Mandy Connell & Jhana Allan at The Lomond Hotel.
Lowie Live Presents Mandy Connell & Jhana Allan. Folk, jazz, and rock soundscapes...
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Location
The Lomond Hotel
225 Nicholson Street Brunswick East, VIC 3057 AustraliaRefund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 3 hours
Jhana Allan
Uralla-based singer-songwriter Jhana Allan released her sophomore album, titled ‘Fake Paradise’ in 2024. Themes of desire, addiction, and awareness of the artist’s own need for prioritising rest, forms the backdrop of this shape-shifting release. Drawing inspiration from musicians like The Weather Station, Sam Amidon, PJ Harvey, and Lucie Thorne, the album moves through folk, jazz, and rock soundscapes, retaining a throughline of Allan’s visceral and emotive writing and singing, and grounded by her layered vocal presence.
Mandy Connell
Connell’s arresting presence is what stands out. Singer and guitarist, she is popular for her writing, and loved for her stagecraft, but it’s her breadth of passion for the broader ‘folk’ genre which makes her unusual in Australia. A songwriter with a guitar, Connell has an edge more reminiscent of Margaret Roadknight or Norma Waterson than of Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell. Having worked with a well-known five piece ‘traditional’ band (Stray Hens) reworking contemporary and trad folk ballads, Connell is at home with big production, but continues to work solo or with simple lineups of bass and drums or bass and lead guitar, presenting her own work locally and Internationally with producers in Melbourne (Luke Plumb, Myles Mumford) and the UK.
Since 2017, Connell has hosted a YouTube series called An Otherwise Quiet Room- drawing on interviews and duets in social spaces - shops and bars- and has showcased Sally Dastey, Liz Stringer, Gallie, Mike Compton (Soggy Bottom Boys), and more.
Due to release new music in 2025 produced by Tom Wright (Yellow Arch Studios, Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr), Connell has loved independent and live music since early childhood in the 80’s, following artists like Kate Rusby, Andy Irvine, Kristina Olsen, Enda Kenny, Chris Wilson, Cindi Boste, Alistair Hulett, Kavisha Mazzella….
With a passion for soft ballads offset by a love of blues and dance music. Her stage patter and interests are varied, and as an artist she is hard to place within a genre other than that nebulous ‘Folk’ label…
Connell’s career is as diverse as her show is dynamic.
Frequently asked questions
Yes! The pub is wheelchair accessible via the bottle shop driveway. The staff can easily organise a ramp to enter the band room.
We have a small car park at the rear of the venue and there is plenty of street parking available.
The Lomond Hotel is located on the corner of Nicholson & Blythe Streets, East Brunswick. We are at the end of the No. 96 tram line on Nicholson St and on bus route 508 along Blythe St.
The Lomond Hotel is a child friendly venue. There is no charge for children under the age of 15.
Our kitchen is open for lunch Thursday - Sunday 12 noon to 2:30pm and dinner Friday & Saturday 5:30pm to 9pm, Sunday to Thursday 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Call 9380 1752 to make a booking in our Bistro.
There is a cap on the number of tables available for each event. Please contact the Lomond on 9380 1752 to discuss your options.
For ticketed events please enter through the bottle shop driveway.
Refunds are available up to the closing time of ticket sales, 1hr prior to the event. After which, all monies are committed to the artists. Contact the event organiser to organise a refund.
Of course! At checkout, select donation and enter the amount of your choice. This will be added to the bands total earnings for the gig.