GRACE AND HUGHMay 12, 2019Grace & Hugh - Live at Quirindi Royal Theatre - Old Kirk AdvertA snippet of a special show at Quirindi Royal Theatre. Big thanks to to Andrew at Liverpool Plains Shire Council for making the show...
GRACE AND HUGHMar 12, 2019Sliding a CD under the door @DungogGrace has been on the blower to the majestic Dungog theatre about a show up ahead. Shut when rolling through we slid a cd under the door....
GRACE AND HUGHFeb 6, 2019Tossing your rode mic over the tree limbHow many times does it take Hughie to toss his mic before success? Remember he toured England and Africa playing cricket as a kid and...
GRACE AND HUGHFeb 3, 2019Swung a rode mic up over the limb of a dead tree @Bingara - Knockin' BootsOur performance of 'Knockin Boots'... feat. 20kmph winds, a (busted) guitar case, crows and somebody's dog. -G About the song: ‘Knockin...
GRACEJan 24, 2019Grace and Hugh don't camp.The ill-fated purchase. Even if it's a 10 second pop-up tent you've still gotta sleep in it for 8 hrs. One Night. We got through one...
GRACEJan 9, 2019Piano Bush MagicSomething about the concept of two people pushing a piano across country brings out the best in people. Maybe because it makes the cliche...
GRACE AND HUGHDec 13, 2018Behind the scenes filming 'Something about a man liveGrace and Hugh behind the scenes at Housefox studios, Brookvale, filming live performances of Somethin' About a Man and Stop and Wait,...
GRACENov 27, 2018Grocery Shopping for MusiciansGood Musicians + Good Food = Good Session. Or even crap food will do. Just some good old, crap, free food. When hiring out a studio and...
GRACEApr 9, 2018Feed me.Recording studios are pretty surreal environments. They are generally windowless (excepting the airy, beastie-infested Firefly Studios),...
GRACEApr 9, 2018"Look at moi."As performers, there is a degree of exhibitionism to what we do. Maybe a few degrees (I once saw Hughie sit down in an audience member’s...
HughMar 27, 2018Rehearse in a windowless room where the carpet never dries... or ...Having sent off the album to Kitty at Troy Horse for manufacture late last night with a race to the post (only one scratching in the...
GRACEFeb 20, 2018The Song Knows.“Simple piano-vocal arrangements.” we said. “Done by Christmas.” we said. Well, the songs had different plans. No sooner had we laid out...
GRACE AND HUGHFeb 20, 2018Take a long walk.A while ago I wrote a blog debunking the idea that you have to wait around for inspiration to strike. Obviously this post came a little...
GRACEJan 4, 2018Pimp my PianoShopping for wheels at Bunnings. And so… we get to the DIY aspect of the venture (I say that like every part of this trip isn’t DIY… but...
GRACE AND HUGHDec 6, 2017Beasties who like to boogie.MOUSE IN BASS VID Working in Hughie’s studio is unlike another recording experience in that the studio doubles as a wildlife sanctuary....