Madigan’s Wake is a fusion of traditional Irish folk and punk rock, combining powerful Celtic rhythms with Australian stories. Madigan’s Wake were the winners of London Celtic Punks’ Best Debut Album of the Year in 2023. Armed with a set of old favourites and fresh originals, they’re back at the Drunken Poet!

CAROUSE is a Pop Artist / World Guitarist from Christchurch - Aotearoa, New Zealand. His quintessentially kiwi-pop anthems are hook laden with infectious choruses, mixed with articulate guitar rhythms, inspired by the likes of - Prince, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Lenny Kravitz & Tom Misch to name a few. He is a passionate writer, drawing […]

For over a decade, the Drunken Poachers have been commanding drunken soirée’s to the masses in Melbourne's most elegant dive bars, backyards, ballrooms and festivals - the 7 piece Irish/bluegrass/country band bring their drunken anthems back to the Drunken Poet for their annual Christmas party. Have your drinking boots ready.

  Join Chris Baker (banjo) and Jason Bunn (fiddle) for a solid hour of tunes made famous by Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt, together with their Foggy Mountain fiddler Paul Warren.

Rambling man, Grim Fawkner, is no stranger to stages and streets across the globe and at home. The epitome of the itinerant musician, he draws together tales and musings from his travels and is as likely to deliver them in soft ballad form as he is face-meltingly intricate and upbeat roots/country/blues. 

How Much Beef Could Electric Creek Beef If Electric Creek Could Creek Beef!

A warm welcome to celebrate Christmas with our regulars at The Poet. Nollaig shona!