Single release: ‘Break it Easy’ by Vixens of Fall
In September Queensland trio Vixens of Fall released the standout single ‘The Long Game’, which would go on to be
Caitlin Harnett at the Orphanage
The Orphanage Sessions kicked off on Saturday 23 February with a simply stunning set by Caitlin Harnett. Caitlin is 17
Madviolet: not really country, but country enough
A few weeks ago I attended a cosy little gig at the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. The drawcard was Madviolet,
Tamworth report: Up-and-comers
Country music – Australian country music, at least – is unique in the amount of opportunities it affords young people
Tamworth report: Danny Widdicombe
The Tamworth Hotel, 25 JanuaryWhen he arrived in Tamworth Danny Widdicombe had no idea he was going to play the
Tamworth report: The McClymonts
West Tamworth League Club, 25 January The McClymonts’ first ‘big’ Tamworth show (they have busked and played support for other
Tamworth report: Karl Broadie
The Tamworth Hotel, various dates I first saw the Scotland-born Broadie playing at the festival in 2005, and fell in
Tamworth report: The Huckleberry Swedes
The Family Hotel, 23 January The Huckleberry Swedes’ gig was my first stop upon arriving in the country music capital.
CD Review: Live at Lizotte’s by Beccy Cole
Beccy Cole is one of Australian music’s great entertainers and, as such, highly underrated – I always wonder why she
CD Review: The McClymonts
The McClymonts have been called ‘Australia’s answer to the Dixie Chicks’ and that’s a compliment – to the Dixie Chicks.
Patty Griffin + Karl Broadie = a perfect night
The Patty Griffin/Karl Broadie roadshow is drawing to a close, and the dynamic duo turned on a fantastic last Sydney
