This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Peter Rowan touched down in Australia this week to kick off his latest tour of the country. Details here

– The latest Timber and Steel favourite artist to get the Third Man Records Blue Series treatment is UK soul-folk artist Michael Kiwanuka. Details here

– To celebrate her new single “Everything” Leah Flanagan has shows planned in Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin. Details here

– New Zealand’s Tiny Ruins have announced details of their new album, Brightly Painted One, due this May. Details here

– The new album from Warren Fahey, Great Australian Bush & Folk Songs, is the perfect introduction to Australian traditional and folk music. Details here

– Details have finally emerged about the new Matthew and the Atlas album Other Rivers along with a stream of the new track “Another Way” featuring Matt Corby. Details here

– The UK’s Feldspar have released the video for their new track “Young & Invincible”. Details here

– We have the full date’s of Adrian Edmondson’s punk folk project The Bad Shepherds’ Australian tour this April. Details here

– Hayden Calnin released his new video “Comatose”. Details here

– The full lineup of The National Folk Festival has been announced with so many Timber and Steel favourites on the list. Details here

– Nick Mulvey has finally revealed the details for his debut album First Mind. Details here

– Timber and Steel will be presenting the single launch show from The British Blues for “2001” next month. Details here

– The Head and the Heart released the gorgeous new video for their track “Another Story”. Details here

– Bluesfest offered up its eighth lineup announcement (with still more to come) that includes Matt Corby, Foy Vance, Kim Churchill, Tim Rogers and many more. Details here

– Melbourne’s TinPan Orange have announced a March tour to promote their new remix EP. Details here

– Canberra’s Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens have released their new single “Lake George” and have announced tour dates in March. Details here

– Monthly Sydney folk night MoFo at the Gaelic returns in March with the launch of the new Catgut CD. Details here

– Ella Hooper is heading out on tour through the next few months. Details here

– UK singer-songwriter Will Varley has released an awesome 8 bit video for his track “Weddings & Wars”. Details here

– Jordan Millar is taking his new EP The Wheel out on the road from tonight. Details here

– European based Australian artist Owls of the Swamp has released his new single “Garden”. Details here

– Darren Hanlon has a new album in the works and is previewing it with a tour this March. Details here

– The latest Sideshow Alley video features Roscoe James Irwin singing his song “Bottles of June”. Details here

Releases This Week

Echoes – Emily Smith
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Into The Fire – Falls
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Hey Daydreamer – Sally Seltmann
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Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Sam Buckingham

Sam Buckingham is embarking on a new chapter in her artistic journey, signing up with the new on-going crowdfunding platform Patreon. To celebrate she’s been hitting the road for a national tour and this weekend finds her in Sydney. If you’re in the area this weekend make sure you check out this amazing artist.

Saturday 1st March – The Shack, Narrabeen, NSW
Sunday 2nd March – The Newsagency, Marrickville, NSW

Gigs Next Week

Adelaide Fringe Festival
Friday 14th February to Sunday 16th March – Adelaide, SA

Apollo Bay Music Festival
Friday 28th February to Sunday 2nd March – Apollo Bay, VIC

Ash Grunwald
Thursday 6th March – The Unibar, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 7th March – Great Northern, Newcastle, NSW

Breabach
Friday 7th and Saturday 8th March – Port Fairy Folk Festival, VIC

Brunswick Music Festival
Sunday 2nd to Sunday 16th March – Melbourne, VIC

Darren Hanlon
Monday 3rd March – Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Tuesday 4th March – Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 6th March – Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Friday 7th March – Town Hall, Candelo, NSW

Jordan Millar
Friday 28th February – The Grace Darling Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 6th March – Irish Murphy’s, Launceston, TAS
Friday 7th March – The Grand Poobah, Hobart, TAS

Josh Pyke
Friday 28th February – Twilight Series @ Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 7th March – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD

Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens
Friday 28th February to Monday 3rd March – Nannup Music Festival, WA
Thursday 6th March – The Joynt, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 7th March – The Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW

Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
Friday 28th February – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Lior
Friday 28th February – Devonport Tas Entertainment Centre, TAS
Saturday 1st March – Burnie Arts & Function Centre, Burnie, TAS
Thursday 6th March – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 7th March – York Theatre @ Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Mikhael Paskalev
Tuesday 4th March – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 5th March – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 7th March – Howler, Melbourne, VIC

Nannup Music Festival
Friday 28th February to Monday 3rd March – Nannup, WA

Neko Case
Sunday 2nd March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 3rd March – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 5th March – Hi Fi, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 7th March – Fowlers Live, Adelaide, SA

Peter Rowan
Friday 28th February – Theatre Royal, Camperdown, VIC
Saturday 1st March – Turtle Bend, Teesdale, VIC
Sunday 2nd March – The Blackwood Academy, Blackwood, VIC
Tuesday 4th March – Brunswick Music Festival, Brunswick, VIC
Wednesday 5th March – Yinnar Hotel, Yinnar, VIC
Thursday 6th March – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 7th March – Canberra Musicians Club, Canberra, ACT

Pokey LaFarge
Friday 7th and Saturday 8th March – Port Fairy Folk Music Festival, VIC

Port Fairy Folk Festival
Friday 7th to Monday 10th March – Port Fairy, VIC

Sam Buckingham
Saturday 1st March – The Shack, Narrabeen, NSW
Sunday 2nd March – The Newsagency, Marrickville, NSW

The Beez
Friday 28th February – The Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove, Vic
Saturday 1st March – Bendigo Folk Club, Vic
Sunday 2nd March – Mildura Arts Festival, Vic
Friday 7th to Sunday 9th March – Burke and Wills Festival, Mia Mia, Vic

The Good Ship
Friday 7th March – The New Globe Theatre, Brisbane, QLD

Unpaved Sessions w/ Nick O’Mara, Jed Rowe, Sophie Klein
Monday 3rd March – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Travel Light” – Diane Cluck and Jeffrey Lewis

Diane Cluck is a legendary singer from the anti/nu/neo/freak folk revival of the early to mid 2000s, inspiring many of the current crop of indie-folk singers. Cluck has a new album on the way (more news on that soon) so I thought it was about time to revisit this wonderful song featuring fellow New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis.