Churchill Fellowship
In late 2014 I was honoured to be awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. The Foundation aims to provide an opportunity for Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field that is not readily available in Australia. It also aims to reward proven achievement of talented and deserving Australians with further opportunity in their pursuit of excellence for the enrichment of Australian society... Read moreBarbara and Barry in CANTERBURY
: Melissa Western Date: Sun Oct 26th, 2014 Venue: Spiegeltent – Canterbury International Arts Festival (UK) City: Canterbury Country: UK Admission: 14 Notes: Barbara and Barry’s Sweet, Sour and Saucy| Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal [ { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Melissa Western", "startDate": "2014-10-26T19:00:00", "url": "https://www.melissawestern.com/barbara-and-barry-in-canterbury/", "description": "Barbara and Barry’s Sweet, Sour and Saucy|", "performers": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Melissa Western" }, "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Spiegeltent – Canterbury International Arts Festival (UK)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressLocality": "Canterbury", "addressCountry": "UK" } }, "offers": { "@type": "Offer", "price": "14", "url": "http://www.canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/performance/sweet,-sour-saucy.aspx" } } ].. Read moreThe Keapers
‘The Keapers’ are made up of Tnee Dyer – keys/vox, Melissa Western – vox, Josh Boyd -guitar/vox, Andrew Johnson – bass and Richard Seymore on drums. The Keaper’s are a predominantly jazz/blues/funk band whose repertoire incorporates original material as well as classic hits and standards. Tight arrangements and glorious vocal harmonies characterise The Keapers fresh approach to traditional styles of music... Read more
Announcing Edinburgh shows for 2013 Festival
Super chuffed to be heading over to Edinburgh again in August 2013 with two shows: Lissa & NeeNee’s Riverside Adventure (music and dancing fun adventure for 0-6yrs) and Sweet, Sour and Saucy (a jazz cabaret at The Jazz Bar).
It certainly will be a big adventure with the whole family taking the trip for the whole month of performances and mayhem... Read more