Growing up in the small town of Dalby, a three-hour drive from Brisbane, Stu Larsen started playing the guitar at the age of 14 at the behest of his mother, who saw music as a great way to help the boy overcome shyness. The strategy was successful and on the last day of high school, Larsen performed for the first time in front of an audience of over a thousand people. A few years later, Larsen moved to Toowoomba, where he started performing on his own and won a contest. This further confirmation gave him the courage to embark on the life of the perpetually travelling musician. Starting with his debut EP The Black TreeStu's discography reflects every step of his adventure. "In 2014 and 2015 I was a vagaband, a nomad and an adventurer," he says. "2017 and 2018 were more stable years: I created a kind of routine for myself in the particular kind of life I chose. I continued to travel and explore, but I got to know myself better as a person. 2019 saw me searching for true love, genuine happiness and connection with the world, and not just romance." During the concerts, the Queensland-born singer-songwriter and vagabond storyteller will present Marigoldreleased in April 2020 by Nettwerk Records. The eleven tracks are about Stu's internal and external progress. In the period between this work and the previous Resolute, Larsen fell in love and had his heart broken, which enabled him to find the inspiration to write. "I think these songs are more personal than any other in my work. They are about how I fell madly in love with someone who came into my life and disappeared after a while. It's very personal and I'm very attached to the message and the emotions it conveys. Travelling didn't necessarily influence the lyrics of the songs, but it definitely played a role in the relationship and gave life to the songs, because I wrote on the road from everywhere from Eastern Europe to South America. The lesson I learned from the whole situation is that love is really a mystery.".