It’s hard to imagine how local music enthusiast Georgie Ulrich fits performing into a jam-packed schedule of work and CFA volunteering.

Despite barely having a minute to spare, it’s the escapism, the 27-year-old finds in the art that keeps her passion alive.

It all began with her Dad, Barry.

“I started off in the concert band in high school. I started off with clarinet, then went to bass,” she said.

“My Dad’s always loved music, he’s a bit of a singer, so I started singing along to songs with him, and then I did singing lessons in high school.

“My favourite artist was John Denver, I just love his music, so I decided I wanted to learn to play guitar to accompany myself singing John Denver songs. Then, it kind of just branched off from there.”

After high school, Georgie continued to work on the projection of her “fairly soft voice” and she began her lengthy involvement with Seymour Performers Workshop.

“I wanted to do something musical because I’d been in the concert band for so long, and after school I didn’t have a ‘music thing’ to do,” she said.

“I decided to have a go at doing the theatre stuff and I really liked it.

“You meet a lot of great friends and it’s a lot of fun. We have so much fun backstage – it’s hilarious, really, the antics we get up to.”

Solo singing, for Georgie, is another thing entirely.

She said, “I sort of see theatre and singing as two separates”.

Having played a number of local gigs, including singing at last year’s Carols in the Park both in the choir and as a solo act, Georgie is hoping to continue to live out her passion for performance well into the future.

“(I’m hoping to take it) as far as I can,” she said.

“I’ll hopefully get more gigs locally, and even across the wider area. I’d love to go to Tamworth one day.”

Performance aside, she said music would always play a significant role in her life.

“Music is just my thing,” she said.

“I can have little hobbies that I’ll pick up, and after six months I won’t be bothered with them anymore.

“But music, even if I lose interest for a little bit, it always comes back.”

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