Linda's musical alley is not dark and foreboding. It's the sort of alley you may find traces of Doris Day, Dusty Springfield, the Andrew Sisters and Ella Fitzgerald. It's a place Rickie Lee Jones and Tori Amos might meet for a drink and have a jam. It would have lots of colour and funky little chairs and cafe tables. And you could sit in that alley for hours listening or chatting, or reading a book. In fact, make yourself at home!

Linda's 'left-of-centre' pop recipe is flavoured with musical theatre and jazz. With a background performing in diverse 'musical kitchens and cultures' including musical theatre, rock bands, soul and pop covers bands and choirs, partakers have offered such descriptions as "silk to the eyes, ears and throat...the audience love her as she is warm, friendly and vocally wholesome.

"A complete package."
Iain McGuire - Artistic Director of Mad Cow Theatre Company

Based in Sydney, Australia, Linda has performed under her own name as well as moonlighting with a covers group called "The Bettys" (and "Santa Bettys", a Christmas incarnation of the group).

Other credits include performing, arranging and conducting vocals for "Angels the musical" in Sydney and it's first performance in New York (prior to the SBS documentary).

Linda Wood has also lent her musical and theatrical talents previously to "Leader of the Pack" (Central Coast production), "Downtown" (a musical tribute to the 60s pop scene in Britain) "Straight Up Rogue" (a jazz revue) and "Back to the 80s".

Throughout 2008 Linda lived in the UK learning how to work the crowds in the local pubs also receiving air play on BBC 6 "Introducing with Tom Robinson" during that time. Linda made a few connections that enabled a summer 2009 return to the UK for the Celtic Blue Rock Festival and a few more gigs at smaller local venues.

After participating in the Emergenza Festival in 2010, making the Sydney Semi Final, Linda decided to focus on writing for her next album of which "Boat and Sail" is a foretaste.

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