Thank Folk It’s Friday – 6th February

February 6, 2015 at 16:01 (News, Week in Review)
Tags: alex hallahan, amistat, archer, bluegrass @ yulli's, calexico, clea, elbury, elwood myre, emmy the great, fairlight folk, festival of small halls, folk music, gordie mackeeman and his rhythm boys, heartstring quartet, hollow coves, hozier, inside llewyn davis, iron & wine, jose gonzalez, mackenzie shivers, pokey lafarge, rhiannon giddens, rowena wise, sam brittain, shakey graves, shovels & rope, siskin river, the leisure society, the shack, the timbers

TFIF

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– The original nu-folk band Calexico have announced plans to release a new album Edge of the Sun. Details here

– Adelaide’s Sam Brittain has headed out on an east coast tour with Amistat. Details here

– Brisbane duo Hollow Coves released their new single “The Woods”. Details here

– The Heartstring Quartet are definitely a band to watch when they make their way to Australia this month. Details here

– NSW based singer-songwriter Alex Hallahan released his new single “Tangle For Two”. Details here

– Old-time troubadour Archer released his new video “Garden”. Details here

– Hozier announced two headline dates when he’s here for Bluesfest in, you guessed it, Sydney and Melbourne. Details here

– Brisbane band Elbury are streaming their new EP Demasquerade. Details here

– American folk acts Shakey Graves and Shovels & Rope will be touring Australia in March. Details here

– The Timbers will be performing at The Jade Monkey in Adelaide tonight supported by … themselves? Details here

– New York based singer-songwriter MacKenzie Shivers released her new single “Orphan Song”. Details here

– Iconic Sydney folk venue The Shack turns 50 this weekend with a celebratory concert. Details here

– The Festival of Small Halls Australia is back again this Autumn taking Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys and Siskin River from the Port Fairy Folk Festival to the National Folk Festival via regional towns and centres. Details here

– Regular Sydney jam night Bluegrass @ Yulli’s returns for 2015 with performances from Stillhouse Union and The Plough. Details here

– American singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge has announced an Australian tour in April. Details here

– Iron & Wine and Rhiannon Giddens released a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young”. Details here

– The very buzz worthy Rowena Wise has released a new single, “Words”, and added a bunch of tour dates. Details here

– Brisbane singer-songwriter Clea released her single “Polyester”. Details here

– UK chamber-folk band The Leisure Society have announced a new album The Fine Art of Hanging On. Details here

– Sydney duo Elwood Myre released their new video “California”. Details here

– Regular Sydney night Fairlight Folk has announced its February lineup including Shane Howard (Goanna) and Joe Flower & Harmony Breeze. Details here

– José González released his new video “Leaf Off / The Cave”. Details here

Reviews

Recordings

“Not to say this isn’t a great album – it certainly is. There are a lot of highlights throughout. But it’s not the kind of album I can enjoy from start to finish, not the way I can with Down from the Mountain or even the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack (the intentionally terrible “Please Mr. Kennedy” aside). And I think it’s for a number of reasons” – Gareth Hugh Evans reviews the live album Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis. Review here

“Deep in the heart of the EP’s four tracks I can still hear the same singer-songwriter strumming away on her guitar that I fell in love with five years ago” – Gareth Hugh Evans reviews the new EP from Emmy The Great, S. Review here

Releases This Week

Sleeping Storm – The April Maze
iTunes

Elwood Myre – Elwood Myre
Bandcamp

I Love You, Honeybear – Father John Misty
iTunes

The Pigs’ Home Brew: 13 Aussie Classics – The Pigs
iTunes

Fear and Saturday Night – Ryan Bingham
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

The Timbers

Tonight Adelaide folk stalwarts The Timbers will be putting on a very special gig supported by themselves. That’s right – each member of The Timbers – Joe Man Murphy, Simon Basey and Benjamin Roberts – will be performing a solo set before the band get on stage. Has to be seen to be believed.

Friday 6th February – The Jade Monkey, Adelaide, SA

Gigs Next Week

Alanna Eileen
Friday 13th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Angus and Julia Stone
Friday 6th February – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Saturday 7th Fenruary – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Tuesday 10th February – Convention Centre, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday 11th February – Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Friday 13th February – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD

Ann Vriend
Friday 6th February – Mother’s Milk, Sawtell, NSW
Saturday 7th February – Sunset Studio, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 8th February – Ellington Jazz Club, Perth, WA
Tuesday 10th February – House Concert, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 12th February – Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne, Vic
Friday 13th February – Dodges Ferry, Tas

April Maze
Wednesday 11th February – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT

CW Stoneking
Friday 6th February – Milton Theatre, Milton, NSW
Saturday 7th February – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Sunday 8th February – Lizotte’s, Dee Why, NSW
Tuesday 10th February – Clarendon Guest House, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 11th February – Clarendon Guest House, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 13th February – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD

Joel Barker
Saturday 7th February – The Bird, Northbridge, WA

John Flanagan
Friday 6th February – The Bluebee room, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 7th February – The Exeter, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 11th February – The Yarra Hotel, Abbottsford, VIC
Thursday 12th February – Homestead Hotel, Hobart, TAS
Friday 13th February – Live At The Wharf, Gnomon Pavilion, Ulverstone, TAS

Kim Churchill
Friday 6th February – Amplifier Bar, Perth, WA
Saturday 7th February – City of Stirling Summerset Arts Festival, Scarborough WA
Friday 13th February – The Corner, Melbourne, VIC

Little Bastard
Friday 13th February – Dues Ex Machina, Sydney, NSW

Mandy Connell with Tom Ciccone
Wednesday 11th February – Bar Oussou, Melbourne, VIC

Passenger
Saturday 7th February – Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, WA

Sam Brittain and Amistat
Sunday 8th February – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Tuesday 10th February – Wood St House Concert, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 12th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Friday 13th February – Beavs Bar, Geelong, VIC

The Melbourne Folk Club feat. The Mae Trio, The Once
Wednesday 11th February – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC

The Shack 50th Anniversary feat. Dave Calandra, New York Public Library, Grimick, Jim Jarvis, The Original Myd Lyfe Crysys
Saturday 7th February – The Shack, Sydney, NSW

The Timbers
Friday 6th February – The Jade Monkey, Adelaide, SA

Friday Folk Flashback

“The Butterfly” and “Ships Are Sailing” – Nick Metcalf

“The Butterfly” is a standard in so many sessions and I’m trying to learn it. Which means watching a lot of videos on Youtube like this one.

Festival of Small Halls Announces Autumn Tour

February 4, 2015 at 09:31 (News, Tour News)
Tags: festival of small halls, folk music, gordie mackeeman and his rhythm boys, national folk festival, port fairy folk festival, siskin river

Image Courtesy of Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys

The Festival of Small Halls returns this Autumn with some fantastic music in store. If you haven’t come across the Festival of Small Halls before the idea is simple – world class musicians make their way between folk festivals via small towns and regional centres where they perform in traditional country halls.

This Autumn’s Festival of Small Halls will make its way from the Port Fairy Folk Festival in March through to the National Folk Festival in April. The tour is set to feature Canadian fiddle tune masters Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys and local sister duo Siskin River.

Check out the full list of dates below:

Sunday 8th to Monday 9th March – Port Fairy Music Festival, Port Fairy, VIC
Wednesday 11th March – Glenorchy Memorial Community Hall, Glenorchy, VIC
Thursday 12th March – Barwon Heads Primary School, Barwon Heads, VIC
Tuesday 17th March – Orange Showground Pavillion, Orange, NSW
Wednesday 18th March – The Simpson Pavillion, Grenfell, NSW
Thursday 19th March – The Rand School of Arts, Rand, NSW
Friday 20th March – Girgarre Town Hall, Girgarre, VIC
Saturday 21st March – Moyston Hall, Moyston, VIC
Wednesday 25th March – Adelonia Theatre, Adelong, NSW
Thursday 26th March – Bonegilla Migrant Experience, Bonegilla, VIC
Tuesday 31st March – Coramba Community Hall, Coramba, NSW
Wednesday 1st April – Bayldon Community Centre, Toormina, NSW
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT

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Port Fairy Announces Even More Artists for 2015

December 17, 2014 at 09:17 (Uncategorized)
Tags: aniar, edwina hayes, enda kenny band, folk music, heartstring quartet, jarlath henderson & ross ainslie, jenny biddle, justin bernasconi, karavana flamenca, la mauvaise Reputation, melbourne scottish fiddle club, oh pep, port fairy folk festival, siskin river, stray hens, zeon

Oh Pep
Image Courtesy of Oh Pep!

This week we were treated to yet another bunch of artists added to the Port Fairy Folk Festival lineup and its seriously shaping up to be one of the best festivals of the season.

This time around the festival has added Heartstring Quartet (Ireland/UK), Jarlath Henderson & Ross Ainslie (Scotland), The Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, Aniar, Edwina Hayes, Enda Kenny Band, Jenny Biddle, Justin Bernasconi, Karavana Flamenca, La Mauvaise Reputation, Oh Pep! (above), Siskin River, Stray Hens and ZeoN.

The Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place in Port Fairy, Victoria from the 6th to 9th March. For more information and tickets check out the official site here.

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The Woodford Folk Festival Drops 2014 Lineup

October 20, 2014 at 08:27 (Festival News, News)
Tags: andrew clermont, archie roach, betty & oswald, flap!, folk music, fred smith, husky, jeff lang, lau, Lior, lucy wise trio, mama kin, nahko and medicine for the people, oh pep, shooglenifty, siskin river, the cat empire, the company, the mae trio, tiny ruins, Violent Femmes, we two thieves, Woodford, woodford folk festival

Lau
Image Courtesy of Lau

There were a ton of folk festival announcements all over the weekend but the one that everyone is talking about is the 2014 Woodford Folk Festival lineup. The full musical program dropped yesterday with the usual mix of folk, roots, trad, singer-songwriter and I-don’t-know-why-they’re-at-a-folk-festival artists.

The lineup itself is too huge to list here (you can see it for yourself here) but the highlights include the likes of Violent Femmes (USA), The Cat Empire, Archie Roach, Nahko and Medicine for the People (USA), Jeff Lang, Lau (SCOT), Tiny Ruins (NZ), We Two Thieves, Shooglenifty (SCOT), Flap!, Husky, Lior, Mama Kin, Siskin River, Andrew Clermont, The Mae Trio, Fred Smith, Lucy Wise Trio, Oh Pep!, Betty & Oswald, The Company and so so so much more.

The Woodford Folk Festival takes place from the 27th December to the 1st January. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.

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The Mullum Music Festival Announces 2014 Lineup

August 19, 2014 at 12:32 (Festival News, News)
Tags: bobby alu, folk music, frank yamma, harry james angus, husky, kim churchill, liz stringer, marlon williams, mullum music festival, siskin river, starboard cannons, the mae trio, the mid north, the twoks, the yearlings, tracy mcneil

Image Courtesy of Harry James Angus

The other big festival announcement this week comes from our friends at The Mullum Music Festival. Held in Mullumbimby in northern New South Wales from the 20th to the 23rd November, the Mullum Music Festival has a reputation as one of the best events on the calendar.

The headliners this year are The Church, but it’s the rest of the lineup that we’re excited about.

Firstly none other than Cat Empire frontman and singer-songwriter Harry James Angus (above) has been announced as the festival patron, taking over from Mama Kin.

“Every year Mullum Music Festival shows me wonderful artists I haven’t seen before, and the artists that I have seen before doing things they don’t usually do – playing in the street parade, spinning out spontaneous collaborations, singing with the local choir. I’m proud to be the patron of a festival that does such a great job getting its artists out of the industry and into the community, where music belongs,” Harry James Angus said of the role.

And then secondly there’s a lineup that boasts a bunch of Timber and Steel favourites including Husky, Kim Churchill, Frank Yamma, Bobby Alu, Marlon Williams, Liz Stringer, Siskin River, The Mae Trio, The Twoks, Starboard Cannons, The Mid North, Tracy McNeil, The Yearlings and many more.

For more information on the Mullum Music Festival including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here. The full lineup of artists is below:

The Church, Hurray For the Riff Raff (US), Harry James Angus Band, Saskwatch, Husky, The Bombay Royale, Mia Dyson, Nai Palm, Kim Churchill, Bongeziwe Mabandla (SA), Bustamento, Nahko (US), Dubmarine, Darren Percival, Frank Yamma, Fourplay String Quartet, Bobby Alu, Andy Brown (Can), Del Barber (Can), Marlon Williams (NZ), Suzannah Espie, Mojo Juju & T Bone, C.R.Avery (Can), Holy Holy, Baby et Lulu, Kristy Lee (US), Declan Kelly & The Rising Sun, Bullhorn, Jordan Rakei, Liz Stringer, Sara Tindley, Wild Marmalade feat. Paul George, Gabriel and Cecilia, Jackie Marshall, Melotonins, Siskin River, Tora, The Mae Trio, Archer, Hussy Hicks, Mario Martini, Louie and Patrick, The Twoks, Starboard Cannons, The Mid North, Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife, Laura Targett, Walrus and the Carpenter, SistaGurl, Potato Potato, Mr Cassidy, The Yearlings, Warren Earl Band, Tim Stokes, Hue Blanes, Guy Kachel, The Buckleys, Ilona Harker and her Occasional Gentlemen, Asha Jefferies, Weatherless, Miss Amber & Stukulele, Three Little Sisters, Comedians: Mandy Nolan, Ellen Briggs, Greg Sullivan, Mark McConville, Paul McMahon, Fiona McGary, Nick Penn, Mario Queen of the Circus, Spaghetti Circus, St John’s Singers, Northern Rivers Ukulele Orchestra, Fiddlestrings, Mae Wildes Rock Quiz, a c.a.s.e for adaptation, The Bollywood Sisters, The Cassettes, The Mix Tape Crew, Byron Youth theatre, The Biggest Little Town Choir, Dustyesky Male Choir, Mullumbimby High showcase and many more.

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Thank Folk It’s Friday – 6th June

June 6, 2014 at 16:15 (News, Week in Review)
Tags: ben harper, bluegrass @ yulli's, brianna carpenter, darcy fox, dom flemons, eliza carthy, fanny lumsden & the thrillseekers, finders keepers, folk music, huckleberry hastings, imogen clark, kaurna cronin, lucie thorne, marlon williams, marmalade ghost, martin carthy, matt walters, melody pool, michael johnathon, monument valley, mustered courage, not good with horses, paige renee court, porch light sessions, ruby boots, siskin river, stu larsen, trampled by turtles, woosongs old time radio hour

TFIF

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– American newgrass five piece Trampled By Turtles released their new single “Wild Animals”. Details here

– Mustered Courage are heading to the US for pretty much the rest of the year, but before they go they have a handful of shows planned on the East Coast. Details here

– UK folk legends Martin & Eliza Carthy have released their new single “Happiness” from their new album The Moral Of The Elephant. Details here

– Melody Pool and Marlon Williams have announced a co-headline national tour this July and August. Details here

– Next week Sydney folk night Porch Light Sessions is set to feature Dave Calandra, Christopher Coleman and Elana Stone. Details here

– Timber and Steel favourite Imogen Clark is heading out on a three city joint tour with Darcy Fox and Paige Renee Court. Details here

– Melbourne singer-songwriter Marmalade Ghost has released his debut single “This Chest of Drawers”. Details here

– Australian singer-songwriter Stu Larsen has released the video to his new track “Thirteen Sad Farewells”. Details here

– NSW duo Siskin River released their debut video “Up”. Details here

– Americana old-timey artist Dom Flemons has confirmed a solo album for July and has released a new single “But They Got It Fixed Right On”. Details here

– Matt Walters has released his highly anticipated new single “NightWalk”. Details here

– The UK’s Monument Valley has released his new single “Plans”. Details here

– Monthly Sydney jam night Bluegrass at Yulli’s returns this Wednesday with an appearance from Not Good With Horses. Details here

– Sydney gets the Autumn/Winter Finders Keepers Markets tonight and tomorrow with music from folky artists like Leroy Lee, Brian Campeau, Martha Marlow (above), Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers, Bec Sandridge, Hannah Marjorie, Boy Outside and more. Details here

– We got a stream of the new Kaurna Cronin single “Goodbye to You” ahead of its launch in Adelaide tonight. Details here

– Brisbane’s Brianna Carpenter will help you chase the winter blues away with her new video “In Our Hearts”. Details here

– Fanny Lumsden and the Thrillseekers have announced details of their 2014 Country Halls tour with Ruby Boots. Details here

– Sydney’s Huckleberry Hastings has started drip feeding his new mini-album and art project with the release of his track “The Sick”. Details here

Interviews

“After two successful runs in Australia in recent times with Pieta Brown, showcasing the Love Over Gold album, Lucie is back on the road solo, albeit with long time collaborator percussionist Hamish Stuart, and teaming up for a double bill in Bacchus Marsh with Liz Stringer” – Lucie Thorne chats to Billy Quinn. Interview here

“From humble beginnings in 1998, in a small venue that sat 20 in the audience, Michael Johnathon has built the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour into a public broadcasting colossus, heard and seen around the globe each week from its current home in the Lyric Theatre, Lexington KY” – The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour’s Michael Johnathon chats to Billy Quinn. Interview here

Releases This Week

McNeill and Heys
Any Other Morning – Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys
iTunes

At The End – Oliver Downes
Bandcamp

Whispers – Passenger
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Kaurna Cronin

Adelaide’s Kaurna Cronin has spent the last month touring up and down the east coast and tonight returns to his home town to launch the new single “Goodbye to You”.

Friday 6th June – Pirie & Co. Social Club, Adelaide, SA

Gigs Next Week

Bluegrass at Yulli’s feat. Not Good With Horses
Wednesday 11th June – Yulli’s Upstairs, Sydney, NSW

Chaika
Friday 6th June – The Unorthodox Church of Groove, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 7th June – 5 Church St, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 8th June – Upstairs@199, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 12th June – Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, Avoca Beach, NSW
Friday 13th June – The Foundry 616, Sydney, NSW

Christopher Coleman Collective
Thursday 12th June – Porch Light Sessions, Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 13th June – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

C.W. Stoneking
Wednesday 11th June – St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW
Friday 13th June – St Michael’s Uniting Church, Melbourne, VIC

Daniel Champagne
Tuesday 10th June – Burps, MacKay, QLD
Wednesday 11th June – Bellevue Hotel, Townsville, QLD
Thursday 12th June – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD

Finders Keepers Sydney w/ Leroy Lee, Brian Campeau, Martha Marlow, Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers, Bec Sandridge, Hannah Marjorie, Boy Outside
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th June – Australian Technology Park, Sydney, NSW

Graveyard Train
Wednesday 11th June – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 13th June – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD

Isaac de Heer
Saturday 7th June – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 8th June – Red Poles Winery, Adelaide, SA

Jeff Lang
Friday 6th June – Nexus Arts Centre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 7th June – Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 8th June – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Thursday 12th June – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 13th June – The Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD

Josh Pyke with Jack Carty
Friday 6th June – Montrose Town Centre, Montrose, VIC
Saturday 7th June – The Memo, Healesville, VIC
Friday 13th June – Fannie Bay Gaol, Darwin, NT

Justin Bernasconi
Saturday 7th June – Pizza and Wine Club, Kyneton, VIC
Friday 13th June – The Bendigo Folk Club, Bendigo, VIC

Kaurna Cronin and Ben Whiting
Friday 6th June – Pirie & Co. Social Club, Adelaide, SA

Kim Churchill
Friday 6th June – The Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Saturday 7th June – Alice & Sharni Present: Theth & Gibson, Adelaide, SA

Little Bastard
Thursday 12th June – Rad (Yours & Owls), Wollongong, NSW
Friday 13th June – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW

Melbourne Folk Club feat/ Matt Walters, Anika Moa, Tim Guy
Wednesday 11th June – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC

Paul Green and the Other Colours
Saturday 7th June – See Change Festival, Huskisson, NSW

Peak Festival
Friday 6th to Monday 9th June – Perisher, NSW

Ruby Boots
Saturday 7th June – The Astor Lounge, Mount Lawley, WA

Spookyland
Friday 13th June – FBi Social, Sydney, NSW

Taliska
Friday 6th to Monday 9th June — National Celtic Festival, Port Arlington, VIC
Tuesday 10th June — Vic Folk Music Club, Ringwood, VIC

The April Maze
Friday 6th to Sunday 8th June – Palm Creek Folk Festival, Townsville, QLD
Wednesday 11th June – House Concert, Mullumbimby, NSW
Friday 13th June – Dundurrabin Community Centre, Dundurrabin, NSW

The Audreys
Friday 6th June – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 7th June – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 8th June – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 12th June – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Friday 13th June – Kyneton Town Hall, VIC

The Beards
Friday 6th June – Wollongong Uni, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 7th June – The Abbey, Canberra, NSW
Sunday 8th June – Captains, Batemans Bay, NSW
Wednesday 11th Jun – Carrington, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 12th June, The Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Friday 13th June – The Railway Club, Darwin, NT

The Folk Informal feat. Enola Fall, Karl Christoph, Benjamin James Caldwell, Direwolf
Thursday 12th June – FBi Social, Sydney, NSW

The Paper Kites
Saturday 7th June – The Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Friday 13th June – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW

The Pierce Brothers
Sunday 8th June – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, NSW

Todd Sibbin and the Acadian Driftwood
Friday 13th June – Jade Monkey, Adelaide, SA

Top Half Folk Festival
Friday 6th to Monday 9th June – Mary River, NT

Wagons
Friday 6th June – Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 7th June – The HiFi, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 8th June – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Thursday 12th June – The Abbey, Canberra, ACT
Friday 13th June – Yours & Owls, Wollongong, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Better Way” – Ben Harper

I’ve always said that one of the positives that comes out of having a government as divisive as the one Australia has right now is that it motivates the previously politically apathetic to take a stand. And one of the best ways to vent our frustration at the political process is through music. I believe in a better way.

Watch the New Siskin River Video “Up”

June 4, 2014 at 09:23 (News, Video News)
Tags: folk music, siskin river

Image Courtesy of Siskin River

NSW based folk and roots duo Siskin River have been playing the folk circuit for some time now but have just released their debut video for their incredibly cool track “Up”. The video is by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Clayton Jacobson (Kenny) and is a Tim Burton-esque animated and live action affair, perfectly suiting the mood of the track.

Check out Siskin River’s “Up” below:

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The Fleurieu Folk Festival Announces Artist Lineup for 2013

September 23, 2013 at 14:07 (Festival News, News)
Tags: danny spooner, fleurieu folk festival, folk music, jordie lane, kaurna cronin, old man luedecke, siskin river, the borderers, the mae trio, the seals, the timbers, the weeping willows

Image Courtesy of Old Man Luedecke

The Fleurieu Folk Festival in Willunga, SA is rolling around again this October and once again they’ve managed to score one of the most impressive lineups on the folk calendar. Held from the 25th to 27th October the Fleurieu Folk Festival is just 50kms south of Adelaide making it both accessible and far enough away from the big city to truly make a weekend of it.

The 2013 lineup is made up of over 60 artists from around the country (and around the world) with more Timber and Steel favourites than you can throw a banjo at including Old Man Luedecke (above), Jordie Lane, The Seals, The BordererS, Siskin River, Danny Spooner, The Mae Trio, The Timbers, Kaurna Cronin, The Weeping Willows and many many more.

Tickets for the Fleurieu Folk Festival are available now. For more infomation check out the official site here.

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Palm Creek Folk Festival Announces Full 2013 Lineup

May 21, 2013 at 12:16 (Festival News, News)
Tags: bustamento, folk music, mal webb, nicky bomba, palm creek folk festival, penny larkins & carl pannuzzo, richard perso, siskin river, totally gourdgeous

Image Courtesy of Penny Larkins and Carl Pannuzzo

While the weather has definitely become very cool in the southern states our northern neighbours are still basking in the sun and reminding us that there are places in Australia where you never truly have to put up with winter. And being a folky the perfect excuse to escape the cold is to head to the Palm Creek Folk Festival this June.

Held about 40kms south of Townsville from the 7th to the 10th June, the Palm Creek Folk Festival is the perfect folky oasis in the middle of the bleak winter months. The festival has just announced its full line up as well making it even more enticing with artists like Mal Webb, Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento, Penny Larkins and Carl Pannuzzo (above), Richard Perso, Siskin River, Totally Gourdgeous and more on the bill.

Weekend tickets are just $125 and they can be picked up from the official site here. Check out the full Palm Creek Folk Festival lineup below:

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Angharad Drake
Aquapella
Block of Flats
Dana Lyons
David Flower
Dogs in Doorwayz
Don Jarmey
Freakee Bizness
Goodo and the Sexicleistics
Grimick
Halelujah Baby
Hannah Rosa
Innes Cambell
Jeremiah Johnson
Leigh Sloggett
Littmus
Love Lane
Mal Webb
Marcy Prospects
Melissa Saunders and FishJam
Mick Makin
Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento
Penny Larkins and Carl Pannuzzo
Peter Dymond-Ramplin
Richard Perso
Rusty Datsuns
Siskin River
Spoonlickers
Swoon
The Lamplights
The Wee Johnny’s
Totally Gourdgeous
Townsville Ukelele Club
Urapun
Wassa Rhythms of West Africa
Wattle n Gum Bush Band
Woodenbong Fire Tribe

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Port Fairy Adds Final Artists

January 30, 2013 at 09:05 (Festival News, News)
Tags: alanna & alicia egan, jackson mclaren & the triple threat, shaun kirk, siskin river, skipping girl vinegar, tim finn

Image Courtesy of Jackson McLaren & The Triple Threat

The 2013 Port Fairy Folk Festival is under 5 weeks away and the organisers are busy putting the finishing touches on a massive lineup that already includes Arlo Guthrie, Eric Bogle, Glen Hansard, Gurrumul, Kim Churchill, Lisa Hannigan, The Little Stevies, Xavier Rudd, Mustered Courage, The Stillsons and more. The artists added to that already star studded lineup over the weekend include Tim Finn, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Jackson McLaren & The Triple Threat (above), Siskin River, Shaun Kirk and Alanna & Alicia Egan.

The Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place in Port Fairy, VIC from the 8th to 11th March with tickets available now. For the full list of artists and more information head over to the official site here.