Mimi Gilbert (USA) & Ruby Gill (Aus/South Africa)
Elm House | March 22 | 3:30pm | $51
Don’t miss Mimi Gilbert (USA) and Ruby Gill (Australia / South Africa) and as they embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, intimate tour of Australia this autumn, bringing their award-winning alt-folk and profound poetry to an exciting series of shows in big and small places near you. The two opinionated, light-hearted, torch-carriers of language have been fast friends for many years, and will be reuniting for an intimate tour across Australia this March and April. For Mimi Gilbert, this is a launch tour for their new record ‘Undrowning,’ a record made between California and Australia. In support, Ruby will be performing a new, never-before-seen set of mostly spoken-word poetry (and a few songs), celebrating the release of their new poetry book ‘I’m not exaggerating when I say’.
This experience is bound to be unforgettable - each artist will bring their own flawless minimalism and unforgettable lyrical honesty to the table, with protest songs, witnessing of nature, exploration of queerness and deep love for family and politics that are beloved by audiences all over the globe. Both will leave you a little changed from when you walked in the door.
More about Mimi Gilbert
Mimi Gilbert is an independent artist who has spent the better part of the last 10 years living, touring and creating music in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Previously based in Melbourne now back in Ojai/ Los Angeles, the Californian born has toured most recently with Julia Jacklin and Angie McMahon. Mimi shares a deeply-crafted, folk-inflected approach to their songwriting.
Pronounced ‘the best kept secret in the music industry’ by Double J - Australia, Mimi established themself as a talented singer and guitarist capable of ruminative insight and quietly devastating song-craft, inviting comparisons to Laura Marling and Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker. The album left deep ripples among many, picking up accolades such as Double J and FBi Radio Feature album and noted by NME as one of their ‘Top 10 album picks’.
More about Ruby Gill
Ruby Gill was born and raised in South Africa, now based in regional VIC, and has spent the last 9 years bringing even the most stoic global audiences to tears with her effortless musicality and powerful poetry. Ruby was recently shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize (top 3 in the country) for her ARIA-charting, globally renowned record ‘Some Kind Of Control,’ and has toured with the likes of Missy Higgins, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Nakhane, Mon Rovia (Liberia), Stella Donnelly, Angie McMahon and more, with Port Fairy Folk Festival’s Emerging Artist of the Year award, Music Victoria’s Best Folk Work nomination, and The Times’ Breaking Act accolade to her name among others.
