When a new batch of songs emerged for Sydney singer/songwriter Jane Walker, it was like some fresh wind blowing through everything. “I thought this is me being honest” says Walker, who found the soul pop songs, with touches of jazz, coming in a rush. Deeply personal songs, like the first single from her next album, Wondering Why. “Wondering Why is about meeting my husband. It’s my truth, my story.” The wind blew further, into her work co-creating Cockatoo Kids, a children’s group whose songs emerged from the same burst of creativity that produced Wondering Why: “Songwriting these days feels liberating - I’m loving it.” Backing her on the new recordings are the rhythm section of Hamish Stuart and James Haselwood, Stu Hunter on keys, and co-producer/mixer Neal Sutherland. Walker knows that “working with such talented musicians lifts my level and stimulates me as an artist.” What also stimulates this ambassador for Ocean Recovery Alliance, is connecting deeply with the water and land of her native Australia. “Now I aim to live in the present moment, and find when I’m there, nature rushes in.” says Walker. “[Then] things start to flow and I can write a song.”