This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Home – John Butler Trio
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All Your Devotion – Kav Temperley
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We Played With Fire – Mustered Courage
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Take Me To Town: An Australian Alternative Country Compilation – Various
JB HiFi

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Low Down Riders

Friday 28th September – Venue 505, Sydney, NSW

Gigs Next Week

Alan Reid & Rob van Sante
Friday 28th September – Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 29th September – The Troubadour Folk Club, CWA Hall, Way Way, NSW
Sunday 30th September – Windsor RSL Club, South Windsor, NSW
Sunday 30th September – Windsor RSL Club, South Windsor, NSW
Tuesday 2nd October – The Studio, Armidale, NSW
Wednesday 3rd October – Good Intend Hotel, South Grafton, NSW
Friday 5th October – 5 Hills Folk Club, Fells Farm Cottage, Perth, WA

Alanna and Alicia
Saturday 29th September – Humph Hall, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 30th September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Alex the Astronaut
Sunday 30th September – Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong, NSW

Andrew Swift
Friday 28th September – Tumut River Brewing Co, Tumut, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Southern Railway Hotel, Goulburn, NSW
Friday 5th October – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC

Angus & Julia Stone
Sunday 30th September – Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong, NSW

Argyle Sun-Sets feat. The Emerald Ruby, Lisa DeAngelis, Dom Youdan
Sunday 30th September – Upstairs at Fred’s, Camden, NSW

BATTS
Friday 28th September – Hills City, Melbourne, VIC

Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
Friday 28th September – Hardys Bay Club, Hardys Bay, NSW

Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Friday 5th October – Harmonie German Club, Camberra, ACT

Busby Marou
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Caiti Baker
Saturday 29th September – Caloundra Music Festival, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Saturday 29th September – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane QLD
Thursday 4th October – Waywards, Sydney, NSW
Friday 5th October – Rad Bar, Wollongong, NSW

Caloundra Music Festival
Friday 28th September to Monday 1st October – Sunshine Coast, QLD

Clare Bowen
Saturday 29th September – Wollongong Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW
Tuesday 2nd October – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 3rd October – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 5th October – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Claude Hay
Friday 28th September – The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW
Saturday 29th September – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 5th September – Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW

Dashville Skyline
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Hunter Valley, NSW

Davey Craddock
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Dashville Skyline, Hunter Valley, NSW
Thursday 4th October – 63 First Ave, Sawtell, NSW
Friday 5th October – Headland Cafe, Vall Beach, NSW

Deni Ute Muster
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deniliquin, NSW

Didirri
Sunday 30th September – Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong, NSW

Fanny Lumsden
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Liam Gale & The Ponytails, Huckelberry Hastings, Storm & Stone
Wednesday 3rd October – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fraser A. Gorman
Friday 28th September – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD

Garrett Kato
Friday 5th October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Gawurra and William Crighton
Thursday 4th October – Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 5th October – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW

Georgia Fields
Thursday 4th September – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC

Gold Coast Acoustic Festival
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October – Gold Coast, QLD

Hat Fitz & Cara
Friday 28th September – Dashville Skyline, Dashville, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Full Moon Dance, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Thursday 4th October – Heart Of Gold International Film Festival, Gympie, QLD

Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 4th October – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC

James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Friday 28th September to Monday 1st October – Dashville Skyline, Dashville, NSW
Thursday 4th October – Honky Tonkin’, The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC

Jess Locke
Sunday 30th September – Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong, NSW

Kallidad
Friday 5th October – The Jack, Cairns, QLD

Kasey Chambers
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Kav Temperley
Friday 5th October – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Kirsty Lee Akers
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Lily & King
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October – Gold Coast Acoustic Festival, Gold Coast, QLD

Low Down Riders
Friday 28th September – Venue 505, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Manly Jazz Fest, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Old Canberra Inn, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 30th September – Smokey Horse, Braidwood, NSW

Matt Joe Gow
Thursday 4th October – Skylark Room, Belgrave, VIC

Medusa’s Wake w/ The Bottlers
Friday 28th September – The Townie, Sydney, NSW

Merpire
Friday 28th September – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC

Nathan Power
Friday 28th September – Two Goats Cafe, Armidale, NSW
Sunday 30th September – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Wednesday 3rd October – Element Bar, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Friday 5th October – Howlin’ Wolf, Wollongong, NSW

Obscura Hail
Sunday 30th September – Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong, NSW

Owen Campbell
Saturday 29th September – The Phoenix, Canberra, NSW
Sunday 30th September – Angels Bayside Cafe/Restaurant, Canberra, ACT

Papa Pilko And The Binrats
Saturday 29th September – Dashville Skyline, Dashville, NSW

Perch Creek
Friday 28th September – Dashville Skyline, Dashville, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 5th September – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC

Ramblin’ Nights feat. Nick Payne, Smith & Jones
Thursday 4th September – Slyfox, Sydney, NSW

Rick Hart Trio
Sunday 30th September – Kellybrook Winery, Wonga Park, VIC

Sea Shanty Session
Wednesday 3rd Octover – The Brothers, Melbourne, VIC

Stephen Cummings
Thursday 4th October – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 5th October – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Stephen Grady
Sunday 30th September – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC

Teresa Dixon
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Uranquinty Folk Festival, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Tex Perkins & Matt Walker
Friday 5th October – Norwood Hotel, Adelaide, SA

The Acappelicans
Friday 28th September – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

The Bottlers
Friday 28th September – The Townie, Sydney, NSW

The Cat Empire
Saturday 29th September – One Tropical Day, Darwin Ski Club, Darwin, NT

The Dead Maggies
Friday 28th September – Uranquinty Folk Festival, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT

The Long Johns
Saturday 29th September – Caloundra Music Festival, Caloundra, QLD

The McClymonts
Friday 5th October – Club Old Bar, Old Bar, NSW

The Pigs
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

The Royal High Jinx
Sunday 30th September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

The Scrims
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Wallaby Creek Festival, Rossville, QLD
Sunday 30th September – Salt House, Cairns, QLD

The String Contingent
Friday 28th September – Concert at The Monastery, Geelong, VIC

The Sweet Jelly Rolls
Friday 28th September – Venue 505, Surry Hills, NSW

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 28th September – The Spiegeltent, Brisbane, QLD

The Thin White Ukes
Friday 28th September – Carinda Hotel, Carinda, NSW

The Waifs
Saturday 29th September – Caloundra Music Festival, Kings Beach, QLD
Sunday 30th Sept – Dashville Skyline Festival, Belford, NSW
Monday 1st October – The Playhouse, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 3rd October – Northern Festival Centre, Port Pire, SA
Thursday 4th October – Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga, SA

Thomas Keating
Friday 28th September – The Botany View, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Top End Folk Club Sunday Sessions
Sunday 30th September – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT

Uranquinty Folk Festival
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Wagga Wagga, NSW

Wallaby Creek Festival
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Rossville, QLD

Wanita w/ Archer, Glenny Rae Virus
Monday 1st October – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Witches Leap
Thursday 4th October – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

Yours and Owls Festival
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September – Stuart Park, Wollongong, NSW

Z-Star Trinity
Friday 28th September – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 29th September – Full Moon Dance, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Friday 5th October – The Shared, Yandina, QLD

Friday Folk Flashback

“Farewell, Johnny Miner” – Battlefield Band

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Good Citizens – Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
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On The Corner Where You Live – The Paper Kites
iTunes

Mission Bell – William Fitzsimmons
iTunes

Gigs Next Week

Alan Reid & Rob van Sante
Friday 21st to Saturday 22nd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW
Sunday 23rd September – Humph Hall, Allambie Heights, NSW
Friday 28th September – Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Alannah Russack w/ Josh Shipton, Hobo Juju
Friday 21st September – Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla, NSW

Aleyce Simmonds and Brad Butcher
Friday 21st September – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW

Andrew Swift
Friday 28th September – Tumut River Brewing Co, Tumut, NSW

BATTS
Friday 28th September – Hills City, Melbourne, VIC

Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
Friday 28th September – Hardys Bay Club, Hardys Bay, NSW

Black Rabbit George
Friday 21st September – Wollombi Music Festival, Wollombi, NSW

Busby Marou
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Caiti Baker
Friday 21st September – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Saturday 22nd September – Blues for the Bush, Perenjori, WA
Wednesday 26th September – Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 27th September – Yah Yah’s, Melbourne, VIC

Caloundra Music Festival
Friday 28th September to Monday 1st October – Sunshine Coast, QLD

Charm of Finches
Saturday 22nd September – Cooee Arthouse, Aldinga, SA
Sunday 23rd September – Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 26th September – FolksWagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 27th September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Clare Bowen
Thursday 27th September – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA

Claude Hay & Jye Sharp
Friday 28th September – The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW

Dashville Skyline
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Hunter Valley, NSW

Davey Craddock
Thursday 27th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Dashville Skyline, Hunter Valley, NSW

Dearly Departed
Friday 21st September – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW

Deni Ute Muster
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deniliquin, NSW

Fanny Lumsden
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Folk By The Sea
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Kiama, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Charm of Finches, Lisa Caruso, Nathan Power
Wednesday 26th September – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

For Folk Sake feat. The Sweet Jelly Rolls, The Safety of Life at Sea, Kay Proudlove
Friday 21st September – 107, Sydney, NSW

FourPlay String Quartet
Friday 21st September – Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Saturday 22nd September – Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Sunday 23rd September – Brightside, Brisbane, QLD

Fraser A. Gorman
Saturday 22nd September – Wave Rock Weekender, Hyden, WA
Friday 28th September – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD

Garrett Kato
Friday 21st September – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 22nd September – St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Aberfeldie, VIC, Australia

Get Folked Punk feat. Dead Maggies, Handsome Young Strangers, Luke Seymoup, Vetty Vials & The Sandpit Turtles, Matt Morgan
Thursday 27th September – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Giffen w/ Good Tom Wallace
Sunday 23rd September – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Good Tom Wallace
Saturday 22nd September – Folk In The Yard, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 23rd September – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Great Aunt
Sunday 23rd September – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Hannah Blackburn
Thursday 27th September – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

High Tea feat. Mr. Percival
Thursday 27th September – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 27th September – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC

Imogen Clark
Saturday 22nd September – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 27th September – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA

James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Thursday 27th September – Honky Tonkin’, The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 28th September to Monday 1st October – Dashville Skyline, Dashville, NSW

Jim Lawrie
Thursday 27th September – The Merri Creek Tavern, Melbourne, VIC

Josh Lee Hamilton
Thursday 27th September – Red Bar, Sydney, NSW

Kasey Chambers
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Kirsty Lee Akers
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes
Thursday 27th September – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Liz Frencham
Thursday 27th September – Chaplin’s at the Muse, Trentham, VIC

Low Down Riders
Friday 28th September – Venue 505, Sydney, NSW

Matt Ward & Courtney Robb
Friday 21st September – Pepper Tree Cafe, Aldinga, SA

Medusa’s Wake w/ The Bottlers
Friday 28th September – The Townie, Sydney, NSW

Merpire
Friday 28th September – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC

Mojo Juju
Thursday 27th September – Nightfest, Canberra, ACT

Nathan Power
Friday 21st September – Empire Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 22nd September – Tumut River Brewing Co, Tumut, NSW
Sunday 23rd September – Old Bus Depot Markets, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 26th September – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 27th September – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th September – Two Goats Cafe, Armidale, NSW

Richard Galluzzi and Crow Mountain
Sunday 23rd September – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

Rick Hart Trio
Sunday 23rd September – Mantra Studio Kitchen & Bar, Melbourne, VIC

Ryan Martin John
Friday 21st September – Nimbin Bush Theatre, Nimbin, NSW
Saturday 22nd September – Miami Marketta, Miami, QLD
Sunday 23rd September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Seanchas
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

Stephen Grady
Wednesday 26th September – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Surry Hills Festival
Saturday 22nd September – Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW

Teresa Dixon
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Uranquinty Folk Festival, Wagga Wagga, NSW

The Acappelicans
Thursday 27th September – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th September – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

The Audreys
Friday 21st September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 21st September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 22nd September – The Bison Bar Nambour, QLD

The Backsliders
Saturday 22nd September – Mitchell Creek Rock ‘N Blues Festival, Kandanga, QLD

The Bottlers
Friday 21st September – Lagerfest, Bald Faced Stag, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW
Friday 28th September – The Townie, Sydney, NSW

The Cat Empire
Friday 21st September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 22nd September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 22nd September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 23rd September – Nightquarter, The Gold Coast, QLD

The Dead Maggies
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW
Thursday 27th September – Get Folked Punk, LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Uranquinty Folk Festival, Wagga Wagga, NSW

The Long Johns w/ The Scrims
Saturday 22nd September – Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD

The Lurkers
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW

The McClymonts
Friday 21st September – Wests New Lambton, New Lambton, NSW
Saturday 22nd September – Evan Theatre – Panthers, Penrith, NSW

The Pigs
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, NSW

The Royal High Jinx
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

The Scrims
Friday 21st September – Nightquarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 22nd September – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 23rd September – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff, NSW
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September – Wallaby Creek Festival, Rossville, QLD

The String Contingent
Saturday 22nd September – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Friday 28th September – Concert at The Monastery, Geelong, VIC

The Sweet Jelly Rolls
Friday 21st September – For Folk Sake, 107, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th September – Venue 505, Surry Hills, NSW

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 28th September – The Spiegeltent, Brisbane, QLD

The Thin White Ukes
Wednesday 26th September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 27th September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th September – Carinda Hotel, Carinda, NSW

The Waifs
Saturday 22nd September – Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns, QLD
Sunday 23rd September – Kirwan Tavern, Townsville, QLD
Wednesday 26th September – Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, QLD
Thursday 27th September – Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg, QLD

The Water Runners
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW

Thomas Keating
Friday 21st September – Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 28th September – The Botany View, Sydney, NSW

Top End Folk Club Sunday Sessions
Sunday 23rd September – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT

Tracy McNeil
Friday 21st September – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Traditional Graffiti and The Fossickers
Saturday 22nd September – The Loaded Dog Folk Club, Sydney, NSW

Uranquinty Folk Festival
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Wagga Wagga, NSW

Vance Joy w/ Cub Sport, Didirri
Friday 21st September – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 23rd September – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA
Monday 24th September – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA

Wallaby Creek Festival
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September – Rossville, QLD

Wave Rock Weekender
Saturday 22nd September – Hyden, WA

Whoa Mule
Friday 21st September – Hornsby Folk Club, Hornsby, NSW
Saturday 22nd September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Witches Leap
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

Wollombi Music Festival
Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September – Wollombi, NSW

Z-Star Trinity
Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September – Wollombi Music Festival, Wollombi, NSW
Sunday 23rd September – Tomerong Hall, Tomerong, NSW
Thursday 27th September – Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 28th September – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Shelter” – Eric Bogle

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Breathe – Harp Samuels
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Folk by the Sea

Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Kiama, NSW

Gigs Next Week

Alannah Russack w/ Josh Shipton, Hobo Juju
Friday 21st September – Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla, NSW

Aleyce Simmonds and Brad Butcher
Friday 14th September – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 16th September – Grand Central Hotel, Cobram, VIC
Friday 21st September – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW

Angie McMahon w/ Leif Vollebekk
Friday 14th September – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Saturday 15th September – Adelaide UniBar, Adelaide, SA

Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
Friday 14th September – The Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW
Sunday 15th September – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

Black Rabbit George
Friday 21st September – Wollombi Music Festival, Wollombi, NSW

Bluegrass at Yulli’s feat. Giffen
Wednesday 19th September – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW

Blues and BBQ Festival
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th September – Port Macquarie, NSW

Boatkeeper
Friday 14th September – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 15th September – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Bony Mountain Folk Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Bony Mountain, Warwick, QLD

Brad Butcher
Friday 14th September – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 16th September – Grand Central Hotel, Cobram, VIC

Brendon Moon
Thursday 20th September – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW

Caiti Baker
Thursday 20th September – Settler’s Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 21st September – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA

Caitlin Harnett
Friday 14th September – The House Dining, Sydney, NSW

Cameron Jones
Thursday 20th September – Django, Sydney, NSW

Darcy Fox
Wednesday 19th September – Ararat Hotel, Ararat, VIC

Dearly Departed
Friday 21st September – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW

Desert Song Festival
Friday 7th to Sunday 16th September – Alice Springs, NT

Emma Anglesey
Friday 14th September – Earthy Eats, Launceston, TAS

Ess-Em
Friday 14th September – RAD, Wollongong, NSW

Figgy Folk Session
Monday 17th September – Figtree Hotel, Figtree, NSW

Folk by the Sea
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Kiama, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Ben Panucci, Mat Morgan, Ryan Martin John
Wednesday 19th September – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

For Folk Sake feat. The Sweet Jelly Rolls, The Safety of Life at Sea, Kay Proudlove
Friday 21st September – 107, Sydney, NSW

FourPlay String Quartet
Friday 14th September – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 16th September – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 20th September – Waywards, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st September – Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD

Fraser A. Gorman
Saturday 15th September – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW

Freya Josephine Hollick
Saturday 15th September – Curtin Band Room, Melbourne, VIC

Folk By The Sea
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Kiama, NSW

Gareth Leach
Friday 14th September – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Garrett Kato
Friday 14th September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 15th September – Music Industry College, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 15th September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 19th September – Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury, NSW
Thursday 20th September – Engine Room, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 21st September – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Great Aunt
Friday 14th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Saturday 15th September – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

Greta Stanley
Friday 14th September – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Hannah Blackburn
Saturday 15th September – The Curtin Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 20th September – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Hannah Matysek
Friday 14th September – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
Sunday 16th September – Acre Eatery, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 20th September – The Little Guy, Sydney, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 20th September – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC

Illawarra Folk Club feat. Richard Grainger
Friday 14th September – Joyce Wheatley Community Centre, Kiama, NSW

Imogen Clark
Saturday 15th September – Steampacket Hotel, Nelligen, NSW
Wednesday 19th September – Ararat Hotel, Ararat, VIC

Irish & Celtic Music Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Yass, NSW

Jeff Lang
Friday 14th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Saturday 15th September – Imperial Hotel, Eumundi, QLD

Jo Meares
Thursday 20th September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Justin Bernasconi
Friday 14th September – Empire Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 15th September – Wandi Pub, Wandiligong, VIC
Sunday 16th September – Empire Hotel, Beechworth, VIC

Kallidad
Friday 14th September – The River Hotel, Margaret River, WA
Saturday 15th September – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA

Katie Harder and the Artful Dodgers
Friday 14th September – Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT

Lior and Paul Grabowsky
Thursday 20th September – City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW

Liz Frencham
Thursday 20th September – Chaplin’s at the Muse, Trentham, VIC

Mat Morgan
Sunday 16th September – Oceanview Hotel, Kilcunda, VIC
Tuesday 18th September – The Basement, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 19th September – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Matt Ward & Courtney Robb
Friday 21st September – Pepper Tree Cafe, Aldinga, SA

Michael Waugh & Rich Davies
Friday 14th September – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Nathan Power
Friday 14th September – Brisbane City Sounds, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 15th September – Sheoak Shack, Fingal Heads, NSW
Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Friday 21st September – Empire Hotel, Beechworth, VIC

Nimbin Roots Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Nimbin, NSW

Owen Campbell
Sunday 16th September – Coast Hotel, Budgewoi, NSW

Rick Hart Trio
Thursday 20th September – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever
Friday 14th to Saturday 15th September – Yass Irish and Celtic Festival, Yass, NSW
Sunday 16th September – Club Millthorpe, Millthorpe, NSW

Ryan Martin John
Friday 14th September – The Taproom, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 16th September – Misery Guts Bar, St Kilda, VIC
Wednesday 19th September – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 20th September – Little Red Kitchen, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 21st September – Nimbin Bush Theatre, Nimbin, NSW

Sea Shanty Session
Wednesday 19th September – The Brothers, Melbourne, VIC

Seanchas
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

Stephen Grady
Saturday 15th September – Hardy’s Bay Club, Hardy’s Bay, NSW

Teresa Dixon
Friday 14th September – House Concert, Nimbin, NSW
Sunday 16th September – House Concert, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

Tex Perkins & Matt Walker
Friday 14th September – Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East, VIC
Saturday 15th September – Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 16th September – Publican, Mornington, VIC

The Audreys
Saturday 15th September – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 16th September – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 20th September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 21st September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 21st September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD

The Bottlers
Saturday 15th September – Lagerfest, Max Watts, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st September – Lagerfest, Bald Faced Stag, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW

The Cat Empire
Friday 14th September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 16th September – UC Refectory, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 20th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 21st September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD

The Dead Maggies
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

The Demon Drink
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW

The Lurkers
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW

The McClymonts
Friday 21st September – Wests New Lambton, New Lambton, NSW

The Royal High Jinx
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

The Scrims
Friday 21st September – Nightquarter, Gold Coast, QLD

The Water Runners
Friday 14th September – The Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW
Sunday 16th September – House Concert, Picnic Point, NSW
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW

Thelma Plum
Friday 14th September – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th September – Howler, Melbourne, VIC

Thomas Keating
Friday 21st September – Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW

Tidal Moon
Friday 14th to Sunday 15th September – Yass Irish and Celtic Festival, Yass, NSW

Todd Sibbin
Sunday 16th September – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Top End Folk Club Sunday Sessions
Sunday 16th September – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT

Tracy McNeil
Thursday 20th September – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Friday 21st September – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Vance Joy w/ Cub Sport, Didirri
Friday 14th September – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th September – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 17th September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday 18th September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 20th September – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 21st September – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD

Witches Leap
Friday 14th to Sunday 15th September – Yass Irish and Celtic Festival, Yass, NSW
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September – Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW

Wollombi Music Festival
Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September – Wollombi, NSW

Z-Star Trinity
Friday 14th September – Sawtell Hotel & Fishtales Restaurant, Sawtell, NSW
Sunday 16th September – Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla, NSW
Thursday 20th September – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September – Wollombi Music Festival, Wollombi, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Reynard the Fox” – Sweeney’s Men

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

Releases This Week

Prisoners of the Heart – Mark Lucas

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Imogen Clark

Friday 7th September – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 8th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 9th September – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Gigs Next Week

Aleyce Simmonds and Brad Butcher
Thursday 13th September – Pistol Pete’s Food & Blues, Geelong, VIC
Friday 14th September – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Angie McMahon
Friday 7th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 8th September – The Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 14th September – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA

Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart
Friday 14th September – The Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW

Blues and BBQ Festival
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th September – Port Macquarie, NSW

Boatkeeper
Sunday 9th September – Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday 14th September – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD

Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Saturday 8th September – Quarterdeck, Narooma, NSW

Bonniesongs
Sunday 9th September – The Dock, Sydney, NSW

Bony Mountain Folk Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Bony Mountain, Warwick, QLD

Brad Butcher
Thursday 13th September – Pistol Petes Food & Blues, Geelong, VIC
Friday 14th September – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Bucky & Jeffro’s Pro Blues & Roots Jam
Friday 7th September – Austrian Australian Club, Canberra, ACT

Charm of Finches
Friday 7th September – MOTH, Red Hill, VIC

Davidson Brothers
Sunday 9th September – House Concert, Torquay, VIC

Desert Song Festival
Friday 7th to Sunday 16th September – Alice Springs, NT

Devil Goat Family String Band
Saturday 8th September – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Driza Bone
Thursday 13th September – Sutherland Acoustic Club, Gymea, NSW

Emma Anglesey
Friday 7th September – Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
Friday 14th September – Earthy Eats, Launceston, TAS

Ess-Em
Friday 14th September – RAD, Wollongong, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Alice Terry, Miles Thomas, Stephen Grady
Wednesday 12th September – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

FourPlay String Quartet
Friday 14th September – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Fraser A. Gorman
Thursday 13th September – High Tea, Sydney, NSW

Gabriella Cohen
Friday 7th September – The End, Brisbane, QLD

Gareth Leach
Friday 14th September – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Garrett Kato
Friday 14th September – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Greta Stanley
Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th September – BIGSOUND, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 7th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 8th September – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 14th September – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Hannah Blackburn
Saturday 8th September – The Metro, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 9th September – The Dock, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 13th September – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Hannah Matysek
Sunday 9th September – Symposium, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 12th September – Italian Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 14th September – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW

Hello Tut Tut w/ Ogopogo
Saturday 8th September – Belleville, Melbourne, VIC

High Tea feat. Fraser A. Gorman
Thursday 13th September – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Hollow Coves w/ Hazel Mei
Sunday 9th September – Live at Bond, Robina, QLD

Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 13th September – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC

Illawarra Folk Club feat. Richard Grainger
Friday 14th September – Joyce Wheatley Community Centre, Kiama, NSW

Imogen Clark
Friday 7th September – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 8th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 9th September – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Irish & Celtic Music Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Yass, NSW

Ivona Rose
Thursday 13th September – Django, Sydney, NSW

James Craig Music Club
Thursday 13th September – Wharf 7, Sydney, NSW

James Kenyon
Saturday 8th September – The Merri Creek Tavern, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 8th September – The Merri Creek Tavern, Melbourne, VIC

Jeff Lang
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW

Justin Bernasconi
Saturday 8th September – The Blues Tram, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 9th September – Red Lion Hotel, Kilmore, VIC
Friday 14th September – Empire Hotel, Beechworth, VIC

Kallidad
Saturday 8th September – The Geraldton Hotel, Geraldton, WA
Thursday 13th September – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Friday 14th September – The River Hotel, Margaret River, WA

Katie Harder and the Artful Dodgers
Friday 14th September – Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT

Leah Flanagan
Wednesday 12th September – The Gathering, Queen St Mall, Brisbane, QLD

Liam Gale
Thursday 13th September – The Little Guy, Sydney, NSW

Lily & King
Saturday 8th September – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
Saturday 8th September – Davies Park Market, Brisbane, QLD

Lolo Lovina
Saturday 8th September – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW

Maia Marsh
Sunday 9th September – The Dock, Sydney, NSW

Merpire
Tuesday 11th September – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Michael Waugh & Rich Davies
Friday 14th September – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Nathan Power
Friday 14th September – Brisbane City Sounds, Brisbane, QLD

Nimbin Roots Festival
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Nimbin, NSW

Nimbin Roots Festival Old Time Bluegrass Workshops
Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th September – Nimbin, NSW

Owen Campbell
Friday 7th September – Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 8th September – Hastings Hotel, Wauchope, NSW
Sunday 9th September – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW

Pete Wild & Kate Burke
Friday 7th September – Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre, Bega, NSW

Porch Light Sessions feat. Echo Deer, Mark Lucas, Sasha March
Thursday 13th September – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Richard Perso
Saturday 8th September – Tumut River Brewing Co, Tumut, NSW

Sea Shanty Session
Wednesday 12th September – The Brothers, Melbourne, VIC

Sian Evans
Saturday 8th September – Open Bar, Melbourne, VIC

Skyscraper Stan and Kev Walsh
Sunday 9th September – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Stephen Grady
Wednesday 12th September – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 13th September – Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW

Symposium #18 feat. Kim Griffin, Harry Heart, Hannah Matysek, East Denistone
Sunday 9th September – Symposium, Sydney, NSW

Tate Sheridan
Sunday 9th September – Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne, VIC

Teresa Dixon
Friday 7th September – House Concert, Cresent Head, NSW
Saturday 8th September – Little Red Kitchen, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 9th September – House Concert, Repton, NSW
Friday 14th September – House Concert, Nimbin, NSW

Tex Perkins & Matt Walker
Thursday 13th September – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Friday 14th September – Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East, VIC

The Audreys
Friday 7th September – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 8th September – The Saloon Bar, Launceston, TAS

The Backsliders
Saturday 8th September – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

The Blues Tram feat. Justin Bernasconi, Liz Frencham
Saturday 8th September – The Blues Tram, Bendigo, VIC

The Cat Empire
Saturday 8th September – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 9th September – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 14th September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW

The Demon Drink
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW

The Go Set
Saturday 8th September – Murphys, Geelong, VIC

The Long Johns w/ The Scrims
Friday 7th September – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 8th September – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

The McClymonts
Friday 7th September – Canberra Southern Cross Club, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 8th September – Forbes Services Memorial Club, Forbes, NSW

The Scrims
Friday 7th September – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 8th September – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

The Water Runners
Friday 14th September – The Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW

The Western Distributors
Sunday 9th September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

The Willing Ponies Bluegrass for Bales Fundraiser
Sunday 9th September – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Thelma Plum
Friday 7th September – The River, Margaret River, WA
Saturday 8th September – Amplifier, Perth, WA
Friday 14th September – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW

Tidal Moon
Saturday 8th September – Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay, NSW
Friday 14th to Sunday 15th September – Yass Irish and Celtic Festival, Yass, NSW

Top End Folk Club Sunday Sessions
Sunday 9th September – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT

Vance Joy w/ Cub Sport, Didirri
Saturday 8th September – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 13th September – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Friday 14th September – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW

Witches Leap
Friday 14th to Sunday 15th September – Yass Irish and Celtic Festival, Yass, NSW

Z-Star Trinity
Saturday 8th September – Redfest, Cleveland, QLD
Friday 14th September – Sawtell Hotel & Fishtales Restaurant, Sawtell, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Greasy Coat” – Devil Goat Family Stringband