CREATIVE CUTS - Recollections of a Funeral Singer

Eudlo Hall and Cittamani Hospice combine forces to bring beloved Brisbane singer Leah Cotterell and collaborator Narelle McCoy’s show (and singing workshop) to Eudlo to mark Dying to Know Day 2025, on 10 August from 11am. 

The 75-minute show is by turns both moving and hilarious. Funeral singers and raconteurs, Leah Cotterell and Narelle McCoy have seen it all, from singing folk songs at Australian-Irish wakes, to swampy gospel at Buddhist services, to rock ballads in Protestant chapels, Baptist hymns in Catholic churches, and an impromptu graveside “Danny Boy”. 

The workshop “From ancient lament to best loved pop: Singing in the context of death,  grief and mourning”, will explore the meaning and purpose of ritual singing; enrich your  understanding of music's ability to evoke emotion, memory and connection; discover new  collaborative and improvisational singing approaches; and be uplifted by fun group singing  processes. 

Doors open at 10am, with the workshop at 2pm. Bookings: trybooking.com/DDLWO (concert) and trybooking.com/DDQNV (workshop).