{"id":73851,"date":"2021-01-13T04:55:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T17:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=73851"},"modified":"2021-01-13T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T01:01:03","slug":"big-music-name-to-hop-into-wildlife-park-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/big-music-name-to-hop-into-wildlife-park-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Big music name to hop into Wildlife Park gig"},"content":{"rendered":"

SET among the kangaroos at the Ballarat Wildlife Park, a handpicked selection of local and national talent will be hitting this week\u2019s Summer Sunday roving stage.<\/p>\n

Top of the bill is Ella Hooper, who audiences would know best as the front woman of hugely successful band Killing Heidi.<\/p>\n

Since branching out from the group, Hooper\u2019s made a name for herself as a master of many genres from pop to rock, country to folk, and anything in between, and always manages to put on a great show.<\/p>\n

Another act on the line-up is regional singer and songwriter Connor Toomey whose soaring vocals and soulful melodies will transport you to another place.<\/p>\n

Although his lyrics touch on heart wrenching and devastating moments in time, the emerging artist\u2019s stories are wrapped in rich, untouched vocals sure to lift the audience\u2019s spirits.<\/p>\n

The final addition to Sunday\u2019s line-up is rock act, Hayley Mary who debuted onto the scene in 2019 with her eccentric EP that attracted widespread praise and support on streaming services.<\/p>\n

Currently touring solo without her band, Mary said it\u2019s been a bit of a learning to play her songs that are usually full of energy and sound in a more stripped back way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just touring solo because it\u2019s difficult in a post-COVID world to fly everyone out to every show,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll adapt and be able to do these solo things whenever I can.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted my EP to sound like a memory of your parents dancing in the kitchen, and your dad is Roy Orbison and your mum is Cyndi Lauper\u2026 It\u2019s got that with a bit of Australiana, rock and indie feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

After playing only a handful of shows during COVID lockdown, Mary said she feels excited for these little bursts of shows as part of the post-COVID boom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like there\u2019s a lot of potential for a new age of excitement after such horrible collapse of society as we know it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just excited to do anything, it\u2019s nice to bring back the magic after it\u2019s been taken away for a little while.<\/p>\n

\u201cElla, I obviously know very well, she\u2019s an amazing wonderful and colourful force, I\u2019m excited to meet Connor and play with the both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with the event at the Ballarat Wildlife Park, the show will be livestreamed on the Summer Sunday\u2019s Facebook page, visit facebook.com\/summersundaysballarat<\/strong><\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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