The Manly Fig: Live music lives on

Key points

• The Manly Fig, a volunteer-run live music night, has been running since March 2009. Founder Robbie Elliot and her husband Steve started it to give singer-songwriters a place where audiences would actually listen.
• Each month, three acts of different genres perform, with audiences of up to 200 people. Entry costs $25, which pays the musicians and covers expenses, and no profit is made.
• Each show is recorded and broadcast on RNB Live on Sunday nights.