Review: Falls Festival Byron Bay, Part 2 – The Main Event

Photos by Stuart Bucknell Photography

The Falls Festival is increasingly trying to be everything to everyone, stretching across the East Coast and now hopping to the West, it’s a broad canvas to wash but we are still always delighted to spot some more folkier acts gracing the main line up. After checking out The Grove and finding some great local folk acts, it’s always nice to see what acts are gaining the attention of festival organisers and audiences alike. Falls Festival Byron Bay had a nice little selection to tide over the inner folky.

We’re going to start with the big guns. Not necessarily Folk, but the storytelling style and lyricism of Darryl Braithwaite’s glorious return certainly deserves a mention, as well as the sheer nostalgia of it all. We have to admit, when we first saw Braithwaite on the line up, we had to take a second look, then embraced the choice in all it’s glory. The veteran looked really happy on stage, and the crowd were going absolutely nuts, though we’re not sure how many of them were actually born in time for Braithwaite’s hey day. A true performer, he introduced his band with great humour and cracked open the set with an old favourite, “Rise”, with its rich with harmonica and the bulging crowd at front of stage clapped along enthusiastically. Braithwaite delivers a very different speed and sound to the rest of the festival but a joyful, rousing set, perfect for a celebration like New Years Eve.

Not pausing to breath, he and the band rolled straight in to “Not Too Late” then joked about doing ‘that song’ right then and being along with questioning the age of ever person in the audience.

It was a rollicking time as “Howzat”, “As The Days Go By” and “One Summer” made the most of their big synth moments, entire amphitheatre singalongs, rousing the crowd into a euphoric haze. And then those tell tale chords rang out across the crowd and sheer joy erupted for the entire amphitheatre to sing out every lyric of “The Horses”. A sentimental win, right there.

Continuing with the not-really-folk-but-we-want-to-include-them bandwagon are the wicked lyricists and activists Camp Cope. We couldn’t even get in to the tent it was so overflowing with eager punters before their set even began. But from their first syllables on stage, acknowledging the stolen land that the festival was on, imploring their audience to clean up and pick up after themselves, and calling out the atrocious behaviour and assaults at another Falls site, we knew Camp Cope were a whole other kind of band.

“Jet Fuel Can’t Melt Steel Beams” lashed out in the hot afternoon and the crowd went crazy, begging for more from the rapidly rising outfit. Their spirited performance, strong vocals and confident engaging performance drew comparisons the likes of Courtney Barnett meets The Smith Street Band. Definitely an act worth catching live. They have also taken heat after their call for events like Fall Festival to have a more diverse line up. We noted similar inequalities at Bluesfest last year and look forward to watching the industry and scene continue to evolve to better represent all musicians.

We had to dash from Camp Cope’s set to catch Julia Jacklin. A significant change to catch her tranquil vocals, soft as caramel, oozing out from the stage, sweetening the audience up immediately with dreamy tones of “Lead Light”. The anthemic ballad “Cold Caller” filled the space with catchy riffs and made the audience move together.

From emotive choruses, to beautiful moments of quiet among the electricity of the band, Jacklin had it all going on. Her rendition of folk song “Wonderland” showcased the solace of her voice accompanied by only her electric guitar, and the vibrato timbre to her voice had an enchanting effect on the audience. We’re looking forward to hearing more from Jacklin soon.

The much anticipated set from Fleet Foxes delivered a mix of old and new tracks to an albeit smaller than anticipated crowd. The weather, the relentless humidity and the hangovers from the previous night probably all had a lot to do with it. But the crowd that did arrive, were happily ensconced in the all too familiar Indi folk twists and turns of Fleet Foxes.

The glorious harmonies of “Grown Ocean” washed forth from the stage as the digital back drop changed continuously, carrying their songs visually through sunrises, abstract colours, and emotive pulses. Flowing from one song in to the next, “White Winter Hymnal” transfixed the amphitheatre, followed swiftly with rich red, bright backdrop and emphatic calling opening of “Ragged Wood”. A mix of old and new was on the set list, and once the final notes of “Your Protector” rung across the field, the newer transidentel tracks moved over the crowd in an ocean of sounds, trills, and unbridled experimental cohesion.

In stark contrast to the inclement weather and oppressive grey skies, the monumental crowd for homegrown favourites Angus & Julia Stone were bright and cheerful in the Valley Stage’s amphitheatre, in spite of the gloom. Their set was a graceful mix of both new and old, with the familiar trumpet solo of “Private Lawns” to the cool, calming choruses of “Chateau” echoing across the grounds.

“My House Your House” had a mass, emphatic singalong in the amphitheatre only to be outshone by “Big Jet Plane”, the song everyone had been waiting for. The hit track, delivered in a relaxed and melodic fashion, had everyone is enraptured in spite of the steady rain. The enormous, spirit lifting cheers at it’s finish heralded the true love for our homegrown Angus & Julia Stone. To finish off a set, virtual flurries and soft white snowflakes overwhelmed the backdrop and the soothing, feminine refrains of current hit “Snow” were a perfect counterpoint to the humid, rainy northern NSW climate. A hallmark performance cementing the place of the folk, indie and alt genres at one Australia’s most loved music events, The Falls Festival.

You can check out all of our Falls Festival photos on our Facebook Page, and read Part 1 of our Falls Festival Review featuring great acts from The Grove stages.

Thank Folk It’s Friday – 1st December

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This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Sydney singer-songwriter Julia Johnson released her new video “Melissa”. Details here

Angus & Julia Stone added a raft of new dates for their 2018 Australian tour. Details here

– Irish trad trio Breaking Trad are teaming with bodhran player Gino Lupari for an Australian tour this January. Details here

– Melbourne based singer-songwriter Andrew Swift released his new video “Reckless Desires”. Details here

– Rocky Mountain five-piece The Railsplitters added a bunch of Woodford sideshows to their Australian tour. Details here

– A single headline show has been announced for The Head and The Heart when they’re in Australia for Sydney City Limits. Details here

Releases This Week

BATTS
62 MoonsBATTS
Spotify

Echo Deer
Side BEcho Deer
Bandcamp

Serious Face
Serious FaceMike McCarthy
Bandcamp

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Porchland

Stu Larsen

South Australia’s intimate concert series brings out the big guns for their annual festival Porchland including Stu Larsen, Thelma Plum, Ainsley Farrell, Ryan Martin John, 30/70, Stella Donnelly and Bjear.

Saturday 2nd December – The Range Hall, SA

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Sunday 3rd December – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Andrew Swift and Gretta Ziller
Saturday 2nd December – House Concert, Carrum Downs, VIC

Andy Golledge
Sunday 3rd December – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 6th December – FolksWagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Archie Roach
Tuesday 5th December – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Aisling Vaughan
Friday 1st December – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Australia voted NO to Conscription Centenary Concert feat. Solidarity Choir, Ecopella Choir, Margaret Walters, Terry Serio, Dennis Aubrey, Robert Susz, Mary-Jane Field, Jenni Nixon, The Red Rattlers
Sunday 3rd December – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW

Bahamas w/ Slow Dancer
Monday 4th December – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 5th December – Mojo’s Bar, Perth, WA

BANFF
Saturday 2nd December – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

BATTS
Wednesday 6th December – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Ben Camden
Saturday 2nd December – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Tuesday 5th December – The Charming Squire, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 6th December – The Scottish Prince, Palm Beach, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday 8th December – The Royal Mail, Goodna, QLD

Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides
Saturday 2nd December – Sydney Blues & Roots Festival, Windsor, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – The Shack, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – Shady Pines Saloon, Sydney, NSW

Camp Cope and Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
Sunday 3rd December – The Forum, Melbourne, VIC

Candice McLeod
Sunday 3rd December – Noisy Ritual People-Powered Urban Winery, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 6th December – MusicMan Megastore, Bendigo, VIC

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
Sunday 3rd December – Forum, Melbourne, VIC

Cat Canteri and Ayleen O
Sunday 3rd December – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Claymore
Friday 1st December – The Quiet Man, Melbourne, VIC

Colin MacLeod
Thursday 7th December – Kinross Arts & Spirituality Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Dan Sultan
Saturday 2nd December – The Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC

Darren Hanlon
Thursday 7th 
December – Jade Monkey, Adelaide, SA
Friday 8th 
December – TBC, Birchip, VIC

Daylesford Highland Gathering
Saturday 2nd December – Victoria Park, Daylesford, VIC

Dean Lewis
Friday 1st December – UOW Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – Vanfest, Forbes, NSW
Friday 8th December – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Echo Deer w/ Low Down Riders and CJ Shaw
Saturday 2nd December – The Union, Sydney, NSW

Fairgrounds Festival
Friday 8th and Saturday 9th December – Berry, NSW

Fanny Lumsden
Friday 1st December – Clovass McKees Hill Hall, McKees Hill, NSW

Feist
Friday 1st December – Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 3rd December – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW

Festival of Small Halls feat. Vance Gilbert, Liz Stringer
Friday 1st December – Cooranga North Memorial Hall, Bell, QLD
Saturday 2nd December – Surat Shire Hall, Surat, QLD
Sunday 3rd December – Ilfracombe Rec Centre, Longreach, QLD
Wednesday 6th December – Koah Hall, Koah, QLD
Friday 8th December – Queen Street Community Hall, Yeppoon, QLD

Festival of the Sun
Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th December – Port Macquarie, NSW

Finders Keepers Sydney Market
Friday 8th to Sunday 10th December – Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney, NSW

Fiona Boyes
Friday 1st December – Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC

FolkSwagon feat. Tenderfoot, Caitlin Harnett, Andy Golledge
Wednesday 6th December – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fox n Firkin
Friday 1st December – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 2nd December – MoshPit, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Fred Smith
Sunday 3rd December – House Concert, Wollongong, NSW

Gary Óg
Friday 1st December – Sands Tavern, Maroochydore, QLD
Saturday 2nd December – The Lair, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – The Grand Hotel – Cockn’Bull, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 7th December – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th December – The Adelaide Irish Club, Adelaide, SA

Grizzlee Train
Friday 1st December – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 3rd December – North Wollongong Hotel, Wollongong, NSW

Hannah Cameron
Sunday 3rd December – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 7th December – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW

Harrison Storm
Friday 1st December – Dalrymple Hotel, Garbutt, QLD
Saturday 2nd December – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Thursday 7th December – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC

Horns Of Leroy
Sunday 3rd December – THE B.EAST, Melbourne, VIC

Hussy Hicks & Raphael White
Friday 8th December – Tintenbar Hall, Tintenbar, NSW

Isaac Graham
Sunday 3rd December – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW

Jack Johnson
Friday 1st December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 6th December – Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth, WA
Friday 8th December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC

James Bennett
Friday 8th December – JJ’s at The Marina, Batemens Bay, NSW

James Kenyon
Saturday 2nd December – The Three Brothers Arms, Maccelsfield, SA
Sunday 3rd December – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 6th December – Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th December – House Concert, Benalla, VIC

Jo Jo Smith w/ Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart
Friday 1st December – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Saturday 2nd December – House Concert, Scamander, TAS
Sunday 3rd December – House Concert, Neika, TAS

Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm
Friday 1st December – Dalrymple Hotel, Garbutt, QLD
Saturday 2nd December – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Friday 8th December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC

Justin Bernasconi
Friday 1st December – The George Kerferd, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 2nd December – St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah, VIC

Kimberley Wheeler
Saturday 2nd December – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Kyle Lionhart
Friday 1st December – The Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Saturday 2nd December – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Friday 8th December – Forth Pub, Forth, TAS

Lisa Caruso
Saturday 2nd December – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW

Little Wise w/ Tessa Devine
Wednesday 6th December – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Lizzie Flynn
Friday 8th December – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 1st December – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 2nd December – The Lower Wilmot Hall, Lower Wilmot, TAS
Saturday 2nd December – The Hive, Port Lincoln, SA

Lost Ragas
Thursday 7th December – Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC

Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan
Saturday 2nd December – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC

Mandy Connell
Friday 1st December – Paragon Cafe, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – The Wombat, Wollongong, NSW

Medusa’s Wake
Sunday 3rd December – The Lady Hampshire, Sydney, NSW

Meredith Music Festival
Friday 8th to Sunday 10th December – Meredith, VIC

Mia Dyson
Friday 1st December – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – Lizotte’s Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 7th December – The Royal Oak, Adelaide, SA
Friday 8th December – Black Bear, Brisbane, QLD

Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission
Friday 1st December – Saints and Sailors, Portarlington, VIC
Saturday 2nd December – Caledonian Hotel, Wonthaggi, VIC
Friday 8th December – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA

Mike McCarthy
Friday 1st December – Common Ground, Wyong, NSW

My Nightingale
Sunday 3rd December – Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD

Neil Murray
Friday 8th December – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC

Oh Willy Dear! and Simone East
Sunday 3rd December – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Oliver Downes and Imogen Pemberton
Sunday 3rd December – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 6th December – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT

Perch Creek
Friday 1st December – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW

Porchland
Saturday 2nd December – The Range Hall, SA

Phia
Saturday 2nd December – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – The Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
Friday 8th December – The Flying Cock, Brisbane, QLD

Pierce Brothers
Friday 1st December – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday 3rd December – Halls Gap Hotel, Halls Gap, NSW
Thursday 7th December – Freo Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA

Quinton Trembath
Friday 1st December – House Concert, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 2nd December – Big Beet, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – Garden Sessions, Sydney, NSW

Red-Eyed and Blue: Country Christmas Party feat. The Sweet Jelly Rolls, Peta Caswell, CK & the 45’s
Sunday 3rd December – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW

Roy Payne
Friday 8th December – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Sam Outlaw w/ Courtney Marie Andrews
Saturday 2nd December – Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 6th December – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 7th December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th December – Major Tom’s, Kyneton, VIC

Scott Cook and Liz Frencham
Friday 1st December – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Sparrow-Folk
Thursday 7th December – The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 8th December – The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 8th December – The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT

Stella Donnelly
Friday 1st December – Waves, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – Porchland, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 7th December – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 8th December – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Strzelecki Stringbusters
Sunday 3rd December – Churchill Hotel, Churchill, VIC

Stu Larsen
Friday 1st December – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Saturday 2nd December – Porchland, The Range Hall, SA
Sunday 3rd December – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 7th December – The Grand Poobah, Hobart, VIC
Friday 8th December – Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC

SummerSalt feat. Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire
Saturday 2nd December – 3 Oceans Wine Company, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 3rd December – Hotel Rottnest, Rottnest Island, WA

Sydney Blues & Roots Festival
Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd December – Hawkesbury Hotel, Windsor, NSW

Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-Together
Saturday 2nd December – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW

Tesse
Saturday 2nd December – The Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC

The Beautiful Girls
Friday 1st December – The Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – Waves, Towradgi Wollongong, NSW
Sunday 3rd December – Long Jetty Hotel, Long Jetty, NSW
Thursday 7th December – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 8th December – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA

The Black Sorrows
Friday 1st December – Astor Hotel, Goulburn, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – The Oaks Hotel, Albion Park, NSW

The Demon Drink
Friday 1st December – Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD

The Drunken Poachers
Friday 1st December – Murphys, Geelong West, VIC
Saturday 2nd December – The Fitzroy Pinnacle, Melbourne, VIC

The East Pointers
Sunday 3rd December – Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 6th December – Sepulchre, Hobart, TAS
Thursday 7th December – Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 8th December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC

The Grenadiers
Saturday 2nd December – Black Box Theatre, Nambour, QLD
Tuesday 5th December – No. 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

The Mae Trio
Thursday 7th December – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th December – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

The PBC Christmas Party Musical Cavalcade Extravaganza feat. Mic Conway’s National Junk Band, The Andy Golledge Band, Joseph Liddy and the Skeleton Horse
Friday 3rd December – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

The Shack Presents Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides, Snez, The Love Machine
Saturday 2nd December – The Shack, Sydney, NSW

The Shins
Saturday 2nd December – Fidelity Festival, Perth, WA
Monday 4th December – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 5th December – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 8th December – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 1st December – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 2nd December – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Friday 8th and Saturday 9th December – Fairgrounds, Berry, NSW
Friday 8th to Sunday 10th December – Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, VIC

The Villebillies
Thursday 7th December – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

The Waifs
Saturday 2nd December – Mossvale Park Summer Series, Mossvale, VIC
Sunday 3rd December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Monday 4th December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Tuesday 5th December – The Gov Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 6th December – The Quarry Amphitheatre, Perth, WA

The Willing Ponies
Sunday 3rd December – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

This Way North
Friday 1st December – Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – TBA, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 8th December – Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW

Toni Swain
Sunday 3rd December – The Union, Melbourne, VIC

Tori Forsyth
Friday 8th December – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW

Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife w/ The Stetson Family
Friday 1st December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC

Tripod
Friday 1st December – Memo Music Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 2nd December – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Tullara
Friday 1st December – The Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Saturday 2nd December – Lismore Quadrangle, Lismore, NSW

Ukulele Death Squad
Friday 8th December – Pepper Tree, Aldinga, SA

Wallis Bird
Friday 1st December – Martians Cafe, Deans Marsh, VIC
Saturday 2nd December – Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC

Witches Leap
Friday 1st December – Paragon Cafe, Katoomba, NSW

Woody Guthrie: Songs of Freedom
Saturday 2nd December – Newport Bowls Club, Newport, VIC

Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Saturday 2nd December – Roche Estate, Pokolbin, NSW
Monday 4th December – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 7th December – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Both Sides The Tweed” – Dick Gaughan

Angus & Julia Stone Add More Dates to 2018 Tour

Angus and Julia Stone
Image Courtesy of Angus & Julia Stone

If you were a little disappointed when Angus & Julia Stone only announced three dates for their 2018 tour (and to be honest, we thought it was light on) then never fear – the brother-sister duo have just added a whole bunch more shows throughout May.

Of course if you have tickets to the Falls Festival you’ll get to see Angus & Julia Stone much earlier than May. The full list of upcoming dates for the duo are below:

Saturday 30th December – Falls Festival, Marion Bay, TAS
Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Tuesday 2nd January – Falls Festival, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 6th January – Falls Festival, Fremantle, WA
Saturday 28th April – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 29th May – Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, QLD
Tuesday 1st May – Entertainment Centre, MacKay, QLD
Wednesday 2nd May – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Friday 4th May – Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns, QLD
Saturday 5th May – Ski Club, Darwin, NT
Wednesday 9th May – Anitas Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Thursday 10th May – UC Refectory, Canberra, ACT
Friday 11th May – Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 12th May – Horden Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 17th May – Ulumbarra, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 18th May – Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 19th May – Festival Hall, Melblourne, VIC
Tuesday 22nd May – Odeon, Hobart, TAS
Wednesday 23rd May – Princess Theatre, Launceston, TAS
Friday 25th May – Flinders University Plaza, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 26th May – Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA

Thank Folk It’s Friday – 3rd November

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This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Roots duo Hussy Hicks announced a collaboration with Rapahel White for their fifth album On The Boundries. Details here

Tim Hart, drummer with Boy & Bear, has returned with new solo material plus tour dates next year. Details here

Paul Kelly released his new video “Rising Moon”. Details here

– Alt-country legends Calexico announced their ninth studio album The Thread That Keeps Us. Details here

Bluegrass @ Yulli’s announced their annual UNHCR fundraiser with Whoa Mule (above), Shelley’s Murder Boys, Flat Rock Boys, Simone East and more performing “bluegrassified” versions of classic country tracks. Details here

– Canadian soul-country singer-songwriter Frazey Ford has announced Australian tour dates. Details here

Angus & Julia Stone announced 2018 tour dates. Details here

– The final show for Blue Mountains mainstays Lime and Steel is this Saturday. Details here

– Melbourne alt-country band James Ellis and the Jealous Guys released their new video “Have You Ever Seen Her”. Details here

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nights Sweats announced plans to release their first live album Live at Red Rocks. Details here

– Victorian alt-folk collective The Northern Folk released the video for their new single “Get On”. Details here

– Melbourne based alt-folk trio Four In The Morning released their new single “Terrified”. Details here

– Americana singer-songwriter Tom Dockray released his new video “Here’s To Me & You”. Details here

Father John Misty announced Sydney and Melbourne headline shows while he’s in the country for Laneway. Details here

– Fremantle singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly announced national tour dates. Details here

– Sydney folk-pop duo The Campervan Dancers released their new single “Let Me Go (Eiffel Tower)”. Details here

Releases This Week

Powerful Owl
Powerful OwlBelle Miners
iTunes

Billy Bragg
Bridges Not WallsBilly Bragg
iTunes

Wild and Reckless
Wild & RecklessBlitzen Trapper
Bandcamp

Wild
Wild & FreeVanessa Delaine
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Lime and Steel w/Julien Joel Clement, Neil Duncan

Lime and Steel

Iconic Blue Mountains band Lime and Steel call it a day with their last ever show.

Saturday 4th November – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW

Gigs Next Week

Áine Tyrrell
Sunday 5th November – Murrah Hall, Murrah, NSW

Alanna and Alicia
Saturday 4th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC

Alex The Astronaut
Friday 3rd November – Jack Rabbit Slim’s, Perth, WA

Americana Music Association of Australia Birthday Bash feat. Anne Kirkpatrick, Gretta Ziller, Small Town Romance, The Ahern Brothers, Andrew Swift, Georgia State Line, Hana and Jessie-Lee, The April Family
Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW

Americana Music Association of Australia Conference
Saturday 4th November – Cronulla, NSW

Andy Golledge
Friday 3rd November – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Bitter & Twisted Fest, Maitland Goal, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 5th November – The Junkyard Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Wednesday 8th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Australian Music Week
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Sydney, NSW

Band of Brothers
Thursday 9th November – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Beechworth Celtic Festival
Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November – Beechworth, VIC

Beltane Festival
Friday 3rd to Tuesday 7th November – Wolfgang’s Palace, Nalangil, VIC

Ben Salter
Friday 3rd November – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 4th November – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 5th November – Castlemaine Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 9th November – St John Craft Beer, Launceston, TAS
Friday 10th November – The Wharf, Ulverstone, TAS
Friday 10th November – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS

Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival
Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo, VIC

Bernard Fanning
Saturday 4th November – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW

Betty & Oswald
Thursday 9th November – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 10th November – Yah Yah’s, Melbourne, VIC

Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Blackwood, VIC

Blues at Bridgetown
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bridgetown, WA

Bob Evans
Friday 10th November – C.ex, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Brad Butcher
Friday 3rd November – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Friday 10th November – House Concert, Ferntree Gully, VIC

Busby Marou
Friday 3rd November – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD

Byron Bay Guitar Festival
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW

Candice McLeod
Friday 3rd November – House Concert, Wakerie, SA
Sunday 5th November – House Concert, Ararat, VIC
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, Bendigo, VIC

CanManouche Gypsy Jazz Jam
Saturday 4th November – Gang Gang Cafe, Canberra, ACT

Charlie & Jensen
Sunday 5th November – Cinema Paradiso, Ettalong Beach, NSW

Chris Jagger
Friday 3rd November – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Stag N’ Hunter Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Monday 6th November – Bird’s Basement, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, Bendigo, VIC

Cider Fest feat. The Pitts Family Circus, The Barkers Vale Brothers, Honey & Knives, The Button Collective
Saturday 4th November – Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW

Claude Hay
Friday 3rd November – Family Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Beaches Hotel, Thirroul, NSW
Friday 10th November – Labour in Vain, Melbourne, VIC

Code Red Festival
Friday 3rd November – Murdoch, WA

Colin Lillie
Friday 3rd November – El Sol, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cronulla, NSW

Datson Hughes
Saturday 4th November – Live and free @ Brat Cave, Brisbane, QLD

Devil Goat Family String Band
Sunday 5th November – The Union, Melbourne, VIC

Diana Anaid
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW

Dusty Ravens
Saturday 4th November – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW

Echo Deer
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Majors Creek Festival, Majors Creek, NSW

Eden Whale Festival
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden, NSW

Ella Belfanti
Saturday 4th November – Paddo RSL, Sydney, NSW
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Byron Bay Guitar Festival, Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW

Emma Davis
Thursday 9th November – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

Emma Russack
Friday 3rd November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Fanny Lumsden
Friday 3rd November – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Eurongilly Hall, Eurongilly, NSW
Friday 10th November – Majors Creek Festival, Majors Creek, NSW

Finders Keepers Brisbane Market
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD

Foghorn Stringband
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture, Blackwood, VIC

Folk Alliance Australia Conference
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Suami Amabel, Jason Lowe, Matt Owens
Wednesday 8th November – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fred Smith
Friday 3rd November – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Thursday 9th November – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Garrett Kato
Friday 3rd November – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD

Glenmaggie Country Rock Festival
Saturday 4th November – Glenmaggie Hall, Glenmaggie, VIC

Great Aunt
Thursday 9th November – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW

Gretta Ziller
Saturday 4th November – Glenmaggie Country Rock Festival, Glenmaggie, VIC
Tuesday 7th November – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Thursday 9th November – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW

Grizzlee Train
Friday 10th November – The Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW

Hana & Jessie-Lee
Saturday 4th November – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 9th November – South Australian Music Awards, Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA

Hat Fitz & Cara
Friday 3rd November – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW

Healesville Music Festival
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Healesville, VIC

Holly Throsby
Friday 3rd November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW

Hussy Hicks & Raphael White
Saturday 4th November – Leftie’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Redcliffe on the Murray, Pinjarra, WA
Thursday 9th November – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bridgetown Blues Festival, Bridgetown, WA

Inland Sea of Sound Festival
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November – Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW

James Bennett
Friday 10th November – Avoca Beach Hotel & Resort, Avoca Beach, NSW

James Kenyon
Friday 3rd November – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 5th November – The Lost Ones, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Lounge, Albury, NSW

James Thomson & The Strange Pilgrims
Thursday 9th November – Gypsy Tapas House, Fremantle, WA

Jed Rowe
Friday 3rd November – Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC
Sunday 5th November – Merry Muse, Canberra, ACT

Jeff Lang
Saturday 4th November – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Sunday 5th November – Tablelands Music Lovers The ORB, Atherton, QLD

Jess Locke
Friday 3rd November – The Foundry Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 4th November – Crown and Anchor, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 8th November – Phoenix Bar, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 9th November – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 10th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

John Butler Trio
Friday 3rd November – Corxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Hanging Rock, Macedon Ranges, VIC

Jordan Merrick w/ Sam Newton
Sunday 5th November – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm
Friday 3rd November – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Long Point Vineyard, Port Macquarie, NSW

Justin Bernasconi
Saturday 4th November – Readings St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC

Karin Page
Saturday 4th November – WAMfest, Perth, WA

Kasey Chambers
Friday 3rd November – Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD

King Arthur w/ Lucky Oceans
Monday 6th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Kyle Lionhart
Thursday 9th November – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 10th November – Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC

Liam Gerner
Friday 10th November – Piping Hot Chicken, Ocean Grove, VIC

Likely Celts
Sunday 5th November – Warrnambool RSL, Warrnambool, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Old Priory Beechworth, Beechworth, VIC

Lime and Steel w/Julien Joel Clement, Neil Duncan
Saturday 4th November – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW

Lizzie Flynn
Tuesday 7th November – The Bug – Brisbane Unplugged Gigs, Brisbane, QLD

Lloyd Spiegel
Saturday 4th November – Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, Wangaratta, VIC

Low Down Riders, Ruby Gilbert & Ramblin’ Ash
Friday 10th November – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Lyall Moloney
Friday 3rd November – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 9th November – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 10th November – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD

Lyn Bowtell
Friday 3rd November – Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music, Muswellbrook, VIC
Thursday 9th November – Bayview Country Art Club, Bittern, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC

Maia Marsh
Saturday 4th November – Secret Garden, Sydney, NSW

Majors Creek Festival
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Majors Creek, NSW

Maldon Folk Festival
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Maldon, VIC

Mama Kin Spender
Friday 3rd November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Mandy Connell
Friday 10th November – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC

Mark Wilkinson
Thursday 9th November – House Concert, Belmont, VIC
Friday 10th November – House Concert, Wyndham Vale, VIC

Martin Pearson
Friday 10th November – Albert Park Yacht Club, Melbourne, VIC

Melody Moko
Sunday 5th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Mia Dyson
Friday 3rd November – Inland Sea of Sound Festival, Bathurst, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Bitter & Twisted Festival, Maitland, NSW
Friday 10th November – SS&A, Albury, NSW

Mile Twelve
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC

Monique Clare
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Sydney, NSW

Monthly Oldtime Jam
Sunday 5th November – Brothers Public House, Melbourne, VIC

Mr Alford
Sunday 5th November – Daylesford Cider Company, Daylesford, VIC

Neil Murray
Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Northern Beaches Music Festival
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Collaroy Beach, Sydney, NSW

Ocean Grove International Americana Music Festival feat. Gallie, Twin Peaks, Liam Gerner
Friday 10th November – The Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill, Ocean Grove, VIC

Ollie Brown w/ Andy Golledge, Brendon Moon
Wednesday 8th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Out of Abingdon
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden Whale Festival, Eden, NSW
Thursday 9th November – Doo-Bop Jazz Bar, Brisbane, QLD

Paddy McHugh
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW

Patonga Blues Across The Bay
Saturday 4th November – Broken Bay Sport & Recreation Centre, Brooklyn, NSW

Paul Kelly
Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Convention Centre Great Hall, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 9th November – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD

Peasant Moon
Friday 3rd November – Orient, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Quarry Mountain Dead Rats w/ The Drunken Poachers
Friday 10th November – Baha, Rye, VIC

Porch Light Sessions feat. Shelley’s Murder Boys, David Ross Macdonald, Darby
Thursday 9th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Ralway Bell
Saturday 4th November – WAMFest Live, Perth, WA

Red-Eyed And Blue feat. That Red Head, Ben Leece
Sunday 5th November – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW

Rick Hart
Sunday 5th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Russell Morris
Sunday 5th November – Satellite Lounge, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 6th November – The Yarraville Club, Yarraville, VIC

Sásta
Friday 3rd November – Mick O’Malley’s, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 4th November – Sandgate Town Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 5th November – The Colmslie Hotel, Brisbane, QLD

Simon Imrei
Friday 10th November – Brass Razu, Mornington, VIC

Sneaky Jams feat. Ned Mcphie, Sam IAm, Michelle Benson, Lucas
Wednesday 8th November – Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW

Stella Donnelly
Friday 3rd November – Code Red Festival, Murdoch, WA
Saturday 4th November – WamFest, Perth, WA
Sunday 5th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Stockley
Friday 3rd November – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Tex Perkins – The Man In Black, The Songs of Johnny Cash
Friday 3rd November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

The Audreys
Saturday 4th November – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 4th November – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 5th November – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 8th November – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 9th November – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 10th November – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW

The Band Who Knew Too Much
Sunday 5th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

The Black Sorrows
Friday 3rd November – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW
Saturday 4th November – John Wright Park, Tuncurry, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Hoey Moey Beer Garden, Coffs Harbour, NSW

The Button Collective
Friday 3rd November – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Cider Fest, Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW

The Central Coast Scottish Spectacular
Sunday 5th November – The Entertainment Grounds, Gosford, NSW

The Crooked Fiddle Band w/ The Mouldy Lovers
Friday 3rd November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

The Montgomery Brothers
Thursday 9th November – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 10th November – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

The Northern Folk
Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th November – Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, Bendigo, VIC

The Nukes
Friday 3rd November – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

The Snowdroppers
Saturday 4th November – Jive, Adelaide, SA

The Songwriter Sessions feat. Paul Andrew Carey, Sarah Carroll and Matt Glass
Sunday 5th November – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 3rd November – Ravenswood Tavern, Mandurah, WA
Saturday 4th November – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 5th November – Clancy’s Fish Pub, Dunsborough, WA
Tuesday 7th November – Perth Blues Club, Perth, WA
Thursday 9th November – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Blues at Bridgetown Festival, Bridgetown, WA

The Weeping Willows
Saturday 4th November – Glenmaggie Country Rock Festival, Glenmaggie, VIC

The Willing Ponies
Sunday 5th November – The George Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Timberwolf
Friday 3rd November – Secret Location, Adelaide, SA

TinPan Orange
Friday 3rd November – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Mojos Bar, Fremantle, WA
Friday 10th November – Hudson Ballroom, Sydney, NSW

Tom Dockray w/ Mitch Power
Friday 3rd November – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Wednesday 8th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo Blues Festival, Bendigo, VIC

Tom West
Friday 3rd November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Friday 10th November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Tristen Bird
Friday 3rd November – Willie Smith’s Organic Cider, Grove, TAS
Saturday 4th November – Marakoopa Cafe, Mayberry, TAS
Sunday 5th November – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart, TAS
Thursday 9th November – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Friday 10th November – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT

Twin Peaks
Sunday 5th November – Jacaranda River Feast, Grafton, NSW
Tuesday 7th November – Red Gum BBQ, Red Hill, VIC
Wednesday 8th November – Wine Whiskey Women, The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th November – Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove, VIC

Wallis Bird
Thursday 9th November – Wauchope Arts, Wauchope, NSW
Friday 10th November – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen, NSW

WAMFest Live
Saturday 4th November – Northbridge, Perth, WA

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Wangaratta, VIC

William Crighton and Terra Lightfoot
Friday 3rd November – Central Bar, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Inland Sea of Sound Festival, Bathurst, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Monday 6th November – Yah Yah’s, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 9th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Majors Creek Festival, Majors Creek, NSW

Z-Stay Delta
Friday 3rd November – Baha, Rye, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Deep West Block Party, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 9th November – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Wayfaring Stranger” – Ed Sheeran

Angus & Julia Stone Announce 2018 Australian Tour

Angus and Julia Stone
Image Courtesy of Angus & Julia Stone

Angus & Julia Stone have announced plans to take their latest record Snow on the road again in 2018 with new dates in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

The 2017 Australian dates for Angus & Julia Stone sold out in record time so don’t be surprised if these do to. The full list of dates are below:

Saturday 28th April – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 12th May – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 19th May – Festival Hall, Melbourne, VIC

Thank Folk It’s Friday – 15th September

TFIF

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Bush music legends The Bushwackers released their new single “Waltzing Australia” featuring guest vocals from Sara Storer and John Williamson. Details here

– The Mullum Music Festival has announced the Mullum Music Festival Opening Night Gala lineup including Mama Kin, Harry James Angus, Suzannah Espie, Lindi Ortega, The Teskey Brothers, All Our Exes Live in Texas, Wallis Bird, Greg Sheehan, Ethno Folk Orchestra and the Youth Mentorship winner. Details here

– Indie-folk singer-songwriter Diana Anaid released her new video “Can’t Apologise”. Details here

– Singer-songwriter Gretta Stanley released her new single “Spin Around”. Details here

Billy Bragg covered Anaïs Mitchell’s track “Why We Build The Wall”, slotting it very well into today’s political climate. Details here

– American bluegrassers Foghorn Stringband return to Australia for a tour this October. Details here

– This week’s Bluegrass @ Yulli’s will feature Golden Whistler. Details here

– Dashville Skyline announced additional artists for their Sunday Wind Down including Ben Ely, The Safety Of Life At Sea, Burger Joint, Dave Wells, James Thomson, Ahlia Rain and Georgie Jones. Details here

TinPan Orange released their new single “Wanderers” and announced an October and November tour. Details here

– Melbourne Americana and bluegrass duo The Weeping Willows announced an East Coast tour. Details here

– The John Butler Trio released their new single “Bully”. Details here

– The Fleurieu Folk Festival announced their 2017 headliners including Kristina Olsen, Ken Nicol, Greg Champion, Co-cheòl, The BordererS, Tom Richardson, Alan Gogoll and Fiona Ross. Details here

Angus & Julia Stone released their new video “Chateau”. Details here

– Melbourne’s Mitch Power released his new video “Do It Till I Die”. Details here

Releases This Week

Angus and Julia Stone
SnowAngus & Julia Stone
iTunes

Ben Ely
Strange Tales of Drugs & Lost LoveBen Ely
Official Site

My Queen
My QueenDiana Anaid
iTunes

Lisa Mitchell
When They Play That SongLisa Mitchell
iTunes

The Lone Bellow
Walk Into A StormThe Lone Bellow
iTunes

The Orbweavers
Deep LeadsThe Orbweavers
iTunes

Willie Watson
Folksinger Vol. 2Willie Watson
iTunes

Cat Stevens
The Laughing AppleYusuf Islam
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Americana Music Association of Australia Newcastle and WA Launch

AMA

The Americana Music Association of Australia is going out all guns blazing this week with launch shows in York, WA and Newcastle, NSW. The York show features Wayward Johnson, Helen Shanahan, The Jaycos, The Justin Walshe Folk Machine and Tom Fisher & The Layabouts while over in Newcastle you’ll be able to catch Eagle & The Wolf, Magpie Diaries, Lou Bradley, Nicholas Connors, Dearly Departed and Dan Southward. Two shows definitely not to be missed.

Saturday 16th September – York Castle Hotel, York, WA
Thursday 21st September – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 15th to Monday 18th September – Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Festival, Kandanga, QLD

A Medieval Affayre feat. The Crooked Fiddle Band
Sunday 17th September – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Áine Tyrrell
Thursday 21st September – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Alanna and Alicia
Friday 15th September – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 15th to Saturday 17th September – Turning Wave Festival, Yass, NSW

Alice Terry
Friday 15th September – Secret Show, Sydney, NSW

Americana Music Association of Australia Newcastle Launch feat. Eagle & The Wolf, Magpie Diaries, Lou Bradley, Nicholas Connors, Dearly Departed, Dan Southward
Thursday 21st September – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Americana Music Association of Australia WA Launch feat. Wayward Johnson, Helen Shanahan, The Jaycos, The Justin Walshe Folk Machine, Tom Fisher and the Layabouts
Saturday 16th September – York Castle Hotel, York, WA

Americana Sunday Sessions feat. Karin Page
Sunday 17th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD

Angus & Julia Stone w/ Ruel
Thursday 21st September – Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD

Anna Smyrk
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Tuesday 19th September – Queen St Mall, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 20th September – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 22nd September – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW

Ashlea Reale
Friday 15th September – The Bank Gallery Space, Carnamah, WA
Wednesday 20th September – Indi Bar, Perth, WA
Friday 22nd September – Dôme Waikiki, Waikiki, WA

BANFF
Friday 15th September – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 16th September – Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 21st September -The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW

Ben Ely
Thursday 21st September – Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Friday 22nd September – Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC

Benny Walker
Friday 15th September – Basement Discs Instore, Melbourne, VIC

Best Music Girls feat. Merpire, Christine Jane, Hannah Robinson
Thursday 21st September – Best Music Warehouse, Sydney, NSW

Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feat. Golden Whistler
Wednesday 20th September – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW

Canyon
Friday 15th September – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC

Captain Apples
Friday 15th September – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Clare Bowditch
Friday 15th September – The Sound Doctor Presents, Anglesea, VIC

Co-cheòl
Friday 15th September – St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 17th September – Yarrunga Community Centre, Croydon Hills, VIC

Coast Acoustics Music Festival
Saturday 16th September – Gold Coast, QLD

Cyclo Timik, The Old Married Couple, Jemma Nicole
Friday 15th September – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Damien Dempsey
Friday 15th September – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th September – Manning Bar, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 17th September – Badlands Bar, Perth, WA

Dan Sultan
Friday 15th September – HQ, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 16th September – Metro City, Perth, WA
Thursday 21st September – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 22nd September – Max Watt’s, Brisbane, QLD

Dan Tuffy
Thursday 21st September – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Diana Anaid
Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Fest, Nimbin, NSW

Emma Russack
Saturday 16th September – The Fitzroy Pinnacle, Melbourne, VIC

Fanny Lumsden
Friday 22nd September – School of Arts Hall, Burren Junction, NSW

Folk By The Sea
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th September – Kiama, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. John Mason, Hannah Matysek, Paul Mason
Wednesday 20th September – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Gallie
Thursday 21st September – Star Hotel, Yackandandah, VIC

Garrett Kato
Thursday 21st September – Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury, NSW

Gold Coast Acoustics Music Festival
Saturday 16th September – Gold Coast, QLD

Grant Arthur and the Jazz Musicians
Sunday 17th September – The Fitzroy Pinnacle, Melbourne, VIC

Great Aunt
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Thursday 21st September – The Bellingen Brewery & Co., Bellingen, NSW

Guildford Banjo Jamboree
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Guildford, VIC

Hannah Matysek
Wednesday 20th September – FolksWagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 22nd September – Newtown Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Harry Hookey
Thursday 21st September – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Hooting & Howling feat. Julia Johnson
Wednesday 20th September – The Butterfly Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 21st September – The Butterfly Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 22nd September – The Butterfly Club, Melbourne, VIC

Irish Rebel Night
Saturday 16th September – The Quiet Man, Melbourne, VIC

James Bennett
Friday 15th September – Latin Loafer, Port Macquarie, NSW
Sunday 17th September – Leadbelly Newtown, Sydney, NSW

Jed Rowe
Friday 15th September – The Chapel, Burnie, TAS
Saturday 16th September – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS

Jen Mize and Mitch Power
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Friday 22nd September – Two Goats, Armidale, NSW

Joe Mungovan and Greta Stanley
Friday 15th September – Penny Black, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 22nd September – Anitas Theatre, Thirroul, NSW

Jordan Merrick
Saturday 16th September – Kilcoy BBQ and Beer Festival, Kilcoy, QLD

Justin Bernasconi & Cookie Baker
Saturday 16th September – Bayview Country Art Club, Bittern, VIC

Karl S Williams
Friday 15th September – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 16th September – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 22nd September – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Kate Wadey & George Washingmachine
Wednesday 20th September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Kelly Brouhaha
Saturday 16th September – The Muswellbrook Hotel, Muswellbrook, NSW
Sunday 17th September – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 22nd September – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW

Kilcoy BBQ and Beer Festival
Saturday 16th September – Kilcoy, QLD

Kim Churchill
Friday 15th September – Unibar, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 16th September – Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 21st September – The Jack, Cairns, QLD
Friday 22nd September – The Office, Townsville, QLD

Kimberley Wheeler & Roz Girvan
Sunday 17th September – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Lazy Colts
Sunday 17th September – Labour In Vain, Melbourne, VIC

Lily & King
Saturday 16th September – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

Lizzie Flynn
Friday 15th September – Coast Acoustics Festival Fringe, Nerang, QLD
Saturday 16th September – House Concert, Rathdownie, QLD
Sunday 17th September – Irons & Craig Cafe, Yamba, NSW
Tuesday 19th September – Queen St. Hall, Wingham, NSW
Wednesday 20th September – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Taree, NSW
Thursday 21st September – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 22nd to Saturday 23rd September – Folk By The Sea, Kiama, NSW

Madison Violet
Friday 15th September – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 16th September – Courthouse Auburn, Clare Valley, SA
Wednesday 20th September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 21st September – Sussex Inlet Surf Club, Sussex Inlet, NSW
Friday 22nd September – The Dungeon, Newcastle, NSW

Mark Olson
Friday 22nd September – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

Mark Wilkinson
Saturday 16th September – House Concert, Kew, VIC
Sunday 17th September – House Concert, Doncaster East, VIC
Thursday 21st September – House Concert, Belmont, VIC
Friday 22nd September – House Concert, Wyndham Vale, VIC

Mat Black
Sunday 17th September – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Melbourne Celtic Piping Session
Sunday 17th September – Exford Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Melody Moko
Sunday 17th September – The Black Sheep, Corryong, VIC
Friday 22nd September – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Mem Davis
Saturday 16th September – The Yo-Yo Bar, Wollongong, NSW

Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Fest
Friday 15th to Monday 18th September – Upper Kandanga, Mary Valley, QLD

Montgomery Church
Friday 15th September – Blackheath Community Hall, Blackheath, NSW

Nimbin Roots Festival
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin, NSW

Oscar Lush
Saturday 16th September – The Diggers Store, Castlemaine, VIC

Out of Abingdon
Friday 15th September – Brisbane Jazz Club, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 16th September – Gold Coast Acoustic Music Festival, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 17th September – Iron and Craig Café, Yamba, NSW

Papa Pilko and The Binrats w/ Hemmingway
Thursday 21st September – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW

Patrick James
Friday 15th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Pierce Brothers
Friday 15th September – 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th September – Westernport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Thursday 21st September – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 22nd September – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Queen Porter Stomp
Friday 15th September – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Raised By Eagles
Saturday 16th September – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Sunday 17th September – Torquay Bowls Club, Torquay, VIC

Roadhouses
Sunday 17th September – Grace Darling Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Rockabilly Night of Mayhem feat. Voodoo Rhythm Shakers, Fire Down Below, That Red Head
Saturday 16th September – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Skyscraper Stan w/ Georgia State Line, The Weeping Willows
Sunday 17th September – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC

Tempus Sun, Obscura Hail, High Society
Friday 15th September – Ding Dong Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Tex, Don & Charlie
Friday 15th September – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Saturday 16th September – Brisbane Festival, Brisbane, QLD
Tuesday 19th September – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 20th September – Badlands Bar, Perth, WA
Friday 22nd September – The Prince Of Wales Hotel, Bunbury, WA

The Blues Tram feat. Geoffrey Williams, DIGG
Saturday 16th September – The Blues Tram, Bendigo, VIC

The Button Collective
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Thursday 21st September – Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW

The Cope Street Parade
Saturday 16th September – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

The Demon Drink
Sunday 17th September – Limes Hotel, Brisbane, QLD

The Gadflys
Friday 22nd September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

The Johnny Can’t Dance Cajun Band w/ Craig Woodward & Jeremy Marcotte
Sunday 17th September – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

The Maladies
Friday 22nd September – The Botany View, Sydney, NSW

The Roamin’ Jasmine
Sunday 17th September – Hardy’s Bay Club, Hardys Bay, NSW
Wednesday 20th September – Gin Lane, Belgrave, VIC
Thursday 21st September – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 22nd September – Private Show, Reservoir, VIC

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th September – Wave Rock Weekender, Hyden, WA

The Weeping Willows
Sunday 17th September – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 22nd September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Tim Guy
Friday 15th September – The Taproom Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC

Timothy James Bowen
Thursday 21st September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Tobias
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW

Tori Forsyth
Saturday 16th September – Cobar Golf Club, Cobar, NSW

Triffid Acoustics feat. Byron Short
Wednesday 20th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD

Turning Wave Festival
Friday 15th to Saturday 17th September – Yass, NSW

Twilight in Tulsa
Friday 15th September – Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave, VIC

Ukes of Hazard
Saturday 16th September – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Vanishing Shapes, Ungus Ungus Ungus, Deepsea Lights
Friday 22nd September – The Townie, Sydney, NSW

Vardos
Friday 22nd September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Wave Rock Festival
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th September – Hyden, WA

Wilson & White
Friday 15th September – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 17th September – Yarra Valley Grand Hotel, Yarra Glen, VIC

Z-Stay Delta
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Fest, QLD
Thursday 21st September – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 22nd September – Miami Marketta, Miami, QLD

Friday Folk Flashback

“Aragon Mill” – Transatlantic Sessions feat. Karen Matheson, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Tim O’Brien

Watch the New Angus and Julia Stone Video “Chateau”

Angus and Julia
Image Courtesy of Angus & Julia Stone

Angus & Julia Stone have just dropped the latest video from their new album Snow, the dreamy “Chateau”.

The video is set in Mexico City and features Australian actors Courtney Eaton and Dacre Montgomery. Check out the video for “Chateau” below:

The upcoming tour from Angus & Julia Stone is completely sold out but the pair have been added to the Falls Festival lineup – the full list of dates is here:

Thursday 21st September – Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 23rd September – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 26th September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 28th September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Friday 29th September – Perth Concert Hall, Perth, WA
Saturday 30th December – Falls Festival, Marion Bay, TAS
Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Tuesday 2nd January – Falls Festival, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 6th January – Falls Festival, Fremantle, WA

Fleet Foxes Announced as Falls Festival Headliners

Fleet Foxes
Image Courtesy of Fleet Foxes

While it’s definitely not a folk festival every year the Falls Festival manages to deliver a smattering of really exciting artists for Timber and Steel readers.

For 2017 the Falls Festival has really outdone itself with indie-folk legends Fleet Foxes amongst the headliners. Joining them on the folky and acoustic side of things will be Angus & Julia Stone and Julia Jacklin with more artists promised to be announced soon.

Falls Festival is held in Lorne, Marion Bay, Byron Bay and Fremantle over New Year with Lorne and Byron Bay already sold out. For more details including the full list of artists on the lineup so far check out the official site here.

The full list of festival dates are below:

Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Lorne, VIC
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st December – Marion Bay, TAS
Sunday 31st December to Tuesday 2nd January – Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th January – Fremantle, WA

Thank Folk It’s Friday – 21st July

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This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Brisbane’s Daggy Man announced headline tour dates this August in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Details here

Angus & Julia Stone revealed details of their upcoming new album Snow. Details here

– Alt-country favourite Fanny Lumsden has announced plans to release her second album Real Class Act this September. Details here

– Melbourne jazz-folk quintet The Bean Project kick off their album launch tour tonight. Details here

Holly Throsby announced a handful of intimate shows in NSW this October and November. Details here

– Sydney indie-folk singer-songwriter Emma Davis released her new video “Getting Better”. Details here

– The legendary Paul Brady announced plans to release his 15th solo album Unfinished Business. Details here

– Melbourne-based alt-country band Raised By Eagles announced a headline tour this August. Details here

– Melbourne singer-songwriter Tobias released his new single “City Walk”. Details here

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Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Taryn La Fauci

Taryn La Fauci

Two reasons to get to this gig: 1) This is your first chance to check out the brand new Camperdown location for intimate Sydney venue The Newsagency. 2) Taryn La Fauci is launching her amazing new album Cycling. If you’re not at this show where are you?

Friday 21st July – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Gigs Next Week

Amber Rae Slade, Sam Newton
Saturday 22nd July – Vic on The Park Hotel, Sydney, NSW

America
Monday 24th July – Crown Theatre, Perth, WA
Wednesday 26th July – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 28th July – International Convention Centre, Sydney, NSW

An Evening Of Ryan Adams feat. Liz Stringer, Lisa Miller, Gordon Holland, Nick Gramm, John Abougelis
Tuesday 25th July – Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC

BATTS
Friday 21st July – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 22nd July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Brad Butcher
Friday 21st July – Nambour RSL, Nambour, QLD
Sunday 23rd July – Burleigh Brewing Co., Burleigh, QLD

Broadbeach Country Music Festival
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th July – Broadbeach, QLD

Broads
Saturday 22nd July – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Cake and Cordial Sessions feat. Fanny Lumsden, Kelly Cork, Megan Cooper, Paddy McHugh
Friday 28th July – Ashgrove Bowls Club, Brisbane, QLD

Charm of Finches w/ Loren Kate
Friday 28th July – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Dan Vogl
Thursday 27 July – Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Devil Goat Family String Band
Sunday 23rd July – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

Echuca Winter Blues Festival
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th July – Echuca, VIC

Ed Kuepper
Saturday 22nd July – The Melba Spiegeltent, Melbourne, VIC

Fanny Lumsden and Tobias
Friday 21st July – Ilfracombe Hall, Ilfracombe, QLD
Saturday 22nd July – Isisford Hall, Isisford, QLD
Sunday 23rd July – Yaraka Hall, Yaraka, QLD

Father John Misty
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd July – Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 23rd July – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Monday 24th July – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC

FolkSwagon feat. Lucas Road, Christian Patey, Matilda Abraham
Wednesday 26th July – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Fred Smith, Men In Suits
Friday 21st July – House Concert, Eltham, VIC

Georgia Fields and Phia
Friday 21st July – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 22nd July – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 23rd July – Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Thursday 27th July – OAF Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th July – The Unorthodox Church of Groove, Newcastle, NSW

Georgia State Line
Sunday 23rd July – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Get Folked Punk feat. Billy Puntton, Vetty Vials, Jonno Read, Ordinary Steve, Sam Namrekcut, Sare and Nath, Brothers in Arms
Thursday 27th July – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Grigoryan Brothers
Sunday 23rd July – Riverside Theatre Perth Convention Centre, Perth, WA
Monday 24th July – Riverside Theatre Perth Convention Centre, Perth, WA
Wednesday 26th July – Sydney Theatre, ICC Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 27th July – Sydney Theatre, ICC Sydney, Sydney, NSW

Helen Townsend
Friday 21st July – Sunset Studio, Mayfield, NSW

Husky
Saturday 22nd July – Mojos, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 23rd July – The Rosemount, Perth, WA

Illawarra Folk Club feat. Steve Wilson, Margaret Bradford, Jimmy & Shay, Nerida Cuddy
Friday 21st July – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

J-L Rathbone
Saturday 22nd July – AICM, Gympie, QLD

Jen Mize
Saturday 22nd July – City Golf Club, Toowoomba, QLD

Jesse Younan 9th Anniversary Tribute Show
Saturday 22nd July – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Jim Lawrie
Friday 28th July – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Josh Pyke w/ Kyle Lionhart
Friday 28th July – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Julia Johnson
Saturday 22nd July – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT

Kelly Brouhaha
Friday 21st July – No 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 22nd July – The Music Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th July – Broadbeach Country Music Festival, Broadbeach, QLD

Leo Rondeau, David Garnham
Wednesday 26th July – Midnight Special, Sydney, NSW

Lines of Flight
Thursday 27th July – Kave Bar, Newport, NSW

Lloyd Spiegel
Friday 21st July – The Mullumbimby ex-Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 22nd July – The Sound Lounge, Currumbin, QLD

Lost Ragas
Friday 21st July – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Lucy Wise
Friday 28th July – St Margaret’s Anglican Church, Eltham, VIC

Matt Joe Gow
Saturday 22nd July – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Melanie Horsnell
Sunday 23rd July – Live Spark @ Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD

Mem Davis and Kindred Spirit
Friday 28th July – The Yo-Yo Bar, Wollongong, NSW

Miles and Simone
Thursday 27th July – The Golden Age Cinema, Sydney, NSW

Mountain Pickers Association Club Fundraiser Concert feat. Slim Dime, Appalachian Heaven Stringband, Nine Mile Creek
Sunday 23rd July – The 1812 Theatre, Fern Tree Gully, VIC

O’Shea
Friday 28th July – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Oliver Downes w/ Imogen Pemberton, Georgia Smith
Wednesday 26th July – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Parodies Past & Present feat. Phyl Lobl & Paul Spencer
Saturday 22nd July – Loaded Dog Folk Club, Sydney, NSW

Pete Murray
Friday 21st July – Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich, QLD
Saturday 22nd July – The Star, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 23rd July – Redland Bay Hotel, Redland Bay, QLD
Wednesday 26th July – Cex, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Thursday 27th July – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 28th July – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW

Queen Porter Stomp
Friday 21st July – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Rezza House Concert Series feat. Rick Hart, Lloyd Clarke
Sunday 23rd July – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC

Rich Davies & The Low Road
Saturday 22nd July – The Labour in Vain, Melbourne, VIC

Riley Pearce w/ Elli Schoen, The Hunting Birds
Friday 21st July – Secret Warehouse Show, Perth, WA
Saturday 22nd July – Secret Warehouse Show, Fremantle, WA

Sam Buckingham
Sunday 23rd July – Tamworth Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 27th July – Four5Nine, Perth, WA

Sam Shinazzi, Sam Newton, DJ Post To Wire
Thursday 27th July – The Midnight Special, Sydney, NSW

Scottish Ceilidh feat. Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers
Sunday 23rd July – St James Uniting Church Hall, Box Hill South, VIC

Shane Nicholson
Thursday 27th July – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th July – Broadbeach Country Music Festival, QLD

Smith Street Dreaming feat. Frank Yamma, Emma Donovan
Saturday 22nd July – Smith St, Melbourne, VIC

Splendour in the Grass
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd July – Byron Bay, NSW

St Joan
Monday 24th July – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Steamed Up at Lawson Pub feat. Willem Rhooda, Ian Host & Rob Thompson, Elle Petersen & Ian Tanner, Golden Whistler, Chris O, Edith Grove, Ryan Tremble, Johnny Cordukes
Sunday 23rd July – Blue Mountain Hotel, Lawson, NSW

Steve Smyth & The Outlaws
Wednesday 26th July – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Thursday 27th July – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Supper Clubs at CERES feat. Lucie Thorne
Saturday 22nd July – CERES Environment Park, Melbourne, VIC

Taryn La Fauci
Friday 21st July – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

The Ahern Brothers
Saturday 22nd July – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 28th July – Green Door Wines, Ferguson Valley, WA

The Bean Project
Friday 21st July – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 22nd July – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Thursday 27th July – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th July – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW

The Cake & Cordial Sessions feat. Fanny Lumsden, Kelly Cork, Megan Cooper, Paddy McHugh
Friday 28th July – Ashgrove Bowls Club, Brisbane, QLD

The Collingwood Casanovas
Friday 28th July – The Lomond Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

The Demon Drink
Friday 21st July – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 22nd July – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

The Ramshackle Army
Saturday 22nd July – Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

The Shaolin Afronauts
Thursday 27th July – The Gov, Adelaide, SA

The Teskey Brothers
Friday 21st July – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 22nd July – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th July – Echuca Winter Blues Festival, Echuca, VIC

Timberwolf
Friday 21st July – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Tori Forsyth
Thursday 27th July – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 28th to Sunday 31st July – Broadbeach Country Music Festival, Broadbeach, QLD

Vanishing Shapes
Friday 21st July – Foghorn Brewhouse, Erina, NSW

Waterloo Sunset Sessions feat. The Fibro Cowboys
Sunday 23rd July – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Yarra’s Women of Country feat. Sue Ray
Sunday 23rd July – Standard Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Zulya and the Children of the Underground
Monday 24th July – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Sheep-Crook and Black Dog” – Steeleye Span

Angus and Julia Stone Announce Details of New Album

Angus and Julia Stone
Image Courtesy of Angus & Julia Stone

Having already released their new single “Snow” and announcing a September tour it’s no surprise that this week Angus & Julia Stone also revealed details of a brand new album.

Also titled Snow, the new album is due to be released on the 15th September. The album follows their 2014 self titled release which was produced by Rick Rubin.

“That was the first time that we actually started writing together, in the same room, and I guess we took a leaf from that chapter into this record,” Angus Stone explained. “This time round though, every song on the record we wrote together”

Snow is self produced by the pair and was recorded in Angus Stone’s Byron Bay hinterland cottage studio.

“It was quite magical because Angus and I have never spent that much time together, just the two of us,” says 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.”

The full track listing and album teaser for Snow are below:

1. Snow
2. Oakwood
3. Chateau
4. Cellar Door
5. Sleep Alone
6. Make It Out Alive
7. Who Do You Think You Are
8. Nothing Else
9. My House Your House
10. Bloodhound
11. Baudelaire
12. Sylvester Stallone

Angus & Julia Stone will be touring this September – the full dates are here:

Thursday 21st September – Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 23rd September – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 26th September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 28th September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Friday 29th September – Perth Concert Hall, Perth, WA

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