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Sophie Raymond likes to journey - around the world when she can, and around her head as well, in diverse artistic directions. From whooping it up in LA with the Oscar winning Harvie Krumpet crew (she was assistant animator) to singing a gig at the New Orleans Mardi Gras. From the winning ABBA song contest at the National Folk Festival to a 10 day silent meditation retreat. With HiATUS her recent release Sophie the musician meets Sophie the anthropologist, poet, sculptor and sun loving adventurer - a fusion of words, sounds, textures and tones gleaned from three years’ wandering and playing America’s plethora of music heartlands. Plus dashes of Jamaica, Europe and bedrock Oz. Raymond is known for her clever genre mixing, which is never more apparent than on HiATUS. She fuses a musical theatre melody with Caribbean rhythms for a soul inspiring reggae version of The Sound Of Music. The half time minor interpretation of the “Hills Are Alive...” takes the world famous song to