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Ross Wilson and Mick Thomas To Perform Living In The Land of Oz Concert in Melbourne

Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks and Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission will join forces on Survival Day, January 26, for the Living In The Land of Oz concert at Melbourne’s Melbourne Pavilion on 26 January 2021.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas, Mondo Rock, rock, Ross Wilson

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Chad Stuart and Chad & Jeremy Dies At Age 79

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Chad Stuart, one half of duo Chad & Jeremy, has died from pneumonia at age 79.

Tagged as: 60s, Chad & Jeremy, Chad Stuart, folk, UK

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Check Out Dave Grohl Performing Bob Dylan’s ‘Rainy Day Women 12 & 35’

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin have been dishing up a Hannakah feast this week. The latest instalment is their version of Bob Dylan’s ‘Rainy Day Women 12 & 35’.

Tagged as: 60s, Blone On Blonde, Bob Dylan, Dave Grohl, folk, Greg Kurstin, Rainy Day Women, rock, USA

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Watch the New The Teskey Brothers ‘Highway Home For Christmas’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Happy Christmas from The Teskey Brothers. A brand new video for ‘Highway Home For Christmas’ popped up today.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Americana, Australia, blues, Christmas, folk, roots, Teskey Brothers

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Bob Dylan Sells Out To Universal Music

by Paul Cashmere

And just when you thought 2020 couldn’t throw up any more surprises Bob Dylan has become a complete sell-out. Dylan has sold the publishing rights to his songwriting catalogue in a deal said to be worth around $300 million to Universal Music.

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Marlon Williams Teams With Kacy & Clayton For ‘Your Mind’s Walking Out’

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams has teamed up with Canada’s Kacy & Clayton for the album ‘Plastic Bouquet’. ‘Your Mind’s On The Way’ is the new single and video.

Tagged as: 10s, Americana, Australia, Canada, folk, Kacy & Clayton, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, USA

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Bob Dylan and George Harrison May 1 1970 Sessions Given Limited Release

by Paul Cashmere

A snap limited edition sale of the George Harrison and Bob Dylan sessions from May 1 1970 went on sale this week and sold out just as fast.

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

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Bruce Hearn Debuts ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Former Strange Tenants member Bruce Hearn has debuted his version of Woody Guthrie’s ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’ in a new video with The Machinists.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Bruce Hearn, folk, Margaret Roadknight, ska, Strange Tenants

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Annie Lennox Debuts New Christmas Song ‘Dido’s Lament’

by Paul Cashmere

Annie Lennox has added a previously unreleased track to her Christmas album ’A Christmas Cornucopia’ to mark the 10th anniversary of the album’s release.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Annie Lennox, Christmas Cornucopia, Didos Lament, Eurythmics, folk, Scotland, traditional, UK

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Badly Drawn Boy Reaches Five Years of Sobriety

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Damon Gough (aka Badly Drawn Boy) has reached the milestone having not touched a drop of booze for half a decade and revealed he no longer gets any urges to drink alcohol when he’s around other drinkers.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Badly Drawn Boy, Damon Gugh, folk, UK

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Joan Armatrading On Heavy Metal

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Joan Armatrading has dabbled in many genres during her impressive career spanning five decades, including jazz and blues, and even heavy rock with 1983’s ‘The Key’, and next on her wish-list is a guitar-shedding metal record.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, folk, Joan Armatrading, rock, UK

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Mick Thomas Covers Cold Chisel

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission has covered the Cold Chisel classic ‘Forever Now’ to raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.

Tagged as: America, Angie Hart, Australia, Celia Church, Cold Chisel, Craig Pilkington, Emma Heeney, folk, Mick Thomas, Roving Commission, Sophie Koh, Tim Rogers

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Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Classic Gets An Orchestrated Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

‘Girl From The North Country’, the Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan classic included on Dylan’s ‘Nashville Skyline’, will have an all-new sound with the new version featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is released on 13 November 2020.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, country, folk, Johnny Cash, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, USA

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young’s Brother Bob Releases His First Single

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young’s older sibling felt compelled to put out his first song, ‘Hey America’, after watching US President Donald Trump on TV.

Tagged as: 70s, Bob Young, Canada, folk, Neil Young, USA

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Sets Up Live Dates For Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas will take his Roving Commission on the road … finally … for dates across Victoria in December.

Tagged as: 80s, alt-country, Australia, country, folk, Mick Thomas, Roving Commission

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The Seekers To Release Volume 2 of Hidden Treasures

by Paul Cashmere

The Seekers second volume of ‘Hidden Treasures’ is on the way with audio from their New Zealand tour when Judith Durham announced she was leaving the band included on the upcoming album.

Tagged as: 60s, Athol Guy, Australia, Bruce Woodley, Decca Records, folk, Hidden Treasures, Judith Durham, Keith Potger, pop, The Seekers

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R.I.P. Jerry Jeff Walker Dies Aged 78

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriter Jeff Jeff Walker has died from throat cancer at the age of 78.

Tagged as: 70s, country, folk, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mr Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, USA

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Arlo Guthrie Retires From Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Folk legend Arlo Guthrie has retired from performing after a year that started with a stroke and continued with Covid.

Tagged as: 70s, Arlo Guthrie, folk, USA

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Mike McClellan Tells Noise11 How He Obtained Permission Off Bob Dylan For Lyrics

by Paul Cashmere

When Australian singer songwriter Mike McClellan set out to approach Bob Dylan for permission to use a line from Bob’s Not Dark Yet’ in his own ‘Letter To America’ he wasn’t confident of a positive response but it came quickly.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, folk, Mike McClellan

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Mike McClellan Delivers Powerful ‘Letter To America’ With Bob Dylan’s Approval

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has signed off on a new song ‘Letter To America’ by Australian singer songwriter Mike McLellan approving of the use of one of his lines in the song.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Dylan, folk, Mike McClellan, songwriter

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Archie Roach Revisits ‘Took The Children Away’ 30 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Archie Roach’s historic musical statement about Australia’s Stolen Generation has been revisited 30 years on. Archie has recorded a new version of the iconic song in his kitchen with Stephen Magnusson and Sam Anning.

Tagged as: 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous

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Trevor Hall Has No Idea What Songs Fans Will Like From His Albums

by Paul Cashmere

Trevor Hall says he has no idea what songs of his fans will gravitate to when he releases an album.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, folk, rock, Trevor Hall, USA, world

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Michael Kiwanuka Wins Mercury Prize

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Michael Kiwanuka has been announced as the winner of the prestigious annual music accolade the Mercury Prize for his third album, ‘Kiwanuka’, which was released to critical acclaim in November 2019.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, folk, Michael Kiwanuka, soul, UK

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Judith Durham photo by Ros OGorman, noise11

The Seekers Legend Judith Durham Partners With Bush Poet Lance Lawrence

by Paul Cashmere

The legendary singer of The Seekers Judith Durham has teamed up with horseman and bush poet Lance Lawrence for a limited edition physical single ‘All In A Day’s Work’.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Bush, folk, Judith Durham, Lance Lawrence, The Seekers

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Josh Pyke Scores Sixth Top 10 Album In A Row

by Paul Cashmere

Josh Pyke’s ‘Rome debuted at no 8 in Australia this week making it its sixth Top 10 album in a row.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, folk, indie, Josh Pyke, singer, songwriter

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Vika and Linda Bull on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Vika & Linda Discuss There Most Prolific Year Ever In Lockdown

by Paul Cashmere

2020 was meant to be spent touring for Vika & Linda Bull. They were about to head out on the APIAT Good Times tour when Covid hit and the plans moved to 2021. They set them thinking about what to do. Now its six months and two albums later with the ‘Anthology’ and the ‘Sunday’ albums.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, folk, Linda Bull, roots, soul, Vika & Linda, Vika Bull

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Sinead O’Connor Training To Become A Healthcare Assistant

by Paul Cashmere

Sinead O’Connor has confirmed reports she’s in training as a healthcare professional to aid nurses on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic in her native Ireland.

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

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65 Year Old Luka Bloom Reflects On 23 Year Old Barry Moore

by Paul Cashmere

Irish singer songwriter legend Luka Bloom recorded his first three albums under his real name, Barry Moore. 65-year old Luka doesn’t care too much for who 23 year-old Barry was.

Tagged as: 90s, folk, Ireland, Luka Bloom, singer, songwriter

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This Way North Debut Hector In ‘Driving Roads’ Video

by Music-News.com

Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy from This Way North have introduced their new star Hector the van for the new video ‘Driving Roads.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, folk, roots, This Way North

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Neil Young Covers Bob Dylan For The Times

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has recorded Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ for his next release, ‘The Times’ EP.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Canada, folk, Neil Young, rock, The Times, USA

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