Bells in Air | a free all-ages concert at Blackburn Gardens

Warm Currency and Itchy Bugger are set to delight audiences at a free all ages concert on the lawns of Blackburn Gardens in Double Bay.

As the sun sets, these acts will waft you away on a carpet of experimental song and multicoloured scraps.

Warm Currency are the Sydney/Melbourne -based duo of Mary MacDougall and MP Hopkins, self-described as ‘thick webbed folk song’. Their ephemeral sound is knitted together from mismatched gauzy lengths of acoustic guitar, field recordings and abrupt spoken word intrusions. Their second studio album Petals last year netted considerable critical acclaim as the world tunes into their detuned folk.

Itchy Bugger is a determinedly lo-fi proposition, tinny and indefatigable drum machines labouring away while Josh Newton attempts to balance a spindly melody on top. Much-prized among connoisseurs of quirky antipodean songcraft, previous albums Done One and Double Bugger are wonderful exercises in lowkey jangle. Josh is joined by Zephyr Pavey and Xanthe Waite.

Presented in collaboration with Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf and Artist in Residence Yuta Matsumura, proudly supported by Woollahra Council's Grants Program.

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When | Sunday 30 November, from 5pm

Where | Blackburn Gardens & Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf

Cost | Free

Transport and parking | Blackburn Gardens and Woollahra Gallery can be reached via public transport (buses 324, 325 or 326, or walk from Edgecliff Station or Double Bay Wharf). After-hours parking is available at Council Chambers (536 New South Head Rd, Double Bay NSW 2028). If you are arriving via UBER or Taxi please request a drop-off or collection at the Council Chambers.