2025 Workshops
Discover, Jam, Create: Music Workshops at Blues at Bridgetown 🎶
Step off the main stage and into a world of rhythm, creativity, and collaboration! Whether you’re a seasoned musician or just starting your musical journey, our hands-on workshops offer something for everyone. Learn from industry pros, explore new instruments, dive into songwriting, beat-making, vocal techniques, and more.
Connect with fellow music lovers, spark your creativity, and leave inspired. No experience required—just bring your passion and curiosity!
Timothy Nelson
10-11am
Join 14-time WAM Award-winning songwriter Timothy Nelson for a fun and inspiring songwriting workshop that dives into the art of writing across genres and keeping creativity flowing. Known for his sharp wit, catchy melodies, and collaboration, Timothy has worked as a co-writer with artists including Siobhan Cotchin, WILSN and more. In 2023, he set himself the wild challenge of writing a song a week for an entire year, penning 52 tracks that stretched his craft and imagination in every direction. In this session, he’ll share tips, stories, and techniques for finding ideas, shaping great songs, and staying inspired no matter what kind of music you make.
From First Chords to Stage Light: A Father-Son Music Journey
11:15am-12pm
Join Chris Cavill and his 11-year-old son Jesse for a unique music workshop that traces their journey from Jesse’s first chords at age five to their current collaborative performances. Discover how they’ve grown together as musicians, balancing life on the road with school, sports, and everyday family life. Chris and Jesse will share practical tips for young musicians and parents, insights into the music business, and finish with a special live performance showcasing Jesse’s evolution as a musician. Inspiring, educational, and full of heart—this workshop is for anyone passionate about music, family, and creativity.
Emily Barker
12:15-1:15pm
Emily Barker is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter. She found early success as the writer and performer of the theme to the hugely successful BBC/PBS Masterpiece crime drama Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh and has since gone onto forge an acclaimed catalogue of releases, leading TheGuardian to say “Emily Barker has a gift for great melodies”.
Join local legend Emily Barker as she discusses how to handle nerves, how to engage your audience, what you might say, microphone technique and how to construct a set.
Soul Kitchen Choir Series
2:30-3:30pm
Where singing is the main ingredient!
Tilly Kay brings versatility and joy to the craft, reading the room and tailoring parts to suit your capacity. Her choir workshops strike the balance of play over perfection, whilst still learning new singing skills and techniques. Over and over Tilly has witnessed the way a room full of voices can tune and carry each other. You better believe she believes in You!
This workshop we’ll be learning a song from Tanya Ransom’s latest album ‘The Significance Of Time’. This is a profound piece of songwriting which lends itself incredibly well to be sung as a choir. During the workshop Tanya Ransom and Tilly Kay will be joined by Sammy Liddon and Dave Mann. Together as a team they’ll be creating a rich musical backdrop, for us all to lean in to.
Soul Kitchen is born from the idea that singing in a sea of voices is a great strategy for mental health. This choir workshop is for Everyone. No experience necessary.