MEDIA RELEASE
TRANSCENDENTAL NEW SINGLE
BRIDGE IN TIME
A hypnotic meeting point of lush contemporary folk and magnetic dynamics, Sydney-based singer-songwriter Miriam Lieberman returns today with a stunning single Bridge In Time, commencing a new creative chapter that will ultimately culminate in the release of her upcoming full-length album, also titled Bridge In Time, which is set for release in February 2027.
Blending plucked kora, a sensual hand-drum groove, shimmering strings and soaring three-part harmonies, Bridge In Time effortlessly swells from delicate textures into an expansive, uplifting chorus, buoyed by Miriam’s crystalline vocals that detail the powerful ability of love to thread through time, as Miriam elaborates, “The song is about love as something that travels through time - something we receive from those who came before us, carry within us, and pass on.”
Photography credit: Tawfik Elgazzar
“I became fascinated by the extraordinary chance of our lives intersecting at all,” she adds. “We exist among billions of people, across this enormous universe and this vast stretch of time, and yet somehow we find ourselves here, at this particular moment, alongside the people we love. There’s something miraculous about that to me.”
“It’s also about recognising that what we’ve been given doesn’t disappear. The love, wisdom and connection we inherit become part of who we are and what we carry forward. That’s really the heart of the refrain: Love is a bridge in time / we carry it on.”
Written by Miriam herself, Bridge In Time saw her team up with long-time collaborators Lara Goodridge and Susie Bishop, both playing violin and contributing to the standout interlaced harmonies, along with Miriam performing lead vocals and kora. And also returning to work with another long-time collaborator to bring Bridge In Time to life, Miriam’s latest track was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Josh Schuberth (Josh Pyke, The Whitlams, Dustin Tebbutt, Fanny Lumsden, Troy Cassar-Daley), with Josh taking on the remaining instrumentation, and his hand-drum groove ultimately becoming a defining part of the end result of Bridge In Time.
A gifted storyteller and sonic alchemist, Miriam Lieberman’s artistry pairs her distinctive, emotive voice with poetic songwriting and a signature brand of contemporary folk. Threading her work with intimate observations that span love, connection, nature and our place in the world, Miriam’s sound is ultimately rooted in modern folk and singer-songwriter traditions, with the kora, a traditional stringed instrument from Western Africa, as the dazzling centrepiece to her songwriting after spending significant periods living and studying music in West Africa.
Whether performing solo or with her ongoing collaborators Lara Goodridge and Susie Bishop as the Miriam Lieberman trio, Miriam’s work enamours endlessly. A regular on the Australian festival circuit, with praise from The Guardian, Rolling Stone Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald also in her wake, Miriam has built a dedicated following both via her stunning releases as well as extensive touring at home and abroad. Recently returning from a tour of Japan, Miriam is now looking ahead towards the release of a brand new album, sharing its namesake with today’s new single, and set for release in February 2027.
Fans can catch Miriam’s latest single Bridge In Time, along with a horde of other favourites, over the coming months, with performances locked in for Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Yass and Canberra to close out 2026, as well as further dates to be announced to coincide with her new album release next year.
“I’m really looking forward to bringing these new songs into the live setting,” Miriam shares, “and I’m excited to be releasing Bridge in Time as the first single for the upcoming album. It’s the title track and, in many ways, the heart of this new album — an introspective yet expansive collection of songs written through a period of significant growth and change.”
Bridge In Time is out today.
This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government through Sound NSW.
STREAM: BRIDGE IN TIME
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MIRIAM LIEBERMAN – UPCOMING 2026 TOUR DATES
SAT 14 NOV | DJANGO BAR, MARRICKVILLE NSW | 18+
Miriam Lieberman Trio — Part of a Oneness Single Launch | Tickets available online
SAT 28 NOV | THE STREET THEATRE, CANBERRA ACT
Miriam Lieberman Trio | Tickets available online
SUN 29 NOV | TYGER GALLERY, YASS NSW
Miriam Lieberman Trio | Ticket link coming shortly
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BIOGRAPHY
“When Miriam Lieberman sings, “Lay your burden down” on this (new) album’s first song, Infinite We Are, it is as much a gentle exhortation as it is a call to arms. With its palette of celestial strings, lush harmonies, twinkling piano arpeggios and soft indie beats, there is a hypnotic, ever-shifting quality to Lieberman’s work that gives the impression that 'transforming' is not something that frightens her.“ - 4.5 Stars, Jessie Cunniffe, Spectrum SMH - 18th June 2021
African influences blend seamlessly with blues-infused melodies and soaring vocal harmonies in the music by Sydney singer song-writer, Miriam Lieberman. Her albums are soulful collections of stories, beautifully told through strings, African kora and Lieberman’s unmistakable voice.
Amongst the themes, the songs relate a love for the natural world, stories of transformation, motherhood, love, loss and the power of imagination. The music is coloured by Miriam's journeys - from Guinea and Mali, where she studied kora (West African harp) to India and Latin America. These places have left an imprint on Lieberman’s musical style which she unifies with a catchiness and contemporary tone that is entirely her own.
Performing alongside Miriam as a trio are formidable musicians Lara Goodridge ( Baby et Lulu/ Four Play) and Susie Bishop (Chaika). Adding luscious vocal harmonies and soaring violin arrangements, together they offer a powerful and uplifting soundscape.
Miriam is a multiple awardee of grants such as the John Butler Seed grant, Australia Council, Create NSW, APRA, Music NSW and the Australian Songwriters Association Award. Latest album Just Transforming is a finalist for the 2021 album of the year with the Australian Folk Alliance. Miriam and her trio have regularly featured at festivals around Australia including Woodford Folk Festival, The National Folk Festival (as the NSW showcase act), Fairbridge (WA), Yungaburra Folk Festival (QLD), Shir Madness, Blue Mountains Music Festival, Four Winds Festival, The Multicultural Festival (Canberra), Parramasala (Parramatta), Cygnet (TAS), Denmark Festival Of Voices (WA) and many more. Internationally, she has featured at The Guinean Jazz Festival, Hakodate World Music Festival (Japan), Voix des Femmes (Mali) and The Bali Spirit Festival.
“Her songs are beautifully melodic, richly textured but can have pointed themes…. Simply brilliant." 4.5 stars. Jeff Glorfeld, The Age
“‘Infinite We Are’ is an enthralling, intoxicating piece of blissful wonder” – Rolling Stone, May 2021