Argentina was home for Australian singer-songwriter, Stu Larsen, during the final month of his year-long encounter with Solitude. If you’ve been following this series of posts, you’ll know his project involved spending each month of 2024 in a different location – and writing a new song in each place. Stu posted videos of the songs… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Argentina
Eleven months into his self-imposed year of solitude, Stu Larsen was in the USA. With his project of writing a new song in a different location each month drawing to a close, Stu chose to stay in one of his favourite places: California. November 2024 This time, he was living in a cottage on the… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, USA
After three months in Europe, Stu Larsen relocated to Canada for the month of October 2024. This was the singer/songwriter’s tenth home on his year long search for Solitude. October 2024 Stu spent the month at Mariposa Farm in Ontario. His cabin was small with no running water or electricity. As the days grew colder,… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Canada
Having spent time in Austria and Germany, Stu Larsen’s third European location was Tuscany, Italy. Spending each month of 2024 in a different place, Stu was engaged on a year-long pursuit of Solitude. September 2024 His home for September was a cottage known as Casalino, buried in a forested area of eastern Tuscany, close to… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Italy
Stu Larsen’s next stop on his year-long pilgrimage in search of Solitude was Germany. Moving from the west of Austria in July 2024, this month Stu landed in the west of Germany, close to the border with Belgium. August 2024 Stu stayed in a converted farm building set among fields, ponds and meadows. And once… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Germany
During 2024, Stu wrote a new song in a different place each month. The project was a study of Solitude as the homes and cottages in which he stayed were chosen for their out of the way settings. Stu Larsen’s seventh stay of his year-long odyssey took him to Europe. More specifically, to a location… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Austria
This is the sixth in a series of posts about Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen. Stu spent each month of calendar year 2024 seeking solitude in a different location around the world – and writing a new song in each place. Having made it to June, Stu was half-way through his year-long project. June 2024 This… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, England
If you drive four hours north from Glasgow to Kyle of Lochalsh, take the bridge over to the Isle of Skye and then the car ferry from Sconser to the Isle of Raasay, you’re bound to find solitude. And this was where Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen, spent the month of May 2024. Staying in an… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Scotland
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