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Bill Mumy Has a New Song ‘Pay No Attention To That’

Bill Mumy, the singer songwriter who as an actor played Will Robinson in Lost In Space, has a new song and an album on the way.

Tagged as: 20s, America, Bill Mumy, folk, Lost In Space, USA, Will Robinson

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Martha Wainwright To Tour Australia In May

by Paul Cashmere

Martha Wainwright will return to Australia in May for a national tour starting in Brisbane.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Canada, folk, Martha Wainwright, pop

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James Taylor Expands Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

James Taylor has added new shows for Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on his upcoming ‘An Evening With James Taylor’ Australian tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, country, folk, James Taylor, rock pop, USA

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Joni Mitchell To Perform Joni Jam Concert With Brandi Carlile At The Hollywood Bowl

by Paul Cashmere

Joni Mitchell will perform at the Hollywood Bowl in October with thanks to Brandi Carlisle and a stack of guests including Annie Lennox, Sarah McLachlan, Marcus Mumford, Wynonna Judd, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Lucius.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Brandi Carlile, Canada, folk, Joni Jam, Joni Mitchell, rock

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Joni Mitchell To Perform At The Grammy Awards

by Music-News.com

Joni Mitchell has confirmed she will perform at this year’s Grammys. Joni will sing at the award ceremony on 4 February for the first time in her career.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, folk, Grammy Awards, Joni Mitchell, USA

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Bruce Springsteen To Consult For Movie Album His Album ‘Nebraska’

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen is said to have been hired as a consultant on a feature film about the making of his 1982 album ‘Nebraska’.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Springsteen, folk, Nebraska, rock, USA

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Legendary Folk Singer Ralph McTell Prepares For Australia In February

by Paul Cashmere

Ralph McTell will start his Australian tour in Sydney on 8 February 2023. There are 15 Australian and two New Zealand dates on the tour, quite a lengthy tour for the 79 year old UK singer songwriter.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Ralph McTell, UK

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Waxahatchee Are Right Back At It for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

One of 2024’s first new releases is ‘Right Back At It’ from Birmingham, Alabama’s Waxahatchee.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, folk, indie, USA, Waxahatchee

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

Sinead O’Connor Died of Natural Causes

by Music-News.com

Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, according to the coroner.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Celtic, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor, traditional

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Graham Nash Says Neil Young and Stephen Stills Collaborations Are Still Possible

by Paul Cashmere

Graham Nash says that it is still possible that Neil Young and/or Stephen Stills will record together again.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, David Crosby, David Roy Williams, folk, Graham Nash, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, The Hollies, UK, USA

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Bob Dylan Quietly Releases 50th Anniversary Collection 1973

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan stealth released a 50th Anniversary Collection of 1973 recordings just before Christmas of rehearsals and alternate takes of the Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid soundtrack.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary Collection 1973, 70s, Bob Dylan, country, folk, Pat Barrett and Billy The Kid, rock, USA

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Delsinki & Mick Thomas Honor Dion Hirini With ‘Sunkilda Sinset’

by Paul Cashmere

Delinski and Mick Thomas have brought together the cast of ‘Keep The Circle Unbroken’ to pay tribute to their friend and fellow musician Dion Hirini.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Delinski, Dion Hirini, folk, indie, Mick Thomas

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James Bay Has Solo Dates In Australia for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

UK singer songwriter James Bay will perform sideshows in Australia in addition to his 2024 Summersalt festival shows.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Face To Face, folk, James Bay, music festival, pop, Summersalt, UK

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Watch Dan Sultan Perform At Red Rocks

by Paul Cashmere

On August 27, 2023 Australia’s Dan Sultan shared the stage at iconic Colorado venue Red Rocks at the invitation of Vance Joy.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Dan Sultan, folk, indigenous, rock

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Missy Higgins To Mark 20 Years Of The Sound of White With Concert Performances in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins will perform her debut ‘The Sound of White’ in 2024 to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of the album.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, folk, Missy Higgins, pop, rock

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James Taylor performs with his All Star Band in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 8 February 2017. Ros OGorman

James Taylor To Perform First Australian Shows Since 2017 in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Singer/songwriting legend James Taylor will return to Australia in 2024 for his first tour since 2017.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Americana. contemporary, country, folk, James Taylor, USA

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Jackson Browne at MCA Melbourne 29 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Jackson Browne Takes Fans on a Deep Dive Journey Across 50 Years #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

At one point Jackson Browne commented how he “doesn’t think of himself as 75 and doesn’t think of his beard as grey” but that is what a lifetime of success will do to you. For many people in the room (including myself) who started the Jackson Browne journey with his first album in 1972, this show delivered a deep dive across the entire career.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, Australian Tour, country, country rock, folk, Frontier Touring, Jackson Browne, rock, USA

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James Blunt Sets November 2024 Australia Dates

by Paul Cashmere

James Blunt is giving you a year to save up for his next Australia tour with dates set for November 2024.

Tagged as: 00s, contemporary, folk, James Blunt, rock, UK

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Grammy Nominee Gabby Moreno To Perform In Australia In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Latin Grammy Award winner and upcoming Grammy nominee Gaby Moreno will perform in Australia in March 2024.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Americana, blues, folk, Gaby Moreno, Latin, USA

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Don McLean Reissues ‘Jerusalem’

by Paul Cashmere

Don McLean has release a 2023 remastered version of ‘Jerusalem’, with proceeds going to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Don McLean, folk, Jerusalem, USA

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Ralph McTell To Return To Australia for 2024 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

English singer songwriter Ralph McTell will return to Australia in February 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Ralph McTell, UK

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The SongBirds To Play Australian Shows In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Erica Canales, Gaby Morena and Dannielle De Andrea (aka The Songbirds) will perform their own shows in Australia in March 2024, as well as their four days of performances at the Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Tagged as: 20s, Dannielle De Andrea, Erica Canales, folk, Gaby Morena, The Songbirds, traditional, USA

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Cast For Paul Kelly ‘How To Make Gravy’ Movie Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The cast for the movie based on Paul Kelly’s Christmas classic ‘How To Make Gravy’ has been announced.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Binge, country, folk, Foxtel, How To Make Gravy, movie, Paul Kelly, rock

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Beth Orton Reschedules Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Beth Orton has rescheduled her upcoming Australian tour to April 2024. The tour was to start in Melbourne on 22 November. It will now begin in Melbourne on 24 April, 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, Beth Orton, folk, folktronica, UK

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The Corrs Once Again Cover Fleetwood Mac, This Time Its ‘Little Lies’ With More To Come

by Paul Cashmere

The Corrs have covered a second (and third and fourth) Fleetwood Mac song with ‘Little Lies’ their latest creation.

Tagged as: 90s, Fleetwood Mac, folk, Little Lies, pop Ireland, The Corrs

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Rick Price To Kick Off Wayfaring Stranger Australia Tour In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Price has new album for 2023 with ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ even if they are all old songs. The Nashville based Australian singer songwriter will kick off an Australian tour to play songs from the album live in Australia for the first time from next Thursday October 5.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, folk, Gospel, Nashville, Rick Price, Wayfaring Stranger

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Unreleased Sinead O’Connor Song Features In TV Drama The Woman In The Wall

by Paul Cashmere

What is maybe Sinead O’Connor’s final song ‘The Magdalene Song’ has premiered in the season finale of the BBC series ‘The Woman in the Wall’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Catholic Church, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor

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Bob Dylan Joins The Heartbreakers At Farm Aid

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan was a surprise special guest at Farm Aid in Noblesville, Indiana on Saturday (24 September) with three of The Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Steve Ferrone, as his band.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Benmont Tench, Bob Dylan, country, folk, Mike Campbell, rock, The Heartbreakers, USA

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British Folk Singer Roger Whittaker Dies At Age 87

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Whittaker, best known for the 1975 hit, ‘The Last Farewell’, has made his last farewell. Roger Whittaker has died at the age of 87.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Roger Whittaker, UK

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Next Bob Dylan Archives Release Is The Complete Budokan 1978

by Paul Cashmere

The next release from the Bob Dylan archives series is ‘The Complete Budokan 1978’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, The Complete Budokan, USA

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