Milly Moon is a vocalist celebrated for her remarkable range and diversity.
Join Milly Moon on this journey and experience the magic of Walking Songs—a performance that inspires, challenges, and resonates deeply.
In the thick of lockdown 2020, after 12years living abroad and full of “blind hope and sickening grief”, Milly Moon returned home to Aotearoa with the resolve to embrace the unknown and embark on a solo journey, walking ‘the world’s toughest through-hike’ – Te Araroa.
From Cape Reinga to Motupohue Moon walked, screaming at the ocean, sighing at the trees, cursing the supplejack vine. She walked to process grief, to know alone, to remember home.
While she walked, she sang.
Drawing from an eclectic background as an independent writer and vocalist for a variety of Australian & New Zealand projects including The Dead Amigos, Eloquor and Winter Moon, Milly has toured with the likes of Boney M, produced a handful of independent records and built a successful business as an enigmatic children’s performer. Moon is a vocalist known for a remarkable range and diversity, with an authenticity to her performance style and passion for story.
“A seemingly unstoppable force of nature…her voice dips and rises into eccentric lows and chilling falsettos. She holds back and lets loose at all the right times…It’s a showstopping performance” – Bored In Pittsburgh USA.
Moon’s return to Aotearoa inspired also a return to her roots in poetry, prose and a veneration for unadorned song. The adventure on Te Araroa trail, providing the catalyst for a new approach to her performance, culminating her passions for writing, storytelling and music in ‘Walking Songs – a story of songs from te araroa.’
“Milly Moon’s “Walking Songs” is masterfully delivered, heartfelt storytelling at its purest.” – Vanessa Stacey, NZ Fringe Festival Director
In 2023, Moon independently produced and toured ‘Walking Songs’ to New Zealand, Edinburgh and Melbourne Fringe Festivals, at the latter, winning the prestigious festival award for Best Music.
Walking Songs is a story of celebration.
A unique one woman show, re-telling 5 months alone on TA trail, it celebrates the power of the voice, the body, and being afraid but doing it anyway.
With an intimate insight into Moon’s personal experiences, the show’s themes reflect explorations of belonging, naming, grief and finding a sense of self in the world.
Beginning at NZ Fringe, Moon’s research and growth of the show’s content and focus, were expanded by subsidiary projects such as ‘Ales’ & Tales’, a collaboration with Garage Project Brewery in Poneke where punters were invited to listen and share story of these universal life experiences, in one-on-one conversation over a beer.
After joining the songwriter’s stage at Newtown Festival earlier this year, Moon recorded the Walking Songs album, to be released in limited CD pressing on tour and via bandcamp, and continues work on the novella of the same title.
The NZ/AU tour of Walking Songs sees Moon and her Stage Manager / Sister Lucy Belle, visit 7 venues in Te ika a maui and 3 shows in Naarm and rural Victoria. Tickets are available via Humanitix and Eventbrite.
“My goodness, she can sing. There’s a soulful, almost gospel tone to [her] music, it’s mesmerising” – Wee Review UK
Moon is an undeniably unique performer, her show ‘Walking Songs’ a visceral, joyous and darkly explosive musical storytelling not to be missed.
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NZ tour dates:
Poneke – The Undercurrent – Sept 14
Greytown – Studio73 – Sept 15
Waikino – The Falls Retreat – Sept 19 – Limited dinner & show – 6pm
Whitianga – The Monkey House – Sept 20 – 7pm
Whangarei Fringe Festival – Octagon Theatre / Hiki Art & Vinyl – Oct 5 / 6
Tauranga – The Jam Factory – Oct 11
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