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Clews @ Oxford Art Factory, 26th Jan

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 27 January 2018

“Last time I saw Clews they were two sisters with stunning harmonies, tunes of delight, and acoustic guitars. All those things are still true except the guitars are electric and there’s a whole band. The tunes are still a box of bloody wonders too.”

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Clews @ The Captain Cook, 14th Sep

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 15 September 2016

“Clews are built around two sisters, Lily and Grace, whose surnames I’m really hoping aren’t the obvious Clews (or, to be more numerically correct, Clew). In fact, I’m spending much of the time before they come on reconciling myself to the fact that they are probably and regrettably not named after the ball of thread […]

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment