By JESSE GRAHAM
AFTER taking to the same stage earlier this year with Josh Pyke, musician Jack Carty will be returning to the Yarra Ranges early next month for a show at Montrose Town Centre.
Carty will be performing on Saturday 6 December at the Town Centre as part of his headline Australian tour to promote his new album, Esk.
He told the Mail that he was excited to come back to the Yarra Ranges only six months after his sellout shows in Montrose and Healesville with Josh Pyke.
“I can’t wait – I love it out there,” he said.
Carty said the Montrose venue provided intimacy between the audience and performers, and allowed people to better interact with the music.
“I really liked Montrose’s smallness – especially for acoustic music, where a lot of songs are story-based,” he said.
“The intimate setting is really, really conducive for getting the songs across.
“I would always choose a full intimate show over a larger show.”
Carty’s musical repertoire ranges from slow, smooth and calming pieces such as Travelling Shoes through to more upbeat songs like The Joneses – the first single from Esk, and the variety results in an entertaining live show.
Since his last show at the Town Centre, Carty took off on an Australia-wide tour with Pyke, before embarking on another alongside Katie Noonan, making his own music video and releasing Esk.
He said the audience at his upcoming shows could expect to hear music from the new album, as well as frequently-requested songs from his previous albums and crowd favourites.
Luckily, he said, the crowd-favourites are usually his favourite songs, too.
“It’s not always the case that people like the songs you like from old records, but that seems to be the case at the moment, which is just really nice,” he said.
Carty said that after a rigorous schedule of flying and driving to shows with little time to spare, he’ll be able to make his way to Montrose more casually in his own car, and that he hopes to spend some time in the valley while he’s around.
Jack Carty’s show starts at 8pm on Saturday 6 December at the Montrose Town Hall, 935 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Montrose.
Tickets are $15 for presales or $20 on the night.
To book tickets, or for more information, visit ach.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Whats_On/Jack_Carty, call 1300 368 333 or email mtc@yarraranges.vic.gov.au.
