DASHVILLE ANNOUNCE THE FIRST BATCH OF BANDS FOR SKYLINE IN OCTOBER

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Dashville Skyline have announced the first batch of artists appearing at their annual festival in Wonnarua Country, Hunter Valley, NSW. The alt/cosmic country and folk festival runs over three days and nights, Friday 30th September, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October 2022. Read our review of the February instalment of the festival, postponed from 2021. Joining The Black Sorrows as … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Americana / Cosmic Country / Soul / Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys – Late Night Essentials

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys Late Night Essentials Evening Records Caitlin Harnett’s 2014 debut album The River Runs North was an accomplished exercise in confessional, acoustic-based contemporary folk with a strength of songwriting at its core. As part of a an established collective of movers and shakers in the Sydney Americana scene – aiding … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Cosmic Country / Interviews / Soul / Videos

INTERVIEW: Caitlin Harnett

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

LATE NIGHTS IN THE INNER WEST Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys dish up a sonic smorgasbord of soulful country-rock on Late Night Essentials. by Chris Familton Sydney songwriter Caitlin Harnett knew from an early age that music was what she wanted to pursue and as an 18 year old she was quickly thrust into … Continue reading →

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FAVOURITE AU & NZ ALBUMS 2020

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Lists! We have a couple for you as usual as we wind down at the end of another year. I won’t rabbit on about the trials and tribulations of 2020, the good news was that the music still came down the pipeline with the same amount of quality and reward. We’ll have our overall list … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Folk / New Music / Stream / Videos

Weekly Singles Roundup

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Gillian Welch is set to release Vol. 2 of her Lost Songs series of unreleased recordings. In the meantime you can hear ‘Beautiful Boy’ and ‘I Just Want You To Know‘ The second instalment of the newly unearthed and celebrated cache of home demos and reel-to-reel recordings from the vault of Gillian Welch and David … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / New Music / Soul / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys – Make You Feel Blue

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

It’s been a long time coming but man it’s worth it to have this brand new single from Sydney songwriter Caitlin Harnett. ‘Make You Feel Blue’ comes from her new album, set for release in the new year. It’ll be her second full-length, the first featuring her band The Pony Boys. The single is a … Continue reading →

Americana / Cosmic Country / Folk / Gig Reviews / Rock

LIVE REVIEW: The Felice Brothers @ The Lansdowne, Sydney

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The Felice Brothers, Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys The Lansdowne 14 October For over a decade, The Felice Brothers have been one of the most consistently fascinating acts on the Americana music scene. Each album they release seems to inhabit it’s own small world, built on the kaleidoscopic beat poetry of Ian Felice and … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Bluegrass / Folk / Gig Reviews / Photos

LIVE REVIEW: Lost Highway Presents: Caitlin Harnett, Green Mohair Suits, William Crighton @ The Basement, Sydney (29/07/15)

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Lost Highway Records continue to showcase the best new and established acts spanning folk, alt. country and rock n roll. William Crighton and his band the Circus Men had opening honours and filled the room with their soulful and ragged country rock. There was a nod to one of the genre’s icons with their cover … Continue reading →

News

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: July 17th, 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

It’s been a big week for announcements and releases and shaping for another big one next week. Jason Isbell‘s new album Something More Than Free is finally out after being announced months ago (and leaking very early too). It’s been getting mixed reviews – Pitchfork gave it a paltry 5.8/10 while Paste gave it an 8.6/10. … Continue reading →

alt.country / Folk / News

NEWS: Heartbreaker Sessions Opening Night Line-up

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Heartbreaker Sessions, the new fortnightly alt. country evening at Freda’s in Chippendale that myself (Chris – PTW editor) and Daz are curating, will kick off with two of our favourite Sydney singer/songwriters in Caitlin Harnett and Brielle Davis (Not Good With Horses). Join us on Sunday August 9th from 6PM. It’s free and we’ll also … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Folk / New Music / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Josh Rennie-Hynes ~ Land Of Clouds

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Brisbane’s Josh Rennie-Hynes has released a clip for a new song ‘Land Of Clouds’, filmed as part of the Black Bear Sessions. Accompanied by Liam Gerner and Caitlin Harnett, the track we’re guessing is a love song to New Zealand where Rennie-Hynes toured last year and indeed is heading back to again next month (see tour poster … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Folk / Indie Folk / Tour

ON TOUR: Caitlin Harnett, Josh Rennie-Hynes & Liam Gerner announce tour

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Fresh from their current house concert tour Caitlin Harnett and Josh Rennie-Hynes will be joined by Liam Gerner for a tour that will touch down in QLD, NSW, VIC and SA through the month of March. This will be a great chance to see three acclaimed singer songwriters on tour together. 11th MARCH 2015 | … Continue reading →

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SIX STRINGS: Caitlin Harnett

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Caitlin Harnett recently released her long awaited debut album The River Runs North. Recorded in Canada with a great supporting cast of musicians the album is a fine collection of songs that pull from the rivers of folk and sometimes country music. Of the album we said: Even through its melancholic moments there’s a youthful … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Caitlin Harnett ~ The River Runs North

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

On her long-awaited debut album Caitlin Harnett finds a lush and harmonious middle ground between folk and country music. There’s a lightness to her music and voice in the vein of the carefree sound that came out of Laurel Canyon in the 1970s, with Joni Mitchell an obvious touchstone. Strings, harmonica, organ and horns enhance … Continue reading →

News / Tour

PTW PRESENTS: The Weeping Willows, Katie Brianna, Caitlin Harnett @ The PBC

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Last year we presented some shows by a couple of our favourite artists, Mark Moldre and Fanny Lumsden and now we are very excited to announce PTW is presenting An Americana Afternoon featuring The Weeping Willows (VIC), Katie Brianna and Caitlin Harnett at the Petersham Bowling Club on Saturday, 19th April. This will be a … Continue reading →