Articles by Brian Wise

Ruth Hazelton has released a new single, ‘Aphelion’, from a forthcoming album to be released in 2023. The single is available for downloading now and there is a video to accompany it. Ruth will be […]

Mistletone have announced that Niger psych-rock guitar sensation Mdou Moctar, will be bringing his band to Australia next year for festival dates and other concerts. A self-taught Tuareg guitar prodigy, Mdou Moctar boldly reforges contemporary Saharan music and “rock […]

MELBOURNE, AU (December 5, 2022) – 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter, musician and producer Ben Harper will make his return to Australia in February 2023 for a run of “one night only” solo headline shows in […]

CHARLEY CROCKETT, the South Texas-born singer/songwriter makes his Australian debut in March 2023, bringing with him his guitar and his honky-tonk blues and folk tunes. Following on from the success of his acclaimed and award-winning […]

Tickets are now on sale for the five-day celebration of our national folk life which will be headlined in 2023 by Australian folk rock legends The Waifs, known for their hits “London Still” (2002), “Bridal […]

Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins, two of Australia’s musical icons and raconteurs have a long history together, sharing many stages across the years and a mutual love of each other’s work (not to mention plenty […]

While Yolngu rapper Baker Boy emerged as the big winner at the 2022 ARIA Awards on Thursday (November 24) at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion with five awards, there were other awards of note in categories of […]

WOMADelaide today announced the final 35 artists for its 10-13 March 2023 festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park.  Adding to the 35 artists already announced, the program now includes an exclusive performance by Colombian supergroup Ondatrópica, […]

Eric Bibb has the perfect background for a folk/blues musician. His father was the renowned singer Leon Bibb which enabled Eric to mix with some of music’s greats – including Bob Dylan – in New […]