Scottish indie-trad five piece band Elephant Sessions are heading our way for festival season and they’ve just announced a bunch of headline shows while they’re in the country.
Known for the high energy shows and ability to blend traditional and modern indie-folk sounds, Elephant Sessions are gearing up to be one of the most talked about bands at this year’s folk festivals.
Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th March – WOMADelaide, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 14th March – The Heritage, Bulli, NSW
Thursday 15th March – Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah, VIC
Wednesday 28th March – The Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 29th to Friday 30th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 31st March to Monday 2nd April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
The blues-rock powerhouse that is The Snowdroppers are calling it quits with two final, huge shows in their hometown of Sydney
Friday 24th November – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th November – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Alanna and Alicia Saturday 25th Novemebr – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Americana Saturday Sessions feat. Jemma Nicole Saturday 25th November – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Appalachian Heaven Stringband w/ Knott Family Band, Luke Plumb Sunday 26th November – The Lomond, Melbourne, VIC
Argyle Sun-Sets @ Freds feat. Handful Of Thorns, Sid Berry, Willowy Sunday 26th November – Upstairs at Fred’s, Camden, NSW
Ashlea Reale Friday 24th November – Dôme Waikiki, Waikiki, WA
Babaganoush Spring Gypsy & Balkan Music Fest Saturday 25th November – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
BANFF Friday 24th November – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC
Batch Sessions feat. Direwolf, Kane Muir Wednesday 29th November – Batch Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Bernard Fanning Friday 24th November – Granada Tavern, Hobart, TAS
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds Friday 24th November – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Busby Marou Friday 24th November – Parkes Leagues Club, Parkes, NSW
Saturday 25th November – Dubbo RSL, Dubbo, NSW
Sunday 26th November – Armatree Hotel, Armatree, NSW
Candice McLeod Wednesday 29th November – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Colleen O’Connell Saturday 25th November – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Claire Anne Taylor Saturday 25th November – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Tuesday 28th November – The Founders Room, Hobart, TAS
Thursday 30th November – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Claymore Friday 24th November – The Flying Saucer Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 1st December – The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Melbourne, VIC
Co-cheòl Friday 24th November – Wyreena Music Cafe, Melbourne, VIC
Craig Woodward Sunday 26th November – Loretta’s, Melbourne, VIC
Darren Hanlon Friday 24th November – Happy Yess, Darwin, NT
Dean Lewis Friday 24th November – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 25th November – Spilt Milk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 30th November – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 1st December – UOW Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Devil Goat Family String Band Saturday 25th November – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Don’t Do Me Like That – A Tribute to Tom Petty feat. Alannah Russack, Bow Campbell, Morgana Ancone, Jason Walker, Johnny G, Lozz Benson, Sam Shinazzi, Maxine Kauter, Bryan Estepa, Peta Caswell, Mark NaNa, Monica McMahon, Tom Stone, Adam Young Friday 24th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Ella Belfanti Saturday 25th November – The William Wallace Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Emma Russack Saturday 25th November – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Monday 27th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Fanny Lumsden Friday 24th November – Lacmalac Soldiers Memorial Hall, Lacmalac, NSW
Saturday 25th November – Bowna Hall, Mullengandra, NSW
Thursday 30th November – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 1st December – Clovass McKees Hill Hall, McKees Hill, NSW
Feist Tuesday 28th November – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 1st December – Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Festival of Small Halls feat. Vance Gilbert, Liz Stringer Friday 24th November – Nymboida Hall, Nymboida, NSW
Saturday 25th November – Valla Hall, Valla, NSW
Sunday 26th November – Wauchope Community Arts Centre, Wauchope, NSW
Thursday 30th November – Texas Memorial Hall, Texas, QLD
Friday 1st December – Cooranga North Memorial Hall, Bell, QLD
FolkSwagon feat. Mat Morgan, Stephanie Grace, Mandy Connell Wednesday 29th November – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Four In The Morning Thursday 30th November – Club Voltaire, Melbourne, VIC
Fox n Firkin Thursday 30th November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 1st December – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Frazey Ford Friday 24th November – Badlands, Perth, WA
Saturday 25th November – Mojos, Fremantle, WA
Gallie Sunday 26th November – The Standard Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Gary Óg Thursday 30th November – Finn McCools, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 30th Novemebr – Sands Tavern, Maroochydore, QLD
Georgia Fields and The Andromeda String Quartet Sunday 26th November – The Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Get Folked Punk feat. Fox n Firkin, Wilson and the Castaways, Semen and Garfuckel, Operation Ibis, Jim Lynch, Catholic Guilt Thursday 30th November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Grizzlee Train Friday 1st December – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Hat Fitz & Cara Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, VIC
Homeground feat. Yothu Yindi, Gavin Campbell, Yirrmal, Constantina Bush, Yirrnga Yunupingu Sunday 26th November – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
HONK! Oz Official Launch Friday 24th November – Wollongong CBD Mall Stage, Wollongong, NSW
Hussy Hicks & Raphael White Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Irish Mythen Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, VIC
Jack Johnson Thursday 30th November – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Friday 1st November – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Jackie Marshall Saturday 25th November – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 26th November – Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
James Bennett Friday 24th November – Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 26th November – The Artist Market, Port Macquarie, NSW
James Ellis and the Jealous Guys Thursday 30th November – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
James Kenyon Friday 24th November – House Concert, Mullumbimby, NSW
Saturday 25th November – Queen St Mall, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 26th November – The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Monday 27th November – The Great Western Hotel, Cobar, NSW
Wednesday 29th November – The Palace Hotel, Broken Hill, NSW
Jess Cornelius Friday 24th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Jess Locke Friday 24th November – The Prince Of Wales Hotel, Bunbury, WA
Saturday 25th November – The Firestation Specialty Beer and Wine Bar, Busselton, WA
Sunday 26th November – Norfolk Hotel, Fremantle, WA
Jo Jo Smith w/ Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart Thursday 30th November – St John’s Craft Beer, Launceston, TAS
Friday 1st December – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
John Flannagan Saturday 25th November – CERES Joe’s Market Garden, Melbourne, VIC
Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm Friday 24th November – Norwood Hotel, Norwood, SA
Thursday 30th November – Mt Pleasant Tavern, Mackay, QLD
Friday 1st December – Dalrymple Hotel, Garbutt, QLD
Joyce Prescher Saturday 25th November – Charles Weston Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 26th November – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC
Jungle Love Music and Arts Festival Thursday 30th November to Saturday 2nd December – Sunshine Coast, QLD
Kane Muir Wednesday 29th November – Batch Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 30th November – Black Sheep, Sydney, NSW
Karin Page Thursday 30th November – Fox Den, Gloucester, NSW
Kasey Chambers Friday 24th November – Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon, VIC
Saturday 25th November – York on Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, VIC
Sunday 26th November – Grand Hotel, Mornington, VIC
Kyle Lionhart Friday 24th November – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
Saturday 25th November – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 26th November – The Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
Thursday 30th November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Friday 1st December – The Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Lindi Ortega Friday 24th November – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, VIC
Lior Thursday 30th November – St Michael’s Uniting Church, Melbourne, VIC
Little Georgia Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Liv Cartledge Friday 24th November – Taphouse, Bendigo, VIC
Lloyd Spiegel Friday 24th November – The Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Friday 1st December – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Mama Kin Spender Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Mandy Connell Sunday 26th November – Wandi Pub, Wandiligong, VIC
Wednesday 29th November – FolksWagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 1st December – The Paragon, Katoomba, NSW
Mark Wilkinson Friday 24th November – House Concert, Perth, WA
Saturday 25th November – House Concert, Woodlands, WA
Sunday 256th November – House Concert, Burwood, WA
Martin Pearson Saturday 25th November – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
Matt J Ward, Gretta Ziller & Andrew Swift Sunday 26th November – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Mia Dyson Friday 24th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Saturday 25th November – Balnarring Town Hall, Balnarring, VIC
Friday 1st December – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission Saturday 25th November – Cheshunt Hall, Cheshunt, VIC
Friday 1st December – Saints and Sailors, Portarlington, VIC
Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen Sunday 26th November – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Modern Sounds In Alt Country Music feat. Jason P. Walker, Raechel Whitchurch, James Van Cooper Sunday 26th November – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
My Friend the Chocolate Cake Saturday 25th November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Sunday 26th November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
My Nightingale Friday 24th November – Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 25th November – Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC
Nathan Seeckts & Joshua Seymour Saturday 25th November – Labor in Vain, Melbourne, VIC
Niksta, Camille and Stuie, The Morrisons Friday 24th November – The Manly Fig, Balgowlah Heights, NSW
Oh Pep! Friday 24th November – Secret Show, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 26th November – Archies Couch, Archies Creek, VIC
Paul Kelly Saturday 25th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
Sunday 26th November – Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
Phia w/ Josh The Cat, Merpire Thursday 30th November – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Pierce Brothers Friday 1st December – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Port Fairy Spotlight Sessions feat. Marcia Howard, The Ahern Brothers, Mission Songs Project Friday 24th November – Memo Music Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Queenscliff Music Festival Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff, VIC
Quinton Trembath Sunday 26th November – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 1st December – Mulgara, Canberra, ACT
Ramblin’ Nights feat. Nicholas Connors, Jep and Dep, Mercurists Wednesday 29th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Rezza’s House Concert feat. Grazy’s Country, Lloyd M Clarke Sunday 26th November – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Rick Hart Trio Sunday 26th November – Bellbrae Estate, Bellbrae, VIC
Run Rabbit Run Saturday 25th November – The Captain Cook Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Scott Cook Monday 27th November – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 1st December – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Shelley’s Murder Boys Sunday 26th November – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW
Sid Berry Sunday 26th November – Upstairs at Fred’s, Camden, NSW
Friday 1st December – Black Duck Brewery, Port Macquarie, NSW
Songs In The Round feat. Claire Anne Taylor, Tom Vincent, Hairyman Saturday 25th November – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Stella Donnelly Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Thursday 30th November – The Toff, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 1st December – Waves, Wollongong, NSW
Steve Tyson & The Train Rex Friday 24th November – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 26th November – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
SummerSalt feat. The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd Saturday 25th November – Hope Estate, Pokolbin, NSW
Sunday 26th November – Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW
Sydney Blues & Roots Festival Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd December – Hawkesbury Hotel, Windsor, NSW
Tesse Tuesday 28th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
The Audreys Friday 24th November – Lyrebird Arts Council, Meeniyan, VIC
Saturday 25th November – Memo Music Hall, Melbourne, VIC
The Band Who Knew Too Much Sunday 26th November – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
The Beautiful Girls Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Thursday 30th November – Narrabeen RSL, Narrabeen, NSW
Friday 1st December – The Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
The Black Sorrows Friday 24th November – North Sydney Leagues Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th November – Castle Hill RSL, Castle Hill, NSW
Friday 1st November – Astor Hotel, Goulburn, NSW
The Campervan Dancers Sunday 26th November – Coogee Diggers, Sydney, NSW
The Cat Empire Saturday 25th November – SummerSalt, Hope Estate, Pokolbin, NSW
Sunday 26th November – SummerSalt, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW
The Demon Drink Friday 1st December – Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD
The East Pointers Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, VIC
Thursday 30th November – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
The Loaded Dog Folk Club feat. Martin Pearson, Barbara Sanders Saturday 25th November – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
The Morrisons Friday 24th November – The Manly Fig, Sydney, NSW
The Shifties, Joyce Prescher, Greg Steps, Hannah Potter Sunday 26th November – Bar 303, Melbourne, VIC
The Snowdroppers Friday 24th November – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th November – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
The Teskey Brothers Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Thursday 30th November – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Friday 1st December – The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD
The Waifs Saturday 25th November – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 26th November – Newcastle Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
Tuesday 28th November – Saraton Theatre, Grafton, NSW
Wednesday 29th November – The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD
Thursday 30th November – The Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD
The Willie Wagtails Saturday 25th November – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
The Willing Ponies Sunday 26th November – The George, Sydney, NSW
Three Chords and the Truth 25th Show Listening Party Thursday 30th November – The Humpybong Distilling Company, Brisbane, QLD
This Way North Friday 24th November – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
Saturday 25th November – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 29th November – 61st 3rd Ave, Sawtell, NSW
Thursday 30th November – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 1st December – Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
TinPan Orange Saturday 25th November – Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Tom West Friday 24th November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Toni Swain Friday 24th November – Paynesville Wine Bar, Paynesville, VIC
Saturday 25th November – Snowy River Historic Bakery, Orbost, VIC
Sunday 26th November – The Retreat, Melbourne, VIC
Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife w/ The Stetson Family Friday 1st December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Tristen Bird Saturday 25th November – The Bridgewater Mill, Bridgewater, SA
Tullara Friday 24th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 26th November – A Day On The Grass, Port Lincoln, SA
Tuesday 28th November – Saraton Theatre, Grafton, NSW
Thursday 30th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 1st December – The Pelican Playhouse, Grafton, NSW
Twin Peaks Friday 24th November – The George Kerferd Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 25th November – Cheshunt Hall, Cheshunt, VIC
Sunday 26th November – Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs, VIC
Ukulele Death Squad Friday 24th November – Newport Bowls Club, Newport, VIC
Monday 27th November – Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House, Queenscliff, VIC
Tuesday 28th November – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Vance Joy Saturday 25th November – Spilt Milk Festival, Canberra, ACT
Wallis Bird Friday 24th November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 25th November – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Sunday 26th November – Mechanics’ Institute Hall, Scottsdale, TAS
Tuesday 28th November – Founders Room, Hobart, TAS
Thursday 30th November – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 1st December – Martians Cafe, Deans Marsh, VIC
Whiskey Dram Sunday 26th November – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
William Crighton Saturday 25th November – Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Wilson and the Castaways Thursday 30th November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 1st December – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Xavier Rudd Friday 24th November – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Saturday 25th November – SummerSalt, Hope Estate, Pokolbin, NSW
Sunday 26th November – SummerSalt, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW
Yusuf / Cat Stevens Saturday 25th November – Botanic Park, Adelaide, SA
Monday 27th November – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 28th November – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
WOMADelaide takes place at the Adelaide Botanic Park from the 9th to the 12th March. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
The full lineup announced so far is below:
a Bit na Ta (PNG/Aust), Abbey Howlett (Aust), Ackroyd & Harvey (UK), Adrian Sherwood (UK), Anoushka Shankar (India/UK), Architects of Air (UK), The Avalanches (Aust), Baker Boy (Aust), Bashka (Turkey/Aust), Bedouine (USA/Syria), Cie Bivouac (France), Bixiga 70 (Brazil), Blick Bassy (France/Cameroon), Chico Trujillo (Chile), Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko (Canada/Iran/Senegal), Dan Sultan (Aust), Daymé Arocena (Cuba), Deborah Conway (Aust), Didirri (Aust), DJ Marky (Brazil), Dustyesky (Aust), Elephant Sessions (Scotland), Eva Quartet (Bulgaria), Francois Knoetze (Sth Africa), Ghada Shbeir (Lebanon), Gogol Bordello (USA), Gratte Ciel (France), Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits (Aust), Hartway (Aust), Hat Fitz & Cara (Ireland/Aust), Havana Meets Kingston (Cuba/Jamaica), Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (USA), JAZZ Party (Aust), Jojo Abot (Ghana), Justine Clarke (Aust), Kamasi Washington (USA), Kings & Associates (Aust), Le Vent du Nord (Canada), Lonelyspeck (Aust), Lura (Cape Verde), Mama Kin Spender (Aust), The Manganiyar Seduction (India), Mission Songs Project (Aust), Moussa Diakite & Wassado (Mali/Aust), My Bubba (Sweden/Iceland), Nai Palm (Aust), Nano Stern (Chile), Naomi Keyte (Aust), Nature Village (Aust), Nickodemus (USA), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania), Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band (Ghana), Peanut Butter Wolf (USA), Cie Pernette (France), The Pin (Aust), POW! Negro (Aust), Rahim AlHaj Trio (Iraq), Rajab Suleiman & Kithara (Zanzibar), Remi x Sampa (Aust), Robyn Davidson in Conversation w/ Roysten Abel (India/Aust), Rodrigo y Gabriela (Mexico), San Lazaro (Aust), Soul Capoeira (Aust), Tank & The Bangas (USA), TAO Dance Theatre (China), Tex, Don & Charlie (Aust), Thievery Corporation (USA), Thundercat (USA), Tim Whitt (Aust), Tinariwen (Mali), Victoria Hanna (Israel), Violons Barbares (France/Mongolia/Bulgaria), Yellow Blue Bus (Aust), YID! (Aust), Yirrmal & the Miliyawutj (Aust)
– Folk music super group Haas Kowert Tice have added mandolin player Dominick Leslie to their lineup, changed their name to Hawktail and released their new single “Unless”. Details here
– Adelaide based electro-folk singer-songwriter Timberwolf announced his long awaited debut album Íkaros. Details here
– Justin Townes Earle added two more Melbourne dates to his current Australian tour. Details here
– Mexican instrumental virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela added to their WOMADelaide appearance with dates in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Details here
– Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Georgia Fields announced her chamber-folk mini-album Afloat, Adrift in collaboration with The Andromeda String Quartet. Details here
– Folk super-group I’m With Her, with bassist Paul Kowert covered Adele’s track “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”. Details here
– Roots singer-songwriter Nahko released his new video “Dragonfly”. Details here
Interviews
“We’re always trying to grow our sound, trying to find new ways to help us get a bigger sound. Tim (Chaisson) plays the fiddle and has a bit of foot percussion going on with the stomp box and tambourine. Koady (Chaisson) plays the banjo but also does a bit of pedal work with some effects, some bass stuff with his feet. I’ve mostly played guitar over the past couple of years but I play keyboard as well and we’ve been slowly bringing that into the show as well. We just try to see what we come up with” – Gareth Hugh Evans chats to Jake Charron from The East Pointers. Interview here
Saturday 21st October – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Áine Tyrrell Saturday 21st October – The Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 22nd October – The Gasometer, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 26th October – Meander Valley Performing Arts Centre, Deloraine, TAS
Friday 27th October – The Founders Room Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
Ainsley Farrell Friday 20th October – Botany View Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 22nd October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 26th October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Alex The Astronaut Saturday 21st October – The Treehouse, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday 26th October – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Friday 27th October – Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Alexander Biggs Saturday 21st October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Angie McMahon w/ Ainsley Farrell Thursday 26th October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Ariela Jacobs w/ Jack the Fox Tuesday 24th October – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Ashlea Reale Sunday 22nd October – Rustico Tapas, Rockingham, WA
Friday 27th October – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Belle Harvey Thursday 26th October – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday 27th October – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Ben Salter Friday 20th October – House Concert, Lennox Head, NSW
Saturday 21st October – The Flamin’ Galah, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 22nd October – The Flamin’ Galah, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 25th October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Thursday 26th October – Details TBA, NSW
Friday 27th October – Marrickville Bowls Club, Sydney, NSW
Benny Walker Sunday 22nd October – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Bernard Fanning Friday 20th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 21st October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 26th October – The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27th October – Thursday 26th October – The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Bob Evans Saturday 21st October – Rock the Boat, Queenscliff, VIC
Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds w/ Xani, Cookie Baker Saturday 21st October – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Busby Marou Friday 20th October – Norwood Hotel, Norwood, SA
Saturday 21st October – Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mount Gambier, SA
Thursday 26th October – Pier Live Pelly Bar, Frankston, VIC
Friday 27th October – The Burvale Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
C.W. Stoneking Friday 20th October – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 21st October – Mojos Bar, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 26th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Candice McLeod Thursday 26 October – Night Market, Alice Springs, NT
Cass Eager Friday 20th October – Django Bar, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 22nd October – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 27th October – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Chris Pickering Sunday 22nd October – The Standard Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Claire Anne Taylor Saturday 21st October – Delamere Music Fest, Delamere Vineyard, Pipers Brooke, TAS
Friday 27th October – Illume at Killynaught, Boat Harbour, TAS
Darcy Fox Friday 20th October – Star Bar, Traralgon, VIC
Saturday 21st October – The Precinct Bar at Eastridge, Chirnside Park, VIC
Sunday 22nd October – The Bay, Mordialloc, VIC
Darebin Music Feast Thirsday 12th to Sunday 22nd October – Melbourne, VIC
Delamere Music Fest feat. Halfway to Forth, Thieves, Claire Anne Taylor Saturday 21st October – Delamere Vineyard, Pipers Brooke, TAS
Devil on the Rooftop Friday 20th October – Compass Pizza, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 21st October – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Docklands Blues Music Festival Sunday 22nd October – Wonderland Spiegeltent Blues Garden, Melbourne, VIC
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo, NSW
Downtown Folk Festival feat. Hollow Coves, Garrett Kato, Harry Hookey, Grizzlee Train, Tullara, Luke Morris, Asha Jefferies, Nick Cunningham, Alana Wilkinson, Feelds and Darby Saturday 21st October – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Elbury Friday 27th October – The Brat Cave, Brisbane, QLD
Elizabeth Hughes Sunday 22nd October – Jam Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Fallon Cush Friday 20th October – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Fanny Lumsden Friday 20th October – Wharf Hotel, Munyard, TAS
Sunday 22nd October – St Johns Craft Beer Bar, Launceston, TAS
Wednesday 25th October – Sheffield Town Hall, Sheffield, TAS
Fergus Bailey and The Teeth Friday 20th October – Vic on the Park, Sydney, NSW
Finders Keepers Melbourne Market Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC
Fleurieu Folk Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Willunga, SA
Foghorn Stringband Friday 20th October – Canberra Musicians Club, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 21st October – Metropole Guest House, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 22nd October – Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Thirroul, NSW
Monday 23rd October – Nerrigundah Ag Bureau, Nerrigundah, NSW
Tuesday 24th October – Leichhardt Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 25th October – Sunset Studio, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 26th October – House Show, Uralla, NSW
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Franklin Folk Club feat. Matthew Dames and Anna Talbot Saturday 21st October – Palais Theatre, Franklin, TAS
Gareth Brannigan Friday 20th October – The Brothers Public House, Melbourne, VIC
Get Folked Punk Thursday 26th October – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Gretta Stanley Saturday 21st October – The Grass Is Greener Festival, Mackay, QLD
Gretta Ziller & Andrew Swift Saturday 21st October – Billyroy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 22nd October – Ceres, Echuca, VIC
Hannah Matysek Sunday 22nd October – The Lady Hampshire, Sydney, NSW
Harry Hookey Saturday 21st October – Downtown Folk Festival, Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 22nd October – Secret Garden Concert, Camden, NSW
Friday 27th October – House Concert, Clare Valley, SA
Hello Tut Tut Friday 20th October – The Post Office Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 21st October – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Holly Throsby Friday 27th October – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Hush: An Evening of Quiet Music feat. East Brunswick All Girls Choir, Davey Lane, Sean Pollard, Kelso Wednesday 25th October – The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC
James Thomson & the Band of Free Love Friday 20th October – Dashville, Upper Belford, NSW
Jed Rowe Friday 20th October – The Wheatsheaf, Thebarton, SA
Saturday 21st October – Patchewollock Music Festival, Patchewollock VIC
Jeff Lang Saturday 21st October – Baha, Rye, VIC
Jess Ribeiro Friday 20th October – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 21st October – The Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 24th October – The Tote Front Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 26th October – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Jim Lawrie & Robert Muinos Friday 20th October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Jo Jo Smith w/ Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart Friday 20th October – Numurkah Foodbowl Festival, Shepparton, VIC
Saturday 21st October – Under the Sun Cafe, Strathbogie, VIC
Sunday 22nd October – House Concert, Castlemaine, VIC
Joseph Tawadros Trio Thursday 26th October – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Justin Townes Earle w/ Joshua Hedley Friday 20th October – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC
Saturday 21st October – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 22nd October – Peppermint Bay Hotel, Hobart, TAS
Wednesday 25th October – Crown and Anchor, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 26th October – Caravan Music Club, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27th October – Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA
Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Karl S Williams Saturday 21st October – Kyneton Music Festival, Kyneton, VIC
Karin Page Saturday 21st October – Rush Festival, Gympie, QLD
Kaurna Cronin Friday 20th October – The Bassandean, Perth, WA
Sunday 22nd October – Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 26th October – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 27th to Monday 30th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Ken Nicol Friday 20th October – Albert Park Port Lounge, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 21st October – VRI Hall, Warragul, VIC
Friday 27th October – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Kim Churchill Friday 20th October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 26th October – Solbar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Friday 27th October – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Kristina Olsen Sunday 22nd October – The Cheese Factory, Meadows, SA
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, SA
Kyneton Music Festival Friday 20th and Saturday 21st October – Kyneton, VIC
Lambchop Saturday 21st October – Badlands Bar, Perth, WA
LEO Sunday 22nd October – Coledale Markets, Wollongong, NSW
Les Thomas Friday 20th October – Kingsbury Bowls, Melbourne, VIC
Liam Gerner Sunday 22nd October – The Union Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27th October – Royal Theatre, Castlemaine, VIC
Lime & Steel Saturday 21st October – Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba, NSW
Lisa Crawley w/ Herriot Row Friday 20th October – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Lizzie Flynn Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, NSW
Thursday 26th October – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27th October – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Lloyd Spiegel Sunday 22nd October – Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend, Marysville, VIC
Thursday 26th October – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 27th October – The Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, NSW
Luke Morris Friday 20th October – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 21st October – Downtown Folk Festival, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 26th October – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Lyall Moloney Thursday 26th October – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 27th October – The Chippo Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Marrickville Festival Sunday 21st October – Marrickville, Sydney, NSW
Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Marysville, VIC
Michael S. Galloway, Eush, Soda Eaves Sunday 22nd October – The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Mihka Chee w/ Martha Chess-Phelps, Black Iguana Friday 27th October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Mile Twelve Friday 20th October – Patchewollock Music Festival, Patchewollock, VIC
Saturday 21st October – Mountain Mumma, Sheffield, TAS
Sunday 22nd October – Brookfield Shed, Margate, TAS
Tuesday 24th October – Mountain Pickers Club, Ferntree Gully, VIC
Wednesday 25th October – Yinnar Pub, Yinnar, VIC
Thursday 26th October – Smith’s Alternative Bookstore, Canberra, ACT
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Mitch King Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Swagger Music Festival, Wandiligong, VIC
Thursday 26th October – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Monique Clare Sunday 22nd October – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen, NSW
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October, Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Musical Response to Precipice Exhibition feat. The String Contingent Saturday 21st October – Australian National Capital Artists, Canberra, ACT
My Nightingale Friday 20th October – Pop-Up at ANU, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 21st October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Friday 27th October – Illume at Killynaught, Boat Harbour, TAS
Mysterious Universe Saturday 21st October – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Nick Cunningham and Luke Morris Saturday 21st October – Downtown Folk Festival, The Factory Theatre, Marrickville, NSW
Thursday 26th October – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Numurkah Foodbowl Festival Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Shepparton, VIC
Oktoberwest Sunday 22nd October – Factory Theatre, Sydney NSW
Old-Time Music School Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th October – Dorrigo, NSW
Out of Abingdon Friday 20th October – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Paddy McHugh Friday 20th October – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Friday 27th October – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Patchewollock Music Festival Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Patchewollock, VIC
Pete Wild Friday 20th October – Candelo Town Hall, Candelo, NSW
Saturday 21st October – Windsong Pavilion, Barragga Bay, NSW
Queen Porter Stomp w/ Whoa Mule Friday 20th October – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Ralway Bell Friday 20th October – Riverside Hotel, Northam, WA
Saturday 21st October – North Perth Town Hall, Perth, WA
Thursday 26th October – Quindanning Inne, Quindanning, WA
Friday 27th October – Harvey Dickson’s Rodeo, Boyup Brook, WA
Rock This Country Blue Saturday 21st October – The Kuranda Billabong, Kuranda, QLD
Richard Perso Sunday 22nd October – Star Hotel, Yackandandah, VIC
Rick Hart w/ The Weeping Willows Sunday 22nd October – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Riley Pearce Friday 20th October – Grace Darling Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Swagger Music Festival, Wandiligong, VIC
Rowena Wise w/ Ben Whiting, Peter Sonic Tuesday 24th October – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Shane Nicholson Monday 16th to Monday 23rd October – Rock The Boat Pacific Cruise Pacific
Friday 27th October – Lonestar Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Sime Nugent & The Capes Sunday 22nd October – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Slim Dusty Country Music Festival Tuesday 16th to Sunday 22nd October – Kempsey Showground, Kempsey, NSW
Songs Inspired by Americana feat. Mitch Power, Alison Ferrier, Bill Jackson Sunday 22nd October – Tago Mago, Melbourne, VIC
Sparrow-Folk & My Nightingale Friday 20th October – Pop-Up at ANU, Canberra, ACT
Stella Donnelly Friday 27th October – Fremantle Festival, St John’s Church, Fremantle, WA
Stillhouse Union Friday 20th October – Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club, Hornsby, NSW
Swagger Music Festival Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Wandiligong, VIC
Sydney Social Square Dance feat. Narrownecks, Mac Traynham and Shay Garriock Saturday 21st October – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
Tablelands Folk Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Yungaburra, QLD
The Austracana Travelling Revue feat. Carpenter Caswell, Smith & Jones, The April Family Friday 27th October – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
The Black Sorrows Friday 20th October – Imperial Hotel, Eumundi, QLD
Saturday 21st October – Wynnum RSL Club, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 22nd October – Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point, QLD
The Bottlers Saturday 21st October – The Phoenix, Canberra, ACT
Sunday 22nd October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
The Bushwackers Sunday 22nd October – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 27th October – Gumbramorra Hall, Sydney, NSW
The Grass Is Greener Festival Saturday 21st October – Botanic Gardens, Mackay, QLD
The Morrisons Sunday 22nd October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
The Northern Folk Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October – Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Monday 23rd October – Rad Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Wednesday 25th October – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 26th October – The Black Malabar, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
The Orbweavers Sunday 22nd October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
The Royal High Jinx Sunday 22nd October – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
The Snowdroppers Saturday 21st October – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
The Stetson Family Monday 23rd October – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
The Village Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th – Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
The Weeping Willows Sunday 22nd October – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Tim Guy Sunday 22nd October – Rochester Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Timberwolf Sunday 22nd October – Secret Location, Sydney, NSW
TinPan Orange w/ Jess Ribeiro Friday 20th October – The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 21st October – The Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
Tori Forsyth Saturday 21st October – The Playhouse Hotel, Barraba, NSW
Friday 27th October – Johnny Ringos, Brisbane, QLD
Traveller & The Deslondes w/ Andy Golledge Band Friday 20th October – Marrickville Bowls Club, Sydney, NSW
Tristen Bird Friday 20th October – Rocksteady Records, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 21st October – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 22nd October – 90 Mile Wines: Wharf Barrel Shed, Goolwa, SA
Thursday 26th October – Babushka Bar, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 27th October – The Taproom – Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC
Tullara Friday 20th October – The Record Crate, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 21st October – Downtown Folk Festival, The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 22nd October – Jam Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 25th October – FolkSwagon, Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 26th October – The Black Malabar, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 27th October – Cambridge Hotel, Parkes, NSW
Twin Peaks Friday 20th October – Eat Street Markets, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 21st October – Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Vanishing Shapes Friday 27th October – House Concert, Sawtell, NSW
Yirrmal and the Miliyawutj Sunday 22nd October – The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Z-Stay Delta Saturday 21st October – The Stag & Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 22nd October – Hardys Bay Club, Hardy’s Bay, NSW
Wednesday 25th October – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Friday 27th October – Sound Feast @ The J, Noosa Heads, QLD
Mexican instrumental virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela return to Australia next year for a series of dates, including an appearance at the 2018 WOMADelaide festival.
Rodrigo y Gabriela are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their self-titled breakthrough release so these shows are bound to be full of energy.
Check out the full list of Australian tour dates here:
Friday 9th March – WOMADelaide, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 10th March – Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 13th March – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA
Thursday 15th March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th March – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
WOMADelaide takes place at the Adelaide botanic park from the 9th to the 12th March. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
The full lineup announced so far is below:
Adrian Sherwood (UK), Anoushka Shankar (UK / India), The Avalanches (Aust), Bixiga 70 (Brazil), Chico Trujillo (Chile), Dan Sultan (Aust), Daymé Arocena (Cuba), Havana Meets Kingston (Cuba / Jamaica), Kamasi Washington (USA), Le Vent du Nord (Canada), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania), Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area band (Ghana), Rahim Alhaj Trio (Iraq), Rodrigo y Gabriela (Mexico), Tinariwen (Mali), Violons Barbares (France / Mongolia / Bulgaria), Yirrmal & the Miliyawutj Band (Aust).
But I didn’t get my hopes up for a tour off the back of the festival – in a lot of cases WOMADelaide likes to keep its international artists pretty exclusive. So when The East Pointers dropped a truck load of Australian tour dates I was blown away.
As well as WOMADelaideThe East Pointers will be making their way to Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland throughout March and April. Check out the full list of dates plus their cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” below:
Wednesday 1st March – Franklin Palais, Franklin, TAS
Thursday 2nd March – Founders Room, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
Friday 3rd March – Chudleigh Hall, Chudleigh, TAS
Saturday 4th March – Mountain Mummam, Sheffield, TAS
Sunday 5th March – Dunalley Hall & Reserves, Dunalley, TAS
Wednesday 8th March – The Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 9th March – Geelong Workers Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 10th to Monday 13th March – WOMADelaide, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 22nd March – Thirroul Railway Heritage Centre, Thirroul, NSW
Thursday 23rd March – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Friday 24th March – Unorthodox Church of Groove, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 25th March – Wauchope Community Arts Hall, Wauchope, NSW
Sunday 26th March – Cedar Bar, Bellingen, NSW
Thursday 30th March – Bellevue Hotel: Townsville Folk and Acoustic Music Club, Townsville, QLD
Friday 31st March – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Saturday 1st April – Sol Bar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Thursday 6th April – Club Mullum (Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club), Mullumbimby, NSW
Friday 7th April – Eatonsville Hall, Eatonsville, NSW
Saturday 8th April – Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 9th April – BLEACH* Festival, Mudgeeraba Hall, Gold Coast, QLD
Thursday 27th April – Armitage Centre, Toowoomba, QLD
Friday 28th April to Monday 1st May – The Planting Festival, Woodford, QLD
Stray Hens will be launching their brand new, crowd funded album The Confluence in Melbourne tonight and it looks like the gig is going to be amazing
Friday 2nd December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Gigs Next Week
Alannah Russack, Trish Young, Melodie Nelson Saturday 3rd December – The Golden Barley, Sydney, NSW
Australian Bluegrass Conference Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th December – Tranquil Park, Maleny, QLD
BBQ & Blues feat. Cass Greaves Wednesday 7th December – Surly’s, Sydney, NSW
Boy & Bear Friday 2nd December – Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany, WA
Saturday 3rd December – 3 Oceans, Margaret River, WA
Sunday 4th December – Fremantle Prison, Fremantle, WA
Wednesday 7th December – Orange Ex-Services Club, Orange, NSW
Thursday 8th December – ANU, Canberra, ACT
Friday 9th December – Waves, Wollongong, NSW
End Of Year Folk Bash feat. Darlo After Dark, Black Joak Morris, Peter Miller-Robinson, Buck and Deanne, Bells of Caroldise Sunday 4th December – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Fairgrounds Festival Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd December – Berry, NSW
Finders Keepers Market Sydney Friday 9th to Sunday 11th December – Australian Technology Park, Sydney, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. MoSoul, Colin Jones and The Delta Revue Wednesday 7th December – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Get Folked Punk feat. Medusa’s Wake, The Bottlers, Scarlets Revenge, The Habanerbros, Mournwillow, Jonno Read, Billy Punton, Whiskey Jeff, Josh Arentz, Antonia Susan, A-Rock Newman, Angus + Julia Stoned, Yvette Vials, Luke Holmeslice, Smug young Dads, Mac + Cheese, Brendan, Kennedy, Avobandito Saturday 3rd December – Lazybones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Handsome Young Strangers Friday 2nd December – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 8th December – The Hideaway Bar, Sydney, NSW
Heartbreaker Sessions feat. Darren Cross, Jen Mize Sunday 4th December – The Bearded Tit, Sydney, NSW
Hootenanny feat. Sam Newton Sunday 4th December – Miss Peaches, Sydney, NSW
ILona Brooks, John Chesher, Mark Lucas, Bill Hunt Sunday 4th December – The Duck Inn, Sydney, NSW
Joe & Harmony’s Magic Carpet Ride feat. Anthea Sidiropoulos, Bruce Watson, Margaret & Bob Fagan Saturday 3rd December – Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
Josh Pyke & Bob Evans Friday 2nd December – Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 3rd December – Solbar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Sunday 4th December – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Thursday 8th December – 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 9th December – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Julia Jacklin Friday 2nd December – The Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 2nd December to Saturday 3rd December – Fairgrounds Festival, NSW
Friday 9th December – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Karl Broadie’s “Leave On a Light” Tribute Album Launch feat. Amber Lawrence, Jasmine Rae, Amali Ward, Luke O’Shea, Den Hanrahan, Katie Brianna, Brett Hunt, Michael Carpenter Thursday 8th December – The Bunker, Sydney, NSW
Kasey Chambers w/ Eagle & The Wolf Friday 2nd December – Revesby Workers’ Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 3rd December – Campbelltown Convention & Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 9th December – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW
Liam Gerner & The Sunset Pushers Friday 2nd December – Lazy Bones, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 3rd December – Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Little Wise Friday 9th December – Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC
Matt Andersen Friday 2nd December – The Music Lounge, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 3rd December – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 4th December – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Mel Parsons Friday 2nd December – Mojos, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 4th December – Indi Bar, Scarborough Beach, WA
Pat and Kellie, Imogen Clark Friday 9th December – The Acoustic Picnic, Sydney, NSW
Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen Saturday 3rd December – Flinders Street Baptist Church, Adelaide, SA
Friday 9th December – St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane, QLD
Ryan Adams Tuesday 6th December – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Steve Poltz Friday 2nd December – Ravenswood, Ravenswood, WA
Saturday 3rd December – The Charles, Perth , WA
Wednesday 7th December – Ararat PAC, Ararat, VIC
Thursday 8th December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Friday 9th December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Stray Hens Friday 2nd December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-together Saturday 3rd December – Annandale Community Centre, Sydney, NSW
The Newsagency 5th Bday Sessions feat. Alison Avron, Kent Eastwood Thursday 8th December – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
The Petersham Bowling Club Community Christmas Party Sunday 4th December – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
The Rhythm Hut Christmas Party feat. 19-Twenty, Lime and Steel, Night Kite Friday 9th December – The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW
The Spooky Men’s Chorale Sunday 4th December – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Tallest Man On Earth Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd December – Fairgrounds Festival, Berry, NSW
Wednesday 7th December – QPAC, Brisbane, QLD
The Western Distributors Sunday 4th December – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
The Willing Ponies Sunday 4th December – The Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
The Wilson Pickers Friday 2nd December – Basement Discs, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 3rd December – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Sunday 4th December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Tom West Friday 4th December – Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA
Tower of Song – A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Friday 2nd December – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Since we went quiet for a couple of months world music festival WOMADelaide has dropped two lineup announcements and we’re pretty excited about the artists that have been announced so far.
WOMADelaide is pretty ecelectic in its genre selection given the huge umbrella that encompasses “world music” but they always offer up a bunch of great folk leaning acts to sink your teeth into.
WOMADelaide takes place in the Botanic Park, Adelaide on the 10th to 13th March. For more information on the full lineup and how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
“Upon arrival, the utter beauty of the organisation struck us plain and simple – from excellent signage on the roads leading to the venue, through to the process of getting in to the festival, it was all sweet and no fuss. We had wondered how a 3 day festival, that is usually a build up to the penultimate celebration on New Years Eve, would fare when the night in question was in fact the first night of the 3 day affair. It seems that for Byron Bay, the crowd for New Years was good, but instead the numbers grew significantly for the 1st and 2nd January days” – KT Bell gives us an overview of this year’s Falls Festival in Byron Bay. Review here
“Over in Lola’s Bar, on New Years Eve, we stumbled upon a likely scene of rag-tag musicians and a tent full of eager punters. It was 2pm but the Button Collective soon had the dance floor packed with joyful revelry. Appearing as a 6-piece line up each day of the Byron stint, the sheer energy and cheer emanating from the stage was infectious” – KT Bell chronicles her highlights of this year’s Falls Festival in Byron Bay. Review here
“I feel like I have waited my entire adult life to see a collaboration like Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions. On the first day of the new year, I lined myself up in the perfect spot to soak up their entire Valley Stage show. From the get go, it was clear this is a slick set of friends who can bounce off each other and share the stage equally. A cool, soulful beat introduced the ladies and gents to the stage, Vika and Linda Bull, Clairy Browne, Kira Puru and Dan Sultan! The Bull sisters took the reigns with their contributions What You Want and Smells Like Rain that held the crowd captivated. I’ve never seen Dan Sultan as a backup singer but he took to the role well and provided his beautiful timbre to the depths of the harmonies” – KT Bell reviews the unmissable acts at this year’s Falls Festival in Byron Bay. Review here
“I think my favourite find for the whole of Festival has to be Oh Wonder, a London-based duo who were performing in Australia for the first time thanks to the Falls Festival. You’ve got to love a band who brings their own stage backdrop, a 2-metre-tall set of light up initials for their band name… which read ‘OW’, It’s probably an appropriate sentiment for the level of hangovers, hair of the dog’s and sunburns that were evident post NYE celebrations” – KT Bell recounts the artists she discovered at this year’s Falls Festival in Byron Bay. Review here
“A very special moment was when Out of Abingdon joined Honey on stage for a set including the beautiful rendition of “Blue” by Vince Jones sung by Elizabeth Walton and a haunting stirring version of “Amazing Grace” with Tina from Out of Abingdon’s arced bass. An audience member Craig from Mudgee remarked it was the most moving part of the whole event” – we review Mudgee Music Festival’s Mudsling event. Review here
Timber and Steel Recommends – Go To This Gig
Deep Down South feat. Lachlan Bryan, Les Thomas, Mr Alford Country, Jemma Nicole, Andrew Swift, Brooke Russell, Tom Dockray, Gretta Ziller
The best of the Melbourne alt-country scene meander their way up the east coast before arriving in Tamworth for the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Friday 15th January – Hotel Nicholas, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 16th January – Encore, Wollongong, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – The Family Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – The Tudor, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Dag Sheep Station, Tamworth, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Allison Forbes Friday 15th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 15th January – Imperial Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Saturday 16th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – Albert Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – Toyota Star Maker Final, Town Hall, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – The Albert Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – Longyard Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Southgate Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Andrew Swift Sunday 17th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – Post Office Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – Family Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – Albert Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Dag Sheep Station, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Hogs Breath Stage, Tamworth, NSW
Beth Patterson Tuesday 12th to Sunday 17th January – Ilawarra Folk Festival, Bulli, NSW
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th January – Newstead Live Folk Festival, Newstead, VIC
Bluegrass @ Balls Head Wednesday 20th January – Balls Head Reserve, Sydney, NSW
Boy & Bear Friday 22nd January – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS
Cake & Cordial Sessions ft. Paddy McHugh, Megan Cooper, Gretta Ziller, Andy Golledge, Brad Butcher Friday 22nd January – St Paul’s Anglican Church, Tamworth, NSW
Dana Hassall Friday 15th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Saturday 16th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – Country Turns Pink, Blazes @ Wests, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – City Plaza, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – Songhouse Sessions, Tamworth Services Club, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – This One’s For The Girls, South Tamworth Bowls Club, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Writer’s in the Round, Tamworth Services Club, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Late Night Alt, Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – City Plaza, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – FanZone, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – The Songwriters Round, Capitol Theatre, Tamworth, NSW
Deep Down South feat. Lachlan Bryan, Les Thomas, Mr Alford Country, Jemma Nicole, Andrew Swift, Brooke Russell, Tom Dockray, Gretta Ziller Friday 15th January – Hotel Nicholas, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 16th January – Encore, Wollongong, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – The Family Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – The Tudor, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Dag Sheep Station, Tamworth, NSW
Dirty Three Friday 15th January – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Eagle & The Wolf Wednesday 20th January – House Concert, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – The Longyard, Tamworth, NSW
Elwood Myre Sunday 17th January – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Fanny Lumsden Monday 18th January – Frog and Toad, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – Fanzone Stage, Peel St, Tamworth, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – The Family Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – Frog and Toad, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – Late Night Alt at the Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Blazes Showroom at Wests, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Capitol Theatre, The Songwriters Round, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Longyard Deck, Tamworth, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Mystery Guest Headliner, Elliot Maginot, The Campervan Dancers Wednesday 20th January – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Illawarra Folk Festival Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th January – Bulli, NSW
Imogen Clark Sunday 17th January – Tudor Front Bar, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – Songhouse Sessions @ Tamworth Services Club, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Capitol Theatre, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Americana in the Park, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Tudor Upstairs, Tamworth, NSW
Irish Mythen Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th January – The Illawarra Folk Festival, Bulli, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 22nd January – The Django Bar, Marrickville, NSW
Joanna Newsom Thursday 21st January – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
John Butler Trio Friday 22nd January – Belvoir Amphitheatre, Upper Swan, WA
Julia Jacklin Monday 18th January – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Kev Carmody Sunday 17th January – The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney, NSW
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes Friday 22nd January – The Tamworth, Tamworth, NSW
Late Night Library: Library Folk feat. Alex Guthrie, Taryn La Fauci Wednesday 20th January – Hyde Park North, Sydney, NSW
Liam Gale & the Ponytails w/ Direwolf Thursday 21st January – The Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Matthew E White Friday 15th January – Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 16th January – Lennox Theatre, Parramatta, NSW
Megan Cooper Saturday 16th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – TSA Awards Show, Longyard Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – Richo’s Roundup, Dag Sheep Station, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Cake & Cordial Sessions, St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Tamworth, NSW
Melody Feder Sunday 17th January – South Tamworth Bowling Club, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – Cafe Retro, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – Country Turns Pink, Blazes @ Wests, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – Pig & Tinder, Tamworth, NSW
Newstead Live! Music Festival Friday 22nd to Monday 25th January – Castlemaine, VIC
Numeralla Folk Festival Friday 22nd to Monday 25th January – Numeralla, NSW
One Up, Two Down Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd January – Andrew Clemont’s Supper Club, Tamworth, NSW
Out of Abingdon Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th January – Illawarra Folk Festival, Bulli, NSW
Peasant Moon, Ben Horder, Matt Ward Friday 15th January – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Ryley Walker Friday 22nd January – The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney, NSW
Sir Richard Bishop and Daniel Bachman Sunday 17th January – St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW
Songhouse Sessions feat. Luke O’Shea, Felicity Urquhart, Darren Coggan, Michael Bryers, Katie Brianna Tuesday 17th January – Tamworth Services Club, Tamworth, NSW
Tamar Valley Folk Festival Friday 15th to Sunday 17th January – Georgetown, TAS
Tamworth Country Music Festival Saturday 15th to Sunday 24th January – Tamworth, NSW
The Beards Wednesday 20th January – West Tamworth Leagues, Tamworth Country Music Festival, NSW
The Button Collective Friday 15th to Sunday 17th January – Illawarra Folk Festival, Bulli, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
The East Pointers Friday 15th to Sunday 17th January – Illawarra Folk Festival, NSW
Monday 18th January – Bagdad Community Hall, TAS
Tuesday 19th January – Sulphur Creek Hall, TAS
Wednesday 20th January – Wynard Wharf Hotel Theatre, TAS
Thursday 21st January – Longford Town Hall, TAS
Friday 22nd January – Chudleigh Community Hall, TAS
The Franklin Electric Friday 15th January – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 16th January – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Tuesday 19th January – Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA
Wednesday 20th January – Indi Bar, Fremantle, WA
Thursday 21st January – The Rosemount, Perth, WA
Friday 22nd January – The Fat Controller, Adelaide, SA
The Plough Sunday 17th January – The Coach and Horses, Sydney, NSW
The Wayward Henrys Friday 15th January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – The Pub, Tamworth, NSW
Sunday 17th January – FanZone, Tamworth, NSW
Monday 18th January – Dag Sheep Station, Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 20th January – Post Office Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Courthouse Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thursday 21st January – Cafe Retro, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Hogs Breath Cafe, Tamworth, NSW
Friday 22nd January – Tudor Hotel, Tamworth, NSW
Thredbo Blues Festival Friday 15th to Sunday 17th January – Thredbo, NSW
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