May 24, 2024 · Newsletter

Flowers, community, and the road

Notes from Shirwell on Nati Roses, local rose bunches around Sydney, and stories from decades on tour.

Music tours and flower seasons overlap more than you might expect. Shirwell Bancan has long worked with Nati Roses — a Sydney-area grower — to supply roses for weddings, memorials, and backstage thank-you bunches. The Flowers section of this site explains varietals, pricing guidance, and how Premium members access bundled offers when tours pass through New South Wales.

Princess, who appears on the home page, helps coordinate dance teams for concerts and handles business consulting while Shirwell is on the road. That partnership keeps the entertainment side and the practical side of a touring life in balance: rehearsals, accounting, and the occasional rose delivery before a show.

Community matters. Shirwell’s newsletter is not recycled press releases; it is written for people who stream the songs, collect the vinyl, and show up at gigs. We mention flowers because they are part of the same small business — Shirwell Entertainment — that publishes the music you hear on this site.

If you are ordering roses for an event, start on the Flower orders page for availability notes. If you are here primarily for music, visit the Discography page for track-by-track background on the Black Horse album and the wider catalogue.

More tour dates and studio updates will follow in the next issue. Until then, stream on Music, browse the CD art on the CD’s page, and reach out if you have a story to share from a Shirwell show.

Nati Roses operates from Middle Dural — about 45 to 50 minutes from central Sydney when traffic is light. Couples planning weddings often combine a Shirwell performance enquiry with a floral consult; mention both when you write so we can coordinate calendars.

Affordable pop-up rose bunches ($10–$20) remain a grassroots tradition. Schedules are announced informally when Shirwell is in town; the Flower page carries the latest guidance so you are not chasing rumours on social media.

By Shirwell Bancan · Shirwell Entertainment