Katie Noonan might be one of Australia’s most prolific musicians. She first came to prominence in the early noughties as frontwoman of indie-rock band George, who had a number one album with their debut Polyserena. Two decades on, Noonan has over 20 albums under her belt, including solo efforts, one-off collaborations and work with her long-running jazz trio Elixir. She has picked up 28 Aria award nominations for her music, and was musical director of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Many years ago, Noonan was gifted a copy of Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album Blue and fell in love with the music of the folk singer-songwriter. To mark its 50th anniversary, Noonan will perform songs from that seminal record as part of Sydney festival, with a band that includes her 17-year-old son on drums.
