Home-grown Gladstone region artist Kissing The Flint will return from her current UK base in February 2026 to rock the #AgnesBluesFest Marquee Stage, joining a stellar summer line-up of performers including ambassador artist Minnie Marks, 8-Ball Aitken, Mitch King and Craig Atkins.
Leah Chynoweth-Tidy is a multi-award nominated singer-songwriter and proud Gladstone Region girl now flying the flag on the global stage with her original music. She created Kissing The Flint (translation: ‘creating a spark’) in 2015 to focus on her songwriting and has since performed at many venues, events and Festivals across both hemispheres. She has shared main stage bills with Tex Perkins, Vika & Linda, Hussy Hicks, Hat Fitz & Cara, Round Mountain Girls, Top Loader, Tide Lines and The Hoosiers.
Authenticity and emotion flow through Kissing The Flint’s connective songwriting and empowering live performances, driven by a powerful, versatile voice. Song themes flow from an adventurous spirit with crystal clarity of message and vivid imagery drawn from experience, empathy and imagination. Her creative mentors include acclaimed Australian female artists Katie Noonan, Deborah Conway, Clare Bowditch, Tania Doko (Bachelor Girl), Francesca de Valence, Roz Pappalardo (Women In Docs, Lontano) and Sam Buckingham. She has been a prolific member of I Heart Songwriting Club since 2022, writing over 150 songs.
Kissing The Flint’s 2019 EP ‘Unconditionality’ and 2024 EP ‘Standing On The Fringe of Rooms’ were both recorded with Dave Beacon at High Lion Studio near Gladstone. Her 2022 single ‘Dune Girl’ was shortlisted for the Australian Songwriting Assocation (ASAI) awards and her 2024 single ‘All We Can Do’ made the final Indie-Rock Category Top 10 in the ASAI awards and earned a commended in the UK Songwriting Competition. This versatile artist’s single ‘Fare Thee Well Lament’ was also nominated for Australian Celtic Song of the Year 2020.
Kissing The Flint’s third studio project ‘Rule The World’ will be released in early 2026. Recorded with Huey Dowling at Unit 7 Studio, SW Scotland and mastered by Ben Findlay (Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Jeff Beck), the album’s soul, country pop/rock and ska influences are set to showcase Leah’s songwriting versatility and an empowered shift towards a fresh new sound.
‘Kissing The Flint’ is the Australian-Scottish creative project of the brilliant musical mind Leah Chynoweth-Tidy. Bringing together the best elements of these cultures and heritages, she creates a brash and brilliantly audacious melting pot of swashbuckling blues-rock with an indie aesthetic and pop sensibility.’ [Tom Hilton, Aldora Britain Records]
Kissing The Flint can’t wait to be back on home soil creating sparks on the #AgnesBluesFest in 2026 on her album launch tour. Don’t miss this dynamic performer, shape-shifting easily from melodic roots beauty to sassy rock raunch in explorations of the human condition and a genuine desire to inspire others.
#AgnesBluesFest 2026 Early Bird tickets are currently on sale for $149pp, until 1 September 2025. Pre-NYE price will then be $169pp until 31 December 2025, with full RRP $189pp from 1 January 2026, so get your tickets now at great value discounted prices via www.agnesbluesandroots.com.au/tickets
Rocking out since 2008, the Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival is a 3 Day Annual Event held in the Great Barrier Reef’s Sensational Deep South. We’re turning it up to ELEVEN in 2026! Follow @AgnesBluesFest on Facebook, Instagram and X (Twitter).
Each and every year the #AgnesBluesFest is not only focused on delivering a fantastic live show for ticket holders, it also ensures a positive impact on the local community and environment. In 2026, profits will go directly to local community groups, including the Agnes Water SES, Discovery Coast Environment Group, local Lions Club and the annual community event established in 1992, the 1770 Festival, held every May.
