Lil' Fi

Currently based in Melbourne, this Queensland girl (born and bred) has been a driving force both on stage and behind the scenes.

Lil' Fi is one of the original roots music performers on the festival circuit today. She is a dynamic entertainer with a unique songwriting style. Calling on her musical heritage of the Classic womens blues era it was early on that she discovered (much to her surprise) that she is not a black American from the deep south, instead she is a white gal from the shores of Queenslands sugar cane country. Hence the drive to write her own take on life and her observations of it. 18 years later she is still proudly performing her original Australian roots/blues music. She's a bit of a wild card as she sings with an Australian twang, which was unheard of in the blues when she started out, (only a handful of people do this still). Nothing compares to the feel good energy of Lil' Fi. She genuinely believes in the healing power of music and this is very evident in all of Lil' Fi's shows.

Lil' Fi has always played with the finest musicians around. She has been known to play stand up drums draped in feather boas and flowers. The visual arts play a great part in Lil' Fi's music and is best showcased through her collaboration with Ellie Schlunke and her Canvas Concertos being an avenue for an incredible luminescent painted light show while the band plays. (see side projects).

Lil' Fi has been the convener of the Ladies Sing The Blues Festival in Brisbane for 10 years and also a co-founder of the Flannelettes, the ten piece a capella group. She is also a co-founder of the East-Coast Queen Bees (Australia finest women blues musicians all in the one band) and programmed the blues venue at Woodford Folk Festival from 1997 to 2001. Lil' Fi has been performing with legendary folk singer Margret RoadKnight in a sellout show called “Tribute to the Blues Mamas”. Every town that it has been to has screamed for more and a cd has recently been recorded Live at the Stonnington Jazz Festival, chapel off chapel 2008.

Lil' Fi has an enviable understanding of what makes music work and a voice that can blow light globes or charm angels. Her musical persona is displayed in her own material that delves into her dreams, phobias and domestic entanglements and she presents a stream of humorous, poignant and hard hitting songs....(Peter Dougherty DVL)

"What a performer.... Lil' Fi's halogen smile and exhilarating style soon lit up the room. She's a lass with sass all right, she slapped at the drums, banged on the piano, she lassoed the high notes, then got down mean and throaty. She's a spirit-raiser, with enough natural charisma to electrify a morticians' convention. Every toe was tapping to her original songs...." (John Jenkins EL)

A Tribute to the Blues Mamas

Margret Roadknight & Lil' Fi. Recorded live on the 23rd and 24th May 2008 at the Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne as part of the Stonnington Jazz Festival. This CD is a compilation of Margret Roadknight and Lil' Fi's

two sold-out shows.

Live: Queenscliffe Music Festival

Celebrate the Curves

Pink Cadillac

Wang Dang Doodle

New CD 'Magic Door' Out Now!

Click on CD cover to find out more!

Read review of

Magic Door
by Julie Fox - Sydney Blues Society

Video Downloads

Pretty Flamingo
From ABC's "Inventions from the Back Shed" made by Rebel Films.
Lil Fi co-wrote the song with Dirk Dubois and Michael Den Elzin then featured in the film clip too! Check it out!

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Best Female Vocalist
1999 - 2000
Best Female Artist
1994 - 1995 - 1996
Australian Blues Music Awards
8 Independent albums

What the critics say

Lil' Fi's Lyrics!

Links

	Barry Harvey
	Dallas Frasca
	Doc Span
	Fiona Boyes
	Hickory Project
	Jeff Lang
	Kristina Olsen
	Lonnie Lee
	Margret RoadKnight
	Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society
	Mettaphor
	Mike Rudd and Bill Putt
	Mothers Milk Bank
	Phil Manning
	Rebel Films
	Spectrum
	Stonnington Jazz Festival - Live
	The Blues Train

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Lil Fi's Comments Box
January 2012

NEW CD IS OUT
ONLY BLUES MUSIC IS THE NEW DISTRIBUTION LABEL FOR LIL' FI yippee!
So pop out and support the local music scene by ordering your copy of my latest album through them. Thanks for your support. Cheers. Fi

Well blues and rockers, here's the latest gigs and goss for 2012 and onwards. The local gig at the Uki Pub is now on the SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH.

Haight Ashbury show is on in March again this time up on the Sunshine Coast
I will be in Melbourne the 24th to the 26th of Feb with the Candy Apples featuring at the Eltham Jazz and Blues Festival and the Arthurs Creek Big Fun Day.

Broadbeach Blues has booked the Candy Apples and there is stacks more happening.

Off to Thailand for the beginning of Feb and will be jamming at the Guitarman hopefully.I'll let you all know how it goes

Special R.I.P to Etta James without who I would not be the singer I am, love and blessings to all she loved, the world is a better place thanks to her

Meanwhile I'm teaching children music at the local preschool with Annie Petersens fabulous system called Rhapsodaisy. It's just divine and the kids just love it. If you think you'd like the Rhapsodaisy programme in your local preschool, go and have a look at her site. www.rhapsodaisy.com

I am happy to say that Scrubby Pete is playing guitar with me these days and so is Billy Williams (Hipshooters). Grant Bedford plays drums and of course this lineup is the current northern rivers local rogues.

Facebook is out of control and I love being in touch with all the fans, see you there.....
Lilfi bluesmama.
Cheers Lil' Fi “Music has a way of finding the big, invisible moving pieces inside our hearts and souls and helping us figure out the position of things inside us” (Ancient Greeks)

KASPARS Blog spot still needs help of course....http://kasparsfundraiser.blogspot.com/

PP.S. - I have put the words to my songs up on the guest book link at the bottom of the page. Lyrics to all songs that I have written on "Time and Love" and also "Magic Door" cds...Enjoy

.....a review in the Leader written by a John Jenkins it said "What a performer.... Fi's halogen smile and exhilarating style soon lit up the room. She's a lass with sass all right, she slapped at the drums, banged on the piano, she lassoed the high notes, then got down mean and throaty. She's a spirit-raiser, with enough natural charisma to electrify a morticians' convention. Every toe was tapping to her original songs...."