Sunday 13th February – Fremantle Arts Centre, WA *Free entry
Saturday 19th February – The River, Margaret River WA
Wednesday 2nd March – Can You Keep a Secret?, Brisbane QLD
Thursday 3rd March – 5 Church Street, Bellingen NSW
Friday 4th March – Wooloweyah Hall, Wooloweyah NSW
Saturday 5th March – Valla Rural Hall, Valla NSW
Sunday 6th March – Django Bar @ Camelot, Sydney
Tuesday 8th March – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra ACT
11-14 March – Port Fairy Folk Festival PORT FAIRY, VIC
Thursday 17th March – George Lane, Melbourne VIC
Friday 18th March – Vine Hotel, Wangaratta VIC
Saturday 19th March – Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon VIC
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9 December 2021
How would you get along with your partner if you were locked in one room together for fourteen days? That’s the dilemma that faced Emily Barker and her husband Lukas Drinkwater when they finally made their first trip to Australia for almost two years. Forced to quarantine in a hotel room for two weeks in October 2021, they needed a plan.
The plan they came up with was to record an entire album…in Room 822.
With a guitar, folding bass, keyboard and recording gear on hand, Emily & Lukas set about turning their room in Perth’s Westin Hotel into a recording studio. The outcome? An album full of tender, beautiful recordings featuring some of Emily’s favourite Australian songs – from growing up through her teenage years in Western Australia to now.
Set for release on January 14, 2022, Room 822 sees the Australian born/UK based singer-songwriter & husband/producer/multi-instrumentalist Lukas covering songs from the likes of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (‘Push The Sky Away’), Deborah Conway (‘Will You Miss Me When You’re Sober’), You Am I (‘Mr Milk’), Kasey Chambers (‘The Captain’), The Church (‘Under The Milky Way’), The Waifs (‘London Still’) and many more…including Emily’s take on Paul Kelly’s powerful, ‘Sleep, Australia, Sleep’ – the first single to be lifted off the album.
To coincide with the album’s release, Emily & Lukas will embark on their first Australian tour since 2017, taking in QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA & WA. You can also expect to hear songs from Emily’s previous releases, including her recent critically acclaimed album, A Dark Murmuration of Words, which received glowing reviews both here and abroad and will be the first time performed here live.
EMILY BARKER & LUKAS DRINKWATER TOUR 2022
Saturday 8 January – 2PM – Sonic Sherpa INSTORE, Brisbane QLD
Sunday 9 January – Can you keep a secret?, BRISBANE, QLD
Friday 14 January – Wooloweyah Hall WOOLOWEYAH, NSW
Saturday 15 January – Valla Town Hall VALLA, NSW
Sunday 16 January – 5 Church Street BELLINGEN, NSW
Thursday 20 January – Toyota Fan Zone Stage, Tamworth Country Music Festival NSW
Sunday 23 January – Django Bar SYDNEY, NSW
Thursday 27 January – Smith’s Alternative CANBERRA, ACT
Saturday 29 January – Vine Hotel WANGARATTA, VIC
Sunday 30 January – The Macedon Hotel MACEDON, VIC
Wednesday 2 February – Basement Discs INSTORE Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 3 February – Archie’s Creek Hotel ARCHIE’S CREEK, VIC
Friday 4 February – Music on the Hill RED HILL, VIC
Saturday 5 February – George Lane ST. KILDA, MELBOURNE, VIC
Wednesday 9 February – The Wheatsheaf ADELAIDE, SA
4-7 March – Nannup Music Festival NANNUP, WA
11-14 March – Port Fairy Folk Festival PORT FAIRY, VIC