No Regular Dog – New Kelsey Waldon Album
New Kelsey Waldon Release Kelsey Waldon – Photo: Alysse Gafkjen ‘No Regular Dog’ Kelsey Waldon’s Latest Out August 12, 2022 Kentucky singer, songwriter and musician Kelsey Waldon’s new album No Regular Dog will be released August 12 via Oh Boy Records (through Thirty Tigers / Cooking Vinyl Australia). No Regular Dog is Waldon’s fourth studio album and the follow up to the very well received White Noise/ White...
Port Fairy Folk Festival 2023 – First Artists Revealed
First Lineup Port Fairy 2023 Port Fairy Folk Festival 2023 10 to 13 March First Artists Announced After a sold-out Port Fairy Folk Festival earlier this year, organisers have revealed the first line-up for the highly-anticipated event (the 46th) taking place 10-13 March 2023 over the long weekend. 19-TwentyBilly Bragg (ENG)Eric Bibb (USA)Gina Williams and Guy GhouseInn Echo (CAN)John Smith (ENG)Mary Coughlan (IRE)Steve...
Bill Jackson’s Third Wayside Ballads Album – Finally The Launch!
Wayside Ballads Vol 3 Bill Jackson ‘Wayside Ballads Vol. 3’ Out Now The Interview Re-published Album Launch 21 June 2022 By Rob Dickens The Album A chance meeting between an Australian music Hall of Famer and a much respected songwriter ended up in the production of two new records during the grim months of Melbourne’s lockdown during 2020.Kerryn Tolhurst had always been on Bill Jackson’s radar. For Jackson it felt like a...
AFMA’s 2022 – Nominations Now Open
Nominate for 2022 AFMA NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FORTHE 2022 AUSTRALIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS (AFMAS) Folk Alliance Australia has followed its successful launch of the Australian Folk Music Awards (AFMAs) in 2021 with the announcement of details of the 2022 Awards. The 2022 AFMAs introduces one new award – ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ category. Nominations are invited from artists, performers, venues, festivals and projects to showcase...
Charlie Musselwhite Is Mississippi’s Son
New Album Charlie Musselwhite Charlie Musselwhite – Photo: LTTL Charlie Musselwhite’s New Release ‘Mississippi Son’ Out Now Mississippi-born, Memphis-raised, Grammy Award-winning blues legend Charlie Musselwhite returns to his Delta roots with his latest full-length album Mississippi Son (via Alligator Records), his first new solo studio release in seven years. A renowned harmonica player, the new material sees...