"I think the thing that has struck me the most is that if you just trust yourself and do the thing that feels the most honest to you, it always goes better."

In this episode Harley connects with Georgia Mooney, who landed in Brisbane just hours before this conversation after a 60-hour journey from Prince Edward Island, Canada.

She's a solo artist now, but you might know her from All Our Exes Live in Texas, the band that graced Woodford's stages and toured relentlessly for years.

Georgia's story is about transformation, from studying jazz at WAPA (where she encountered the rigid, male-dominated world of jazz school), to finding her voice in a four-piece harmony band, to now stepping out on her own with her debut solo record, Full of Moon and her follow-up on the way.

She's someone who's done the work. The unglamorous reality of being a touring musician, the loneliness of hotel rooms, the immediate consumption of complimentary biscuits, the strange intimacy of band life that's part marriage, part small business, part creative collaboration.

This episode is for:

• Musicians navigating the shift from band to solo work
• Anyone interested in what the reality of touring feels like
• People curious about the Festival of Small Halls
• Artists wondering if formal training helps or hinders finding your voice

Dive in to hear about why:

• Jazz school taught Georgia music theory but she had to unlearn the rules to find her creative voice
• Regional audiences bring something to a performance that city crowds simply can't replicate
• The stage is the one place you absolutely cannot fake it and that might be what saves live performance from AI

To learn more about Georgia: https://www.georgiamooney.com/

To come to the Woodford Folk Festival: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

To keep up to date with Small Halls Tours: https://festivalofsmallhalls.com/

FOR MORE: Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

CREDITS:

Host: Harley Breen

Guest: Georgia Mooney

Producer: Benny Wallington

Executive Producers: Cameron Scurrah, Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Jack Tindall

Video Editing: Nicholas Haddow

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers Recorded on Jinibara Country

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Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Producer: Benny Wallington

Executive Producers: Cameron Scurrah & Bree Hickson-Jameison

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

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