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Its a Bruce Springsteen vs Madonna No 1 Week in the UK

It’s a battle between The Boss and The Queen of Pop on this week’s Official Albums Chart as new records by Madonna and Bruce Springsteen go head to head for the Number 1 spot.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, country, folk, Madonna, pop, rock, USA, Western Stars

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Sheryl Crow Debuts Her New Song With Joe Walsh

by Paul Cashmere

The new Sheryl Crow song from her upcoming album Threads is a duet with Joe Walsh.

Tagged as: 90s, blues, Bonnie Raitt, country, folk, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Mavis Staples, Sheryl Crow, soul, USA

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Joe Creighton to Honour His Irish Roots At Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Singer-songwriter bass player Joe Creighton will honour his former home of Belfast with his new show ‘Just A Boy From Belfast’ at Memo Music Hall this weekend.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, folk, Joe Creighton, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Them, Van Morrison

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Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Review Netflix Doco Looks Amazing

by Paul Cashmere

The trailer for ‘Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese’ went live on Netflix this week.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bob Dylan, folk, Martin Scorsese, rock, USA

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New City and Colour Song ‘Astronaut’ has just gone live

by Paul Cashmere

Dallas Green’s new City and Colour song ‘Astronaut’ debuted today (3 June 2019).

Tagged as: 00s, acoustic, Alexisonfire, alternative, Canada, City And Colour, Dallas Green, emo, folk, hardcore, screamo

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Bruce Springsteen releases ‘Tucson Train’, the third new song from ‘Western Stars’

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen has created a music video for the third release from his upcoming ‘Western Stars’ album.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, country, folk, rock, USA, Western Stars

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Watch a stunning performance by Magda Szubanski in Seeker Lover Keeper’s Let It Out

by Paul Cashmere

Magda Szubanski has put in a stunning performance in the Seeker Lover Keeper video for ‘Let It Out’, a song about coming out.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, folk, Holly Throsby, indie pop, indie rock, Magna Szubanski, Sally Seltmann, Sarah Blasko, Seeker Lover Keeper

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Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples have made a song together and its pretty amazing

by Paul Cashmere

Sheryl Crow has used the full force of her telephone contacts to bring in some of the biggest and most legendary names for her new album Threads. She has unveiled rehearsal footage of her new song ‘Live Wire’ with Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples.

Tagged as: 90s, blues, Bonnie Raitt, country, folk, Mavis Staples, Sheryl Crow, soul, USA

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The Seekers Revert To Their Original Roots with Michael Cristiano announced as new singer

by Paul Cashmere

The original Seekers Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley have announced a new album and live dates with new singer Michael Cristiano who has come on board to recreate the original all-male line-up of the 50s.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Athol Guy, Australia, Bruce Woodley, folk, Keith Potger, Michael Cristiano, The Original Seekers, The Seekers

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NZ’s Nadia Reid has some Au shows before moving to the UK

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Nadia Reid is on the move to the UK and will perform a few Australian shows in July before she goes.

Tagged as: 10s, folk, Nadia Reid, new folk, New Zealand

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Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Bruce Springsteen Saved Asbury Park Filmmaker’s Documentary

by Music-News.com

Bruce Springsteen agreed to be part of director Tom Jones’ new documentary about The Boss’ beloved Asbury Park, New Jersey after seeing a rough cut at a film festival.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, country, folk, rock, USA, Western Stars

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Bruce Springsteen releases There Goes My Miracle off Western Stars

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen has released ‘There Goes My Miracle’, the second song from his upcoming ‘Western Stars’ album.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, country, folk, rock, USA, Western Stars

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Charles Jenkins sets up a round of ‘When I Was On The Moon’ live dates

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Charles Jenkins will perform a series of dates in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland over the coming months to introduce songs from his new album ‘When I Was On The Moon’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Charles Jenkins, folk, Ice Cream Hands, Icecream Hands, indie, singer, songwriter

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The Seekers Farewell heads to the Big Screen in Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

The Seekers Golden Jubilee farewell performance will screen in Melbourne on May 11.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, contemporary, folk, pop, The Seekers

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Kevin Johnson Delivers Some Incredible New Music With The Devil Found Work

by Paul Cashmere

70s songwriter Kevin Johnson has delivered some of his finest work on his upcoming album ‘The Devil Found Work’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, country, folk, Kevin Johnson

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The Seekers have No. 4 Album and Zoot make the Vinyl Chart

by Paul Cashmere

The Seekers have an album in the Australian Top 10 and Zoot are back in the vinyl chart. In an era of BTS and Billie Eilish, heritage acts are proving they have dollar value too.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Brian Cadd, folk, Joe Camilleri, pop, rock, Russell Morris, The Seekers, Zoot

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Bob Dylan Waves the Naughty Finger at Fans with Phones

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan stopped his show in Vienna, Austria this week to chastise fans with phones aimed at him.

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

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Tommy Fleming to join Mark Vincent on tour in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Irish folk singer will tour Australia with Mark Vincent in November.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, classical, folk, Ireland, Mark Vincent, Tommy Fleming

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The Seekers Australian Story Sends Albums Back Into The Charts

by Paul Cashmere

The Seekers are Pop Stars again this week with five albums gracing the iTunes chart.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, folk, pop, The Seekers

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Geoff Travis applies his Independent Past to his Folk Future

by Paul Cashmere

Rough Trade Records founder Geoff Travis has started a new label River Lea. The label is all about targeting people who prefer quality over quantity and would rather than listen to a physical disc than stream.

Tagged as: folk, Geoff Travis, Lisa O'Neill, punk, River Lea, Rough Trade, Stiff Little Fingers, The Decemberists, UK

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John J. Francis is Alive and Well Despite Being Killed Off by the ABC

by Paul Cashmere

Contrary to reports that singer-songwriter John J Francis had passed away at age 74 from a suspected heart attack, John J. has confirmed that he is alive and well.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, folk, John J. Francis

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First Posthumous JJ Cale album ‘Stay Around’ Set for Release

by Paul Cashmere

JJ Cale died in 2013. In April his first posthumous album ‘Stay Around’ will be released.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, country, folk, JJ Cale, USA

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The Very Cool Covers by Luka Bloom

by Paul Cashmere

Irish folk singer-songwriter Luka Bloom will spend this weekend at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda and while he stands alone for his original work, his covers reinvent the originals.

Tagged as: 80s, folk, Ireland, Luka Bloom, singer, songwriter

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Julia Jacklin on her place in a Pop dominated music world

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer songwriter Julia Jacklin is a realist when it comes to working in the Pop dominated music industry.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, folk, Julia Jacklin, pop, singer, songwriter

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David Crosby, A Day On The Green, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

David Crosby To Speak At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW has secured David Crosby as a speaker for 2019’s music conference in Austin.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cameron Crowe, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, David Crosby, folk, rock, SXSW, The Byrds, USA

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Bob Evans is bringing back his Song Raffle

by Paul Cashmere

Fans heading to any of the Bob Evans shows around Australia in March will be treated once again to Bob Evans’ Song Raffle.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bob Evans, folk, pop, singer, songwriter

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The Teskey Brothers Debut Two Brand New Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s The Teskey Brothers have kicked off 2019 with two brand new songs ‘Right For Me’ and ‘Baby Blue’.

Tagged as: Americana, Australia. 10s, country, folk, The Teskey Brothers

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Rodrigo y Gabriela cover Pink Floyd 18 minute epic Echoes

by Paul Cashmere

Rodrigo y Gabriela’s first album in five years will feature a cover of Pink Floyd’s 18-minute epic ‘Echoes’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, folk, Pink Floyd, rock, Rodrigo y Gabriela, rumba, UK, USA

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Port Fairy Folk Festival – the complete list of artists

by Noise11.com

The Port Fairy Fold Festival is six weeks away and the line-up is in place.

Tagged as: Australia, country, folk, music festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, rock

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Rodriguez Australian tour and A Day On The Green dates cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Rodriguez has cancelled his upcoming Australian tour including A Day On the Green dates, citing health reasons for not being able to travel to Australia.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Busby Marou, folk, Frontier Touring, music festival, Rodriguez, USA, Xavier Rudd

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James Taylor at MCA Melbourne 16 April 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

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