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About Me

Sweet juicy and unique, pear and the awkward orchestra are a quirky, memorable musical offering; whimsical folkpoproots from a mini-orchestra of diverse instrumentation and sparse arrangements supporting an emotive and powerful voice and gritty, personal songs.“poetic, original songs…..extraordinarily brave vocal style” - Lonnie Martin, Folk Rag.EP Russian Doll is available through Rocking Horse Records (Brisbane), through CD Baby online and at performances. Upcoming projects include a new website and film-clip supported by the Australia Arts Council.


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Member Since: 15/10/2006
Band Members: pear - Steph Barros Lees (vocals and guitar)the awkward orchestra -Josef Muller - double bass Myka Wallace-drums Tilla- guitar and FX Lachlan Mitchell - miscellaneous and vocalsextended awkward orchestra: Kelly Dowall-clarinet Crystal Hildred-trombone Xana Chambers- harmony vocals Sophie Adamus-cello Matilda Alexander - saxophone
Influences: jazz- particularly ella fitzgerald; truly i am sad that my sound is more like billie; sigur ros and the pixies, strange bedfellows but my dearest of companions; radiohead; anja garbareck; lamb; stina nordenstam; bjork; fiona apple; joanna newsom; java; jazz jazz jazz jazz jazz jazz
Sounds Like: “…she is unafraid of using all the tones she is capable of producing” -Lonnie martin The Folk Rag
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

why the silence...

hello hello!I have been writing for a new album and therefore somewhat hermit-like; I do apologise for the relative quiet.We are finalising plans for the end of this year and the start of next; will u...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:31:00 GMT

buying pear CDs

just a quick note to inform anyone purchasing EP's online - if you are buying from within Australia please purchase from the Cartfly store (link off the myspace) if you are outside Australia please pu...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:44:00 GMT

Bris Fest

More tickets available for the pear and the awkward orchestra backyard show for Brisbane Festival. Tomorrow from 4pm. Check out Brisbane Festival for more details. Get amongst.
Posted by on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:15:00 GMT

in the flesh

we are so very excited about this festival; not least because it is the brainchild of pear herself but mainly because it is going to be an amazing day!  feat. Laneous and the Family Yah, the Smokestac...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:05:00 GMT

a video which came to us in a dream...

hello hello! very exciting news pearlings - we have finally managed to confound our strange dvd technology and post our 'fallen woman' video on youtube!  go forth, watch and listen and be amazed (we a...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:16:00 GMT

presently

happy new year pearlings x we are newly returned (and showered, yay) from the amazing woodford folk festival where we managed two shows at the lovely chai tent, unfortunately choosing one of the hotte...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:43:00 GMT

a short break

hello beautiful peopleyou may have noticed a small lack of upcoming gigs-type-situation present here.  do not fear; we are taking a little songwriting break (for to concentrate you see) and will ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:31:00 GMT

grrrr *cough

hey everyone. just a quick note to let you know I'm sick and so cancelled last night and tonight's shows. will hopefully be better for tomorrow night's. damn the melbourne weather!much love,pear
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:34:00 GMT