Rosie McDonald & Friends – Sat 7 Jun 2025 – 6:30pm-9:30pm – New Lambton Community Centre (Old Savoy Theatre)

Rosie is a singer/guitarist who has played in groups Mothers of Intention, Folklore, the Hippy Trippy band, RAPT, Seanchas, & with her partner mandolinis, Nigel Lever & solo. Rosie has a strong rhythmic drive on guitar, bouzouki & bodhran and a rich alto voice to lead us into stories from the Celtic,1960’s folk, trad and blues traditions.

Rosie is a Sydney based musician/singer and well known figure in the folk music scene – both for her versatility, melifluous mezzo voice and rhythmic acoustic, alternate tuned and finger picking style playing. Rosie was naturally drawn to the music of Ireland and Scotland with a strong family heritage and musical gene . With influences as diverse as Bach, cool Jazz to Joni Mitchel and Planxty, a career highlight was supporting Andy Irvine with the band Seanchas. Rosie picked up guitar at age 11 and hasn’t stopped playing.

Since winning a MusicOz Award back in 2007 Rosie has developed her songwriting skills with her own compositions, collaborating with Cliona Molins with a recent CD release of songs of the Convict women of Sydney with the #MothersoftheNation CD Project. Rosie has played with bands #Mothersofintention,#Folklore, #Seanchas, #RAPT, performs with partner Nigel Lever , and is part of #TheTrippyHippyBand.

Rosie is delighted to be part of the Irish/Australian collaboration of women artists called #ThePrankqueans and has performed with them for the past few years.

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