Hey Blonde Maddonna and Neophyte, SuzanneinOz here, thanks to Lizzy who said you had both written about the Choir of Hard Knocks too. It's so wonderful to think the singers have not only touched the hearts of Australians (and, boy, with our present government, we need to rediscover our hearts) but a...

Hi again Lizzy I'm back from holidays in Hobart (Tasmania), even colder than Melbourne! Thanks for Ed's contact details; I have written to him and had an encouraging response. Yesterday Choir of Hard Knocks sold out two concerts at the Sydney Opera House - sensational, especially for a choir from Me...

Hi Lizzy I think your suggestion is terrific and I will try to pass it on to Jonathon - as far as repertoire goes, he chooses for the choir first and foremost; and it works. The audience is very mixed but everyone was thrilled with the concert I went to, as far as I could see. Good point about class...

Hey Lizzy good question! In fact I've just checked into the ABC website and the sample is from the latest CD (the one advertised) and it sounds less "raw" than on the show I was thinking of ... which traced them almost from the beginning. I think you'll love the CD; Am I not Pretty Enough ...

Dear Lizzytysh, thanks for your lovely response - and happy to tell you you can you can hear Choir of Hard Knocks sing Hallelujah thanks to the ABC who screened the series. Go to their shop website & sample it! (it's a bit raw, but they've got better!!) http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?...

I would like you to know that half of Australia is humming Leonard's song, Hallelujah - thanks to an amazing choir in Melbourne, The Choir of Hard Knocks, which was recently the subject of a series on national TV. They are a group of disadvantaged, some homeless, people whose story - and formation i...