Sydney based alt-country singer-songwriter Luke Collings has just released his brand new single “Who’s Gonna Vote For Me?”.
Produced by Nick Payne (Dear Orphans) and featuring Collings’ band The Greasy Lake, “Who’s Gonna Vote For Me?” follows up his debut single from earlier this year “If You Bring The Whiskey (I’ll Bring The Blues)”.
Take a listen to “Who’s Gonna Vote For Me?” below:
Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan has just released the powerful new video for his track “Whistleblower”. Taken from his 2016 EP Unmake, the video juxtaposes Mangan’s understated acoustic track with intense images of anger.
“Seems there is a lot of anger in the world,” Dan Mangan explained. “Anger can be important. Anger can topple tyrants. Anger can be a catalyst to growth. But if it becomes the default lens through which the world is seen, it can blind us from the redemption or beauty that can be found in this absurdity of errors. This video was not made with the intent to incite anger, but it does hope to advocate to work through anger and find the other side of it. To find resolution, forgiveness, and peace. Everyone involved donated their time/talent completely, and I am so grateful.”
If you’re a constant reader of Timber and Steel you’ll know we’re big fans of American indie-folk band The Felice Brothers. So we’re super excited that Ian Felice from the band is planning on releasing his debut solo album.
Titled In The Kingdom Of Dreams the album is due for release on 25th August. And Felice Brothers fans will be happy to hear that not only is the album produced by Ian Felice’s brother Simone Felice, the band on the album will also feature James Felice on keys, Simone Felice on drums and Josh Rawson on bass.
In The Kingdom of Dreams is a collection of songs Felice wrote in 2016 and recorded over the course of 4 days earlier this year.
“When I began writing the songs that would become In The Kingdom Of My Dreams many were based on memories of my past but not necessarily all literal or in a logical sequence,” Ian Felice explained. “I became interested in the pull between reality and unreality and also in how time affects memory. By the end of 2016 I was run down from touring America, riding out the storm of political mania and juggling a few personal dilemmas (including the revelation that I would soon be a father). In The Kingdom Of Dreams became a place where I could escape from the numbing flood of data that permeates modern life and try to unravel pieces of my past, rearrange memories with dreams or lines from my imagination and construct something that functioned outside the limits of reality. Many of the songs deal with childhood memories of Palenville and its people, like the song “In Memoriam” which is partly about the death of my stepfather when I was 8, “Water Street” that confronts my fears of becoming a father, or “21st Century” that deals with mental illness and politics on a more universal level. It only seemed right that I should make the album there, along the green banks of the Katterskill Creek and with my brother Simone as producer. The result is a pretty reflective record that hopefully blows some cobwebs from the window of my psyche. Many of the things that I was writing at the time didn’t work as songs and so I published a companion book of poetry, Hotel Swampland.”
Check out the full track listing for In the Kingdom of Dreams below:
1. In the Kingdom of Dreams
2. Will I Ever Reach Laredo
3. 21st Century
4. In Memoriam
5. Signs of Spring
6. Mt. Despair
7. Road to America
8. Water Street
9. Ten to One
10. In the Final Reckoning
Every year the Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival manages to deliver one of the most exciting lineups of the year, featuring the best in bluegrass, old time and folk artists from around the country and around the world.
This year they’re also holding the inaugural Old-Time Music School in the lead up to the festival, from the 25th to the 27th October. The Old-Time Music School will give players to learn alongside some of the best musicians in the business – this year will feature the likes of Ashlee Watkins (The New Macedon Rangers), Shay Garriock, Andrew Small (The New Macedon Rangers), Mac Traynham, Jeremy Marcotte and Foghorn Stringband. Workshops at the school will include traditional fiddle and banjo music, instrument workshops, old time ensemble workshops, folk singing, concerts, jamming and a festival performance opportunity – for more information check out the official site here.
Alt-country singer-songwriter Jed Rowe has just released a live video for his new single “Tailem Bend”.
The track is taken from Rowe’s recently released album A Foreign Country and is just beautiful.
Check out “Tailem Bend” below:
Jed Rowe is heading out on a massive tour from the end of this month – full list of dates are here:
Thursday 31st August – Smith’s Alternative Bookshop, Canberra, ACT
Friday 1st September – True Grit Presents @ Village Church, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd September – The Shack, Brookvale NSW
Sunday 3rd September – Cobargo Hotel, Cobargo, NSW
Thursday 14th September – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Friday 15th September – The Chapel, Burnie, TAS
Saturday 16th September – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Wednesday 4th October – Wooloweyah Hall, Wooloweyah, NSW
Thursday 5th October – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 6th October – Wauchope Arts, Wauchope, NSW
Saturday 7th October – Uralla Arts, Uralla, NSW
Sunday 8th October – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 20th October – The Wheatsheaf, Thebarton, SA
Saturday 21st October – Patchewollock Music Festival, Patchewollock VIC
Friday 3rd November – Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC
Sunday 5th November – Merry Muse, Canberra, ACT
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th November – Cullyfest, Toowoomba, QLD
Sydney (and sometimes Chicago) based alt-country duo Peasant Moon have just released their brand new single “Our Timing Was Wrong”.
The track, the first from an upcoming EP, was recorded at Love Hz Studio with producer Michael Carpenter and features Peasant Moon with a full band. “Our Timing Was Wrong” is full of classic country waltzing and swagger tempered with the duo’s melancholic sound.
“This song heralds a foray into a more traditional country genre for Peasant Moon on our upcoming EP,” singer and guitarist Harvey Russell explained. “But from a songwriting perspective, we’re still dark, moody and steeped in heartbreak.”
After a hugely successful Australian tour last December – including an appearance at the Woodford Folk Festival – Irish singer-songwriter Wallis Bird has announced plans to make her way back here this November.
– Canadian duo Madison Violet announced plans to tour Australia this Spring. Details here
– Kim Churchill announced his new album Weight_Falls as well as releasing the video for “Second Hand Car” and revealing a huge Spring tour. Details here
– Iron & Wine released the gorgeous new video “Thomas County Law”. Details here
– Melbourne based alt-country singer Gretta Ziller has announced album launch dates in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Tamworth. Details here
– David Rawlings released his new single “Cumberland Gap” ahead of his album release. Details here
– Brisbane indie-folk four piece Elbury have announced plans for an east coast tour kicking off this week. Details here
– The legendary Paul Kelly released his new video “Firewood And Candles”. Details here
– Irish singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke has announced plans to head to Australia for a tour this Spring. Details here
– Valerie June released her new video “Got Soul” ahead of her upcoming Australian tour. Details here
Sydney’s favourite intimate venue officially reopens in its new Camperdown space with a show from Sarah Belkner and Alison Avron
Wednesday 16th August – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Asha Jefferies Friday 18th August – The Flying Cock, Brisbane, QLD
Bangalow BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Friday 11th and Saturday 12th August – Bangalow Showground, Bangalow, NSW
BATTS Thursday 17th August – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Bek Sarkoezy and Sam Newton Saturday 12th August – The Joshua Tree, Sydney, NSW
Ben Salter Wednesday 16th August – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Bill Chambers Friday 11th August – Sunset Studio, Mayfield, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Diggers, The Entrance, NSW
Bill Jackson and Pete Fidler Friday 11th August – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 12th August – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
Bluegrass Pub Pick feat. Whoa Mule Sunday 13th August – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Central Coast Country Music Festival Friday 11th to Sunday 13th August – Memorial Park, The Entrance, NSW
Daggy Man Friday 11th August – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 12th August – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Darwin Festival Thursday 10th to Sunday 27th August – Darwin, NT
Echo Deer w/ Holza & Pez Sunday 13th August – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW
Elbury Wednesday 16th August – Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 17th August – OxJam House Concert, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 18th August – Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave, VIC
Emily Davis Band w/ Sam Reiher, Kate Alexander, Hana Brenecki Sunday 13th August – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Emma Davis Thursday 17th August – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW
Fairlight Folk feat. Bill Jackson, Pete Fidler, Strangelove, Melanie Horsnell Saturday 12th August – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
Fallon Cush Sunday 13th August – The Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Daniel Cherote, Alana Wilkinson, MoSoul Wednesday 16th August – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
For Folk Sake feat. Alice Terry, Christine Jane, Stephanie Cherote Friday 11th August – 107 Projects, Sydney, NSW
Forever Son Friday 11th August – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Georgia Fields and Phia Friday 11th August – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 12th August – Glen Helen Homestead Lodge, Alice Springs, NT
Georgia State Line Friday 11th August – Saints + Sailors, Portarlington, VIC
Saturday 12th August – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Sunday 13th August – Martians Cafe, Deans Marsh, VIC
Handasyd Williams w/ Levi Burr, Nik Philpott Sunday 13th August – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
High Tea feat. Adam Miller Thursday 17th August – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Hinterlandt Friday 11th August – Bomaderry Presbyterian Church, Bomaderry, NSW
Hollie Matthew Saturday 12th August – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Horns of Leroy’s Jukebox feat. The Collingwood Casanovas Wednesday 16th August – Belleville, Melbourne, VIC
Husky Friday 11th August – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 18th August – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Illawarra Folk Club feat. Shellie Morris, Troy Jungaji Brady Friday 18th August – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
James Ellis and the Jealous Guys Friday 18th August – Lulie St Tavern, Melbourne, VIC
Jason Roweth Friday 11th August – Addison Rd Community Centre, Sydney, NSW
Jen Cloher Friday 11th August – Readings Carlton, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 12th August – Rocksteady Records, Melbourne, VIC
Jep and Dep Friday 11th August – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Halcyon Daze Records, Sydney, NSW
Friday 18th August – The Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC
Josh Pyke w/ Kyle Lionhart Friday 11th August – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 12th August – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
Thursday 17th August – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 18th August – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Kelly Brouhaha Sunday 13th August – The Westernport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Tuesday 15th August – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Thursday 17th August – The Lomond Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 18th August – Billyroy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo, VIC
Kelly Country Pick Friday 18th to Sunday 20th August – Beechworth, VIC
Liam Gale & The Ponytails Friday 11th August – Kingsway Bar, Launceston, TAS
Melanie Horsnell Saturday 12th August – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
Friday 18th August – The Log Cabin Hall, Gooloogong, NSW
Mic Conway’s National Junk Band Thursday 17th August – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
My Friend The Chocolate Cake Friday 11th August – Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub, Springwood, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 18th August – Theatre Royal Castlemaine, Castlemaine, VIC
Nathan Seeckts and Great Aunt Saturday 12th August – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Nuet & Nic Cassey Thursday 17th August – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
O’Shea Saturday 12th August – Mount Isa Rodeo, Mount Isa, QLD
Open Folk’n Friday 11th August – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Packwood Friday 18th August – Plant By Packwood, Melbourne, VIC
Paul Hayward & The Sidekicks Saturday 12th August – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Paul Kelly Friday 11th August – Red Eye Records, Sydney, NSW
Monday 14th August – Readings Carlton, Melbourne, VIC
Pete Murray Friday 11th August – Wrest Point Showroom, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 12th August – Launceston Country Club, Launceston, TAS
Thursday 17th August – Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay, NSW
Friday 18th August – Waves, Wollongong, NSW
Raised By Eagles Friday 11th August – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 12th August – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Friday 18th August – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Reuben Stone w/ Dan Vogl Wednesday 16th August – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Rick Hart’s Bare Bones w/ Ben Leece Friday 11th August – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Scarlet’s Revenge Thursday 17th August – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Shane Nicholson Friday 11th August – Anita’s Theatre, Thiroul, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Friday 18th August – Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW
Shelley’s Murder Boys Sunday 13th August – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Shellie Morris, Wityana Marika and Dhapanbal Yunupingu Tuesday 15th August – Darwin Festival, The Lighthouse, Darwin, NT
Sofar Sounds Gold Coast Friday 18th August – House Concert, Mermaid Beach, QLD
Someday June w/ Zac Saber Friday 11th August – Analogue Academy, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 12th August – The Basement Bar, Bendigo, VIC
South Coast Folk Club Hall of Famers Thursday 17th August – South Coast Folk Club, Port Noarlunga, SA
Tami Nelson Thursday 17th August – Darwin Festival, The Lighthouse, Darwin, NT
Friday 18th August – The Flamin’ Galah, Brisbane, QLD
Taryn La Fauci Friday 11th August – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
The Co-Ground Folk Show feat. Amistat, Ariela Jacobs, Mia Wray Friday 18th August – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
The Cope Street Parade Saturday 12th August – Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
The Demon Drink Saturday 12th August – Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 18th August – Yandina Hotel, Yandina, QLD
The Newsagency Sessions feat. Sarah Belkner, Alison Avron Wednesday 16th August – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
The Round Up feat. Nigel Wearne and Ayleen O’Hanlon Wednesday 16th August – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
The Settlement Saturday 12th August – Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, VIC
The Slipdixies Sunday 13th August – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
The Slowdowns Friday 18th August – The Unicorn Hotel, Sydney, NSW
The Teskey Brothers Friday 11th August – Mojo Record Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 11th August – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Ed Castle, Adelaide, SA
The Twoks Friday 11th August – House Concert, Adelaide, SA
The Willie Wagtails Saturday 12th August – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Timothy James Bowen Friday 11th August – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 12th August – The Bluebee Room, Adelaide, SA
Tobias Friday 11th August – Irish Club, Emerald, QLD
Saturday 12th August – Irish McGanns, Eoma, QLD
Tori Forsyth Friday 18th August – The Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW
If you’ve been reading the overseas music press over the last 12 months then you would know that Valerie June is the most buzz-worthy folk and roots artist in the scene right now.
Valerie June has just released her new single and video “Got Soul” taken from her album The Order of Time. Check out “Got Soul” below:
Thursday 28th September – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 29th to Saturday 30th September – Dashville Skyline, NSW
Sunday 1st October – Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 3rd October – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 27th September – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 28th September – Caravan Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October – Dashville Skyline, NSW
Sunday 1st October – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Tuesday 3rd October – Ainslie + Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 4th October – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 5th October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
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