Thank Folk It’s Friday – 8th June

June 8, 2018 at 17:07 (News, Week in Review)
Tags: folk music

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