	{"id":107569,"date":"2025-06-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/?p=107569"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:49:25","slug":"from-dustyesky-to-smokey-fields-chris-mallorys-alter-ego-takes-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/living\/from-dustyesky-to-smokey-fields-chris-mallorys-alter-ego-takes-the-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"From Dustyesky to Smokey Fields \u2013 Chris Mallory&#8217;s alter ego takes the stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AFTER discovering the joy of stepping into a new persona as part of the &#8220;genuine fake Russian choir&#8221; Dustyesky, Mullumbimby musician Chris Mallory felt inspired to create another alter ego.<\/p>\n<p>That new persona \u2014 Smokey Fields \u2014 was born shortly after Mallory saw American singer-songwriter and guitarist Willie Watson perform at the Civic Hall in Mullumbimby. Watson, a founding member of the Nashville-based Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show, left a lasting impression.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went straight to the karaoke night at the Middle Pub and said, &#8216;Hello, my name is Smokey Fields,&#8217; then lit the whole house on fire with a performance of Midnight Special,&#8221; Mallory said.<\/p>\n<p>For Smokey Fields&#8217; debut performance, Mallory enlisted fellow Dustyesky members Matthew &#8220;Gully&#8221; Gulliford and James Dods. Together, they performed acoustic versions of iconic songs from Woodstock at the Brunswick Picture House in 2019, marking the 50th anniversary of the legendary music festival.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/06\/SmokeyFieldsperformi_46799.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smokey Fields performing. Photo: NOAM AMIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the Smokey Fields project, we are all still having fun with vocal harmony and getting into a character, but we also play instruments,&#8221; Mallory said.<\/p>\n<p>Mallory began playing the guitar when he was 18 and said it&#8217;s all he&#8217;s wanted to do ever since.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To me it is a sort of a meditation or an escape from everyday thinking,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Playing music I am in the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smokey Fields&#8217; next gig will be part of Northern Rivers for Refugees&#8217; 10th anniversary celebration, held at Memorial Hall in Brunswick Heads from 4pm to 6pm on Sunday, June 15.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve done a few things with them before and I love the work that they do in the community to support refugees coming to the area,&#8221; Mallory said. &#8220;I am so pleased to be able to perform on their special day and help them to celebrate the great work they do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/nrfr.org.au\/10th-anniversary-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nrfr.org.au\/10th-anniversary-party<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFTER discovering the joy of stepping into a new persona as part of the &#8220;genuine fake Russian choir&#8221; Dustyesky, Mullumbimby musician Chris Mallory felt inspired to create another alter ego. 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