Hi Folks, 

just letting y'all know I'm still alive, and still
have music in my veins. It's been a very intense
semester - I've finally, after 2 1/2 years of jumping
through hoops, started Law studies at Monash
University. Studying law is harder than I anticipated,
mostly because of the reading load and the sheer
volume of information to get your head around. But
happily, it's also more interesting than I'd feared.
Contracts sounds dead boring, but actually, case law
is made up of hundreds of stories, and you only study
the wierd ones because they're the ones that threw up
thorny issues for the law to solve. Some of it's quite
hilarious. Yes, that's right, people, I'm telling you
that studying law is funny. Well, sometimes.

Anyhoo - I've got some gigs up there on the upcoming
long weekend, and I'd love to see yuz all - espesh for
my mountain and Hawkesbury/Hunter fans - been a long
time since I got to your neck of the woods. I have a
new cd out that many of you won't have come across
yet.

Also  - I'm going AWOL from uni for a semester. All the fiddling about to get into law means that if I'd just done an arts degree, I'd be nearly finished by now. So I've decided to do at least a temporary runner - especially since my mum is doing better right now following surgery that restored 60% of her sight last year. Totally Gourdgeous have a fabulous tour of Europe coming up, and I'm going on from there to Canada, and possibly the US. Also hopeful of getting a little something going in NZ in the New Year.

lotsa love, Penelope

Penelope Swales solo gigs:

St Albans Folk Festival 25-27th April

Marquee Friday 7.00pm
Church Saturday 12.15pm
Singing Workshop Cabin Saturday 1.30pm

Andy White
Fred Smith
Mothers of Intention
Maureen O’Brien
Wheeze and Suck Band.
http://www.snalbans .iwarp.com/

Sun 27th April
Blackburn's Family Hotel
15 Parke Street Katoomba
4pm-6.30pm.

With Special Guest Fred Smith

St Albans Folk Festival Directions:

How to get there from Sydney

Traveling from Sydney to Wiseman's Ferry you cross
the Hawkesbury River on the Webb Creek Ferry and
meander through the McDonald Valley to historic St
Albans on the McDonald River.

How to get there for those traveling south

On the Freeway traveling south take the turnoff for
Central Mangrove and Sommersby (somewhere between
Gosford and Peat's Ridge) . Follow signs for Central
Mangrove, Mangrove Mountain, Spencer then St Albans.
No need to take any ferries.

The new album Skin:Deep is finally ready and has been launched in Melbourne. and Sydney. Other launches will follow shortly. I'm currently up to my eyeballs in Academia. But if you don't want to wait and would like to order a copy by mail you can do so by emailing me at penelope@penelopeswales.com

Penelope will also being appearing in a compilation of the songs of the late great Baterz, due out later this year.

stay tuned for news of New Zealand, North America and South Australia in 2008

Totally Gourdgeous and Penelope Solo
Denmark Festival Of Voice 
Denmark, Western Australia
30th May - 1st June

Totally Gourdgeous European tour 2008 further details TBA

New Totally Gourdgeous Album recorded Live at Woodford to be released this year.

Penelope Solo tour Canada September/October: More dates will be added as the time comes near...

Fri 12 September
Gypsy Dream Cafe
Penticton

Ashcroft Opera House (TBC)
Sept 19th

love, Penelope

Anyone interested in booking Penelope  penelope@penelopeswales.com

If you're looking for some other great acoustic/roots
artists playing in your area, have a squiz at
www.tradmusic.com  a great gig guide with gigs all
over the world, run by really nice people.