This Week in Folk
All the News From The Week That Was
– The Top Half Folk Festival in Central Australia have announce Fanny Lumsden as their 2015 headliner this June. Details here
– Jack Carty released his new single “If I Am A Candle, Then You Are A Spark” as he tours around Australia. Details here
– Sydney folk duo Elwood Myre have headed out on a huge East Coast tour. Details here
– The Bluegrass @ Yulli’s jam night returns to Sydney next week featuring George Jackson and Daniel Watkins of One Up, Two Down. Details here
– The St Patrick’s Day celebrations starts early with a bunch of gigs planned at The Gaelic Club in Sydney from tonight featuring Sásta, The Bottlers, ZeoN, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson and more. Details here
– Adelaide singer-songwriter Tom West released his new video “Easy, Love”. Details here
– Roland Kay-Smith kicked off his album launch tour this week. Details here
Releases This Week
MusicNOW – 10 Years – Various
Bandcamp
Nanna – Xavier Rudd & The United Nations
iTunes
Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig
The Gaelic Club Sydney St Patricks Day
It’s St Patrick’s Day week and The Gaelic Club in Sydney have so much amazing music on from the likes of Sásta, The Bottlers, ZeoN, Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson and many more. Get some Irish music into you!
Friday 13th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW (Sásta)
Saturday 14th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW (The Bottlers)
Sunday 15th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW (ZeoN)
Monday 16th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW (Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson)
Tuesday 17th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Andrew Swift
Thursday 19th March – The Retreat, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 20th March – Crown + Anchor, Adelaide, SA
April Maze
Friday 13th March – The Music Lounge, Acoustic Picnic, Manly, NSW
Wednesday 18th March – Wooloweyah Hall, Yamba, NSW
Blue Mountains Music Festival
Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March – Katoomba, NSW
Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feat. George Jackson & Daniel Watkins (One Up, Two Down)
Wednesday 18th March – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW
Brunswick Music Festival
Sunday 1st to Sunday 15th March – Brunswick, VIC
Bunker Bluegrass
Thursday 19th March – Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW
Darren Hanlon
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd March – Yackandandah Folk Festival, VIC
Davey Craddock
Thursday 19th March – Defectors Bar, Perth, WA
Elwood Myre
Sunday 15th March – Charity Event, Warilla, NSW
Friday 20th March – Vic on the Park, Sydney, NSW
Festival of Small Halls feat. Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, Siskin River
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
Heartstring Quartet
Saturday 14th to Sunday 15th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 17th March – Frankston Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 19th March – Warragul PAC, Warragul, VIC
Jack Carty
Friday 13th March – The New Globe Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Jess Locke
Friday 13th March – The End, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 15th March – House Show, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 19th March – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Joel Barker
Wednesday 18th March – Settlers Tavern, Margret River, WA
John Flanagan
Saturday 14th March – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 19th March – Django bar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 20th March – Illawarra Folk Club, City Diggers, Wollongong, NSW
Jordie Lane
Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Josh Rennie-Hynes, Liam Gerner, Caitlin Harnett
Friday 13th March – Currumbin Creek Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Wednesday 18th March – The Vanguard, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 19th March – Bleach Festival, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday 20th March – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Kim Richey
Friday 13th March – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield TAS
Sunday 15th March – Lake St Clair Lodge, Lake St Clair TAS
Lucy Wise Trio
Thursday 19th March – Northcote Uniting Church, Melbourne, VIC
Nuala Kennedy
Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Tuesday 17th March – Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 19th March – TBC, Newcastle, NSW
Roland Kay-Smith
Friday 13th March – The Pier, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 20th March – Illawarra Brewery, Wollongong, NSW
Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson
Monday 16th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Rowena Wise
Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Sam Buckingham
Friday 20th March – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, SA
Sásta
Friday 13th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats
Friday 13th March – The Pier, Port Macquarie, NSW
Saturday 14th March – Lazy Bones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 20th March – The Illawarra Brewery, Wollongong, NSW
Steve Smyth
Saturday 14th March – Elsewhere Festival, Newcastle, NSW
The Bottlers
Saturday 14th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
The Melbourne Folk Club feat. Breabach, Stray Hens
Wednesday 18th March – Bella Union, Melbourne, VIC
Timberwolf
Saturday 14th March – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Friday 20th March – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Vance Joy
Friday 13th March – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 14th March – Regent Cinema Theatre, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 20th March – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA\
Winterbourne
Saturday 14th March – Wrangler, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 14th March – Shebeen Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 19th March – Moonshine, Manly, NSW
Xavier Rudd & The United Nations
Thursday 19th March – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Yackandandah Folk Festival
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd March – Yackandandah, VIC
ZeoN
Sunday 15th March – The Gaelic Club, Sydney NSW
Friday Folk Flashback
“Wintersmith” – Steeleye Span
To honour the passing of Terry Pratchett we thought we’d celebrate with “Wintersmith”, the track written specifically for Terry Pratchett’s book series by Steeleye Span.