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10 String Symphony

Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer wrap up their tour of Australia with shows in New South Wales

Friday 28th October – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday 29th October – Hotel Gearin, Blue Mountains, NSW
Sunday 30th October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Gigs Next Week

10 String Symphony
Friday 28th October – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday 29th October – Hotel Gearin, Blue Mountains, NSW
Sunday 30th October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

All Our Exes Live In Texas
Friday 28th October – Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 29th October – Imperial Hotel, Eumundi, QLD
Thursday 3rd November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Friday 4th November – Music on the Hill, Red Hill, VIC

Australian Music Week
Wednesday 2nd to Sunday 6th November – Cronulla, NSW

Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival
Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November – Bendigo, VIC

Blackwood Festival of Music & Culture
Friday 28th to Monday 31st October – Blackwood, VIC

Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers
Friday 4th November – Carabost Hall, Carabost, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Andrew Samuel, Paul Mason, Maia Marsh
Wednesday 2nd November – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Foothills Music Festival
Friday 4th to Saturday 5th November – Brigolong, VIC

Glen Hansard
Saturday 29th October – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA

Harry Manx
Saturday 29th October – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Henry Wagons
Friday 28th October – Grand Poobah, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 29th October – The Wheatsheaf, Thebarton, SA
Thursday 3rd November – Hardy’s Bay Club, Central Coast, NSW
Friday 4th November – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW

Hootenanny feat. Bryen Willems & The Bayou Boogie Boys
Sunday 30th October – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW

Hugh Mcginlay and the Recessive Genes w/ Dan Flynn, Bittersweet Distractor
Friday 28th October – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Jep and Dep
Friday 4th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Joe & Harmony’s Magic Carpet Ride feat. Beck Fielding, The Shining Wits, Nerds & Music
Saturday 29th October – Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW

Joe Mungovan
Friday 28th October – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Saturday 29th October – Good Nights, Bunbury, WA

Jordie Lane
Friday 28th October – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 29th October – Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Tuesday 1st November – St John’s Anglican Church, Fremantle, WA
Wednesday 2nd November – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 3rd November – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA

Katie Brianna
Saturday 29th October – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Ken Nicol
Friday 4th November – Albert Park Port Lounge, Melbourne, VIC

Little Features Pop Up Barber Show feat. Jack Millar, Mike Syfax
Saturday 29th October – Chicanos Barber Shop, Sydney, NSW

Leah Flanagan
Saturday 29th October – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 4th November – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC

Lost Ragas
Monday 31st October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 4th November – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart, TAS

Maldon Folk Festival
Friday 28th to Monday 31st October – Maldon VIC

Mariachi El Bronx
Wednesday 2nd November – Manning Bar, Sydney, NSW

Melody Pool & Peter Bibby
Friday 28th October – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA
Saturday 29th October – Four5nine, Perth, WA
Sunday 30th October – Clancy’s Fish Pub, Dunsborough, WA

Missy Higgins with Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 3rd November – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 4th November – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Phia
Friday 28th October – World Bar, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 29th October – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Strangelove
Friday 4th November – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Stray Hens
Friday 4th to Saturday 5th November – Foothills Festival, Brigolong, VIC

Sydney Blues and Roots Festival
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th October – Windsor, NSW

Taasha Coates
Friday 28th October – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 29th October – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 30th October – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 4th November – Four5Nine, Perth, WA

The Company
Thursday 3rd November – 63 First Ave, Sawtell, NSW

Tom Dockray
Friday 4th November – Taps The Valley, Brisbane, QLD

Tom West
Wednesday 2nd October – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Red Clay Halo” – Gillian Welch

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Aidan D. Cooney – Aidan D. Cooney
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William Fitzsimmons Live – William Fitzsimmons
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Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival

Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Dorrigo, NSW

Gigs Next Week

10 String Symphony
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Dorrigo Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 25th October – 63 First Ave (Mother’s Milk Cafe), Sawtell, NSW
Wednesday 26th October – Wauchope Arts Council, Wauchope, NSW
Thursday 27th October – Sunset Studio, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 28th October – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW

Aidan D. Cooney
Saturday 22nd October – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Alexander Biggs
Friday 21st October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

All Our Exes Live In Texas
Friday 21st October – Jimmy’s Den, Perth, WA
Saturday 22nd October – Dirk Hartog Voyage of Discovery, Shark Bay, WA
Friday 28th October – Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD

Blackwood Festival of Music & Culture
Friday 28th to Monday 31st October – Blackwood, VIC

Darren Cross
Sunday 23rd October – The Union, Sydney, NSW

Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Dorrigo, NSW

Eleanor McEvoy
Friday 21st October – Brisbane Music Bureau, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 22nd October – The Shed, Nanango, QLD
Sunday 23rd October – Irish Club Hotel, Toowoommba, QLD
Wednesday 26th October – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 27th October – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th October – Illawarra Folk Club, Wollongong, NSW

Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers
Friday 21 October – Savernake School of the Arts, Savernake, NSW
Saturday 22nd October – Downside Hall, Downside, NSW

Fleurieu Folk Festival
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Willunga, SA

FolkSwagon feat. Hollie Matthew, Nic Cassey, The Delta Review
Wednesday 26th October – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Get Folked Punk
Thursday 27th October – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Glen Hansard
Saturday 22nd October – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 23rd October – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 26th October – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Green Room Banjo Sessions feat. Jimmy Rush & Richard Galluzzi, Ash & Andy, Tawny Owl Stringband
Tuesday 25th October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Henry Wagons
Friday 21st October – Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 22nd October – Kyneton Music Festival, VIC
Friday 28th October – Grand Poobah, Hobart, TAS

Hinterlandt & Oliver Downes
Friday 21st October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Hooteanny feat. Nicky Sandover
Sunday 23rd October – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW

Hugh McGinlay and the Recessive Genes w/ Dan Flynn, Bittersweet Distractor
Friday 28th October – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Irish Mythen
Friday 21st October – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 22nd October – The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick, VIC
Sunday 23rd October – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC

Joe Mungovan
Saturday 22nd October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 27th October – Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Friday 28th October – Four5Nine, Perth, WA

Jordan Millar w/ Elle May
Friday 21st October – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Jordie Lane
Friday 28th October – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Katie Brianna
Sunday 23rd October – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Kyneton Music Festival
Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd October – Kyneton, VIC

Lindi Ortega w/ The Cactus Blossoms
Friday 21st October – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC

Live n Lounging feat. Karl Christoph, Night Kite, Braidwood Rathbone
Saturday 22nd October – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Maldon Folk Festival
Friday 28th to Monday 31st October – Maldon VIC

Marrickville Festival
Sunday 23rd October – Marrickville, Sydney, NSW

Melody Pool & Peter Bibby
Friday 21st October – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 22nd October – St. Martins Parish Hall, Mullumbimby, NSW
Sunday 23rd October – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 26th October – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 27th Octover – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 28th October – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA

Miles and Simone
Saturday 22nd October – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Northern Beaches Music Festival
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Collaroy, Sydney, NSW

Phia
Friday 28th October – World Bar, Sydney, NSW

Robert Ellis and The Perfect Strangers w/ Joshua Hedley, Joe Pug
Friday 21st October – Caravan Club, Melbourne, VIC

Sydney Blues and Roots Festival
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th October – Windsor, Sydney, NSW

Tablelands Folk Festival
Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd October – Yungaburra, QLD

The Bottlers w/ The Knowgoods, The Sweet Jelly Rolls
Thursday 27th October – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW

The Bushwackers
Saturday 22nd October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

The New Album Show feat. Handsome Young Strangers, Jason Walker, Tom Stone and the Soldiers of Fortune
Wednesday 26th October – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

The Wild Wild Inner West Revue feat. Jason Walker, Kylie Whitney
Sunday 23rd October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Done with Bonaparte” – Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Welcome to Morrisonville Americana Festival

Americana comes to Brisbane featuring Kinky Friedman, Hayes Carll, Eagle & The Wolf, The Weeping Willows, Paddy McHugh

Saturday 15th October – Morrison Hotel, Brisbane, QLD

Gigs Next Week

10 String Symphony
Friday 14th October – Patchewollock Music Festival, Patchewollock, VIC
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October – Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Kinglake, VIC
Tuesday 18th October – Mountain Pickers Club, Upwey, VIC
Thursday 20th October – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Dorrigo Festival, Dorrigo, NSW

Alexander Biggs
Saturday 15th October – The Penny Black, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

All Our Exes Live In Texas
Friday 14th October – Melton Theatre, Milton, NSW
Saturday 15th October – Out On The Weekend, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 20th October – The Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Friday 21st October – Jimmy’s Den, Perth, WA

Bluegrass at Yulli’s feat. Ash & Andy
Wednesday 19th October – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW

Brielle Davis & Adam Young
Wednesday 19th October – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Chase The Sunday Gloom with Tasty Tunes feat. The Willing Ponies, Nic Dalton and His Gloom Chasers, Stillhouse Union
Sunday 16th October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Claude Hay
Friday 14th October – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st October – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff, NSW

Cosmo Thundercat
Friday 14th October – Eat Street Markets, Brisbane, QLD

Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Dorrigo, NSW

Easy Street and Nick Cassey
Sunday 16th October – Oxford Circus, Sydney, NSW

Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers
Friday 21 October – Savernake School of the Arts, Savernake, NSW

Fleurieu Folk Festival
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Willunga, SA

Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Friday 14th and Sunday 16th October – Kinglake, VIC

FolkSwagon feat. Cecy and Henry, Drued, MoSoul
Wednesday 19th October – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Glen Hansard
Tuesday 18th October – The Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 20th October – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide, SA

Henry Wagons
Friday 14th October – Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 15th October – Art of Espresso, Young, NSW
Sunday 16th October – The Front, Canberra, ACT
Friday 21st October – Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC

Hinterlandt & Oliver Downes
Sunday 16th October – Hotel Blue, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 21st October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Irish Mythen
Friday 14th October – Mullum Ex-services Club, Mullumbimbi, NSW
Saturday 15th October – Federal Hall, Federal, QLD
Sunday 16th October – Kuranda Amphitheatre, Kuranda, QLD
Friday 21st October – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC

Jen Cloher
Friday 14th October – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Jep and Dep
Sunday 16th October – The Little Prince, Wollongong, NSW

Joe Mungovan
Saturday 15th October – Exeter Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Jordan Millar w/ Elle May
Friday 21st October – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October – Kangaroo Valley, NSW

Kyneton Music Festival
Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd October – Kyneton, VIC

Lindi Ortega w/ The Cactus Blossoms
Saturday 15th October – Out On The Weekend, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 17th October – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 19th October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st October – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC

Luke Escombe Trio
Saturday 15th October – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW

Melody Pool & Peter Bibby
Wednesday 19th October – Front Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 20th October – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 21st October – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW

Northern Beaches Music Festival
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Collaroy, Sydney, NSW

Out On The Weekend
Saturday 15th October – Seaworks, Melbourne, VIC

Oliver Downes
Sunday 16th October – Hotel Blue, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 20th October – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Patchewollock Music Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October – Patchewollock, VIC

Robert Ellis and The Perfect Strangers w/ Joshua Hedley, Joe Pug
Friday 14th October – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Saturday 15th October – Out On The Weekend, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 16th October 16 – Franklin Bar, Hobart, TAS
Tuesday 18th October – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 20th October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st October – Caravan Club, Melbourne, VIC

Tablelands Folk Festival
Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd October – Yungaburra, QLD

The Wilson Pickers
Friday 14th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 15th October – Bison Bar, Sunny Coast, QLD
Sunday 16th October – A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW

Tom Stephens w/ Georgia Mulligan & Egoism
Saturday 15th October – Oxford Circus, Sydney, NSW

Welcome to Morrisonville Americana Festival
Saturday 15th October – Morrison Hotel, Brisbane, QLD

Wingham Akoostik Music
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October – Wingham, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Song For Ireland” – Dick Gaughan

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Imagine You Are Driving – James Kenyon
Bandcamp

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Heartbreaker Sessions feat. Peasant Moon, Brielle Davis

Sydney’s regular alt-country and Americana night Heartbreaker Sessions brings the wonderful Peasant Moon and Brielle Davis along with Post To Wire DJs

Sunday 9th October – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW

Gigs Next Week

10 String Symphony
Friday 14th October – Patchewollock Music Festival, Patchewollock, VIC

All Our Exes Live In Texas
Sunday 9th October – Metro Social @ The Metropole, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 12th October – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 13th October – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 14th October – Melton Theatre, Milton, NSW

Claude Hay
Friday 7th October – Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW
Saturday 8th October – Katoomba Family Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 9th October – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 14th October – Lazybones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Darren Cross, Jep and Dep
Thursday 13th October – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW

Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers
Friday 7th October – Yeoval Hall, Yeoval, NSW
Saturday 8th October – Walla Walla Hall, Walla-Walla, NSW

Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Friday 14th and Sunday 16th October – Kinglake, VIC

FolkSwagon feat. Kay Camargo, Fleur Wiber, The Delta Revue
Wednesday 12th October – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Heartbreaker Sessions feat. Peasant Moon, Brielle Davis
Sunday 9th October – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW

Henry Wagons
Thursday 13th October – Moonshine Manly, Manly, NSW
Friday 14th October – Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Hootenanny feat. Caitlin Harnett
Sunday 9th October – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW

Irish Mythen
Friday 7th October – The Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 8th October – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 9th October – Wauchope Arts, Wauchope, NSW
Thursday 13th October – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 14th October – Mullum Ex-services Club, Mullumbimbi, NSW

Jen Cloher
Friday 14th October – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW

Jess Locke Band w/ Burlap, Zzzounds, Snape
Friday 7th Octover – Blackwire Records, Sydney, NSW

Jez Lowe
Friday 7th October – Tradewinds, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 8th October – Troubadour, Woy Woy, NSW
Sunday 9th October – Humph Hall, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 12th October – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 13th October – Sutherland Acoustic Club, Gymea, NSW
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October – Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, NSW

Joe Mungovan
Friday 7th October – Baha Tacos, Rye, VIC
Saturday 8th October – Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 9th October – Westernport, San Remo, VIC

Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October – Kangaroo Valley, NSW

Katie Brianna
Friday 7th October – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Saturday 8th October – Hardys Bay Club, Killcare, NSW
Sunday 9th October – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newscastle, NSW

Lazy Colts
Saturday 8th October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Levellers
Friday 7th October – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 8th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 9th October – Max Watts, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 11th October – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 12th October – Capitol, Perth, WA

Mark Lucas & the Dead Setters
Thursday 13th October – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Melody Pool & Peter Bibby
Friday 7th October – Baha, Rye, VIC
Saturday 8th October – Baby Black Café, Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Sunday 9th October – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Thursday 13th October – Workers Club, Geelong, VIC

Nanga Music Festival
Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October – Dwellingup, WA

Patchewollock Music Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October – Patchewollock, VIC

Patrick James
Friday 7th October – Nightquarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 8th October – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD

Porch Light Sessions feat. Andy Gordon, Peta and the Wolf, Dave Calandra & The Min Min Lights
Thursday 13th October – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Robert Ellis and The Perfect Strangers w/ Joshua Hedley, Joe Pug
Friday 14th October – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC

Sam Newton
Friday 7th October – Billy Roy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 8th October – Walla Walla Hall, Walla-Walla, NSW
Thursday 13th October – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW

Songwriters In The Round feat. Stephanie Grace, Yellow Melon Music, Copper Lion Music
Tuesday 11th October – The Captain Cook Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Stillhouse Union
Sunday 9th October – FogHorn Brewhouse Central Coast, Erina, NSW

The Levellers
Friday 7th October – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 8th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 9th October – Max Watts, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 11th October – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 12th October – Capitol, Perth, WA

The Wilson Pickers
Thursday 13th October – Sound Lounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday 14th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD

Townes Van Zandt Tribute feat. The Green Mohair Suits, The Andy Golledge Band, Leroy Lee, Caitlin Harnett, Diamond Duck, Colin Jones, Christopher Coleman, Jason Walker, Kev Walsh & More
Friday 7th October – Red Rattler Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Wartime Sweethearts, Hinterlandt
Saturday 8th October – 505, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Carolina in My Mind” – Allison Krauss & Jerry Douglas