“Each show will be a beautiful night of storytelling, an honest reflection on life as we live it, and a romping high energy one-man band show.”
After strumming his way through Europe and Canada, folk’s own award-winning Kim Churchill has returned home to find solace in the new single “Come Back Free”, a forthcoming album and his biggest-ever Australian tour.
Touring his seventh studio album, Dawn Sounds, set for release on 13 January 2023, Kim will take to 44 locations across the country in 2022 and 2023. The Dawn Sounds tour will kick off at Milbi Festival on October 30, travel across the country and finish up at Moruya Blues & Roots Festival on March 25 next year. Locally, Kim will perform in Phillip Island, Warrnambool, Portland, Castlemaine, Koroit, Rye and Melbourne.
Promising to be a wholesome and captivating evening of storytelling and sing-alongs, Kim is bringing his beloved folk anthems and new gems from the upcoming album Dawn Sounds. Kim says, “Each show will be a beautiful night of storytelling, an honest reflection on life as we live it, and a romping high energy one-man band show.”
Kim Churchill Victorian Tour Dates
Saturday 10 December 2022
Ocean Sounds Festival, Phillip Island VIC
Friday 16 December 2022
The Space, Warrnambool VIC
Saturday 14 January 2023
Narrawong Mechanics Hall, Portland VIC
Friday 20 January 2023
Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine VIC
Saturday 21 January 2023
Noodledorf Brewing & Distilling Co., Koroit VIC
Sunday 29 January 2023
Blacksmith Providore, Yarrawonga VIC
Friday 17 March 2023
Haba, Rye VIC
Saturday 18 March 2023
The Night Cat, Melbourne VIC
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The 11 track album the tour is celebrating will feature already released singles “Fighter” and “Please Come Home” along with the brand new “Come Back Free”. Warmed by a hushed rhythmic pulse and rich in earthy- acoustic tones, the surf-soaked single is a reassuring anthem of hope.
Finding clarity in the face of life’s obstacles, Kim’s grounded story-telling hits home with triumphant lines like “Staring at my fears in the back of the rear-vision mirror”.
Kim reflects on what “Come Back Free” means to him; “The single is about putting yourself out there and getting back up when it doesn’t work out. The mark of a life well lived is failure and lots of it! It’s an integral part of figuring out who you are and what you do well and how to feel well. I’ve been learning that the most important thing is the joy you feel when you let go of failure and embrace it as an important part of the process of life.”
Landing on the scene in 2009, Kim’s laidback folk style continues to strike a chord with industry and fans alike. Playing renowned festivals including Glastonbury Music Festival, Montreal’s International Jazz Festival and South By South West, along with a stack of home grown festivals, Kim’s decade long industry experience spreads far and wide. Raised on the coastal town of Merimbula, the songwriter was previously crowned Australia’s National Youth Folk Artist of the Year and nominated for the National Live Music Awards Roots Act of the Year.
“Come Back Free” is available Friday 28 October wherever you consume good music.
Dawn Sounds Tour Dates
Sunday 30 October 2022
Milbi Festival, Bundaberg QLD
Thursday 3 November 2022
Finnians, Port Macquarie NSW
Friday 4 November 2022
Bowraville Theatre, Bowraville NSW
Saturday 5 November 2022
Flow Café, Old Bar NSW
Sunday 6 November 2022
Flow Café, Old Bar NSW
Friday 11 November 2022
Blues at Bridgetown, Bridgetown WA
Saturday 12 November 2022
Blues at Bridgetown, Bridgetown WA
Friday 18 November 2022
Down The Rabbit Hole Winery, McLaren Vale SA
Sunday 20 November 2022
Whistler Wines, Barossa Valley SA
Saturday 26 November 2022
The Citadel, Murwillumbah NSW
Sunday 27 November 2022
Coffs Food and Wine Festival, Coffs Harbour NSW
Wednesday 30 November 2022
The Junkyard, Maitland NSW
Thursday 1 December 2022
Harbord Hotel, Freshwater NSW
Friday 2 December 2022
Smiths Alternative, Canberra ACT
Saturday 3 December 2022
El Horses, Nowra NSW
Sunday 4 December 2022
Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
Friday 9 December 2022
Nowa Nowa Recreation Reserve, Nowa Nowa VIC
Saturday 10 December 2022
Ocean Sounds Festival, Phillip Island VIC
Friday 16 December 2022
The Space, Warrnambool VIC
Thursday 5 January 2023
Secret Campervan Gig, Beaumaris TAS
Friday 6 January 2023
Simple Cider, Hobart TAS
Saturday 7 January 2023
Anniversary Fest, Heybridge TAS
Sunday 8 January 2023
Marakoopa Café, Mayberry TAS
Saturday 14 January 2023
Narrawong Mechanics Hall, Portland VIC
Friday 20 January 2023
Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine VIC
Saturday 21 January 2023
Noodledorf Brewing & Distilling Co., Koroit VIC
Thursday 26 January 2023
Heritage Hotel, Wollongong NSW
Friday 27 January 2023
Drifters Wharf, Central Coast NSW
Sunday 29 January 2023
Blacksmith Providore, Yarrawonga VIC
Thursday 2 February 2023
Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD w/ Sons Of The East
Saturday 4 February 2023
Festival of King Island, King Island TAS
Friday 10 February 2023
Ambleside Distillery, Hahndorf SA
Saturday 11 February 2023
Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide SA
Sunday 12 February 2023
Theatre 44, Broken Hill NSW
Thursday 16 February 2023
No. 5 Church Street, Bellingen NSW
Friday 17 February 2023
Lefty’s Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Saturday 18 February 2023
Making 40@Chiggy’s Skateboarding, Noosa QLD
Friday 24 February 2023
Driftwood Estate, Margaret River WA
Sunday 26 February 2023
Suburban Vibes, Fremantle WA
Friday 3 March 2023
The Great Club, Sydney NSW
Saturday 4 March 2023
Friendly Inn, Kangaroo Valley NSW
Friday 17 March 2023
Haba, Rye VIC
Saturday 18 March 2023
The Night Cat, Melbourne VIC
Saturday 25 March 2023
Moruya Blues & Roots Festival, Moruya NSW
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