In our Season Two finale, we meet formidable songwriter, producer and performer Sue Ray, and her trusty doggos - Barnsey and Bingo.

A very special conversation, and a must-listen for neurospicy creatives. And some great insights into Sue's country music pedigree, including a cracking story about her guitarist father Owen Ray, his obsession with improving the design of famous guitars, and his friendship with Leo Fender. And so much more.

Don't miss this one, this brilliant woman is one-of-a-kind, and her music is incredible.

You can find Sue Ray on all the platforms and what’s more she’s about to put another record out, with a single due late May 2026. This album will me an absolutely cracker. Trust me!

You can also find me, Roz Pappalardo, and my projects including Lontano and we just won the Ql Music Award for Best Blues and Roots song, Women in Docs and my theatre work across all socials.

If you’re enjoying Rescued, please follow, rate and review as it helps more people find these incredible women and their stories.

Big thanks, as always, to Joanne Bell for her marketing support.

We’re taking a quick break while we put together season 3 - but don’t worry, we’ll drop you some little treats while you wait. In the meantime, the best thing you can do is rate, review and follow so we can continue to come back here, because, let’s face it, it’s a microphone and I'll wrestle you for it!

Until next time, love your four-legged best friends with everything you’ve got… because every day counts.

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This week on Rescued, meet Sally Balfour - a Darwin local with a gentle presence and a quietly resilient core. She’s a singer-songwriter, children’s theatre maker, graphic designer, mum… and, as it turns out, a pretty strategic operator.

I first stumbled across Sally at a Christmas show during my short stint in Darwin where she was the special guest at a Railway Club gig in Parap with Dave Garnham and the Choir of Man -(check them out - do!) - and honestly, she stole the show. Since then, I’ve kept bumping into her, from the Rails Club in Parap, Darwin, to the beautiful chaos of Tamworth Country Music Festival, where she was wrangling Northern Territory artists on Peel Street for a showcase, like an absolute pro.

So, settle in with a cuppa, a wine or a Northern Territory coldie, no judgement here, and let’s hear from Alice Springs girl come good, Sally Balfour.

Sally Balfour Facebook

Sally Balfour Website (and links to Clara for the littlies!)

Roz Pappalardo Website

This is Rescued - a podcast created and edited by me, Roz Pappalardo, with creative support from Joanne Bell and production guidance from Melissa Robertson at Arts Nexus. If you’re loving the show, please follow, rate and review - it means a doggone lot us!

Lyn Bowtell - a country darling with a gloriously luscious voice, who’s weathered her share of heartbreak and disappointment and come out the other side having found her person (and her dogs!).. a loving and funny conversation laced with life learnings and some well-timed business advice along the way.

Thanks for listening, reviewing, rating and following and until next time, love your four-legged best friends with everything you’ve got… because every day counts.

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This week on Rescued we travel all the way to the glorious harbour city of Cork in Ireland to meet singer-songwriter Eavan O’Leary; a thoughtful, big-hearted, community-first kind of artist.Eavan isn’t chasing the traditional music industry dream.

She’s building something much more meaningful right where she lives .... running community songwriting groups, facilitating wellbeing workshops in schools, and bringing people together through music in ways that genuinely change lives. In fact, she’s about to host a community songwriting festival in her hometown, creating space for everyday people to find their voice and tell their stories.

She’s deeply loved in her community, fiercely committed to her family, and grounded in the belief that music belongs to everyone.In this episode, Eavan shares some very personal family stories that help explain why her dog Lyn is so important to them all. Lyn isn’t just a beloved pet - she’s an autism assistance dog whose presence has brought comfort, stability, and connection to their family in ways that are hard to put into words.

Everyone, meet Eavan O’Leary.

This is Rescued, a podcast created and edited by me, Roz Pappalardo, with creative support from Joanne Bell and production guidance from Melissa Robertson at Arts Nexus. If you’re loving the show, please follow, rate and review ... it genuinely helps us live to see another day.

This week I have the absolute pleasure of spending time with Brisbane’s quietly brilliant songwriter, Mardi Lumsden ... earnest, clever, disarmingly funny, and the proud dog mum of the magnificent Lulu… who is sixteen years old and still making guest appearances in songs, and it doesn't matter whether she has a tail or not! This is ICON behaviour people!

Mardi’s a journalism graduate, a mum, a partner to a guitarist deep in a PhD about songwriting and place and she’s currently writing her first novel, which, let’s be honest, will probably turn into a musical. She’s also survived being told by a dog whisperer that her mum’s dog preferred her sister… which frankly feels like something to unpack in Season Three.

please meet, Mardi Lumsden....

Rescued is a podcast created and edited by me, Roz Pappalardo, with creative support from Joanne Bell and production guidance from Melissa Robertson at Arts Nexus.In this episode meet the fearless, super fun, grounded and unstoppable spirit of Jayne Denham .... her independence, her honesty, her crazy sense of humour, her love of animals, her colouring her poodle pink and making the dog the pin up girl for her hair dressing salon when she lived in the Blue Mountains, and the way she’s built a life and career entirely on her own terms. The songs featured in this episode were Stacks, Rainstorm (featuring Troy Kemp), A Little Bit of Chick Ute, and Loving a Wild Thing Go and find Jayne’s music on Spotify, YouTube, and all the socials and dive into her catalogue, because my god this chick is one heck of a fire cracker and if you ever want someone to sing backing vocals, Jayne, call me .You can also find me, Roz Pappalardo, and my projects including Lontano, women in docs, and All Fired Up across all platforms and socials.Until next time, love your four-legged best friends with every ounce of your being, because, trust me, every day counts.This is 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.

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