October 31, 2017 at 14:51 (News, Tour News)
Tags: angus and julia stone, folk music, indie folk
Image Courtesy of Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone have announced plans to take their latest record Snow on the road again in 2018 with new dates in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
The 2017 Australian dates for Angus & Julia Stone sold out in record time so don’t be surprised if these do to. The full list of dates are below:
Saturday 28th April – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 12th May – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 19th May – Festival Hall, Melbourne, VIC
October 31, 2017 at 12:19 (News, Tour News)
Tags: alt country, americana, folk music, frazey ford, mullum music festival, soul
Image Courtesy of Frazey Ford
Canadian soul-country singer-songwriter Frazey Ford has announced plans to return to Australia this year following an explosive debut at last year’s Bluesfest.
Frazey Ford will take in shows all over the country including an appearance at the Mullum Music Festival. Check out the full list of dates below:
Wednesday 15th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 16th November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 17th November – The Jive, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 18th November – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 19th November – Mullum Music Festival, Mullumbimby, NSW
Wednesday 22nd November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 23rd November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Friday 24th November – Badlands, Perth, WA
Saturday 25th November – Mojos, Fremantle, WA
October 31, 2017 at 10:20 (News, Regular Night News)
Tags: bluegrass, bluegrass @ yulli's, country, folk music, old time, shelley's murder boys, simone east, the flat rock boys, whoa mule
Image Courtesy of Whoa Mule
Sydney jam night Bluegrass @ Yulli’s is all set to hold its annual UNHCR Fundraiser at Yulli’s in Surry Hills on the 15th November this year.
Following on from last year’s super successful “Bluesgrassified” theme, where a number of Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feature artists covered popular songs in a Bluegrass style, this year we’re going to be getting bluegrass versions of classic country music. Think Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn and beyond.
The Bluegrassified country classics will be presented on the night by the likes of Whoa Mule (above), Shelley’s Murder Boys, Flat Rock Boys, Simone East and more to be announced.
Entry to the night is free and all of the artists are donating their time. Yulli’s will be donating towards the night and the audience will be asked for donations throughout the night to support UNHCR.
As always Bluegrass @ Yulli’s kicks off with an all-in jam at 6pm followed by the performances from 8pm. For more information check out the official Facebook event here.
October 30, 2017 at 14:17 (Album News, News)
Tags: alt country, calexico, folk music
Image Courtesy of Calexico
Alt-country legends Calexico have this week announced plans to release their ninth studio album The Thread That Keeps Us.
Due for release on the 26th January, The Thread That Keeps Us is Calexico’s first since 2015’s acclaimed Edge of Sun.
“There’s a little more chaos and noise in the mix than what we’ve done in the past,” co-founder Joey Burns explains. “Whenever we’re writing and we come up with something that feels too familiar, someone will end up saying, ‘That feels good, but let’s keep going and see what else we can uncover’. It’s been really important to the arc of this band’s evolution for us to always keep on trying new things.”
The first taster of The Thread That Keeps Us is the rocky “End of the World With You” take a listen here:
The full track listing for The Thread That Keeps Us is below:
1. End of the World with You
2. Voices in the Field
3. Bridge to Nowhere
4. Spinball
5. Under the Wheels
6. The Town & Miss Lorraine
7. Flores y Tamales
8. Another Space
9. Unconditional Waltz
10. Girl in the Forest
11. Eyes Wide Awake
12. Dead in the Water
13. Shortboard
14. Thrown to the Wild
15. Music Box
October 30, 2017 at 12:29 (News, Video News)
Tags: folk music, paul kelly, singer songwriter, vika & linda bull
Image Courtesy of Paul Kelly
Legendary Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has just released his new video “Rising Moon”.
The track is taken from Kelly’s latest album Life Is Fine and features longtime collaborators Vika and Linda Bull on vocals.
Watch “Rising Moon” below:
Paul Kelly is heading out on tour through November – the full list of dates are here:
Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Convention Centre Great Hall, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 9th November – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD
Saturday 11th November – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 12th November – Regional Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Tuesday 14th November – Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 15th November – Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 17th November – Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 18th November – MONA Mainstage & Lawns, Hobart, TAS
Sunday 19th November – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Monday 20th November – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 22nd November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 23rd November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 25th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
Sunday 26th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
October 30, 2017 at 10:18 (Album News, News, Single News)
Tags: boy & bear, folk music, mark myers, singer songwriter, tim hart, wayne connolly
Image Courtesy Tim Hart
Singer-songwriter Tim Hart is making a very welcome return to the limelight this summer with the announcement of a new album and an Australian tour.
Hart is well known as the drummer for indie-folk band Boy & Bear so we’re stoked he’s managed to find time to once again focus on his solo project. The new album is titled The Narrow Corner and is due to be released on the 2nd February next year. The album sees Tim Hart reunite with producer Mark Myers who also worked on his last album Milling the Wind as well as Sydney producer Wayne Connolly who worked on Boy & Bear’s album Harlequin Dream.
The first single from The Narrow Corner is “I’d Do Well”, a catchy, Eliot Smith-esque song with an Australian edge.
“I’m really stoked to be releasing my new single “I’d Do Well”,” Tim Hart explained. “For me this song was written in one of my more introspective moments on tour. Missing home and thinking back to living life a bit more simply.”
Take a listen to “I’d Do Well” here:
To celebrate the release of The Narrow Corner Tim Hart will be heading out on an east coast tour next February. The full list of dates are below:
Saturday 3rd February – Front Bar & Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Friday 9th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 16th February – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 22nd February – Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Friday 23rd February – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 24th February – Nightquarter, Gold Coast, QLD
October 27, 2017 at 13:12 (News, Week in Review)
Tags: alex the astronaut, billy bragg, blue mountains music festival, bluesfest, dashville, folk music, great north, mama kin spender, matt boylan-smith, port fairy folk festival, rachel baiman, sufjan stevens, the infamous stringdusters, the stetson family, the teskey brothers
– The Port Fairy Folk Festival added three more artists – Archie Roach, Jordie Lane & The Sleepers and Stella Donnelly. Details here.
– NZ folk duo Great North released their new video “Better Days”. Details here
– We premiered the new live video from American folk-singer Rachel Baiman, “Something to Lose” ahead of her Australian tour with One Up, Two Down this January. Details here
– Melbourne alt-country band The Stetson Family released their new single “Brother”. Details here
– Bluesfest added 16 more artists including Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Benjamin Booker, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Teskey Brothers and more. Details here
– The Blue Mountains Music Festival revealed its first round of artists including Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke, Lior with Paul Grabowsky, The Grigoryan Brothers with Adam Page, The Backsliders, Harry Manx, Steve Poltz, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Breabach, Peter Rowan Band, 10 String Symphony, Flats and Sharps, The Brothers Comatose, Lamine Sonko and the African Intelligence, Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys, Blair Dunlop, Mel Parsons, Malcura, Hat Fitz & Cara, Witches Leap, Alana Wilkinson, The Mission Songs Project and more. Details here
– Melbourne’s The Teskey Brothers released their latest video “Louisa”. Details here
– Newgrass favourites The Infamous Stringdusters announced plans to release their latest covers EP Undercover Vol. 2. Details here
– Mama Kin Spender announced Melbourne and Sydney tour dates. Details here
– Sufjan Stevens will be releasing an album of outakes and remixes, The Greatest Gift. Details here
– Sydney-based singer-songwriter Matt Boylan-Smith released his new video “We Can Be Together”. Details here
– Alex The Astronaut released her new video “Not Worth Hiding”. Details here
– The folks behind Dashville will be showcasing at the Australian Music Week next week featuring William Crighton, Terra Lightfoot, Melody Pool, Magpie Diaries and Dave Wells. Details here
– Billy Bragg released his new single “Saffiyah Smiles”. Details here
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Australia’s favourite bluegrass festival kicks off in Dorrigo over the weekend featuring the likes of Foghorn Stringband, Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton, Mile Twelve, The Freewheeler, The New Macedon Rangers, Freya Josephine Hollick, Golden Whistler, Kaurna Cronin, Loren Kate, Mandy Connell, Monique Clare, The Mae Trio, The Northern Folk, The Tawny Owl Stringband, Twin Peaks, Whoa Mule and many more.
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo, NSW
Áine Tyrrell
Friday 27th October – The Founders Room Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 28th October – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Sunday 29th October – The Jetty House, Southport, TAS
Alex The Astronaut
Friday 27th October – Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Jack Rabbit Slim’s, Perth, WA
Americana Music Association of Australia Birthday Bash feat. Anne Kirkpatrick, Gretta Ziller, Small Town Romance, The Ahern Brothers, Andrew Swift, Georgia State Line, Hana and Jessie-Lee, The April Family
Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW
Americana Music Association Conference
Wednesday 1st November – Sydney, NSW
Andrew Swift, Peasant Moon
Sunday 29th October – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Angie McMahon
Thursday 2nd November – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Anna Cordell
Thursday 2nd November – Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Appalachian Heaven Stringband
Tuesday 31st October – Ferntree Gully Bowling Club, Ferntree Gully, VIC
Argyle Sun-Sets at Fred’s feat. Rebecca Hatch, Billsbry, Dom Diaz
Sunday 29th October – Fred’s, Camden, NSW
Ashlea Reale
Friday 27th October – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Australian Music Week
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Sydney, NSW
Belle Harvey
Friday 27th October – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Saturday 28th October – Nannup Hotel, Nannup, WA
Sunday 29th October – The Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Ben Salter
Friday 27th October – Marrickville Bowls Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Gooloogong Log Cabin Hall, Gooloogong, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 3rd November – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Benny Walker
Saturday 28th October – Bendigo Bank Theatre at The Capital, Bendigo, VIC
Bernard Fanning
Friday 27th October – The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th October – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – The Cambridge, Newcastle, NSW
Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Blackwood, VIC
Bob Evans
Saturday 28th October – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Brad Butcher
Friday 27th October – Oodies Cafe, Bundaberg North, QLD
Thursday 2nd November – The City Sider Motel, Tamworth, NSW
Busby Marou
Friday 27th October – The Burvale Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Lorne Hotel, Lorne, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
C.W. Stoneking
Friday 27th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Candice McLeod
Friday 3rd November – House Concert, Wakerie, SA
Cass Eager
Friday 27th October – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Chris Jagger
Thursday 2nd November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Claire Anne Taylor
Friday 27th October – Illume at Killynaught, Boat Harbour, TAS
Clarence Town River Country Hoedown
Saturday 28th October – Clarence Town Footy Oval, Clarence Town, NSW
Claude Hay
Friday 3rd November – Family Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Craig Woodward
Sunday 29th October – Loretta’s, Melbourne, VIC
Clio
Thursday 2nd November – Yarra Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Colin Lillie
Friday 3rd November – El Sol, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cronulla, NSW
Dashville Does the Monkey feat. William Crighton, Terra Lightfoot, Melody Pool, Magpie Diaries and Dave Wells
Thursday 2nd November – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Devil Goat Family String Band
Saturday 28th October – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo, NSW
Diana Anaid
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Eden Whale Festival
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden, NSW
Elbury
Friday 27th October – The Brat Cave, Brisbane, QLD
Ella Belfanti, The Vectors
Tuesday 31st October – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Emma Russack
Saturday 28th October – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 31st October – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Fanny Lumsden
Friday 3rd November – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW
Fleurieu Folk Festival
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Willunga, SA
Foghorn Stringband
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Monday 30th October – Pitts House Concert, Barkers Vale, NSW
Tuesday 31st October – Boo Radley’s Hall, Glenreagh, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – The Home Tavern, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture, Blackwood, VIC
Folk Alliance Australia Conference
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Mr Collins, Hollie Matthew, Alice Terry
Wednesday 1st November – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Four In The Morning
Thursday 2nd November – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Garrett Kato
Friday 3rd November – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Gasoline Pony 4th Birthday feat. Rogue Company, Bonnie & Wayne, Bernie & Co, AccaPony in-house Choir, Villebillies, Low Down Riders, Reuben’s Ego Boost, Apache, Los Romeos
Saturday 28th October – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Gretta Ziller
Saturday 28th October – Welcome to Morrisonville, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 29th October – Rochester Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 31st October – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Grizlee Train
Friday 27th October – Long Jetty Hotel, Long Jetty, NSW
Harry Hookey
Friday 27th October – House Concert, Clare Valley, SA
Hat Fitz & Cara
Friday 3rd November – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Hermitage Green
Wednesday 1st November – Prince Ballroom, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Finn McCools, Brisbane, QLD
High Tea feat. Snail
Thursday 2nd November – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Holly Throsby
Friday 27th October – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Inland Sea of Sound Festival
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November – Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW
J M S Harrison & Cabin Inn, Sam Shinazzi, Key Out
Sunday 29th October – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
James Kenyon
Friday 27th October – Tanswells Commercial Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Mita Pub, Mita Mita, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Wandi Hotel, Wandilagong, VIC
Friday 3rd November – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Jason Walker
Saturday 28th October – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Jed Rowe
Friday 3rd November – Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Jess Ribeiro w/ Akubra, Jade Imagine
Tuesday 31st October – The Tote Front Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Jo Jo Smith w/ Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart
Sunday 29th October – Grainstore, Nathalia, VIC
John Butler Trio
Friday 3rd November – Corxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Joseph Tawadros Trio
Saturday 28th October – Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah, NSW
Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm
Friday 3rd November – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Justin Townes Earle w/ Joshua Hedley, Ruby Boots
Friday 27th October – Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA
Kasey Chambers
Sunday 29th October – Gladstone Entertainment Centre, Gladstone, QLD
Tuesday 31st October – Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, QLD
Wednesday 1st November – Farview Tavern, MacKay, QLD
Thursday 2nd November – Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Friday 3rd November – Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Kaurna Cronin
Friday 27th to Monday 30th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Ken Nicol
Friday 27th October – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, SA
Kim Churchill
Friday 27th October – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 28th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Kristina Olsen
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, SA
Liam Gerner
Friday 27th October – Royal Theatre, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 29th October – The Dogs Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Lizzie Flynn
Friday 27th October – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 27th October – The Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Sounds Delicious, Jervis Bay, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Lyall Moloney
Friday 27th October – The Chippo Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Friday 3rd November – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Maldon Folk Festival
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Maldon, VIC
Mama Kin Spender
Thursday 2nd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Medusa’s Wake, Fleur Wiber, Kellie Lloyd, Manners Park, Married Man
Sunday 29th October – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Mia Dyson
Friday 3rd November – Inland Sea of Sound Festival, Bathurst, NSW
Mihka Chee w/ Martha Chess-Phelps, Black Iguana
Friday 27th October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Mile Twelve
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 31st October – 63 First Avenue, Sawtell, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – Wauchope Arts Council, Wauchope, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, NSW
Monique Clare
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October, Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 31st October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Sydney, NSW
Moonee Valley Drifters
Saturday 28th October – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC
Mr Alford Country
Friday 27th October – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Newport Bowls Club, Newport, VIC
My Nightingale
Friday 27th October – Illume at Killynaught, Boat Harbour, TAS
Nick Cunningham and Luke Morris
Saturday 28th October – Port Lincoln Hotel, Port Lincoln, SA
Out of Abingdon
Friday 27th October – Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid Inc, Helensburgh, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Mechanics Institute, Lawson, NSW
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden Whale Festival, Eden, NSW
Paddy McHugh
Friday 27th October – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Paper Mouse
Saturday 28th October – Ballarat Mechanics Institute, Ballarat, VIC
Paul Kelly
Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Peasant Moon
Friday 27th October – Blue Bean, Daylesford, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Kangaroo Hotel, Maldon, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 1st November – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Orient, Newcastle, NSW
Ralway Bell
Friday 27th October – Harvey Dickson’s Rodeo, Boyup Brook, WA
Rowena Wise
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, SA
Tuesday 31st October – Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sásta
Friday 3rd November – Mick O’Malley’s, Brisbane, QLD
Save The Reef Tote Show feat. Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks, FERLA, Sugar Fed Leopards, Hollow Everdaze, Leah Senior, Forever Son, Davey Lane, Emma Russack, 19th Century Strongmen, If You See Her, Say Hello
Saturday 28th October – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Shaky Stills
Saturday 28th October – Rainbow Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Shane Nicholson
Friday 27th October – Lonestar Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 28th October – Welcome to Morrisonville, Brisbane, QLD
Shelley’s Murder Boys
Thursday 2nd November – The Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW
Simon Imre
Sunday 29th October – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Songbird – A Musical Tribute to Eva Cassidy
Thursday 2nd October – Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne, VIC
Stella Donnelly
Friday 27th October – Fremantle Festival, St John’s Church, Fremantle, WA
Friday 3rd November – Code Red Festival, Murdoch, WA
Stockley
Friday 3rd November – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Tablelands Folk Festival
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Yungaburra, QLD
Tesse, Post Paint, CCXO
Tuesday 31st October – Cobra Club, Sydney, NSW
Tex Perkins – The Man In Black, The Songs of Johnny Cash
Wednesday 1st November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
The Austracana Travelling Revue feat. Carpenter Caswell, Smith & Jones, The April Family
Friday 27th October – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
The Black Sorrows
Saturday 28th October – Harley Days, North Wollongong, NSW
Friday 3rd November – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW
The Bushwackers
Friday 27th October – Gumbramorra Hall, Sydney, NSW
The Crooked Fiddle Band w/ The Mouldy Lovers
Friday 3rd November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Excellent Smithers
Saturday 28th October – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Boilermaker House, Melbourne, VIC
The Gasoline Pony Forth Birthday Celebration
Saturday 28th October – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
The Gypsyjazz Project
Tuesday 31st October – ANU, Canberra, ACT
The Harts
Saturday 28th October – House Concert, Carrum Downs, VIC
The Loaded Dog Folk Club feat. Solidarity Choir, The Fossickers
Saturday 28th October – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
The Northern Folk
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
The Nukes
Friday 3rd November – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
The Snowdroppers
Saturday 28th October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
The Stetson Family
Monday 30th October – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
The Teskey Brothers
Thursday 2nd November – St John’s Anglican Church, Fremantle Arts Festival, Fremantle, WA
Friday 3rd November – Ravenswood Tavern, Mandurah, WA
The Village Festival
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th – Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Timberwolf
Friday 3rd November – Secret Location, Adelaide, SA
TinPan Orange
Friday 3rd November – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Tom Dockray w/ Mitch Power
Wednesday 1st November – The Paragon Theatre, Queenstown, TAS
Thursday 2nd November – House Concert, Hobart, TAS
Friday 3rd November – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Tom West
Friday 3rd November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Tori Forsyth
Friday 27th October – Johnny Ringos, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 28th October – Johnny Ringos, Brisbane. QLD
Tristen Bird
Friday 27th October – The Taproom – Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 28th October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Monday 30th October – Streets Of Harlem, Noosa Heads, QLD
Tuesday 31st October – The Rails, Byron Bay, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – National Theatre, Braidwood, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Oh Jean Records, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Willie Smith’s Organic Cider, Grove, TAS
Tullara
Friday 27th October – Cambridge Hotel, Parkes, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Wambuul Macquarie Riverfest, Dubbo, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Tullamore Hotel, Tullamore, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Thomas Blamey Tavern, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Twin Peaks
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Vanishing Shapes
Friday 27th October – House Concert, Sawtell, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Phoenix Rising Cafe, Nimbin, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Pacific Hotel, Yeppoon, QLD
Wambuul Macquarie Riverfest
Saturday 28th October – Dubbo, NSW
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Wangaratta, VIC
Welcome To Morrisonville feat. Shane Nicholson, Henry Wagons & The Only Children, Tracy McNeil & The Good Life, Gretta Ziller, Jen Mize
Saturday 28th October – Morrison Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
William Crighton and Terra Lightfoot
Thursday 2nd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Central Bar, Newcastle, NSW
Z-Stay Delta
Friday 27th October – Sound Feast @ The J, Noosa Heads, QLD
Thursday 2nd November – The Spa Bar, Daylesford, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Baha, Rye, VIC
October 27, 2017 at 12:30 (Album News, News, Single News)
Tags: billy bragg, folk music, singer songwriter
Photo by Stuart Bucknell Photography
Renowned activist and songwriter Billy Bragg has just released his brand new single “Saffiyah Smiles”.
The track is inspired by the viral photo of Saffiyah Khan who smiled benignly in the face of the incensed leader of the far-right group the English Defence League at an anti-immigrant demonstration in Birmingham (UK) in April ’17.
“Following the shocking scenes of white supremacists marching through the streets of Charlottesville this past summer, my mind went back to an image of a young woman facing down a ranting fascist with nothing but a serene smile,” Bragg explained.
Take a listen to the country shuffle of “Saffiyah Smiles” below:
“Saffiyah Smiles” will be part of Billy Bragg’s newly announced mini album Bridges Not Walls, due for release on the 3rd November. The full track listing is here:
1. The Sleep Of Reason
2. King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood
3. Why We Build The Wall
4. Saffiyah Smiles
5. Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted
6. Full English Brexit
October 27, 2017 at 08:21 (Gig News, News)
Tags: australian music week, dashville, dave wells, folk music, magpie diaries, melody pool, terra lightfoot, william crighton
Image Courtesy of William Crighton
This year’s Australian Music Week, held in Cronulla south of Sydney from the 1st to the 3rd of November, is already bursting at the seems with conferences, showcases and more music than you can poke a stick at.
So we’re pretty excited that the good folks from Dashville, the brains behind Hunter Valley music festivals like The Gum Ball and Dashville Skyline, are wading right into the middle of Australian Music Week with a huge showcase at iconic venue The Brass Monkey on Thursday 2nd November.
The Dashville showcase will feature a bunch of their favourite artists including William Crighton (above), Terra Lightfoot, Melody Pool, Magpie Diaries and Dave Wells.
This is going to be a huge show. For more information check out the official Facebook event here.
October 26, 2017 at 12:50 (News, Video News)
Tags: alex the astronaut, folk music, singer songwriter
Image Courtesy of Alex The Astronaut
The video for Alex The Astronaut’s latest single “Not Worth Hiding” has just been released and it’s absolutely delightful.
The track has become an anthem for the Marriage Equality campaign and is taken from her debut EP See You Soon.
Check out the video for “Not Worth Hiding” here:
Alex The Astronaut is currently out on tour – all of the remaining dates are here:
Thursday 19th October – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 21st October – The Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday 26th October – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Friday 27th October – Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Jack Rabbit Slim’s, Perth, WA
Saturday 18th November – The Plot, Parramatta Park, NSW
Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Lost Paradise, Glenworth Valley, NSW
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