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David Gray Is Planning A Return To Australia in 2025

David Gray’s ‘Dear Life’ was a missing a few dates when it was announced. Australia and New Zealand weren’t on the list. But they could be soon.

Tagged as: 90s, David Gray, Dear Life, folk, folktronica, rock, UK

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Watch Andy White Perform ‘I Miss You’

by Paul Cashmere

As Andy White prepares for his last Australian show for some time, here is a video of Andy performing his 2022 song ‘I Miss You’ at the Merri Creek Tavern in Melbourne in 2023.

Tagged as: Andy White, folk, I Miss You, Ireland, Merri Creek Tavern, rock

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John Leckie and Andy White at Abbey Road (photo from the Andy White Facebook page)

Andy White Has Made An Album At Abbey Road Studios With John Leckie

by Paul Cashmere

Ireland born, Melbourne based singer songwriter Andy White has revealed he made an album at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.

Tagged as: 90s, Abbey Road, Andy White, folk, Ireland, John Leckie, rock

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Art Garfunkel Tells Noise11 He Has Reconciled With Paul Simon

by Paul Cashmere

Simon & Garfunkel, yes Paul and Art, got together in the same room recently, had dinner, laughed, cried and reminisced about the good times.

Tagged as: 60s, Art Garfunkel, folk, Garfunkel & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, USA

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‘Lousy Immigrant’ Joni Mitchell Slams Trump At Los Angeles Concert

by Music-News.com

Joni Mitchell has slated Donald Trump during a live performance.

Tagged as: 60s, Canada, folk, Joni Mitchell, rock

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Leonard Cohen Estate Send Cease and Desist To Trump Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of Leonard Cohen have sent a Cease and Desist letter to the Trump campaign following unauthorised use if Leonard’s ‘Hallelejah’ at multiple rallies.

Tagged as: 60s, Canada, folk, Hallelujah, Jeff Beckley, kd lang, Leonard Cohen

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Bob Dylan Recommends A Restaurant In New Orleans

by Paul Cashmere

Next time you are in New Orleans Bob Dylan recommends eating at Dooky Chase’s restaurant.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Dookie Chase's Restaurant, folk, New Orleans, rock

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City and Colour Australian Dates for January 2025

by Noise11.com

City and Colour will return to Australia in January 2025, just 23 months after the last Australian tour.

Tagged as: 00s, Alexisonfire, Canada, City And Colour, Dallas Green, folk, indie, rock

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Bill Mumy To Release New Solo Album ‘Wonder World’

by Paul Cashmere

Lost In Space’s Will Robinson, actor, singer and songwriter Bill Mumy, will release a solo album ‘Wonder World’ soon.

Tagged as: 80s, Bill Mumy, folk, rock, USA

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Thelma Plum Preps Second Album ‘I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back’

by Paul Cashmere

Thelma Plum will release her second album ‘I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back’ in October.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, folk, indigenous, Thelma Plum

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Hozier Postpones Two Shows Due To Virus

by Music-News.com

Hozier has postponed two concerts after falling ill with a virus.

Tagged as: 10s, folk, Hozier, pop, rock, UK

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Jason Singh performs the songs from Jeff Buckley 'Grace' at Memo Music Hall Melbourne 23 August 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Jason Singh Performs Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’ Album To Mark 30th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Buckley was 30 when he passed away in Memphis is 1997. Jeff’s sole album ‘Grace’ is also now 30.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, folk, Grace, Jason Singh, Jeff Buckley, rock, songwriter, USA

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James Taylor Explains His Absence From Democratic Convention

by Music-News.com

James Taylor has apologised to fans after his performance was cut from the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois on Monday night.

Tagged as: 70s, Chicago, contemporary, Democratic Convention, Easy Listening, folk, James Taylor, rock, USA, yacht

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Watch Timothée Chalamet As Bob Dylan In ‘A Complete Unknown’ Trailer

by Paul Cashmere

In the Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’, Timothée Chalamet played Dylan.

Tagged as: 60s, A Complete Unknown. Timothée Chalamet, Bob Dylan, folk, movie, rock, USA

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Bob Dylan Announces UK Dates

by Music-News.com

ITB are honoured to announce the Rough and Rowdy Ways 2024 UK tour by Bob Dylan. The tour is the latest leg of an epic run of shows which began in December 2021 in Milwaukee and has seen one of our greatest living songwriters perform to hundreds of venues across the US, UK and Europe and Japan.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, UK tour, USA

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Bob Dylan ‘Shadow Kingdom’ Is Now Streaming On Prime

by Paul Cashmere

‘Shadow Kingdom’, the live performance doco made by Bob Dylan during the pandemic, is now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Amazon, Bob Dylan, folk, Prime, rock, Shadow Kingdom, USA

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Captain Matchbox Whoopie Band Smoke Dreams

The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band Classic ‘Smoke Dreams’ Reissued Through Gil Matthews’ Aztec Records

by Paul Cashmere

‘Smoke Dreams’, the first Captain Matchbox album, was released on July 9, 1973 and reached no 23 on the Australian album chart. It featured the hit song ‘My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes’. According to Gavin Ryan’s ‘Australian Singles Charts 1940 to 2020, the song reached no 10 in Melbourne, no 14 in Adelaide, no 25 in Brisbane, no 34 in Sydney and no 51 in Hobart.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, bluegrass, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, folk

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Announcement: BigSound Reveal First Acts for 2024

by Announcement

The first 70 names of this year’s BIGSOUND showcase lineup have today been announced, with some of the world’s finest performers making the bill. From Peking Duk’s Keli Holiday and Y.O.G.A projects, to Alex the Astronaut, dust, Dear Seattle, Sly Withers, Stand Atlantic, Gretta Ray, PEPTALK, total tommy, Noah Dillon and far beyond, Brisbane’s Fortitude

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Alex The Astronaut, Australia, folk, indie, pop

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Bob Dylan Is Mixing Up The Medicine For Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan is out performing live again after a three month breaking from touring.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, Outlaw Festival, rock, USA

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Kevin Costner Dismisses Jewel Romance Rumours

by Music-News.com

Kevin Costner has insisted he and Jewel are just friends.

Tagged as: 90s, folk, indi, Jewel, Kevin Costner, USA

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French Singer Françoise Hardy Dies At 80

by Paul Cashmere

French pop singer Françoise Hardy has died at age 80 after a 20 year battle with cancer. Hardy was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2004 and later laryngeal cancer.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Europe, folk, France, Françoise Hardy, pop

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Xavier Rudd To Play Live At The Gardens

by Paul Cashmere

Xavier Rudd will perform at Melbourne’s new Live At The Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Calypso Cora, Emily Wurramara, folk, Live At The Gardens, Melbourne, rock, Royal Botanic Gardens, singer, songwriter, Xavier Rudd

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Emma Donovan and Dan Sultan join Archie Roach in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Emma Donovan Refused Two Taxi Rides In Perth By Racist Drivers

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s finest singer songwriters Emma Donovan found racism alive and well when she was refused by two cab drivers at Perth airport.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Emma Donovan, folk, indigenous, Perth

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KT Tunstall To Recieven Ivor Novello Award

by Music-News.com

KT Tunstall is to receive the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection.

Tagged as: 90s, folk, indie, KT Tunstall, rock, UK

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Lou Bradley’s Nimbin Roots Festival Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The date has been set for Lou Bradley’s Nimbin Roots Festival. Lock in 25 to 27 October 2024.

Tagged as: folk, live concert, Nimbin Roots Festival, roots

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Former Singer Songwriter Cosmo Jarvis Is The Star Of Shōgun

by Paul Cashmere

One time singer songwriter Cosmo Jarvis plays the starring role of John Blackthorne in the hit series ‘Shōgun’ currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

Tagged as: 10s, Cosmo Jarvis, Disney, folk, Hulu, indie, Shogun, UK

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The Whitlams Black Stump Band Kookaburra

The Whitmans Black Stump ‘Kookaburra’ Gives Clarity To Tim Freedman Stories

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Freedman has been slow cookin’ ‘Kookaburra’ for a few years and slowing serving courses since 2021.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Black Stump, folk, Kookaburra, rock, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman

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Sinead O'Connor at Point Nepean, Victoria 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sinead O’Connor Estate Demands Trump Stop Using Her Music At Rallies

by Music-News.com

Sinead O’Connor’s estate has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump to prevent him playing her music at his political rallies.

Tagged as: 80s, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor

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Emma Donovan Previews ‘Til My Song is Done’ With Title Track

by Paul Cashmere

Emma Donovan took to Melbourne’s historic Forum Theatre to create a video for the title track to her upcoming album ‘Til My Song Is Done’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, country, Emma Donovan, folk, indigenous, reggae, soul

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Amigo The Devil Preps Fourth Album Ahead Of Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Amigo The Devil (Danny Kiranos) will tour Australia in April with a unique blend of folk, country, rock and punk metal with themes of death and murder. Its been called Murderfolk and Dark Folk. Whatever the case, you’ll hear a whole new music genre play out before your eyes and ears.

Tagged as: 20s, Amigo The Devil, country, folk, punk, rock, USA

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Garfunkel and Garfunkel Recorded Time After Time In The Same Studio As Cyndi Lauper

Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr discovered they were in the same studio Cyndi Lauper recorded ‘Time After Time’ in when they were about to start recording their version of the Cyndi classic.

4 days ago

Check Out Pet Shop Boys Covering David Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’

Pet Shop Boys have released a brand new cover of David Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’.

6 days ago

Gypsy Lee Wins Over Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens Fans On The Superstars Live Tour

On 20 March 2024 Gypsy Lee performed her very first show for mainly family and friends at the Espy Basement in Melbourne. I was impressed.

November 4, 2024

Voice of Baceprot photo by Winston Robinson

Voice of Baceprot Play One of the Most Powerful Shows of All Time for Melbourne

Melbourne has hosted some intimate early shows for artists who went on to major things. There was Radiohead at the Palace in 1994, The White Stripes at the Corner Hotel in 2000, Coldplay at The Prince of Wales in 2001 and Taylor Swift at Billboard in 2009. I have a feeling we’ll look back to 26 October 2024 when Voice of Baceprot (V.o.B.) played at Croxton Park Hotel in Melbourne and it will be one of those shows.

October 28, 2024

Garfunkel & Garfunkel Premiere Second Song ‘Blue Moon’

Garfunkel & Garfunkel, the father and son duo for Art Garfunkel and his son Art Garfunkel Jr, have premiered a second song from the upcoming album ‘Father and Son’.

October 21, 2024