Australia’s newest Americana festival Dashville Skyline last week announced the second round of artists for its inaugural event this October and we’re very very impressed.
Dashville Skyline is brought together by the folks behind The Gum Ball and is held in Lower Belford, NSW on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October. For more information check out the official site here.
– UK singer-songwriter Blair Dunlop released his new single “Fifty Shades of Blue”. Details here
– Bill Jackson released his new Double A side “Try/Somebody’s Darlin'” online. Details here
– Irish music legend Paul Brady will be releasing his new live album Paul Brady: The Vicar Street Sessions Volume 1 featuring collaborations with the like of Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Sinead O’Connor and many more. Details here
Interviews
“I am definitely writing more about my experiences in America. There is a few place name drops in there. And that’s kind of a weird thing at first – it feels like a betrayal or something – and I’m just trying to work out what to do with that. These are songs that are in the very early stages. But coming back here right now there’s still a whole lot of stories that I’ve only half told in my head about Australia and that’s what I love doing when I’m in America with American audiences” – Jordie Lane chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Details here
“For me as a young person writing music in this genre in Australia [Paul Kelly’s] the best at it. Writing songs that evoke some kind of feeling about being Australian and it’s very genuine and sincere so it resonates with me just as a person in Australia. And as a musician I admire him for doing something that I’m trying to do as well. And why these two albums? Because I like bluegrass better than I like pop music” – The Morrisons chat to Gareth Hugh Evans ahead of their Paul Kelly tribute show tonight. Interview here
“All the playing that we’ve done together over the past year and a half as a trio has led us to approach this new project with a whole lot more experience of arranging together and of telling stories together” – Lucy Wise chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
“After recording the three albums just with us three – Graham [McLeod], Holly [Downes] and I – we really felt like we spent a lot of years and time and effort growing together musically. Learning a lot from each other. Coming from different backgrounds – Holly classical, me folk and Graham rock and pop – we had a huge amount of ground to cover to be as good as each other at various elements of music making. We had a lot of material to work with and a lot of growth and over those three albums we really felt like we did that. We sort of got to a point where we felt like significantly we could move into each other’s territory, hold our own and make that work. We had so much fun really developing and growing and struggling – actually being really inspired and forced to learn and grow – that we kind of looked around for something for our next project that would continue that direction for all of us, so that we wouldn’t stagnate and make the same album again” – Chris Stone from The String Contingent chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
“The [Alice Springs] folk club, there’s nothing like it. There’s nothing to compare with it now in any way whatsoever. You could write a song in a week and go and perform it in front of people and get feedback as to what they thought it was like. You can’t do that anymore hence the reason it takes me a long time to write songs” – Dave Oakes chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
Reviews
Gigs
“The Blue Mountains Music Festival seems to have found the perfect balance. Wedging itself between the Port Fairy and National Folk Festival/Bluesfest guarantees a high calibre of artists not normally seen at a small town event. And its proximity to Sydney makes it easy for day trippers or weekend getaways from the big city. But it still feels like an intimate, community focused event, probably because it’s mostly set on the grounds of a school and the local volunteers are front and centre” – Gareth Hugh Evans reviews the Blue Mountains Music Festival. Details here
Tonight Sydney pickers The Morrisons take on the bluegrass albums of Paul Kelly, Smoke and Foggy Highway, in a very special one off show
Friday 27th March – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Alabama Shakes Thursday 2nd April – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
All Our Exes Live In Texas Friday 27th March – Spiegeltent, Hobart, TAS
Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Bluesfest Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th April – Byron Bay, NSW
Brad Butcher Friday 27th March – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 28th March – Currumbin Creek Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 29th March – TAPS, Mooloolooba, QLD
Candelo Village Festival Saturday 28th March – Candelo, NSW
Darren Hanlon Saturday 28th March – Candelo Festival, NSW
Sunday 29th March – Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 2nd April – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Friday 3rd April – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
David Gray Wednesday 1st April – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd April -State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Festival of Small Halls feat. Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, Siskin River Tuesday 31st March – Coramba Community Hall, Coramba, NSW
Wednesday 1st April – Bayldon Community Centre, Toormina, NSW
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Heartstring Quartet Friday 27th March – Southern Folk Club, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 28th March – Fowlers Live, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 1st to Monday 6th April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Hozier Saturday 28th March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 30th March – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Jake Shimabukuro Thursday 2nd April – Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD
Jack Carty Saturday 28th March – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW (Early Show)
Saturday 28th March – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th March – The Porch Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Jordie Lane Friday 27th March – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 28th March – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Josh Rennie-Hynes, Liam Gerner, Caitlin Harnett Friday 27th March – The Jive, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 28th March – The Singing Gallery, McLaren Vale, SA
Justin Townes Earle Thursday 2nd April – Byron Bay Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 3rd April – Boogie, Tallarook, VIC
Kim Richey Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Lisa Mitchell Friday 27th March – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd April – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Lucie Thorne Friday 27th March – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemain, VIC
Saturday 28th March – The Velvet Room, Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Lucy Wise Trio Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th April – The National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
National Folk Festival Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th April – Canberra, ACT
Nuala Kennedy Saturday 28th March – Candelo Village Festival, Candelo, NSW
Friday 3rd to Monday 8th April – The National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Packwood Saturday 28th March – Vinyl, Adelaide, SA
Paolo Nutini Tuesday 31st March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 1st April – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Rowena Wise Friday 27th March – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 28th March – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Sam Buckingham Saturday 28th March – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats Friday 27th March – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 28th March – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Solar Saturday Lounge Party Saturday 28th March – Heidelberg Heights, Melbourne, VIC
Taryn La Fauci Friday 27th March – The Bunker Room at Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW
The Morrisons play Paul Kelly Friday 27th March – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
The Pigs Friday 27th March – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Saturday 28th March – Mallee Fire Recovery Festival, Rainbow, VIC
The Seals Saturday 28th March – Quarry Amphitheatre, Perth, WA
Timberwolf Friday 27th March – Shebeen, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th March – The Hills Are Alive, VIC
Friday 3rd April – Blenheim Camping and Music Festival, SA
Vance Joy Friday 27th March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 28th March – Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
Winterbourne Friday 27th March – Rad, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 28th March – The Front Gallery & Café, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 2nd April – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Xavier Rudd & The United Nations Friday 27th March – HQ Complex, Adelaide. SA
Sunday 29th March – West Coast Blues & Roots, Fremantle, WA
Friday Folk Flashback
“The Wrote & The Writ” – Laura Marling
Remember that time Laura Marling used the triple j Like A Version segment to sing her mate Johnny Flynn’s song “The Wrote and The Writ”? Awesome.
Sydney duo Betty & Oswald recently spent time in the studio with producer Lachlan Mitchell and the result is the new single “King of Bohemia”. Take a listen to the track here:
To celebrate the release of “King of Bohemia” Betty & Oswald are heading out on an east coast tour. The full list of dates are here:
Saturday 11th April – The Brewery, Wollongong NSW
Friday 17th April – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave VIC
Saturday 18th April – The Espy, Melbourne VIC
Wednesday 22nd April – Lass O’Growrie, Newcastle NSW
Thursday 23rd April – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen NSW
Saturday 25th April – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD
Sunday 26th April – The Milk Factory, Brisbane QLD
– Following his appearance at Woodford UK singer-songwriter John Smith will be making his way around the east coast for a string of dates. Details here
– Austro-Scottish celtic folk four-piece Black Market Tune will be touring throughout January. Details here
– Tim Edey has a bunch of Woodford sideshows this January. Details here
– Trad four-piece Tolka announced their new album One House. Details here
Interviews
“And this led to a meeting with the just as lovely Deborah Suckling, the brains and organisational braun behind The Soldier’s Wife. Currently an irregularly performed concert, matching female singer-songwriters with ‘..the partners of Australian servicemen – both past and present – and putting the experience, emotions and lives of those women into song'” – Deborah Suckling chats to Bill Quinn. Interview here
“Mixing music, theatre, improv and audience participation, The Travelling Sisters fill that little caravan-y void where some punters might remember a couple of late night clowns used to perform out back of The Duck (the venue formerly known as The Duck and Shovel)” – The Travelling Sisters chat to Bill Quinn. Interview here
“Andrew, like many folkies, wears many hats (some of them at the same time) and at Woodford he’s virtually juggling them. His supper club has two showings at Bill’s Bar every day, and Totally Gourdgeous are launching their new live DVD” – Andrew Clermont chats to Bill Quinn. Interview here
“Bill and Joey were seated in the most salubrious of surrounds (on the slippery slope at the back of the gent’s toilets next to The Duck and The Travelling Sisters‘ caravan), chatting about performance spaces, and radio, and grass roots music development” – Joey Channon from Rabbit Radio chats to Bill Quinn. Interview here
“About 3.6 minutes later, David and Bill were outside the donga by the Spirit of Woodford office, standing variously on the wooden palets or in the mud, dodging dangerous ants the size of small cats, and speaking over the sound spill creeping up the hill from Bluestown, chatting about Paper Lions, music advocacy and the wondrous, wonderful Woodford” – David Cyrus MacDonald from Paper Lions chats to Bill Quinn. Interview here
“Bill Quinn stopped on his amble along the individually decorated paving bricks to chat with Aly de Groot about her workshops” – Aly de Groot chats to Bill Quinn. Interview here
“John Smith is performing at Woodford Folk Festival, and at the time of writing has just finished his last show at The Duck. While that’s bad news for anyone on site who missed his gigs, or for anyone who got along and just wants to see more, the good news for John is that he can now find a shady tree and try to keep cool for the rest of the festival. “This weather is too hot for my blood!” he observed to the lunchtime crowd of Duck Eggs, as he referred to them, in a friendly way” – John Smith chats to Bill Quinn. Interview here
Blog
“Bill Quinn was sitting having his ritual cup of peppermint tea in Fine Earth Foods at Woodford Folk Festival when a postie came into the venue and started attempting to deliver letters. To people” – Bill Quinn discovers The Lettering House at the Woodford Folk Festival. Read his piece here
“At probably my first Woodford Folk Festival, I got a treasured copy of the then very new The Next Turn album by Trouble in the Kitchen. As I set off down the D’Aguilar Highway on 3 January, processing eight days’ worth of festy wonderfullness, I was in an emotional, impressionable state, making listening to the 14 tracks all the more powerful” – Bill Quinn details his love for Trouble in the Kitchen. Read more here
Bill Quinn captures the traditional Woodford Folk Festival three minutes of silence. Experience it here
Saturday 3rd January – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 7th January -The Melbourne Folk Club @ Bella Union, Melbourne VIC
Thursday 8th January – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS
Gigs Next Week
Afenginn w/ Crooked Fiddle Band, Leroy Lee Thursday 8th January – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Alela Diane Thursday 8th January – City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW
Black Market Tune Thursday 8th January – Jetty Cafe, Dennes Point, Bruny Island, TAS
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th – Cygnet Folk Festival, TAS
Brass Knuckle Brass Band Saturday 3rd January – The Milk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 4th January – Bellingen, NSW
Cygnet Folk Festival Friday 9th to Sunday 11th January – Cygnet, TAS
John Smith Saturday 3rd January – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 7th January -The Melbourne Folk Club @ Bella Union, Melbourne VIC
Thursday 8th January – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS
Nariel Creek Festival Saturday 27th December to Saturday 3rd January – Nariel Creek, VIC
Paper Lions Friday 2nd January – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 3rd January – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 4th January – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Wednesday 7th January – The Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 8th January – Rad Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 9th January – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
The Melbourne Folk Club feat. John Smith, Caitlin Harnett Wednesday 7th January – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
The Melbourne Folk Club feat. The East Pointers, Tolka Thursday 8th January – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
Tim Edey Saturday 3rd January – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 7th January – Byron Theatre, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday 8th January – Mountain Mummas, Sheffield, TAS
Friday 9th and Saturday 10th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, TAS
Friday Folk Flashback
“Auld Lang Syne” – Andrew Bird
Happy New Year folk fans! Here’s to a massive 2015!
If you’re stuck in Sydney over the New Year period and you’re missing out on all the folky goodness up at Woodford never fear – some of the festival’s best acts are coming your way in January.
So make sure get through New Year safe and sound so you can get along to one of these amazing shows. Check out the full list of dates and artists below:
Saturday 10th January – Upstairs & Underground feat. Betty & Oswald, Jacob Pearson, Caitlin Harnett, Goodtimes She Wrote
Tuesday 13th January – Black Market Tunes w/ Folklore
Wednesday 14th January – The East Pointers w/ The Button Collective
– There will be a new live album from Shane Nicholson released next week, Pitch, Roll & Yaw. Details here
Interviews
“I’m a man from the 90s, so i grew up listening to all that “grunge” stuff. Eventually I started to break away from that and found great music in the roots of rock and blues, 70s rock, great songwriters that thrill me like Nick Drake, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Johnny Mitchell, Silvio Rodriguez, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen. Today I listen to all the new folk like Bon Iver, Iron and wine, Jose Gonzalez, Elliot Smith, Bonnie Prince Billie. Saying that, I listen to a great variety of music really different to what I am doing” – Pierrot chats to Aiden Quinn
The Wilson Pickers return with a series of reunion gigs in and around Melbourne this weekend. These guys have been doing the folk revival thing longer than most and are definitely worth checking out in these rare live dates
Friday 14th November – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 15th November – Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood, VIC
Sunday 16th November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Gigs Next Week
Betty & Oswald Saturday 15th November – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st November – Howlin’ Wolf, Wollongong, NSW
Busby Marou Friday 14th November – SSA Club, Albury, NSW
Saturday 15th November – Unbridled Festival, Canberra, ACT (Full Band)
Thursday 20th November – The Bridge, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 21st November – Caravan Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Cat Canteri Friday 14th November – The Singing Gallery, McLaren Vale, SA
Saturday 15th November – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
C.W. Stoneking Friday 14th November – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th November – Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 21st November – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Daniel Lee Kendall Friday 14th November – The Shebeen Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Davidson Brothers Sunday 16th November – The B-East, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 17th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Eddie Boyd and The Phatapillars Saturday 15th November – The Earl of Spencer Hotel, Albany, WA
Sunday 16th November – The Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Friday 21st November – The Boatshed, Manly, NSW
Festival of Small Halls feat. Andy Brown, The Mae Trio Friday 14th November – St George, QLD
Saturday 15th November – Texas, QLD
Sunday 16th November – Nerang, QLD
Thursday 20th November – Mullum Music Festival, Mullumbimby, NSW
Friday 21st November – Mullum Music Festival, Mullumbimby, NSW
Fred Smith Saturday 15th November – MAD Gallery, Lancefield, VIC
Friday 21st November – Hornsby Folk Club, Hornsby, NSW
Georgia Fair Friday 14th November – Easy Tiger, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th November – John Curtin Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Hat Fitz and Cara Friday 14th November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 15th November – Katoomba RSL Club, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 16th November – The Vanguard, Newtown, NSW
Husky Friday 14th November – Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 15th November – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 16th November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 21st November – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
Jack Carty Friday 14th November – The Commons, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 16th November – Flow Espresso Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Thursday 20th November – The Pier, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 21st November – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Jep and Dep Friday 14th November – Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW
Josh Pyke Thursday 20th November – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 21st November – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Katie Noonan, Angie Hart, Melody Pool, Sam Buckingham Friday 14th November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 16th November – Lizotte’s Restaurant, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 21st November – The Byron Theatre, Byron Bay, NSW
Lachlan Bryan and Harmony James Friday 14th November – Parkes Services Club, Parkes, NSW
Sunday 16th November – Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 19th November – Hotel Imperial, Mount Victoria, NSW
Friday 21st November – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Lanie Lane Saturday 15th November – The Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Little May Sunday 16th November – Rad Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 21st November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Liz Stringer Friday 14th November – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 15th November – Healesville Festival, Healesville, VIC
Sunday 16th November – Saints & Sailors, Portarlington, VIC
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November – Mullum Music Festival, Mullumbimby, NSW
Mark Moldre Saturday 15th November – Unbridled Festival, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 16th November – Smith’s Alternative Bookstore, Canberra, ACT
Mark Wilkinson Friday 14th November – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 15th November – Ellington Jazz Club, Perth, WA
Sunday 16th November – Ellington Jazz Club, Perth, WA
Mullum Music Festival Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd November – Mullumbimby, NSW
One Up, Two Down and Dan Parsons Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November – MountainGrass Fest, Harrietville, VIC
Wednesday 19th November – Jasmine’s House, Newstead, VIC
Thursday 20th November – The Front Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Sahara Beck Friday 14th November – Babushka Bar, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday 16th November – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Sarah Humphreys Sunday 16th November – The Cheese Factory, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 20th November – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Steve Smyth Friday 14th November – No.5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 15th November – The Bean Bar Cafe, Taree, NSW
Wednesday 19th November – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Thursday 20th November – Prince Of Wales Hotel, Bunbury, WA
Friday 21st November – Redcliffe On The Murray, Pinjarra, WA
The Acfields Friday 14th November – Acoustic Picnic (The Music Lounge), Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15th November – House Concert, Sutherland, NSW
The Pierce Brothers Friday 14th November – Westernport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Saturday 15th November – AWME, Melbourne, VIC
The Tiger & Me Saturday 15th November – The Toff, Melbourne, VIC
The Wilson Pickers Friday 14th November – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 15th November – Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood, VIC
Sunday 16th November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
The Spooky Men’s Chorale Thursday 20th November – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st November – Milton Theatre, South Coast, NSW
The Stetson Family Sunday 16th November – Yarra Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Upstairs and Underground feat. Bears with Guns, Liam Gale & the Ponytails, Aether Beach Saturday 15th November – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday Folk Flashback
“Trellick Tower” – Emmy The Great
The thing I love most about Emmy The Great’s songwriting is her ability to be both metaphorical and autobiographical at the same time. “Trellick Tower” is the final track from her 2011 album Virtue and documents the breakdown of her relationship after her finance became a born-again Christian. Beautiful stuff.
Sydney folk, jazz and acoustic duo Betty & Oswald this week debuted their brand new single “Fragile Little Lover”. For the last few months it feels like Betty & Oswald have been absolutely everywhere around the Sydney scene and the jazz-blues goodness of the new single is only going to turn a few more heads.
Take a listen to “Fragile Little Lover” below:
To celebrate the release of “Fragile Little Lover” Betty & Oswald will be playing a launch show at Brighton Up Bar in Sydney on Saturday the 15th November followed by a series of shows up and down the east coast finishing at the Woodford Folk Festival. Check out the full list of dates below:
Saturday 15th November – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 21st November – Howlin’ Wolf, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 22nd November – Penny Black, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 23rd November – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Thursday 27th November – Babushka, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 28th November – Spirit Bar, Traralgon, VIC
Sunday 30th November – Front Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 4th December – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 5th December – The Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 6th December – No. 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 7th December – The Rails, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday 11th December – Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 13th December – Peregian Originals, Peregian Beach, QLD
Sunday 14th December – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 27th December to Thursday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
There were a ton of folk festival announcements all over the weekend but the one that everyone is talking about is the 2014 Woodford Folk Festival lineup. The full musical program dropped yesterday with the usual mix of folk, roots, trad, singer-songwriter and I-don’t-know-why-they’re-at-a-folk-festival artists.
The Woodford Folk Festival takes place from the 27th December to the 1st January. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
Regular Sydney folk and alt-country night the Porch Light Sessions just keeps on trucking withe the announcement of their August lineup. Curated by the incomparable Leroy Lee, these nights are very quickly becoming an institution on the Sydney folk scene.
The August edition will take place on Thursday 14th August at the Petersham Bowling Club and will feature sets from local folksters Betty & Oswald and Andy Golledge.
Don’t think for a moment that just because Easter has come and gone that the folk festival season is over – we’re still smack bang in the middle of some fantastic events right around the country.
If you’re in Sydney this weekend you’d do well to get yourself north of the bridge to the Berry Reserve in Narrabeen for the 2014 Northern Beaches Music Festival. Sydney itself doesn’t have a defining folk festival but it does have a bunch of smaller festivals that are within easy access scattered around its outskirts and the Northern Beaches Music Festival is definitely worth a day (or even weekend) trip.
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