Jessie Vintila
Jessie Vintila comes from a long line of musicians and music teachers, and grew up performing with her mother and grandfather in the folk festival scene of Western Australia. She studied voice at Perth Modern music school, where she was trained in classical and the invaluable Hungarian Kodaly hand sign method. Jessie went on to study jazz at the WA Conservatorium of Music. At 18 she started performing her own music and also began to direct her first choir, in a role which was to become her life's passion.
During her late 20s and early 30s Jessie pursued her performing career, moved to the very creative Northern New South Wales region, and completed a Certificate 4 in Music Business and a Certificate 4 in Small Business Management, as well teaching music privately, in schools, and to groups of seniors and people with disabilities. In 2009, along with brilliant co-writer Emma Royle, she started The Lucky Wonders, an original indi folk band, who over 4 years of self-managed national touring and two acclaimed studio albums, touched thousands of people with their honest, insightful songwriting, great melodies and Jessie’s captivating humour and warmth on stage.
Jessie now directs the 4 branches of Raise the Roof Choir, a thriving, singing community in Northern NSW, as well as regular singing workshops across Australia and New Zealand. Jessie’s talent and skill lies in balancing the joy of singing, improvising and setting your voice free, with a commitment to musical excellence and a great feel for rhythm. With a growing collection of wonderful Spanish and Galician songs in her repertoire, Jessie has a passion for creating her own exciting and uplifting gospel, soul and bluegrass choral arrangements.
During her late 20s and early 30s Jessie pursued her performing career, moved to the very creative Northern New South Wales region, and completed a Certificate 4 in Music Business and a Certificate 4 in Small Business Management, as well teaching music privately, in schools, and to groups of seniors and people with disabilities. In 2009, along with brilliant co-writer Emma Royle, she started The Lucky Wonders, an original indi folk band, who over 4 years of self-managed national touring and two acclaimed studio albums, touched thousands of people with their honest, insightful songwriting, great melodies and Jessie’s captivating humour and warmth on stage.
Jessie now directs the 4 branches of Raise the Roof Choir, a thriving, singing community in Northern NSW, as well as regular singing workshops across Australia and New Zealand. Jessie’s talent and skill lies in balancing the joy of singing, improvising and setting your voice free, with a commitment to musical excellence and a great feel for rhythm. With a growing collection of wonderful Spanish and Galician songs in her repertoire, Jessie has a passion for creating her own exciting and uplifting gospel, soul and bluegrass choral arrangements.
"With her sunny disposition, her approachability and her love for song and teaching, Jessie creates a wonderful sound and cohesiveness in her choirs and workshops. She is musically diligent, vocally gifted and a very clear and encouraging director - and fun to work with."
TONY BACKHOUSE
TONY BACKHOUSE
Emma Royle
Emma Royle, Sing the Camino’s Tour Manager, brings a wealth of experience and skills to the trip.
A very seasoned adventurer, she has walked and cycled many remote and lengthy treks all over Australia, and in Nepal, Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as the Camino. She is excellent with navigation, walking advice for weary travellers, itinerary planning, culinary knowledge, organisation and all manner of handy-person skills gained through years of working as a qualified carpenter. Emma has trained in fine arts, small business management and first aid. Emma has a talent and passion for fine food, and has also run her own restaurant, Love & Spoon, in Northern NSW.
Emma is an accomplished musician and songwriter, achieving international recognition and radio airplay across Australia with her songs, and has toured widely playing music with The Lucky Wonders.
A very seasoned adventurer, she has walked and cycled many remote and lengthy treks all over Australia, and in Nepal, Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as the Camino. She is excellent with navigation, walking advice for weary travellers, itinerary planning, culinary knowledge, organisation and all manner of handy-person skills gained through years of working as a qualified carpenter. Emma has trained in fine arts, small business management and first aid. Emma has a talent and passion for fine food, and has also run her own restaurant, Love & Spoon, in Northern NSW.
Emma is an accomplished musician and songwriter, achieving international recognition and radio airplay across Australia with her songs, and has toured widely playing music with The Lucky Wonders.
Marta Trueba
Marta Trueba grew up in the coastal town of A Coruña (Galicia, Spain), a place open to the ocean, and traditional port of origin of the Camino Ingles to Santiago. This lovely location grew in her a devotion to nature in all its forms and Marta soon started to explore it.
She completed her studies in English Language and Literature in the United Kingdom, after which she spent many years working as administrative officer and translator in Madrid and A Coruña. Over these years Marta continued her mountaineering activity, cycling, hiking and rock climbing whenever possible. She has hiked most of Spanish mountain ranges, completed the crossing of the Pyrenees, climbed the Mont Blanc in the French Alps, scuba dived in the Atlantic Ocean, cycled in the Himachal district (low Himalayas, India)…
Her passion for languages makes her today fluent in English, Portuguese and French. This allows her to combine mountain trips with driving holidays in which to discover landscapes, foods and cultures: Spain, Portugal, Andorra, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Corsica, Morocco, Germany, Ireland, Cuba, Uruguay…
Tourguiding the Camino “puts together what I most like in life: nature, being active, and people, all three combined to help achieve the goal of every individual in the group. The moment of arrival to the Plaza do Obradoiro is very special and touching, each time”. Marta works as tourguide both cycling and walking, and specializes in the Caminos in Galicia.
In her free time, Marta grows a small vegetable garden and helps maintain the antique cellar of the family in the region of Ribeiro, around which a 150 year old vineyard is still being cultivated with love.
She completed her studies in English Language and Literature in the United Kingdom, after which she spent many years working as administrative officer and translator in Madrid and A Coruña. Over these years Marta continued her mountaineering activity, cycling, hiking and rock climbing whenever possible. She has hiked most of Spanish mountain ranges, completed the crossing of the Pyrenees, climbed the Mont Blanc in the French Alps, scuba dived in the Atlantic Ocean, cycled in the Himachal district (low Himalayas, India)…
Her passion for languages makes her today fluent in English, Portuguese and French. This allows her to combine mountain trips with driving holidays in which to discover landscapes, foods and cultures: Spain, Portugal, Andorra, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Corsica, Morocco, Germany, Ireland, Cuba, Uruguay…
Tourguiding the Camino “puts together what I most like in life: nature, being active, and people, all three combined to help achieve the goal of every individual in the group. The moment of arrival to the Plaza do Obradoiro is very special and touching, each time”. Marta works as tourguide both cycling and walking, and specializes in the Caminos in Galicia.
In her free time, Marta grows a small vegetable garden and helps maintain the antique cellar of the family in the region of Ribeiro, around which a 150 year old vineyard is still being cultivated with love.