Interviews We Interview Stonefield!
We Interview Stonefield!
Amy caught up with Melbourne chicks Stonefield at the beginning of their Winter Road Trip Tour!
Growing up in rural Melbourne I can imagine it would have been that little bit harder to see bands that would only come through the capital cities. Heading out and playing these rural shows must be a great thing to cross off your list seeing as its somewhat familiar territory?
Definitely! We know how important and appreciated it is when bands make the effort to get out to regional areas. As well as knowing what it’s like for a punter, as a band we always look forward to travelling to these places because there is a special spark in the audience. Everyone is buzzing and there’s a whole different level of appreciation.
You’re with Owl Eyes supporting The Line, which aims to promote respectful relationships amongst Australian youths. Has supporting such community initiatives been something the band has always had an interest in?
I think music is a powerful tool and it’s an amazing feeling to be able to promote great messages such as this one through our music.
You’ve just kicked off the Winter Road Trip, what has your audience response been like so far to the music and the message?
So far we have had incredible shows. Every night has been so much fun and we’ve had a great response. The audiences have been very appreciative! It has been a great experience spending lots of time with Brooke as well, being at pretty much the same point in our careers and being able to talk to each other about our experiences.
How important do you think music and its performance is to spreading the significance of The Line in comparison to say workshops or seminars?
Live shows have been a great way to get the message out there in a way that doesn’t preach anything upon people. We are playing a normal gig, which people can enjoy and hopefully at the same time think about respect and what it means to them.
In the last interview AAA did with Stonefield, Hannah mentioned that in the beginning of Stonefield’s career you were not always taken seriously, mostly by your male peers. How has that changed over the years?
By becoming more well known, I guess some people may think that we have to be half decent to be where we are!
Have you girls learnt or had some light shed on anything through your involvement with The Line? Any words of wisdom?
It has been great to look out into the audience and see a lot of people all coming together to share and enjoy the show together. There is of course the occasional fight, or other negative situation that occasionally happens. It does make you question what goes through these people’s minds, especially at a show supporting the Line, but you also see the disappointment from other people in the crowd who are there for the right reasons and show such a strong respect for everyone around them, including the artist.
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