Win Tickets to Andrew Drummond’s EP Launch

Andrew Drummond
Image Courtesy of Andrew Drummond

Sydney singer-songwriter Andrew Drummond will be launching his brand new EP The Grey Pelican this Saturday the 10th March at the Paddington Uniting Church in Sydney and we have three double passes to give away.

All you need to do is “like” Andrew Drummond on Facebook and then be the first to e-mail through your name with the subject line “I like Andrew Drummond” to timberandsteelaustralia@gmail.com. It’s that easy! The first three e-mails we get from people who have liked Andrew Drummond on Facebook will score the tickets – and the gig is all ages so anyone can enter.

If you miss out on the free passes that shouldn’t stop you from going and seeing this very talented musician – it’s going to be a very special night.

The Pigs, The Beez and Mustered Courage Join Forces for a One Off Melbourne Gig

The Pigs
Image Courtesy of The Pigs

***UPDATE: The Double Pass Has Been Claimed. Stay Tuned For More Giveaways Soon***

Melbourne get your pickin’ fingers ready, you’re in for an absolute treat this March. Three of folk/bluegrass’ favourite bands, The Pigs (above), The Beez (Germany) and Mustered Courage have announced a massive show at the Thornbury Theatre on the 8th March.

Tickets are a mere $18.50 and are available here. And if you’re lucky we have a double pass to give away! All you have to do is be the first to e-mail us at timberandsteelaustralia@gmail.com with your name – but get in quick, this is bound to go quick.

Iron Bar Hotel to Launch New EP Let There Be Love

Iron Bar Hotel
Image Courtesy of Iron Bar Hotel

Sydney roots-rockers Iron Bar Hotel have announced that they’ll be launching their fantastic new EP Let There Be Love on the 4th Floor of the Kings Cross Hotel this Friday 20th January. Joining them on the night will be Evil J & St Cecelia and Kodachrome making it one hell of an evening.

And guess what? Timber and Steel has two double passes (including a copy of Let There Be Love for your listening pleasure). All you have to do is be among the first two people to e-mail us at timberandsteelaustralia@gmail.com with your name and the tickets are yours.

And if you don’t get in first don’t worry – tickets are a mere $15 at the door (which opens at 7pm). Check out the official Facebook event for more details.

Matt Corby performs “Big Eyes” for Your Take Sessions

Image courtesy of Matt Corby

Matt and Your Take Sessions captured this rendition of Big Eyes immediately after his set at his Stirling (SA) leg of his Secret Garden Tour.

Many Timber & Steel readers around Australia would have had the pleasure in recent months of attending a leg of Matt Corby‘s Secret Garden Tour. I had been hearing great things down the grape vine from the shows in the eastern states, and when I finally managed to find the very well hidden secret garden in Stirling, South Australia, I could tell that we were in for something very special too.

Stirling is a beautiful part of South Australia. Its unbelievably vibrant green, rolling profile casts little nooks and nests everywhere; so much so that it actually reminds me of the those wonderful scenes in Lord Of The Rings of springtime Hobbiton. Truly the most wholesome corner of suburbia I’ve come across. The particular house hosting Matt Corby‘s gig was no exception. The sprawling grass slope gave an excellent, amphitheatre-like view for all; which was bordered beautifully by leafy trees.

Supporting Matt on the day were local coast-pop sweetheart Laura Hill and Barossa Valley lad (and long lost childhood neighbour/friend of mine, incidentally) Sam Brittain. Both friendly artists went down well with the relaxed crowd, and by the time Matt‘s set began, he was running well overtime.

Unlike the rest of the Timber & Steel alumni, I’m not a particularly avid listener of Matt‘s recorded works. I’ve loved everything I’ve heard (especially live videos and sessions on Youtube), but this show was the first time I’d actually sat down and listened to Matt‘s songs for any substantial length of time. I was obvious right from word go that these small, one of a kind gigs are really Matt‘s element. His sparse compositions and gusty, whispered vocals require a level of complete attentiveness to appreciate fully. The crowd’s silent respect made it difficult to determine which songs went down the smoothest. “Brother”, of course, being the only exception.

Matt was kind enough to stick around after his set and sportingly record this video with local Adelaidian session-makers Your Take Sessions. Unfortunately, by this time the sun had well ant truly gone down, but although the splendour of the garden is somewhat lost, the surrounding darkness provides a wonderful, eerie feel.

Double Pass to Wagons at The Vanguard, Sydney This Sunday

Wagons
Image Courtesy of Wagons

***THE DOUBLE PASS HAS BEEN WON! BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!***

We’ve been lucky enough, through our support of the current tour with Joe Pug, to offer up some pretty special content from everyone’s favourite alt-country outlaws Wagons. And it looks as though we’ve been given one last chance at a giveaway before the band hit Sydney this weekend.

We have in our hot little hands a double pass to see Wagons, Joe Pug and Faith Lee at The Vanguard in Sydney on Sunday 13th November. To get your hot little hands on these you need to email us at timberandsteelaustralia@gmail.com with the answer to the following question:

What is the name of Henry Wagons’ two pet dogs?

The answer could well be hidden in our interview with Henry Wagons from last week. The first person to e-mail in the correct answer wins!

And if you already have tickets why don’t you treat yourself by watching Henry Wagons interview Joe Pug over on the Sydney Morning Herald. See you Sunday!

Win free tickets to Wagons & Joe Pug at The Vanguard

Wagons performing at Bluesfest 2011Photo by KT Bell

***ALL DOUBLE PASSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN AWAY. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!***

It’s competition time! We have 2 Double Passes to give away to the Wagons and Joe Pug show at The Vanguard in Newtown, Sydney on Sunday 13 November. All you have to do is be one of the first two people to e-mail us at timberandsteelaustralia@gmail.com with your name and we’ll put you on the door – it’s as simple as that. What are you waiting for? Get e-mailing!

Timber and Steel Presents: Fanny Lumsden Single Launch

Fanny Lumsden
Image Courtesy of Fanny Lumsden

Timber and Steel are proud to present the launch of Fanny Lumsden’s new single “Hello Bright Eyes” on the 23rd November at the Hunky Dory Social Club in Sydney.

Fanny Lumsden is an exciting up and coming folk singer songwriter who’s music is sweet, melodic and very very catchy. Lumsden recorded the wonderful “Hello Bright Eyes” in the Blue Mountains with producer Ian Prichett (Angus & Julia Stone and The Beautiful Girls) which will be available for download on the 24th November, the day after the official launch.

If you’re lucky enough to make it to the Rooftop of the Hunky Dory Social Club on the 23rd Novemeber you’ll be among the first to be given the chance to download the single plus an exclusive track. Joining Fanny Lumsden in the support slot is the ever popular and multi-talented Leroy Lee.

Full details of the launch are below. Check out Fanny Lumsden’s work via her official Facebook page:

Venue: Hunky Dory Social Club, The Rooftop on Level 3, 215 Oxford Street, Sydney
Date: Wednesday 23rd November
Doors: From 7PM – FREE ENTRY

Win Double Passes To Matt Corby’s Secret Garden Tour

Matt Corby Secret Garden

*** ALL PASSES HAVE BEEN WON! KEEP READING FOR MORE GIVEAWAYS IN THE FUTURE! ***

Timber and Steel are very excited to announce that we have five double passes to give away to Matt Corby’s upcoming Secret Garden tour, one in each state (QLD excluding Mackay and Maryborough, NSW, VIC, WA and SA). If this is something you’d be keen to get your hot little hands on all you need to do is e-mail us at timberandsteelaustralia@gmail.com with the following information:

Name
E-mail Address
State
Preferred Show

Winners will be chosen on a first-in basis. The full list of shows is below – and remember we only have one double pass per state so you better get in quick!

Wednesday 12th October – Mackay, QLD (All Ages)
Thursday 13th October – Maryborough, QLD (All Ages)
Saturday 15th October – Salisbury, QLD (18+ BYO)
Sunday 16th October – Forest Lake, QLD (All Ages)

Tuesday 18th October – Palm Beach, NSW (All Ages)
Wednesday 19th October – Ingleside, NSW (All Ages)
Thursday 20th October – Pennant Hills, NSW (All Ages)
Friday 21st October – Kings Langley, NSW (18+ BYO)
Saturday 22nd October – Ashfield, NSW (18+ BYO)
Sunday 23rd October – Leumeah, NSW (15+)

Wednesday 26th October – Hopetoun, VIC (All Ages)
Thursday 27th October – Kyabram, VIC (All Ages)
Friday 28th October – Niddrie, VIC (18+ BYO)
Saturday 29th October – Donvale, VIC (All Ages)
Sunday 30th October – Ringwood North, VIC (All Ages)

Thursday 3rd November – Crawley, WA (All Ages)
Friday 4th November – Como, WA (18+ BYO)
Saturday 5th November – North Perth, WA (All Ages)
Sunday 6th November (AM) – Carramar, WA (All Ages)
Sunday 6th November (PM) – Carabooda, WA (18+ BYO)

Friday 2nd December – Blakeview, SA (18+ BYO)
Saturday 3rd December – Stirling, SA (All Ages)
Sunday 4th December – Evanston Park, SA (18+ BYO)

Wagons are Circling with Free Joe Pug Tracks in Tow.

Sydeny Wagons Tour Dates 12 & 13 November 2011It’s no secret, we’re excited to be co-presenting the upcoming Wagons and Joe Pug Tour which will wrap up mid November at the Vanguard in Sydney  (and look, our name is on the poster!). But it’s even more exciting when they decide to make special stop offs to spread the love. So Canberra folk, lock up your daughters, the boys are rolling in to town!

Adding to their recently announced East Cost Tour dates, the boys will be staging another special solo Henry Wagons show with Joe Pug setting hearts aflutter. Tickets are on sale right now, the Nation’s Capital won’t know what hit it!

Thursday November 10 | The Front Gallery & Café, Canberra (Henry Wagons solo) w/ Joe Pug
Canberra tickets on sale Monday October 10 -
oztix.com.au

In the meantime, the friendly folk behind the tour have wrapped up a little gift for you all, 4 downloadable tracks from Joe Pug just to get you in the mood. Get your free music now via Joe Pug’s official site.

The full dates for the tour are below:

Monday 31st October – The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
Friday 4th November – Meeniyan Hall, Meeniyan (Henry Wagons solo)
Saturday 5th November – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne (Henry Wagons solo)
Thursday 10th November – The Front Gallery & Café, Canberra (Henry Wagons solo)
Saturday 12th November – The Vanguard, Sydney
Sunday 13th November – The Vanguard, Sydney

Timber and Steel Presents: Wagons & Joe Pug East Coast Tour

Wagons
Wagons at Bluesfest 2011, Photo by KT Bell

Dust off your boots, the Wagons are rollin’ in to town. Earlier this month we reported that Joe Pug was visiting Australia again to tour with those country misfits, Wagons. Now we’re super excited to announce, that Timber and Steel will be co-presenting the tour!

As you no doubt have noticed from our plentiful coverage, the Melbourne based alt-country outfit have been taking the world by storm with their recent tour of North America and Canada and their fifth album Rumble, Shake and Tumble winning them many new international fans and justifying their nomination for Best Independent Country Album in Australia’s 2011 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards.

If their OS tour is anything to go by, the upcoming tour will be an absolute blast for audiences and anyone game enough to tour with them. Check out this video to see just what kind of antics they got up too during September.

This will be a whirlwind tour that you won’t want to miss!

Tickets can now be purchased online for all shows.

Monday October 31
The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne (CUP EVE) w/ Joe Pug & more

Friday November 4
Meeniyan Hall, Meeniyan (Henry Wagons solo) w/ Joe Pug & Jordie Lane

Saturday November 5
The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne (Henry Wagons solo) w/ Joe Pug & Jordie Lane

Saturday November 12
The Vanguard, Sydney w/ Joe Pug & March of the Real Fly

Sunday November 13
The Vanguard, Sydney w/ Joe Pug

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