Rescued

Season One of Rescued has come to a close and before we launch into Season Two, I just wanted to say thank you.
Thank you to everyone who’s listened, shared, messaged, and supported the podcast so far. We’re taking a brief four-week production break between seasons, and in the meantime, I invite you to go back and revisit the beautiful stories from Season One featuring LT, Greta Stanley, Francesca de Valence, Claire Ann Taylor, Emily Wurramara, and me ... Roz Pappalardo.
Season Two is in motion and will be dropping very soon.
Until then, love your four-legged best friends fiercely because every day counts.

This is Rescued.

I’m Roz Pappalardo, a songwriter, storyteller and creative producer, and for most of my life I’ve made sense of the world by turning it into songs and theatre. My work has taken me across stages, communities and collaborations, but underneath it all, art has always been how I survive.In this final episode of Season 1 of Rescued, I hand the microphone to Cairns-based arts campaigner Melissa Robertson and step into the vulnerable seat myself. We talk about creativity as a lifeline, about loss and reinvention, and about what it means to keep showing up when things fall apart.At the heart of this conversation is Pebbles, my rescue dog, who came into my life when I most needed grounding. Pebbles taught me how to slow down, soften, and stay present. This episode is about being rescued, by music, by community, and by a four-legged friend who quietly and absolutely changes everything.

Claire Anne Taylor is a Tasmanian-born singer-songwriter whose hauntingly raw voice and vivid storytelling reflect her upbringing in the ancient Tarkine rainforest. Raised in a barn-turned-home alongside five siblings, music and creativity were woven into her childhood, with some saying her distinctive raspy tone was inspired by listening to Tasmanian devils growling beneath the floorboards.
After winning the Byron Bay Bluesfest Busking Competition, she recorded her acclaimed debut album Elemental (2016), which was praised as “strong and assured” and she was dubbed “a national treasure”.  Her 2019 follow-up, All The Words, recorded in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, was lauded for its warmth and soul. In 2024, she released her third album, Giving It Away, a deeply personal record inspired by her son’s Angelman Syndrome diagnosis. The emotive, blues-tinged work was heralded as “authentic, organic, raw, and real,” with her voice described as “like cigarettes and whiskey”.

Songs used in the podcast (written by Claire Anne Taylor)
Keep on trucking
Lay you down in the cold hard ground
Giving it away
The Fire (with Tessy the dog)

SOCIALS
⁠https://www.facebook.com/claireannetaylormusic⁠
⁠https://www.instagram.com/claireannetaylor/⁠

Francesca de Valence is a multi-award-winning Australian songwriter, educator, and creative coach based in Brisbane. As the founder and CEO of the pioneering online community, I Heart Songwriting Club, she has sparked the creation of thousands of songs, empowering songwriters through weekly creative challenges. With a heroic catalogue exceeding 700 songs, including songwriting commissions by artists like Vika & Linda, Wendy Matthews, and more, Francesca’s influence stretches across continents.
A recognised speaker and mentor, she’s delivered workshops and talks at major events and institutions including APRAAMCOS, Folk Alliance International and BIGSOUND. Her accolades include an International Songwriter of the Year Award from the LA Music Awards and an Australian Songwriting Award.
Beyond writing music, Francesca hosts the thoughtful podcast The Magic of Songwriting, uses her Masters in Music Pedagogy to innovate in education, and is co-founder of the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival.
And thanks to her I've written hundreds of songs.
 
Songs featured
Beautiful Night
Put One Foot in Front of the Other
I’ll be there for you (unreleased at time of writing)
The Seine
 
Socials
https://www.facebook.com/iheartsongwritingclub
https://www.instagram.com/iheartsongwritingclub
https://www.facebook.com/fdvmusic
https://www.instagram.com/fdvmusic/

Emily Wurramurra (also spelled Wurramara) is a celebrated Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter and producer, proudly Warnindhilyagwa, hailing from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. Raised on the Gulf of Carpentaria islands before moving to Brisbane at age six, her artistry entwines stories of family, culture, and country, delivered in both English and her ancestral tongue, Anindilyakwa.
Her debut EP Black Smoke (2016) earned her a Queensland Music Award, followed by her debut album Milyakburra (2018),named for her ancestral island, which won Best Independent Blues & Roots Album at the 2019 AIR Awards and drew ARIA and regional acclaim.
In 2024, Emily released her bold sophomore album Nara, Anindilyakwa for “nothing”, on ABC Music. It won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album, making her the first Indigenous woman to do so.
A multi-award-winning artist with six Queensland Music Awards to her name, Emily tours nationally while blending genres from folk and indie to R&B and electronic creating emotionally powerful music rooted in strength, healing, and cultural celebration.
 
SONGS

Black Smoke, 
Midnight Blues, 
Magic Woman Dancing, 
Ngarrukwujenama, 
Cruisin’
STFAFM

SOCIALS
Website
Instagram
Spotify
AppleMusic
Soundcloud
Youtube