From Divino, a circus show produced by NICA for the Melbourne International Festival. Directed by Italian commedia dell'arte director Valeria Campo. This piece accompanied a remarkable act whereby one performer juggles another with their feet.

Risley Icarian

From my album 'Maybe This Is Normal.' This song originally appeared in the Melbourne Fringe show Infectiou$

I Object (I Am Not An Object)

From my album 'Maybe This Is Normal.' Originally from the Melbourne Fringe show Infectiou$.

Fuckin' Fix It

From my album 'Maybe This Is Normal.' Most of the drums on this album are buckets, suitcases and Milo tins.

The Sparrow, The Insect, The Foetus

From Divino. A circus show inspired by Felini. Dir. Valeria Campo. A song was required to accompany a tap dancing act. The character was very 'Betty Boop' and was performing for another character, Death. If she could not impress Death then it was 'coitains.' She tries flirting, doing the splits, all to no avail.

Death Cute Little Death

From Let The Sunshine. QTC. Dir. Michael Gow. David Williamsons script weaves together themes of division; between left and right, husband and wife, parents and children, Sydney and Noosa. How are values bequeathed  down the generations within families? How does a young person discover themselves both through and in opposition to their families and their partners? Aren't Queensland property developers despicable?  etc. The script asked for a song 'like Tim Freedman.' The character was a 30 year old music industry aspirant living in Newtown. After ten years of trying he is collecting glasses in a pub for a living. He sings a song he has written for his ever- supportive parents whilst visiting them in Noosa. I tried to weave together all the themes and images embodied in the script, plus the characters existential stasis without creating a 'music theatre' moment. The sonic backdrop took us out of the naturalistic and was calibrated to the the quirks of the space (the Cremorne theatre at Qpac). This is me singing on this version but Paul Ashcroft sung the song and played the guitar beautifully in the production. 

Go With It Mix

From Way Dead Cool. OzOpera. Dir. Tom Healy. Created by Maude Davey and Peter Farnan. A big feature here is the Casio MT 31 keyboard. This is a piece of kit that has been with me since 1982.

I'm Dying Without You Here

Pesky Bones is the alta ego for Australian composer and performer, Peter Farnan. Pesky Bones Volume One is the first PB release.

Peter Farnan Pesky Bones

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