Tree choir visited the felled coops of the Tasmanian Tarkine wilderness and sang this song of lament for the loss and destruction of our precious old growth forests. Filmed by Mark Silver, Directed by Bronwyn Calcutt. Part of the Bob Foundation Tarkine in Motion event.

Performed at the opening of Bronwyn Calcutt's exhibition of paintings -The Pianola Collection- at Montsalvat Residents Gallery on Sept 16 2023. The artist appears in the persona of Melrose se Lave -metaphorically fathered by Duchamp and the Dadaists and mothered by the artist's great aunt Lily Melrose -star of Music Hall stages at the turn of the last century. Melrose conducts one of the large ...

Ella's Song was written by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (of Sweet Honey in the Rock) as a tribute to Ella Baker (1903-1986), often called the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Performed by Shaking the Tree choir in isolation (Melbourne, 2020) and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the quest for justice and equality for the First Peoples of Australia. Choir directed by Bronw...

Mountain Song by Holly Near Recorded in Melbourne, May 2020, by Expressive Women choir, directed by Bronwyn Calcutt. Mixed and mastered by Camilo Bravo in Ecuador, S.America. Expressive Women, in Covid isolation in inner Melbourne, took on the challenge to make a gift for one of our members who is struggling, and to send strength and love via this song. We are truly grateful for the generosity ...

Over four days of Easter 2018, Shaking The Tree choir traveled from Melbourne to the Tasmanian Tarkine Wilderness under the auspices of the Bob Brown Foundation's Tarkine in Motion project. This project invites artists of diverse media to immerse themselves and find inspiration in this unique natural environment, and share this with the world in the campaign for its preservation. Currently 86% ...

The Circle - written and performed by Bronwyn Calcutt in tribute to her mother Amy (1917-2014).

The Battle of Evermore was written by Page/Plant of Led Zeppelin. Performed by Melbourne choir Shaking the Tree on location at the Northcote Uniting Church and the Darebin Parklands. Shaking the Tree Choir directed by Bronwyn Calcutt. Video devised and directed by Bronwyn Calcutt with assistance from Rebecca Palmer, Karen Mecoles and Julie Moore. Filmed by Leo Dale wefostudios.com With assistan...

Shaking the Tree fuses two civil rights songs into one in a performance at Deakin Edge, Federation Square in Melbourne in April 2015. Arranged and directed by Bronwyn Calcutt.

Shaking the Tree sings this Led Zeppelin classic at Deakin Edge Federation Square, Melbourne, in April 2015 as part of an Anzac Day event held by The Medical Association for the Prevention of War. A song that depicts the archetypal struggle between the dark and light within us all, calling to bring the balance back and restore the peace and harmony of our society. Arranged and directed by Bronw...

Shaking the Tree sing a song by Kath Tait about how we might get along better with our neighbours. Performed for the 2015 Anzac commemoration at Deakin Edge Federation Square in Melbourne, hosted by MAPW (Medical Association for the Prevention of War) Song arranged and directed by Bronwyn Calcutt.

On the Turning Away is a song by Pink Floyd, about the social divisiveness of Thatcherism in 1980's England. It has been revisited and recorded by Shaking the Tree choir and presented here as both a protest against current social policy towards asylum seekers in Australia, and an affirmation of our shared humanity and capacity for compassionate action and response. Performed by Shaking the Tree...

A universal tale of lost love sung by Melbourne choir Shaking the Tree, composed and arranged by their director Bronwyn Calcutt, with solo by Sophie Dutertre and musicians Barb Scott, Bronwyn Calcutt and Jonathan Liddelow.

An adaptation in song of Julia Gillard's famous Misogyny speech in Australia's Federal Parliament 2013. Performed by Bronwyn Calcutt and friends.

A portrait of our socio-political times and a woman who made history -Julia Gillard. A song by Bronwyn Calcutt.

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