And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for.. 18 months after first chorus band of singers recorded this album with Emma Tonkin.. the Album Party Launch. Cave of Lights is a beautiful album (i reckon), with songs by Emma, arranged for 4 part harmony by Virginia Bott. (I’ve heard that doors open at 8pm, and we sing at 8:45pm.)

I was in the audience for the launch of Emma’s first album at Bar 303 about 5 years ago, and i’ll be singing in this one. There are 25 voices in the band this time round.

8:00pm Saturday 17 Nov, in the Wonderland Spiegeltent (Docklands). Make sure you head to the Docklands, not the Arts Centre.

The official blurb:

For one night only in the magical surrounds of the Wonderland Spiegeltent, Emma Tonkin and First Chorus Band Of Singers are joined by a great band of melbourne musos to launch their 2012 release CAVE OF LIGHTS, a collection of their work together as long-time collaborators of Melbourne’s independent fringe.

The night will kick off with an improvised solo set from guitarist and noisemaker Jed Palmer and the party will continue after the show to the tunes of DJ EDDY. Don’t miss all these folk in the one place creating the magic of this panoramic album live.

Relevant links:

• [Buy the album via Bandcamp]
• [first chorus facebook page]
• [The event on facebook]
• [Buy Tickets]
• [Songs via Soundcloud]

Here are some songs you’ll hear on the night, from the album:
Latest tracks by fc band of singers

..and here’s the map to the Spiegeltent:

View Larger Map

Found a few old videos from the Prana House gigs back in 2007. This song, April, will feature next Saturday evening. Via Yahoo!Music: Emma Tonkin.

“I Will Be One”

[Buy Emma’s first album on Amazon]

..and a different audio player from soundcloud, which doesn’t seem to work (sorry if you’re on an iPad, try the soundcloud site itself instead).

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