Bluesfest 2022 Friday – By Steve Bell
Bluesfest – Tyagarah – Friday April 15, 2022 Photos by Steve Ford. By the time we check into our digs and catch the bus to the beautiful Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm site things are already […]
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Tami Neilson & Willie Nelson unite for new single
Award-winning country soul singer-songwriter Tami Neilson has joined forces with the legendary Willie Nelson for the emotionally charged new single “Beyond The Stars”. ‘Beyond The Stars’ heralds Neilson’s fifth studio album, KINGMAKER, due via MGM in Australia, on Friday, […]
R.I.P. The Saints’ Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey, lead singer of legendary Australian group The Saints, has died at the age of 65. The news was announced in a post by ‘family and friends’ on the band’s Facebook page: “It is […]
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Steve Earle’s Jerry Jeff Walker Tribute Due May 27.
On JERRY JEFF – set for May 27 release via New West Records – Steve Earle pays tribute to influential cowboy troubadour Jerry Jeff Walker who passed away on October 23, 2021. After performing in Texas at a concert celebrating Walker’s life, Earle took […]
Los Lobos, Cedric Burnside, Kingfish Ingram Win Grammy Awards
Los Lobos was awarded ‘Best Americana Album’ for their 2021 studio album Native Sons at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday April 3. It is their fourth Grammy Award win. Recent visitor to […]
Rob Snarski & Guests Live: A Special Collaboration
A Who’s Who of Australian music join forces for a special collaboration. Rob Snarski with Lindy Morrison, Shane O’Mara and ‘Evil’ Graham Lee – George Lane, St Kilda Sunday 27 March 2022. Review by Nick Corr, photos […]
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Cresfest: Musical Goldmine
The inaugural Creswick Music Festival in Victoria is set to lift the pandemic blues, writes Jonathan Alley. Creswick is old Victorian goldmining country, snuggled between the regional centres of Ballarat and Daylesford. The very first […]
Port Fairy Folk Festival 2022 – So Good To Be Back!
By Alan Calder. New Program Director Justin Rudge called for patrons to bring large amounts of kindness, support and understanding to this year’s festival and patrons, staff, and volunteers responded in spades, from the Welcome […]
WOMADelaide 2022 – Tony Hiller Reports
Review by TONY HILLIER Photos: Rob Sferco Cherished memories accumulated over thirty years came cascading back as WOMADelaide celebrated a significant anniversary on the long weekend of March 11-14 under a bright blue South Australian […]
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Ford Perfect! Master Guitarist To Tour In May!
By Andra Jackson. American guitarist Robben Ford suggests Covid and its forced lockdowns were fortuitous in one sense in that it allowed him the time to create the album of which he is most proud. […]