Spirituals with Lucky Oceans and Allira Wilson
Thu, 17 Dec
|Lyric's Underground
Allira Wilson is one of Australia’s most exciting and sought-after vocalists, an Australian Jazz Bell Award winner, she joins Grammy award winning pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans for a night of Spirituals, Folk and Jazz.


Time & Location
17 Dec 2020, 7:00 pm
Lyric's Underground, 22 Lyric Ln, Maylands WA 6051, Australia
About the event
Together with drummer Ben Vanderwal, bassist Karl Florisson and pianist Tom O’Halloran they explore the sacred ground where Spirituals, Folk and Jazz come together. Performing such songs as ‘Hallelujah,’ ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘I Wish I Knew What it Meant to be Free’ are just a just a few of the songs this powerful lineup brings to life. A musical delight and a tonic for the soul in these unusual times. The artists Lucky Oceans was born into a music loving family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1951. He married Australian Christine Haddow in 1979 and settled in Fremantle, Western Australia a few years later. He co-founded and named the group Asleep at the Wheel, playing pedal steel guitar with the group for most of the 70s, and winning two Grammy Awards (1978 and 1993) for Best Country Instrumental with them. He is listed in Hugh Gregory’s book, 1000 Great Guitarists and has been called…