‘How musicians made money with their websites in 2021’
Our partner, website host and associated services business, Bandzoogle has reported that its artist members made $9.9M in commission-free sales through their websites last year.
The report takes a look at the most successful ways musicians have been making money, in the hope to spark some ideas for all independent artists.
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The 2022 Palm Creek Folk Festival will be held June 9-11 at the Foots Hill Station, Reid River, QLD.
The festival theme this year is ‘Celestial’.
Only 1,500 camping tickets are available, with the Station having the most amazing night skies – some telescopes will be provided. You can choose from one, two or four night camping tickets or come for the day Saturday or Sunday.
This year’s line-up includes Vaudeville Smash, We Mavericks, Legends of Perhaps, Andrea Kirwin, plus local favourites.
Presented by the Townsville Folk and Acoustic Music Club.
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The Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival Inc. will be holding its AGM on Thursday 31 March 2022 at the Dorrigo Community Hall – Meeting Room at 5:30pm AEDT
All interested persons are welcome to attend.
If you are interested in joining the Committee please send your expression of interest with a little bit about yourself to: festival@dorrigofolkbluegrass.com.au
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Melbourne folk/alt-country duo The Weeping Willows have released a long-awaited third studio album You Reap What You Sow.
The pair, Andrew Wrigglesworth and Laura Coates, were Duo/Group of the Year at the 2021 Australian Folk Music Awards, have won CMAA Golden Guitar and Music Victoria awards and have toured extensively in Australia, the USA and UK.
READ ABOUT THEIR LAST TOUR OF THE USA
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314 Sydney Road, Brunswick
A while back we previewed the New Melbourne Folk Club, a folk residency initiative at the Brunswick Ballroom in Melbourne inner north (formerly The Spotted Mallard).
Now, here’s the full story as relayed by Jo Windred.
“Back in 2021 Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes (Australian Folk Music Award winner Charm of Finches) and I decided we wanted to showcase some of our favourite singer/songwriters from Melbourne at the Folk Alliance International Online Conference.
We called it New Melbourne Folk Club presents Melbourne Indie Folk Underground. We filmed four hours of performances and broadcast it at the Conference at 11pm till 3am in the morning to festival directors and bookers around the world. We found it got a great response, and it was amazing sitting online chatting and seeing the responses of everyone as they discovered the new artists form our hometown.
You can watch the showcase HERE
Here are the artists we showcased: From the rising stars of contemporary indie-folk sisters CHARM OF FINCHES, the soulful power of FENN WILSON, the warm embrace of KHRISTIAN MIZZI, the mesmerising indie sounds of HANNAH CAMERON, ANNA CORDELL’s spellbinding ethereal folk, the vocal purity of LUCY WISE, the charismatic wit and humour of ALANA WILKINSON and the lyrical genius of CHARLES JENKINS.
During 2021 we were hoping to start a real-life folk club, but lockdowns got in the way. This year, Mary from the Brunswick Ballroom actually approached us to host a folk club vibe residency and we jumped at the opportunity to bring the New Melbourne Folk Club alive! I personally love folk festival type shows, listening rooms, seeing storytelling-based performers and innovative acoustic music and I love discovering new young artists – hence the up and comer opening set for our shows..
Each night has a double headline and a short opening set by an emerging artist in the indie-folk, acoustic vein. We have encouraged the artists to bring up surprise guests and encourage collaborations between the acts. It is set up as a seated, listening room, with the atmospheric grand ballroom aesthetics and an MC. I LOVE a listening audience. It creates an amazing feeling in the room, and I think we all need a lot more of that kind of connection right now after two years of social distance!
The headline artists for March are Charm of Finches, Skyscraper Stan, Colin Lillie (NT), Kerryn Fields, Melanie Horsnell, Georgie Boomsma (UK), Two if by Sea, Lisa Miller, Khristian Mizzi and Domini Forster.
We intend to take the folk club into new spaces and iterations in the future.”
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The Independent Review into Sexual Harm, Sexual Harassment and Systemic Discrimination in the National Music Industry has recently commenced.
This is a broad review of the workplace culture of the contemporary music industry through the lens of sexual harm, sexual harassment and systemic discrimination. It is not examining individual instances or complaints of these behaviours.
The review is seeking the participation of music industry professionals, including song writers and composers, artists and performers, crew, agents, members of the live touring companies and record labels, promoters, employees of record companies, managers, publishers, venue managers and staff and company executives.
For more information and ways to contribute GO HERE.
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This March the Brunswick Ballroom (ex-Spotted Mallard) launches The New Melbourne Folk Club on its maiden voyage with a midweek residency in featuring singer-songwriter luminaries from Melbourne and beyond, surprise guests and collaborations.
The first concert is 9 March featuring Skyscraper Stan and Australian Folk Music Award winners Charm of Finches, while week two will have Colin Lillie and Kerryn Fields.
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Organisers of the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival (due 21 to 23 October) have been successful in receiving funds from the Bellingen Shire Council to put on Sounds at Megan, a concert series.
The first concerts will feature Newcastle duo Charlie and Jensen and Canadian singer/songwriter Gordie Tentrees.
For more information, tickets and if you want to apply to perform GO HERE.
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Folk Alliance Australia Board members will be at the festival in Canberra this Easter (14 to 18 April). Members and Friends are welcome to attend our Annual General Meeting on Easter Sunday.
FAA will also be hosting a Folk Music Industry Forum and are looking to catch up with many of you at ‘The National’. Information about this years AFMAs Australian Folk Music Awards will be released at the festival.
HERE’S A LINK TO THE FULL NFF PROGRAM
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The National Folk Festival celebrates its 30th year in Canberra this year. Artistic Director, Katie Noonan, has asked veteran folk identity and sometime performer, Warren Fahey, to devise and present a grand anniversary concert.
The show, Tracks We Have Travelled will trace the history of the festival through music and feature some of today’s most prominent performers including Fagan’s Trio, Montgomery Church, The Raglins, Maggie Carty Band, Bill Chambers, Bill Jackson, Kerryn Tolhurst, Greg Sheehan, Linsey Pollok, 40 Degrees South, King Curley Trio, Judy Small, Chloe & Jason Roweth, Ruth Hazelton & Luke Plumb, The Australian Morris Ring, Jacqui Luke, The Water Runners, Jack Carty & Katie Noonan, Solidarity Choir, Dave Johnson and Balkanski Bus.
This will be a highly anticipated production from Warren who has witnessed the progression of the National from its earliest days.
Tracks We Have Travelled will be on 4.15pm on Easter Sunday.
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