Notes from Southern Elsewhere

Stories behind the music
and the books.

The places, memories, and small moments that end up in a song or a story — written from home in Queensland, with roots in Scotland and Wales.

Music

Music to quiet an anxious mind, and the places that inspired it

Some songs aren't background — they're a hand on the shoulder. Here's how "Where Voices Remember" and the albums since came from real places, and why calm, spacious music can help when your mind won't slow down.

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Rhodri Books

Gentle books that help a worried child feel brave

Wobbly tummy. Deep breath. Try. Why Rhodri was never meant to be fixed — and how a small dragon with a big feeling became a book for every child who feels a little uncertain sometimes.

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Music · Welsh Roots

The story behind Milford: a Welsh harbour, told in music

Vikings, a runaway Tudor king, and whaling families from Nantucket — the surprisingly unusual history of the Welsh harbour town behind the Milford album, told in a few easy minutes.

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