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
Snow – Angus & Julia Stone
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Strange Tales of Drugs & Lost Love – Ben Ely
Official Site
My Queen – Diana Anaid
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When They Play That Song – Lisa Mitchell
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Walk Into A Storm – The Lone Bellow
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Deep Leads – The Orbweavers
iTunes
Folksinger Vol. 2 – Willie Watson
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The Laughing Apple – Yusuf Islam
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Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig
Americana Music Association of Australia Newcastle and WA Launch
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
