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Robyn Habel

Robyn Habel

Robyn Habel is an Australian singer-songwriter, who was born & raised in St Louis, USA. She has won a stack of Australian music industry awards, a film industry award & is a Radio Triple J Unearthed song competition winner.

Robyn has recorded two solo albums 'Robyn Habel' & 'Red', which were released in Australia, the US, Europe & Asia. Her third CD, ‘Sun Come Shine’, was recorded in 2008 with renowned producer Michael Carpenter of Love Hz Studios Sydney, at the helm.

With over 10 studio albums under her belt, Robyn has recorded with juju eyeballs, The Everys, July 14th, The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, & Jeff Lang, & has supported acts such as Stevie Wonder, Toni Childs, Crowded House & Midnight Oil to name a few. She has been associated with labels such as Polygram, Warner Chappell, Festival, Mushroom, Albert, Larrikin, Round & Greasy Pop.

As an electric & double bass player, Robyn has backed artists such as Rolf Harris, Judith Durham of the Seekers, Matt Monroe, Don Burrows, George Golla, James Morrison, Normie Rowe & Kamahl.

As a film maker Robyn has Co-Directed/Produced/Composed the award-winning documentary ‘Little Artists Big Dreams’.

In her spare time she lectures in Jazz at the University of Adelaide, drinks beer & eats pizza.

Robyn's website

Rare Empty Vessels clip featuring Robyn Habel (1982-84)


Olivia Hand

Olivia Hand

Olivia Hand first came into prominence in 2006 as a co-winner of FOOM with her song, Find Your Way. Since then she has spent a year abroad, working in Ireland and travelling around Europe. She returned to Adelaide this year and is currently studying Arts at Adelaide Uni, majoring in history. She loves folk music, jazz and classic rock and hopes to some day study composition and ethnomusicology.

Geoff Hastwell

Geoff Hastwell

An author, actor and theatre director, Geoff is also a multi-award winning songwriter and lyricist and has also been a FOOM judge.

Awards

2005
  • Siev X - Co-Winner FOOM Lyrics Section
  • Baxter - Commended FOOM Lyrics Section
    2003
  • Traces - Highly Commended FOOM Lyrics Section
    2001
  • Fifteen Minutes - Co-Winner FOOM Lyrics Section
    2000
  • Dancing On Northfield Plain (with Mark Carter) - Highly Commended FOOM Demo Section
    1999
  • You Sing, You Weep, You Speak - Co-Winner FOOM Lyrics Section
    1998
  • The Photograph - Highly Commended FOOM Lyrics Section
  • The Children and the Orchard - Highly Commended FOOM Lyrics Section
    1997
  • The 'Loch Ard' Tragedy 1878 - Runner-up FOOM Lyrics Section
    1996
  • There Ain't No Use In Wavin' - Commended FOOM Lyrics Section
    1995
  • The Mad Mike B______ Blues - Co-Winner FOOM Lyrics Section

    Heads and Tales

    Duo featuring Dave Lucas and Tom Lawler


  • Introduced 29 January 2007