Tim Freedman at the Street Theatre

A band called the Whitlams were a big thing in Australia during the 90's. Like all good bands they've gone through numerous line up changes, but the one ever-present was Tim Freedman.

Amy was/is a fan and I once owned one of their albums. We went along to watch Tim Freedman's solo show at the Street Theatre in Canberra.

It was a really mellow show, with Tim Freedman sat behind the piano and taking the audience through the rise, fall and rise again of the Whitlams. He reflected that a lot of the bands success lay in their choice of band name (Gough Whitlam is a popular ex-Prime Minister of Australia who played a big part in the formation of Triple J an innovative youth focussed national radio station). As a result Freedman suspected that they got a lot more air-time than they otherwise might have. His big tip for up and coming bands was "to choose a good name" which seemed pretty apt.

At the end of the show we bought a CD and Amy met her hero. He seemed a really nice guy and posed for a couple of pictures. A nice (child-free) evening.

Amy and Tim