Fay White sings as often as possible and writes songs when she gets half a chance. She’s more likely to write a song if you give her a commission or a deadline (and preferably some money too).
She's also a facilitator and teacher, arts worker and community music catalyst.
She’s performing less often these days as a concert singer but enjoying it more and delighted to be performing Joni Mitchell songs with Flight Tonight – a five-piece band of fabulous musicians, sharing vocals with cabaret singer Rebecca Morton, and accompanied by Wendy Rowlands on piano, Anthony Leonard on guitar and Elisabeth Anderson on cello.
Fay leads singing workshops that are fully energizing. She has pioneered a new form of Community Singing (with food) known as “Vocal Nosh” and in connection with Community Music Victoria, trains singing leaders and encourages community music-making especially in North-West Victoria.
She’s recorded 12 albums of songs, about half of them for children. The most recent include Alive in Grampians-Gariwerd, an album of 8 original songs written for the Grampians community after the 2006 bushfires; and a double CD/songbook of 62 small songs for community singing called Victoria Sings SHORT STUFF.
"This
lady's a perennial. Light and gutsy songs covering 20 years of passionate and
compassionate writing. Be sure to catch her singing workshops. They're energising
and generous and enable you to trust the voice you have."
- Port Fairy Folk
Festival program 1996.
