In this week’s Streets of Your Town podcast I speak to an Australian treasure.

The thrill of performing has never left Marcia Hines, not since she started singing in her church choir as a child in Boston more than 60 years ago.

She first moved to Australia from Boston to Sydney at just 16 years old, to star in the Australian production of Hair. Since then, she’s become one of Australia’s most beloved musical treasures, with a career spanning more than five decades, 22 albums, and countless chart topping singles and multi-platinum records globally.

In fact her need to connect with live audiences, has only grown stronger after the limitations of the pandemic.

"To be honest, Nance, it's just good for the business to be getting back on its feet, my business, my industry,” she says.

“It feels like we're coming home. And after what we've all gone through in the last few years, I'll have to say now, we need some joy, and that's what performers really like bringing to the table, joy.”

Marcia is an inspiration to women and Australians everywhere, constantly reinventing herself and setting industry benchmarks.

And as she tells us on Streets of Your Town, her urge to perform on stage is rebuilding anew as she starts the national tour of her latest show Velvet Rewired, which kicks off its run at a the Wynnum Fringe this week.

Vidya's song I need you to see me can be seen on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99WPIneNxG0

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