AFIE JURVANEN, THE MAIN MAN BEHIND BAHAMAS, IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO THROW NEW LIGHT ONTO HIS SONGWRITING AND PERFORMING EXPERIENCES, AS HE EXPLAINS TO CHRIS FAMILTON. Musicians react in different ways to their own work with the benefit of hindsight and after their songs have been critiqued and performed in concert. Almost a … Continue reading
This was a night of friends and collaborators celebrating the release of Shane Nicholson’s new solo LP Hell Breaks Loose. Nicholson produced Josh Rennie-Hynes’ debut album February and invited the songwriter down from Brisbane to open the show. Rennie-Hynes had only met local pedal steel player Jy-Perry Banks (Cruisin’ Deuces) that afternoon but the pair … Continue reading
All Our Exes Live In Texas have built a strong following in a relatively short time, all before they’ve even released their debut album. The Sydney quartet features Elana Stone, Katie Wight, Hannah Crofts and Georgia Mooney who all combine their vocal folk harmonies with mandolin guitar, ukulele and accordion. Known for their sense of … Continue reading
Heartbreaker Sessions rolls around again this weekend and it’s an evening that continues to gather great momentum with its reputation for great live performances, food, drinks and some of your favourite country and folk music tunes via the DJ booth. This Sunday (it’s a long weekend!) we’ve got Jep and Dep launching their new single ‘Cut All … Continue reading
Four albums into her solo career, Suzannah Espie continues to mine the soulful and personal side of folk and country music. That she does so with such honesty and directness whilst still blending subtlety and beautiful melodies reinforces her standing as one of this country’s finest singer/songwriters. Espie has tackled the subject of motherhood on … Continue reading
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes have been slowly and successfully building their profile both here and internationally in both the alternative and commercial country scenes on the back of their album releases and live performances. The winner of the 2014 Golden Guitar for Alternative Country Album of the Year, The Age Music Victoria Award for Best Country Album, and the … Continue reading
Jasper Shelton Hollis is a Nashville, Tennessee native now based in Melbourne, Australia who sings it with heart and emotion on this first track to be lifted from his new self-titled EP. It finds him re-telling the age-old tale of temptation, a story to be continued with the two EP tracks making up the trilogy … Continue reading
Jep and Dep have released their latest single and clip from their acclaimed debut LP Word Got Out. ‘Cut All Ties’ blends religious imagery with deserted broken homes in small town NSW to great effect in their trademark black and white style. Continue reading
He may be a new name to Americana music fans in this part of the world but from what I’ve heard and seen of Leo Rondeau online suggests he’ll be making a ton of new friends and fans when he plays Dashville Skyline and a run of other East Coast shows over the next month. … Continue reading
Sarah Humphreys and Kris Morris are successful songwriters in their own right but now they’ve doubled the goodness by starting a collaborative project. They’re currently bunkered down recording their debut album as a duo and have shared one of the tracks that will the appearing on it – the beautiful heartache soaked ‘These Nights’. Continue reading
Fresh from the release of his new album Slow Gum via Milk! Records, Fraser A. Gorman will be playing his brand of 70s-styled folk pop and country music via Dylan at Dashville Skyline. He writes a fine melodic hook and will be a perfect fit for the relaxed outdoor vibe of the festival. Ahead of the … Continue reading
Kinky Friedman has a new album called The Lonliest Man I Ever Met coming out on October 2nd via Avenue A Records/Thirty Tigers. It’s his first album of new material in 39 years believe it or not. The first track on it is this duet with Willie Nelson, kept stripped back and raw. Great guitar from Nelson … Continue reading
Tami Neilson only released her superb album Dynamite! (read our review) eighteen months ago but now she has a brand new record called Don’t Be Afraid set for release on September 25th. The first single is the beautiful sway of ‘Lonely’ featuring a cameo from Marlon Williams. This song was begun in 1972 by a young … Continue reading
With only a month to go until the inaugural Dashville Skyline festival takes flight in the Hunter Valley of NSW we thought we’d profile some of the known and lesser known acts performing at the event that will be a celebration of Americana music. Melody Pool drew a ton of critical acclaim for her 2013 … Continue reading
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