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Matt Hansen

Matt Hansen is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from California. His music combines elements of pop, rock, and folk to create a unique sound. With a wide variety of instruments ranging from the electric guitar to the mandolin, Matt is able to create music with a wide range of textures.
Early Life & Career
Born in 1985 in California, Matt grew up playing music from an early age. He began playing drums and guitar in his early teens and eventually picked up other instruments such as bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and more. After graduating high school he moved to Los Angeles and began performing as a session musician for various artists. He also started producing music for various indie labels.
Music Releases & Collaborations
In 2016 Matt released his debut album 'The World Through My Eyes'. The album featured 10 tracks that showcased his musical talent by blending multiple genres together. Since then he has released two follow-up albums 'Somewhere Out There' (2017) and 'A Million Dreams' (2018). He has also collaborated with other artists such as Lindsey Stirling and Tycho.
Latest Projects
Matt continues to write and record music. Recently he wrote the score for a short film titled 'The Unseen'. He's also been working on an instrumental album which will be released later this year. His latest single is titled 'Let Go' and was released in April 2020.
Influences & Style
Matt credits artists such as John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, and Radiohead as some of his major influences. His style is often described as being melodic with intricate guitar work. He also incorporates aspects of folk and jazz into his music which adds a unique flavor to his songs.}

Mick Daley's

Country-folk-alt-rock band Mick Daley’s Corporate Raiders play George Lane. Reared on a steady diet of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Townes Van Zandt and Nick Cave, Mick Daley’s songs bear their lyrical and musical hallmarks, by turns tender and savage.

Touring from his home state of NSW, Mick plays alongside his four piece band.

Check out some of The Corporate Raiders below with ‘The Wolves of Adelaide’ thanks to The Smith’s Alternative:

(188) Mick Daley's Corporate Raiders - YouTube

And ‘Courage and Shuffle The Cards’:

(188) Mick Daley's Corporate Raiders - Courage And Shuffle The Cards - YouTube

Support on the night is the band ‘Ten Gallon Head’. There are premium front row seats as well as General Admission tickets available. Doors open at 6:30pm and tickets can be purchased below:

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See you there :)

The Dreggs

The Dreggs are hitting the road to round out one hell of a year. Fresh off the back of new singles, be prepared to sing and dance your hearts out as The Dreggs bring their high energy live show to regional and coastal towns all over Australia.

Earlier in the year, The Dreggs played their biggest shows to date with tickets selling out like hot cakes before venturing to play sold out shows in the UK and Europe.

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Zulya Kamalova

Multi award-winning ZULYA KAMALOVA is a multifaceted artist as well as the leading proponent of original Tatar music in Australia and the world. Since her move to Australia in 1991 ZULYA has developed a totally original approach which takes her Tatar and Australian identity to totally new places and in completely new ways. ZULYA has independently produced nine albums to date, including ARIA-nominated elusive (2002) and, together with her band The Children of the Underground – ARIA-winning 3 nights and 2004’s The Waltz of Emptiness (and Other Songs on Russian Themes) both of which upon their release in Europe spent several months in the top 10 of European world music charts. The band’s recent release in collaboration with a visual artist Dilka Bear – a hardcover storybook/album “On Love and Science“ (2015) has received high critical acclaim (including a 5 star review in the Australian). ZULYA‘s most recent release “Alty Kon Yaratu/Six Days Loving” – a collaboration with a Tatar poet Yoldyz Minnullina and Dutch musician Michiel Hollanders has been described as her best yet.

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Jo Meares

The "...melancholia of wide open plains and corrugated iron, caressed by occasionally passing heavenly choirs of grievous angels and chain gangs"
Clem Bastow's description of Jo's single of the week 'I Loved You More That Day' in Beat magazine in 2010.

Jo's first solo album 'A Handful of Smoke' was awarded Australian Album of the year on the highly respected radio show Outpost on 2SER.
It was recorded over 2 years in France, Sydney and Melbourne involving members of Charles Jenkins and the Zhivagos, French pianist Lisa Barel and what were to become his band the Honeyriders...

“Jo Meares’ music is unique with a truly original sound. He is a wonderful singer-songwriter and incredible live performer.
His 3 albums released to date (‘A Handful Of Smoke’, ‘One More Time’ and ‘King Of The Crystal Mountain’) are all classic Australian recordings.
Part Neil Young, part Lou Reed, part Nick Cave – but with a uniquely Australian twang!”
- Vinny Ramone, Outpost show 2SER

“In over 35 years in the music industry, 15 of them running the independent record label Laughing Outlaw, I’ve been lucky enough to have heard more music than most people.
The only downside to that is that it takes a real lot to impress me.
I’d been aware of Jo Meares but not listened to him until his ‘King Of The Crystal Mountain’ album was released.
It’s an album I now consider one of the finest Australian singer songwriter albums of the past decade and in fact it would be better to say that it’s a world class album created by an Australian.
I’ve subsequently heard all Jo’s previous albums and admire them too.
Not only are the albums magnificent, he is a truly exceptional live performer who deserves to be much better known than he currently is. That will happen.
I’m part of the Jo Meares fan club!”
- Stuart Coupe, writer, manager Laughing Outlaw records, DJ 2FBI and 2SER

Jo's second solo album 'One More Time' was made with the Honeyriders and involves a sixteen piece string section, beautiful backing vocals and lush guitar sounds.

All Jo's albums are available for digital download or a hard copy can be ordered through this website. Also limited vinyl pressings.

Jo has toured and recorded frequently in France, Spain, Finland and Germany

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Nana's Pie

East Coast natives Tyler, and the twins Adam and Nash, make up the IndieFolkRock trio Nana’s Pie! They've spent the past five years focused on creating a captivating and energetic live set, combining the laid back vibes of the Coast with their enthusiasm for life. Their sound brings a musical maturity and vibrancy across both their melodies and lyrics, a live performance from Nana's Pie can either leave audiences with tears or sore necks (from head bopping). And just like your nan, all they wanna do is make you smile!

Hope D

Emerging from Brisbane, alt pop-rock artist Hope D began writing and playing music at the early age of 9 years old. Previously performing solo, she now has a passionate 5-piece band behind her, and shows have become more engaging and energetic than ever.

Alivan Blu

Hailing from the small coastal town of Yamba, NSW, roots duo Alivan Blu have established themselves as an integral part of the rising folk scene in Australia. Beginning their journey as a couple in 2016, the band quickly fell in love with traveling and making music on the road, drawing on influences from Ben Howard to Fleetwood Mac.

The duo are comprised of Anna Stanton and Jed Billington, who are also in a relationship and have traveled the country making music since 2017.

“We write, perform and spend all of our days together, and have done this for the past 5 years - this allows us to write songs based on our life together.”

Having grown up with the ocean at their front door, Alivan’s earthly blend of warm harmonies and dreamy melodic guitar riffs encapsulate salt water on warm summer nights and have seen them on a steady release trail since their debut single ‘Wild Eyes’ in 2019. Since then, they have accumulated over 2.5 million Spotify streams, over nine singles and their debut EP.

2022 has been a whirlwind for the duo, selling out national headline tours, supporting the likes of Kim Churchill and Riley Pearce and appearing at some of Australia’s biggest festivals, including Splendour In The Grass and Bluesfest.

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John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew

John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew are an Australian folk group formed in Adelaide in 2005. The band's name is taken from a line in Henry Lawson's poem "Knocking Around". Since it was founded a number of Australian musicians have been involved.

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Daoirí Farrell

'Daoirí Farrell is singlehandedly spearheading a resurgence of the authentic in Irish folk music…he is rightly in demand all over the world.' Irish Music

It's commonly accepted that Dublin-born singer and bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell is one of most important singers to come out of Ireland in recent years.

A product of Dublin's famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers, since launching his own solo live career at the 2016 Celtic Connections, Daoirí Farrell has gone from strength to strength. On the verge of releasing his fourth solo album in early 2023, he can boast numerous honours from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards to ALSR Celtic Music accolades.

He has received endorsements from the likes of Christy Moore ('Daoirí has assumed the mantle of Luke [Kelly]'), Mark Radcliffe ('What a voice') and Dónal Lunny ('Daoirí is one of the most important traditional singers to emerge in the last decade'), with his music and live performances earning the acclaim of respected publications including MOJO, The Irish Post, Songlines and more.

On record

The debut album, 'The First Turn', surfaced back in 2009, with his breakthrough album appearing in 2016 with the powerful 'True Born Irishman', a set that Songlines called 'an album that could yet prove to be one of the most significant Irish releases of recent years.' It went on to win him two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Following 2019's 'A Lifetime Of Happiness', which earned three nominations in the RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards and FATEA's 'nothing less than a quintessential Irish folk album' approval, Daoirí's long-awaited fourth album, 'The Wedding Above In Glencree', is set for release in late February 2023.

On stage

Daoirí's live work sees the 2013 All Ireland Champion Singer touring far and wide, performing regularly at festivals around the globe including in Canada, Australia and Europe. He has also toured the USA as vocalist for Lúnasa, performed in the UK in the line-up of the renowned Transatlantic Sessions and played to a live and TV audience at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall.

More recently, March 2020 saw him live stream from what he called 'The Covid Corner' of his kitchen in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day. It was followed by an additional twenty-five consecutive weekly online performances, attracting worldwide audiences with over 15,000 views each week and resulted in an appearance on BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme.

As well as touring internationally, Daoirí still hones his art with regular unannounced visits to the many sessions across the city of Dublin.

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