Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen, spent all of 2024 in search of solitude. He spent the month of April on the Indonesian island of Bali. Well, okay, maybe Stu’s time in Bali wasn’t as solitary or isolated as his previous locations but he still managed to come up with a new song. April 2024 The song… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Indonesia
After spending February 2024 in Tasmania (see my earlier post), Stu Larsen drove north for three days to his home State of Queensland, Australia. He spent March at Possum Park near the town of Miles. The location was special for Stu as he used to stay there on family holidays in his childhood. In March,… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Queensland
Staying in out of the way locations, opening himself to beauty and writing songs. Stu Larsen’s 2024 journey into solitude (see my previous post for background) very much reflects the Japanese notion of ‘wabi sabi’ – the sense that everything is transient and imperfect. Wabi reflects rustic simplicity while sabi is the beauty of something… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Tasmania
Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen, embarked on a major project in 2024. His project was to embrace Solitude for the entire calendar year. Each month, Stu experienced solitude in a different location around the world, writing a new song and posting a ‘demo’ version of the song on YouTube. Stu calls these recordings ‘demos’ but, in… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, New Zealand
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