– We reached out to the Timber and Steel community to get them to pick their top albums of the year. The results are wonderful with well over 100 artists contributing. Details here
Gretta Ziller and Andrew Swift kick off their summer holiday tour of caravan parks around the nation. Will they stumble across your holiday park?
Wednesday 27th December – Discovery Parks Lake Hume, Ebden, VIC
Thursday 28th December – Porepunkah Bridge Holiday Park, Porepunkah, VIC
Friday 29th December – Omeo Caravan Park, Omeo, VIC
Gigs Next Week
A Celtic Christmas feat. Damien Leith, Claymore Saturday 23rd December – The Palms at Crown, Melbourne, VIC
A Country Christmas Revue feat. Raised By Eagles, Lost Ragas, The Ahern Brothers, Sarah Carroll Friday 22nd December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
A Very Country Christmas feat. James Ellis, Cold Heart, Roz Girvan, Bakersfield Glee Club Saturday 23rd December – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
A Xmas Happening Love In! feat. Zoùkeys, Hippy Trippy Trio, Jewels’ Blues Explosion Friday 22nd December – The Bank, Melbourne, VIC
Alex The Astronaut Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Lost Paradise, Glenworth Valley, NSW
Andrew Swift Saturday 23rd December – King Island Club, Currie, TAS
Wednesday 27th December – Discovery Parks Lake Hume, Ebden, VIC
Thursday 28th December – Porepunkah Bridge Holiday Park, Porepunkah, VIC
Friday 29th December – Omeo Caravan Park, Omeo, VIC
Andy Baylor Friday 22nd December – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Benjamin Roberts w/ Daniel J. Townsend Thursday 27th December – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Breaking Trad Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
Cat Canteri and Justin Bernasconi Saturday 23rd December – The Bridge, Castlemaine, VIC
Craig Woodward Sunday 24th December – Loretta’s, Melbourne, VIC
Dane Blacklock, Velvajayne Saturday 23rd December – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Darren Hanlon Friday 22nd December –
Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 23rd December – The Old Museum
, Brisbane, QLD
Edgelarks Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
Eleanor McEvoy Friday 29th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
Falls Festival Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Lorne, VIC
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st December – Marion Bay, TAS
Fleet Foxes Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Marion Bay, TAS
Get Folked Punk Xmas Blowout feat. Vetty Vials & The Sandpit Turtles, Whispering Jackie, Jonno Read, Billy Demos, Billy Puntton, Uke-paley, Jethro Morris, Ess-em, Sooze Friday 22nd December – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Good Option Friday 22nd December – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Gretta Ziller and Andrew Swift Wednesday 27th December – Discovery Parks Lake Hume, Ebden, VIC
Thursday 28th December – Porepunkah Bridge Holiday Park, Porepunkah, VIC
Friday 29th December – Omeo Caravan Park, Omeo, VIC
Handsome Young Strangers, Steph Miller and Jim Mongrel’s Anti-Christmas Bash Saturday 23rd December – MoshPit, Sydney, NSW
Helen Townsend Friday 22nd December – Amble Inn, Corindi, NSW
Saturday 23rd December – The Naked Bean, South Grafton, NSW
Honey Monday 25th December – Parklands Resort, Mudgee, NSW
James Bennett Friday 22nd December – Avoca Beach Hotel & Resort, Avoca Beach, NSW
Saturday 23rd December – The Lounge Room, Port Macquarie, NSW
Sunday 24th December – Town Green Inn Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 29th December – Sacred Tree Markets, Nelson Bay, NSW
Jess Locke Saturday 23rd December – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
John Butler Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
Julia Jacklin Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Marion Bay, TAS
Justin Bernasconi Friday 22nd December – The Guildford Family Hotel, Guildford, VIC
Saturday 23rd December – The Bridge, Castlemaine, VIC
Kallidad Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Lost Paradise Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st December – Glenworth Valley, NSW
Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission Friday 22nd December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 23rd December – Caravan Club, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 24th December – Caravan Club, Melbourne, VIC
Microwave Jenny Sunday 24th December – Bombini, Avoca Beach, NSW
Molsky’s Mountain Drifters Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
One Hot Night feat. Busby Marou, Amy Shark, Timberwolf, Pandamic Friday 29th December – Rockhampton Showgrounds, Rockhampton, QLD
Pam Hata Sunday 24th December – The Duck on Clarence, Port Macquarie, NSW
Thursday 28th December – Oasis by the River, North Haven, NSW
Pierce Brothers Friday 29th December – Lorne Hotel, Lorne, VIC
Rita B Saturday 23rd December – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Sleepy Dreamers, Arbes, Sean Watson Friday 22nd December – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
That Red Head Saturday 23rd December – Wayward Brewing Company, Sydney, NSW
Friday 29th December – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Beautiful Girls Thursday 28th December – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
The Bluegrass Playgirls with GlenyRae & JennyShimmin, Robbie Long & Smithy Saturday 23rd December – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
The Demon Drink Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
The Drunken Poachers Saturday 23rd December – Labour in Vain, Melbourne, VIC
The East Pointers Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
The Heggarties and Matt J Ward Friday 22nd December – Exeter Hotel, Adelaide, SA
The Railsplitters Friday 29th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
The Teskey Brothers Friday 29th to Sunday 31st December – Falls Festival, Marion Bay, TAS
This Way North Saturday 23rd December – Aireys Pub, Aireys Inlet, VIC
Friday 29th December – Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Woodford Folk Festival Wednesday 27th December to Monday 1st January – Woodford, QLDFriday Folk Flashback
The final of our traditional end of year lists sees Timber and Steel Editor-in-Chief Gareth Hugh Evans sifts through all of the amazing music that was produced this year and pick his top 25 tracks. As always he’s tried to only pick one track per artist, although as you’ll see there’s some exceptions with different artists collaborating on different projects through 2017.
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.
1. Emma Davis – “Danger in Me” Emma Davis just has a way of writing a song which draws you in and never lets go. With just a finger picked guitar, understated rhythm section, muted organ and reverbed vocals, Davis has created a piece of music that I genuinely put on repeat. The fact that there’s a very relevant social message underpinning “Danger in Me” just adds a depth to my appreciation of it. Thank you Emma Davis for producing one of the most beautiful three and a half minutes of 2017.
2. The East Pointers – “82 Fires”
For a band I almost exclusively associated with fiddle tunes, The East Pointers have delivered one of the best songs of the year with “82 Fires”. Co-written with our very own Liz Stringer about fires in Tasmania, “82 Fires” may be the most Australian song written by a trio of Canadians. There’s an epic feel to the song that shouldn’t be possible from three guys playing (mostly) acoustic instruments – but I’ve seen this song live and they get pretty close to reproducing the recording on stage. Try to listen to “82 Fires” on not have it stir something inside.
3. Willie Watson – “Gallows Pole”
No one interprets traditional American music quite like Willie Watson. Here he’s managed to take the Leadbelly classic “Gallows Pole” and turn it into a thoroughly modern, haunting piece of music which is a definite standout on his latest album, Folksinger Vol. 2.
4. The Morrisons feat. Georgia Mooney – “Long Time Travelling”
It seems odd to choose an a cappella song from a band that features some of the best bluegrass musicians in the country. But I just can’t get passed how delightful it is hear James Morrison singing over the combined voices of The Morrisons plus Georgia Mooney (All Our Exes Live In Texas). The harmonies, the dynamic variations, the passion – “Long Time Travelling” is pure joy.
5. Offa Rex – “Sheepcrook and Black Dog”
As you probably know by now we have A LOT of love for the 2017 Offa Rex album The Queen of Hearts. The collaboration between The Decemberists and Olivia Chaney is full of highlights and to be honest songs like “The Old Churchyard”, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Willie o’ Winsbury” are more likely to hit this year’s best of lists. But for me “Sheepcrook and Black Dog” captures the nostalgia of the late-60s/early-70s British folk revival better than any other track on The Queen of Hearts with its Steeleye Span style arrangement, crunchy Black Sabbath style guitars and Sandy Denny style vocal performance. “Sheepcrook and Black Dog” is vintage folk-rock for the modern era.
6. Laura Marling – “Next Time” Laura Marling goes full Nick Drake on “Next Time”. The orchestral arrangement over the top of Marling’s inventive guitar tunings and finger-picking, along with her hushed but powerful vocal performance is so reminiscent of the late English singer-songwriter it can’t not have been inspired by his work. This is definitely the highlight of Semper Femina for me and it even comes with a video directed by Laura Marling herself.
7. The Young’uns – “Be the Man”
“Be The Man” was inspired by the story of Matthew Ogston, founder of the Naz and Matt Foundation which tackles religious and cultural homophobia, following the tragic death of his fiancé (you can read the full story here). The Young’uns have written a song which is not only powerful in its message, and deeply respectful to its subject matter, but also a wonderful compliment to the rest of their harmony-driven catalogue. Check out the video featuring Matthew Ogston himself.
8. Billy Bragg – “Why We Build the Wall”
When Anaïs Mitchell wrote “Why We Build the Wall” for her 2010 folk-opera Hadestown I doubt she knew how precient it was considering the build-the-wall platform Donald Trump ran on during his 2016 presidential campaign. Billy Bragg has been singing “Why We Build the Wall” for a few years now but it’s taken until this year for him to officially release it as a single. The political singer-songwriter has purposefully politicised the track and filled it with a jarring, electric guitar to great effect. Could this be the folk anthem for the Trump era?
9. David Rawlings – “Cumberland Gap”
The genius of David Rawlings and Gillian Welch is their ability to write songs that sound like they’ve existed forever and then produce those songs in such a way that makes it sound like they’re being “modernised”. “Cumberland Gap” is the perfect example of this – the track sounds so timeless yet so fresh at exactly the same time. That’s probably why it’s been getting so many comparisons to Neil Young.
10. Stu Larsen – “Chicago Song”
“Chicago Song” is exactly the kind of song you want from a singer-songwriter like Stu Larsen. Simple, catchy and foot-tappingly joyful, “Chicago Song” captures a little piece of magic.
12. Charlie Fink – “Firecracker”
I’m sure I’ve printed this elsewhere on Timber and Steel but for the reader’s benefit: Noah and The Whale’s 2009 album The First Days of Spring is one of my favourite albums of all time. So when ex-Noah and The Whale lead singer Charlie Fink releases a single like “Firecracker” that sounds like it’s been ripped directly from The First Days of Spring there’s no way this song wasn’t going to make my best of 2017 list.
13. All Our Exes Live in Texas – “Boundary Road”
“What if I want to be the one to fall apart once in a while?” has somehow become one of my favourite chorus lines of 2017. All Our Exes Live in Texas have taken on the lyrical challenge of the line, as well as the fight songwriter Katie Wighton had with her mum that inspired the line, and crafted one of the best songs from one of the best albums of the year. There is All Our Exes Live in Texas magic all over this song – with a simple “ooh” and “ahh” the quartet can elevate every song they touch. Lovely stuff.
14. Nick Mulvey – “Mountain To Move”
I’m going to make a prediction: “Mountain To Move” is the song most likely to appear on the soundtrack of sweet and quirky rom coms over the 12 months. Nick Mulvey continues to impress me with the way he crafts a song over a repeating melody line or guitar rhythm, building the simplicity into something more.
15. Julia Johnson – “Melissa”
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the new direction that Julia Johnson has taken with her songwriting in 2017. Moving beyond her work with Julia and The Deep Sea Sirens and working with producer Sarah Belkner, Johnson is producing some of the most interesting music of her career. I have a feeling “Melissa” is only the tip of the iceberg for what’s coming next from Julia Johnson and I can’t wait.
16. The Northern Folk – “Get On”
Despite the wealth of shows they’ve done this year I only managed to catch Melbourne folk 10 piece The Northern Folk live for the first time really recently. They manage to combine the indie folk sound of bands like The Middle East with the distinct groove that comes with having a saxophone heavy horn section. “Get On” epitomises The Northern Folk’s unique sound for me and was one of those songs that made me hit the repeat button again and again the first time I heard it.
17. Fanny Lumsden – “Roll On”
Want to know what it’s like to be an Australian artist on an endless tour of our country? Listen to the lyrics of “Roll On”. What I love about this track is its authenticity. This isn’t the Americanised version of the Australian outback full of dust kicking cowboys and pickup trucks. And this isn’t the romanticised nostalgic version of Australia either with its drovers and men-of-the-land. Instead “Roll On” is a song about about what its like to hit the road in 2017 complete with speeding fines, Gaytimes, roadtrains and small town bowlos. Keep writing songs like this Fanny Lumsden.
18. Paul Kelly – “Firewood and Candles”
After a few years of genre and experimental albums Paul Kelly announced his return to the classic Paul Kelly with the killer track “Firewood and Candles”. That rocking riff with Kelly’s vocals (ably supported by Vikka and Linda Bull) is just so damn catchy. If you wonder why everyone’s making such a fuss over Paul Kelly at the moment, why he’s winning awards and being praised at every turn, just listen to the songs on his 2017 album Life Is Fine, starting with “Firewood and Candles”.
19. Gretta Ziller – “Slaughterhouse Blues”
If someone asks you for the best voice in Australian Americana music then just show them Gretta Ziller. There may be some artists earlier in this list who you could squeeze into the genre, but as far as pure Americana music goes you can’t get much better than Ziller’s “Slaughterhouse Blues”. This is a modern track with its feet firmly in roots music. And that production! Perfection! More of this please Gretta Ziller.
20. I’m With Her – “Little Lies”
Before the release of “Little Lies” the American super-goup I’m With Her were really known for interpreting traditional music or covers of contemporary songs. But then this track comes along and solidifies the (probabaly assumed) fact that I’m With Her are a band to watch. Aoife O’Donovan has one of the best voices in Americana music, and it’s all the sweeter combined with the voices of Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz. And Watkins’ fiddle playing on this track is some of my favourite instrumental work in 2017.
21. BATTS – “Little White Lies”
I’ve been a fan of Tanya Batt’s music for some time, but it’s been her transformation into BATTS and the lo-fi, shoe-gaze, lyric driven songwriting that has come with it that has really caught my attention in 2017. “Little White Lies” is the second single released under the BATTS moniker and it’s by far my favourite, with its etherial production and confessional lyrics. I have a feeling we’re going to be hearing a lot more from BATTS in the coming months and I can’t wait.
22. Taryn La Fauci – “Winter”
When her EP Cycling came out I messaged Taryn La Fauci and told her “Just wanted to tell you that I’m in love with your track “Winter”.” Above every other song on the EP “Winter” struck me, most likely because this year I lost my cat as well and the lyrics just resonated. This song was on repeat for a lot of this year – thank you for sharing it with me Taryn La Fauci.
23. Diamond Duck – “Marry Me By The Sea”
Another collaboration (this time between The Morrisons’ Jimmy Daley and Canadian-Australian singer-songwriter Brian Campeau) that evokes the close harmony singing of The Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel, Diamond Duck have made quite an impression with their first single “Marry Me By The Sea”. What makes this stand out for me is the way the Diamond Duck boys explore unusual, almost twisted chords in their accompaniment while maintaining a sweetness in their vocal delivery. Listen to the piano “solo” in the middle of the song and you’ll see what I mean – there’s something a little off kilter in the track and it’s absolutely delicious.
24. Stella Donnelly – “Boys Will Be Boys”
In the wake of the #metoo movement and everything that’s been coming out in the media over the last few months I think Australia needed a song like “Boys Will Be Boys”. Stella Donnelly has made quite a splash this year and with her amazing voice and lyrical chops I can imagine there’s big things on the horizon for the singer-songwriter.
25. Johnny Flynn – “Wandering Aengus”
The return of Johnny Flynn to music this year was heralded by this really quirky track and promised much from his new album Sillion. All the elements of what makes a classic Johnny Flynn song are here – his amazing voice, jangly guitar and subtle horn accompaniment – but there’s also something a little twisted about the structure of this track that I really really like. Definitely up there with my favourite Johnny Flynn songs.
It’s difficult to find an overriding theme in our picks for this year’s top albums. There’s a bit of trad in there, a lot of singer-songwriter and a decent amount Americana and country music. Overall 2017 has been another amazing year for folk music and we couldn’t be happier.
As always we have more “best of” lists coming this week so please stay tuned for them. But in the meantime check out Timber and Steel’s top albums of
1. Offa Rex – The Queen of Hearts
When you get nostalgia right the result can be pure gold. As someone who was brought up on late-60s/early-70s English folk-rock (think Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, etc) The Queen of Hearts feels like home and, as my friends and family can attest, the album has truly been on constant rotation since its release in July.
Offa Rex is the coming together of Portland nu-folk heroes The Decemberists and English folk-singer Olivia Chaney, inspired by the second-wave folk revival of the British isles. Somehow they’ve managed to capture this very distinct period of music, staying true to the instrumentation, production values and aesthetic of the time without descending into kitsch or parody (as many of the bands from the time ended up doing themselves in the 70s and 80s). Rigid rock rhythm sections over murder ballads, harpsichords and reverb-heavy electric guitars, ethereal vocals – The Queen of Hearts feels more like a rediscovered gem than an album recorded and released in 2017.
And let’s make one thing clear – it’s Olivia Chaney who makes this record. While The Decemberists are obviously the driving force behind The Queen of Hearts it is Chaney’s vocals that pull you right back into the early 70s. She somehow channels the likes of Maddy Prior, Sandy Denny, Anne Briggs, et al, while still bringing her own unique sound to the vocals. The tracks where Colin Meloy takes the lead (such as “Black Leg Minor”) or the instrumental “Constant Billy (Oddington) / I’ll Go Enlist (Sherborne)”, while still amazing in their own right, just don’t have the same impact as “The Queen of Hearts”, “Flash Company”, “The Old Churchyard” or any of the other amazing songs with Olivia Chaney front and centre.
Picking favourite songs from an album of standouts is very very hard. I love the nods to early Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath on “Sheepcrook and Black Dog”, probably the most epic of all the songs on the album. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is a beautiful tribute to Anne Briggs, with Chaney’s voice just resonating over the drone of a harmonium. And Offa Rex’s version of “Willie o’ Winsbury” may be my favourite of all time.
Even if you only have a passing interest in British folk music, in the second wave folk revival or in The Decemberists’ ongoing evolution as one of the most interesting folk bands in the world, give The Queen of Hearts a listen and see exactly why this is our album of the year for 2017.
2. The East Pointers – What We Leave Behind
Canadian trio The East Pointers up the production ante with their new album What We Leave Behind, expanding their sound with new instrumentation, increasing their song-to-tune ratio and generally producing one of the most interesting folk albums of the year. And the best part about it is there’s still a focus on ensuring that every bit of the album can be reproduced live with just the three of them – something I can confirm is the case having caught them in Melbourne recently. What We Leave Behind sees The East Pointers grow as a band, deftly straddling the worlds of traditional and modern fold music.
3. The Ahern Brothers – The Ahern Brothers Josh Rennie-Hynes and Steve Grady are two voices that seem destined to be together. The Ahern Brothers are the latest in collection of modern artists taking inspiration from close harmony singing in the vein of The Everly Brothers and Simon & Garfunkel and the result is really something special. Their self-titled debut album is a pure delight and elevates everything we’ve heard from Rennie-Hynes and Grady individually to date. There’s a reason these guys are selling out shows and taking the country by storm.
4. Fanny Lumsden – Real Class Act Fanny Lumsden continues her domination of Australian country music with the 2017 release of Real Class Act. The album is very strongly informed by Lumsden’s decision to live her life on the road with husband Dan Stanley Freeman rather than opting for the relative comfort of a major Australian city (where, let’s be honest, the vast majority of Australia’s country music is produced), and you can really hear the expanse of our wide brown land all over the album. With each release Fanny Lumsden’s songwriting just gets better and better, adding a modern sensibility to a genre that all to often falls into cliche or nostalgia. Real Class Act is what Australian country music should be about.
5. The Morrisons – The Morrisons
Australia’s premiere bluegrass and alt-country band The Morrisons released their long-awaited and highly anticipated debut album this year and it has fast become one of my favourite album’s of ever. No one quite takes such a quintessentially American genre like bluegrass and passes it through the Australian lens in the way The Morrisons do. And it doesn’t hurt that individually each of The Morrisons is a master of their respective instrument making the album as technically brilliant as it is artistically brilliant.
6. Willie Watson – Folksinger Vol. 2 Willie Watson’s exploration of America’s rich vein of traditional folk music continues with the second volume in his Folksinger series. Somehow he finds a way to take traditional and vintage folk and blues songs and modernise them without losing what makes them great songs to begin with. Watson treats this material with respect and reverance, almost taking a step back and letting each song speak for itself. When Willie Watson left Old Crow Medicine Show he expressed a desire to find a softer side of the folk genre, and that’s something he’s truly captured with Folksinger Vol. 2.
7. All Our Exes Live In Texas – When We Fall
Taking out this year’s ARIA for Best Blues and Roots Album was just the icing on the cake for what has been a massive year for All Our Exes Live In Texas. When We Fall is an album of fine songwriting, pitch perfect production and a true celebration of the four part harmony. Elana Stone, Katie Wighton, Hannah Crofts and Georgia Mooney each bring a unique set of influences and musical styles to All Our Exes Live In Texas which somehow all blend together into something sublime. With the momentum on When We Fall expect All Our Exes Live In Texas to continue crushing it into 2018 and beyond
8. Laura Marling – Semper Femina Laura Marling goes deep on her exploration of the feminine and what it means to be a female artist. It’s amazing to watch Marling grow with every album she releases while never really losing track of what drew us all to her in the first place – beautifully written songs and masterful guitar work. Laura Marling truly is one of the greatest artists of our generation.
9. Charlie Fink – Cover My Tracks
My love for Cover My Tracks one hundred per cent stems from my nostalgia for Noah and The Whale’s 2009 concept album The First Days of Spring. Charlie Fink revisits the style and feeling from The First Days of Spring throughout his 2017 solo outing and it’s a welcome return to form for a songwriter that had definitely strayed a little far from his strengths towards the end of Noah and The Whale’s time, prefering a Springsteen-light pop sound to substantial, heart-on-his-sleeve songwriting. The album is raw, emotional, beautiful and heartbreaking – everything I want from a Charlie Fink record.
10. Packwood – Vertumnus
The culmination four seasonally focused EPs from the last couple of years, Vertumnus is a beautiful opus to the natural world. Packwood’s unique brand of chamber folk has reached its pinnacle with this record, filled with lush compositions and stunning musicianship. Bayden Hyne, along with his arrangers Tilman Robinson (orchestral) and Miriam Crellin (choral) have pefectly crafted each track on Vertumnus making the most of choirs, strings, pianos, finger-picked guitars and banjos and more to compliment Packwood’s trademark fragile vocal style. Taking this work out of the studio and onto the stage is an expensive undertaking but I still hold out hope that we’ll see Vertumnus live before too long.
11. Kasey Chambers – Dragonfly Kasey Chambers mixes things up on her latest double album working with two different producers – Paul Kelly and Nash Chambers – and collaborating with a diverse range of artists from multiple genres, resulting in one of her most interesting releases in recent years.
12. David Rawlings – Poor David’s Almanack David Rawlings and Gillian Welch find a way to write original Americana songs that sound like traditional songs that have been re-discovered and updated for a modern audience – and why can’t I get “Money is the Meat in the Coconut” out of my head?
13. Billy Bragg – Bridges Not Walls Billy Bragg returns to his activist roots on this EP with his electric guitar turned up and his wit as sharp as ever.
15. Timothy James Bowen – Bloom Bloom bookends a couple of years of massive upheaval in Timothy James Bowen’s life, while capturing an artist at the peak of his powers as a singer and songwriter.
16. Husky – Punchbuzz Husky continue to push the boundaries of their indie-folk sound with an album that borrows as much from eighties pop as it does from lyric-driven singer-songwriter music.
17. BATTS – 62 Moons
Moving away from her electro-folk roots toward a stripped back sound has proven a success for BATTS who’s delivered an EP of really stunning songs.
18. Gretta Ziller – Queen of Boomtown Gretta Ziller has delivered one of the best Americana albums of the year that deserves all the nominations, awards and accolades it will no doubt continue to receive over the coming months
19. Paul Kelly – Life Is Fine
After a couple of genre projects Paul Kelly returns with his most Paul Kelly album in recent memory, further cementing him as Australia’s greatest living songwriter.
20. Nick Mulvey – Wake Up Now
The English singer-songwriter continues to produce interesting, acoustic driven indie music full of weird guitar tunings, multi-tracked vocals and songs just waiting to hit a Hollywood soundtrack.
21. Emily Barker – Sweet Kind of Blue Emily Barker deftly combines country, blues and folk styles, harkening back to a tradition while still producing a sound that is fresh and engaging.
22. Stu Larsen – Resolute
Australia’s favourite troubadour produces another album of straight up singer-songwriter gems documenting his travels around the world.
23. Lankum – Between The Earth & Sky Lankum, the band formally known as Lynched, are producing some of the most raw traditional Irish music going around, complete with the thickest Dublin accent you’re likely to hear this year.
25. Johnny Flynn – Sillion
An absolute gem of an album that sees Johnny Flynn’s distinctive voice and resonator front and centre, but a willingness to play with production a bit more than previous releases, adding more texture and nuance to each of the tracks.
Paul Kelly’s iconic song “How to Make Gravy” has become a stalwart of the Christmas period with many Australians siting it as their favourite holiday song.
Kelly has embraced the national love of the song with the announcement of a huge Making Gravy show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Saturday 16th December. The show will feature special guest performances from Gang of Youths, Meg Mac and Gretta Ray.
“Gravy’s been around a long, long time,” Paul Kelly explained. “Maybe humans came up with it even before they came up with beer and wine. I don’t know. But I do know Raymond Carver wrote a poem about it. And I like to make it. And it’s different all over the world. So, we’d like to usher in Christmas and all things grave and gravilicious with a rich, musical stew. Come on board the gravy train with us and our friends this December 16th at The Myer Music Bowl.”
Iconic Blue Mountains band Lime and Steel call it a day with their last ever show.
Saturday 4th November – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Áine Tyrrell Sunday 5th November – Murrah Hall, Murrah, NSW
Alanna and Alicia Saturday 4th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
Alex The Astronaut Friday 3rd November – Jack Rabbit Slim’s, Perth, WA
Americana Music Association of Australia Birthday Bash feat. Anne Kirkpatrick, Gretta Ziller, Small Town Romance, The Ahern Brothers, Andrew Swift, Georgia State Line, Hana and Jessie-Lee, The April Family Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW
Americana Music Association of Australia Conference Saturday 4th November – Cronulla, NSW
Andy Golledge Friday 3rd November – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Bitter & Twisted Fest, Maitland Goal, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 5th November – The Junkyard Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Wednesday 8th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Australian Music Week Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Sydney, NSW
Band of Brothers Thursday 9th November – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Beechworth Celtic Festival Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November – Beechworth, VIC
Beltane Festival Friday 3rd to Tuesday 7th November – Wolfgang’s Palace, Nalangil, VIC
Ben Salter Friday 3rd November – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 4th November – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 5th November – Castlemaine Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 9th November – St John Craft Beer, Launceston, TAS
Friday 10th November – The Wharf, Ulverstone, TAS
Friday 10th November – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo, VIC
Bernard Fanning Saturday 4th November – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Betty & Oswald Thursday 9th November – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 10th November – Yah Yah’s, Melbourne, VIC
Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Blackwood, VIC
Blues at Bridgetown Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bridgetown, WA
Bob Evans Friday 10th November – C.ex, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Brad Butcher Friday 3rd November – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Friday 10th November – House Concert, Ferntree Gully, VIC
Busby Marou Friday 3rd November – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Byron Bay Guitar Festival Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Candice McLeod Friday 3rd November – House Concert, Wakerie, SA
Sunday 5th November – House Concert, Ararat, VIC
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, Bendigo, VIC
CanManouche Gypsy Jazz Jam Saturday 4th November – Gang Gang Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Charlie & Jensen Sunday 5th November – Cinema Paradiso, Ettalong Beach, NSW
Chris Jagger Friday 3rd November – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Stag N’ Hunter Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Monday 6th November – Bird’s Basement, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, Bendigo, VIC
Cider Fest feat. The Pitts Family Circus, The Barkers Vale Brothers, Honey & Knives, The Button Collective Saturday 4th November – Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW
Claude Hay Friday 3rd November – Family Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Beaches Hotel, Thirroul, NSW
Friday 10th November – Labour in Vain, Melbourne, VIC
Code Red Festival Friday 3rd November – Murdoch, WA
Colin Lillie Friday 3rd November – El Sol, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cronulla, NSW
Datson Hughes Saturday 4th November – Live and free @ Brat Cave, Brisbane, QLD
Devil Goat Family String Band Sunday 5th November – The Union, Melbourne, VIC
Diana Anaid Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Dusty Ravens Saturday 4th November – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Echo Deer Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Majors Creek Festival, Majors Creek, NSW
Eden Whale Festival Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden, NSW
Ella Belfanti Saturday 4th November – Paddo RSL, Sydney, NSW
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Byron Bay Guitar Festival, Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Emma Davis Thursday 9th November – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Emma Russack Friday 3rd November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Fanny Lumsden Friday 3rd November – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Eurongilly Hall, Eurongilly, NSW
Friday 10th November – Majors Creek Festival, Majors Creek, NSW
Finders Keepers Brisbane Market Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD
Foghorn Stringband Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture, Blackwood, VIC
Folk Alliance Australia Conference Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Suami Amabel, Jason Lowe, Matt Owens Wednesday 8th November – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Fred Smith Friday 3rd November – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Thursday 9th November – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Garrett Kato Friday 3rd November – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Glenmaggie Country Rock Festival Saturday 4th November – Glenmaggie Hall, Glenmaggie, VIC
Great Aunt Thursday 9th November – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
Gretta Ziller Saturday 4th November – Glenmaggie Country Rock Festival, Glenmaggie, VIC
Tuesday 7th November – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Thursday 9th November – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
Grizzlee Train Friday 10th November – The Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Hana & Jessie-Lee Saturday 4th November – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 9th November – South Australian Music Awards, Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA
Hat Fitz & Cara Friday 3rd November – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Healesville Music Festival Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Healesville, VIC
Holly Throsby Friday 3rd November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Hussy Hicks & Raphael White Saturday 4th November – Leftie’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Redcliffe on the Murray, Pinjarra, WA
Thursday 9th November – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bridgetown Blues Festival, Bridgetown, WA
Inland Sea of Sound Festival Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November – Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW
James Bennett Friday 10th November – Avoca Beach Hotel & Resort, Avoca Beach, NSW
James Kenyon Friday 3rd November – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 5th November – The Lost Ones, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Lounge, Albury, NSW
James Thomson & The Strange Pilgrims Thursday 9th November – Gypsy Tapas House, Fremantle, WA
Jed Rowe Friday 3rd November – Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Saint Monday, Yackandandah, VIC
Sunday 5th November – Merry Muse, Canberra, ACT
Jeff Lang Saturday 4th November – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Sunday 5th November – Tablelands Music Lovers The ORB, Atherton, QLD
Jess Locke Friday 3rd November – The Foundry Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 4th November – Crown and Anchor, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 8th November – Phoenix Bar, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 9th November – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 10th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
John Butler Trio Friday 3rd November – Corxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Hanging Rock, Macedon Ranges, VIC
Jordan Merrick w/ Sam Newton Sunday 5th November – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm Friday 3rd November – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Long Point Vineyard, Port Macquarie, NSW
Justin Bernasconi Saturday 4th November – Readings St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC
Karin Page Saturday 4th November – WAMfest, Perth, WA
Kasey Chambers Friday 3rd November – Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
King Arthur w/ Lucky Oceans Monday 6th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Kyle Lionhart Thursday 9th November – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 10th November – Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Liam Gerner Friday 10th November – Piping Hot Chicken, Ocean Grove, VIC
Likely Celts Sunday 5th November – Warrnambool RSL, Warrnambool, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Old Priory Beechworth, Beechworth, VIC
Lime and Steel w/Julien Joel Clement, Neil Duncan Saturday 4th November – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW
Lizzie Flynn Tuesday 7th November – The Bug – Brisbane Unplugged Gigs, Brisbane, QLD
Lloyd Spiegel Saturday 4th November – Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, Wangaratta, VIC
Low Down Riders, Ruby Gilbert & Ramblin’ Ash Friday 10th November – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Lyall Moloney Friday 3rd November – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 9th November – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 10th November – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
Lyn Bowtell Friday 3rd November – Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music, Muswellbrook, VIC
Thursday 9th November – Bayview Country Art Club, Bittern, VIC
Friday 10th November – The Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC
Maia Marsh Saturday 4th November – Secret Garden, Sydney, NSW
Majors Creek Festival Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Majors Creek, NSW
Maldon Folk Festival Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Maldon, VIC
Mama Kin Spender Friday 3rd November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Mandy Connell Friday 10th November – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Mark Wilkinson Thursday 9th November – House Concert, Belmont, VIC
Friday 10th November – House Concert, Wyndham Vale, VIC
Martin Pearson Friday 10th November – Albert Park Yacht Club, Melbourne, VIC
Neil Murray Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Northern Beaches Music Festival Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Collaroy Beach, Sydney, NSW
Ocean Grove International Americana Music Festival feat. Gallie, Twin Peaks, Liam Gerner Friday 10th November – The Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill, Ocean Grove, VIC
Ollie Brown w/ Andy Golledge, Brendon Moon Wednesday 8th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Out of Abingdon Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden Whale Festival, Eden, NSW
Thursday 9th November – Doo-Bop Jazz Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Paddy McHugh Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW
Patonga Blues Across The Bay Saturday 4th November – Broken Bay Sport & Recreation Centre, Brooklyn, NSW
Paul Kelly Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Convention Centre Great Hall, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 9th November – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD
Peasant Moon Friday 3rd November – Orient, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Quarry Mountain Dead Rats w/ The Drunken Poachers Friday 10th November – Baha, Rye, VIC
Porch Light Sessions feat. Shelley’s Murder Boys, David Ross Macdonald, Darby Thursday 9th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Ralway Bell Saturday 4th November – WAMFest Live, Perth, WA
Red-Eyed And Blue feat. That Red Head, Ben Leece Sunday 5th November – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Rick Hart Sunday 5th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Russell Morris Sunday 5th November – Satellite Lounge, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 6th November – The Yarraville Club, Yarraville, VIC
Sásta Friday 3rd November – Mick O’Malley’s, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 4th November – Sandgate Town Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 5th November – The Colmslie Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Simon Imrei Friday 10th November – Brass Razu, Mornington, VIC
Sneaky Jams feat. Ned Mcphie, Sam IAm, Michelle Benson, Lucas Wednesday 8th November – Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
Stella Donnelly Friday 3rd November – Code Red Festival, Murdoch, WA
Saturday 4th November – WamFest, Perth, WA
Sunday 5th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Stockley Friday 3rd November – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Tex Perkins – The Man In Black, The Songs of Johnny Cash Friday 3rd November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
The Audreys Saturday 4th November – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 4th November – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 5th November – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 8th November – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 9th November – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 10th November – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
The Band Who Knew Too Much Sunday 5th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
The Black Sorrows Friday 3rd November – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW
Saturday 4th November – John Wright Park, Tuncurry, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Hoey Moey Beer Garden, Coffs Harbour, NSW
The Button Collective Friday 3rd November – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Cider Fest, Federal Hotel, Bellingen, NSW
The Central Coast Scottish Spectacular Sunday 5th November – The Entertainment Grounds, Gosford, NSW
The Crooked Fiddle Band w/ The Mouldy Lovers Friday 3rd November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Montgomery Brothers Thursday 9th November – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 10th November – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
The Northern Folk Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th November – Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, Bendigo, VIC
The Nukes Friday 3rd November – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
The Snowdroppers Saturday 4th November – Jive, Adelaide, SA
The Songwriter Sessions feat. Paul Andrew Carey, Sarah Carroll and Matt Glass Sunday 5th November – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
The Teskey Brothers Friday 3rd November – Ravenswood Tavern, Mandurah, WA
Saturday 4th November – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 5th November – Clancy’s Fish Pub, Dunsborough, WA
Tuesday 7th November – Perth Blues Club, Perth, WA
Thursday 9th November – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Blues at Bridgetown Festival, Bridgetown, WA
The Weeping Willows Saturday 4th November – Glenmaggie Country Rock Festival, Glenmaggie, VIC
The Willing Ponies Sunday 5th November – The George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Timberwolf Friday 3rd November – Secret Location, Adelaide, SA
TinPan Orange Friday 3rd November – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Mojos Bar, Fremantle, WA
Friday 10th November – Hudson Ballroom, Sydney, NSW
Tom Dockray w/ Mitch Power Friday 3rd November – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Wednesday 8th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Bendigo Blues Festival, Bendigo, VIC
Tom West Friday 3rd November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Friday 10th November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Tristen Bird Friday 3rd November – Willie Smith’s Organic Cider, Grove, TAS
Saturday 4th November – Marakoopa Cafe, Mayberry, TAS
Sunday 5th November – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart, TAS
Thursday 9th November – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Friday 10th November – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Twin Peaks Sunday 5th November – Jacaranda River Feast, Grafton, NSW
Tuesday 7th November – Red Gum BBQ, Red Hill, VIC
Wednesday 8th November – Wine Whiskey Women, The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 10th November – Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove, VIC
Wallis Bird Thursday 9th November – Wauchope Arts, Wauchope, NSW
Friday 10th November – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen, NSW
WAMFest Live Saturday 4th November – Northbridge, Perth, WA
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Wangaratta, VIC
William Crighton and Terra Lightfoot Friday 3rd November – Central Bar, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 4th November – Inland Sea of Sound Festival, Bathurst, NSW
Sunday 5th November – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Monday 6th November – Yah Yah’s, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 9th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November – Majors Creek Festival, Majors Creek, NSW
Z-Stay Delta Friday 3rd November – Baha, Rye, VIC
Saturday 4th November – Deep West Block Party, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 9th November – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Legendary Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has just released his new video “Rising Moon”.
The track is taken from Kelly’s latest album Life Is Fine and features longtime collaborators Vika and Linda Bull on vocals.
Watch “Rising Moon” below:
Paul Kelly is heading out on tour through November – the full list of dates are here:
Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Convention Centre Great Hall, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 9th November – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD
Saturday 11th November – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 12th November – Regional Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Tuesday 14th November – Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 15th November – Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 17th November – Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 18th November – MONA Mainstage & Lawns, Hobart, TAS
Sunday 19th November – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Monday 20th November – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 22nd November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 23rd November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 25th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
Sunday 26th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
Saturday 9th September – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Gigs Next Week
19-Twenty Saturday 9th September – The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW
Friday 15th to Monday 18th September – Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Festival, Kandanga, QLD
A Tribute to Bob Dylan Feat. Oh Mercy Friday 8th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Alanna and Alicia Friday 15th September – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 15th to Saturday 17th September – Turning Wave Festival, Yass, NSW
Americana Sunday Sessions w/ Montgomery Church Sunday 10th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, NSW
Anna Smyrk Friday 8th September – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Saturday 9th September – McCrossin’s Mill, Uralla, NSW
Thursday 14th September -Loft Bar, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Ashlea Reale Sunday 10th September – Mini Bar, Rockingham Beach, WA
Thursday 14th September – The Swan Hotel, North Fremantle, WA
BANFF Friday 15th September – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Ben Abraham Thursday 14th September – The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Ben Mastwyk Friday 8th September – The Melba Spiegeltent, Melbourne, VIC
Bill Chambers Thursday 14th September – The Baan Baa Hall, Baan Baa, NSW
Broads Sunday 10th September – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Brooke Russell Saturday 9th September – Charles Weston Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Canyon Friday 15th September – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Captain Apples Friday 15th September – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Charles Jenkins Saturday 9th September – Readings St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC
Claire Anne Taylor Friday 8th September – Junction Arts Festival, Launceston, TAS
Clare Bowditch Friday 15th September – The Sound Doctor Presents, Anglesea, VIC
Damien Dempsey Thursday 14th September – The Flamin’ Galah, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 15th September – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Dan Sultan Friday 8th September – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 9th September – Club 54, Launceston, TAS
Friday 15th September – HQ, Adelaide, SA
Devil Goat Family String Band Saturday 9th September – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Dirtbird w/ Cathy Burke Sunday 10th September – The Taproom, Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC
E for Echo w/ Merpire Thursday 14th September – Arcadia Liquors, Sydney, NSW
Fallon Cush, The April Family, Bryan Estepa and The Tempe Two Saturday 9th September – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Fanny Lumsden Tuesday 5th September to Friday 8th September – Bigsound, Brisbane, QLD
FolkSwagon feat. Stephanie Cherote, Tommy Castles, Jack Millar Wednesday 13th September – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Garrett Kato Friday 8th September – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Saturday 9th September – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Giffen Sunday 10th September – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Great Aunt Friday 8th September – Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave, VIC
Sunday 10th September – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Gretta Ziller Friday 8th September – Sunset Studio, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 9th September – Sider Diner Sessions, City Sider CBD Motel, Tamworth, NSW
Guildford Banjo Jamboree Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Guildford, VIC
Hannah Matysek Sunday 10th September – The Forresters, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 10th September – The Little Guy, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 12th September – Different Drummer, Sydney, NSW
Homegrown Bluegrass & Old-Time feat. Stillhouse Union, Whoa Mule, The Plough, Fish Ain’t Bitin’ and Meridian Saturday 9th September – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW
In The Round at Leadbelly feat. Sam Newton Amber Rae Slade & The Mighty Big Noise, Jason Walker and Sarah Humphreys Wednesday 13th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
James Bennett Friday 8th September – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 10th September – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 13th September – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 14th September – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 15th September – Latin Loafer, Port Macquarie, NSW
James Ellis & The Jealous Guys Sunday 10th September – The Standard Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Jed Rowe Friday 8th September – The Melba Spiegeltent, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 14th September – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Friday 15th September – The Chapel, Burnie, TAS
Jen Cloher Saturday 9th September – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Joe Mungovan and Greta Stanley Thursday 14th September – Baha Tacos, Rye, VIC
Friday 15th September – Penny Black, Melbourne, VIC
Justin Bernasconi Friday 8th September – Selby Folk Club, Selby, VIC
Katie Noonan Thursday 14th September – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Karl S Williams Friday 8th September – The Edwards, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 9th September – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Sunday 10th September – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Thursday 14th September – Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 15th September – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Kelly Brouhaha Friday 8th September – Sunset Studio, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 14th September – The Fox Den, Gloucester, NSW
Kim Churchill Thursday 14th September – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 15th September – Unibar, Wollongong, NSW
King Street Crawl Sunday 9th September – Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Lizzie Flynn Friday 15th September – Coast Acoustics Festival Fringe, Nerang, QLD
Madison Violet Friday 15th September – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide, SA
Maggie Carty Friday 8th September – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Mark Olson Friday 8th September – Shambles Brewery, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 9th September – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 10th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 12th September – The Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Wednesday 13th September – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 14th September – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Mark Wilkinson Friday 8th September – House Concert, Oakdale, NSW
Saturday 9th September – House Concert, Nelson, NSW
Sunday 10th September – House Concert, Wamberal, NSW
Thursday 14th September – The Chapel, Burnie, TAS
Melody Moko Saturday 9th September – Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 14th September – The Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
Merpire Sunday 10th September – Maestro and Co, Manly, NSW
Thursday 14th September – Arcadia Liquors, Sydney, NSW
Mitch Power Wednesday 13th September – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 14th September – Antojitos Newcastle, Carrington, NSW
Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Fest Friday 15th to Monday 18th September – Upper Kandanga, Mary Valley, QLD
Montgomery Church Friday 8th September – House Concert, Maryborough, QLD
Saturday 9th September – Retro Bar, Kenmore, QLD
Sunday 10th September – Americana Sunday Sessions, The Triffid, Brisbane, NSW
Friday 15th September – Blackheath Community Hall, Blackheath, NSW
Nathan Seeckts, Catholic Guilt, David Grimson Sunday 10th September – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Neurum Creek Music Festival Friday 8th to Sunday 10th September – Neurum Creek Bush Retreat, Neurum Creek, QLD
NGV Friday Nights feat. Kate Miller-Heidke Friday 8th September – National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Nimbin Roots Festival Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin, NSW
Obscura Hail Monday 11th September – Rad, Wollongong, NSW
Oliver Downes w/ Stav Thursday 14th September – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Open Folk’n Friday 8th September – Bendigo Folk Club, The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Patrick James Friday 15th September – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Pete Murray Friday 8th September – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Saturday 9th September – Darwin Ski Club, Darwin, NT
Pick’in In The Pub feat. Tommy Chandle, The Willing Ponies Sunday 10th September – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Pierce Brothers Friday 8th September – Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 9th September – Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Wednesday 13th September – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Porch Light Sessions feat. Hollie Matthew, Liam Gale, John Mason Thursday 14th September – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Psycho Zydeco w/ Chris Allan Friday 8th September – The Acoustic Picnic, Sydney, NSW
Quinton Trembath Sunday 10th September – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Redland Spring Festival Friday 8th to Sunday 10th September – Redland, QLD
Rita B Sunday 10th September – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 12th September – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Roadhouses Wednesday 13th September – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Russell Morris Friday 8th September – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
Saturday 9th September – Belmont 16s, Belmont, NSW
Sunday 10th September – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 14th September – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
Saoirse Thursday 14th September – South Coast Folk Club, Port Noarlunga, SA
Shaky Stills Sunday 10th September – Edinburgh Castle, Melbourne, VIC
Shane Nicholson Friday 8th September – Flow Bar, Old Bar, NSW
Sneaky Jams feat. Josh Shipton, Matt Fletcher, Baiylaw Sunday 10th September – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
Tex, Don & Charlie Friday 8th September – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 9th September – Bellingen Memorial Hall, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 10th September – A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW
Wednesday 13th September – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 14th September – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 15th September – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
The Button Collective Friday 8th September – Rappville Pub, Rappville, NSW
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
The Cope Street Parade Saturday 9th September – Welcome To Thornbury, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 9th September – The Jazzlab, Melbourne, VIC
The Montgomery Brothers Friday 8th September – The Basement Bar, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 9th September – Machans Beach Community Hall, Cairns, QLD
The Round Up feat. Gallie and Rich Davies Wednesday 13th September – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
The Slipdixies Saturday 9th September – Victorian Jazz Club, Melbourne, VIC
The Tall Grass Saturday 9th September – Sonic Sherpa Records, Brisbane, QLD
The Weeping Willows and Their Travelling Companions Sunday 10th September – The Union, Melbourne, VIC
Tim Guy Friday 15th September – The Taproom Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC
Tim Wheatley Friday 8th September – Oxford Art Factory Gallery Bar, Sydney, NSW
Timothy James Bowen Saturday 9th September – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Tobias Saturday 9th September – Sydney Harbour Boat Cruise, Sydney, NSW
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Nimbin Roots Festival, Nimbin, NSW
Tori Forsyth Saturday 9th September – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Triffid Acoustics w/ Jeremy Hunter Wednesday 13th September – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Trouble in the Kitchen and Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton Saturday 9th September – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Turning Wave Festival Friday 15th to Saturday 17th September – Yass, NSW
Vanishing Shapes feat. As of Sky, Jono B Smith Sunday 10th September – The Commons, Newcastle, NSW
Z-Stay Delta Friday 15th to Sunday 17th September – Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Fest, QLD
Following the release of his amazing new album Life Is Fine in August the incomparable Paul Kelly has just announced plans to hit the road for a national tour this November.
Joining Kelly on the tour will be a bunch of amazing guests including Busby Marou in Darwin, Cairns and Townsville, Sahara Beck in Rockhampton and Steve Earle and Middle Kids supporting the rest of the tour from Brisbane to Perth.
Check out the full list of dates below:
Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 4th November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 7th November – Convention Centre Great Hall, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 8th November – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 9th November – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD
Saturday 11th November – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 12th November – Regional Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Tuesday 14th November – Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 15th November – Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 17th November – Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 18th November – MONA Mainstage & Lawns, Hobart, TAS
Sunday 19th November – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Monday 20th November – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 22nd November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 23rd November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 25th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
Sunday 26th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
– Canadian duo Madison Violet announced plans to tour Australia this Spring. Details here
– Kim Churchill announced his new album Weight_Falls as well as releasing the video for “Second Hand Car” and revealing a huge Spring tour. Details here
– Iron & Wine released the gorgeous new video “Thomas County Law”. Details here
– Melbourne based alt-country singer Gretta Ziller has announced album launch dates in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Tamworth. Details here
– David Rawlings released his new single “Cumberland Gap” ahead of his album release. Details here
– Brisbane indie-folk four piece Elbury have announced plans for an east coast tour kicking off this week. Details here
– The legendary Paul Kelly released his new video “Firewood And Candles”. Details here
– Irish singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke has announced plans to head to Australia for a tour this Spring. Details here
– Valerie June released her new video “Got Soul” ahead of her upcoming Australian tour. Details here
Sydney’s favourite intimate venue officially reopens in its new Camperdown space with a show from Sarah Belkner and Alison Avron
Wednesday 16th August – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Asha Jefferies Friday 18th August – The Flying Cock, Brisbane, QLD
Bangalow BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Friday 11th and Saturday 12th August – Bangalow Showground, Bangalow, NSW
BATTS Thursday 17th August – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Bek Sarkoezy and Sam Newton Saturday 12th August – The Joshua Tree, Sydney, NSW
Ben Salter Wednesday 16th August – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Bill Chambers Friday 11th August – Sunset Studio, Mayfield, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Diggers, The Entrance, NSW
Bill Jackson and Pete Fidler Friday 11th August – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 12th August – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
Bluegrass Pub Pick feat. Whoa Mule Sunday 13th August – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Central Coast Country Music Festival Friday 11th to Sunday 13th August – Memorial Park, The Entrance, NSW
Daggy Man Friday 11th August – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 12th August – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Darwin Festival Thursday 10th to Sunday 27th August – Darwin, NT
Echo Deer w/ Holza & Pez Sunday 13th August – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW
Elbury Wednesday 16th August – Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 17th August – OxJam House Concert, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 18th August – Oscar’s Alehouse, Belgrave, VIC
Emily Davis Band w/ Sam Reiher, Kate Alexander, Hana Brenecki Sunday 13th August – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Emma Davis Thursday 17th August – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW
Fairlight Folk feat. Bill Jackson, Pete Fidler, Strangelove, Melanie Horsnell Saturday 12th August – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
Fallon Cush Sunday 13th August – The Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Daniel Cherote, Alana Wilkinson, MoSoul Wednesday 16th August – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
For Folk Sake feat. Alice Terry, Christine Jane, Stephanie Cherote Friday 11th August – 107 Projects, Sydney, NSW
Forever Son Friday 11th August – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Georgia Fields and Phia Friday 11th August – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 12th August – Glen Helen Homestead Lodge, Alice Springs, NT
Georgia State Line Friday 11th August – Saints + Sailors, Portarlington, VIC
Saturday 12th August – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Sunday 13th August – Martians Cafe, Deans Marsh, VIC
Handasyd Williams w/ Levi Burr, Nik Philpott Sunday 13th August – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
High Tea feat. Adam Miller Thursday 17th August – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Hinterlandt Friday 11th August – Bomaderry Presbyterian Church, Bomaderry, NSW
Hollie Matthew Saturday 12th August – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Horns of Leroy’s Jukebox feat. The Collingwood Casanovas Wednesday 16th August – Belleville, Melbourne, VIC
Husky Friday 11th August – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Friday 18th August – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Illawarra Folk Club feat. Shellie Morris, Troy Jungaji Brady Friday 18th August – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
James Ellis and the Jealous Guys Friday 18th August – Lulie St Tavern, Melbourne, VIC
Jason Roweth Friday 11th August – Addison Rd Community Centre, Sydney, NSW
Jen Cloher Friday 11th August – Readings Carlton, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 12th August – Rocksteady Records, Melbourne, VIC
Jep and Dep Friday 11th August – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Halcyon Daze Records, Sydney, NSW
Friday 18th August – The Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC
Josh Pyke w/ Kyle Lionhart Friday 11th August – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 12th August – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
Thursday 17th August – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 18th August – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Kelly Brouhaha Sunday 13th August – The Westernport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Tuesday 15th August – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Thursday 17th August – The Lomond Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 18th August – Billyroy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo, VIC
Kelly Country Pick Friday 18th to Sunday 20th August – Beechworth, VIC
Liam Gale & The Ponytails Friday 11th August – Kingsway Bar, Launceston, TAS
Melanie Horsnell Saturday 12th August – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
Friday 18th August – The Log Cabin Hall, Gooloogong, NSW
Mic Conway’s National Junk Band Thursday 17th August – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
My Friend The Chocolate Cake Friday 11th August – Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub, Springwood, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 18th August – Theatre Royal Castlemaine, Castlemaine, VIC
Nathan Seeckts and Great Aunt Saturday 12th August – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Nuet & Nic Cassey Thursday 17th August – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
O’Shea Saturday 12th August – Mount Isa Rodeo, Mount Isa, QLD
Open Folk’n Friday 11th August – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Packwood Friday 18th August – Plant By Packwood, Melbourne, VIC
Paul Hayward & The Sidekicks Saturday 12th August – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Paul Kelly Friday 11th August – Red Eye Records, Sydney, NSW
Monday 14th August – Readings Carlton, Melbourne, VIC
Pete Murray Friday 11th August – Wrest Point Showroom, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 12th August – Launceston Country Club, Launceston, TAS
Thursday 17th August – Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay, NSW
Friday 18th August – Waves, Wollongong, NSW
Raised By Eagles Friday 11th August – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 12th August – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Friday 18th August – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Reuben Stone w/ Dan Vogl Wednesday 16th August – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Rick Hart’s Bare Bones w/ Ben Leece Friday 11th August – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Scarlet’s Revenge Thursday 17th August – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Shane Nicholson Friday 11th August – Anita’s Theatre, Thiroul, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
Friday 18th August – Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW
Shelley’s Murder Boys Sunday 13th August – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Shellie Morris, Wityana Marika and Dhapanbal Yunupingu Tuesday 15th August – Darwin Festival, The Lighthouse, Darwin, NT
Sofar Sounds Gold Coast Friday 18th August – House Concert, Mermaid Beach, QLD
Someday June w/ Zac Saber Friday 11th August – Analogue Academy, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 12th August – The Basement Bar, Bendigo, VIC
South Coast Folk Club Hall of Famers Thursday 17th August – South Coast Folk Club, Port Noarlunga, SA
Tami Nelson Thursday 17th August – Darwin Festival, The Lighthouse, Darwin, NT
Friday 18th August – The Flamin’ Galah, Brisbane, QLD
Taryn La Fauci Friday 11th August – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
The Co-Ground Folk Show feat. Amistat, Ariela Jacobs, Mia Wray Friday 18th August – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
The Cope Street Parade Saturday 12th August – Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
The Demon Drink Saturday 12th August – Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 18th August – Yandina Hotel, Yandina, QLD
The Newsagency Sessions feat. Sarah Belkner, Alison Avron Wednesday 16th August – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
The Round Up feat. Nigel Wearne and Ayleen O’Hanlon Wednesday 16th August – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
The Settlement Saturday 12th August – Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, VIC
The Slipdixies Sunday 13th August – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
The Slowdowns Friday 18th August – The Unicorn Hotel, Sydney, NSW
The Teskey Brothers Friday 11th August – Mojo Record Bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 11th August – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 12th August – Ed Castle, Adelaide, SA
The Twoks Friday 11th August – House Concert, Adelaide, SA
The Willie Wagtails Saturday 12th August – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Timothy James Bowen Friday 11th August – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 12th August – The Bluebee Room, Adelaide, SA
Tobias Friday 11th August – Irish Club, Emerald, QLD
Saturday 12th August – Irish McGanns, Eoma, QLD
Tori Forsyth Friday 18th August – The Music Lounge, Brookvale, NSW
To celebrate the release of his highly anticipated new album Life Is Fine, acclaimed singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has gone full celebrity chef for his new video “Firewood And Candles”.
“Cooking seems to pop up in songs of mine from time to time,” Paul Kelly said. “The director, Prad Sen, and I wanted to pick up on that without getting too literal. We brainstormed with the Salvador Dali cookbook, seventies style recipes and TV cooking shows. From there things just got curiouser and curiouser.”
Check out the video for “Firewood And Candles” below:
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