Family’s Fourth Party feat. The Cashews, Bec Taylor, CJ Shaw Sunday 26th May – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Felicity Urquhart & Brad Butcher Saturday 25th May – The Music Lounge, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 31st May – Hardy’s Bay Community Club, Hardy’s Bay, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Anna & Jordan, Victor Cripes, Morton Choppers Wednesday 29th May – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
For Folk Sake feat. CJ Stranger, Bek Sarkoezy, Stephen Chikazaza Saturday 25th May – 107, Sydney, NSW
Freya Josephine Hollick Friday 24th May – The Ember Lounge, Melbourne, VIC
Get Folked Punk feat. Amends, Gutters Grr, Willow Maze, Apprehension Avenue, Ethan Del Carmen, Luke Holmeslice Thursday 30th May – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Hayley Marsten Saturday 18th to Friday 24th May – Norfolk Island Country Music Festival, Kingston, QLD
Honky Tonkin’ feat. King Arthur Thursday 23rd May – The Rook’s Return, Melbourne, VIC
Illawarra Folk Club Nostalgia Night feat. New York Public Library, Three Sixty, Emma and Kenny Friday 24th May – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
James Bennett Saturday 25th May – House Concert, Airlie Beach, QLD
Jeff Tweedy w/ Jen Cloher Friday 24th May – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Saturday 25th May – The Athenaeum, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 26th May – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 28th May – The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
Jen Mize Saturday 25th May – Autumn Fall Festival, The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Jimmy Mullarkey & Friends Saturday 25th May – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Kate Miller-Heidke & Iain Grandage Wednesday 29th May – City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW
Keaton Henson: Six Lethargies with the Opera Australia Orchestra Friday 31st May – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Kristen Lee Morris Saturday 25th May – Avoca Beach Hotel, Avoca Beach, NSW
Sunday 26th May – Coast Hotel Budgewoi, Budgewoi, NSW
Kyle Lionhart Friday 24th May – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 25th May – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Sunday 26th May – The Aardvark, Fremantle, WA
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes w/ Ben Leece Friday 24th May – Stag & Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 25th May – Paddock Sessions, Wollombi, NSW
Sunday 26th May – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Thursday 30th May – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Friday 31st May – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Lee Coulter & Dixie Maxwell Friday 31st May – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Maggie Rogers w/ Stella Donnelly Saturday 25th May – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Monday 27th May – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 29th May – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 30th May – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Magpie Diaries Friday 24th May – The Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Saturday 25th May – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 26th May – The Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Monsieur Camembert Saturday 25th May – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Mic Conway’s National Junk Band Sunday 26th May – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Miriam Lieberman Trio Friday 24th May – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Natalie Henry Friday 31st May – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Neil Murray Friday 24th May – Mildura Club, Mildura, VIC
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May – Dancing on the Darling Festival, Menindee, NSW
Norfolk Island Country Music Festival Saturday 18th to Friday 24rd May – Kingston, QLD
Pittwater Bluegrass & Old-time Retreat Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May – Pittwater YHA, Pittwater, NSW
Rach Brennan & The Pines Saturday 25th May – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Thursday 30th May – Marly Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 31st May – Howlin’ Wolf, Wollongong, NSW
Raising Voices Post-Election Frack Off Fundraiser feat. Mark Lucas, Ricky Pann, Rosie MacDonald & Nigel Lever Sunday 26th May – Red Bar, Sydney, NSW
Rick Hart Trio Sunday 27th May – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Ro Friday 24th May – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th May – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 31st May – Crown & Anchor, Adelaide, SA
Russell Morris Friday 24th May – Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 25th May – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 26th May – Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Thursday 30th May – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD
Friday 31st May – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Sancha & The Blue Gypsies Saturday 25th May – Illawarra Leagues Club, Wollongong, NSW
Sea Shanty Session Wednesday 29th May – The Brother’s Public House, Melbourne, VIC
Shane Nicholson Saturday 25th May – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Shelley’s Murder Boys Sunday 26th May – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Sing A Song Of Sixpence – A Songwriter’s Delight feat. Fenn Wilson, Freya Josephine Hollick, Kim Volkman Fridsy 24th May – The Ember Lounge, Melbourne, VIC
Spunk Records 20th Anniversary feat. The Middle East plus Special Guests Friday 24th May – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th May – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Stella Donnelly Tuesday 28th May – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 29th May – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Teeny Tiny Stevies Saturday 25th May – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th May – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 26th May – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Tessa Devine Saturday 25th May – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Tex Perkins & Matt Walker Wednesday 29th May – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 30th May – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Bottlers Friday 24th May – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
The Hillbilly Goats Friday 24th May – City Golf Club, Toowoomba, QLD
Saturday 25th May – Imperial Hotel, Eumundi, QLD
The Little Stevies Friday 24th May – Factory Floor, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 26th May – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
The Loaded Dog Folk Club feat. Paul Spencer and Garland & Fine Saturday 25th May – Addison Road Community Centre, Sydney, NSW
The Maes Sunday 26th May – Birregurra Arts Group, Birregurra, VIC
Friday 31st May – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
The Mid-North Friday 31st May – Old Butter Factory Cafe, Bellingen, NSW
The Pigs Friday 31st May – Highfields Tavern, Toowoomba, QLD
The Spooky Men’s Chorale Friday 31st May – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, NSW
The Water Runners Friday 24th May – Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW
Then Jolene Sunday 26th May – The Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Vardos Friday 24th May – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Z-Star Trinity Friday 24th May – Yamba Shores Tavern, Yamba, NSW
Friday 31st May – The J, Noosa, QLD
If you’ve managed to catch Scottish trad-fusion band Elephant Sessions on one of their trips to Australia, most recently for this year’s Bluesfest, you’ll know that you’re no doubt already a fan. The band released their sophomore album What Makes You last week and have also given us their latest single “Colours”, a driving instrumental which perfectly captures their unique sound.
Rumours are that Elephant Sessions will be returning to our shores in 2020 so keep an eye out for more news soon!
“Smoke Inside”, the crunchy blues waltz from Australian singer-songwriter Harmony Byrne, is definitely worth a listen this week. The track is taken from Byrne’s upcoming album Heavy Doors and features her amazing voice alongside some really slick production.
“As a child I was told that I was a drama queen,” Harmony Byrne says of the track. “Initially, I mistook this as being a negative aspect of my personality and struggled to express myself. But thankfully, I was also taught to have self-worth, honesty, integrity, and that I only ever need be myself in a world full of frauds. “Smoke Inside” is all about valuing who you are, no matter how wild or tame, and that if someone you love doesn’t let you light up inside, then they are not the match for you.”
If you’ve been devouring all the media surrounding Kate Miller-Heidke and the Eurovision Song Contest you may have caught her on the ABC’s Australian Story program last week. Which means you probably also heard her gorgeous new song “Ernie”.
The track, which is dedicated to Miller-Heidke’s son, is the singer-songwriter at her stripped back best. “Ernie” stands in stark contrast to the bombast of her Eurovision song “Zero Gravity” but the thread that ties the two together is just how intensely personal and vulnerable Kate Miller-Heidke’s songwriting can be.
Singer-songwriter and Timber and Steel favourite Kaurna Cronin has just released his gorgeous new single “Gotta Get Outta This Place”. The track is the perfrect example of Cronin’s trademark emotive songwriting and also features a groove that definitely sucked me in.
“This song is one I’ve been wanting to write for a long time but had never really managed to get the tone quite right,” Kaurna Cronin explained. “It’s a song about internal battles of a sense of belonging and love for the idea of ‘ones home’ and the ongoing feeling of needing to get away from home to experience the unknown to be inspired by different places, people and ideas. It was important for me to try and capture the sense of passion and inspiration in ones home and not dismiss that – it’s about the conflict of urges that one can associate with not wanting to feel ‘comfort’ anymore.”
Cronin has managed to find some time this June for some Australian shows before he heads out on a national tour – the full list of dates are below:
Thursday 6th June – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 8th June – Low 302, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 14th June – Chateau Apollo, Adelaide, SA
Having just released their new album Blame My Body, indie-pop duo Little May have treated us to their latest single “As Loving Should”. The folk and acoustic influences on Little May’s music are still very much a part of the sound of this new track and I’m loving the retro aesthetic of the video.
For Mother’s Day last week Missy Higgins released her beautiful new song “Song For Sammy”. Written for her son Sammy, the ukulele driven track is classic Missy Higgins, stripped back to basics and lyrically driven. Beautiful stuff.
Father-son duo Neil & Liam Finn have released the dreamy new single “Meet Me In The Air”. The video takes the family band vibe even further feating appearances from Sharon Finn and Elroy Finn and was shot after soundcheck at a show in London. If you’re after some transcendent pop music today this could be your jam.
Melbourne based Americana singer-songwriter Simon Imrei has just released the new single from EP due later this year, the very catchy “Stand Still”. I’m particularly loving the subtle pedal steel spread throughout this track and I can definitely see it making its way onto a bunch of driving playlists with its laidback grove.
A Celtic Christmas feat. Claymore, Colin Lillie, Saoirse, Hawthorn City Pipe Band, Glenbrae Celtic Dancers
Saturday 22nd December – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Gigs Next Week
A Celtic Christmas feat. Claymore, Colin Lillie, Saoirse, Hawthorn City Pipe Band, Glenbrae Celtic Dancers Saturday 22nd December – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Adam Young and Sam Shinazzi Sunday 23rd December – The Midnight Special, Sydney, NSW
Alex the Astronaut Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Alice Skye Friday 28th to Monday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Andrew Swift, Gretta Ziller & Brad Cox Thursday 27th December – Anglesea Family Caravan Park, Anglesea, VIC
Friday 28th December – Ocean Grove Holiday Park, Ocean Grove, VIC
Angus & Julia Stone Friday 21st December – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Ben Leece Friday 21st December – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Dan Sultan Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Darren Hanlon Friday 21st December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 22nd December – Church in the Graveyard, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 23rd December – Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Dean Lewis Friday 21st December – The Metro, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 23rd December – The Metro, Sydney, NSW
Friday 28th December – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Dermot Kennedy w/ Sam Fender Friday 28th to Monday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Emily Wurramara Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Falls Festival Friday 28th to Monday 31st December – Lorne, VIC
Festival of Small Halls feat. Old Man Luedecke, Lucy Wise Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
First Aid Kit Friday 28th to Monday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Hat Fitz and Cara Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Hussy Hicks Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Irish Mythen Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
James Thomson Sunday 23rd December – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Jen Cloher Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Jess Locke Friday 21st December – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 22nd December – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Julia Jacklin Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Kallidad Friday 21st December – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 22nd December – Diggers Tavern, Bellingen, NSW
Karl S Williams Sunday 23rd December – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Les Poules a Colin Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Liam Gerner Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Lucy Wise Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Magpie Diaries Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Mark Wilkinson Friday 21st December – Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 22nd December – Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
Matt Joe Gow Friday 21st December – The Gem Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Mel Parsons Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Mic Conway’s National Junk Band Friday 21st December – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Mick Thomas and The Roving Commission w/ Ayleen O’Hanlon Saturday 22nd December – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 23rd December – The Caravan Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Monday 24th December – The Caravan Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Mojo Juju Friday 21st December – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Monique Clare Friday 21st December – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Nariel Creek Folk Festival Thursday 27th December to Thursday 3rdt January – Nariel Creek Recreation Reserve, Nariel Valley, VIC
Neil Murray Friday 28th December – The Sewing Room, Perth, WA
Old Man Luedecke Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Paddy McHugh Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Paul Kelly – Making Gravy feat. Angus & Julia Stone, Alex Lahey, Mojo Juju Friday 21st December – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Richard Lawson Wednesday 26th December – Bermagui Beach Hotel, Bermagui, NSW
Round Mountain Girls Saturday 22nd December – Cabarita Sports Club, Cabarita Beach, QLD
Sea Shanty Session Wednesday 26th December – The Brothers, Melbourne, VIC
Southern Gentlemen Sunday 23rd December – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Sparrow-Folk Friday 21st December – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Stella Donnelly Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Stiff Gins Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Andy Golledge Band Saturday 22nd December – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
The Black Sorrows Saturday 22nd December – Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East, VIC
Friday 28th December – Bird’s Basement, Melbourne, VIC
The Bushwackers Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Cat Empire Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Little Stevies Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Maes Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Montgomery Brothers Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Northern Folk Thursday 27 December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
The Spooky Men’s Chorale Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Teskey Brothers Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Waifs Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
The Water Runners Friday 21st December – Servo Food Truck Bar, Port Kembla, NSW
Friday 28th December – The Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW
Timberwolf Friday 21st December – Fat Controller, Adelaide, SA
Top End Folk Club Sunday Sessions Sunday 23rd December – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Vance Joy Friday 28th to Monday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Whiskey Dram Saturday 22nd December – Bombay Rock, Melbourne, VIC
Woodford Folk Festival Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford, QLD
Xavier Rudd Thursday 27th December to Tuesday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
Friday Folk Flashback
“Fairytale of New York” – Jeff Tweedy, Punch Brothers, Sarah Jarosz, The Staves
As is tradition the Timber and Steel Editor-in-Chief Gareth Hugh Evans brings you his top 25 tracks of the year. As always he’s tried to only pick one song per artist with the occasional album track trumping the singles from the same release. We think you’ll agree it’s been an amazing year for folk, roots, acoustic and singer-songwriter based music
But enough of our jabbering – it’s time to get to the music. Without further ado we present Gareth Hugh Evans’ Top 25 Tracks of 2017.
Tomorrow is St Patrick’s Day and that means this weekend is going to be full of trad and folk music goodness around the country. In our regular tradition for St Patrick’s Day here’s some of the amazing Irish music happening around the country this weekend
Friday 16th March Handsome Young Strangers, The Go Set, Medusa’s Wake – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Heart of Ireland feat. Sásta – The Heritage Theatre, Gympie, QLD
John Spillane & Pauline Scanlon – Canberra Irish Club, Canberra, ACT
St Patricks Day Weekend feat. Aaron James – The Tea Gardens, Sydney, NSW
St Patrick’s Day Weekend feat. Live Trad Music – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Summer Nights at The Quiet Man feat. Chellah Mac, Mikee, Satta – The Quiet Man, Melbourne, VIC
The Bottlers, Sailors Grave, Steph Miller – The Grand Hotel, Cockn’Bull, Sydney, NSW
The Young Folk w/ Andy Irvine & Luke Plumb – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC
Saturday 17th March Bill Chambers – The Bellum Hotel, Mount Schank, SA
Brisbane Irish Festival Family Day feat. Celtic Fusion – Gaelic Park, Brisbane, QLD
Heart of Ireland feat. Sásta – Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts, Tweed Heads, QLD
Jim Moginie with Shameless Seamus – Coledale RSL, Coledale, NSW
John McSherry, Donal O’Connor & Niall Hanna w/ Tolka – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Maggie Carty & Mairtin Staunton w/ Steve Powell & Don Conlan – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Medusa’s Wake – Norton’s Irish Pub, Sydney, NSW
Paddy’s Day at The Wild Rover feat. The Button Collective, The Sweet Jelly Rolls, Narrownecks – The Wild Rover, Sydney, NSW
Paddy’s Day Bash feat. Fox n Firkin, Catholic Guilt, Dead Ringers – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Saint Patrick’s Day Party feat. Shawn Lidster, Pay the Fiddler – The Kincumber Hotel, Kincumber, NSW
St. Patrick’s Day 2018 at Irish Murphy’s feat. The Devil’s Own, Dave Elliston Trio, Katy Hanson, Craicpot – Irish Murphy’s, Hobart, TAS
St. Patrick’s Day 2018 feat. Jonny Reid, Tommy O’ Brien & Co, Prohibition, Craic ‘N’ On – Irish Club Western Australia, Perth, WA
St. Patrick’s Day at Adelaide Oval feat. Adelaide Irish Pipe Band, Blackthorn, Celtic & Comhaltas Traditional Musicians, Celtic Getaway, Ceol Maith, Dogpatch Appalachian, Folk n Spicey, Inesheer, Shambolics, The Timbers – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
St. Patrick’s Day at Murphy’s feat. Frank McKernan, Locky, The Gathering, Berst , Ramjet – Irish Murphy’s, Brisbane, QLD
St Patrick’s Day at the Canberra Irish Club feat. Fir Croi, Night Potion, Cassidy’s Ceili – Canberra Irish Club, Canberra, ACT
St Patrick’s Day at The Dan O’Connell feat. The Ramshackle Army, Juke Box Racket, Whiskey Dram, Dj Tickets, Justin Yap Band, Catgut Mary, O’Connor School of Irish Dancing, The Drunken Poachers, Christine Ayres School of Irish Dancing, Greon Dove – The Dan O’Connell, Melbourne, VIC
St Patrick’s Day at The Last Jar – The Last Jar, Melbourne, VIC
St Patrick’s Day at the 3 Weeds – 3 Weeds, Sydney, NSW
St Patricks Day Weekend feat. Cameron Mather, Shawn Morrow, Claddagh, The Sydney Ramblers – The Tea Gardens, Sydney, NSW
St Patrick’s Day Weekend feat. Live Trad Music – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
The Bottlers, The Go Set, Handsome Young Strangers – Dicey Riley’s Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
The Young Folk w/ Mollimor – Live at The Bundy, Bundy Hall, Bundalaguah, VIC
Witches Leap – Palais Royale Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 18th March Heart of Ireland feat. Sásta – Kedron-Wavell Services Club, Chermside, QLD
Melbourne Irish Festival feat. Achtung Baby, Cormac McCarthy Irish Pipe Band, Borderline Kaylee, Comhaltas – Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Queensland Irish Choir – Brisbane German Club, Brisbane, QLD
St Patrick’s Day Recovery Party – Canberra Irish Club, Canberra, ACT
St Patrick’s Day Weekend feat. Live Trad Music – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
St Patricks Day Weekend feat. The Sydney Ramblers – The Tea Gardens, Sydney, NSW
Sydney St. Patrick’s Day 2018: The Green Quarter feat. Blackwater, The Bottlers, Ingleburn Pipe Band, Cross Rhythm Irish Dancers, Soniks, Susan O’Neill, Mark Oats, Cara K. & Band – The Entertainment Quarter, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
10 String Symphony Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Monday 19th March – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
A Day On The Green feat. James Blunt, Pete Murray, Busby Marou, Alex Lloyd and Karise Eden Saturday 17th March – All Saints Estate, Rutherglen, VIC
Tuesday 20th March – Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth, WA
A Hitch To The Sticks Festival Saturday 17th March – Tatong Tavern, Tatong, VIC
Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont Friday 16th March – The Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Saturday 17th March – The Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
All Our Exes Live in Texas Saturday 17th March – Tully Showgrounds, Tully, QLD
Amarillo Sunday 18th March – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Andy Irvine & Luke Plumb Friday 16th March – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC
Friday 23rd March – Fairlight Folk, Fairlight, NSW
Ann Vriend Friday 16th March – Goulburn Club, Goulburn, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Doo-Bop Jazz Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 23rd March – The Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Archer Saturday 17th March – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 18th March – Paper Moon Cafe, Annerley, QLD
Archie Roach Friday 16th March – The Palais, Adelaide, SA
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 18th March – The Palais, Adelaide, SA
Ash Grunwald Friday 16th March – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March – Nukara Music Festival, Nanson, WA
Sunday 18th March – Port Beach Garden Bar, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 22nd March – Emergence Creative Festival, Margaret River, WA
Friday 23rd March – Denmark Civic Centre, Denmark, WA
Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart Friday 16th March – House Concert, Torquay, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Terang Racecourse & Rec Reserve, Terang, VIC
Sunday 18th March – Terang Racecourse & Rec Reserve, Terang, VIC
Sunday 18th March – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Big Country Friday 16th March – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Bill Chambers Friday 16th March – Royal Mail Hotel, Kingston South East, SA
Saturday 17th March – The Bellum Hotel, Mount Schank, SA
Blair Dunlop Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – LeadBelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Blue Mountains Music Festival Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Katoomba, NSW
Breabach Friday 16th March – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Saturday 17th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Brisbane Irish Festival Family Day feat. Celtic Fusion Saturday 17th March – Gaelic Park, Brisbane, QLD
Broadie’s Bunker Sessions feat. James Englund & Friends, Cloudbird, Adam Young Tuesday 20th March – The Bunker, Sydney, NSW
Brunswick Music Festival Sunday 4th to Sunday 18th March – Brunswick, Melbourne, VIC
Busby Marou Saturday 17th March – All Saints Estate, Rutherglen, VIC
Sunday 18th March – CMC Rocks QLD, Willowbank, Ipswich, QLD
Tuesday 20th March – Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth, WA
Carnival of Cultures Sunday 18th March – Ashfiled Park, Sydney, NSW
Carus Thompson Friday 16th March – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 18th March – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Cecilia Brandolini Wednesday 21st March – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Thursday 22nd March – Beaufort St Songwriters Club, Perth, WA
Charlie & Jensen w/ Lady Lyon Thursday 22nd March – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Chris While and Julie Matthews Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 23rd March – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Claude Hay Thursday 22nd March – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Friday 23rd March – The Bluestrain, Queenscliff, VIC
Courtyard Sessions feat. Leah Flanagan Friday 16th March – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Courtyard Sessions feat. Naomi Keyte, Night Kite Friday 23rd March – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Dan Parsons Friday 16th March – 63 First Ave, Sawtell, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 18th March – House Concert, Ocean Shores, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – FolkSwagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW
Friday 23rd March – The Fox Den, Gloucester, NSW
Davidson Brothers Friday 16th March – True Brew, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Meatstock, Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, VIC
Deer Tick Thursday 22nd March – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 23rd March – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Duncan Phillips Friday 16th March – The Gem Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Ed Sheeran w/ Missy Higgins Friday 16th March – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 20th March – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 21 March – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Elephant Sessions Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah, VIC
Fairlight Folk feat. Andy Irvine & Luke Plumb, w/ Seanchas Friday 23rd March – Fairlight Folk Acoustic Lounge, Fairlight, NSW
Faith i Branko Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 20th March – Bald Face Stag, Sydney, NSW
Festival of Small Halls feat. Claire Anne Taylor, David Gunning Friday 16th March – Apollo Bay Senior Citizens Hall, Apollo Bay, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Sandy Point Community Centre, Sandy Point, VIC
Sunday 18th March – Brae Dale lodge 936, Belgrave, VIC
Wednesday 21st March – Buloke Shire Hall, Wycheproof, VIC
Thursday 22nd March – Caldwell Hall, Caldwell, NSW
Friday 23rd March – Toongi Hall, Toongi, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Dan Parsons, Alana Wilkinson, Lucas Road Wednesday 21st March – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
For Folk Sake feat. Leroy Lee, Great Aunt, Grace Turner Saturday 17th March – 107, Sydney, NSW
Georgia State Line and Patrick Wilson Friday 16th March – FogHorn Brewhouse, Erina, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Element Bar, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Sunday 18th March – The Bellingen Brewery & Co., Bellingen, NSW
Girl Friday Sunday 18th March – Yarra Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys Friday 16th March – Illawarra Folk Club, City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 18th March – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – The Bunker, Coogee, NSW
Friday 23rd March – Django at Camelot, Sydney, NSW
Grace Turner Saturday 17th March – 107, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Great Aunt Saturday 17th March – 107, Sydney, NSW
Friday 23rd March – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Greta Stanley Saturday 17th March – Golden Age Cinema Bar, Sydney, NSW
Handsome Young Strangers Friday 16th March – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Dicey Riley’s Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
Harry James Angus Saturday 17th March – The Peninsula Picnic, Mornington, VIC
Heart of Ireland Friday 16th March – The Heritage Theatre, Gympie, QLD
Saturday 17th March – Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts, Tweed Heads, QLD
Sunday 18th March – Kedron-Wavell Services Club, Chermside, QLD
Imogen Clark Friday 16th March – Allenstown Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD
Saturday 17th March – Harvey Road Tavern, Gladstone, QLD
Friday 23rd March – Astor Hotel, Goulburn, NSW
Jackson Browne Monday 19th March – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – AEC Theatre, Adelaide, SA
James Bennett Friday 16th March – KC’s Grill & Bar, Airlie Beach, QLD
Saturday 17th March – Salt House, Cairns, QLD
Sunday 18th March – Railway Hotel, Yeppoon, QLD
Thursday 22nd March – Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday 23rd March – RoyalMail, Goodna, QLD
James Ellis and the Jealous Guys & King Arthur Thursday 22nd March – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
Jep and Dep Sunday 18th March – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Jen Cloher Friday 16th March – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Saturday 17th March – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 22nd March – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 23rd March – Anglesea Memorial Hall, Anglesea, VIC
Jens Lekman Friday 16th March – The Night Cat, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Laneway Studios, Melbourne, VIC
Jess Locke Saturday 17th March – Pool House Party, Coburg Velodrome, Melbourne, VIC
Jim Moginie with Shameless Seamus Saturday 17th March – Coledale RSL, Coledale, NSW
John Butler Trio Friday 16th March – Live On The Hill, Wy Yung Pub, East Gippsland, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Peninsula Picnic, Mornington Racecourse, VIC
Sunday 18th March – Leura Estate Winery, Curlewis, VIC
Tuesday 20th March – Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – Wendouree Performing Arts Centre, Ballarat, VIC
Thursday 22nd March – Ulumbarra Arts Cnt Bendigo, VIC
John McSherry, Donal O’Connor & Niall Hanna w/ Tolka Saturday 17th March – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
John Spillane & Pauline Scanlon Friday 16th March – Canberra Irish Club, Canberra, ACT
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Jordie Lane Sunday 18th March – Porch Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Friday 23rd March – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Joyce Prescher Saturday 17th March – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Kallidad Friday 16th March – The White Star Hotel, Albany, WA
Saturday 17th March – Rockcliffe Winery, Denmark, WA
Friday 23rd March – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Kate Miller-Heidke Friday 16th March – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Leah Flanagan Friday 16th March – Courtyard Sessions, Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Lindsay Lou Saturday 17th March – Megan Hall, Menai, NSW
Lior & Paul Grabowsky Friday 16th March – The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Live and Local on Church Street Saturday 17th March – Mudgee, NSW
Live On The Hill feat. John Butler Trio, Pete Murray, Josh Cashman Friday 16th March – Wy Yung Pub, Wy Yung, VIC
Liz Frencham Sunday 18th March – The Lost Ones, Ballarat, VIC
Lost Ragas Sunday 18th March – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Luke Sinclair & Sean McMahon Saturday 17th March – Major Tom’s, Kyneton, VIC
Maggie Carty & Mairtin Staunton w/ Steve Powell & Don Conlan Saturday 17th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Maggie Carty Saturday 17th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 23rd March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan w/ The Beez Thursday 22nd March – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC
Mandy Connell Friday 16th March – Berwick Folk Club, Old Cheese Factory, Berwick, VIC
Saturday 17th March – A Hitch To The Sticks Festival, Tatong Tavern, Tatong, VIC
Medusa’s Wake Friday 16th March – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Norton’s Irish Pub, Sydney, NSW
Nukara Music Festival Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March – Nanson, WA
Paddy’s Day at The Wild Rover feat. The Button Collective, The Sweet Jelly Rolls, Narrownecks Saturday 17th March – The Wild Rover, Sydney, NSW
Paddy’s Day Bash feat. Fox n Firkin, Catholic Guilt, Dead Ringers Saturday 17th March – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Papa Pilko and the Binrats Friday 16th March – Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Bloodhound Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 18th March – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff, NSW
Pierce Brothers Friday 16th March – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Queensland Irish Choir Sunday 18th March – Brisbane German Club, Brisbane, QLD
Ramblin’ Ash and Ruby Gilbert Friday 16th March – Cedar Bar & Kitchen, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Lulu’s Cafe, Mullumbimby, NSW
Ramblin’ Nights feat. The Brothers Comatose, Andy Golledge Band, Magpie Diaries Thursday 22nd March – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters Friday 23rd March – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Rodrigo y Gabriela Friday 16th March – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Roy Paynes Hillbilly Bop Safari Saturday 17th March – The Mustang Bar, Perth, WA
Saint Patrick’s Day Party feat. Shawn Lidster, Pay the Fiddler Saturday 17th March – The Kincumber Hotel, Kincumber, NSW
Sásta Friday 16th March – Heritage Theatre, Gympie, QLD
Saturday 17th March – Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts, Tweed Heads, QLD
Sunday 18th March – Kedron-Wavell Services Club, Chermside, QLD
Scott Cook & Corin Raymond Friday 16th March – House Concert, Healesville, VIC
Skyscraper Stan Friday 16th March – Moonshine Bar, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – The Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 18th March – Warrandyte Festival, Warrandyte, VIC
Wednesday 21st March – The Whickham Park Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Tapp Bar, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 23rd March – 63 First Avenue, Sawtell, NSW
Shaun Kirk Friday 16th March – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Saturday 17th March – Nukara Music Festival, Geraldton, WA
Friday 23rd March – Major Toms, Kyneton, VIC
Smith & Jones Friday 16th March – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Bettie’s, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th March – House Concert, Carrum Downs, VIC
St. Patrick’s Day 2018 feat. Jonny Reid, Tommy O’ Brien & Co, Prohibition, Craic ‘N’ On Saturday 17th March – Irish Club Western Australia, Perth, WA
St. Patrick’s Day 2018 at Irish Murphy’s feat. The Devil’s Own, Dave Elliston Trio, Katy Hanson, Craicpot Saturday 17th March – Irish Murphy’s, Hobart, TAS
St. Patrick’s Day at Adelaide Oval feat. Adelaide Irish Pipe Band, Blackthorn, Celtic & Comhaltas Traditional Musicians, Celtic Getaway, Ceol Maith, Dogpatch Appalachian, Folk n Spicey, Inesheer, Shambolics, The Timbers Friday 17th March – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
St. Patrick’s Day at Murphy’s feat. Frank McKernan, Locky, The Gathering, Berst , Ramjet Saturday 17th March – Irish Murphy’s, Brisbane, QLD
St Patrick’s Day at the Canberra Irish Club feat. Fir Croi, Night Potion, Cassidy’s Ceili Saturday 17th March – Canberra Irish Club, Canberra, ACT
St Patrick’s Day at The Dan O’Connell feat. The Ramshackle Army, Juke Box Racket, Whiskey Dram, Dj Tickets, Justin Yap Band, Catgut Mary, O’Connor School of Irish Dancing, The Drunken Poachers, Christine Ayres School of Irish Dancing, Greon Dove Saturday 17th March – The Dan O’Connell, Melbourne, VIC
St Patrick’s Day at The Last Jar Saturday 17th March – The Last Jar, Melbourne, VIC
St Patrick’s Day at the 3 Weeds Saturday 17th March – 3 Weeds, Sydney, NSW
St Patricks Day Weekend Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – The Tea Gardens, Sydney, NSW
St Patrick’s Day Weekend feat. Live Trad Music Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Steve Poltz Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 20th March – Acoustic Picnic, Brookvale, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 23rd March – The Bunker, Coogee, NSW
Steve Smyth Wednesday 21st March – Grand Junction, Maitland, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 23rd March – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Summer Nights at The Quiet Man feat. Chellah Mac, Mikee, Satta Friday 16th March – The Quiet Man, Melbourne, VIC
Sydney St. Patrick’s Day 2018: The Green Quarter feat. Blackwater, The Bottlers, Ingleburn Pipe Band, Cross Rhythm Irish Dancers, Soniks, Susan O’Neill, Mark Oats, Cara K. & Band Sunday 18th March – The Entertainment Quarter, Sydney, NSW
Terang Country Music Festival Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Terang, VIC
Tex, Don and Charlie Saturday 17th March – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW
The Backsliders Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
The Basin Music Festival Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – The Basin, VIC
The Bean Project Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – The River Folk Festival, Warburton, VIC
Friday 23rd March – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
The Beez Friday 16th March – House Concert, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 17th March – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 18th March – House Concert, Geelong, VIC
Thursday 22nd March – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd March – House Concert, Melbourne VIC
The Black Sorrows Saturday 17th March – Bendigo Jockey Club, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 18th March – Geelong Racing Club, Geelong, VIC
The Bottlers Friday 16th March – The Grand Hotel – Cockn’Bull, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Dicey Riley’s Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
Sunday 18th March – The Entertainment Quarter, Sydney, NSW
Friday 23rd March – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW
The Brothers Comatose Friday 16th and Saturday 17th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 18th March – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – The Bunker @ Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Ramblin’ Nights, Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 23rd March – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
The Djangologists w/ The Emerald Ruby Thursday 22nd March – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
The Emerald Ruby Sunday 18th March – The Dart and the Feather, Davistown, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
The Glorious North Sunday 18th March – The Labour in Vain, Melbourne, VIC
The Go Set Friday 16th March – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Dicey Riley’s Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
The Hills Are Alive Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – The Farm, VIC
The Lazy Picks Sunday 18th March – Upstairs at Fred’s, Camden, NSW
The Long Johns Friday 16th March – Sound Feast, Noosa Heads, QLD
Friday 23rd March – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
The Peninsula Picnic Saturday 17th March – Mornington, VIC
The Porch Sessions feat. Jordie Lane Sunday 18th March – House Concert, Glenelg, SA
The River Folk Festival Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Warburton, VIC
The Weeping Willows Saturday 17th March – Terang Country Music Festival, Terang, VIC
Friday 23rd March – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
The Young Folk Friday 16th March – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC
Saturday 17th March – Live at The Bundy, Bundy Hall, Bundalaguah, VIC
Timberwolf Friday 16th March – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th March – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – The Hills Are Alive Festival, The Farm, VIC
TinPan Orange Friday 16th and Saturday 17th March – The River Folk Festival, Warburton, VIC
Tom Dockray Friday 16th March – Goldmines Hotel, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 17th March – The Taproom – Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 22nd March – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart, TAS
Friday 23rd March – Kingsway Bar, Launceston, TAS
Toni Swain Friday 16th March – Rodney’s Bait n Tackle, Mosman Park, WA
Saturday 17th March – The Mustang Bar, Northbridge, WA
Sunday 18th March – The Bassendean Hotel, Bassendean, WA
Tuesday 20th March – The Perth Blues Club, Perth, WA
Wednesday 21st March – Fly By Night Musicians Club, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 22nd March – Little Creatures, Fremantle, WA
Friday 23rd March – Parade Hotel, Bunbury, WA
Ukulele Death Squad Sunday 18th March – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Vikki Thorn Friday 16th March – The Palais Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 17th March – Peninsula Picnic, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Clancy’s, Dunsborough, WA
Friday 23rd March – The River Hotel, Margaret River, WA
Warrandyte Festival Friday 16th and Sunday 18th March – Warrandyte, VIC
Witches Leap Friday 16th and Saturday 17th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 17th March – Palais Royale Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Yackandandah Folk Festival Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – Yackandandah, VIC
Z-Star Delta Saturday 17th March – Baha, Rye, VIC
Friday 23rd March – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
If you’ve been anywhere near a radio recently you’ve no doubt heard Missy Higgins’ catchy new single “Futon Couch”. This is the first taster of Higgins’ upcoming fifth studio album Solastalgia, due in on the 4th May, and a definite evolution of her sound.
“Futon Couch” also has a new video directed by Josh Harris
“I think this was the most fun I’ve had filming a music video,” Missy Higgins explained. “I never thought I’d catch myself doing choreographed dancing in one of my film clips but if there’s any song I’ll ever do it for, it’s “Futon Couch”! I’m excited for people to see this, it’s very different for me!”
Check out the video for “Futon Couch” here:
To celebrate the release of SolastalgiaMissy Higgins is heading out on a national tour this May, with support from singer-songwriter Gordi.
“I’m so excited to finally road-test my new tunes in all these beautiful venues across the country,” Higgins said. “This album is really different from anything I’ve done before, I think people will be really surprised, but I think the songs will fit nicely alongside my old material, too. There are a lot of female harmonies in the new material so I’m glad we’re gonna have four amazing women on stage belting them out!”
Missy Higgins will be touring with Ed Sheeran this March before her headline tour in May. Check out the full list of dates here:
Ed Sheeran w/ Missy Higgins Monday 12th March – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 15th March – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th March – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 17th March – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 20th March – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 21st March – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Missy Higgins w/ Gordi Sunday 8th April – Cottesloe Beach, Perth, WA
Friday 4th May – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 5th May – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD
Sunday 6th May – Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong, NSW
Tuesday 8th May – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 11th May – Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 12th May – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 13 May – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Held in Katoomba over the St Patrick’s Day weekend, the Blue Mountains Music Festival always has a decent folk and roots music presence on their lineup along with the best and brightest artists from across all genres.
The Blue Mountains Music Festival will is held from 16th to the 18th March in Katoomba, NSW. They’ll be announcing more artists via their Facebook page so make sure you like them there. And head over to their official site for more details and how to get your hands on tickets.
Trampled by Turtles – “Christmas in Prison”
Jone Prine’s “Christmas in Prison” is a go to cover for Americana, country and bluegrass bands each year – we like this version from Trampled by Turtles
Sara Watkins – “The Holidays With You” Sara Watkins adds a touch of ukulele to Christmas with her track “The Holidays With You”.
David Brent & Foregone Conclusion – “Don’t Cry It’s Christmas”
Ok, this isn’t folk. But you have to agree that Ricky Gervais’ David Brent owns the Christmas number one with “Don’t Cry It’s Christmas”
She & Him – “Christmas Memories” She & Him are determined to corner the indie market each and every year and their 2016 track “Christmas Memories” is another gem.
Ange Hardy – “Mary’s Robin” Ange Hardy released a double A side for Christmas and both tracks – “The Quantock Carol” and “Mary’s Robin” – are magnificent. We chose “Mary’s Robin” because most other outlets are chosing the former.
The Gothard Sisters – “Christmas Flower”
Tightly polished Irish folk music at its best.
After a massive, sold out event in 2015 The Peninsula Picnic is returning this year and bringing with it some amazing music. Held at the Mornington Racecourse on the Mornington Peninsula, The Penisula Picnic is billed as one of Victoria’s most extensive food, wine and music gatherings.
The Waifs are returning at the start of next year with a whole bunch of regional and city tour dates through January and February. Timber and Steel favourite Ruby Boots will be supporting all the shows except for Margaret River (John Butler Trio), Fremantle (Davey Craddock) and Brisbane (John Butler Trio and Missy Higgins).
Check out the full list of dates below:
Saturday 23rd January – Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 24th January – Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Saturday 30th January – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 31st January – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Tuesday 2nd February – Capitol Theatre, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 4th February – Bathurst Entertainment Cent, Bathurst, NSW
Saturday 6th February – Twilights at Tarongo Zoo, Sydney, NSW *SOLD OUT*
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