The last few years has seen Little Bastard gain a reputation as one hell of a live band, the septet causing raucous, drunken partying with their punk-spirited folk and bluegrass. Now they’ve finally stepped off the road to try and bottle some of that stage magic on their debut album. The good news is … Continue reading
Gillian Welch’s record label Acony Records is proud to announce Willie Watson’s debut solo album Folk Singer Vol. 1 to be released on May 6, 2014. The album was produced by David Rawlings, longtime friend and producer of Watson’s previous band, Old Crow Medicine Show. “There’s a lot of weight in the way Willie performs,” … Continue reading
Tami Neilson has long established herself as one of the finest local progenitors of Americana music since relocating from her native Canada to New Zealand. She’s scored numerous awards and critical praise and Dynamite! continues her magical run with her finest collection of songs to date, both in their spirited performance and superb songwriting. Clocking … Continue reading
Nickel Creek, featuring Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals), and Sean Watkins (guitar/vocals) release their new LP A Dotted Line today (April 1st) via Nonesuch Records. This is their first album since they went on hiatus in 2007 and marks 25 years since they first formed back in 1989. Check out three of the album tracks below. Continue reading
It was surprising to see that this concert was sold out given that Pokey LaFarge’s profile is only starting to grow in this part of the world. Put it down to a strong roots community with their ears to the ground and word-of-mouth buzz from his other Australian festival and headline shows perhaps. Regardless, … Continue reading
Here’s the first clip/single from Little Bastard’s forthcoming self-titled debut album. High For You captures the band’s ramshackle good-time vibe on-stage and as a lead single it sets the bar pretty high for the new album which comes out on May 9th via FOUR | FOUR. Continue reading
Thursday March 27th is the launch of a new weekly night at the Marrickville Bowling Club dedicated to country music – old time, roots and bluegrass. Regular events like Folk club showed that a genre-specific night is definitely sustainable and one catering to the Americana community is long overdue. PTW raises it’s hat to Fun … Continue reading
Ranger Spacey kicked things off with a set of hooky guitar music that sat at the crossroads between Pavement and The Band. They were a relaxed and jovial band who interacted with a relaxed vibe that suited their sunny-sounding music. Their drummer stood out as their backbone, able to switch effortlessly from skin pounding to … Continue reading
Tracklisting Gene Clark – American Dreamer (American Dreamer soundtrack) Calexico – Alone Again Or (Love cover, Alone Again Or EP, 2003) Davey Craddock & The Spectacles – Keep On Waiting (Going Home EP, 2012) Bill Monroe – Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Country & Western Hit Parade 1947, compilation) Phosphorescent – Cocaine Lights (Pride, 2007) Oakley … Continue reading
On February 27th ‘The Wild Men of Folk’ will be playing at Lizotte’s Kincumber. Featuring Mike McCarthy, Mark Moldre, Kris Morris and Adam Lang the foursome will be playing a mix of their own material and sharing a few favourite covers ( incl. Mississippi John Hurt, Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Lefty Frizzell and … Continue reading
The massive worldwide success of The Lumineers has had them on the road for over a year but now a break in the weather is in sight Neyla Pakarek tells Chris Familton. With a European tour in its closing stages and a pause from touring over the Christmas period, Neyla Pakarek is already looking toward … Continue reading
Canadian folk trio The Good Lovelies return to Australia this March for a healthy string of 18 dates including appearances at the Port Fairy, Yackandandah and Blue Mountains folk festivals. They’ve released 3 studio albums plus their most recent release, the 2012 live album Live at Revolution which you can check out below. Friday, February … Continue reading
Signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records, Pokey LaFarge is heading to Australia in March to tour his recently released self-titled LP. Support from Mustered Courage. Friday, March 7th & Saturday, March 8th – Port Fairy Folk Music Festival Tickets: http://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/ Sunday, March 9th & Monday, March 10th – WOMADelaide, Botanic Park, Adelaide Tickets: http://www.womadelaide.com.au/ … Continue reading
Fanny Lumsden has today released the video clip for her recent single Sea Elephant School, filmed at Tooma in the Southern NSW region of the Upper Murray. It is a wonderful video with footage of Lumsden and her sisters riding horses across the landscape amid shots of the band and various ephemera. Upon the release of … Continue reading
The punk-spirited bluegrass rabble that are Little Bastard have played a ton of shows this year with international supports and local gigs. Now their setting themselves up for a night of good times and chaos with a headline show at Brighton Up Bar in early November. A full album, to follow their self-titled EP, is … Continue reading
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