
Loose Leaf Literature 20 July 2023


The next Family Flame gig is on 15 July 2023, at the 15 year celebration of the venerable Shirlows. Our set will feature CC & Zeadala.
Big lineup, chuffed to be involved.
Full lineup and more details on the tickets page. ❤️🔥


You’ve probably made stuff – you might be a writer of prose, poetry or songs. Maybe you draw, paint or animate. If that sounds familiar, you might wonder how to get your work out of your notebook, bedroom, or studio and in front of people?
This workshop is all about those steps towards sharing creative work with the world – finding venues to perform, places to publish or exhibit, funding and grant opportunities, and along the way contributing to communities of creative people.
D.A. Carter (aka Papa Fire) is a singer-songwriter, poet, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and presenter based in Sydney.
This an event for people aged 12+ and is suitable for an intergenerational audience.

5 live acts, delicious food by Mama Smoke, shimmering lights by Nathan Starchild in an inner west warehouse!
Performances by:
The Family Flame (+ Special Guests)
6+ piece band of outrageous funk and soul fused with hiphop, blues and a sprinkle of psychedelia
Zeadala
Captivating acoustic + hip hop to earth and uplift ya
The Brittle Stars
A folk supergroup debut ft. Bron Watkins, Cam Raeburn (and more!)
Anorah
Fresh from a trip to Africa, Anorah sings her freaking soul out
Faux Coy
Champs plucked from the last Family Flame open jam
After the headline act, there’ll be an open jam! All musos or vocalists welcome to jump in!
ADDRESS AND INFO
Ticketholders will get address 24hrs before the show – location is 10mins walk from St Peters / Erskineville Stations.
Tickets are strictly limited due to the size of the space. Limited discounted EARLY BIRD TICKETS are available, but please reach out if you cannot afford a ticket.
We would prefer that money is not a barrier to sharing love, music and community.

If you’ve seen rappers freestyling in a cypher and wondered how it’s done, your journey into words flowing in the moment begins with this workshop.
This is a youth workshop presented by Inner West Library.
I’ll be performing (and hanging out with my family, and probably roving and playing for adults and kiddos with my musical menu) at Galactic over New Years.
Check the website at galacticevents.com.au for all the info. ❤️🔥

Friday 23 December 2022 7:00 PM
Come and feel the warm embrace of a cosy warehouse community this festive season.
Live music, sparkly lights by Nathan Starchild, Christmassy snacks by Mama Smoke.
Performances by:
The Family Flame – a six piece folk/funk outfit ft. Papa Fire & Anorah. The Family Flame will be celebrating the releasing of their Christmas single (this might sound like a gag but, like, actually, for real, you can hear the tune “On Christmas Eve” below)
Madame Wu – righteous Sydney emcee
Hollie Matthew – the solo acoustic troubadour fresh from New York City
Mariposa – Amazonian freestyles from a fierce heart
Marty Bright – the host with the mostest, also blessing us with original music as Howling Heart
Friday 1 October 2021 at 10am I’m running a free workshop on Time and Space Management for creativity through the Inner West Library.
Here’s the link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/spacetime-for-you-your-art-not-just-the-universe-tickets-164936095301?aff=web
Making time and space for your creativity might seem impossible sometimes – but with simple tools and techniques you can transform the space and time you have – however small – into your own personal craft to explore your creative cosmos.
We’ll talk scheduling, habit-building and how you can use time and space to trigger a regular switch into creative mode.
This workshop is suitable for all people aged 12 years and over.
Loop sesh in the studio this eve with some new toys and a new tune dedicated to mama.