Tickets:

$10 (including booking fee)

Prepare to be inspired on the 26th of June by some of Australia’s greatest hit songwriters all performing the collaborative works and songs written with Gerry Smith.

All the instrumentalists in this band are APRA Award Winning Songwriters, who will also take time to perform their own originals as the afternoon progresses.

Come and experience the magic of no less than 6 great songwriters over three acts. Featuring John Fox, Alanna Eagan and Peter Baylor and The Well Oiled Machine Band.

Many of the songs explore themes and represent the stories that come from living with a disability.

Gerry Smith’s Well Oiled Machine: After busking for years (in his amazing motorized wheelchair), and chipping away at the recording of his album, Gerry Smith was awarded a grant by Music Victoria in 2021. The purpose of the grant Gerry received originally was to tour disability homes and care facilities with the aim of bringing music to people in the disabled community.

However, after having to pivot several times during the long lockdowns of COVID, the grant was used to help Gerry and his team of award-winning musicians to record the songs for his debut album and to make videos of the process and the songs.

The studio sessions were wonderful, inspiring and rewarding times, as everyone collaborated to bring Gerry’s vision to fruition. The idea of starting a band, (Eric McCusker had the idea of calling the band Gerry’s Smith’s Well Oiled Machine), to tour to the centres, to spread the special results of the collaborations and perhaps also open new horizons and inspire others in confidence in their own creativity and abilities.

So now we are developing a tour to play these inspiring songs to audiences at community centres and disability homes, to bring people together from all parts of the community. We think that this band contributes to breaking down barriers and preconceptions and is a unique way to bring the magic of music, with its universal bond, to receptive audiences.