This Week in Folk
All the News From The Week That Was
– The National Folk Festival announced four more international acts including Aoife Scott, Flats and Sharps, Accrowbatics Quartet and The New Macedon Rangers. Details here
– Bluegrass @ Yulli’s returns for 2017 with The Willing Ponies. Details here
– Central Coast folk-rock duo Elwood Myre announced an East Coast tour. Details here
– We premiered the brand new single from Peasant Moon “Back in Time”. Details here
– American nu-folk artist Radical Face released his visual EP SunnMoonnEclippse. Details here
– Singer-songwriter Imogen Clark released her new video “Drawing Hearts”. Details here
– Ryan Adams has announced Australian tour dates this May. Details here
Releases This Week
Windy City – Alison Krauss
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Postcards From The Shell House – Busby Marou
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Deer Prudence – Deer Prudence
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After A Time – Holly Throsby
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Life Will See You Now – Jens Lekman
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Highway Queen – Nikki Lane
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SunnMoonnEclippse – Radical Face
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Prisoner – Ryan Adams
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Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig
John Flanagan Trio
Wednesday 22nd February – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 23rd February – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Amanda Palmer
Wednesday 22nd February – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 24th February – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Backsliders
Friday 17th February – Holler Music Festival, Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feat. The Willing Ponies
Wednesday 22nd February – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW
Brendan Gallagher & SOBs
Thursday 23rd February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Busby Marou
Saturday 18th February – The Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton, QLD
Thursday 23rd February – The Reef Casino, Cairns, QLD
Friday 24th February – The Reef Casino, Cairns, QLD
Carus Thompson
Friday 17th February – Mojos, Fremantle, WA
Cobargo Folk Festival
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February – Cobargo, NSW
Courtyard Sessions Presents Amber Rae Slade
Friday 24th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Courtyard Sessions Presents In The Round: Singer/Songwriter Night feat. Taryn La Fauci, Sabrina Soares, Melanie Dyer
Friday 17th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Devil on the Rooftop, Belle Jar
Monday 20th February – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Elwood Myre
Friday 17th February – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Wednesday 22nd February – Folkswagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Fairlight Folk feat. Equus, The Love Machine, Sako Dermenjian & The Groove
Saturday 18th February – Fairlight Folk, Sydney, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Hannah Robinson, Elwood Myre
Wednesday 22nd February – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Frances Folk Gathering
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February – Frances, SA
Gordie Tentrees
Friday 17th February – Mundaring Folk & Blues Club, Mundaring, WA
Saturday 18th February – Johns House, Gwelup, WA
Sunday 19th February – Redcliffe on Murray, Pinjarra, WA
Tuesday 21st February – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA
Wednesday 22nd February – Club Acoustica, Scarbourough, WA
Thursday 23rd February – Lulu Concerts, Duncraig, WA
Friday 24th February – Wintersun Hotel, Geraldton, WA
Hat Fitz & Cara
Friday 17th February – Nightjar Festival, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 18th February – Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Hootenanny feat. Elwood Myre
Sunday 19th February – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW
Jack Carty
Friday 17th February – Taronga Zoo, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 23rd February – Latin Loafer, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 24th February – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Jep & Dep
Sunday 19th February – Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Jess Locke & Shiny Coin
Friday 17th February – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 19th February – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Joe & Harmony’s Magic Carpet Ride feat. Paul Hayward & The Sidekicks, Tony Eardely, The Trippy Hippy Band
Saturday 18th February – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
John Flanagan Trio
Wednesday 22nd February – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 23rd February – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
Kasey Chambers and Bernard Fanning
Friday 17th February – Eastbank Centre, Shepparton, VIC
Saturday 18th February – Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 19th February – Lakeside Wendouree, Ballarat, VIC
Tuesday 21st February – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 22nd February – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Friday 24th February – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD
L1-Boleyn, Huckleberry Hastings, Melancholy Flowers, Annais Paris
Tuesday 21st February – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Les Poules à Colin
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
Lucie Thorne & The Yearlings
Friday 17th February – Sunset Studio, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 18th February – House Concert, Willow Vale, NSW
Sunday 19th February – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Margaret Walters and The Redfern Shanty Club
Saturday 18th February – Loaded Dog Folk Club, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
Mark Lucas
Sunday 19th February – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 23rd February – The Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW
Friday 24th February – Old Growler, Sydney, NSW
Mat McHugh
Friday 17th February – Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Saturday 18th February – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC
Mic Conway’s National Junk
Friday 17th February – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Miriam Lieberman
Saturday 18th February – Milton Theatre, Milton, NSW
Friday 24th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
Ray Mann
Wednesday 22nd February – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Riverboats Music Festival
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February – Echuca Moama, VIC
Sam Brittain w/ BR Dalton, Tara Carragher
Friday 17th February – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Sam Buckingham
Wednesday 22nd February – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 24th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Skyscraper Stan
Sunday 19th February – Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Taasha Coates
Friday 17th February – Spiegeltent, Adelaide, SA
The McClymonts
Friday 17th February – Country Club, Launceston, TAS
Saturday 18th February – Wrestpoint Ent Centre, Hobart, TAS
Friday 24th February – Doyalson RSL, Doyalson, NSW
The Morrisons
Saturday 18th February – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
The Porch Sessions feat. Mojo Juju
Sunday 19th February – House Concert, Adelaide, SA
The Spooky Men’s Chorale
Friday 17th February – Royal Theatre, Quirindi, NSW
Saturday 18th February – Gunnedah Town Hall, Gunnedah, NSW
Sunday 19th February – The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri, NSW
Wednesday 22nd February – Tenterfield School of Arts, Tenterfield, NSW
Thursday 23rd February – Glen Innes Chapel Theatre, Glen Innes, NSW
Friday 24th February – Clarence Valley Conservatorium, Grafton, NSW
The Tall Grass
Friday 24th February – The Union, Sydney, NSW
The Trippy Hippy Band
Friday 17th February – Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club, Hornsby, NSW
Saturday 18th February – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
The Young Folk
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
Timberwolf
Saturday 18th February – The Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 24th February – The Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
Tubular Bells for Two
Friday 17th February – Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 18th February – Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide, SA
William Crighton
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February – Riverboats Festival, VIC
Winterbourne
Friday 17th February – 38 Berwick, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 18th February – Nightquarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 19th Feburary – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 23rd February – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 24th February – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW