As the national champion of the 2009 Deadly Funny competition, which Hood calls a “great project,” through which Hood got her start in stand-up comedy.
We always had a lot of laughter in our family because “Aboriginal people are just so amusing,” she says. When asked to list some of her most significant accomplishments, Hood recalled that Essendon Football Club had contacted her to book her show. “I assumed it was one of my friends pulling a joke on me.
When I realized it was true, I was delighted, “She divulges. It was a dream realized, so.
Smith Street Dreaming currently only uses a small portion of Collingwood, but Hood would want to see it expand in the future. She enthusiastically states, “She feels with her other artists should strive towards having the whole roadway sealed off.
This year’s lineup of Smith Street Dreaming also includes performances by Stray Blacks, Lady Lash, Indigenous Hip Hop Projects, and Yirrmal Marika.
Shiralee Hood is serving as MC for the first time in 2016, but Smith Street Dreaming, an Indigenous music event honoring the First Nations presence in Collingwood and Fitzroy, is in its fourth year. Hood notes that Fitzroy and Smith Street have a rich history.
The [Smith Street] Parkies neighborhood in Collingwood has a long history because the Aboriginal population was forcibly relocated there when the city was built. Hood notes, “Where the people sit out front of the Woolworths, that’s a genuine cultural site.”
Smith Street Dreaming aims to promote understanding and respect amongst the Smith Street population, workers, and visitors.
Shiralee has struggled enough to prove her worth from the very early days of life, and she came to fame because she has always been a dedicated woman who doesn’t quit and keeps running with her hard work to be a front liner.
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