Mantle Music – Fireside Recordings

Daily dose of fireside Mantle Music smokes out the collaborative best of Freo

Mantle Music delivers its fireside magic again, this year recorded outdoors and inside one of Freo’s most remarkable locations. Talented locals in rare collaborations and situations are filmed and sound recorded at the same time in this awesome project.

An incredible collaboration between some of WA’s most talented musos, photography and videography by Lincoln McKinnon, the recording mastery of Joe Leach, , and the beauty and the energy of wild Freo itself, Mantle Music captures a hot collation of tracks across the festival to be enjoyed each day and forever.

Information & Ticketing

Where

Online Releases

When

10 – 20 August
Online Launch – AM

Tickets

FREE

Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys

Experience the winter allure of Mantle Music’s debut clip, featuring “Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys.” Isla Dunne and Claudia Tero’s unreleased melody takes you on a nocturnal rain-soaked adventure through the streets of Walyalup.

This video was filmed and recorded at Walyalup in Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar.

Performers: Claudia Tero on Guitar/Vocals & Isla Dunne on Clarinet
Director / Camera Operator / Editor : Lincoln MacKinnon
Director of Photography: Daniel Holliday
Gaffer / Camera operator: David Duong
Audio Recording, Mix and Mastering: Joe Leach
Producer: Yardley Smeaton – City of Fremantle
Special thanks to ‘Ofa Fotu, George Siciliano and Greg O’Byrne

Katy Steele

Unveiling the second gem from the 2023 Mantle Music series. Join us in savouring Katy Steele’s mesmerizing rendition of the title track, “Big Star,” from her freshly released record.

This video was filmed and recorded at Walyalup in Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar.

Performers: Katy Steele – on Piano /Vocals & Graham Mcluskie on Guitar/Vocals
Director / Camera Operator / Editor: Lincoln MacKinnon
Director of Photography: Daniel Holliday
Gaffer / Camera operator: David Duong
Audio Recording, Mix and Mastering: Joe Leach
Producer: Yardley Smeaton – City of Fremantle
Special thanks to ‘Ofa Fotu, George Siciliano and Greg O’Byrne

Nika Mo

“Every year in Boorloo, around November, we see the Jacarandas come into bloom, and suddenly every pocket of the city is dotted with purple clouds among rooftops. This song is about that, about time passing and the small reminders were given, and also (isn’t it always about love?) about ex-lovers’ dogs forgetting you”. Nika Mo performs “Purple Suburbia” for Mantle Music number 3.

This video was filmed and recorded at Walyalup in Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar.

Performers: Annika Moses on Guitar/Vocals & Brooke Travaglini on Violin
Director / Camera Operator / Editor: Lincoln MacKinnon
Director of Photography: Daniel HollidayGaffer / Camera operator: David Duong
Audio Recording, Mix and Mastering: Joe Leach
Producer: Yardley Smeaton – City of Fremantle
Special thanks to ‘Ofa Fotu, George Siciliano and Greg O’Byrne

Cruz Patterson

Number four of the Mantle series introduces “Peach House,” a creation by Cruz Patterson. This song was born from a moment of inspiration during lockdown.

This video was filmed and recorded at Walyalup in Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar.

Performers: Cruz Patterson on Vocals & Abraham Tilbury on Keys
Director / Camera Operator / Editor : Lincoln MacKinnon
Director of Photography: Daniel Holliday
Gaffer / Camera operator: David Duong
Audio Recording, Mix and Mastering: Joe Leach
Producer: Yardley Smeaton – City of Fremantle
Special thanks to ‘Ofa Fotu, George Siciliano and Greg O’Byrne

Lois Onley

Concluding the Mantle Music series for 2023, Lois Onley takes the fireside lounge room with her piece “Last Sad Song,” accompanied by Dave and Pheobe. Through her performance, Lois weaves a tale of happiness, suffering, affection, and yearning. In her own words, “Music helps heal the people that I love and the sorrow that we all have in common.”

This video was filmed and recorded at Walyalup in Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar.

Performers: Lois Only Vocals, Dave Johnson on Acoustic Guitar & Pheobe Corke on Violin
Director / Camera Operator / Editor: Lincoln MacKinnon
Director of Photography: Daniel Holliday
Gaffer / Camera operator: David Duong
Audio Recording, Mix and Mastering: Joe Leach
Producer: Yardley Smeaton – City of Fremantle
Special thanks to ‘Ofa Fotu, George Siciliano and Greg O’Byrne