Bianca Jade

Clad in a bright white suit Dan Bull wowed the Rocket Room with his 'one man band' tunes for his EP III launch. I have to admit I felt like a fish out of water in one of Perth's most hard core rock venues. Lucklily I had my red dorothy shoes on, so with a couple of taps I managed to wish myself a congenial audience. There's nothing quite like putting a folk singer in a rock venue - you start getting requests for Britney... Thankfully Dan took the audience to an even higher level ending the show on the all time classic 'Eternal Flame' - there really is no place like home.

Being the support act doesn't mean you get to meet the star but you certainly get treated like one... now I know what it feels like to play on a big stage with a big sound before a big star. Kings Park looked sparkly and green on this crisp Autumn night. My fingers got cold and kd's toes got cold but the show went on...

Supporting The Black Sorrows at The Quarry to a 600 strong audience was more like a Shakespearean play than a gig. Several sub-plots kept the night full of surprises as a group of young Italian men who spoke no English be-friended me at stage door; I found my mother wearing a staff pass; and our dressing rooms got trashed! I felt more like Helena than Bianca Jade but alas... the photos taken by Positively Hyped tell the truth.

Heading south this weekend to the gorgeous town of Nannup in WA.  I'll be camping with 40 other artists from around the globe for the festival weekend. Everything will be on offer... from folk, country, blue grass, rockabilly and bush breakfasts.

It's that time of year again... WAMi Festival. Over 50 Western Australian acts will be playing around stages in Northbridge on Sat 23 Feb. You will be able to find me and the boys on the Universal stage on Williams St.

Dave Mann and I are back in our home town of Perth after driving around the bottom of the country in the tour bus. Highlights included - an unexpected house concert in the Adelaide hills; watching one of Dave's fans perform one of his songs onstage in Torquay; and getting lost in the spectacular countryside of the Yarra Valley on our way to Giant Steps winery. Our final show is at Clancy's Pub Freo with our bands on Sat 9 Feb.

Next week I'll be hitting the road with fellow Perth muso Dave Mann for shows in SA, VIC & WA. We will be playing our own tunes as well as a selection of duets. Check the gig page for all dates.

It's back to Clancy's Pub Freo for another country folk show on Satuday 10 Nov with my toe tapping cattlemen - Matt Willis on bass and Tim Jago on guitar. Free entry!

The Bianca Jade Duo starts a monthly residency this week at the beach front restaurant Barchetta in Cottesloe WA. There are two shows this week to get things rolling. Bookings essential, check gig page for details.

My folkie dokie song 'Nobody Told Me' has been nominated as part of WAM Song of the Year 2007.