An evening with Hana Stretton & The Vernon Spring (UK)
Wed, 9 Dec 2026 · 19:00 · Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney
<p><em>Jet Black Cat Music presents and evening with Hana Stretton & The Vernon Spring... </em></p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr"><em>Hana Stretton</em><em> is an accomplished Australian-British multi-instrumentalist, songwriter & producer. Born and raised on a farm in New South Wales, Hana's early life was steeped in natural beauty and isolation, which has become the influence for much of her music. Her work reflects a deep connection to her roots.</em></p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr"><em>From the fires and floods of the Australian bush on debut record </em><em>Soon (2023)</em><em>, </em><em>tiarn</em><em> now takes us to the shores of the Pacific Ocean where classical and electronic arrangements move with an ever-present longing for connection and nature. Stretton has weaved a new world with </em><em>tiarn</em><em>, set on the brink of night, when the world is soft and suspended in blue. Living in isolation near the ocean, overlooking the winter migration of whales, Stretton would regularly swim during the brief 20-minute period known as the blue hour. Ideas would come to her in the icy salt water, and walking home in the dark, she would carry melodies back to record that night. At its heart, </em><em>tiarn</em><em> reflects ecological grief and the search for connection in a changing world.</em></p><p dir="ltr"><em><br>“</em><em>I hear an artist who has entered completely into the stream where creation originates […] Hana Stretton has truly recorded the deep flourishing sound of a quiet listening mind in full blossom.</em><em>” – Phil Elvrum</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>The Vernon Spring</em></strong><em> is the recording project of North London-born musician </em><strong><em>Sam Beste</em></strong><em>, whose journey traces various arcs across jazz, soul, ambient, and songwriting modes. Beste’s earliest exposure to music came from his father’s eclectic record colle…