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| 2nd | Dallahan (Scot/Ire) | Forged in Scotland and Ireland’s traditional music scene, but drawing on the music of the Balkans and North America, Dallahan take their listeners on a journey. Traversing styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show, they create their own unique brand of World-folk delivered with stu..... Read more
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| | Lizzie Flynn & The Runaway Trains | With a combination of lyrical honesty and charming melodies, Lizzie Flynn writes songs that blend a little satirical storytelling with a lot of joyful emotion. With The Runaway Trains they go off the tracks to play folk that all folk can relate to - from country to Celtic and a few other stations in..... Read more |
| | SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK CONCERT - note venue: Catchment Brewery, West End | As the New Farm Bowls Club is closed on the 2nd January, this concert has been scheduled for the upstairs room at the Catchment Brewery, 150 Boundary St, West End.
- 6pm to 7pm: Good Tunes Session (free entry) - downstairs.
Bring an acoustic instrument to join in a folk music session led by D..... Read more |
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| 9th | Sam Shepherd | Sam Shepherd was crowned the National Young Jazz/Blues Guitarist of the year at only 16. He is widely regarded as one of Australia's finest acoustic guitarists, and well-known for his songwriting stage presence...... Read more
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| | Tin Star | Brisbane trio Tin Star (Cathy Bell, Dan Grant and Penny Boys) are a melting pot of eclectic musical influences ranging from trad folk to bluegrass to alt country to rock and back around again. They sing and play original songs and some lovingly chosen covers, all arranged to make the most of their s..... Read more |
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| 16th | 3 Miles From Texas | 'What's on the telly?....nothing as usual...soooo....turn it off and come on out to a night of live music with 3 Miles From Texas. Formed out of the desire to write, record and play original music, the eight piece 3 Miles From Texas play mainly in and around Brisbane performing songs from their reco..... Read more
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| | Bard for Life | The family band, Bard for Life sings about Irish rebels, English outcasts, the despair of Australia’s working class, the shearers’ strikes of the 19thC and the great depression. With a repertoire as varied as the Australian experience, they embody the traditional Australian narrative, ..... Read more |
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| 23rd | Amaidí | The band's name, "Amaidí," means "nonsense" in Irish Gaelic, reflecting the band's playful, yet respectful approach to their music. They draw inspiration from the rich history of Irish music and infuse it with contemporary elements to create a unique sound that appeals to both traditional and moder..... Read more
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| | The Pleasant Coucals | The Pleasant Coucals have sung together as choristers and a cappellists for over 30 years. Mainly a cappella, some light guitar/ banjo too. The repertoire includes parodies / re-workings of other songs, originals, trad folk and shanties, some Britpop (yes, really) and a sprinkling of numbers in oth..... Read more |
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| 30th | Sue Wighton and the Margaritas | After a knock out performance at the 2023 Neurum Creek Music Festival (Jodi gets a bit wild with the bass, but Sue has fully recovered) Sue Wighton and the Margaritas are delighted to return to The Bug. Performing a mix of original and not-so-original tunes, the Margaritas are best taken in small d..... Read more
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| | Wolf's Tales (Frank Frikker) | Wolf’s Tales is the new band around recording singer/songwriter Frank Frikker. Their songs are a mix of storytelling, humour/satire and poetry performed by using folk, folk-rock, blues, jazz and country music elements. All members of this band are long time musicians, partly multi instrumentalists..... Read more |
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