EMBRACE everything French at this inaugural performance of a six-piece band.
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Baby et Lulu is the type of show you bring a gang of people to, and it’s playing in Bowral.
The band features Abby Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride) and Lara Goodridge (Four Play), who play French singers Baby and Lulu.
Abby said the shows were “lighthearted and fun”.
“We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we can carry it off,” she said.
“Even though the music is passionate at times, we pretend we’re really French and speak in lighthearted French accents.”
The ladies dress up as “sexy, girly, frou-frou” characters and sing both original French songs and their own compositions.
The two met years ago and have been friends ever since.
“We get on like a house on fire, we both have the same ridiculous sense of humour,” Abby said.
“To sing with someone you adore in harmony is so intoxicating, it’s a project of love.”
Both women speak French and have spent time in the ‘city of love’.
“I studied French at high school and Lara studied it in school and at university,” Abby said.
“I chased a boy to Paris, and Lara was living there, so we met up and realised we both spoke and loved French.”
The band was ARIA nominated for their second record Album Deux, which is also the first album that features their own compositions.
Abby said writing songs in French rather than English was an enjoyable challenge.
“I loved writing the songs, as it’s not like anything I’ve done before,” she said.
“When writing, we sometimes write the lyrics in French or use a French-English dictionary.”
Abby said the band was excited to play in Bowral for the first time.
“I’m really looking forward to it, it should be a beautiful night,” she said.
Accompanying the French music will be French food, including escargot, duck, cheeses and pate from 5.30pm.
The show will take place at the Bowral Bowling Club on August 27 from 7.00pm until 11.00pm.
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.eclecticsounds.com.au/ or www.babyetlulu.com.au.