This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Over The Years – Graham Nash
iTunes

It Ain’t Texas (But It Ain’t Bad) – James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Amazon

All The Things That I Did and All The Things That I Didn’t Do – The Milk Carton Kids
Bandcamp

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Devil on the Rooftop

Thursday 5th July – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 6th July – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 29th June – The Abbey, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 30th – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Friday 29th June – Woodburn Evans Head RSL, Evans Head, NSW
Saturday 30th June – Bush to Bay Music Festival, Hervey Bay, QLD

Andrew Swift
Friday 29th June – Tumut River Brewing Company, Tumut, NSW
Sunday 1st July – Big4 Northstar Holiday Resort, Tweed Heads, NSW
Monday 2nd July – Discovery Parks Fraser Street, Hervey Bay, QLD
Tuesday 3rd July – Bargara Beach Holiday Park, Bargara Beach, QLD
Wednesday 4th July – Fishermans Beach Holiday Park, Emu Park, QLD
Thursday 5th July – Nature Tourist Resort, Cape Hillsborough, QLD
Friday 6th July – Big4 Holiday Park, Bowen, QLD

Alice Terry
Saturday 30th June – Quarterdeck, Narooma, NSW

Allison Forbes, Montgomery Church
Friday 29th June – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Wednesday 4th June – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 6th June – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW

Ben Wilson
Saturday 30th June – Star Court Theatre, Lismore, NSW
Sunday 1st July – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Saturday 30th June – The Commons, Sydney, NSW

Brad Butcher
Friday 29th June – Woodburns Head RSL, Evans Head, NSW

Brendon Moon
Thursday 5th July – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW

Bush to Bay Music Festival
Saturday 30th June – Bay Central Tavern, Hervey Bay, QLD

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks w/ Blake Scott
Friday 29th June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Cat Canteri & Ben Mastwyk
Wednesday 4th July – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Thursday 5th July – Rambin’ Nights, Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 6th July – Slyfox, Sydney, NSW

Dan Tuffy and Lucie Thorne
Friday 29th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 30th June – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC
Sunday 1st July – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 5th July – House Concert, Upper Woodstock, TAS
Friday 6th July – The Copping Hall, Copping, TAS

Daniel Champagne
Friday 29th June – Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Saturday 30th June – Tintenbar Hall, Northern Rivers, NSW
Sunday 1st July – Live’ n Lounging, Campbelltown, NSW
Thursday 5th July – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 6th July – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD

Devil on the Rooftop
Thursday 5th July – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 6th July – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Didirri
Saturday 30th June – Neck Of The Woods Festival, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 5th July – Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 6th July – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC

Emily Wurramara and Alice Skye
Friday 6th July – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Ess-Em
Friday 29th June – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 30th June – Factory Floor, Sydney, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Maia Marsh, Tomi Gray, Shalane Connors
Wednesday 4th July – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fred Smith w/ Jon Brooks
Saturday 30th June – Civic Pub, Canberra, ACT

Gabriella Cohen
Friday 29th June – Bank Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Gretta Ziller
Sunday 1st July – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Harrison Storm w/ Hollie Col, Gentle Leader
Friday 6th July – Record Crate, Sydney, NSW

Hello Tut Tut
Wednesday 4th July – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 5th July – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 6th July – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Hollie Matthew
Thursday 5th July – MoshPit, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. King Arthur, James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Thursday 5th July – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Hussy Hicks
Friday 29th June – The General, Mt Hotham, VIC
Saturday 30th June – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Illawarra Folk Club Soul of a Poet feat. Chloë & Jason Roweth, Matt Nightingale, Alex Hood
Friday 6th July – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

Jack Carty & Gus Gardiner
Friday 29th June – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 30th June – Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 1st July – Good Nights, Bunbury, WA
Tuesday 3rd July – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 5th July – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Jacob Diamond
Friday 29th June – Badlands, Perth, WA

James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Wednesday 4th July – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 5th July – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Jeff Lang
Friday 29th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 30th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Jenny Mitchell w/ Nigel Wearne
Thursday 5th July – North East Artisans, Benalla, VIC
Friday 6th July – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC

John Flanagan Trio
Saturday 30th June – Megan Hall, Dorrigo, VIC
Sunday 1st July – The Lennox Sessions, Lennox Head, NSW
Thursday 5th July – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 6th July – Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW

Justin Townes Earle
Wednesday 4th July – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC ***CANCELLED***
Thursday 5th July – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC ***CANCELLED***
Friday 6th July – Skylark Room, Melbourne, VIC ***CANCELLED***

Kasey Chambers
Friday 29th June – Twin Towns, Tweed Heads, NSW
Saturday 30th June – Bush to Bay, Bay Central Tavern, Pialba, QLD
Sunday 1st July – Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 5th July – The Desert Cave, Coober Pedy, SA

Lily and King
Sunday 1st July – Firelight Festival, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 6th July – Delatite Hotel, Mansfield, VIC

Live’ n Lounging feat. Daniel Champagne, Rob O’Brien
Sunday 1st July – House Concert, Campbelltown, NSW

Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
Friday 29th June – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 29th June – The Soundlounge, Currumbin, QLD
Saturday 30th June – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 1st July – Oddfellows Hall, Kempsey, NSW

Luke Wellington and Lady Lyon
Sunday 1st July – Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW

Maia Marsh
Saturday 30th June – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 4th July – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Matt Joe Gow
Sunday 1st June – Rochester Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Matty T Wall
Tuesday 3rd July – The Perth Blues Club, Perth, WA

Melody Moko
Saturday 30th June – Springvale Vineyard, Swansea, TAS
Tuesday 3rd July – Rosny Farm Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS

Merpire
Saturday 30th June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 6th July – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Mirabel Foundation 20th Birthday Fundraiser feat. Paul Kelly, Deborah Conway, Mark Seymour & Cameron McKenzie, Ross Wilson, Vika & Linda Bull, Clare Bowditch, Dave Larkin, Davey Lane, Benny Walker, Ella Hooper
Friday 6th July – Prince of Wales, St Kilda, VIC

Neck Of The Woods Festival
Saturday 30th June – Townsville, QLD

Nigel Wearne
Sunday 1st July – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 5th July – North East Artisans, Benalla, VIC
Friday 6th July – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC

Northern Rivers Old Timey Bluegrass Session
Sunday 1st July – Rous Hotel, Lismore, NSW

Oh Willy Dear, Buddy Glass
Sunday 1st July – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Perch Creek
Friday 29th June – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 1st July – Thornbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 6th July – Major Tom’s Kyneton, VIC

Pete Murray
Friday 29th June – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Saturday 30th June – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Sunday 1st July – Roebuck Hotel, Broome, WA
Thursday 5th July – Villa Noosa, Noosa, QLD
Friday 6th July – Twin Towns, Tweed Heads, QLD

Raised By Eagles
Saturday 30th June – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 6th July – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC

Ro
Tuesday 3rd July – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC

Sara Storer & The Sunny Cowgirls
Friday 6th July – The Capital, Bendigo, VIC

Sarah Leete
Saturday 30th June – Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT
Sunday 1st July – Gap View Hotel, Alice Springs, NT
Wednesday 4th July – Memorial Club, Tennant Creek, NT
Thursday 5th July – Post Office Hotel, Camooweal, QLD
Friday 6th July – Buffs Club, Mt Isa, QLD

Sea Shanty Session
Wednesday 4th Wednesday – The Brothers Public House, Melbourne, VIC

Secret Garden Party feat. Melody Moko, Claire Anne Taylor, Archer
Saturday 30th June – Springvale Vineyard, Swansea, TAS

Stiff Gins
Saturday 30th June – Blak Markets Naidoc Art Festival, Sydney, NSW

The Black Sorrows
Friday 6th July – Hotel Gearin, Katoomba, NSW

The Bottlers
Saturday 30th June – Factory Floor, Sydney, NSW

The Emerald Ruby
Friday 29th June – Brackets and Jam, Green Point, NSW
Sunday 1st July – The Captain Cook Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Friday 6th July – Sappho Books Cafe & Wine Bar, Sydney, NSW

The Little Lord Street Band
Friday 29th June – The Provincial Geraldton, Geraldton, WA
Sunday 1st July – RAC Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Monkey Mia, WA
Thursday 5th July – Ningaloo Reef Resort, Coral Bay, WA

The Spooky Men’s Chorale
Saturday 30th June – Chatswood Concourse, Sydney, NSW

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 29th June – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Saturday 30th June – The Forum, Melbourne, VIC

The Volatinsky Trio & Tinel Dragoi Romani Gypsy w/ Joseph Zarb
Sunday 1st June – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW

Tom Kendall & Paddy Montgomery
Saturday 30th June – Farouk’s Olive, Melbourne, VIC

Tristen Bird w/ Nathan Power
Friday 29th June – Territory Wildlife Park, Darwin, NT
Friday 29th June – Humpty Doo Hotel, Humpty Doo, NT
Saturday 30th June – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT

Tubular Bells for Two
Friday 29th June – The Joan, Penrith, NSW
Saturday 30th June – Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle, NSW

Vardos
Friday 29th June – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Whiskey Dram, Rusted Tongue, Victor Cripes
Friday 6th July – The Catfish, Melbourne, VIC

Whoa Mule
Friday 29th June – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 30th June – House Concert, Pretty Beach, NSW

Wifey, Peabody, Kid Cornered & the Ice Chest Orchestra
Friday 29th June – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Winter Pop Up Tour feat. Merpire, Georgia Fields, Matilda Abraham, PHENO
Saturday 30th June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Angel From Montgomery” – Passenger, Stu Larsen, The Once

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Endless Chatter – Merpire
Bandcamp

Stare Into The Dark – Sam Newton
Bandcamp

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Jack Carty & Gus Gardiner

Friday 22nd June – Solbar Playhouse, Maroochydore, QLD
Saturday 23rd June – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 28th June – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 29th June – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 29th June – The Abbey, Canberra, ACT

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Friday 22nd June – Musicians Club, Broken Hill, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Cobar Bowling & Golf Club, Cobar, NSW
Friday 29th June – Woodburn Evans Head RSL, Evans Head, NSW

Alana Wilkinson w/ Ella Belfanti
Monday 26th June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Allison Forbes, Montgomery Church
Saturday 23rd June – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 29th June – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW

Andrew Swift
Friday 22nd June – Light Of Day Festival, Ocean Grove, VIC
Saturday 23rd June – House Concert, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday 24th June – House Concert, Hoppers Crossing, VIC
Thursday 28th June – Jindabyne Theatre, Jindabyne, NSW
Friday 29th June – Tumut River Brewing Company, Tumut, NSW

Archie Roach and Tiddas
Friday 22nd June – Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 23rd June – Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA

Argyle Sun-Sets feat. Julia Johnson, Ria Brcic, Alain Booth
Sunday 24th June – Upstairs at Fred’s, Camden, NSW

Ben Wilson
Friday 22nd June – The Two Goats, Armidale, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 28th June – The Lismore Quad, Lismore, NSW

Blues Angels
Saturday 23rd June – Troubadour Central Coast, Woy Woy, NSW

Brad Butcher
Friday 22nd June – Mt Isa Show Grounds, Mt Isa, QLD
Saturday 23rd June – Mt Isa Show Grounds, Mt Isa, QLD
Thursday 28th June – Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday 29th June – Woodburns Head RSL, Evans Head, NSW

Brenden James, Burden Man, The Emerald Ruby, Tinsmith
Sunday 24th June – House Concert, Earlwood, NSW

Brooke Russell
Thursday 28th June – Caz Reitop’s Dirty Secrets, Melbourne, VIC

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks w/ Blake Scott
Saturday 23rd June – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Friday 29th June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Cecilia Brandolini
Thursday 28th June – The Sewing Room, Perth, WA

Chango TRee
Friday 22nd June – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW

Colin Lillie
Saturday 23rd June – The Triffid Americana Sessions, Brisbane, QLD

Daggy Man
Saturday 23rd June – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Dan Flynn
Saturday 23rd June – Charles Weston Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Dan Johnson, Robert McClymont and Mark Lee
Sunday 24th June – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

Dan Tuffy and Lucie Thorne
Saturday 23rd June – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 24th June – Memorial Hall, Asbourne, SA
Friday 29th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC

Daniel Champagne
Friday 22nd June – Lush Factory, Tilba, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Mumbulla Hall, Bega, NSW
Sunday 24th June – Nethercote Hall, Eden, NSW
Wednesday 27th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 28th June – Number 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 29th June – Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW

Ella Belfanti
Friday 22nd June – The Edinburgh Castle, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 26th June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Emily Wurramara and Alice Skye
Thursday 28th June – Waywards, Sydney, NSW

Ess-Em
Saturday 23rd June – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 24th June – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 29th June – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Ollie Brown, Christine Jane, Bek Sarkoezy
Wednesday 27th June – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

For Folk Sake feat. Estelle Conley, Julia Johnson, Hannah Matysek
Saturday 23rd June – 107, Sydney, NSW

Gabriella Cohen
Friday 22nd June – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 23rd June – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 24th June – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 29th June – Bank Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Gaelic Club Trad Month feat. Aisling Vaughan
Friday 22nd June – Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Get Folked Punk feat. Spencer Scott, Jim Lynch, Josh & Anna, sooze, Zac Tazewell, Cedar Grey
Friday 22nd June – The Croatian Wickham Sports Club, Newcastle, NSW

Get Folked Punk feat. Vetty Vials, Sooze, TeaganLou, Lazar, Monica and the Explosion, Alana Mundi, Lysytsa, Sister Ursuline
Thursday 28th June – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Green Room Banjo Sessions feat. Crow Mountains, Whoa Mule, Judy Jones, Good Tom Wallace
Wednesday 27th June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Gretta Ziller w/ Andrew Swift
Friday 22nd June – Light of the Day Festival, Ocean Grove, VIC
Saturday 23rd June – House Concert, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday 24th June – House Concert, Hoppers Crossing, VIC

Harrison Storm
Thursday 28th June – Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Hinterlandt, Jep & Dep, Chintzy Lopez, Donna Amini, Geoff Towner
Sunday 24th June – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. King Arthur, James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Thursday 28th June – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC

Hussy Hicks
Friday 22nd June – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 23rd June – Cooee Arthouse, Aldinga, SA
Sunday 24th June – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 28th June – Hotel High Plains, Dinner Plain, VUC
Friday 29th June – The General, Mt Hotham, VIC

Jack Carty & Gus Gardiner
Friday 22nd June – Solbar Playhouse, Maroochydore, QLD
Saturday 23rd June – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 28th June – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 29th June – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA

Jacob Diamond
Friday 29th June – Badlands, Perth, WA

James Bennett
Friday 22nd June – Merewether Garden Sessions, Newcastle, NSW

Jeff Lang
Fruday 29th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Jep & Dep
Saturday 23rd June – Baroque Room, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 24th June – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Joseph Tawadros & James Tawadros
Monday 26th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

John Flanagan Trio
Wednesday 27th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, VIC
Thursday 28th June – Django @ Camelot, Sydney, VIC

Julia Johnson
Saturday 23rd June – For Folk Sake, 107, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 24th June – Argyle Sun-Sets, Upstairs at Freds, Camden, NSW

Kasey Chambers
Friday 22nd June – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Panthers, Bathurst, NSW
Sunday 24th June – Canberra Playhouse Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 28th June – The Event Centre, Caloundra, QLD
Friday 29th June – Twin Towns, Tweed Heads, NSW

Lady Lyon
Wednesday 27th June – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW

Liam Gale & the Ponytails
Sunday 24th June – Freda’s, Sydney, NSW

Little Wise
Saturday 23rd June – Beerfarm, Metricup, WA
Sunday 24th June – Flyin’ Shows at Ronnie Nights, Fremantle, WA

Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
Friday 29th June – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 22nd June – Hickinbotham of Dromana, Dromana, VIC
Saturday 23rd June – The Cabaret Club, Ballarat, VIC
Wednesday 27th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 28th June – Byron Theatre, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 29th June – The Soundlounge, Currumbin, QLD

Maia Marsh
Sunday 24th June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 28th June – Robin Hood Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Mark Lucas & The Dead Setters
Friday 22nd June – The Merton Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Marlon Williams
Friday 22nd June – Forum, Melbourne, VIC

Merpire
Saturday 23rd June – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC

Mick Daley, Adam Young, Katie Brianna
Friday 22nd June – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Monsieur Camembert
Saturday 24th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Montgomery Church
Saturday 23rd June – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 24th June – The Kitchen Door, Barjarg, VIC
Friday 29th June – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW

My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Friday 22nd June – Blue Mountains Theatre, Springwood, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT

Old Man River
Friday 22nd June – The Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

PBC 2018 Membership Drive feat. Johnny G and the E-Types, Caitlin Harnett Band, Maia Marsh, Andy Golledge Band, Joseph Liddy and the Skeleton Horse
Sunday 24th June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Perch Creek
Friday 22nd June, Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 23rd June – The Evelyn, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 29th June – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA

Pete Murray
Friday 29th June – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA

Plonk Family Band
Thursday 28th June – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW

Raised By Eagles
Sunday 24th June – Chapel On Little Ryrie, Geelong, VIC

Sara Storer & The Sunny Cowgirls
Friday 22nd June – Goulburn Workers, Goulburn, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – Oberon RSL, Oberon, NSW

Sarah Blasko
Friday 22nd June – 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC

Sean McMahon
Sunday 24th June – The Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Shawn Lidster, Pay the Fiddler
Saturday 23rd June – Hardys Bay Club, Hardys Bay, NSW

The Black Sorrows
Friday 23rd June – Highfields Tavern, Highfields, QLD
Saturday 24th June – Caloundra RSL, Caloundra, QLD
Sunday 24th June – Bird’s Basement, Melbourne, VIC

The Emerald Ruby
Sunday 24th June – House Concert, Earlwood, NSW
Thursday 28th June – The Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW
Friday 29th June – Brackets and Jam, Green Point, NSW

The Little Lord Street Band
Friday 29th June – The Provincial Geraldton, Geraldton, WA

The Loaded Dog Folk Club feat. Brett Robin Wood, New York Public Library
Saturday 23rd June – Annandale Community Centre, Sydney, NSW

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 22nd June – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 23rd June – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 28th June – Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Friday 29th June – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC

The Water Runners
Friday 22nd June – The Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW

Tubular Bells for Two
Friday 22nd June – GPAC, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 23rd June – The Cube, Wodonga, VIC
Friday 29th June – The Joan, Penrith, NSW

Tullara
Thursday 28th June – Marlborough Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Vardos
Friday 29th June – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Whiskey Dram
Saturday 23rd June – CERES Organic Market & Grocery, Melbourne, VIC

Whoa Mule, Judy Jones
Wednesday 27th June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 29th June – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW

Wifey, Peabody, Kid Cornered & the Ice Chest Orchestra
Friday 29th June – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Winter Moon
Friday 22nd June – The B.East, Melbourne, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Twa Sisters” – Emily Smith

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

ILOVEYOUSORRYPLEASEFORGIVEMETHANKYOU – Old Man River

Ink, Dust, and Luck – The Brothers Comatose

Get You House In Order – Whoa Mule

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Shelley’s Murder Boys

Sunday 17th June – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 15th June – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Friday 15th June – Prince of Wales Hotel, Bunbury, WA
Saturday 16th June – Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Tuesday 19th June – Kalgoorlie Hotel, Kalgoorilie, WA
Friday 22nd June – Musicians Club, Broken Hill, NSW

Alice Terry
Saturday 16th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 21st June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Altan
Friday 15th June – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 16th June – Fly By Night Musicians Club, Fremantle, WA

Archer
Friday 15th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Archie Roach and Tiddas
Friday 15th June – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS
Friday 22nd June – Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA

Balkan Gypsy Party feat. Nadya and Zoran’s 101 Candles
Friday 15th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Saturday 16th June – Cauliflower Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Brid Harper and Dermot Byrne
Friday 15th June – Illawarra Folk Club, City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 16th June – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 17th June – The Doss House, Sydney, NSW

Brooke Russell
Friday 15th June – Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, VIC

Cat Canteri
Friday 15th June – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC
Saturday 16th June – Major Tom’s, Kyneton, VIC

Christine Jane
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW

Claymore
Friday 15th June – Ariette’s Concert Lounge, Melbourne, VIC

Daggy Man
Saturday 16th June – House Concert, Brisbane, QLD

Daniel Champagne
Friday 15th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 16th June – Tea Club, Nowra, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW
Friday 22nd June – Lush Factory, Tilba, NSW

Devil Goat Family String Band
Sunday 17th June – The Lomond Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Ella Belfanti
Saturday 16th June – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 17th June – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 21st June – Littlefoot Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 22nd June – The Edinburgh Castle, Melbourne, VIC

Emily Wurramara and Alice Skye
Friday 15th June – Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Emma Davis
Saturday 16th June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Eric Bogle
Friday 15th June – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th June – Lighthouse Theatre, Warnnambool, VIC

Ess-Em
Friday 15th June – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 17th June – Dicey Riley’s Hotel, Wollongong, NSW

eüsh
Friday 15th June – 107, Sydney, NSW

Figgy Folk Session
Monday 18th June – Figtree Hotel, Figtree, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Liam Gale & The Ponytails, Lola Sola, Storm & Stone
Wednesday 20th June – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fox ‘n’ Firkin
Thursday 21st June – The Back Room, Brisbane, QLD

Gabriella Cohen
Saturday 16th June – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 22nd June – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC

Gaelic Club Trad Month feat. Aisling Vaughan
Friday 22nd June – Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Gaelic Club Trad Month feat. Get Folked
Friday 15th June – Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Georgia Fields, Pheno, Matilda Abraham, Merpire
Friday 15th June – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 16th June – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Green Mohair Suits
Saturday 16th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Gretta Ziller & Andrew Swift
Friday 15th June – Acoustic Picnic, Brookvale, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 21st June – Pistol Petes, Geelong, VIC
Friday 22nd June – Light of the Day Festival, Ocean Grove, VIC

Griffin Up Late feat. Lady Lyon, Christine Jane, Estelle Conley, Kay Proudlove
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW

High Tea feat. Brett Winterford
Thursday 21st June – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Hinterlandt
Friday 15th June – Halfback Books / Hall’s Books & Records, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. King Arthur, James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Thursday 21st June – Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Hussy Hicks
Friday 15th June – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 16th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 17th June – House Concert, Tyndale, NSW
Friday 22nd June – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Illawarra Folk Club feat Brid Harper and Dermot Byrne, Stringline
Friday 15th June – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

Jack Carty & Gus Gardiner
Friday 22nd June – Solbar Playhouse, Maroochydore, QLD

Jacob Diamond
Saturday 16th June – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA

James Bennett
Friday 22nd June – Merewether Garden Sessions, Newcastle, NSW

Joseph Tawadros
Sunday 16th June – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT

John Flanagan Trio
Saturday 16th June – Old Church On The Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 17th June – Lost Ones Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

Karl Broadie Bunker Showcase
Tuesday 19th June – Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW

Kasey Chambers
Friday 15th June – The Cube, Campbelltown, NSW
Saturday 16th June – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Ulladulla Service Club, Ulladulla, NSW
Thursday 21st June – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 22nd June – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW

Kay Proudlove
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 20th June – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Lady Lyon
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW

Little Wise
Saturday 16th June – Red Mill Studio, Bunbury, WA
Sunday 17th June – Bridgetown Pottery-Restaurant, Bridgetown, WA
Thursday 21st June – Beaufort St Songwriters Club, Perth, WA

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 15th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Friday 22nd June – Hickinbotham of Dromana, Dromana, VIC

Lyn Bowtell, Andrew Swift, Gretta Ziller
Friday 15th June – The Acoustic Picnic, Brookvale, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

Marlon Williams
Friday 22nd June – Forum, Melbourne, VIC

Mark Lucas & The Dead Setters
Friday 22nd June – The Merton Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Medusa’s Wake
Saturday 16th June – Norton’s Irish Pub, Sydney, NSW

Mic Conway’s National Junk Band
Sunday 17th June – Camelot, Sydney, NSW

Mick Daley, Adam Young, Katie Brianna
Friday 22nd June – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Friday 15th June – Capital Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 22nd June – Blue Mountains Theatre, Springwood, NSW

Old Man River
Saturday 16th June – The Hummingbird, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 22nd June – The Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Out of Abingdon
Friday 15th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

Papa Pilko And The Binrats
Friday 15th June – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW

Perch Creek
Friday 15th June – Miami Markette, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 16th June – Star Court Theatre, Lismore, NSW
Sunday 17th June – Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Thursday 21st June – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 22nd June, Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC

Richard Perso
Saturday 16th June – Tumut River Brewing Co, Tumut, NSW
Sunday 17th June – The Old Canberra Inn, Canberra, ACT

Rick Hart
Friday 15th June – Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC

Sam Buckingham and Timothy James Bowen
Friday 15th June – Rous Mill Hall, Rous Mill, NSW
Saturday 16th June – West End Sessions, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 17th June – Lennox Sessions, Lennox Head, NSW

Sam Newton
Friday 15th June – The House Dining, Sydney, NSW

Sara Storer & The Sunny Cowgirls
Saturday 16th June – Mount Pleasant Tavern, North Mackay, QLD
Friday 22nd June – Goulburn Workers, Goulburn, NSW

Sarah Blasko
Friday 15th June – The Rosemount, Perth, WA
Thursday 21st June – The Capitol Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 22nd June – 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC

Sean McMahon
Sunday 17th June – The Union, Melbourne, VIC

Settin’ The Woods On Fire: A Hank Williams Tribute feat. Brielle Davis, Katie Brianna, Kylie Whitney, Peta Caswell, Smith & Jones
Saturday 16th June – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Shelley’s Murder Boys
Sunday 17th June – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW

St. Vincent
Sunday 17th June – Carriageworks, Sydney, NSW

Stiff Gins
Friday 15th June – Boomalli Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW

String Theories
Friday 15th June – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Saturday 16th June – Dorrigo Wholefoods, Dorrigo, NSW

The Andy Golledge Band
Sunday 17th June – The Lord Gladstone, Sydney, NSW

The Emerald Ruby
Wednesday 20th June – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

The Little Lord Street Band
Friday 15th June – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA

The Royal High Jinx
Sunday 17th June – Mantra Studio Kitchen and Bar, Yarraville, VIC

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 15th June – Fat Controller, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 16th June – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Sunday 17th June – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Thursday 21st June – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 22nd June – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW

The Thirroul Pick
Saturday 16th June – The Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW

The Water Runners
Friday 22nd June – The Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW

Tubular Bells for Two
Friday 15th June – Melbourne Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th June – Melbourne Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 20th June – The Capital, Bendigo, VIC
Thursday 21st June – Horsham Town Hall, Horsham, VIC
Friday 22nd June – GPAC, Geelong, VIC

Winter Moon
Friday 22nd June – The B.East, Melbourne, VIC

Zoë Ryan
Thursday 21st June – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Red and Gold” – Fairport Convention

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Milyakburra – Emily Wurramara
Bandcamp

George Jackson & Patrik Ahlberg – George Jackson & Patrik Ahlberg
Bandcamp

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Top Half Folk Festival

Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Mary River, NT

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 15th June – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Sunday 10th June – Mumballup Tavern, Donnybrook, WA
Thursday 14th June – Settler’s Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 15th June – Prince of Wales Hotel, Bunbury, WA

Aleyce Simmonds
Friday 8th June – Nundle Memorial Hall, Nundle, NSW

Alison Ferrier & Justine Wahlin
Saturday 9th June – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Dangar Island Bowling Club, Dangar Island, NSW

Altan
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Archer
Friday 8th June – Old Bank Bar, Dubbo, NSW
Saturday 9th June – House Concert, Bathurst, NSW
Friday 15th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Archie Roach and Tiddas
Friday 8th June – State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth, WA
Friday 15th June – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS

Balkan Gypsy Party feat. Nadya and Zoran’s 101 Candles
Friday 15th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Belle Harvey & Helen Townsend w/ Slim Dime
Saturday 9th June – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Ben Camden
Friday 8th June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, NSW

Ben Wilson
Friday 8th June – Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 9th June – Miami Marketta, Miami, QLD

Blues On The Mountain Music Festival
Saturday 9th June – Mangrove Mountain Public Hall, Mangrove Mountain, NSW

Bluegrass at Yulli’s feat. Crow Mountain
Wednesday 13th June – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW

Brid Harper and Dermot Byrne
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC
Wednesday 13th June – The Fifth Province, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 14th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 15th June – Illawarra Folk Club, City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

Brooke Russell
Friday 8th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 15th June – Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, VIC

Busby Marou
Sunday 10th June – Big Red Bash, Birdsville, QLD

Burralow and Kit & The Cub
Friday 8th June – The Lithgow Tin Shed, Lithgow, NSW

Casey Atkins and His Press Studs w/ Sam Newton
Sunday 10th June – The Union, Sydney, NSW

Cat Canteri
Friday 15th June – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC

Cecilia Brandolini & Hannah Mae
Wednesday 13th June – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA

Chaika
Wednesday 13th June – City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW

Christine Jane
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW

Claymore
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC
Friday 15th June – Ariette’s Concert Lounge, Melbourne, VIC

Colin Lillie
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Dan Sultan
Friday 8th June – Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Daniel Champagne
Friday 8th June – Polish Club, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 9th June – Smoking Horse, Braidwood, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Metro Social, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 13th June – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 14th June – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 15th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Diamond Duck
Friday 8th June – Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 9th June – 63 First Ave, Sawtell, NSW

Direwolf w/ Lady Lyon, Nic Cassey
Friday 8th June – Waywards, Sydney, NSW

Ella Belfanti
Friday 8th June – Hidden Wine Bar, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 9th June – Raw Espresso, Gold Coast, QLD

Elli Schoen and Asha Jefferies
Friday 8th June – Bloodhound Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 9th June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 10th June – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

Emily Wurramara and Alice Skye
Thursday 14th June – Sol Bar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Friday 15th June – Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Emma Davis w/ Mark Harding, Julia Johnson
Thursday 14th June – Waywards, Sydney, NSW

Eric Bogle
Friday 8th June – Southern Cross Club, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 10th June – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Wednesday 13th June – Westside PAC, Shepparton, VIC
Thursday 14th June – Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale, VIC
Friday 15th June – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Ess-Em
Saturday 9th June – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 15th June – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT

eüsh
Thursday 14th June – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 15th June – 107, Sydney, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Goldheist, Miles Thomas, Emily Soon
Wednesday 13th June – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fox n Firkin
Saturday 9th June – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Gabriella Cohen
Friday 8th June – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 9th June – Jet Black Cat Music, Brisbane, QLD

Gaelic Club Trad Month feat. Get Folked
Friday 15th June – Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Gaelic Club Trad Month feat. Kejafi
Friday 8th June – Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Gadjo Guitars
Thursday 14th June – Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW

Gretta Ziller
Friday 8th June – The Fox Den, Gloucester, NSW
Saturday 9th June – Grafton Ex Services, Grafton, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Laurieton United Services, Laurieton, NSW
Friday 15th June – Acoustic Picnic, Brookvale, NSW

Griffin Up Late feat. Lady Lyon, Christine Jane, Estelle Conley, Kay Proudlove
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW

Hinterlandt
Friday 15th June – Halfback Books / Hall’s Books & Records, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 14th June – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Hussy Hicks
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW
Friday 15th June – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Illawarra Folk Club feat Brid Harper and Dermot Byrne, Stringline
Friday 15th June – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

In The Round feat. Taryn La Fauci, Lisa Caruso, Eddie Boyd, Gentle Leader
Wednesday 13th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Jacob Diamond
Friday 8th to Saturday 9th June – Palm Creek Folk Festival, QLD
Thursday 14th June – Bloodhound Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Joseph Tawadros
Sunday 10th June – Woodend Winter Festival, Woodend, VIC
Tuesday 12th June – Bird’s Basement, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 14th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Kasey Chambers
Thursday 14th June – Mingara Recreation Club, Tumbi Umbi, NSW
Friday 15th June – The Cube, Campbelltown, NSW

Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
Friday 8th June – The Tamworth Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Saturday 9th June – Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Quarterdeck, Narooma, NSW

Lady Lyon
Friday 8th June – Waywards, Sydney, NSW
Friday 15th June – Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW

Lazy Colts
Thursday 14th June – Arcadia Liquors, Sydney, NSW

Lee Kernaghan
Friday 8th June – Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, VIC
Saturday 9th June – Macs Hotel, Melton, VIC
Sunday 10th June – Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights, VIC

Liam Gale
Sunday 10th June – The Little Guy, Sydney, NSW

Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 8th June – The Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 9th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Friday 15th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC

Mic Conway
Sunday 10th June – Coolart Wetlands Observatory, Somers, VIC
Sunday 10th June Satellite Lounge, The Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave, VIC

Michael Meeking And The Lost Souls
Friday 15th June – The Merri Creek Tavern, Melbourne, VIC

My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Friday 15th June – Capital Theatre, Bendigo, VIC

National Celtic Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Portarlington, VIC

Old Man River
Saturday 9th June – WeMove Studio, Mullumbimby, NSW

Out of Abingdon
Friday 15th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

P.K. Stoltz, Driza & Looch, The Stationmasters
Friday 8th June – The Moshpit, Sydney, NSW

Palm Creek Folk Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Mountain View Lake Eco Park, Palm Creek, QLD

Papa Pilko And The Binrats
Saturday 9th June – The Union, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Black Duck Brewery, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 15th June – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW

Paul McKenna Band
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Peak Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Perisher, NSW

Perch Creek
Friday 8th June – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 10th June – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 14th June – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 15th June – Miami Markette, Gold Coast, QLD

Porch Light Sessions feat. Witches Leap, Michael O’Donnell, Lucy Lowe
Thursday 14th June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Queen Porter Stomp
Friday 8th June – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Raised By Eagles
Friday 8th June – The Greenwood Bar, Launceston, TAS
Saturday 9th June – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Sunday 10th June – Republic Bar & Cafe, North Hobart, TAS

Rick Hart
Friday 15th June – Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC

Rose Zita Falko w/ Brooke Russell
Friday 8th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Sam Buckingham and Timothy James Bowen
Friday 8th June – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 9th June – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Friday 15th June – Rous Mill Hall, Rous Mill, NSW

Sarah Blasko
Friday 8th June – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 15th June – The Rosemount, Perth, WA

Sea n Sound Festival
Friday 9th June – The Wharf Tavern, Mooloolaba, QLD

Siobhan Owen
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Smith & Jones
Friday 8th June – Old Bank Bar, Dubbo, NSW
Saturday 9th June – House Concert, Bathurst, NSW

Smoke on a Foggy Highway: The Morrisons play Paul Kelly
Wednesday 13th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Sparrow-Folk
Saturday 9th June – SeeChange Arts Festival, Jervis Bay, NSW

Stiff Gins
Monday 11th June – SeeChange Arts Festival, Jervis Bay, NSW
Friday 15th June – Boomalli Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW

String Theories
Friday 15th June – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW

The Emerald Ruby
Thursday 14th June – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

The ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Band w/ Craig Woodward & Jeremy Marcotte
Sunday 10th June – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

The Little Lord Street Band
Friday 15th June – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA

The Paul McKenna Band
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington VIC

The Punch Sessions feat. Paula Punch, Marko Simec, Tom Walters
Sunday 10th June – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

The Teskey Brothers
Thursday 14th June – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 15th June – Fat Controller, Adelaide, SA

The Water Runners
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW

The Willing Ponies
Sunday 10th June – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Top Half Folk Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Mary River, NT

Tubular Bells for Two
Thursday 14th June – Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta, VIC
Friday 15th June – Melbourne Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Vanishing Shapes
Sunday 10th June – The Oriental Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Whiskey Dram
Friday 8th June – Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 9th June – Star Hotel, Yackandandah, VIC

Whoa Mule
Saturday 9th June – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Wombats Crossing
Wednesday 13th June – Blackheath Golf and Community Club, Blackheath, NSW

Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Woodend, VIC

Zoe Ryan
Saturday 9th June – Sappho Books Cafe & Wine Bar, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“The Dusty Miller” – John Hartford

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Noonday Dream – Ben Howard
iTunes

Petty – Carpenter, Smith & Jones

You Are Not Alone – Courtney Robb

The Ballad of Sally Rose: Expanded Edition – Emmylou Harris

God’s Favourite Customer – Father John Misty

Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love – Gabriella Cohen
Bandcamp

Hospital Hill – Jack Carty & Gus Gardiner
Bandcamp

Lump – Lump
iTunes

Rascals & Rogues – Medusa’s Wake
Bandcamp

Hell-On – Neko Case

Dearly Beloved – Ruby Gilbert

How It All Unfolds – Tesse

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

The Paul McKenna Band

Friday 1st June – Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Saturday 2nd June – Django Bar, Sydney NSW
Sunday 3rd June – Bloomfield Hall, Orange, NSW
Tuesday 5th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 6th June – Yuin Folk Club, Cobargo School of Arts Hall, Cobargo, NSW
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington VIC

Gigs Next Week

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Friday 1st June – Wheatseaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 3rd June – Boston Bay Wines, Port Lincoln, SA
Wednesday 6th June – Ceduna Memorial Hall, Cenduna, SA

Aleyce Simmonds
Friday 8th June – Nundle Memorial Hall, Nundle, NSW

Altan
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Archie Roach and Tiddas
Friday 8th June – State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth, WA

Ben Camden
Friday 8th June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, NSW

Ben Wilson
Saturday 2nd June – Secret Show, Lismore, NSW
Tuesday 5th June – Howl & Moan Records, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 8th June – Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW

Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Friday 1st June – The Commons Local Eating House and Downtown Bar, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd June – Music at Street Market, Sydney, NSW

Brooke Russell
Sunday 3rd June – THE B.EAST, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Burralow and Kit & The Cub
Friday 8th June – The Lithgow Tin Shed, Lithgow, NSW

Busby Marou
Friday 1st June – Imperial Hotel , Eumundi, QLD
Saturday 2nd June – – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD

Castlecomer
Friday 1st May – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 2nd June – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Cat Canteri
Friday 1st June – Selby Folk Club, Selby, VIC
Saturday 2nd June – Baby Black Espresso, Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Sunday 3rd June – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC

Claymore
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Colin Lillie
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Courtney Robb
Sunday 3rd June – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Dan Sultan
Saturday 2nd June – Tanks Art Centre, Cairns, QLD
Friday 8th June – Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Daniel Champagne
Friday 1st June – Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 2nd June – Town Hall, Yackandandah, VIC
Tuesday 5th June – Jindy Sessions, Jindabyne, NSW
Wednesday 6th June – Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Thursday 7th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 8th June – Polish Club, Canberra, ACT

Denmark Festival of Voice
Friday 1st to Monday 4th June – Denmark, WA

Diamond Duck
Wednesday 6th June – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 7th June – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Friday 8th June – Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW

Direwolf w/ Lady Lyon, Nic Cassey
Friday 8th June – Waywards, Sydney, NSW

Eilen Jewell
Friday 1st June – Hardy’s Bay RSL, Hardy’s Bay, NSW

Ella Belfanti
Saturday 2nd June – Raw Espresso, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 3rd June – Tonic on Chirn, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday 8th June – Hidden Wine Bar, Gold Coast, QLD

Elli Schoen and Asha Jefferies
Thursday 7th June – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 8th June – Bloodhound Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Eric Bogle
Friday 1st June – Casino RSM Club, Casino, NSW
Saturday 2nd June – Music by the Sea, Sandgate Town Hall, Sandgate, QLD
Sunday 3rd June – Byron Theatre Centre, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday 7th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 8th June – Southern Cross Club, Canberra, ACT

Ess-Em
Friday 1st June – Kirra Sports Club, Coolangatta, QLD
Saturday 2nd June – Fat Louie’s Gigs, Brisbane, QLD

Fallon Cush & Hoolahan
Sunday 3rd June – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Dom Youdan, Harrison, Zoë Ryan
Wednesday 6th June – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Gabriella Cohen
Friday 8th June – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW

Gretta Ziller
Friday 1st June – The Royal Hotel, Gympie, QLD
Saturday 2nd June – Americana Sessions at the Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 2nd June – House Concert, Tamborine Mountain, QLD
Sunday 3rd June – Cinder & Smoke House Concert, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 7th June – The Pig & Tinderbox, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 8th June – The Fox Den, Gloucester, NSW

Harry James Angus
Friday 1st June – Mullumbimby Civic Memorial Hall, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 2nd June – Bellingen Memorial Hall, Bellingen, NSW
Tuesday 5th June – Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne, VIC

High Tea feat. Georgia Fair
Thursday 7th June – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 7th June – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Illawarra Folk Club feat. The Thomsons
Saturday 2nd June – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

Iron & Wine
Friday 1st June – Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 2nd June – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA

Jacob Diamond
Friday 1st June – PSAS Art Space, Fremantle, WA
Saturday 2nd June – 6 Degrees, Albany, WA
Sunday 3rd June – Goodnights, Bunbury, WA
Thursday 7th June – The Gaso, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th to Saturday 9th June – Palm Creek Folk Festival, QLD

James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Friday 1st June – Tanswells Hotel Beechworth, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 2nd June – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 7th June – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Jemma Nicole w/ Nathan Power, Joyce Prescher
Sunday 3rd June – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

John Flanagan Trio
Sunday 3rd June – The Bridge, Castlemaine, VIC

Joyce Prescher
Sunday 3rd June – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 4th June – Freddie Wimpoles, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 7th June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Kasey Chambers
Friday 1st June – Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Saturday 2nd June – Swan PACC, Swan Hill, NSW
Sunday 3rd June – Mildura MAC, Mildura, VIC

Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
Friday 1st June – Music on the Hill, Red Hill, VIC
Thursday 7th June – The Sly Fox, Sydney, NSW
Friday 8th June – The Tamworth Hotel, Tamworth, NSW

Leah Senior
Saturday 2nd June – Secret Show, Sydney, NSW

Lee Kernaghan
Thursday 7th June – Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC
Friday 8th June – Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, VIC

Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
Sunday 3rd June – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 8th June – The Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW

Lucy Wise
Saturday 2nd June – Stratford Courthouse, Stratford, VIC
Sunday 3rd June – Gippsland Acoustic Music Club, Tyers, VIC

Maddi Lyn
Sunday 3rd June – Illawarra Music Foundry, Wollongong, NSW

Mary Coughlan
Saturday 2nd June – Monte’s Lounge, Alice Springs, NT

Medusa’s Wake
Sunday 3rd June – Botany View Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Megan Cooper w/ Gretta Ziller
Saturday 2nd June – House Concert, Tamborine Mountain, QLD
Sunday 3rd June – Cinder & Smoke House Concert, Brisbane, QLD

Montgomery Church
Saturday 2nd June – Cooma Ex-Services Club, Cooma, NSW

National Celtic Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Portarlington, VIC

P.K. Stoltz, Driza & Looch, The Stationmasters
Friday 8th June – The Moshpit, Sydney, NSW

Paul Andrew Carey
Saturday 2nd June – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 3rd June – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC

Paul McKenna Band
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Peak Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Perisher, NSW

Perch Creek
Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd June – Denmark festival of Voice, Denmark, WA
Thursday 7th June – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 8th June – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Raised By Eagles
Saturday 2nd June – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 3rd June – Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 8th June – The Greenwood Bar, Launceston, TAS

Ramblin’ Nights feat. Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes, Not Good With Horses
Thursday 7th June – The Sly Fox, Sydney, NSW

Red Dog Studio Sessions feat. Rita​ ​B​, Matt Hall, Jerry Salvador, CloudBird
Saturday 2nd June – Red Dog Studio, Sydney, NSW

Rick Hart
Sunday 3rd June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Rose Zita Falko w/ Brooke Russell
Friday 8th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Sam Buckingham and Timothy James Bowen
Saturday 2nd June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 7th June – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 8th June – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Sancha & the Blue Gypsies
Friday 1st June – Foundry616, Sydney, NSW

Sarah Blasko
Friday 1st June – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 8th June – The Gov, Adelaide, SA

Sarah Carroll w/ Leah Flanagan
Saturday 2nd June – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Shawn Lidster w/ Pay the Fiddler
Saturday 2nd June – Halekulani Bowling Club, Budgewoi, NSW

Siobhan Owen
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC

Songstress Sunday feat. Jess Parker, Brooke Russell, Brooke Taylor
Sunday 3rd June – THE B.EAST, Melbourne, VIC

The Paul McKenna Band
Friday 1st June – Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Saturday 2nd June – Django Bar, Sydney NSW
Sunday 3rd June – Bloomfield Hall, Orange, NSW
Tuesday 5th June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 6th June – Yuin Folk Club, Cobargo School of Arts Hall, Cobargo, NSW
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington VIC

The Shack feat. Beamish Boys, The Fallen Robins and the Trippy Hippy Band
Friday 1st June – The Shack, Sydney, NSW

The Songwriter Sessions feat. Matt Joe Gow, Alison Ferrier, Paul Andrew Carey
Saturday 2nd June – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

The Water Runners
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW

Tom West
Saturday 2nd June – Chateau Apollo, Adelaide, SA

Top Half Folk Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Mary River, NT

Trad Singing Session
Sunday 3rd June – Old Fitzroy Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Friday 8th to Monday 11th June – Woodend, VIC

Zoë Ryan
Friday 1st June – Grand Hotel, Bega, NSW
Wednesday 6th June – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“1952 Vincent Black Lightning” – Red Molly