“As we reported back in May, Back To Goode is the creative brainchild of Lisa Habermann and Suzanne McKee. Habermann and McKee set out to create and Australian web series with a predominantly female production team, highlighting the authentic stories of queer Australian women. The five part series follows the journeys of two lesbian couples who decide to move to the rural Australian town of Goode for a tree-change, and to get their lives in order. Once there, they realise that perhaps a change of location is not the fix-all that they'd been hoping it would be. If you watch the trailer, you'll get the sense that the show is deeply rooted in a particularly Australian, as well as gay, sensibility, and a lot of that has to do with the music chosen to accompany (and inform) the show. Habermann has collaborated with gay Australian musician Michelle Chandler, whose music features both as the theme song for the show ('Wishful Thinking') and throughout the series both live and in backing.”

“Michelle Chandler shares an openness and honesty in her life, wisdom, and a refreshing point of view on everything musical. The content of her music stretches over the deepest of emotions to the most captivating sounds imaginable. She has a down to earth personality, and lives a creative life which is visible in everything she does. Michelle knows what she wants in her music, and works tirelessly with a freedom of expression that is rare to find. I sat down with Michelle recently and explored a world of sound, silence, improvisation and setting melody to words. Her music is a culmination of folk, jazz, blues, sound, silence, improvisation and classical sounds which cannot be labelled into one genre, making her music so unique. She is self-taught and her skills on the guitar display classical ways of thinking and a simplicity which falls nicely on the listening ear.”

““I heard your music for the first time today on Andrew Ford’s show on Radio National and I was just astounded at your talent and finely crafted song ‘Scarecrow Bones’. When I started the car this morning, ‘Scarecrow Bones’ was playing and it just stopped me in my tracks. I have spent a large part of the day listening to ‘Unravelling’ and your music has just drilled itself into my head. Your voice and your songwriting are equally outstanding. I think ‘Unravelling’ is a very finely realised work. It is beautifully crafted, the melodies are of a kind that seem very familiar, not because they imitate something else, but because there is something that resonates at a primal human level in them. Your lyrics are the equal of any great singer songwriter, and the two instrumentals have a wistfulness that verge on the melancholy, but are also uplifting. I think someone of your talent should be filling major venues. And I hope that there are more albums of the standard of ”

“Coming to the Ironworks in Oswestry next Thursday is award winning Australian songwriter and performer Michelle Chandler with her new six track EP available. Michelle has released five CDs and played live around the world billed with artists from Steeleye Span to Janis Ian as well as Wales own Julie Mathews and Chris While. Michelle latest release tackles the subject of lust with the CD title Mohana being the Sanskrit word for infatuation. The aptly titled Pretty Words opens the set and Sigi Gabrie's harmonica weaves through the reggae flavoured If You Ever Had A Heart. Trouble is a bluesy song with some stylish guitar while Brand New Day sweetly pictures a relationship on the rocks. Things get gently steamy with Let's Just Kiss before Infatuation provides a spicy finish to complete a neat set of accomplished songs that should put a spring in your step. Be sure to get yourself a copy when you catch Michelle playing live next Thursday. ”