By now you’re probably aware that indie-folk siblings Angus & Julia Stone are back making music together after a number of years apart focusing on solo projects.
The new single from the pair is “Snow” and is the first tasted of an upcoming self-produced album.
“Snow is both of us. We sat down and wrote it together,” Angus Stone explains.
“It was quite magical because Angus and I have never spent that much time together, just the two of us,” elaborates Julia Stone. “There’s always at least an engineer or tour manager but the last phase of writing and recording was just eight weeks of him and me and the quiet of the land. It was a beautiful time.”
Get Folked Mini Festival feat. The Daily Specials, Reuben and the Ego Boost, Black Joak Morris Dancers, The Villebillies, Queen Porter Stomp, Swamp Fat Jangles, TOOT, Vanishing Shapes, Low Down Riders, The Button Collective, Colour Blind Craig, Bec Bastoli, AccaPony, Velmonix, Narrownecks & Friends, Marrickville Shanty Club, Matt Druery
Last year’s Get Folked Mini Festival at the Gasoline Pony in Sydney was one of our favourite events of 2016 and this year’s is looking bigger and better. If you don’t have tickets beg, borrow and steal in order to get in the door.
Saturday 17th June – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
19-Twenty Friday 16th June – Ryan’s Hotel, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday 17th June – Ryan’s Hotel, Thirroul, NSW
A Series of Dreams – The Songs of Bob Dylan feat. Rob Snarksi, Liz Stringer, Kelly Day, Jane Hendry, Luke Sinclair, Nick O’Mara Friday 16th June – Memo Music Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th June – Memo Music Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Acoustic Sundays in June feat. Joe Guiton, Jo Neugebauer, Joe Ling Sunday 18th June – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Áine Tyrrell Saturday 17th June – Long Play, Melbourne, VIC
All Our Exes Live In Texas Friday 16th June – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 17th June – Metro Social @ The Metropole, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 23rd June – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Amber Lawrence & Catherine Britt w/ Fanny Lumsden Friday 16th June – Innisfail RSL, Innisfail, QLD
Saturday 17th June – Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville, QLD
Wednesday 21st June – McGuires CBD Hotel, Mackay, QLD
Thursday 22nd June – Dooley’s Tavern & Motel, Capella, QLD
Friday 23rd June – Rainforest Ranch, Rockhampton, QLD
Andy Golledge Sunday 18th June – Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW
Anne of the Wolves Friday 23rd June – The Thornbury Local, Melbourne, VIC
Ben Salter Sunday 18th June – Hobart Brewing Company, Hobart, TAS
Friday 23rd June – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Beth Orton Friday 16th June – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 18th June – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feat. The Flat Rock Boys Wednesday 21st June – Yull’s, Sydney, NSW
Brad Butcher Friday 16th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 17th June – Americana Sessions @ The Retreat, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 19th June – The Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd June – House Concert, Geelong, VIC
Broads Wednesday 21st June – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd June – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Busby Marou Friday 16th June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th June – Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Sunday 18th June – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Thursday 22nd June – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 23rd June – The Northshore Tavern, Perth, WA
Carus Thompson w/ Nathan Gaunt Thursday 22nd June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 23rd June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Catherine Traicos Friday 16th June – Bassendean Hotel, Perth, WA
Saturday 17th June – Fremantle Winter Music Festival, Swan Lounge, Fremantle, WA
Clare Bowditch Friday 16th June – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Collingwood Casanovas Sunday 18th June – The Standard Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Daniel Champagne Friday 16th June – Braidwood Hotel, Braidwood, NSW
Saturday 17th June – Mumbulla School Hall, Bega, NSW
Friday 23rd June – The Tea Club Nowra, Nowra, NSW
Devil Goat Family String Band Saturday 17th June – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Emma Davis Friday 23rd June – Frank’s Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW
Figgy Folk Session for Song, Verse and Tune Tuesday 20th June – Figtree Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
Fiona Ross & Tony McManus Friday 16th June – The Polish White Eagle Club, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 17th June – Magda Community Artz, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 18th June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 21st June – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Georgia State Line Saturday 17th June – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Get Folked Mini Festival feat. The Button Collective, Toot, Queen Porter Stomp, The Low Down Riders, The Villebillies, Acca-Pony, Craig Edmondson Saturday 17th June – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Grand Howl Music Fest feat. Laura McFarlane, Moonlover, Tammy Haider, Nick Batterham, J M S Harrison, Michael Plater, Gretta Ziller, Nathan Seeckts, Tom Redwood, Cabin Inn, Nick Gramm, Lack the Low Sunday 18th June – The Catfish, Melbourne, VIC
Hayden Calnin Saturday 17th June – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
High Tea feat. Wes Carr Thursday 22nd June – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Honey & Knives Friday 23rd June – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Instrumental (adj.), Hinterlandt, Brian Campeau Friday 23rd June – 107 Projects, Sydney, NSW
Jacob Diamond Friday 23rd June – Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Jeff Lang Friday 16th June – Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 17th June – Murrah Hall, NSW
Jen Mize Friday 23rd June – Bohemian Bungalow, Eumundi, QLD
Joe & Harmony’s Trippy Hippy Band Saturday 17th June – Kindle Hill School Amphitheatre, Wentworth Falls, NSW
John Flanagan Trio Saturday 17th June – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
José Carbó with Slava & Leonard Grigoryan Friday 16th June – The Carrington, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 17th June – Jamberoo School of Arts, Jamberoo, NSW
Kuranda Roots Festival Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th June – Kuranda, QLD
Larissa Tandy w/ Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds Friday 16th June – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 17th June – The Singing Gallery, McLaren Vale, SA
Thursday 22nd June – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 23rd June – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Leah Senior Saturday 17th June – The Toff, Melbourne, VIC
Les Thomas Friday 16th June – Kingsbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd June – Kingsbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC
Lisa Mitchell and Dustin Tebbutt w/ Alex The Astronaut Friday 16th June – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 17th June – Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday 23rd June – Newport Hotel, Fremantle, WA
Liz Stringer’s Big Tuesday String-a-long feat. Neil Murray Tuesday 20th June – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC
Lloyd Spiegel Friday 16th June – The Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th June – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 18th June – The Sydney Blues and Roots Festival, Windsor, NSW
Friday 23rd June – The Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove, VIC
Lolo Lovina w/ Babaganoush Friday 16th June – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Lowdown Hokum Orchestra Friday 23rd June – Burrinja, Upwey, VIC
Lust for Live feat. One Proud Monkey, Civil Hands, Sunset Pass, Honey Saturday 17th June – Kelly’s Irish Pub, Mudgee, NSW
Mic Conway & Sean Curtis w/ The Water Runners Friday 16th June – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
Mick Thomas Friday 16th June – Moyston Hall, Ararat, VIC
Saturday 17th June – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Miriam Lieberman Trio Saturday 17th June – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Mitch King & Nick Murray Thursday 22nd June – Brighton up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Out of Nowhere w/ Mark Lucas Saturday 17th June – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Papa Pilko And The Binrats Saturday 17th June – The Wickham Park Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Pete Fidler & Jacob McGuffie Sunday 18th June – Kingsbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC
Quinton Trembath w/ Huckleberry Hastings Friday 16th June – Parliament on King, Sydney, NSW
Raised By Eagles Saturday 17th June – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Sunday 18th June – The Junkyard, Newcastle, NSW
Rick Hart Sunday 18th June – The Public Brewery, Melbourne, VIC
Sally & George Friday 16th June – Maundering Folk Club, Perth, WA
Saturday 17th June – Clancy’s Fish Pub, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 18th June – Jackadders Folk Club, Perth, WA
Monday 19th June – Summer Supper Club, Perth, WA
Sam Buckingham Wednesday 21st June – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 22nd June – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Sam Reiher and the September Gurls w/ Mitch Power Saturday 17th June – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Slava & Sharon Grigoryan Sunday 18th June – Wesley Music Centre, Canberra ACT
Thursday 22nd June – Adamshurst Restaurant and Function Centre, Albury, NSW
Friday 23rd June – St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Shepparton, VIC
Taasha Coates Friday 16th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 18th June – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
The Bean Project Friday 16th June – Element Bar, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Saturday 17th June – Nimbin Bush Theatre, Nimbin, NSW
Sunday 18th June – Cambewarra Community Hall, Cambewarra, NSW
Friday 23rd June – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
The Gravy Tram and Rosie Burgess Sunday 18th June – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
The Spooky Men’s Chorale Friday 23rd June – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, NSW
The Vacationists and Ainsley Farrell Friday 16th June – Vic on the Park, Sydney, NSW
Tulalah Thursday 22nd June – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC
Vardos Friday 16th June – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Melbourne alt-country favourites Miles and Simone have made a bold return with the release of their new single “She And I”. The track was recorded with producer Dan Luscombe (The Drones, Courtney Barnett) and was birthed out of the chance discovery of a a battered old nylon-stringed classical guitar amongst boxes of old records behind the red velvet stage curtain of Melbourne’s Basement Discs record store.
“While we were waiting to go onstage, I spotted a small guitar behind the boxes of records,” Miles O’Neil explained. “I saw it was covered in the signatures of the many musicians who had performed on the Basement Discs stage. I tuned it up, started strumming and a song just came out, as if it was waiting behind the strings. I started singing “she and I would run like rolling rivers” and knew it was a keeper.”
Check out “She And I” below:
To celebrate the release of “She And I” Miles and Simone are heading out on a July tour taking in festivals, headline shows and old town halls. Check out the full list of dates here:
Sunday 2nd July – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, VIC
Friday 7th July – Festival of Voices, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July – Bello Winter Music, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 13th July – Leaps and Bounds Festival, The Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 14th July – Moira, VIC
Saturday 15th July – Yarck, VIC
Sunday 16th July – The Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Thursday 20th July – The Gem, PBS FM, Acid Country OB, Leaps and Bounds, Melbourne VIC
Thursday 27th July – The Golden Age Cinema, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 29th July – Balmoral, NSW
Friday 4th August – Major Toms, Kyneton, VIC
Saturday 5th August – King Valley VIC
The new single from alt-country six-piece Georgia State Line, “Older Than I Am”, now has a brand new video filmed and directed by Agostino Soldati. Set at a suburban bowls club the video is wonderfully retro.
“We crashed Saturday morning bowls at the Glenroy Bowls Club to film a video with the brilliant Agostino Soldati, aiming to reiterate the idea that age is never a factor nor a limit, plus we got a bit of help from our wonderful actors Violet and John busting out some moves,” front woman Georgia Delves explained.
“Older Than I Am” is taken from Georgia State Line’s upcoming EP Heaven Knows due on the 7th July. Check it out below:
“Getting Better” is the gorgeous new single from Sydney based indie-folk singer-songwriter Emma Davis. The single is a sumptuous, looping masterpiece that has Davis’ trademark vocals and production front and centre.
The track is the first taster from Emma Davis’ upcoming album Demons which she’s pieced together of the last couple of years with producer and musician Greg J Walker (Paul Kelly, Tiny Ruins, Machine Translations).
Take a listen to “Getting Better” below:
Emma Davis has a handful of tour dates left to celebrate the release of “Getting Better” – check them out here:
Friday 23rd June – Frank’s Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday 1st July – LongPlay, Melbourne, VIC
Fans of the 60s/70s English folk revival rejoice – seminal folk rockers Fairport Convention have announced plans to release their 7 CD box set Come All Ye – The First 10 Years on the 28th July.
Curated by Andrew Batt the box set features 121 tracks including 55 previously unreleased tracks and a slew of B-sides, BBC Radio Sessions, TV appearances and more. The set also comes complete with liner notes by respected English writer Patrick Humphries.
Check out the full tracklisting for the Box Set below:
1. Time Will Show The Wiser ( 3:05 ) from Fairport Convention
2. Decameron ( 3:42 ) from Fairport Convention
3. Jack O’ Diamonds ( 3:30 ) from Fairport Convention
4. One Sure Thing ( 2:53 ) from Fairport Convention
5. I Don’t Know Where I Stand ( 3:38 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 2/6/1968
6. You Never Wanted Me ( 3:15 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 2/6/1968
7. Fotheringay ( 3:04 ) from What We Did On Our Holidays
8. I’ll Keep It With Mine ( 5:53 ) from What We Did On Our Holidays
9. Mr Lacey ( Sandy on Vocals ) ( 2:55 ) from the Sandy Denny box set
10. Eastern Rain ( Sandy on Vocals ) ( 3:48 ) – Previously Unreleased
11. Nottamun Town – A Capella version ( 1:48 ) – Previously Unreleased
12. Meet On The Ledge ( 2:50 ) from What We Did On Our Holidays
13. Throwaway Street Puzzle ( 3:27 ) – B Side on What We Did On Our Holidays remastered
14. Reno Nevada ( 2:23 ) from the David Symonds radio show 6/1/1969
15. Suzanne ( 5:25 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 1/9/1968
16. A Sailors Wife ( without Swarb ) ( 11:23 ) from the Sandy Denny box set
17. Genesis Hall ( 3:35 ) from Unhalfbricking
18. Autopsy – Alt Take ( 4:33 ) – Previously Unreleased
19. Who Knows Where The Time Goes ? – Alt Take ( 5:19 ) – Previously Unreleased
DISC TWO
1. Dear Landlord ( 4:08 ) from Unhalfbricking
2. Si Tu Doir Partir ( 2:25 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 6/4/1969
3. Percy’s Song ( 5:28 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 1/9/1968
4. Ballad of Easy Rider ( 4:54 ) – Guitar Vocal
5. The Deserter – Rehearsal version ( 4:40 ) – Previously Unreleased
6. Come All Ye – Alt Take ( 5:27 ) from the Sandy Denny box set
7. Reynardine ( 4:31 ) from Liege and Lief
8. Matty Groves – Alt Take ( 7:43 ) from the Sandy Denny box set
9. Farewell Farewell ( 2:38 ) from Liege and Lief
10. Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood – Take 1 edit ( 6:42 ) from Liege & Lief Deluxe Edition
11. Tam Lin ( 7:46 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 27/9/1969
12. Sir Patrick Spens ( 3:44 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear programme 27/9/1969
13. The Lark In The Morning medley ( 4:12 ) from John Peel’s Top Gear 27/9/1969
14. Bonny Bunch Of Roses ( 10:48 ) – Full House Out-Take
DISC THREE
1. Walk Awhile ( 3:51 ) – Live in Concert on Pop2 – 5/12/1970 – Previously Unreleased
2. Dirty Linen ( 3:55) – Live in Concert on Pop2 – 5/12/1970 – Previously Unreleased
3. Sloth ( 12:17 ) – Live in Concert on Pop2 – 5/12/1970 – Previously Unreleased
4. Journeyman’s Grace ( 4:47 ) – Live on Pop2 – 5/12/1970 – Previously Unreleased
5. Sir B.McKenzie ( 4:29) – Live in Concert on Pop2 – 5/12/1970 – Previously Unreleased
6. Flatback Caper – Live 1970 ( 5:57 ) – Previously Unreleased
7. Doctor of Physick – Live 1970 ( 3:52 ) – Previously Unreleased
8. Poor Will and The Jolly Hangman (5:34 ) from Guitar, Vocal
9. Bonnie Black Hare – Alt Take ( 3:04 ) – Previously Unreleased
10. Lord Marlborough ( 3:24 ) from Angel Delight
11. Banks of the Sweet Primroses ( 4:11 ) from Angel Delight
12. Breakfast In Mayfair ( 3:07 ) from Babbacombe Lee
13. Little Did I Think ( 1:52 ) from The Man They Could Not Hang – Previously Unreleased
14. John Lee ( 1:48 ) from The Man They Could Not Hang – Previously Unreleased
15. Cell Song ( 4:27 ) from The Man They Could Not Hang – Previously Unreleased
16. Time Is Near ( 2:49 ) from The Man They Could Not Hang – Previously Unreleased
17. Dream Song ( 4:14 ) from The Man They Could Not Hang – Previously Unreleased
18. Farewell To A Poor Man’s Son ( 5:16 ) from The Man They Could Not Hang
DISC FOUR
1. Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller – Live at the LA Troubadour ( 3:55 ) from Guitar Vocal
2. That’ll Be The Day ( 2:02 ) from The Bunch
3. Think It Over – Sandy Denny rehearsal version ( 2:31 ) – Previously Unreleased
4. Maverick Child ( 4:03 ) Previously Unreleased
5. Sad Song aka As Long As It Is Mine ( 5:06 ) Previously Unreleased
6. Matthew, Mark, Luke & John ( 3:05 ) Previously Unreleased
7. Rattle Trap ( 2:05 ) Previously Unreleased
8. Sheep In The Meadow ( 4:10 ) Previously Unreleased
9. Rosie ( 3:34 ) Previously Unreleased
10. Country Judy Jane ( 2:36 ) Previously Unreleased
11. Me With You ( 3:23 ) Previously Unreleased
12. My Girl ( 4:05 ) Previously Unreleased
13. To Althea from Prison ( 2:25 ) Previously Unreleased
14. Knights Of The Road ( 3:52 ) from Rosie
15. The Plainsman ( 3:19 ) from Rosie
16. Matthew, Mark, Luke & John from the Old Grey Whistle Test ( 3:44 ) Previously Unreleased
17. Brilliancy medley from the Old Grey Whistle Test ( 3:55 ) Previously Unreleased
18. Polly On The Shore ( 4:53 ) from Nine
19. Fiddlestix (The Devil In The Kitchen) without orchestra ( 2:49 ) Previously Unreleased
20. Possibly Parsons Green ( 3:41 ) – OZ 7” single mix Previously Unreleased
21. Bring Em Down ( 5:55 ) from Nine
DISC FIVE
1. Sloth – Live in Sydney ( 11:31 ) from Live Convention
2. John The Gun ( 5:05 ) – John Peel session 6/8/1974
3. Down In The Flood ( 3:27 ) – John Peel session 6/8/1974
4. Rising For The Moon ( 4:18 ) – John Peel session 6/8/1974
5. After Halloween ( 2:54 ) Byfield Demo – Alt Take Previously Unreleased
6. Restless ( 3:59 ) from Rising For The Moon
7. White Dress ( 3:24 ) Live on LWT (on Rising for the Moon deluxe edition)
8. Stranger To Himself ( 2:52 ) from Rising For The Moon
9. Dawn – Alt version ( 4:09 ) from the Sandy Denny box set
10. One More Chance – Alt Take ( 7:52 ) Previously Unreleased
11. All Along The Watchtower – Live in Oslo in 1975 ( 4:22 )
12. When First Into This Country ( 2:28 ) from Gottle O’ Geer
13. Sandy’s Song aka Take Away The Load ( 3:34 ) from Gottle O’Geer
14. Royal Seleccion No 13 ( 4:24 ) from A World of Music: Anne Lorne Gillies 26/11/1976 Previously Unreleased
15. Adieu Adieu ( 2:35 ) from A World of Music: Anne Lorne Gillies 26/11/1976 Previously Unreleased
16. Reynard The Fox ( 2:59 ) from Tipplers Tales
17. Poor Ditching Boy ( 3:46 ) from In Concert – STV 1976 Previously Unreleased
18. Flowers Of The Forest ( 3:50 ) from In Concert – STV 1976 Previously Unreleased
DISC SIX – Live at Fairfield Hall 16/12/1973
1. Polly On The Shore ( 5:12 ) Previously Unreleased
2. Furs and Feathers ( 5:11 ) Previously Unreleased
3. Tokyo ( 3:09 ) Previously Unreleased
4. Cell Song ( 5:05 ) Previously Unreleased
5. The Claw ( 3:01 ) Previously Unreleased
6. Far From Me ( Old Broken Bottle ) ( 3:47 ) Previously Unreleased
7. Brilliancy medley / Cherokee Shuffle ( 4:14 ) Previously Unreleased
8. Days of 49 ( 6:20 ) Previously Unreleased
9. Fiddlestix (The Devil In The Kitchen) ( 3:07 ) Previously Unreleased
10. Dirty Linen ( 4:33 ) Previously Unreleased
11. Matthew, Mark, Luke & John ( 6:34 ) Previously Unreleased
12. Possibly Parsons Green ( 3:39 ) Previously Unreleased
13. Sir B. McKenzie ( 6:21 ) Previously Unreleased
14. Down In The Flood – Full version ( 3:45 ) Previously Unreleased
15. Something You’ve Got- Full version ( 3:00 ) Previously Unreleased
DISC SEVEN – Live at the LA Troubadour 1/2/1974
1. Down In The Flood ( 3:13 )
2. The Ballad Of Ned Kelly ( 3:59 )
3. Solo ( 5:34 )
4. It’ll Take A Long Time ( 5:35 )
5. She Moves Through The Fair ( 4:15 )
6. The Hens March Through The Midden & The Four Poster Bed ( 3:17 )
7. The Hexamshire Lass ( 2:44 )
8. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door ( 4:33 )
9. Six Days On The Road ( 3:44 )
10. Like An Old Fashioned Waltz ( 4:20 )
11. John The Gun ( 5:10 )
12. Down Where The Drunkards Roll – Alt Take ( 4:30 ) Previously Unreleased
13. Crazy Lady Blues ( 4:02 )
14. Who Knows Where The Time Goes ( 6:54 )
15. Matty Groves ( 7:05 )
16. That’ll Be The Day ( 3:23 )
American Americana singer-songwriter Micah P. Hinson has just announced plans to release his new album Presents The Holy Strangers on the 8th September. Described as a “modern folk opera” the concept album follows the story of a war time family throughout their life.
Presents The Holy Strangers is two years in the making and is split across two pieces of vinyl (for those of you who like your music analog).
To whet our appetites for the album Micah P. Hinson is streaming two tracks online – Check out “Lover’s Lane” and “The Years Tire On” below:
Melbourne blues-rock band The Teskey Brothers are having a killer year. Their debut album Half Mile Harvest, released earlier this year, has already hit #2 on the iTunes chart and their recently announced tour has already seen two of the their three home town shows sell out.
“We can’t quite believe the response Half Mile Harvest is getting,” Josh Teskey from the band said. “We are so excited to play The Corner Hotel, one of Melbourne’s most iconic venues were we have seen loads of bands play and now we are doing three shows there! It’s all pretty crazy but we’re just so thrilled that people are connecting with the music. That’s all we ever hoped for with this album.”
Speaking of that tour, The Teskey Brothers have a whole bunch of dates around the country kicking off at the start of July. The full list of dates are below:
Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th July – Bello Winter Music Festival, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 13th July – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 14th July – Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 20th July – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st July – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC *SOLD OUT*
Saturday 22nd July – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC *SOLD OUT*
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th July – Echuca Winter Blues Festival, Echuca, VIC
Friday 4th August – Music on the Hill, Red Hill, VIC
Saturday 5th August – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Saturday 12th August – Ed Castle, Adelaide, SA
Melbourne based singer-songwriter Jim Lawrie will be releasing his new album Slacker of the Year this Friday 9th June and has just released his hilarious new video “Swimming in the Rain” featuring footage from “a random 80’s movie that Jim found in the archives of the interwebs”.
“I wrote a song about a summer of love, a loss of innocence, and the dance of lustful confusion between two friends,” Jim Lawrie explained. “It reminded me a lot of 1988’s classic Hollywood romp, Computer Beach Party. As I set out to reimagine this timeless masterpiece to the tune of my future hit single, “Swimming in the Rain,” it dawned on me that once I had cut out all the nudie scenes there was only just enough footage left to scrape together a 4 minute video clip.”
Check out the video for “Swimming in the Rain” here:
Jim Lawrie will be launching Slacker of the Year on Friday 28th July at the Northcote Social Club.
It’s the Queen’s Birthday long weekend which means our gig pick has to be the Top Half Folk Festival. This year it’s at the Glen Helen Homestead about an hour west of Alice Springs – should be an amazing weekend!
Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – Glen Helen Homestead, NT
Gigs Next Week
107 Presents For Folk Sake feat. Brian Campeau, Nic Cassey & Friends, Swamp Fat Jangles, Sarah Belkner Saturday 10th June – 107 Projects, Sydney, NSW
50 Million Beers & Mark Lucas Sunday 11th June – Botany View Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Áine Tyrrell Saturday 10th June – Studio 188, Ipswich, QLD
Sunday 11th June – Mount Burrell, NSW
Sunday 11th June – Lady Lismore’s Loft, Lismore, NSW
All Our Exes Live In Texas Saturday 10th June – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 16th June – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Amber Lawrence & Catherine Britt w/ Fanny Lumsden Thursday 15th June – The Reef Hotel &Casino, Cairns, QLD
Friday 16th June – Innisfail RSL, Innisfail, QLD
Beth Orton Friday 9th June – The Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 10th June – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Tuesday 13th June – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th June – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
Bluegrass Pub Pick feat. Stillhouse Union Sunday 11th June – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Bob Evans Friday 9th June – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 10th June – PS Pride Of The Murray, Echuca, VIC
Brad Butcher w/ The Weeping Willows Friday 16th June – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Busby Marou Friday 9th June – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 10th June – Sea N Sound Festival, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Sunday 11th June – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday 15th June – Fat Controller, Adelaide, SA
Friday 16th June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Catherine Traicos Sunday 11th June – The Two Sisters, Adelaide, SA
Friday 16th June – Bassendean Hotel, Perth, WA
Clare Bowditch Friday 16th June – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Co-cheòl Sunday 11th June – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Crooked Fiddle Band Friday 9th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Daniel Champagne Friday 9th June – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 10th June – Taste Cafe, Canowindra, NSW
Thursday 15th June – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 16th June – Braidwood Hotel, Braidwood, NSW
Davidson Brothers Sunday 11th June – Union Hotel Brunswick, Melbourne, VIC
Davies West Saturday 10th June – The Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
Dear Plastic, On Diamond, Broads Friday 9th June – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Devil On The Rooftop Sunday 11th June – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Elwood Myre, Andy Golledge & Caitlin Harnett Saturday 10th June – Botany View, Sydney, NSW
Emma Davis Friday 9th June – The Commons, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 15th June – OAF Gallery Bar, Sydney, NSW
Eush, Grace Turner, Ahlia Rain Wednesday 14th June – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Fiona Ross & Tony McManus Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC
Wednesday 14th June – Sweet Home, Cobargo, NSW
Friday 16th June – The Polish White Eagle Club, Canberra, ACT
FolkSwagon feat. Michael Dimarco, Jason Lowe, Maia Marsh Wednesday 14th June – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Forever Son w/ Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks Clocks, Quivers Thursday 15th June – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Green Mohair Suits & That Red Head Wednesday 14th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Jeff Lang Friday 9th June – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Saturday 10th June – Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA
Friday 16th June – Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Jemma Nicole, Howl at The Moon, Brooke Russell, Maddy Leman Friday 9th June – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Jen Mize Saturday 10th June – Wild Rocket @ Misty’s, Montville, QLD
Justin Bernasconi Friday 9th June – The Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 10th June – Baby Black Espresso Bar, Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Kevin Crawford, Colin Farrell & Patrick Doocey Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, VIC
Larissa Tandy Sunday 11th June – The Tramway, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 16th June – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Laura Marling Saturday 10th June – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 11th June – The Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 12th June – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Leah Senior Friday 9th June – Korova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Les Thomas Friday 9th June – Kingsbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 16th June – Kingsbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, VIC
Lisa Mitchell and Dustin Tebbutt w/ Alex The Astronaut Saturday 10th June – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 11th June – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 15th June – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 16th June – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Little Wise Wednesday 14th June – The Round Up, Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
Liz Stringer’s Big Tuesday String-a-long feat. Deborah Conway Tuesday 13th June – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC
Lloyd Spiegel Friday 16th June – The Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Lolo Lovina Friday 9th June – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Lowdown Hokum Orchestra Friday 9th June – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Melbourne International Singers Festival Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – Melbourne, VIC
Mick Thomas Friday 9th June – Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Saturday 10th June – Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 11th June – Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Friday 16th June – Moyston Hall, Ararat, VIC
National Celtic Festival Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – Portarlington, VIC
Palm Creek Folk Festival Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th June – Mountain View Lake Eco Park, QLD
Perisher Peak Festival Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – Perisher, NSW
Quinton Trembath Monday 12th June – House Concert, Doonside, NSW
Thursday 15th June – House Concert, Hazelbrook, NSW
Friday 16th June – Parliament on King, Sydney, NSW
Sally & George Friday 9th June to Monday 12th June – Peak Festival, Perisher, NSW
Wednesday 14th June – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 16th June – Maundering Folk Club, Perth, WA
Stillhouse Union Sunday 11th June – Bluegrass Pub Pick, George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Taasha Coates Friday 9th June – The Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Saturday 10th June – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 15th June – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 16th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
The Bean Project Friday 9th June – The Corporate Moose, Mildura, VIC
Saturday 10th June – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, SA
Sunday 11th June – Suttons House Of Music, Ballarat, VIC
Thursday 15th June – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th June – Element Bar, Coffs Harbour, NSW
The Round Up feat. Little Wise and James Kenyon Wednesday 14th June – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
The Spooky Men’s Chorale Wednesday 14th June – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Tim Hulsman Trio Friday 9th June – KUBU Studio, Geelong, VIC
The Vacationists and Ainsley Farrell Friday 16th June – Vic on the Park, Sydney, NSW
Thomas Oliver Friday 9th June – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 10th June – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 11th June – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 15th June – Babushka, Leederville, WA
Top Half Folk Festival Friday 9th to Monday 12th June – Glen Helen Homestead, NT
Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife Sunday 11th June – The Post Office Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
William Crighton Friday 9th June – The Ex-Services Club, Mullum, NSW
Saturday 10th June – Diggers Tavern, Bellingen, NSW
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