I had permission from the songwriter Fred Smith to release this live version recorded when Fred was a special guest at my show at Smith's Alternative on 3 December 2022.

This song has stirred so many emotions in me as a performer.

I first sung this song with Fred at the Canberra Playhouse at the launch of his Sparrows of Kabul show. When Fred asked me if I'd be interested in wearing a head scarf when singing Trembling Sky and Thousand Splendid Suns, one thought popped into my head: Would it be culturally appropriate for me to do so?

Surprisingly the scarf made me put myself in an Afghan woman's shoes. I want to feel her, I want to know more about her, I want to sing her story.

I hope you can feel the lyrics and the emotions as much as I do in this live version of Trembling Sky.

For this version we had the following wonderful and intuitive Canberra musicians. It has been so great to have their support over the years:

Fred Smith - songwriter and acoustic guitar Matt Nightingale - double bass Hayden Kinsman - keyboard Viktor Rufus - electric guitar Kim Yang - vocal

Audio recorded by Bevan Noble at Smith's Alternative, ACT Mixed by Kim Yang and Kimmo Vennonen Mastered by Kimmo Vennonen