This Week in Folk
All the News From The Week That Was
– US based Australian indie-folk duo Falls will be heading home next month to preview their upcoming album Omaha at a couple of intimate shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Details here
– Father John Misty has announced plans to head to Australia this December. Details here
– Adelaide roots singer The Brouhaha will return to the stage tonight after a hiatus. Details here
– The inaugural Murwillumbah Country Roots Fest announced a cracking lineup including Kasey Chambers, The Audreys, Shane Howard, Archie Roach, Busby Marou, Bill Chambers, Henry Wagons, Pierce Brothers, Good Oak, The Davidson Brothers, Harry Hookey, The Wilson Pickers, Melody Pool, Karl S. Williams, Lachlan Bryan, Caitlin Harnett, The Mid North, Garett Kato, Katie Brianna, Sara Tindley, The Company, Mustered Courage, Gretta Ziller and many many more. Details here
– Mid-north coast based Galleri released their latest single “Countrylink”. Details here
– Fanny Lumsden revealed full details of her debut album Small Town Big Shot. Details here
– JamGrass announced their 2015 lineup along with a new format which includes a Friday night launch party and an outdoor one day festival on the Saturday. The lineup for both days includes Harts, TinPan Orange, Mustered Courage, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Richard in Your Mind, The Morrisons, The Imprints, The String Contingent, The Stetson Family, John Flanagan Trio, Mr. Alford Country, The Drunken Poachers, The Scrimshaw Four, The Ramblin’ Roses, Astro Cobalt, Little Rabbit and The Weeping Willows. Details here
– Kaurna Cronin has announced show sin South Australia and Victoria when he returns from his European tour. Details here
– Beirut have released their new video “Gibraltar”. Details here
– If you’re pining for the National Folk Festival never fear – they will be putting on a concert as part of the Floriade Nightfest. Details here
– Perch Creek released their new video “Mama Sings”. Details here
– Indie-folk trio Little May released their new single “Seven Hours”. Details here
– Alt-country favourites Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes have announced plans to release their new album The Mountain next month. Details here
Releases This Week
White Lies and Melodies – Mustered Courage
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Home Alone Inside My Head – Sam Amidon
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twelvefour – The Paper Kites
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Business – The Snowdroppers
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Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig
The Brouhaha w/ Caramigo, Corey Stewart
After suffering adrenal fatigue and burnout that forced her away from the stage The Brouhaha will make a triumphant return tonight.
Friday 28th August – The Exeter Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Gigs Next Week
Anna Cordell
Saturday 29th August – Little and Oliver, Melbourne, VIC
Eddie Boyd & The Phatapillars
Thursday 3rd September – The Pier, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 4th September – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head, NSW
El Grande
Sunday 30th August – Front Bar, Canberra, ACT
Floyd Thursby & Mandy Connell
Saturday 29th August – La Niche, Melbourne, VIC
Folk By The Sea
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September – Kiama, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Tenderfoot, The Campervan Dancers, Darby
Wednesday 2nd September – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Gympie Muster
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th August – Gympie, QLD
Immigrant Union
Friday 28th August – The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 29th August – Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday 4th September – David Bowie Late Nights @ ACMI, Melbourne, VIC
James Teague w/Julia Jacklin, Brendon Moon, Danika Smith
Friday 28th August – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
JD Burgess Band
Sunday 30th August – Proper Music Social, Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Jess Ribeiro
Friday 4th September – Red Rattler, Sydney, NSW
John Flanagan and Liz Frencham
Saturday 29th August – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 30th August – House Concert, Mount Franklin, VIC
Thursday 3rd September – Goulburn Club, Goulburn, NSW
Friday 4th September – The Front, Canberra, ACT
Katie Wighton
Friday 28th August – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Little Features feat. Brendon Ludlow, Black Bird Hum, Michael Duchesne, Julia Jacklin
Saturday 29th August – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW
Mary Chapin Carpenter w/ Tift Merritt
Friday 28th August – Gympie Muster, QLD
Saturday 29th August – Whitlam Theatre, Revesby, NSW
Sunday 30th August – Wests New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW
Tuesday 1st September – Anitas Theatre, Wollongong, NSW
Thursday 3rd September – Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 4th September – National Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Mustered Courage
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August – Gympie Muster, Gympie, QLD
Sunday 30th August – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
NICEFEST feat. We Lost The Sea, The Crooked Fiddle Band, Serious Beak, Dumbsaint
Saturday 29th August – Hermann’s Bar, Sydney, NSW
OXJAM Inner Western feat. Cruisin’ Deuces, Mark Lucas, Katie Brianna, Bree De Rome and Brian Manning
Sunday 30th August – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
OXJAM Sam Newton and Julian Elia
Friday 28th August – Burwood Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW
Perch Creek
Friday 4th September – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Redland Spring Festival
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September – Cleveland, QLD
Riley Pearce
Friday 28th August – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
The Brouhaha w/ Caramigo, Corey Stewart
Friday 28th August – The Exeter Hotel, Adelaide, SA
The Snowdroppers
Friday 4th September – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Tim Wheatley
Saturday 29th August – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 30th August – The Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 2nd September – Cafe Del Mar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 4th September – The Metro, Sydney, NSW
Timberwolf
Friday 28th August – UniBar, Adelaide, SA
Tom West
Friday 4th September – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Wirrina Bluegrass and Acoustic Roots Festival
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September – Wirrina Cove, SA
Xavier Rudd & The United Nations
Friday 28th August – Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 29th August – Central Coast Leagues, Gosford, NSW
Sunday 30th August – Dubbo RSL, Dubbo, NSW
Wednesday 2nd September – Katoomba RSL, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 3rd September – Panthers, Bathurst, NSW
Friday 4th September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday Folk Flashback
“Oklahoma Ponies” – Mark Knopfler
Last week we featured the traditional “Shove The Pig’s Foot (A Little Closer to the Fire)” for our Friday Folk Flashback. This week we thought we’d share the Mark Knopfler song “Oklahoma Ponies”, where he has added lyrics to “Shove The Pig’s Foot…”. The folk process in motion!