Thank Folk It’s Friday – 16th February

February 16, 2018 at 09:07 (News, Week in Review)
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TFIF

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– The Fairbridge Folk Festival announced their second round of artists including The Collingwood Casanovas, Will Pound and Eddy Jay, Dan Parsons, Catherine Fraser Trio, King Arthur, David Milroy, Via Pangée, Richard Walley, Martin & Coole with Crystal Jade and Praashekh Quartet. Details here

– Scottish indie-trad five piece band Elephant Sessions announced Australian tour dates this March. Details here

– Golden Guitar winning singer-songwriter Brad Butcher released his new single and video “Crawl, Beg & Cry”. Details here

– Hunter Valley festival The Gum Ball added a bunch of artists including Ben Salter, V Tribe, Hana & Jessie-Lee and many more. Details here

Releases This Week

Alison Ferrier
What She Knows – Alison Ferrier
Bandcamp

im With Her
See You Around – I’m With Her
iTunes

Make Way For Love
Make Way For Love – Marlon Williams
Bandcamp

Michael Waugh
The Asphalt & The Oval – Michael Waugh
iTunes

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Concert for Kristin feat. Ben Panucci Band, Ross Tipper, Sam Newton Band, Kev Walsh Band, Brian Campeau, Diamond Duck, Skyscraper Stan, Alice Terry w/ Phil Stack, Caitlin Harnett, Andy Golledge, The Morrisons

The Morrisons

The Sydney folk and country music scene comes together to help one of its biggest supporters in her time of need. With a lineup this good and cause that couldn’t be more noble you have to be at this show.

Sunday 18th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 23rd February – Bowral Bowling Club, Bowral, NSW

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Friday 23rd February – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW

Americana at the Gasoline Pony feat. Ramblin’ Ash, Ruby Gilbert, Sam Newton
Thursday 22nd February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

An Otherwise Quiet Room – The Moreland Sessions feat. Gallie, Van Walker, Jane McArthur, Joyce Prescher, Dirt Hand, Mandy Connell
Thursday 22nd February – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Archer
Friday 16th February – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 18th February – House Concert, Bellbrae, VIC
Friday 23rd February – Gin Lane, Belgrave, VIC

Ash Grunwald
Friday 16th February – Kirwan Tavern, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 17th February – The Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns, QLD

Ashlea Reale
Sunday 18th February – Mini Bar, Rockingham, WA
Wednesday 21st February – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA

Ben David
Sunday 18th February – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Benji and the Salt Water Sound System
Friday 23rd February – Joyce Wheatley Community Centre, Kiama, NSW

Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feat. Meridian
Wednesday 21st February – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW

Bonnie Doon Music Festival
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February – Bonnie Doon, VIC

Brad Butcher
Saturday 17th February – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday 23rd February – Bayview Country Art Club, Bittern, VIC

Brian Campeau and Julian Abrahams
Thursday 22nd February – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Broads
Sunday 18th February – Noisy Ritual People-Powered Urban Winery, Melbourne, VIC

Cass Eager
Friday 16th February – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Saturday 17th February – Rainbow Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 21st February – Catfish, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 22nd February – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Friday 23rd February – The Blues Train, Queenscliff, VIC

Casey Barnes & Brad Butcher
Saturday 17th February – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD

Cecilia Brandolini
Friday 16th February – Mundaring Sporting Club, Perth, WA
Saturday 17th February – Fremantle Markets, Fremantle, WA
Monday 19th February – Mojos Bar Fremantle, Fremantle, WA
Wednesday 21st February – Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Friday 23rd February – J Shed, Perth, WA

Chicks With Picks at Courtyard Sessions feat. Lola Sola, Colleen Fricker and Cassy Judychair
Friday 23rd February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Cloud Control w/ Julia Jacklin
Saturday 17th February – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW

Concert for Kristin feat. Ben Panucci Band, Ross Tipper, Sam Newton Band, Kev Walsh Band, Brian Campeau, Diamond Duck, Skyscraper Stan, Alice Terry w/ Phil Stack, Caitlin Harnett, Andy Golledge, The Morrisons
Sunday 18th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Courtyard Sessions feat. Kid Heron
Friday 16th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Courtyard Sessions feat. Harley Mavis & Lady Lyon
Saturday 17th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Courtyard Sessions feat. Rachel Maria Cox & Hollow States
Sundat 18th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Crookwell Irish Heritage Weekend
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – The Criterion Hotel, Crookwell, NSW
Saturday 17th February – Services Club, Crookwell, NSW

Davidson Brothers
Sunday 18th February – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Devil Country Muster
Saturday 17th February – Smithton, TAS

Faith i Branko
Friday 16th February – Courthouse Arts Centre – Fringe Festival, Adelaide, SA
Friday 23rd February – The Hub, Springwood, NSW

Fanny Lumsden
Friday 16th February – Savernake Hall, Savernake, NSW
Saturday 17th February – Ungarie Hall, Ungarie, NSW
Friday 23rd to Saturday 24th February – Silverton Sunsets Music Festival, Silverton, NSW

Figgy Folk Session
Monday 19th February – Figtree Hotel, Figtree, NSW

Folk Federation of NSW BBQ
Sunday 18th February – Sydney Park, Sydney, NSW

FolkSwagon feat. Tullara, The Emerald Ruby, Pilot Hergé
Wednesday 21st February – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

For Folk Sake feat. Liz Martin, Vanishing Shapes, Paula Punch
Saturday 17th February – 107, Sydney, NSW

Frances Folk Gathering
Friday 23rd to Sunday 15th February – Frances, SA

Fred Smith
Saturday 17th February – Kindlehill School, Wentworth Falls, NSW
Sunday 18th February – Orange Regional Conservatorium, Orange, NSW

Free Fallin’ – A Tribute to Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Friday 23rd February – The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Gallie & Roesy
Saturday 17th February – House Concert, Healesville, VIC

Gena Rose Bruce
Tuesday 20th February – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Georgia State Line and Patrick Wilson
Saturday 17th February – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd February – Treehouse On Belongil, Byron Bay, NSW

Great Aunt w/ Nathan Seeckts
Saturday 17th February – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC

Grizzlee Train
Friday 23rd February – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW

Honky Tonkin’ Thursdays feat. King Arthur, James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Thursday 22nd February – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC

Imogen Clark
Friday 23rd February – Hamilton Hotel, Hamilton, QLD

James Bennett
Friday 16th February – Avoca Beach Bowling and Recreation Club, Avoca Beach, NSW
Saturday 17th February – Middle Rock Holiday Resort, One Mile, NSW
Saturday 17th February – The Edwards, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 18th February – Club North Haven, North Haven, NSW

James Kenyon
Tuesday 20th February – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC

Jason Walker
Friday 23rd February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Joe Mungovan
Friday 23rd February – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

Julia Jacklin
Saturday 17th February – Twilight at Taronga, Taronga Zoo, NSW

Kallidad
Friday 16th February – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 17th February – Saint John Craft Beer, Launceston, TAS
Sunday 18th February – Up York Space, Launceston, TAS

Kate Miller-Heidke
Friday 23rd February – Ulumburra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC

Kid Heron
Friday 16th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Lee Kernaghan
Saturday 17th February – Lake Charlegrark Country Music Marathon, Minimay, VIC

Lloyd Spiegel & Charlie A’Court
Wednesday 21st February – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Thursday 22nd February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Lucy Rose
Friday 16th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights 2018, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights 2018, Melbourne, VIC

Luke Plumb
Friday 23rd February – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Mandy Connell
Friday 16th February – The Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 22nd February – An Otherwise Quiet Room, The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Mark Lucas and the Deadsetters
Sunday 18th February – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW

Mat Black
Sunday 18th February – Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Medusa’s Wake
Sunday 18th February – The George, Sydney, NSW

Megan Cooper & Sam Newton
Saturday 17th February – House Concert, Sydney, NSW

Mike McCarthy
Friday 23rd February – House Concert, Matcham, NSW

Neil and Liam Finn
Friday 16th February – Bird in Hand Winery, Woodside, SA
Saturday 17th February – Riverboats Music Festival, Echuca, VIC
Sunday 18th February – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW

Nick Cunningham
Thursday 22nd February – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW

Papa Pilko and the Binrats
Friday 23rd February – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC

Pierce Brothers
Friday 23rd February – The Grand Hotel, Mornington, VIC

Porch Sessions feat. Zen Panda
Sunday 18th February – House Concert, Woodville, SA

Reflejos
Friday 16th February – The Thornbury Local, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 17th February – Bar Oussou, Melbourne, VIC

Riverboats Music Festival
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – Echuca-Moama, VIC

Romisounds
Thursday 22nd February – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Roy Payne’s Hillbilly Bop Safari
Friday 16th February – Goulburn Club, Goulburn, NSW
Sunday 18th February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Sam Newton
Saturday 17th February – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 18th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 22nd February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Sarah Leete
Friday 16th February – The Telegraph Hotel, Molong, NSW
Saturday 17th February – The Metropolitan Hotel, West Wylong, NSW
Sunday 18th February – Empire Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Friday 23rd February – The Trumpet Bar, Cowes, VIC

Sass The Patriarchy feat. This Way North, Hollie Joyce
Wednesday 21st February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC

Shane Nicholson
Saturday 17th February – Devil Country Muster, Smithton, TAS

Shelley’s Murder Boys
Friday 16th February – Sunset Sessions, Hornsby Mall, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 18th February – Salisbury Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Silverton Sunsets Music Festival
Friday 23rd to Saturday 24th February – Silverton, NSW

Sparrow-Folk
Friday 16th February – Old Canberra Inn, Canberra, ACT

Sunset Sessions feat. Shelley’s Murder Boys, Lolo Lovina
Friday 16th February – Hornsby Mall, Sydney, NSW

The Audreys
Friday 23rd February – Adelaide Fringe Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA

The Beez
Friday 16th February – Bent on Food Dinner Show, Wingham, NSW
Saturday 17th February – House Concert, Old Bar, NSW
Friday 23rd February – House Concert, Wollongong, NSW

The Black Sorrows
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – Riverboats Festival, Echuca-Moama, VIC
Friday 23rd February – Frankston RSL, Frankston, VIC

The Demon Drink
Friday 16th February – Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD

The Drunken Poachers & Chris Pickering Experiment
Saturday 17th February – Coburg RSL, Melbourne, VIC

The Loaded Dog Folk Club feat. Chaika, Graeme Knights
Saturday 17th February – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW

The London Klezmer Quartet
Friday 16th February – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 17th February – Leichhardt Bowling & Recreational Club, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 18th February – Sydney Jewish Museum, Sydney, NSW

The Morrisons
Sunday 18th February – Sunset20°N, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW

The Staves
Thursday 22nd February – Perth, Festival Perth, WA

The Twoks
Saturday 17th February – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

The Water Runners
Friday 16th February – Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW

The Woohoo Revue
Friday 23rd February – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC

Thelma Plum w/ Tia Gostelow
Saturday 17th February – Sunset20°N, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW

Tim Hart
Friday 16th February – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 22nd February – Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Friday 23rd February – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Tim McMillan and Rachel Snow
Monday 19th February – House Concert, Candelo, NSW

Timberwolf
Friday 16th February – The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA

Tinpan Orange
Saturday 17th February – Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA
Friday 23rd February 2018 – Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Tori Forsyth
Friday 16th February – Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 17th February – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 18th February – Pizza and Wine Café, Kyneton, VIC

Ukulele Death Squad w/ Northern Ukuleles
Sunday 18th February – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA

Vanishing Shapes
Saturday 17th February – For Folk Sake, 107, Sydney, NSW

Vardos
Sunday 18th February – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

waywardbreed
Saturday 17th February – The Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Whoa Mule & Witches Leap
Saturday 17th February – Paragon Cafe, Katoomba, NSW

Yarra Junction Fiddlers’ Convention
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – Camp Eureka, Yarra Junction, VIC

Zulya and The Children of the Underground
Friday 16th February – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Friday Folk Flashback

“Endless Summer” – Josh Pyke feat. Elana Stone

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More Artists Added to the 2018 Gum Ball Lineup

February 13, 2018 at 14:35 (Festival News, News)
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Ben Salter
Image Courtesy of Ben Salter

As we make our way into February we’ve been blessed with another round of artists announced for this year’s Gum Ball festival in the Hunter Valley.

As always the announcement has a healthy contingent of Timber and Steel friendly artists including singer-songwriter Ben Salter (above), 10-piece reggae outfit V Tribe, Adelaide alt-country duo Hana & Jessie-Lee and many more.

The full lineup announced so far is as follows:

REMI, The Bamboos, The Cribs (UK), The Aints (Play the Saints, ’73 to ’78), Butterfingers, Rocket Science, The Creepshow (CA), Dave Graney ’n’ the Coral Snakes, Ben Salter, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire (CA), Screamfeeder, Hat Fitz and Cara, Letters To Lions, The Resignators, New Venusians, V Tribe, Baghead, Wanderers, Terra Lightfoot (CA), Nicholas Connors, Thunder Fox, Coda Chroma, Dave Wells, Lachlan X. Morris, Hana & Jessie-Lee, Lennie Tranter & The Bagism Revelation, Dashville Progress Society

The Gum Ball takes place from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th April near Lower Belford in the Hunter Valley, NSW. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.

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Thank Folk It’s Friday – 5th January

January 5, 2018 at 14:37 (News, Week in Review)
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TFIF

This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– The Gum Ball announced its first round of artists for 2017 including Hat Fitz and Cara, Terra Lightfoot, Coda Chroma and many more. Details here

– David Rawlings released the video for his track “Cumberland Gap”. Details here

– Folk music legend Joan Baez announced plans to release an album of covers titled Whistle Down The Wind. Details here

– Australian folk-punk favourites The Bottlers and The Go Set released videos to enter Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise. Details here

– Legendary American fiddler Darol Anger & The Republic of Strings kick off their east coast tour of Australia this weekend. Details here

Releases This Week

Precious Memories
Precious Memories – Emily Barker
Bandcamp

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Rachel Baiman w/ One Up, Two Down

Rachel Baiman

US based folk singer Rachel Baiman tours her new album Shame with trans-pacific bluegrass trio One Up, Two Down in tow

Friday 5th January – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Saturday 6th January – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW
Sunday 7th January -Metropole Guest House, Katoomba, NSW
Monday 8th January – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Gigs Next Week

19-Twenty
Friday 12th January – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

Alana Wilkinson
Saturday 6th January – Trims Restaurant, Frankston, VIC

Alexander Biggs
Sunday 7th January – Sunset Sounds, Victoria Gardens, Melbourne, VIC

Angus & Julia Stone
Saturday 6th January – Falls Festival, Fremantle, WA

Anna Smyrk and Jhana Allan Singer
Saturday 6th Januray – Compass Pizza, Melbourne, VIC

Ash Grunwald
Saturday 6th January – Under The Southern Stars, Harry Elliott Oval, Forster Tuncurry, NSW
Sunday 7th January – Under The Southern Stars, Hastings Foreshore Reserve, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Baltic Bar Mitzvah
Saturday 6th January – Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW

Bayview Country Picnic Festival feat. Grazy’s Country, Chris Newman, Cookie Baker, Justin Bernasconi, Lloyd Clarke, Young Vincent, Amanda Keck, Rick Hart, Ryan Shore, Bill Chambers
Saturday 6th January – Bayview Country Art Club, Bittern, VIC

Bob Evans
Wednesday 10th January – Ocean Grove Hotel, Ocean Grove, VIC

Breaking Trad
Friday 5th January – Mick O’Malley’s, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 6th January – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 7th January – The Black Malabar, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Yuin Folk Club, Cobargo, NSW
Friday 12th January – Heyfield War Memorial Hall, Heyfield, VIC

Brooke Russell & Ben Franz play Linda Ronstadt
Tuesday 9th January – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC

Candice McLeod
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS

Cat and Clint
Friday 5th January – Blue Bean Love Restaurant, Hepburn Springs, VIC

CK & the 45’s
Saturday 6th January – The Old City Bank, Katoomba, NSW

Cygnet Folk Festival
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet, TAS

Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings
Sunday 31st December to Saturday 6th January – Sunshine Fiddle Camp, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Sunday 7th January – Magda Community Arts Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Monday 8th January – Barkersvale Little Big Top, Barkersvale, NSW
Wednesday 10th January – Dorrigo Theatre, Dorrigo, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 12th January – Araluen Hall, Araluen, NSW

Dane Overton and the Joy Williams Band
Thursday 11th January – The Gasoline Pony, Marrickville, NSW
Friday 12th January – The Townie, Sydney, NSW

Domini Forster & Lucy Wise
Sunday 7th January – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Edgelarks
Friday 5th January – Live at The Wharf, Ulverstone, TAS
Saturday 6th January – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS

Eleanor McEvoy
Saturday 6th January – Sussex Inlet Surf Club, Sussex Inlet, NSW
Sunday 7th January – Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham, NSW
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS

Elvis meets Patsy feat. Sarah Carroll, Girl Friday
Sunday 7th January – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Emily Barker
Sunday 7th January – Bar 459, Perth, WA

Faith i Branko
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS

Falls Festival
Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th January – Fremantle, WA

Festival of Small Halls feat. Claire Anne Taylor, The Small Glories
Friday 5th January – Rowella Hall, Rowella, TAS
Saturday 6th January – Longford Hall, Longford, TAS
Sunday 7th January – Rosevale Hall, Rosevale, TAS
Monday 8th January – Memorial Hall, Sulphur Creek, TAS
Tuesday 9th January – The Wynyard Theatre, Wynyard, TAS
Wednesday 10th January – Stanley Town Hall, Stanley, TAS
Thursday 11th January – The Paragon Theatre, Queenstown, TAS

Fiona Boyes
Friday 5th December – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Sunday 7th December – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW

Fleet Foxes
Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th January – Falls Festival, Fremantle, WA

FolkSwagon feat. Paul Mason, Ed Wells, Cilla Jane Arsenic and Old Lace, John Mason
Wednesday 10th January – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Gabe Levin
Friday 5th January – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW

Grizzlee Train
Friday 12th January – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW

Gretta Ziller and Andrew Swift
Friday 5th January – Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park, Torquay, VIC
Saturday 6th January – Eastern Beach Caravan Park, Lakes Entrance, VIC
Sunday 7th January – Mallacoota Foreshore Holiday Park, Malacoota, VIC
Monday 8th January – Eden Beachfront Holiday Park, Eden, NSW
Tuesday 9th January – Merimbula Holiday Park, Merimbula, NSW
Wednesday 10th January – Tathra Beachside, Tathra, NSW
Thursday 11th January – South Coast Holiday Parks, Bermagui, NSW
Friday 12th January – BIG4 Narooma Easts Holiday Park, Narooma, NSW

Gypsy Romp feat. Greshka, Hello Tut Tut, Vanishing Shapes
Friday 12th January – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Hank Williams Tribute
Friday 5th Januray – Gem Bar, Melbourne, VIC

Hein Cooper
Saturday 6th January – Woodlands Farm Milton, Woodstock, NSW

Hinterlandt
Sunday 7th January – MONA Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, TAS
Monday 8th January – MONA Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, TAS

Honey
Friday 12th January – Bingie Pottery, Bingie, NSW

Honk! Oz Street Music Festival
Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th January – Wollongong, NSW

Hussy Hicks & Raphael White
Friday 19th to Sunday 21st January – Thredbo Blues Festival, Thredbo, NSW

James Bennett
Saturday 6th January – Bermi’s Beachside Cafe, Bermagui, NSW
Sunday 7th January – The Farm’s Market, Shellharbour, NSW

Julia Jacklin
Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th January – Falls Festival, Fremantle, WA

Kallidad
Friday 5th January – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 7th January – Camel Rock Brewery, Wallaga Lake, NSW

Kate Miller-Heidke
Friday 12th January – Arts Theatre at QSU, Toowoomba, QLD

Kelly Brouhaha, Rose Zita Falko, Andrew Thomson
Friday 5th January – Billy Roy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 6th January – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 7th January – House Concert, Albury, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Stave’s Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Friday 12th January – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW

Lucy Wise
Sunday 7th January – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 10th January – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Mark Lucas, Dane Overton & The Joy Williams Band, Lucas Road
Thursday 11th January – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
Friday 5th January – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 6th January – Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 7th January – Django Club, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 9th January – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 10th January – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 11th January – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet Folks Festival, Cygnet, TAS

Mr Alford & The Merry Men
Saturday 6th January – Rainbow, Melbourne, VIC

Oi Dipnoi & Lucy Wise
Wednesday 10th January – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC

Phia, Melbourne Indie Voices
Thursday 11th January – Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne, VIC

Porch Sessions On Tour feat. Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai, Tim Hart, Ryan Martin John
Friday 5th January – House Concert, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 6th January – House Concert, Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 7th January – Federal Hall, Jasper Corner, NSW
Tuesday 9th January – House Concert, Taree/Wingham, NSW
Thursday 11th Januray – House Concert, Rodd Point, NSW

Rachel Baiman w/ One Up Two Down
Friday 5th January – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Saturday 6th January – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW
Sunday 7th January -Metropole Guest House, Katoomba, NSW
Monday 8th January – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC

Raised By Eagles
Friday 5th January – Music on the Hill, Red Hill, VIC
Saturday 6th January – Tranquility Fair, Ocean Grove, VIC
Wednesday 10th January – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Rising Appalachia
Friday 5th January – Byron Community Centre, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 6th January – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 7th January – Paradise One, Coorabell Creek, NSW
Tuesday 9th January – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 12th January – The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW

Rooftop Sessions feat. Nick Murray, Jasmine Beth, PJ Orr
Sunday 7th January – Oatley Hotel, Oatley, NSW

Sam Shinazzi Music, Buddy Glass, Restless Leg, The Manpains
Sunday 7th January – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW

The Ahern Brothers
Friday 12th to Sunday 15th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS

The Beautiful Girls
Friday 5th January – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 6th January – Coffs Harbour Hotel, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Sunday 7th January – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Villa Noosa, Noosaville, QLD
Friday 12th January – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD

The Djangologists
Thursday 11th January – Django Bar, Marrickville, NSW
Friday 12th January – Hotel Blue, Katoomba, NSW

The East Pointers
Friday 5th January – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 6th January – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 7th January – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

The Gypsy Scholars w/ Tenderfoot, Room
Thursday 11th January – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW

The Songwriter Sessions feat. Penelope Swales, Alice Williams, Paul Andrew Carey
Sunday 7th January – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

The Sweet Jelly Rolls
Friday 5th January – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW
Sunday 7th January – The Lady Hampshire, Sydney, NSW

The Railsplitters
Tuesday 9th January – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 10th January – No 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Wauchope Arts Hall, Wauchope, NSW
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January – Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS

The Ramshackle Army
Saturday 6th January – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC

Thredbo Blues Festival
Friday 19th to Sunday 21st January – Thredbo, NSW

Tom Cooney & Angharad Drake
Friday 5th January – Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 7th January – Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Wednesday 10th January – Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW
Thursday 11th January – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW

Twilight in Tulsa
Sunday 7th January – Edinburgh Castle, Melbourne, VIC

Vanishing Shapes
Friday 5th January – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Friday 12th January – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD

Waiting For Guinness
Saturday 6th January – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW

Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project
Friday 12th January – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Red Dirt Girl” – First Aid Kit

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The Gum Ball Announces First Round of Artists for 2018

January 3, 2018 at 09:54 (Festival News, News)
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Hat Fitz
Image Courtesy of Hat Fitz and Cara

To kick off the new year we’re super excited for the first round of artists announced for the 2018 Gum Ball.

The Hunter Valley based festival always has a generous helping of folk and roots artists and their 2018 lineup is no different with the likes of Hat Fitz and Cara, Terra Lightfoot and Coda Chroma on the bill.

The full lineup announced so far is as follows:

REMI, The Aints (Play the Saints, ’73 to ’78), Butterfingers, Dave Graney ’n’ the Coral Snakes, Screamfeeder, Hat Fitz and Cara, The Creepshow, Wanderers, Terra Lightfoot, New Venusians, Coda Chroma, Lachlan X. Morris

The Gum Ball takes place from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th April near Lower Belford in the Hunter Valley, NSW. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.

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The Gum Ball Interview: Kim Churchill

April 14, 2017 at 09:12 (Interviews)
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Photo by Lester Jones

Today is the day that Kim Churchill’s latest single, Breakneck Speed, is released and the start of his Australian Tour. We’re looking forward to catching Kim at The Gum Ball next weekend for the official unveiling of his new live show.

So, we thought we’d catch up with Kim in the lead up to his tour.

Your music journey has certainly been epic – from living out of your van and gigging around Australia to now travelling the world most of the year. What’s the biggest difference for you between the early days for you and your lifestyle now? 

Honestly not a lot. I still spend a lot of time in the back of my van. I still surf everyday. I still play music everyday. It’s rad and it works. I am probably a bit more focussed and I dunno what you’d call it – ‘professional’ perhaps. I mean I guess that equates to ‘I drink less beer now’ haha. 

You’ve been a regular at so many Australian festivals like BluesFest and The Gum Ball – what kind of festival do you prefer – the big festivals with international guests, or the small, predominantly local act festivals, and why?

Well this is a cop-out answer but both. Big international festivals are exciting and inspiring and you get to see large scale bands play enormous shows. Smaller festivals have all your friends and they play just as brilliantly and are just as inspiring. I couldn’t do without either. 

Where is home now? Where do you find yourself longing to return to and spend most of your time?

Newcastle. The junkyard. Between the two I’m pretty much at home. I love that crew and I love the beach in Newy. If I’m away I really so find myself longing to get back. One day I might live there. 

What’s your biggest dream for your music? Where are you hoping your journey to take you?

Everywhere! Coffee houses In Turkey, stadiums in South America, beach bars in French Polynesia. I dunno I wanna see it all and be the soundtrack to a million different scenes. 

You’ve performed at The Gum Ball a few times now, how have you seen the festival grow and change? And what advice would you give to a first time Gum Ball attendee?

It’s one of my favourite festivals because it has maintained its integrity as it has grown. It’s still got all the beautiful vibes, people, trees, tents, beers and loving connection that it had back when I first went. I know it’s getting bigger and bigger but they really have their heads screwed on and I think it will be something I want to go to for most of my life 🙂 

Kim Churchill plays on Saturday 22nd April at The Gum Ball (Dashville, Belford, Hunter Valley NSW).

Tickets are still available to buy online.

Kim Churchill’s remaining tour dates are:

Thursday 20th April – Astor Hotel, Goulburn NSW
Friday 21st April – Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club, Shoalhaven Heads NSW
Thursday 18th May – Old Museum, Brisbane QLD
Friday 19th May – Meat Market, Melbourne VIC
Saturday 20th May – Verbruggen Hall, Sydney NSW
Saturday 3rd June – Fremantle Town Hall, Perth WA

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The Gum Ball Interview: Irish Mythen

April 7, 2017 at 10:56 (Interviews)
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Photo by Stuart Bucknell, taken for Timber and Steel at Bluesfest 2016

We fell in love and got all fan-girly over Irish Mythen when we met her at Bluesfest last year (and we’ll see her again at Bluesfest this year), so we’re really looking forward to seeing Irish at one of the most intimate festivals in Australia, The Gum Ball!

We caught up with Irish to see what she loves and what she’s looking forward too.

When did you first visit Australia and how did it make you feel? How do Australian audiences respond to your style of music? 

I actually first arrived in Australia in 2000! Went to Perth and never left until 2005. Had a ball and met the most amazing people. Never came to the east though so when I first started touring the east in 2015 it felt like the first time. It’s just such a bloody amazing country. The Australian audience is unlike any other. They get behind a new artist like their one of their own and I’ve been shown incredible support. They learn the songs, buy the merch, follow you to all the shows. Incredible stuff

How do Festivals like BluesFest compare to your experiences back home and overseas?

The calibre of artists at a festival like Bluesfest speaks for itself so that and Woodford are unlike any other in the world. You just have to go because words don’t do them justice. The other Aussie festivals I’ve played are a little different from the rest in that people feel a real connection with the festival…they take over the space and it’s their home for the day, weekend or week. They are all so well run and so many volunteers. You turn around and there’s someone there asking if you need anything. I love the way every artist at any level is treated like the headliner. On ya Straya!

 What’s your favourite kind of show to play, venue gigs or festivals?

Well they’re completely different animals but I think festivals would sneak it but only because I get to see so much music myself at festivals so I get to also GEEK OUT!

What’s your favourite thing about your previous visits to Australia and what are you looking forward to most this trip?

Food, people, wine, weather (even the rain), crowds. Answer number two see first answer 😉

Do you find there are customs, jokes or themes that don’t translate for Australian audiences? Or perhaps that really do resonate more than expected?

I think due to the amount of world travel that goes on there’s not much of a difference BUT I surprise some Aussie audiences when I throw in a Kath and Kim reference or The Twelfth Man …hahaha can’t get enough of his Richie Benaud

What are you looking forward to about performing at The Gum Ball?

Ah look just getting back there. I was there for their other festival, Dashville Skyline, and I mean ye can’t get a more beautiful setting truly. And the people who run it, volunteers etc well they are brilliant. I also met some real characters in the crowd who’ve promised they’re all coming back so hope to see them all!

Irish Mythen plays on Friday 21st April at The Gum Ball (Dashville, Belford, Hunter Valley NSW).

Tickets are available to buy online.

Irish Mythen’s remaining tour dates are below:

Friday 7th April – The Heritage, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 8th April – Revamp The Amp, Kuranda, QLD
Thursday 13th to Monday 17th April – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 21st April – The Gum Ball Festival, Dashville, NSW

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The Gum Ball Interview: Felix Riebl

April 6, 2017 at 21:16 (Interviews)
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Photo by Stuart Bucknell

We’re getting ready for a big Easter period full of exciting festivals and we’re really looking forward to heading back to The Gum Ball! We chatted with Felix Riebl about his solo work, how the Cat Empire has paved the way for his song writing and, of course, The Gum Ball!

What’s your favourite thing about embarking on your solo work and touring?

The atmosphere in both the studio and on stage for Paper Doors has been new and exciting. The Cat Empire generates a lot of its energy from the contrasts within the band, both stylistically and in terms of the personalities, whereas working on this album has more of a flow to it. It’s not to say one is better than the other, it’s just a different more intimate space.

How has your Cat Empire time influenced your new solo works?

The Cat Empire has offered me bright stages, vast audiences, and near delirious moments of exuberance. That’s a great place to write from – those recollections have a lot of power for me – and it’s been interesting writing music with more room in terms of the notes, but with that incendiary spirit still in there.

Do your Cat Empire mates come to your shows and heckle you? (kidding about the heckling) How does your solo career fit in to your grand musical plan?

I wouldn’t put heckling past them… but really, we’re all musicians at the end of the day, and we’ve all got our various projects. I don’t have a grand plan at the moment, maybe it’ll come to me soon… or maybe plans are better recognised in hindsight. I think I’m trying to let the songs lead the way, and hopefully to be surprised occasionally. I try not to get too concerned about the categories of my career (solo vs tce), if the experience is genuine – writing, in the studio, or on stage – then I’m able to keep the hounds at bay.

How do you see yourself now compared to back in the early 2000s when The Cat Empire was first rising to prominence?

I’m still chasing the same illusive thing, whatever it is that keeps me awake at an instrument. When I was starting out I relied more on boundless energy, now days I tend to rely on experience a bit more, which is probably to say I’m not as blindly convinced about every idea I have anymore. In terms of song writing, I used to try and explain things more than I should, and now I think I’m trying to create a genuine echo in things I don’t understand so much.

You’ve played festivals all around the world, of all sizes and shapes. What’s your favourite thing about playing at festivals? What’s your favourite overseas festival? (and do we dare ask what your favourite Australian festival is?) And what advice would you give to a first time festival goer?

My favourite thing about festivals, aside from the colour and chaos, is that people go to discover music, which is a fantastic space for musicians to be in. This is going to sound strange, but I don’t have a favourite festival here or overseas, just as I don’t have a favourite venue, theatre or stage… When a show’s going well, you’re on every stage you’ve ever played and the audience is part of that collective moment, at least it’s something like that, and I enjoy that placeless sensation a lot. Advice for festivals… go with a group of your best friends, make an adventure of getting there if you can.

What are you most looking forward to about The Gum Ball?

I’ve never played there! I can’t wait. The line up looks fantastic. Everyone I’ve spoken to about it says it’s a really special one. I’ll have a chance to check it out and immerse myself in it, and hopefully have a great show.

Felix Riebl plays on Friday 21st April at The Gum Ball (Dashville, Belford, Hunter Valley NSW)

Tickets are still available to buy online.

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Thank Folk It’s Friday – 26th February

February 26, 2016 at 14:22 (News, Week in Review)
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This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– Melbourne indie-folk darlings TinPan Orange announced details of their new album, released a new video “Rich Man” and announced national tour dates. Details here

– The Gum Ball have announced their final artists for 2016 including William Crighton, Devon Sproule, Davidson Brothers, Grace Turner, Galleri and many more. Details here

– If You See Her, Say Hello comes to the Adelaide Fringe Festival this weekend featuring the music of Ali E, Al Parkinson, Amarina Waters, Amy Parkinson, Brooke Russell, Cookie Baker, Elizabeth Barker, Emilee South, Gretta Ray, Jac Tonks (Amarillo), Jemma Nicole, Kate McMahon, Kelsey James, Layla Fibbins (The Sideshow Brides), Loni Rae, PHIA and more. Details here

– Brisbane’s Sahara Beck released her new single “Here It Comes”. Details here

– Sydney folk-fusion trio Devil on the Rooftop have announced a show with The Crooked Fiddle Band. Details here

– The Brisbane Folk Club has announced its March lineup including The Timbers, Anna & Jordan and Luke Morris. Details here

– Melbourne based singer-songwriter Liam Gerner has announced a national tour. Details here

– William Fitzsimmons announced details of his new EP Charleroi: Pittsburgh, Volume 2. Details here

– Sydney alt-country band Mark Lucas and The Dead Setters have a new album and an upcoming east coast tour. Details here

– Violinist Jane Aubourg released her new single “The Girl with the Ash Brown Hair”. Details here

– UK based nu-folk five-piece Treetop Flyers released their new video “31 Years”. Details here

– NZ songstress Aldous Harding has announced a couple of Australian shows. Details here

Blog

“This year’s Cobargo Festival presents a great opportunity to take a world tour of the different styles of Celtic music and dance” – Peter Logue outlines the Celtic music program at the Cobargo Folk Festival. Blog here

Reviews

Gigs

“This is a band that has reached its stride and now has a career pace that they could maintain for the veritable marathon ahead. While their new stuff is developing a new sound and direction, their old stuff is just as open to new interpretation and appreciation. Their rendition of “Rabbit Song” was beautiful, with a slowed bridge the seems to hang in its own air only to roll and tumble down from the stage, out across the audience. The quality of this performance brought a whole new grace and beauty to a well known favourite” – KT Bell reviews Boy & Bear. Details here

Releases This Week

Elsewhere
Elsewhere – Gretta Ray
iTunes

The Continental Drift
The Continental Drift – Mark Lucas and The Dead Setters
iTunes

Timber and Steel Presents

The Timbers

William Fitzsimmons

Thursday 3rd March – Brisbane Folk Club, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 4th March – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

If You See Her, Say Hello feat. Ali E, Al Parkinson, Amarina Waters, Amy Parkinson, Brooke Russell, Cookie Baker, Elizabeth Barker, Emilee South, Gretta Ray, Jac Tonks (Amarillo), Jemma Nicole, Kate McMahon, Kelsey James, Layla Fibbins (The Sideshow Brides), Loni Rae, PHIA

If you see her

If You See Her, Say Hello comes to the Adelaide Fringe Festival showcasing some of Australia’s top artists for one night only

Saturday 27th February – The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA

Gigs Next Week

Amistat, Ben Whiting, Oliver’s Army
Thursday 3rd March – House Concert, Newcastle, NSW

Beth Patterson
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW

Burnt Creek Deviation
Friday 4th March – The Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW

Brisbane Folk Club feat. The Timbers, Anna & Jordan, Luke Morris
Tuesday 2nd March – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD

Calexico
Wednesday 2nd March – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 4th March – Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC

Catherine Traicos
Saturday 28th February – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW

Cobargo Folk Festival
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February – Cobargo, NSW

Colin Hay
Friday 4th March – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC

Courtyard Sessions feat. Fanny Lumsden
Friday 4th March – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

Davey Craddock
Friday 26th February – Major Toms, Kyneton, VIC
Saturday 27th February – Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 28th February – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW

Dawn Landes
Friday 4th March – Jet Black Cat Music, Brisbane, QLD

Elwood Myre
Friday 26th February – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 4th March – Nannup Music Festival, Nannup, WA
Friday 4th March – The Odd Fellow, Perth, WA

Exile: Songs & Tales of Irish Australia
Monday 29th February – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Frances Folk Gathering
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February – Frances, SA

Get Folked! English Bitter Launch feat. The Crooked Fiddle Band, The Baudelaires, Handsome Young Strangers, BDSM
Sunday 28th February – Frankie’s Pizza, Sydney, NSW

Hussy Hicks
Thursday 3rd March – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March – Nannup Festival, WA

If You See Her, Say Hello feat. Ali E, Al Parkinson, Amarina Waters, Amy Parkinson, Brooke Russell, Cookie Baker, Elizabeth Barker, Emilee South, Gretta Ray, Jac Tonks (Amarillo), Jemma Nicole, Kate McMahon, Kelsey James, Layla Fibbins (The Sideshow Brides), Loni Rae, PHIA
Saturday 27th February – The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA

James Thomson
Friday 26th February – The Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Saturday 27th February – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 3rd March – The Retreat, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 4th March – Baha, Rye, VIC

Kasey Chambers
Saturday 27th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne, VIC

Kate Miller-Heidke
Wednesday 2nd March – The Spiegeltent, Adelaide, SA
Friday 4th March – J-Shed, Bathers Beach, Fremantle, WA

Lady Sunday feat. The Lyn Taylor Band, Megan Cooper, Georgia Mulligan
Sunday 28th February – The Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW

Liam Gerner
Thursday 3rd March – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March – Nannup Music Festival, Nannup, WA

Lime and Steel
Saturday 27th February – Humph Hall, Allambie Heights, NSW
Sunday 28th February – The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW

Little Features feat. Gentle Leader, The Campervan Dancers, Gostwyck, Ed Wells
Saturday 27th February – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Nannup Music Festival
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March – Nannup, WA

Not Good With Horses
Sunday 28th February – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW

Passenger
Saturday 27th February – The Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Tuesday 1st March – The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 4th March – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA

Patrick James
Friday 26th February – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 27th February – Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong NSW
Friday 4th March – The Basement, Sydney, NSW

Pocket Fox
Saturday 27th February – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC

Sam Joole Band w/ Ainsley Farrell
Thursday 3rd March – Spring Street Social, Sydney, NSW

Sam Newton
Saturday 27th February – Treehouse on Belongil, Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 28th February – The Rails, Byron Bay, NSW

Sian Evans
Saturday 27th February – Club Greenslopes, Brisbane, QLD

Sufjan Stevens
Friday 26th February – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 27th February – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 28th February – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 2nd March – Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, WA
Friday 4th March – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD

The Beards
Friday 26th February – Waratah Hotel, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 27th February – Red Hot Music, Devonport, TAS

The East Pointers
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, NSW
Thursday 3rd March – Bulli Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March – Nannup Music Festival, WA

The Little Stevies
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
Wednesday 2nd March – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 3rd March – Adelonia Theatre, Adelong, NSW
Friday 4th March – Tallangatta Memorial Hall, Tallangatta, VIC

The Plough
Sunday 28th February – The Coach and Horses, Sydney, NSW

The Rambling Boys
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, NSW
Thursday 3rd March – Milton Theatre, Milton, NSW
Friday 4th March – City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW

The Timbers
Wednesday 2nd March – Brisbane Folk Club, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 3rd March – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD

The Weeping Willows
Friday 4th March – Basement Discs, Melbourne VIC

Tim Easton
Friday 26th February – Major Tom’s, Kyneton, VIC
Saturday 27th February – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 28th February – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 1st March – Jane’s, Wollongong, NSW
Wednesday 2nd March – The Midnight Special, Sydney, NSW

Vin Garbutt
Friday 26th February – Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW

Willowy
Friday 26th February – Hibernian House, Sydney, NSW

Friday Folk Flashback

“Raggle Taggle Gypsy” – Planxty

Another version of the “Gypsy Davy” tradition, this time performed by the amazing Planxty.

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The Gum Ball Reveals Full Lineup

February 22, 2016 at 11:50 (Festival News, News)
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Davidson Brothers
Image Courtesy of Davidson Brothers

The Gum Ball festival in the Hunter Valley, NSW holds a special place in our hearts. It is one of the country’s best boutique festivals, attracting an amazing lineup of artists to a beautiful, intimate setting.

The first round of artists for the festival, including the likes of Jeff Lang, Suzannah Espie and Caitlin Park, was announced right before Christmas, and now the full lineup has been revealed.

Joining an already impressive list of artists will be William Crighton, Devon Sproule, Davidson Brothers (above), Grace Turner, Galleri and many more.

The Gum Ball is held at Dashville, NSW from the 22nd to 24th April. Check out the full list of artists below:

You Am I
Dan Sultan
Jeff Lang
The Cactus Channel
Van Walker’s HeartBrokers
Citizen Kay
Dan Brodie
Bullhorn
Suzannah Espie
Polish Club
Caitlin Park
Astro Travellers
The Buzzard Mix
The Break
The Belligerents
Kristin Hersh (USA)
Sex on Toast
William Crighton
Devon Sproule (USA)
Davidson Brothers
Dashville Progress Society
Baghead
Mucho Sonar
Grace Turner
Dr Peach
Galleri
The Breakfast Club
OKA

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Thank Folk It’s Thursday – 24th December

December 24, 2015 at 14:01 (News, Week in Review)
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This Week in Folk

All the News From The Week That Was

– The Beards have announced dates for their final ever tour. Details here

– UK based Australian singer-songwriter Emily Barker has released “Anywhere Away”, the lead single from her soundtrack to the movie Hector. Details here

– We streamed the new Angharad Drake album Sword. Details here

– The National Folk Festival has announced Nancy Kerr as the headliner (both solo and with Nancy Kerr and James Fagan and The Fagans) as well as adding The Little Stevies, Frencham Smith, Sparrow-Folk, Sásta, Doctor Stovepipe, Miriam Lieberman with Lara Goodridge and Kate Adams, Black Mountain String Band, The Fiddle Chicks, Frumious and The Wheeze and Suck Band. Details here

– Americana singer-songwriter Darren Cross released his new video “Just Got Along (la la le)”. Details here

– Singer-songwriter Anna Cordell released a live video of her track “Blue Rose”. Details here

– Sydney folk duo Elwood Myre released their new video “Mrs Honey”. Details here

– Mark Moldre released his latest video “O, Dreamtime Blues”. Details here

– Folk rock legends Levellers have announced an Australian tour. Details here

– Singer-songwriter Tom West will be recording a live album with shows in Adelaide and Melbourne. Details here

– One Up, Two Down will be releasing a new EP and touring in January. Details here

– The Gum Ball returns for 2016 with some folky gems on its first round of artists including Jeff Lang, Suzannah Espie, Caitlin Park and more. Details here

– Singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin has announced full band shows in Sydney and Melbourne this January. Details here

Blog

– We posted our traditional Christmas Eve collection of the best Christmas Carols and Songs of the year. Check it out here

Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig

Woodford Folk Festival

Woodford

At this time of year is there any other gig? If you’re heading up to the Woodford Folk Festival have an amazing time!

Sunday 27th December to Friday 1st January – Woodford, QLD

Gigs Next Week

Falls Music & Arts Festival
Monday 28th December to Friday 1st January – Lorne, VIC
Tuesday 29th December to Friday 1st January – Marion Bay, TAS
Thursday 31st December to Sunday 3rd January – Byron Bay, NSW

Festival of Small Halls feat. Irish Mythen, Starboard Canons
Sunday 27th December to Friday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD

One Up, Two Down
Sunday 27th December to Friday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD

Phia
Wednesday 30th December to Friday 1st January – NYE On The Hill, Loch Village, VIC

The Audreys
Friday 1st January – Taste of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS

The East Pointers
Monday 28th December to Friday 1st January – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD

TinPan Orange
Saturday 27th December – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD

Woodford Folk Festival
Sunday 27th December to Friday 1st January – Woodford, QLD

Friday Folk Flashback

“White Wine in the Sun” – Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke may have produced one of the best Christmas songs this year with “I’m Growing A Beard Downstairs for Christmas”, featuring The Beards, but nothing can top her version of this Tim Minchin classic.

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