Entertainment
25 April, 2025
It’s so lovely to have Kim in town
PREPARE to feel the love flowing when folk artist Kim Churchill brings his fourth album ‘It’s lovely to have you here’ – a tribute to friends, family and fans’ support – to the Tanks on May 2.
Known for his laidback acoustic sound and soothing vocals, Kim Churchill is back in Cairns for the tail end of his national tour promoting his album It’s lovely to have you here and he promises a show where you can cry, laugh and dance.
“It’s lovely to have you here is an album of gratitude, it’s for all the people that are in my life and all the people that come to my shows,” Mr Churchill said.
“The idea came right after COVID. I was playing shows and I was so grateful that anybody came to my gigs that I would write it on people’s CDs when people handed me records to sign – ‘It’s lovely to have you here’, every time.
“So this album was an opportunity to be grateful for all the people in my life and after writing it on so many albums I started to think it could be a great album title and it just kept popping up for me as I was writing the record.
“So it’s a record about gratitude for the people in my life, people who love my music and have shared the journey with me.”
Mr Churchill said this show would be a beautiful, shared experience of live music.
“I’m really looking forward to Cairns, it’ll be the tail end of the tour and for me Far North Queensland is the place to restore,” he said.
“I do like a one-man-band thing, I grew up as a busker and being a multi-instrumentalist was a big part of getting people excited, so I have a kickdrum, a tambourine, a harmonica and I sing so it’s quite a high energy, bluesy, folky, one-man band show.
“I really like a song from the new album called ‘Flying solo’ which is celebrating spending time by yourself, a song called ‘Hobbies’ inspired by a painting of a frog that I saw that said ‘You don’t have to be good at your hobbies’ which changed my life.
“My goal with live music is always – and I think this what we all should hope to receive from live music – is an opportunity to laugh, an opportunity to cry and an opportunity to dance – and if you get to do all three that’s better than a psych session. So come and have a wild, beautiful, gentle and explorative time, come and dance, laugh and explore how you feel and listen to some great music.”
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