Courtney Barnett to mentor at Australia’s first ever Girls Rock music camp

Courtney Barnett has been asked to mentor young girls at Girls Rock in Australia, the first event of its kind to take place in the country.

Girls Rock started in Portland, Oregon, in 2001, and it’ll be arriving in Canberra in January 2016.

Barnett will be mentoring alongside fellow musician and partner Jen Cloher. “They’ll be dropping by one afternoon to play some songs and teach a workshop,” Girls Rock Canberra says on Facebook.

This year saw Courtney Barnett releasing her debut album proper ‘Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit’.

Courtney Barnett plays the following UK dates:

NOVEMBER

25 London, Forum

26 London, Forum

27 Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall

27-29 ATP Nightmare Before Christmas

30 Manchester, O2 Ritz

DECEMBER

01 Liverpool, O2 Academy

02 Glasgow, O2 ABC

04 Bristol, O2 Academy