Karen Knowles to celebrate the music of iconic Australian artists with special performance

Australian singer-songwriter Karen Knowles will celebrate the music of Olivia Newton John, Judith Durham and Archie Roach with a special performance at Astor Theatre on Saturday, March 2.

Songs & Stories was created by Knowles to honour the love, light and heartfelt contribution Olivia Newton John, Judith Durham and Archie Roach made to the fabric of Australia’s musical soul and identity. Knowles has a strong affinity with all three artists. She grew up singing Olivia Newton John’s music on Young Talent Time and sang The Seekers repertoire extensively when touring with The Seekers as their lead singer in the early 1990s. Through Knowles’ work with reconciliation since the 1990s, she encountered and was touched by Archie Roach’s musical expression of connection to country.

In this specially-curated concert Knowles will perform many of the artists’ most loved songs, including Olivia Newton John’s I Honestly Love You, Hopelessly Devoted To You, and Let Me Be There; Judith Durham’s much loved I’ll Never Find Another You, Morningtown Ride and Carnival Is Over; as well as Archie Roach’s gems Native Born, One Song and It’s Not Too Late.

Karen Knowles performs Songs & Stories at Astor Theatre on Saturday, March 2, 2024. For more info and to buy tickets, head to astortheatreperth.com