Folk
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Illawarra Folk Festival 2020 Full Line-Up
The Illawarra Folk Festival will feature 150 acts from overseas and around Australia.
NSW’s largest folk festival will witness Eric Bogle perform... -
Lou Doillon Stomps Her Boots Down To Australia
Paris has stopped for the day.
As the French capital’s citizens begin to strike over the country’s pension system, singer-songwriter Lou Doillon has... -
The East Pointers Are Due South This Summer
They may be called The East Pointers, but this Canadian folk trio are heading south for the northern winter to tour Australia.
The East Pointers have enjoyed an... -
Review: Cate Le Bon @ The Foundry (Brisbane)
Figures shifted under the red glow of stage lights at Brisbane's The Foundry (12 December).
Between each song, the musicians on stage would trade places... -
Elephant Sessions Have Scot A Lot Of Love For Australia
Scottish neo-trad Highlanders, Elephant Sessions were so impressed with Australian audiences when they made their debut in 2018 they couldn't wait to get back
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Amanda Palmer And The Power Of Honesty
Amanda Palmer is headed for Australian shores in 2020 with her show ‘There Will Be No Intermission’.
Last in Australia in 2017, Palmer has a loyal and engaged... -
Grace Petrie 2020 Australia Tour
English folk singer, songwriter and activist Grace Petrie brings a charm offensive to Australia for a tour in early 2020.
Hailing from Leicester and self-described... -
The Gum Ball 2020 First Line-up
One of the Hunter Valley’s most cherished cultural escapes, The Gum Ball returns in 2020 for three days of discovery over the April school holidays.
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Blues On Broadbeach 2020 First Line-up
Living legend and one of the world's very best exponents of the acoustic guitar, Tommy Emmanuel AM headlines the 2020 edition of Blues On Broadbeach when the event returns to
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Dermot Kennedy Shows No Fear Releasing Debut Album 'Without Fear'
With the recent release of his debut album, 'Without Fear', Dermot Kennedy talks favourite songs, opera school and what he lost in Australia.
It’s been three... -
Bon Iver 2020 Australia Tour
Update - 4 December, 2019: Bon Iver will play a second Sydney show at First State Super Theatre on 24 June 2020.
Last in the country for Vivid LIVE 2016,
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Looping Music Allows Brisbane Musician Andy Ellem To Focus On His Craft
Get to know some of Brisbane's best looping artists at The Royal in Nundah with their weekly In The Loop live series, which features folk musician Andy Ellem in
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Opelousas: Fiddle Me This...
Like a good Louisiana gumbo, Melbourne trio Opelousas are the perfect combination of ingredients that for whatever reason, just works.
“The first time we played... -
Cate Le Bon Has Made Music Her Hobby, Again
It was while living in solitary in the hills of Cumbria (NW England) that singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon rediscovered her passion for songwriting in the unlikeliest of
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Deline Briscoe Shares Her Heart & Spirit At 2020 National Folk Festival
Esteemed musician and proud Yalanji woman, Deline Briscoe is part of the first artist announcement for the 2020 National Folk Festival (staged in Canberra).
Deline... -
5 Life Hacks To A Long And Happy, Smiling Life According To Benny D Williams
Enigmatic underground looping artist Benny D Williams is a multi-instrumentalist and audio production wizard based in a rundown beachside shack on the Gold
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Dermot Kennedy 2020 Australia Tour
Update - 21 November, 2019: Dermot Kennedy has sold out his Sydney and Melbourne shows, announcing additional shows in both cities.
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Premiere: Stream Nate Scholes' Debut EP 'Feels Like Ages'
The rural NSW duo of Wink Fleming and William Scholes aka Nate Scholes mine a rich canon of folky textures and rustic, indie rootsy vibes.
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Jack Carty: Hall For One, One For Hall
Born and raised in a small town, singer-songwriter Jack Carty takes his music along Australia's lesser-known touring trails as part of the Festival Of Small
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Premiere: Stream Charm Of Finches New Single 'Lies'
Melbourne 'gothic noir' sister duo Charm Of Finches will release new single 'Lies', a haunting slice of colonial pop and rustic folk, on Monday (11 November).
Mabel...