Where has all the colour gone?

Where has all the colour gone? Is out Now take a listen on your favourite streaming service now.

As always I began this song by writing the lyrics, however when it came time to complete the music I tried something new. Firstly I sat with the feelings evoked by the story within the lyrics and then I sat at the piano with those feelings, chose a random key and then just started playing notes that felt right. Listening intently as one section flowed into the next.

Camille Delaquise - Where has all the colour gone?

Where has all the colour gone? - Lyrics

A flower picked too soon

I was younger once

But I didn't know that then

Left dreaming, heart beating

Stopped at a crossroads

Time travelling in the past

Give all you can

Don't be left lingering

In the prime of life

Like a woman fading

If the clouds are gathering

Leave, what you don’t need

Here today, gone tomorrow

Summer anthem of our youth

Caught in the rush of life

Sun shining bright

Another drink for the road

The one rarely travelled

And stories waiting to be told

Dance your troubles away

In the prime of life

Like a woman fading

If the clouds are gathering

Leave, what you don't need

Lines of shattered tokens

Have nothing much to say

Bring you to your knees

Take all you need

Where has all the colour gone?

White rooms and empty spaces

We're just tracing circles

Howling at the moon

If the clouds are gathering 

Leave what you don't need

Leave what you don’t need

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Living on the edge of time

From poetry to music, I share with you “Living on the edge of time”. Its been a long journey but here I stand grateful for the opportunity.

Living on the edge of time

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Track Listing

Living on the edge of time

TRACK NAME

1.Blossoming Again Camille Delaquise 04:44

2.Strange Weather Camille Delaquise 03:55

3.The Temple of Neon Lights Camille Delaquise 03:00

4.Song Four (The Romance is Over) Camille Delaquise 03:38

5....Because I Was Born A Girl Camille Delaquise 04:15

6.Pocket Note for The Dark DaysCamille Delaquise 04:05

7.Over The Rainbow Camille Delaquise 03:08

8.A Little Gypsy Song Camille Delaquise 03:19

9.Never-Ending Story Camille Delaquise 06:13

10.Time Passing By Camille Delaquise 03:40

11.Litte Bird (a Poem) Camille Delaquise 01:59

Strange weather - New Single

Strange Weather

Strange weather is out today you can listen here.

Strange Weather - Camille Delaquise

We've known for awhile now
Alarm bells sounded
Broken promises falling like ash
Thick air and grey skies

When will we see the light
We're dying
When we gonna change our ways
Set sail for a new day

There's some strange weather coming
And it's no surprise
We all loved that money
But it never did love us the same

Fossil fuels choking out
Their last breath
Responsibility lies heavy
Water dripping on a stone

Rain falling isn't so peaceful anymore
It's a humbling thought
Living on the edge of time
Like the last leaf falling

How many days
How many chances
Will we let pass us by
The message is clear

No time to waste
There's some strange weather coming
And it's no surprise
We all loved that money

But it never did love us the same
Fossil fuels choking out
Their last breath
Responsibility lies heavy

Water dripping on a stone

To find out more about my music, art and poetry check out the music page.

The Precipice

The Precipice

The Precipice follows from my previous works, Behind the Facade and Rise. This work finds itself at the place in which the world now collectively holds its breath as we try to overcome the existential threats currently facing humanity. However, the threats of climate change and nuclear war have a common underlying cause: rising inequality.

In this context, inequality is, at its core, the battle of people over profit. Extreme wealth is growing to become an unaccountable governing power (as money transforms into power) around the world and, as such, becomes a threat to the world.

It's time to get political, for people to participate in the debate, to examine where we stand, and decide what kind of future world we want. In short, it is time for some deep reflection. These conversations help inform public opinion that, in turn, has the power to guide government policy. A government is nothing without the support of the people.

There are some pressing issues to take another look at, such as the function of an economy. I believe its role is to civilise trade, but in order to do that, it must put people before profit; it is the only way to achieve a decent society. A society that can resist the shackles of minority rule can solve the core issue of inequality.

Within a more equal world, the collective self-interest would shift to protecting life rather than exploiting it. For who would choose to be exploited if they had the power to choose?

Humanity may be on the precipice, but a better world is possible. Feeling secure is the starting point: when we are secure, we are able to cultivate productivity and create beauty.

This poetry collection confronts the world unapologetically as it is, an unequal world facing the ramifications of gross inequality. We have the resources to solve our problems. Will we address the core issue of our existential crisis, or will we continue the delusion of tinkering at the edges?

A brief overview of the two books that set the groundwork for this collection.

Behind the façade

Actions flow through from me to you

Connecting all paths, all walks of life

No island escapes what the weather brings

Brought together by a common thread

Binding ever tighter

Rise

Not fit for purpose, a ruling class

Capitalism rules with absolution

People come second, earth a distant third

The race is over, we all lost

Change is on the way, one way or another

To purchase a copy of my poetry book The Precipice Click Here.

No apologies - 4zzz Brisbane

Had so much fun chatting about music, art and poetry with the girls from No apologies on Brisbane radio 4zzz.

RTRFM - Interview

RTR FM Radio Perth

I will be having a quick chat with Bec from RTRFM 92.1 in Perth about my new single Blossoming again. Tune in AWST: 11.30 am (1.10pm EDST) on Friday 1 October

Blossoming again - Single release

Blossoming again

Blossoming again is out in the world available on all streaming platforms here is a  link https://ffm.to/blossoming

Blossoming again

Some wish for continuous sunshine
I just want some shade
Both whisper the allure of escape
You don’t feel broken in a new dress

This ain’t my first heartbreak
Won’t you leave me just one little piece
This is my life
I’m gonna take it back

Watching leaves turn and fall
The dark before the dawn
Transformed, shedding the old
Winter holds her own majesty

Even when memories overstay
Playing on repeat
No shelter from the storm
The winds will change

This ain’t my first heartbreak
Won’t you leave me just one little piece
This is my life
I’m gonna take it back

Sitting at my desk morning breaks the spell
Tending the forgotten garden
Blossoming again
A butterfly takes to the sky

Tears have fallen
Rage paid a visit
Hate faded away
Love endured it all

In the end, this life is mine
It belongs to me

Camille Barr

You could purchase the art print for Blossoming again here.

Correnti Incrociate

So honoured to have 3 poems included in this amazing project! Wildflower, What would you say if you knew? & Eradication of absurd wealth.

ITALIAN STUDENTS TAKE LITERARY TRANSLATION TO A NEW LEVEL

English-language poetry transformed in the hands of postgraduate students at the University of Salerno

Literary translation is a skill that sits comfortably in the background when it’s done well, invisible to the eye and ear; an art form in its own right to delight and engage its audience in whatever language they find it.

Correnti Incrociate (‘Cross-currents’), the latest in the poetry chapbook series from Mosaïque Press, is one such gem – with a twist sure to delight lovers of language and artistic expression. Alongside the Italian interpretations of 49 English-language poems in this 150-page volume are the originals, line for line, to provide fascinating insights into language itself.

Correnti Incrociate is the result of a collaboration with the University of Salerno’s Department of Humanities, in which postgraduate students studying literary translation with Prof Linda Barone translated poems selected by book co-editor John Eliot.

“I was interested in giving the students an experience of works that they might not normally come across,” he said. “Of course, quality was also important.”

Here is an anthology that reflects excellence in poetry; an anthology with as many different styles as poets. The subject matter is equally broad and ranges from freedom’s never-ending will  , an appreciation of Brugel, and observing Amish on a pier, to navigating Kings Cross station, and speculating on Kalashnikov’s regrets. “The list is quite endless,” said Eliot. 

Publisher Chuck Grieve said: “It’s been a delight to produce this book. The poems are consistently entertaining and thought-provoking, and the great thing about the face-to-face format is you don’t need fluency in Italian to appreciate how they work in that language too.”

Eliot, whose involvement with the 2019 Salerno Literary Festival led to the companion chapbook Canzoni del Venerdi Sera, said: “This whole exercise has been a pleasure from start to finish. I want to thank all at Salerno University who were involved in the project and of course the poets without whom this would not have been possible. We’ve produced an anthology that we can be proud of.”

Correnti Incrociate is published on 1 June by Mosaïque Press, priced at £6.99, and available through online retail bookshops.

Surf Coast Times - Household name opens up about directing new music video

…Because I was born a girl

“Nicky said that for every song there are different interpretations but this song resonated with her after growing up in a household with four brothers.” Nicky Buckley

Great little write up about …Because I was born a girl music video.

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Geelong Advertiser - Nicky Buckley: Sale of the Century star directs music video

…Because I was born a girl

The music video was filmed on Saturday, February 20 on the beach at Point Addis from lunch time to 5.30pm and Landy Field in Geelong until just before 1am…

…Because I was born a girl IWD 2021 Music Video

“Doors were closed, ceilings felt heavy, questions were not asked, opportunities were lost – a million battles have been fought because I was born a girl” – ‘…Because I Was Born A Girl’ This lyrical extract from The Last Folk Singers anthemic single ‘…Because I Was Born A Girl’ from her 2020 debut EP Living In A World Of Silence, unfortunately represents a shared gender experience and has resonated with females across generations who too have suffered injustice on the equality scale for too long.

For International Women’s Day 2021, we a have made a music video in aid of gender equality. We hope to bring awareness to current obstacles that women face today in order to grow the momentum of what is now the fourth wave of feminism. There has been significant ground lost within this area with disarming language that tells us we no longer need feminism.

We would like to, with your help, make up for this lost ground by sharing our stories together. Please share on social media and lets finish what the suffragettes started over 100 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HoxBHVTCIw

Hi FI Way interview - Camille Delaquise

“The project headed by poet and songwriter Camille Barr sees her seamlessly blend her two worlds of artistic expression to capture the kaleidoscope world where exploration is key to understanding the depth of existence. Sitting upon a delicate piano bed with curtains of strings draped around it, Barr creates ballads that underscore deeper political, sociological and environmental messages.” HI FI WAY

Read full interview here

Scenestr Interview - Camille Delaquise

“a folk-soundscape that twinkles and bursts forth with an almost fairytale charm”

“Angelic Celtic folk, alternative chamber music, and indie pop with strong hints of medieval hues anchor Camille Delaquise in a folk-soundscape that twinkles and bursts forth with an almost fairytale charm.

At other junctures, haunting pianos and fierce vocals carry ‘Living In A World Of Silence’ into dark, foreboding territory that is strangely alluring.” To read more  -Scenestr –

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Messed Up Magazine

“Living in a World of Silence”, which was released in mid-August wraps her powerful poetic, political-driven penmanship in swirls of enchanting sound.”

“A recent addition to the Australian music industry, Camille delaquise is the musical manifestation of poet Camille Barr. Shifting shores from the glorious beaches of Byron Bay to the world class surf of Torquay, Camille reflects her earthy landscape, digging into the whimsical waves of sound.

Her debut EP, “Living in a World of Silence”, which was released in mid-August wraps her powerful poetic, political-driven penmanship in swirls of enchanting sound.”

Forte Magazine - Camille Delaquise

This is Camille Delaquise

Forte magazine recently did this little write up about me!

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Green Left Weekly – Winter is near

Green left weekly published my poem  – Winter is near, from my new poetry book RISE,

WINTER IS NEAR

The winter of humankind draws near
Science has spoken in alarm
The day may be warm, unseasonal
Land whips at our faces
Too spoiled to take root
For all the rot we fed it
The well of life ran dry
As the last drop fell from our swollen lips
Our gods of gold had fallen short
Adorned in accolades we buried them too

Perhaps one day another kind
Will unveil our bones of mystery
On what was once such fertile ground
Should they enquire
How we never grew to regard our limits
To value the welfare of life and land
There remains of course one moment left
One movement to change the trajectory
Write a new chapter
To mark a start not the finale

Camille Barr

www.greenleftweekly.org.au

…Because I was born a girl – Release

I would like to firstly acknowledge that it was with the support of four men that the production of this song was made possible (the irony of which is not lost on me, I assure you). The lyrics are definitely not about pointing the finger at men, it is the challenging of a system that limits human potential and holds us all captive to a past system that is long overdue for change. I view the dismantling of this system as having as many benefits for men as women for that should be the point of equality.

What this song is about then is bringing into the general consciousness the fact that our societies are still predominately organised within the *realm of a patriarchal system of doing things. Women may have won equal rights in some places but we are yet to win equal treatment. Our modern version of the patriarchal system may sound different from the past, however this only acts to silence any challenge to its power. With the framing of deceptive language that creates an illusion of equality rather than a reality of equality.

We are confronted by this illusion everyday that passes and fails to break through the wall that is the gender pay gap. The patriarchal system still prevails in our laws even when they tell us women have equal rights, these laws are enforced in a way that makes sure we experience them from a position of disadvantage. Take for example the Shared Parental Responsibility amendment under the Family Law Act of 2006 in Australia, on the surface it declares itself as equal with words such as “shared”. In action though what these words do is deny the lived experiences of women, which tell us that for the majority of mothers when it comes to parenting they fulfil the bulk of the caring duties. This is an extremely important fact to note when deciding on parental rights but it becomes irrelevant with laws that aim to distract us away from the significance of caring duties. The implication of laws such as these is that they keep women in a position of subordination and at worst put their lives and lives of their children at risk.

So this song is referring to the realisation that the patriarchal system still exists within our culture and that it is a system that not only limits women’s opportunities but it is a system that is limiting human potential as a whole. It is very empowering to be able to recognise what you are up against because it provides the the opportunity to question it and ultimately challenge it.

Women hold the power to change the patriarchal system of doing things and this song is just as much about recognising that power. (Note: the realm of the patriarchal system within this context just means we organise our societies based mostly from the perspective of the lived experience of men, the consequence is the benefits are directed to a greater degree towards men compared to women whether consciously or unconsciously). Camille X  

To listen to and watch the music video …Because I was born a girl please visit my music page

RTRFM Perth Radio

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Emily Green from RTRFM in Perth about my poetry & music.