After a successful tilt at the Bello Winter Music Festival William Crighton and Claire Anne Taylor take their joint national tour through the east coast.
Friday 15th July – The Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 16th July – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 21st July – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Friday 22nd July – The Oxford Circus, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Áine Tyrrell Friday 15th July – Miami Marketta Night Markets, Gold Coast, QLD
Colin Jones & The Delta Revue Sunday 17th July – The White Horse, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 20th July – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Hannah Marjorie, Tenderfoot, The Delta Revue Wednesday 20th July – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Hootenanny feat. Chiptooth Sunday 17th July – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW
Imogen Clark Friday 15th July – Oxford Circus, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 16th July – Stag & Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 17th July – Hotel Blue, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 22nd July – Shebeen, Melbourne, VIC
Jake Bugg Friday 22nd July to Sunday 24th July – Splendour in the Grass, NSW
Josh Pyke w/ Jack Carty Thursday 21st July – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday 22nd July – White Star Hotel, Albany, WA
Leah Flanagan Friday 15th July- Leaps & Bounds Festival, Richmond Theatrette, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th July – The Grand Poobah, Hobart, TAS
Sunday 17th July – The Jade Monkey, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 21st July – Midnight Special, Sydney, NSW
Leah Senior, Leroy Lee Friday 22nd July – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Live ‘n’ Lounging feat. Kyle Taylor, Lola Sola, Joseph Nassif Saturday 16th July – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Lloyd Spiegel Friday 15th July – The Wonderland Spiegeltent, Harbour Town Docklands, VIC
Paper Mouse Saturday 16th July – Saladin Lodge, Narbethong, VIC
Pat Capocci, The Buffalo Grass Boys, Trembling Giant Saturday 16th July – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Ramblin’ Nights feat. M.E. Baird, Belle Harvey, Andy Golldege Friday 15th July – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Sam Newton Sunday 17th July – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
The Sounds of Simon – Paul Simon Tribute Show feat. The Old Married Couple, Alison Avron, Dean Hewson, Kay Proudlove, Rod Crundwell, Pixels & Sound, Dear Orphans, Sabrina Soares Music Friday 15th July – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Splendour in the Grass Friday 22nd July to Sunday 24th July – Byron Bay, NSW
Sweet Jean Friday 15th July – Skukum Lounge, Ashgrove, QLD
Saturday 16th July – Mullum Ex Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW
Thursday 21st July – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Taasha Coates Friday 15th July – Flying Saucer Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th July – Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS
Sunday 17th July – Festival of Voices, Devils Corner Vineyard, Asplawn, TAS
The Barleyshakes Saturday 16th July – The West End Sessions, Brisbane, QLD
Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife Friday 15th July – The NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 17th July – Triffid Roots, Newstead, QLD
Friday 22nd July – Transwells Commercial Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Triffid Country feat. Harmony James, Sian Evans, Phil Smith, Ben Bunting Friday 22nd July – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Vincent Cross Saturday 16th July – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 17th July – Hump Hall, Allambie, NSW
Tuesday 19th July – The Bug, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 20th July – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 21st July – The Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 22nd July – Nundle Memorial Hall, Nundle, NSW
William Crighton and Claire Anne Taylor Friday 15th July – The Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 16th July – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 21st July – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Friday 22nd July – The Oxford Circus, Sydney, NSW
Willie Watson and Josh Hedley Friday 15th July – Caravan Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 16th July – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Sunday 17th July – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday Folk Flashback
“He Fades Away” – Karine Polwart
A beautiful rendition of the Alistair Hulett classic.
The latest video from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros’ new album PersonA is the very 60s sounding “Wake Up The Sun”. The video was directed by award winning cinematographer Noaz Deshe and was filmed in the eastern European country of Moldova.
“We’ve just recorded our third album of thirteen original tracks, some of which you’d call bluegrass and some of which I don’t know what you’d call it. But it’s all great music and we’ve pulled it off – it’s a really fun band in that respect” – George Jackson from The Company chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
“We started playing music together as friends and then came across the Bluegrass and Old Time Society and started going there a lot. We’d learn three songs to play at that gig – every month we’d learn three more songs. And we slowly built up a set and we ended up having enough to do a gig on our own. It was pretty slow but also really nice” – John Healy and Francis Duffy from The Plough chat to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
“For the 1979 National Festival, which was in Melbourne, one of the reasons Bloodwood got together in the first place was to promote the 1980 festival which was to be held in Alice Springs. We went down there and had a fabulous reception. We had terrific posters and terrific t-shirts and all that stuff designed by a lady in Alice Springs. It was a knock out design and the strange thing is we were actually asked to stop promoting the 1980 festival by the Melbourne organisers because no one was buying their t-shirts. That is deadset true!” – Bob Barford from Bloodwood chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
“I have a deep relationship with Scottish music, as I spent one year of my life in Glasgow, to absorb the music from its source. The music can be really gentle and smooth, when it comes to ballads but also really ferocious and rythmically driving in strathspeys or reels – I really like the broad spectrum of expression and energy when it comes to Scottish Music” – Paul Dangl from Black Market Tune chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
Seminal Australian bush band Bloodwood have reformed for The National Folk Festival next week and are performing two shows in their hometown of Alice Springs in preparation. If you’re in either of Australia’s Territories this week these are gigs not to be missed.
Friday 18th March – The Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT
Saturday 19th March – The Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Gigs Next Week
Adam Young w/ Den Hanrahan, Not Good With Horses Saturday 19th March – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Ann Vriend Tuesday 22nd March – The Toff, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 25th March – The Goulburn Club, Goulburn, NSW
April Maze Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Black Market Tune Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Yacandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah, VIC
Monday 21st – Kedron State High School Auditorium, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Blind Boys of Alabama Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Bloodwood Friday 18th March – The Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT
Saturday 19th March – The Watertank Cafe, Alice Springs, NT
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Blue Mountains Music Festival Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Katoomba, NSW
Blue Mts Festival Hillbilly Fringe Saturday 19th March – Old City Bank, Katoomba, NSW
Bluesfest Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Byron Bay, NSW
Bob Barford Sunday 20th March – Ooraminna Supper Club, Ooraminna, NT
Brunswick Music Festival Tuesday 15th to Sunday 20th March – Melbourne, VIC
Daniel Champagne Friday 18th March – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Saturday 19th March – The Royal Oak Hotel – Boat Shed, LauncestonTAS
Sunday 20th March – Marakoopa Cafe, Mayberry, TAS
Davidson Brothers Saturday 19th March – Terang Country Music Festival, VIC
Emily Barker Friday 18th March – Margaret River Cultural Centre, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 20th March – The Bakehouse, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 21st March – Sun Theatre, Yarraville, VIC
Tuesday 22nd March – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Festival of Small Halls feat. Vishtèn, The Little Stevies, Rob Longstaff Friday 18th March – Willaura Memorial Hall, Willaura, VIC
Saturday 19th March – Dalgety Hall, Dalgety, NSW
Sunday 20th March – Murrah Hall, Murrah, NSW
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Folkswagon feat. Leroy Lee, The Delta Revue, Carlos Arango Wednesday 23rd March – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Gaelic Club Session Friday 18th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Goin’ Back – Moreland’s History in Song feat. Jeff Lang, Alison Ferrier, Tracy McNeil, Luke Sinclair, Van Walker, Gretta Ray, Mandy Connell Friday 18th March – Metanoia Theatre at The Mechanic’s Institute, Melbourne, VIC
Gordie Tentrees Friday 18th to Monday 21st March – Yachandandah Folk Festival, Yachandandah VIC
Wednesday 23rd March – Murrah Hall, Murrah NSW
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Heartbreaker Sessions feat. The Sweet Jelly Rolls, Whiskey Jeff Thursday 24th March – Freda’s, Sydney, NSW
Holler & Haul’s Backyard Picnic feat. The Button Collective, Rebecca Bastoli, Grace Turner Sunday 20th March – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Hootenanny feat. Echo Deer Sunday 20th March – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW
Hussy Hicks Saturday 19th March – Nukara Festival, WA
Friday 25th to Sunday 27th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Imogen Clark Thursday 24th March – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Irish Mythen Wednesday 23rd March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 24th March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Irish Trad Workshops Friday 18th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney
James Thomson w/ Ruby Boots Friday 18th March – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 22nd March – Araluen Gold Concert Series, Araluen, NSW
Wednesday 23rd March – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 24th March – The Factory Floor, Sydney, NSW
Friday 25th March – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Jason Isbell Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Bluesfest, NSW
Jimi Beavis Friday 18th March – Pistol Pete’s Food ‘n’ Blues, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 19th March – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Jordie Lane Friday 18th March – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 25th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Kaurna Cronin Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Blue Mountains Folk Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes Saturday 19th March – The Union, Melbourne, VIC
Liam Gerner Friday 18th March – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Sunday 20th March – Leftys Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Luke Morris Saturday 19th March – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Mark Lucas and The Dead Setters Friday 18th March – The Merton Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Mary Black Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th March – Blue Mountains Folk Festival, NSW
Moxie Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, NSW
Wednesday 23rd March – Cat & Fiddle Hotel, Balmain, NSW
Friday 25th March – Fly By Night Club, Fremantle, WA
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Bluesfest, NSW
Patrick James Friday 18th March – Pirie & Co Social Club, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 19th March – Jimmy’s Den, Perth WA
Pocket Fox Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Ruby Boots Friday 18th March – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 19th March – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Sahara Beck Sunday 20th March – Bleach Festival, Brisbane, QLD
Sian Evans Friday 18th March – Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 19th March – Peregian Hotel, Peregian Beach, QLD
Saturday 19th March – The Porch Project, Yandina Creek, QLD
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Steve Earle & The Dukes w/ The Mastersons Friday 18th March – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 19th March – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 22nd March – Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Mackay QLD
Thursday 24th March – Tanks, Cairns, QLD
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Sturgill Simpson Tuesday 22nd March – The Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW **CANCELLED** Wednesday 23rd March – 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC **CANCELLED**
The Button Collective Saturday 19th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
The Decemberists Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
The East Pointers Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah, VIC
Wednesday 23rd March – The Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 24th to Monday 27th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
The Little Stevies Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Warrandyte Festival, Warrandyte, VIC
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
The National Anti-Folk Festival Thursday 24th to Monday 27th March – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
The National Folk Festival Thursday 24th to Monday 27th March – Canberra, ACT
The Once Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Blue Mountains Folk Festival, Katoomba, NSW
The Peninsula Picnic Sunday 20th March – Mornington Racecourse, Mornington, VIC
The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Saturday 19th March – Courthouse Café, Camperdown, VIC
Sunday 20th March – Burke & Wills Winery, Mia Mia, VIC
Tuesday 22nd March – TBA, Upwey, VIC
Wednesday 23rd March – Valencia Creek Hall, Valencia Creek, VIC
Friday 25th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
The Rambling Boys Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, NSW
Thursday 24th to Monday 27th March – National Folk Festival, ACT
The Sydney String Band Hootenanny feat. Devil on the Rooftop, Dear Orphans, Squeeze Box Trio, Burnt Creek Deviation Sunday 20th March – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
The Timbers Thursday 24th to Monday 27th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
The Weeping Willows Friday 18th March – Babushka Bar, Ballarat, VIC
Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th March – The Basin Music Festival, The Basin, VIC
Friday 25th March – Billyroy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo, VIC
The Young’uns Friday 18th to Friday 20th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 22nd March – The Cat and Fiddle, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Tim Guy Friday 18th March – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 19th March – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 20th March – Melbourne Folk Club, Bakehouse, Melbourne, VIC
Tweedy Sunday 20th March – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Monday 21st March – Recital Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 22nd March – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 24th to Monday 28th March – Bluesfest, NSW
Yackandandah Folk Festival Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March – Yackandandah, VIC
The new single from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, “No Love Like Yours”, has a brand new video, directed by Olivia Wilde. The track is taken from the upcoming album PersonA, due on the 15th April.
“We’ve seen him in a number of settings, from large festival stages, to solo shows, from super groups, to full band concerts and even a magical collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. But it’s the witty repartee that fills the gaps between songs and reveals his inner dork that is exactly the thing that fans love about him” – KT Bell Reviews Josh Pyke at Twilight at Taronga. Review here
One of our favourite singer-songwriters, William Fitzsimmons, embarks on his first ever Australian tour. If you only see one show other than Gillian Welch this week, make it this one.
Tuesday 9th February – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 11th February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Beth Patterson Saturday 6th February – Royal Mail Hotel, Ipswich, QLD
Saturday 6th February – Ballina RSL Club, Ballina, NSW
Boy & Bear Friday 12th February – Horden Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Dave Rawlings Machine Friday 12th February – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Elwood Myre Friday 5th February – Nimbin Hotel, Lismore, NSW
Saturday 6th February – The Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 7th February – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Folkswagon Wednesday 10th February – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Gillian Welch Friday 5th February – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 6th February – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 8th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 9th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 11th February – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
James Thomson Friday 12th February – The Rails, Byron Bay, NSW
Jess Ribeiro Saturday 6th February – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 12th February – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
John Butler Trio Friday 5th February – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 6th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 7th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC
John Flanagan and Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel Friday 5th February – The Cube, Wodonga, VIC
Saturday 6th February – Tallangatta Valley Hall, Tallangatta Valley, VIC
Sunday 7th February – Oxley Hall, Oxyley, VIC
Thursday 11th February – Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 12th February – Alexandra Town Hall, Alexandra, VIC
José González Friday 5th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 6th February – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 7th February – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 10th February – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 12th February – Perth International Arts Festival, Perth, WA
Josh Pyke Friday 5th February – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 6th February – Star Court Theatre, Lismore, NSW
Friday 12th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC
Kate Miller-Heidke Thursday 11th February – The Byron Theatre, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 12 February – Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich, QLD
Phia w/ Clio Wednesday 10th February – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Pocket Fox Saturday 6th February – Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
Porch Light Sessions feat. William Crighton, Wartime Sweethearts, Bec Bastoli Thursday 11th February – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Rowena Wise and the Guys w/ James Teague Saturday 6th February – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Ruby Boots Saturday 6th February – Taronga Zoo, Sydney, NSW
Sam Newton Friday 5th February – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 11th February – The Bunker, Coogee, NSW
Friday 12th February – The Yarra Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Scott Balfour Thursday 11th February – Coopers Alehouse @ Earl Of Aberdeen, Adelaide, SA
The Audreys Friday 12th February – Speigeltent, Adelaide, SA
The Beards Saturday 6th February – Houghton Fest, Houghton, SA
The Button Collective Saturday 6th February – Rocks Brewing Co., Sydney, NSW
Thursday 11th February – The Little Guy, Sydney, NSW
The Scrimshaw Four w/ The Twoks, Georgia Spain Saturday 6th February – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
The Timbers Thursday 11th February – Twilight Markets, QEII Square, Albury, NSW
Friday 12th February – Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
The Waifs Saturday 6th February – Twilights at Tarongo Zoo, Sydney, NSW
Vin Garbutt Friday 5th February – Illawarra Folk Club, Wollongong, NSW
Sunday 7th February – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 10th February – Rosny Barn, Hobart, TAS
William Fitzsimmons Tuesday 9th February – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 11th February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Two months later we’re finally getting more details on that album. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (yes, they’re now crediting themselves with a strikethrough now) will release PersonA on the 15th April this year. The album is the first since core member and co-vocalist Jade Castrinos left the band in 2014 and marks a phase in the band’s evolution.
“We had long been a social experiment first, musicians second,” frontman Alex Ebert explained. “Over time, though, we were emerging, by virtue of hours spent, into a group of musicians who could really play together. When Jade left, that confirmed our new fate – music first.”
The latest taster from PersonA is the brand new single “No Love Like Yours” – check it out below:
Last week a brand new Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros track hit my inbox with little to no explanation. Apparently it is the first taste of the band’s 4th album which will be released at some point next year.
We really like this track – it has the classic Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros slow build and Alex Ebert’s voice is in fine form. Check out “Hot Coals” below:
For the J.C. Chandor film A Most Violent Year Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros frontman Alex Ebert has been tapped on the shoulder to provide the score.
The score earned Alex Ebert a Golden Globe for “Best Original Score” and has been described as haunting and ethereal.
“It is an honor and a privilege to compose for JC, his team, and these actors,” Ebert explained.
“To me this is a character study – a complex combination of hyperbolic capitalist concentration and selfishness mixed with a profound sense of self-imposed ethical virtue. Abel Morales is deep within the American trance – and I sought to bring us all into that trance with him for a time. In the end, though, the story wants a dose of reaction and reality, a bursting of the bubble. I wrote “America For Me” for that purpose.”
The soundtrack of the score is due for release on the 12th December. Take a listen to one of the tracks, “I Am And We Are”, below:
– English singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey released his catchy new single “Cucurucu”. Details here
– Johnny Flynn released another stunning lyric video, this time for “Bottom of the Sea Blues”. Details here
– The newly renamed One Up Two Down (previously George, Andrew and Daniel) are teaming up with Oh Pep! for a co-headlined east coast tour this February. Details here
– Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have another new video out for “Let’s Get High (On Love)” which features the band on tour with a bunch of cameos. Details here
– Melbourne singer-songwriter Hayden Calnin has just released his new single “Comatose” from his upcoming EP Oh, Hunter. Details here
– Alt-country singer-songwriter Katie Brianna has released her new video for the track “Dark Side of the Morning”. Details here
– Bon Iver’s S. Carey has released “Fire-Scene” from his upcoming solo album Range of Light. Details here
– Folk-roots duo The Audreys have announced their first album in almost 4 years, Til My Tears Roll Away. Details here
– WA based singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham has released a quirky homemade video for her track “Shackles”. Details here
– Mikhael Paskalev has released his awesome new clip for the track “Jive Babe”. Details here
– Scottish singer Eddi Reader has released her new video “I’ll Never Be The Same”. Details here
– Check out the video for Gibson Bull’s track “Skin and Bones”. Details here
– UK singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff has released the video for his new single “Still Trying”. Details here
Interviews
“We definitely have fans here but Australia’s so big. Wallander was broadcast here and that definitely helped. And I think with the latest record Dear River having a lot more exposure than previous records has definitely helped build a fan base. I’m constantly getting messages saying “you’ve got to come home!” and I’d love to particularly with this new record Dear River because so much of it is about the subject of home. It is an album that I would like a lot of Australians to hear” – Emily Barker chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
“That’s what folk music is. It’s very broad. It’s something that you can never quite explain and it’s something that you can never sum up. I’m glad you guys are continuing to follow modern folk music as well – some traditionalists get really boggled done and are closed minded, think that music hasn’t gotten any better since the 20s and 30s and 40s and 50s. To a certain extent I’d agree with them but there’s a lot of new music out there to listen to and appreciate” – Pokey LaFarge chats to Gareth Hugh Evans. Interview here
Adelaide favourites The Timbers are on the home stretch of Januray tour showcasing their new single “Things to Come”. The boys wrap up the tour in their home town next Friday after laying waste to Victoria over the long weekend – these shows are definitely not to be missed
Friday 24th January – Tanswell Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 25th January – Festival of the Sails, Geelong, VIC
Sunday 26th January – Penny Black Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 31st January – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Gigs Next Week
Andy Irvine Friday 24th to Monday 27th January – Newstead Festival, Newstead, VIC
Friday 31st January – Music in the Park, Bendigo, VIC
Cass McCombs Thursday 30th January – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Imogen Clark and Joe Mungovan Sunday 26th January – The Aztec, Forster, NSW
Wednsday 29th January – The Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Jack Carty Sunday 26th Jan – House Content, Dunsborough, WA
Tuesday 28th January – House Content, Gelorup, WA
Wednesday 29th January – House Content, Palmyra, WA
Friday 31st January – House Content, Pemulwuy, NSW
Kim Churchill Friday 24th January – The Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 25th January – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 26th January – Flow Café, Old Bar, NSW
Thursday 30th January – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Friday 31st January – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
Friday 24th January – Family Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Laneway Festival Friday 31st January – Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD
Mark Moldre Friday 24th January – The Rhythm Hut, Central Coast, NSW
Mat McHugh Friday 24th January – Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale NSW
Saturday 25th January – Heritage Hotel, Bulli NSW
Newstead Live Friday 24th to Monday 27th January – Castlemaine, VIC
Numeralla Folk Festival Friday 24th to Monday 27th January – Numerella, NSW
Redvers Thursday 30th January – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Sarah Blasko Friday 24th January – Flinders St Baptist Church, Adelaide, SA
Tamworth Country Music Festival Friday 17th to Sunday 26th January – Tamworth, NSW
The Beez Monday 20th to Saturday 25th January – Tamworth Country Music Festival, NSW
The Green Mohair Suits w/ The Morrisons, All Our Exes Live in Texas Friday 31st January – The Loft at UTS, Sydney, NSW
The Lumineers Tuesday 28th January – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
The Timbers Friday 24th January – Tanswell Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 25th January – Festival of the Sails, Geelong, VIC
Sunday 26th January – Penny Black Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 31st January – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Traveller & Fortune Thursday 30th January – FBi Social, Sydney, NSW
Friday 31st January – The Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC
Unpaved Sessions feat. Joel Stibbard Monday 27th January – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Zoe Elliot Friday 24th January – The Lodge, Bellingen, NSW
Friday Folk Flashback
“The Auld Triangle” – The Dubliners
Have you heard the version of “The Auld Triangle” on the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack? It’s pretty special. But it really pales in comparison to The Dubliners’ version because, well, they’re The Dubliners.
The video was shot while the band were on tour last year which means you’ll probably see more than one familiar face popping up in some folky cameos. Check out “Let’s Get High (On Love)” below:
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