EPISODE · Sep 4, 2026 · 54 MIN
Camp Cope's Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich on the artists rewriting the rules of the Australian music scene
from The Music Show · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, or 'Kelso', of the great all-woman Australian rock band Camp Cope, is also a phenomenal writer. Her new book It's Not For You is part memoir, part feminist journalist project, in which she traces her own musical beginnings alongside conversations with a cross section of women and gender diverse musicians. She joins Andy to talk about the book. Noongar composer, violist, conductor and programmer Aaron Wyatt returns to the show to talk about Decolonising the Bells, a collaborative project with Speak Percussion that looks at the Federation Hand Bells and their complex history. Plus new music from The Buoys from their upcoming album Concrete Cowboy.Decolonising The Bells is at Monash University's Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday 5 September.Music heard in the show:Title: The OpenerArtist: Camp CopeComposer: Maq, GeorgiaAlbum: How To Socialise and Make FriendsLabel: Poison City RecordsTitle: Perfect NowArtist: Sarah BlaskoComposer: Blasko, Sarah; Cranny, Roger FAlbum: The Overture and the UnderscoreLabel: Dew ProcessTitle: SoonArtist: Angie McMahonComposer: McMahon, AngieAlbum: SaltLabel: Dualtone RecordsTitle: Alone in VegasArtist: The BuoysComposer: Catterall, Zoe; Geddes, Hilary; Cunningham, Courtney; Wilkin, Tessa; Matthews, FletcherAlbum: Concrete CowboyLabel: Sony MusicTitle: Decolonising the BellsArtist: Aaron Wyatt, Speak PercussionComposer: Aaron Wyatt, Eugene UghettiCourtesy of the composers and Speak PercussionTitle: Under the CanopyArtist: Melbourne Chamber OrchestraComposer: Aaron WyattCourtesy of ABC ClassicTitle: Tell It Back To MeArtist: Robert ForsterComposer: Forster, RobertAlbum: StrawberriesLabel: Tapete RecordsThe Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung CountryTechnical production by Tegan Nicholls
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