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MoFo Artists for November

November 5, 2012 at 09:10 (News, Regular Night News)
Tags: folk music, mofo, siskin river, takadimi

Image Courtesy of Takadimi

If you’re a folk and acoustic music lover in Sydney and you haven’t been down to monthly folk night MoFo yet then it’s about time you rectified that situation as soon as possible. Showcasing some of the best music the city has to offer MoFo (which stands for Modern Folk) delivers month in month out – and November is no different with the announcement of Siskin River and Takadimi on the lineup.

Siskin River are sisters Shalane and Tullara Connors who have been showcasing their bluesy folk sound in festivals around the country. Fresh from an appearance at the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival Siskin River are ready to get Sydney toes tapping.

Constant readers of Timber and Steel will be well aware of our love of Sydney based folk-fusion instrumentalists Takadimi so it’s always a pleasure to see them on a lineup. MoFo will be the perfect introduction to new fans of these guys – just be prepared to be amazed.

The November MoFo will be held at the Gaelic Club (upstairs) on Friday 9th November. Doors open at 8:30pm with tickets available on the door for $15. For more information check out the official Facebook event here.

21st Palm Creek Folk Festival Announces Lineup

May 8, 2012 at 09:51 (Festival News, News)
Tags: darren hanlon, folk music, marcy prospects, nick and liesl, pacha mamma, palm creek folk festival, sásta, siskin river, the april maze

Image Courtesy of Palm Creek Folk Festival

While most of the southern states will be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee long weekend (8th to 11th June) shivering this year our warmer friends in the north will be seeing it in with music. 2012 marks the 21st Palm Creek Folk Festival which is held on the Queen’s Birthday weekend each year, 40km’s south of Townsville, and is just the winter escape so many Australians need. And with a lineup as good as the one just announced we can’t think of an excuse not to pack our swags and head north to Queensland.

The lineup includes many folk festival and Timber and Steel favourites including Nick and Liesl, Darren Hanlon, Sásta, Siskin River, The April Maze, Marcy Prospects, Pacha Mamma and many many more – the full lineup is below.

Tickets and more information are available on the official Palm Creek Folk Festival website.

Angharad Drake, An Clann, Anu Grace, The April Maze, Carinda Christie, Caroline Trengove, The Dave Flower Band, Dawn and the Trust Party, Darren Hanlon, Don’t Wake the Baby, Elle Graham and Lucy Hallows, Goodo, Goodo and the Sexicleistics, Herding Cats, Jodi Pattison, JuJu Moon, Laughin’ Gear, Marcy Prospects, Michele Govan, Nick and Liesl, NQ Scots, Pacha Mamma, Patrick Kehoe, Paul and Heather, Paul Shields, Peter Dymond-Ramplin, PJ Valentine, Poms from Oz, Rebecca Wright and Donald McKay, Sásta, Shaun Dempsey and the Usual Suspects, Siskin River, Steady Eddy, The Block of Flats, The Ma’Las, The Flumes, The Wee Johnny’s, Tree Brother and the Muses, Two Steps from Home, Wassa Rhytms of West Africa, Whisky Porridge, Woodenbong Fire Tribe