Wild Women; a tribute show to the greatest female singers of the twentieth century, is the pinnacle of Kelly Auty’s performing career. Kelly and her band, mainstays of the Australian Blues, Gospel, Country, Rock and Jazz scenes for twenty years, take the crowd on a powerful journey through the lives of the women who made music what it is today.

With the songs and stories of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, Edith Piaf, Etta James, Peggy Lee, Patsy Cline, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, this show is not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand the great heritage that today’s artists draw upon. Writers, musicians, painters, wives, mothers and activists, these women left a brilliant legacy, and Wild Women is the first show to truly do them justice.

Kelly possesses a rich, strong voice and style, and has five independent CDs to her name. A consummate performer, she takes on the personas of all the women in the show and brings to life the music of the past with an intensity that wakes the spirit of the crowd. She performs with Boris Conley, piano player and co-writer, Peter Howell on bass and Nick Carrafa on drums.  

Impeccably researched, beautifully costumed and sung with a passion that transports the listener back in time, Wild Women is a masterpiece.