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O Brother Where Art Thou? Tribute Announces Second Show

April 17, 2012 at 09:19 (News, Regular Night News)
Tags: bellyache ben and the steamgrass boys, bluegrass, Brian Campeau, christa hughes, Elana Stone, folk music, o brother where art thou, rescue ships

O Brother Where Art Thou

If you were lucky enough to be one of the special few who managed to snaffle tickets to last week’s sold out O Brother Where Art Thou? tribute concert at The Vanguard in Sydney last week you’ll know just how amazing it was. We were there (as punters rather than in any media capacity) and the overwhelming consensus in the room was that Sydney needs more bluegrass gigs like this.

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the show the organisers have decided to do it all again this week. House band Bellyache Ben & The Steamgrass Boys will be joined by Christa Hughes (Machine Gun Fellatio), Elana Stone (Rescue Ships), Brian Campeau (Rescue Ships), George Washingmachine and some special guests that may just include some of Australia’s top bluegrass players who may happen to be in town for their own gig (work that one out for yourself). It will all be going down this Thursday 19th April with tickets available here.

Watch the video below for a sneak peak of what to expect:

Australia Day Gets Folky at The Rocks, Sydney

January 24, 2012 at 11:24 (Festival News, News)
Tags: archie roach, blue king brown, boy outside, busby marou, caitlin park, Emma Louise, folk music, harry james angus, mikelangelo and the tin star, ngaiire, rescue ships, sam buckingham, the rocks

Image Courtesy of Sam Buckingham

If you’re a fan of live music and find yourself at a loose end in Sydney this Australia Day, the 26th January, you should really head down to The Rocks for the The Australia Day Festival of The Voice. A bunch of music stages, markets and historic pubs – what more could you want? How about a lineup of artists that include a who’s who of Timber and Steel favourites including Sam Buckingham (above), Boy Outside, Harry James Angus, Busby Marou, Archie Roach, Ngaiire, Mikelangelo and The Tin Star, Rescue Ships, Blue King Brown and Caitlin Park.

The event is absolutely free and we have the full set times below. Check out the official web site for more information.

Harbour Song – Campbells Cove
11.30am – 12pm Sam Buckingham
12.15pm – 12.45pm Boy Outside
1.15pm – 2pm Hey Big Aki
2.30pm – 3.15pm The Harry James Angus Band
3.45pm – 4.30 Emma Louise
5pm – 6pm Busby Marou
6.30pm – 7pm Archie Roach

Street Song – George Street
12pm – 12.45pm Steve Smyth
1pm – 1.45pm Ngaiire
2.15pm – 3pm Ernest Ellis & The Panamas
3.30pm – 4.15pm Mikelangelo and The Tin Star with Saint Clare
4.45pm – 5.30pm Rescue Ships
6pm – 7pm Mojo Juju
7.30pm – 8.30pm Blue King Brown

Play Song – The Rocks Square
11.45am – 12.15pm Circular Rhythm
12.30pm – 1pm Circular Rhythm
1.15pm – 2pm Electric Lunchbox
2.30pm – 3.15pm Dodadums
3.45pm – 4.30pm Mark Wilkinson
5pm – 5.45pm Ali Hughes & Daryl
6.15pm – 7pm Caitlin Park

Blue Mountains Music Festival Announces First Artist Lineup

November 15, 2011 at 10:55 (Festival News, News)
Tags: abigail washburn, afro mandinko, ahab, alwan, april verch, ben sollee, beoga, blue king brown, blue mountains music festival, cass eager, chris wilson, claude hay, daniel champagne, eddi reader, fiona boyes, folk music, fred smith, frigg, george kamikawa, harry manx, judy collins, krystle warren, my friend the chocolate cake, noriana kennedy, noriko tadano, peter rowan bluegrass band, phil davidson, pierre bensusan, rescue ships, shane howard, staffan astner, the beez, the buddy knox blues band, the quarry mountain dead rats, the simpson 3, tonks green, truckstop honeymoon, while and matthews

Beoga
Image Courtesy of Beoga

The Blue Mountains Music Festival was by far one of our favourite events on this year’s music calendar (despite the torrential rain – check out our review here) so we got pretty excited this morning when the first round of artists for next years event landed in our inbox. The Blue Mountains Music Festival celebrates music from a variety of genres but it definitely always has a strong folk, roots, blues and bluegrass contingent on its roster and next year is no different.

Rather than try and single out our favourites from the first announcement we though we’d just give it to you in one hit and let you see just how good it is. Ready? Here we go:

Judy Collins (USA), Abigail Washburn (USA), Harry Manx (UK/Canada), Pierre Bensusan (French Algeria), Staffan Astner (Sweden), Krystle Warren (USA), Ben Sollee (USA), Blue King Brown, The Shane Howard Band, Fred Smith, Eddi Reader (Scotland), April Verch (Canada), Noriana Kennedy (Ireland), Truckstop Honeymoon (USA) While and Matthews (UK), My Friend the Chocolate Cake, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band (USA), The Beez (Germany), Frigg (Finland), Beoga (above – Ireland), ahab (UK), Afro Mandinko, The Buddy Knox Blues Band, Alwan, The Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Chris Wilson, Fiona Boyes, Rescue Ships, Claude Hay, George Kamikawa and Noriko Tadano, Cass Eager, Phil Davidson, Daniel Champagne, Tonks Green, The Simpson 3 and more.

Pretty impressive eh? The Blue Mountains Music Festival is held in Katoomba, NSW from the 16th to the 18th March. Earlybird tickets are available from now until the 31st December. Check out the official site for more information.