Everyone knows a John Denver song. Echuca based; alt country singer-songwriter Kane Vincent remembers; “Mum used to sing John Denver songs when we were little.” To him the mere thought of performing a full set of his songs is triggering. With an engaging, soulful voice and influences from Jason Isbell to Alice in Chains, he’s […]
Drunken Poet regular and self confessed Elvis tragic David Cosma returns to the Drunken Poet for Tribute Tuesday in August, paying tribute to the undisputed King of Rock n Roll, ELVIS! This isn’t the first time Dave has paid tribute to the King here at the Poet, so we’re gonna do it all again on August 16 when he rips through a set […]
Rebecca grew up listening to Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong spending a lot of time in the pubs of Melbourne and Sydney listening to her Dad’s band and eventually getting up and singing with them at the age of 13. At the age of 14 she heard Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan and became obsessed. […]
Katankin plays the songs of Paul Simon
SLIM HARPO Known as one of the masters of the blues harmonica; the name “Slim Harpo” was a humorous takeoff on “harp,” the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles, as suggested by his wife, after discovering that someone else performed under the name Harmonica Slim. THE JUKE JOINT: "Continental" Robert Susz is best […]
Oscar LaDell plays the sings of Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters was a dynamic American blues guitarist and singer who played a major role in creating the post-World War II electric blues.
Michael Burrows and Craig Kelly with Bek Chapman play the songs of Mermaid Avenue (Wilco / Billy Bragg) It was an idea that never should have worked: British folk-rocker Billy Bragg collaborating with alt-country upstarts Wilco to put music to the unreleased lyrics of Woody Guthrie. It wouldn’t have surprised anyone if it had diminished the reputation of […]
Callum Wylie plays the sings of Guy Clark Songwriter, singer, and musician Guy Clark has been called the “king of the Texas troubadours.” When he moved to Nashville with his wife Susanna in 1971, he became the center of a scene that would ultimately include Rodney Crowell Emmylou Harris, Roseanne Cash and Townes Van Zandt – like-minded songwriters […]
Liam Whelan plays the songs of Taylor Swift You know what Liam Whelan spent sixteen hours behind a screen trying to get his hands on? Eras tour tickets. Guess what Liam Whelan doesn’t have? If you, like me and a few million other Australians, missed out on Taylor Swift tickets, and find yourself unable to […]
Mike Vee and Marty Kelly play the songs of John Farnham!
AC/DC wrote some of this country’s most iconic and memorable hard rock songs. Mostly around one simple riff and a few easy chords, yet catchy melodies and poignant lyrics for the demographic it was targeting. Bon Scott’s “toilet poetry”, Malcolm Young’s solid rhythms and Angus Young’s blistering lead breaks captured a nation of bogans but […]
Homesick Rays British 60's Blues Revue!
