NT singers Gurrumul Yunipingu, Shellie Morris, Ursula Yovich (pictured below right) and Leah Flanagan performed as part of  ‘Seven Songs To Leave Behind‘ at the 2010 Melbourne International Arts Festival on October 23, 2010.

They shared the bill with international artists Sinead O’Connor, John Cale, Meshell Ndegeocello, Rickie Lee Jones and interstate artist and Dan Sultan.

“In a format of entwined concerts, over more than three hours, these artists each shared highly personal musical essays of seven classic songs that hold special meaning to them.” They sang “their first song – the song that switched them on to being a musician, one from master poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen, a song to share with another, a song that they covet – the one above all others that they wished they had written, two songs of their own and one for the end of days – a song to leave behind.”

Seven Songs To Leave Behind was performed on stage at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on October 23. More details here.

Words: Megan Spencer