Headliners is a totally amazing new television series here on the ABC. It is hosted by Jimmy Barnes’s daughter Elly May, who takes after her father because she is musically talented and has lived with a lifelong disability called cerebral palsy. She is absolutely phenomenal and is so beautiful. She came up with the idea of forming two musical πΌ bands, made up entitely of musicians, living with a disability to form and then performing at Mundhi Mundhi, a huge music festival here in Outback Australia π¦πΊ.
The idea is brilliant, and Elly May has some wonderful supporters in her father Jimmy, Ella Hooper, Tim Rogers and Scott Aplin. The idea is incredible because most musicians with a disability are grossly under-represented in mainstream music circles. Elly May, along with Tim and Ella, have to form two groups, have them practice songs as a group, and get them performance ready for Mundhi Mundhi a few weeks away. What I like about this program is that Elly May is not afraid to show how she manages her disability on an everyday basis. It truly is warts and all for her and also shows how the various musicians battle everyday life with their disabilities. Oh, did I forget to mention that the brilliant and gorgeous Scott Aplin gets to strut his stuff as music director. It makes for one very outstanding program, and I, for one, will be binge watching the entire series on iview over the next day or so. Elly May Barnes has definitely won a fan in me for what she has set out to achieve. I, for one, think she is such a unique and beautiful person π π π.
She is indeed,the whole family is inspiring.Scott Aplin is a remarkable talent!
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Thank you for your kind feedback Barbara π ππ½
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