Mr Alford plays the songs of one of his heroes. Willie is the father of cowboy country and this will be a great night with some classic Willie covers. Roll em up and come relax at the Poet.
Over the decades, Dan Warner’s voice has occupied a familiar corner in the soundscape of Melbourne, a voice that has grown up with the city, and taken on some of its burgeoning diversity and old-world sophistication. As Dan and Dave say it "should be a rip-snorter of an evening"
Rossa is a independent solo artist based in Melbourne, Australia. He is a multi instrumentalist singer/songwriter originally from Ireland.
Drunken Poet regular David Cosma returns to the Drunken Poet for Tribute Tuesday on January 10th, paying tribute to the three stable mates, Johnny Cash, Elvis and Carl Perkins. Together with Nick Carrafa on drums, Trent McKenzie on bass and Adrian Whyte on guitar, Dave will rocket through the early hits of these incredibly influential artists who helped pave the way for popular […]
Liam Robert Wilkerson presents a night of blues and country originals, live at The Drunken Poet. Jam packed with toe tapping Jump Blues numbers as well as heartfelt Tearjerkers this will not be one to miss. Utilising technical and exemplary Finger Picking heavily inspired by Blind Willie Johnson, Hank Williams and Memphis Minnie that […]
Growing up in the USA with parents who played in a bluegrass band together it is fair to say James Cisco has deep roots in country music. His mother used to use a guitar case for his crib while on the road. James is a singer-songwriter who moved to Australia from the USA 20 years […]
9PM Her tunes might just disarm your chary heart and warm your cockles, woof! Her music is intrinsically woven with her love of the land and the people on it. She serves a cocktail of alt country, indie folk and blues. This event is held on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri peoples of the […]
Katankin is the solo moniker of singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer Helen Catanchin. Helen’s uniquely warm tone – simultaneously earthy and incredibly pure – and a true bard’s ability to deftly expose the beating heart of every song, along with her poetic and poignant songwriting style, all put their unmistakable stamp on Katankin’s songs. Following an intensely productive […]
The Hornets are steeped in the blues, they rise out of the Yarra Valley delta meeting at the mythical crossroads where Chicago grit has blown in. This is an earthy blues band with a pedigree of outstanding musicians…. the Age’s Warwick McFadyen about their latest album "Lowdown in Lockdown" The Hornets are Drunken Poet favourites […]
