Family Forged in Fire
Three sisters and their animal friends, celebrating the emerging greenery after the devastating Nymboida Firestorm.
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GRACE AND HUGH
- Jan 1, 2020
Generational Farmers Start to Rebuild
Leith Towns, surveying the wreckage of the cattle yards he built with his brother as a teenager. A fourth generation farmer in the area,...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Dec 29, 2019
Grace and Hugh with 7 Piece Band - North/Central Coast of NSW Tour
We had an absolute ball hitting the road with our incredible 7 piece band in November. There were some logistical issues. The band just...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Dec 27, 2019
Bob Builds Again
We met Bob at the Nymboida RFS Recovery Party in Nymboida. He and his wife lost their home in the firestorm, and are now refugees. A...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Dec 18, 2019
Another Nymboida Firestorm Survivor
The recent devastation of the Nymboida fires touched all walks of life. Walking through the scorched bushland, we encounter no animal...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Dec 17, 2019
Bringing a Piano to The Nymboida RFS Recovery Party
Hughie and I had just played a show at the Raleigh Hall and were about to head home when we decided to stop in and see Ian Casey, owner...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Dec 10, 2019
The Logistics of Hitting the Road with a 7 Piece Band
I remember when I first joined Hughie's Big Ol Bus Band a few years ago, I would just sail into the venue for soundcheck, and sail out at...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Oct 31, 2019
White Line Fever
The amount of time it takes me to unpack after coming home from the road is a constant source of amusement to my friends and family. My...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Oct 23, 2019
Craig the Cockatoo Cases the 7/11
On our way to rehearsals for our 7 Piece Band Tour at Sydney's Stage Door Rehearsal Studios, we met Craig (Hughie named him, so I'm...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Aug 19, 2019
Makeup Tutorial: Doing Your Eyeliner On The Road
Grace does her makeup in front of the bain-marie before a packed country hall show in Brushgrove NSW.
GRACE AND HUGH
- Jul 10, 2019
Stopping in at Stanthorpe
We were passing through Stanthorpe and thought we might roll the piano out for an impromptu jam outside the Stanthorpe Little Theatre,...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Jul 5, 2019
Singin' to the cemetery
We stopped to serenade the underground residents at a little town cemetery in central NSW at sunset. As we finished, we saw an eerie...
GRACE AND HUGH
- Jun 10, 2019
Tuning the piano amongst dairy cows
Hughie stopped in on piano tuner Paul Stanley on his way through the beautiful Manning Valley NSW Australia to pick up Grace for a trip...
GRACE AND HUGH
- May 20, 2019
FREDERICKTON SCHOOL OF ARTS SHOW
Frederickton! Thanks for the singalongs and a standing ovation that shook the dust from the rafters. We’ll be back 🎉 🎉 🎉...
GRACE AND HUGH
- May 18, 2019
Pre-show Blackout - Yamba NSW
This crap could only happen to us.
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