Thank Folk It’s Friday – 30th June

June 30, 2017 at 15:13 (News, Week in Review)
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This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Melbourne chamber-folk singer-songwriter Packwood announced the release date for his sprawling concept album Vertumnus. Details here

– Singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham released her new video “Living In The Dark” featuring Fanny Lumsden, Timothy James Bowen, Kent Eastwood, Syd Green, Dan Stanley Freeman and Christina Mullany. Details here

– Regional Queensland tour dates were announced for Tobias and Fanny Lumsden. Details here

– Americana singer-songwriter Gretta Ziller released her new video “Slaughterhouse Blues”. Details here

– Shane Nicholson released his new video “Safe” plus announced a whole bunch of tour dates. Details here

– New York based trio The Lone Bellow announced details of their new album Walk Into A Storm. Details here

– Perth singer-songwriter Riley Pearce has announced a series of secret warehouse shows in South West WA. Details here

– Vancouver based Australian singer-songwriter Larissa Tandy released her new single “The River”. Details here

– Singer-songwriters Georgia Fields and Phia will be kicking off a co-headline tour this week. Details here

– Alt-country singer-songwriter Jed Rowe has announced plans to release his fourth studio album A Foreign Country. Details here

– Sydney singer-songwriter Taryn La Fauci announced a bunch of tour dates to launch her new album Cycling. Details here

– Tom Stephens released his new video “Wake Me When The Day’s Gone”. Details here

Reviews

Track by Track

“Last week The Ahern Brothers released their self-titled debut album and we sat down with the boys to get a run down on each of the tracks, with Josh Rennie-Hynes and Steve Grady taking a side each” – The Ahern Brothers take use through their self titled debut album. Track by Track here

Releases This Week

Josh Pyke
The Best of Josh Pyke – Josh Pyke
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Cycling
Cycling – Taryn La Fauci
iTunes

Tex Don and Charlie
You Don’t Know Lonely – Tex, Don & Charlie
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

All Our Exes Live In Texas

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The All Our Exes Live In Texas national tour kicks into high gear with massive shows in Sydney and Melbourne. These shows are selling out (or sold out depending on when this is published) so get in quick.

Friday 30th June – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 1st July – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 7th July – Howler, Melbourne, VIC

Gigs Next Week

All Our Exes Live In Texas
Friday 30th June – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 1st July – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 7th July – Howler, Melbourne, VIC

Amber Lawrence
Friday 7th July – Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW

Amber Lawrence & Catherine Britt w/ Fanny Lumsden
Friday 30th June – Commercial Club, Albury, NSW
Saturday 1st July – Club Mulwala, Mulwala, NSW

Andy Golledge Band, Caitlin Harnett, Ruben Neeson
Friday 30th June – Lazybones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Ayleen O’Hanlon & Rich Davies and The Low Road
Friday 7th July – Music on the Hill, Red Hill Showgrounds, Red Hill, VIC

Bello Winter Music Festival
Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th July – Bellingen, NSW

Ben Ottewell
Friday 30th June – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 1st July – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 2nd July – Peppermint Bay, Hobart, TAS
Tuesday 4th July – The Landsdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 6th July – The Bunker, Coogee, NSW
Friday 7th July – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Bluegrass Parkway
Friday 30th June – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 1st July – Thirroul Railway Institute, Thirroul, NSW
Sunday 2nd July – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Bonniesongs, Emma Davis, Rachael Comte
Sunday 2nd July – Secret Show, Melbourne, VIC

Brad Butcher w/ The Weeping Willows
Friday 30th June – The Singing Gallery, McLaren Vale, SA
Saturday 1st July – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Friday 7th July – Two Goats Cafe & Baa, Armidale, NSW

Busby Marou
Friday 30th June – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT

Cecilia Brandolini
Thursday 6th June – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

Clare Bowen w/ Timothy James Bowen
Monday 3rd July – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday 4th July – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 5th July – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 7th July – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW

Claymore
Friday 7th July – Croydon Bowling Club, Melbourne, VIC

Cyclo Timik, Whiskey Dram, Quinton Trembath
Friday 30th June – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Daniel Champagne
Friday 30th June – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 2nd July – Solbar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Thursday 6th July – Bellevue Hotel, Townsville, QLD
Friday 7th July – The Shed Tablelands Music Lovers, Atherton, QLD

Dashville On The Road feat. James Thomson, Baghead, Melody Pool, Magpie Diaries, Dave Wells, Deanna Rose, Demi Mitchell, Jason Walker, Lyle Dennis
Friday 7th July – Royal Federal Hotel, Branxton, NSW

Dave Favours and the Roadside Ashes
Thursday 6th July – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW

Dusty Ravens & Low Down Riders
Friday 30th June – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW

Emma Davis
Saturday 1st July – LongPlay, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 2nd July – Secret Show, Melbourne, VIC

FolkSwagon feat. James Campbell, Tashi, Sam Newton
Wednesday 5th July – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Georgia Fields and Phia
Thursday 6th July – Suttons House Of Music, Ballarat, VIC

Handsome Young Strangers, Medusa’s Wake
Thursday 6th July – Royal Albert Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Harvey Russell & Natalie Henry
Wednesday 5th July – The White Horse, Sydney, NSW

Hayden Calnin
Friday 30th June – Hudson Ballroom, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 6th July – Mojos, Fremantle, WA

High Tea feat. Charm of Finches
Thursday 6th July – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Honey & Knives
Friday 30th June – 63 First Ave, Sawtell, NSW

Humbug, Slim Dime
Friday 7th July – Illawarra Folk Club, City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

Husky
Thursday 6th July – Bello Winter Music Festival, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 7th July – Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane, QLD

Jacob Diamond
Friday 30th June – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 1st July – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 2nd July – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 5th July – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA

Joe Pug w/ Courtney Marie Andrews
Thursday 6th July – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 7th and Saturday 8th July – Bello Winter Music, Bellingen, NSW

Kelly Brouhaha
Friday 30th June – Westernport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, VIC

Larissa Tandy w/ Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds
Friday 30th June – Baha, Rye, VIC
Sunday 2nd July – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC

Leah Senior
Friday 7th to Sunday 9th July – Bello Winter Festival, Bellingen, NSW

Les Thomas w/ Small Town Romance, Damon Smith
Friday 30th June – Kingsbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC

Lisa Crawley & Ben Mastwyk
Sunday 2nd June – Babushka Bar, Ballarat, VIC

Lisa Mitchell and Dustin Tebbutt w/ Alex The Astronaut
Friday 30th June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 1st July – The Gov, Adelaide, SA

Little Wise
Thursday 6th July – When She Believes, Winter Sessions, Launceston TAS
Friday 7th July – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 30th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Friday 7th July – Hickinbotham Winery, Dromana, VIC

Makuru Arts Festival feat. The Merindas and live band, Phil Bartlett, Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse, Kobi Morrison, Ronald Dick, Chloe Maynard, Moombaki, Madjitil Moorna, Kwarbah Djookian Dancers, Beat Walkers, Yirra Yaakin Noongar Sonnets with Della Rae Morrison and Maitland Schnaars
Saturday 1st July – Kalamunda Performing Art Centre, Kalamunda, WA

Mark Lucas & The Lazy L Quartet, Andy Gordon
Saturday 1st July – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

Mat Black Band w/ Rough Sauce, Mr Alford Country
Saturday 1st July – The Brunswick Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Miles and Simone
Sunday 2nd July – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, VIC
Friday 7th July – Festival of Voices, Hobart, TAS

Mitch Power
Sunday 2nd July – The Taproom – Castlemaine Brewing Company, Castlemaine, VIC

Newport Folk Festival
Friday 30th to Sunday 2nd July – Newport, VIC

Phia
Wednesday 5th July – Kew Court House, Kew, VIC
Thursday 6th July – Suttons House Of Music, Ballarat, VIC

Quinton Trembath
Friday 30th June – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 1st July – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC

Red-Eyed and Blue feat. The Singing Skies, Sam Newton
Sunday 2nd July – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW

Richard Cuthbert & Darren Cross
Thursday 6th July – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Rick Hart and The Sweet Addictions
Saturday 1st July – The Elwood Lounge, Melbourne, VIC

Sam Newton
Sunday 2nd July – Red-Eyed and Blue, The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 5th July – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Saoirse
Sunday 2nd July – St John’s Mitcham, Melbourne, VIC

Shaky Stills
Sunday 2nd July – The Standard Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Singing Up Country feat. Yirrmal, Kahl Wallis, Emily Wurramara
Friday 7th July – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD

Skyscraper Stan
Sunday 2nd July – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Tuesday 4th July – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 7th July – Babushka Bar, Ballarat, VIC

Slim Dime
Sunday 2nd July – Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave, VIC
Friday 7th July – Illawarra Folk Club, City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

Sneaky Jams feat. Trash Vortex, Baiylaw, So-li, Jethro Morris
Wednesday 5th July – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW

Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-together
Saturday 1st July – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW

The Ahern Brothers
Friday 30th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 1st July – Royal Mail Hotel, Ipswich, QLD
Friday 7th July – Woodford Open Space, Woodford, QLD

The Coconut Kids
Saturday 1st July – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 2nd July – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 6th July – Strangelove, Sydney, NSW
Friday 7th to Sunday 9th July – Bello Winter Festival, Bellingen, NSW

The Grigoryan Brothers
Friday 30th June – Kyneton Town Hall, Kyneton, VIC
Saturday 1st July – Kerang Golf Club, Kerang, VIC

The McClymonts
Thursday 6th July – Big Red Bash, Birdsville, QLD

The Teskey Brothers
Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th July – Bello Winter Music Festival, Bellingen, NSW

Tom Stephens
Saturday 1st July – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, NSW

Trioc
Friday 7th July – Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC

Twilight in Tulsa
Saturday 1st July – Son of Run, Belgrave, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye” – Firkin

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Watch the New Tom Stephens Video “Wake Me When The Day’s Gone”

June 30, 2017 at 12:18 (News, Tour News, Video News)
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Tom Stephens
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Sydney based singer-songwriter Tom Stephens has just launched his brand new single and video “Wake Me When The Day’s Gone”.

Recorded during a break from touring as part of Julia Jacklin’s band, “Wake Me When The Day’s Gone” is the first taster for what will eventually become Stephens’ second full length album

Check it out here:

Tom Stephens has a couple of tour dates coming up next week in Sydney and Melbourne – details are below:

Saturday 1st July – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, NSW
Saturday 8th July – Oxford Arts Factory Gallery Bar, Sydney, NSW

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Taryn La Fauci Announce Album Launch Tour Dates

June 30, 2017 at 09:41 (News, Single News, Tour News)
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Taryn
Photo by Nicole Robinson Photography, Courtesy of Taryn La Fauci

The brand new album from Sydney based singer-songwriter Taryn La Fauci, Cycling, hits all the usual music outlets today (30th June) and to celebrate she’s announced a bunch of unique tour dates.

As well as a show in her hometown of Townsville last night Taryn La Fauci will be launching Cycling at the newly relaunched Newagency in Sydney on the 21st July as well as performing at the Sunset Session atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge (really!) through July and August.

Check out the full list of dates plus the tracks “Life of Song” and “Winter” below:

Wednesday 12th July – Songwriters in the Round, Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th July – Sunset Sessions, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 16th July – Sunset Sessions, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st July – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 5th August – Sunset Sessions, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 6th August – Sunset Sessions, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 26th August – Sunset Sessions, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 27th August – Sunset Sessions, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW


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Jed Rowe Announces New Album A Foreign Country

June 29, 2017 at 15:51 (Album News, News, Tour News)
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Jed Rowe
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Celebrated alt-country singer-songwriter and guitarist Jed Rowe has announced plans to release his fourth studio album A Foreign Country on the 14th July.

With many of the songs written while Rowe was touring Europe late last year, the album is paradoxically littered with Australian characters, towns and landscapes. A Foreign Country also sees Rowe once again working with co-producer Jeff Lang.

To celebrate the release of A Foreign Country Jed Rowe has a bunch of dates planned through out the second half of the year – the full list of announced dates are below with more to come:

Thursday 31st August – Smith’s Alternative Bookshop, Canberra, ACT
Friday 1st September – True Grit Presents @ Village Church, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd September – The Shack, Brookvale NSW
Sunday 3rd September – Cobargo Hotel, Cobargo, NSW
Thursday 14th September – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Friday 15th September – The Chapel, Burnie, TAS
Saturday 16th September – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Wednesday 4th October – Wooloweyah Hall, Wooloweyah, NSW
Thursday 5th October – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 6th October – Wauchope Arts, Wauchope, NSW
Saturday 7th October – Uralla Arts, Uralla, NSW
Sunday 8th October – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 20th October – The Wheatsheaf, Thebarton, SA
Saturday 21st October – Patchewollock Music Festival, Patchewollock VIC
Friday 3rd November – Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC
Sunday 5th November – Merry Muse, Canberra, ACT
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th November – Cullyfest, Toowoomba, QLD

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Georgia Fields and Phia Announce Sky and Sea Co-Headline Tour

June 29, 2017 at 13:09 (News, Tour News)
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Phia
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Celebrated Melbourne based singer-songwriters Georgia Fields and Phia have just announced plans for a huge, co-headlined national tour kicking off next week.

The duo will be combining the indie-pop of Georgia Fields’ music with the electro-folk looping of Phia, with both artists joining each other on stage.

Check out the full list of dates below:

Thursday 6th July – Suttons House Of Music, Ballarat, VIC
Saturday 8th July – Major Tom’s, Kyneton, VIC
Thursday 13th July – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 14th July – Candelo General Store, Candelo, NSW
Saturday 15th July – Tomerong Hall, Tomerong, NSW
Friday 21st July – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 22nd July – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 23rd July – Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Thursday 27th July – OAF Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th July – The Unorthodox Church of Groove, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 30th July – Point Lonsdale, VIC
Thursday 3rd August – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 5th August – Baby Black Espresso Bar, Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Sunday 6th August – Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 11th August – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 12th August – Glen Helen Homestead Lodge, Alice Springs, NT

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Track By Track: The Ahern Brothers – The Ahern Brothers

June 29, 2017 at 11:03 (Reviews, Track By Track)
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The Ahern Brothers
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The Ahern Brothers is the new duo project from Josh Rennie-Hynes and Steve Grady which has been garnering all sorts of praise since they emerged on the scene earlier this year.

Last week The Ahern Brothers released their self-titled debut album and we sat down with the boys to get a run down on each of the tracks, with Rennie-Hynes and Grady taking a side each:

Side A by Josh Rennie-Hynes

1. “Comb That River” – This is the first song Steve and I ever wrote together. We’d played a lot together in the past few years on our own solo stuff but for some reason never sat down to write something. We flew into San Francisco from Melbourne at around midday, jet lagged as hell. Our friend Moose’s apartment is in the Castro district and out of his windows you can see San Francisco; it’s a beautiful view. That afternoon we pulled out our guitars and started jamming. This song idea came and within a few hours we pretty much had the whole thing down. It’s loosely based around the show ‘Stranger Things’ and the story of a child who’s friend has disappeared. This song sets the tone for the rest of the record and once we’d written it we both realised we’d stumbled onto something cool.

2. “When the Rains” When The Rains was written directly after “Comb That River” that same afternoon, somewhere in the midst of the jetlag and the euphoria of waking up and being in another country. I don’t know where this song came from. Again, we just started jamming on ideas and an hour or two later we had a gospel song. When you listen to the recording you can hear my voice get croakier as it goes on. It was late at night when we recorded it and I was a little tired but it ended up being our favourite performance. That’s what I love about this album; it wasn’t about perfection or polish first and foremost. It was about capturing a true performance of the songs.

3. “Today’s The First Time” – After a few days in San Francisco we headed north to the stay at our friend’s lodge in a place called the Russian River. It is nestled in the hills among the giant redwoods and is just beautiful. We’d sit on the deck most days and write. Steve had a rough verse melody for this song buzzing around in his head for the previous few weeks but no lyrics. So it was just a matter of nutting it out. It’s one of those songs that almost feels like it’s already been written; you just need to sit down with it, pay attention and let it tell you what it wants to say. For me it’s about being in the present; experiencing things and travelling while also missing a loved one. Steve had earlier said to me that day something along the lines of “This is the first time I’ve truly missed someone” and the chorus came from that.

4. “Bury Me Here” – There was a meadow just below the lodge that we’d often go to. One morning we woke up and wanted a change of scenery and perspective for the day so we grabbed our guitars and headed down. I was messing around with this chord progression and we jammed on ideas until the song started to come. There was a dog buried in the meadow clearing and a grave marked with stones. Some turkey vultures circled high overhead. We were sitting there playing with ideas when this old cat suddenly slinked across right in front of us, stopped to take a look then continue on about it’s day. Steve immediately turned to me and said ‘We should write this song from the cat’s perspective’ and so it was. It’s got a darkness and eeriness to it that gets under your skin and the melody doesn’t stop moving. It’s written about an old cat and it’s close friend, death.

Side B by Steve Grady

5. “8 Years On The Run” – This is definitely the oddball song of the album. It’s the most Australian and country of the lot. We had just written four songs that were heavily influenced by our surroundings and time in California, therefore we were probably searching for a new perspective. I’d heard this story of Australian father and son fugitives – sort of modern day bushrangers – Gino and Mark Stocco. For eight years they went on the run, changed their names, stole and burnt down farms, even killed an innocent man, all the while hiding from the law. It’s a pretty amazing story especially in this age of technology and surveillance. In saying that, we certainly don’t want to glorify their actions. They were eventually caught and thrown in jail, but we thought it’s a crazy enough story and worth writing about.

6. “Call, My Lover” – We wanted to bring it back a notch with this song and get back to something a little more honest and closer to home. The structure and mood of the song began sitting around a campfire with our guitars in a forest somewhere near Portland, Oregon. It’s definitely the most straightforward and conversational type of song on the album. We purposely didn’t add any tricks or metaphors, nor did we try to pretty it up with harmonies. It has a great jam out section and a mood of loneliness and longing to hear the voice of the person you love and miss back home. In my eyes it’s like ‘Today’s The First Time’ part two.

7. “Your Name” – We had just arrived back in San Francisco, a little weary, and again found ourselves on the roof trying to come up with ideas for a song. We had a melody but no substance. We really wanted to say something important. This was when our dear friend who we were staying with shared a story about his younger brother and the tragedy that unfolded when they were kids. Without going into any more detail, we knew this was a song that needed to be written. The words came fast, and what I love about it is Josh and I share the lead vocals from each brothers perspective, only joining together for the second half of the song. The recording is perfect and it’s definitely my favourite song on the album. Songs like Your Name is why I do this.

8. “Our Last Day” – The title says it all. We had packed in so much within our three weeks of America – the heights of San Francisco, lodging in the redwoods, Yosemite, road trips, hanging in Portland, writing a bunch of songs. So we thought it would be fitting to sum it all up in one song. It’s light and fun. We wanted it campfire style, with the two of us singing in unison together for the whole thing. I hardly even knew the words when we recorded it, so you’ll notice I’m always just a millisecond behind Josh. It’s a great documentation of the trip and the perfect way to end the album.

The Ahern Brothers is available now – check it out in iTunes here

The full list of upcoming tour dates for The Ahern Brothers are below:

Thursday 29th June – Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 30th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 1st July – Royal Mail Hotel, Ipswich, QLD
Friday 7th July – Woodford Open Space, Woodford, QLD
Friday 14th July – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Thursday 20th July – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 22nd July – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 28th July – Green Door Wines, Ferguson Valley, WA
Saturday 29th July – The Church, Donnybrook, WA
Sunday 30th July – The Pottery-Restaurant, Bridgetown, WA
Thursday 3rd August – Secret Show, Mandurah, WA
Friday 4th August – Wild Vinegar, Bunbury, WA
Saturday 5th August – Secret Show, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 6th August – Secret Show, Perth, WA

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Listen to the New Larissa Tandy Single “The River”

June 28, 2017 at 10:45 (News, Single News, Tour News)
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Larissa Tandy
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Vancouver based Australian singer-songwriter Larissa Tandy released her new album The Grip at the end of last month and has just snuck back into the country to head out on tour.

The new single from The Grip is the folk-pop gem “The River” which is full of Tandy’s trademark Australian accent and twangy guitar.

“It was summer on the farm and it was so dry and my phone was going crazy over a few hot windy days with fire alerts,” Larissa Tandy said of the single. “I knew we had a storm coming through this night but it didn’t bring any rain, just lightning, and higher winds, a disaster scenario. I stayed awake all night watching it come through, and I wrote this song then. It had only been a few months since we had been dealing with floods. I was also coming off the back of a lot of drama and suddenly really aware of what mattered to me and how I really couldn’t have gotten through all that stuff without the people closest to me.”

Listen to “The River” here:

Larissa Tandy is currently on tour with Brooke Russell and the Mean Reds – the full list of remaining dates are here:

Friday 30th June – Baha, Rye, VIC
Sunday 2nd July – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC

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Riley Pearce Announces Secret Warehouse Shows in WA

June 28, 2017 at 09:25 (News, Tour News)
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Riley Pearce
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Perth based folk-singer Riley Pearce has already had an impressive 2017, racking up a bunch of views on his YouTube channel and picking up a WAM Song of the Year Award for his song “Seasick”.

Pearce has just announced plans to play a handful of secret warehouse shows in Perth and South West WA in July and August. Joining Riley Pearce will be an array of talented acts including Elli Schoen (Perth, Fremantle), The Hunting Birds (Perth, Fremantle), Luke Fox (Margaret River) and Valentine (Bunbury).

For more info and tickets check out Riley Pearce’s web site here. The full list of dates are below:

Friday 21st July – Secret Warehouse Show, Perth, WA
Saturday 22nd July – Secret Warehouse Show, Fremantle, WA
Saturday 19th August – Secret Warehouse Show, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 20th August – Secret Warehouse Show, Bunbury, WA

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The Lone Bellow Announce Third Studio Album Walk Into A Storm

June 27, 2017 at 13:55 (Album News, News, Single News)
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The Lone Bellow
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New York based band The Lone Bellow have announced plans to released their third studio album, Walk Into A Storm on the 15th September.

The album was produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell) and recorded in Nashville.

The first taster from Walk Into A Storm is the rocking single single “Time’s Always Leaving” – take a listen below:

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Watch the New Shane Nicholson Video “Safe”

June 27, 2017 at 12:15 (Album News, News, Tour News, Video News)
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Shane Nicholson
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Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Shane Nicholson is gearing up to release his new album Love and Blood on the 28th July.

The album was produced by Matt Fell and will feature guest appearances from Josh Pyke, Andrew Swift, Fanny Lumsden and Imogen Clark plus the king of Americana music, Nashville legend Buddy Miller.

The latest taster of Love and Blood is the single and video “Safe” – check it out below:

To celebrate the release of Love and Blood Shane Nicholson will be heading out on a massive national tour from the end of July – the full list of dates are as follows:

Thursday 27th July – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th July – Broadbeach Country Music Festival, QLD
Wednesday 2nd August – Ararat Live, Ararat, VIC
Thursday 3rd August – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 4th August – Caravan Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Saturday 5th August – Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club, Wonthaggi, VIC
Friday 11th August – Anita’s Theatre, Thiroul, NSW
Saturday 12th August -Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Friday 18th August – Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW
Saturday 19th August – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 20th August – Hardys Bay Club, Central Coast, NSW
Friday 25th August – Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 26th August – Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns QLD
Friday 1st September – Rooty Hill RSL, Sydney, NSW
Friday 8th September – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Friday 13th October – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 14th October – Song Room, Barossa Regional Gallery, SA
Monday 16th to Monday 23rd October – Rock The Boat Pacific Cruise Pacific
Saturday 28th October – Welcome to Morrisonville, Brisbane, QLD

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