The creative love child of
Dale Caldwell and Ben Fink,
Close to Forever is a 6 piece band featuring some of Australia’s most acclaimed & talented musicians.
A searing and moving listen, a beautiful and haunting mix of rich vocal harmony and luscious arrangements.
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CLOSE TO FOREVER
GIGS
Thursday May 23rd
DJANGO BAR, MARRICKVILLE
Close to Forever are very excited to return to Django @ Camelot on Thursday 23rd May. Featuring Dale Caldwell on vocals
,Ben Fink guitars and vocals
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Peter Hollo on cello
, Sam Golding on horns
 and Danny Heifetz on drums.
Joining us for the first time will be special guest Phillippa Murphy-Haste on clarinet and viola. The last year or so has found our collective expanding into a more improvisational approach on stage which we are looking forward to bringing to our audience.
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For this performance we will once again have special guest artist Brendan Cook from Picturedrift curating live visuals, interacting with the music as it happens. Brendan, who is one of Australia’s best Motion Designers and Animation Directors, created Close to Forever’s first ever video for their single Hearts and Desire using Dale Caldwell’s beautiful artworks.
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Stay tuned for gig announcements for Blue Mountains @The Baroque Room, Katoomba, Saturday 14th September @Fusion Boutique website and Newcastle later in 2024.
“Hearts and Desire is a creative beacon amongst the mire. I listen to it every day. Beautifully crafted in every way. Every note has purpose and verve."
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- Konrad Ball
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“Has an openness and innocence that took me back to folk records of the 60s, and the early encounters between folk and rock. Lovely stuff!”
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- Lloyd Swanton
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"Every once in a while you get invited to a very special evening and Sunday night at the Red Rattler was one!
Close to Forever were so good each song was followed by almost total silence. No one wanted to break the sonic spell by clapping first"
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- Geoffrey Datson
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"Creating dramatic soundscapes grand and intimate, Close to Forever play their beautiful original works plus a select mix of handcrafted interpretations of works from writers as diverse as Tim Buckley, PJ Harvey, Nina Simone and traditional Armenian laments. From their humble beginnings doing duo performances at Absolute Soirée on Bondi Rd, to sell out concerts with the full band at Venue 505 and Camelot Lounge, Close to Forever have always had the ability to transport everyone in the room to an elevated hypnotic state of bliss."
Dale Caldwell vocals
(Martenitsa ensemble and founding member of singing and drumming band Voices from the Vacant Lot)
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Ben Fink guitar/vocals
(The Whitlams, Lior, Christa Hughes and Voices from the Vacant Lot)
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Chris Abrahams piano
(the Necks, the Benders, Melanie Oxley and many others)
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Danny Heifetz drums
(Mr Bungle, Link Wray, Secret Chiefs, Old Man River)
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Sam Golding horns
(Mara Big Band, Sousaphonics, Tango Saloon)
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Peter Hollo cello
(Tangents, FourPlay and raven)
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Phillippa Murphy-Haste clarinet viola
(Microfiche, Sirens Big Band)
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CLOSE TO FOREVER
