This Week in Folk
All the News From The Week That Was
Releases This Week
Just A Simple Soul – Bert Jansch
Official Site
Martha Spencer – Martha Spencer
Bandcamp
When I Shoot At You With Arrows, I Will Shoot To Destroy You – Micah P. Hinson and the Musicians of the Apocalypse
Bandcamp
I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You… – Oh Pep!
iTunes
Atlas Shoulders – Pierce Brothers
iTunes
The Well Worn Path – Seth Lakeman
iTunes
Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig
Fleurieu Folk Festival feat. Ami Williamson, Chris Finnen, The Chris Finnen “Electric” Band, Mike McClellan, Fiona Ross & Shane O’Mara, Khristian Mizzi, Loren Kate, Siobhan Owen, Akoustic Odyssey, The Adelaide Empire Band, Andy and Marta, Adrienne Lovelock and Peter Day, Blackberry Blossom, Bobby Digger, Brianna Page, Courtney Robb & Snooks La Vie, Dave Godfrey, Dustbowl Chic, Hedgehog, Henk Groot Trio, Highly Strung, Jax and Alan, Jesse McCormack, Jim and Patti Bee, Jimmy O’Hare, Kathy Walton, Liberty Tuohy, Little Sylvie, Moonta Street, No Spring Chickens, Paul Reynolds, Peter Anderson, Ruby Moon, SA Celtic Harp Orchestra, Saltwater Taffy, Scott Creek Primary Junior String Ensemble, Spiral Dance, Telenn Tri, The Grubby Urchins, The Fatherhood, The Fiddle Chicks, The Heggarties, The Reverend and Mrs Rowdy, The Royal High Jinx, The Skeleton Club, Trav Collins, Willunga Ukuleles
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Willunga, SA
Gigs Next Week
Aine Tyrrell
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
All Our Exes Live in Texas
Friday 2nd November – Anglesea Memorial Hall, Anglesea, VIC
Andrew Swift
Friday 26th October – Noojee Hotel, Noojee, VIC
Saturday 27th October – House Concert, Healesville, VIC
Sunday 28th October – ‘Casey Cares… For Our Farmers’ Bunjil Place, Narre Warren, VIC
Wednesday 31st October – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Anna Smyrk
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Appalachian Heaven Stringband
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Ash Grunwald w/ This Way North, Al Parkinson
Thursday 1st November – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Ballina Country Music Festival
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd November – Ballina, NSW
Ben Leece
Friday 26th October – Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Bill Chambers
Thursday 1st November – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Bob Evans
Friday 26th October – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 27th October – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Friday 26th October – Hawkesbury Hotel, Windsor, NSW
Caitlin Harnett
Thursday 1st November – The Hampshire, Sydney, NSW
Cat and Clint
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 30th October – The Croatian Wickham Sports Club, Newcastle, NSW
Cat Canteri
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Tablelands Folk Festival, Yungaburra, QLD
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Catherine Britt
Friday 2nd November – Ettalong Diggers, Ettalong Beach, NSW
Charlie & Jensen
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Claude Hay
Sunday 28th October – Beaches Hotel, Thirroul, NSW
Claymore
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Dave Dobbyn
Thursday 1st November – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 2nd November – Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Davey Craddock
Saturday 27th October – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Didirri
Thursday 1st November – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Friday 2nd November – Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane, QLD
Don McGlashan
Friday 26th October – The Metropole, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 27th October – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 28th October – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo, NSW
Dosca
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Emma Anglesey
Friday 26th October – Earthy Eats, Launceston, TAS
Fanny Lumsden
Friday 26th October – House Concert, Kurri Kurri, NSW
Saturday 27th October – House Concert, Capertree, NSW
Sunday 28th October – House Concert, Orange, NSW
Friday 2nd November – House Concert, Swan Hill, VIC
Fleurieu Folk Festival
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Willunga, SA
FolkSwagon feat. Boydos, Naked Strangers, Georgia Mulligan
Wednesday 31st October – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Georgia State Line
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Friday 2nd November – Golden Vine, Bendigo, VIC
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Gretta Ziller
Friday 26th October – Noojee Hotel, Noojee, VIC
Saturday 27th October – House Concert, Healesville, VIC
Wednesday 31st October – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd November – Ballina Country Music Festival, Ballina, NSW
Handsome Young Strangers w/ Peta Caswell & The Lost Cause
Friday 26th October – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Happy Wanderer Festival
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th November – Benalla, VIC
Hayley Marsten w/ Arna Georgia
Friday 26th October – Willy Ed’s, Gladstone, QLD
Saturday 27th October – Saleyards, Rockhampton, QLD
Sunday 28th October – Captain Cook Caravan Park, 1770, QLD
Thursday 1st November – The Green Owl, Brisbane, QLD
Honky Tonkin’ feat. James Ellis and the Jealous Guys, King Arthur
Thursday 1st November – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC
Hoot and Holler
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 30th October – Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW
Tuesday 30th October – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW
Wednesday 31st October – Leichardt Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 2nd November – George Kerford Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Illawarra Folk Club feat. Hillbilly Goats, Chris Matthews
Friday 26th October – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
Imogen Clark
Friday 2nd November – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
James Bennett
Friday 26th October – Corowa RSL Club, Corowa, NSW
Saturday 27th October – Collegians RLFC, Wollongong, NSW
Sunday 28th October – Avoca Beach Hotel & Resort, Avoca Beach, NSW
James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th October – Kyneton Music Festival, Kyneton, VIC
Thursday 1st November – Honky Tonkin’, The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC
James Van Cooper
Saturday 27th October – The Stag & Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Jenny Mitchell
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Tablelands Folk Festival, Yungaburra, QLD
Wednesday 31st October – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 1st November – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
John Flanagan Trio
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
John Reischman & Eli West w/ Eagle & the Wolf
Thursday 1st November – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Kate Burke & Luke Plumb
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Kav Temperley
Saturday 27th October – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA
Friday 2nd November – River Hotel, Margaret River, WA
Kyneton Music Festival
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th October – Kyneton, VIC
Lior
Thursday 1st November – Riverlinks Westside, Mooroopna, VIC
Lisa Caruso
Thursday 1st November – Marlborough Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Little Wise
Friday 26th October – Baha, Rye, VIC
Saturday 27th October – Rezza House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Lost Ragas
Friday 26th October – The Post Office Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Low Down Riders
Thursday 1st November – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Lucy Wise
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Luke Plumb & The Circuit
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Luke Robinson
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Maldon Folk Festival
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon, VIC
Mama Kin Spender w/ Jacob Diamond
Friday 2nd November – Music on the Hill, Red Hill, VIC
Mandy Connell
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Martin Pearson
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Matt Joe Gow
Saturday 27th October – Clarence Town River Country Hoedown, Clarence Town, NSW
Sunday 28th October – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Mike Compton
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 30th October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 2nd November – Numerella Hall, Cooma, NSW
Mojo Juju
Saturday 27th October – Dream Festival Music and Arts, Dubbo, NSW
Sunday 28th October – Dream Festival Zoocoustic, Dubbo, NSW
Thursday 1st November – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 2nd November – Nightquarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Montgomery Church
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Mustered Courage
Friday 26th October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Owen Campbell
Friday 2nd November – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Papa Pilko And The Binrats
Friday 26th October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Patrick James w/ Mild West
Friday 26th October – Selina’s, Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Ramblin’ Nights feat. Tori Forsyth, The Little Lord Street Band
Thursday 1st November – Slyfox, Sydney, NSW
Rich Davies & The Low Road
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Round Mountain Girls
Saturday 27th October – Crabbes Creek Hall, Crabbes Creek, NSW
Sahara Beck
Friday 2nd November – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Sal Kimber
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Sally & George
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Monday 29th October – 63 First Avenue, Sawtell, NSW
Saoirse
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Sea Shanty Session
Wednesday 31st October – The Brothers, Melbourne, VIC
Shaun Kirk
Friday 2nd November – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Shelley’s Murder Boys
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
St Joan
Friday 2nd November – SLyfox, Sydney, NSW
Stephen Cummings
Friday 26th October – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Sydney Old Time Spooktacular! feat. Bryant & Brown, Hoot and Holler, The New Macedon Rangers, The Blue Ridge Broadcasters
Wednesday 31st October – Leichhardt Bowling & Recreational Club, Sydney, NSW
Tablelands Folk Festival
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Yungaburra, QLD
The Beamish Boys
Friday 26th October – Humph Hall, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 27th October – Paddo RSL, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 28th October – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 1st November – The Wanderer, Sydney, NSW
The Black Sorrows
Friday 26th October – The Palms At Crown Casino, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 28th October – Publican, Mornington, VIC
The Bottlers
Friday 2nd November – Cooradigbee Homestead, Wee Jasper, NSW
The Button Collective
Friday 26th October – The Bellingen Brewery & Co., Bellingen, NSW
The Cope Street Parade
Friday 26th October – Ocean Beach Hotel, Umina Beach, NSW
The Demon Drink
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Tablelands Folk Festival, Yungaburra, QLD
The Little Lord Street Band
Friday 26th October – Baha, Rye, VIC
Saturday 27th October – Rezza House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 28th October – Red Lion Brewery, Kilmore, VIC
Thursday 1st November – SLYFOX, Sydney, NSW
Friday 2nd November – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
The Maes
Saturday 27th October – Old Church On The Hill, Bendigo, VIC
The McClymonts
Friday 2nd November – Alexandra Hills Hotel, Alexandra Hills, QLD
The New Macedon Rangers
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
The Royal High Jinx
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, SA
The String Contingent
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Thursday 1st November – Queenwood School for Girls Junior School, Sydney, NSW
Friday 2nd November – St Jude’s Anglican, Bowral, NSW
The Swamp Stompers
Friday 26th October – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 1st November – Redcliffe On The Murray, Pinjarra, WA
Friday 2nd November – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
The Willing Ponies
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
This Way North
Friday 26th October – Retro Cafe, Albury, NSW
Saturday 27th October – Snow Road Sessions, Oxley, VIC
Sunday 28th October – Bright Brewery, Bright, VIC
Thursday 1st November – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th November – Happy Wanderer Festival, Benalla, VIC
Whoa Mule
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW