Eumundi’s superwoman songstress Katie Noonan is set to reunite on stage with her brother Tyrone Noonan, of rock band george, for the 20th anniversary of their award-winning number one double platinum album Polyserena.
They will be bringing back the memories at an all-ages family friendly music festival, Sunshine Sounds, on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 July, taking place in the hinterland village of Eumundi.
“In the 20th year of our debut album Polyserena, it is very special to be back making music with my big bro Tyrone and my son Dexter,“ Katie said.
“Our band started in the lounge room of my uni share house in early 1996 in Brisbane with two sets of siblings jamming together.
“My bro had just returned from living in Europe and I had just started uni. I was 18, so only a little older than Dexter is now.
“Twenty-six years later, to be celebrating our debut album with my 17-year-old son and two wonderful young musicians, Brandon Mamata on guitars and Steele Chabau on bass, feels like a wonderful full circle moment with multiple generations sharing music together.“
Katie said the album was the soundtrack of becoming a woman and trying to find her place in the world.
“It’s funny how songs morph with time and they come to mean something different,“ she said.
“That young Katie still has a lot to teach me and I look forward to singing her words on this special tour with my big bro and my first-born son.“
Sunshine Sounds 2022 boasts a line-up featuring ARIA winning Clare Bowditch and band, Asha Jefferies, Hatz Fitz and Cara, Deline Briscoe, JaZZella, Layla Barnett, Zara, Lyndon Davis and the Gubbi Gubbi Dancers, Andrea Kirwin and the Yama-Nui Social Club, and Band of Frequencies.
The boutique festival is being presented by Kin Music, a production company run by Katie Noonan, who is passionate about all things community.
She said it’s never been more important to buy local, support local and focus on community.
“It has been a very strange couple of years and now more than ever we need to support local businesses, suppliers and artists,“ Katie said.
“We’ve worked really hard to put this festival on again and we really hope the community comes and supports us and shares in our little patch of paradise on Gubbi Gubbi Country in Eumundi.“
For tickets and further festival information, visit sunshinesoundsfestival.com
