In the Piano Picnic she presents her students, known for their excellence and confidence in performance of popular and roots styles, will play in an imaginary picnic scene rather the expected concert hall presentation. Extraordinary concerts by young musicians in Bridie’s tutelage since the 1970s (see the Balmain Book, Liddell, 1982) have been a hallmark of her practice and the Piano Picnic promises to reflect music that is freely played, to delight listeners’ senses, and to spread joy through audience members and players joining together in a fun atmosphere created by the imagination, food and music.