Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Mardi Lumsden has been playing in her home town since 2002.

Her simple, truthful alt-folk music tells stories using instruments such as the melodica and the banjo-mandolin, picked up on her various travels. Her band, The Rising Seas, come along for the ride.

Mardi Lumsden & the Rising Seas launched their seconde EP - Wherever you go, there you are - (recorded by Magoo at Applewood) on 29 May in Brisbane - find out more at www.mardilumsden.com