Review by Sue Barrett. RUTH HAZLETON – HERONBONES (Independent) Australian musician Ruth Hazleton is celebrating 30 years on the folk music scene, with her new album, Heronbones. In her early days in the music industry, […]
By Chris Lambie. Queenscliff Music Festival 2025, November 28 – 30, Wadawurrung Country There’s something about this enduring event that seems to delight performers and punters equally. Maybe it’s the cruisy coastal setting or the […]
Film and Expanded Nebraska set offer new insights into the Boss, his creativity and his life. By Michael Goldberg. It’s 1957 and Bruce Springsteen is 8 or perhaps 9 years old. […]
By Brian Wise THE AVETT BROTHERS & MIKE PATTON – AVTT/PTTN (Thirty Tigers) During the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival I witnessed the Avett Brothers in a spectacular show at the Saenger Theater […]
By Chris Lambie. TOWN FOLK FESTIVAL, Castlemaine, November 15 2025 The Castlemaine Sunken Oval and surrounding venues hosted another joyous one-day event on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. With ample state-wide media coverage pre-fest, music lovers […]
Paul Kelly marked the release of his 30th studio album Seventy with an intimate and heartfelt launch show at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel last night, performing the new record in full before a crowd of devoted […]
By Brian Wise. MAVIS STAPLES – SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD (ANTI-) The fact that Mavis Staples turned 86 this year and is still out on tour is amazing, but what is even better is that […]
By Michael Goldberg. Bob Dylan’s Early Days: New 8 CD set focuses on Dylan’s transformation into the greatest songwriter of the 20th and 21st centuries. Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the […]
The Melbourne weather gods must be fans of country music. For Out On The Weekend 2025 at Seaworks, Williamstown, they delivered a picture-perfect spring day – plenty of sunshine, a touch of sea breeze, and […]
Review by Darren Lowe. HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS: TRIBUTE TO EMMYLOU HARRIS Masonic Centre, San Francisco, October 2, 2025 As far as tributes go this star studded concert will be hard to top. Emmylou Harris has […]
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