blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...

roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...

Peter Noble Peter Noble (19 August 1944 – 6 May 2017) was an English footballer who played forward. Noble began his career with Consett where he combined a career in painting and decorating with football. After an impressive season with a record breaki ...

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Peter Noble Peter Noble (19 August 1944 – 6 May 2017) was an English footballer who played forward. Noble began his career with Consett where he combined a career in painting and decorating with football. After an impressive season with a record breaki ...

Glenn Wheatley Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter. Career Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s he became known national ...

Brad Hazzard Bradley Ronald "Brad" Hazzard (born 30 August 1951), an Australian politician, has been the New South Wales Minister for Health since January 2017 in the Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries. Hazzard is a member of the New South Wales Legisla ...

COVID safety plan Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

Live Performance Australia The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfor ...

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ...

Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ...

Bela Fleck Bela may refer to: Places Asia *Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India *Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara * Bela, Dang, in Nepal * Bela, Janakpur, ...

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

The Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F ...

Fat Freddys Drop Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (also called Refugee All Stars) is a band from Sierra Leone which was formed by a group of refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Since their return to Freetown in 2004, the band has to ...

Kieran Kane Kieran Kane (born October 7, 1949) is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven si ...

Ben Kweller Benjamin Lev Kweller (born June 16, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A former member of Radish, Kweller has released six solo albums and appeared on several collaborations. Early life Ben Kweller was born in Sa ...

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austral ...

The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

Newton Faulkner Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was ce ...

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

John P. Hammond John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942 in New York City) is an American singer and musician. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr. Background Hammond is a son of record producer and ta ...

Ruthie Foster Ruthie Cecelia Foster (born February 10, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. She mixes a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk and soul. She has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt a ...

Raul Midon Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

B. B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimm ...

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for ...

Relentless7 Relentless7 was an American rock band, formed in 2008 by singer/guitarist Ben Harper. The band was composed of Harper (guitar, lead vocals), Jason Mozersky (lead guitar), Jesse Ingalls (bass), and Jordan Richardson (drums). History Ben Harper f ...

Elvis Costello and the Imposters Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nom ...

Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...

Michael Franti and Spearhead Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966) is an American rapper, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and singer-songwriter, known for his participation in many musical projects, most with a political and social emphasis, including the Beatnigs ...

Gurrumul Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (22 January 1971 – 25 July 2017), commonly known as Gurrumul and also referred to since his death as Dr G. Yunupingu, was an Aboriginal Australian musician of the Yolŋu peoples. A multi-instrumentalist, he played ...

Blind Boys of Alabama Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind ...

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...

Indigo Girls Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part o ...

Osibisa Osibisa are a Ghanaian-British Afro-Rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London based Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were the most successful and longest lived of the African-heritage bands in ...

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") are an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, ...

Trinity Roots TrinityRoots (1998–2005, 2011–present) are a band based in Wellington, New Zealand. Although they are commonly associated with New Zealand reggae they also embody a stripped back, jazz and soul-influenced rhythmic sound, which often ...

Saltwater Band Saltwater Band are an Indigenous roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, around 560 kilometres from Darwin. The members are Yolngu and they sing mostly in Yolngu languages. Their songs are a mixture of traditional songs and reggae/ska influe ...

C. W. Stoneking Christopher William Stoneking (born 15 March 1974), known professionally as C. W. Stoneking, is an Australian blues singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009 ''Jungle Blues'' won Best Blues and Roots Album ...

Ruthie Foster Ruthie Cecelia Foster (born February 10, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. She mixes a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk and soul. She has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt a ...

Frank Yamma Frank Yamma is a singer and songwriter from Central Australia. He is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks five languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. Yamma is the son of Issac Yamma, an early artist who pioneered singing Western sty ...

Resin Dogs Resin Dogs is an Australian hip hop group, formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1996. Resin Dogs are a loose collective, a cut and paste sample band who use live drums, live bass, and elements of hip hop via turntables and samplers to create all f ...

Yodelice Maxime Rodolphe Nouchy, known as Maxim Nucci and Yodelice (born 23 February 1979 in Créteil), is a French singer-songwriter who performs in English. He has released five albums as of 2014: "Maxim Nucci" (2006), ''Tree of Life'' (2009), ''Cardio ...

Leah Flanagan Leah Flanagan is an Australian singer-songwriter and arts administrator from Darwin, Northern Territory. based in Sydney. She has released several albums and has toured Australia with her music and as a part of festival ensembles. Early life ...

Barrence Whitfield Barrence Whitfield (born Barry White, June 13, 1955) is an American soul and R&B vocalist, best known as the frontman for Barrence Whitfield & the Savages. White was born in Jacksonville, Florida. When he was a child, his family moved to East ...

The Blackwater Fever The Blackwater Fever are an Australian blues guitar-drums band, formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2005. They were awarded ''Best Blues & Roots Act'' at the 2006 Sunshine Coast Music Festival. They issued their debut five-track extended play, ' ...

Phil Jones and the Unknown Blues Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * Phil (film), ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as ...

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American mu ...

Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, ...

Yes Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world mus ...

Steve Lukather Steven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a stea ...

Angelique Kidjo Angelique or Angélique may refer to: * Angélique (given name), a French feminine name Arts and entertainment Music * Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family * ''Angélique'', a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert * ...

Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk." As a band, they have released thirt ...

Candi Staton Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's " Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". In E ...

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982August 20, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. After his debut, EP ''Yuma'' (2007), he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist ...

Bettye LaVette Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American soul singer-songwriter who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, when her album ''I've Got My Own Hell to Raise'' was released to ...

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

Great Big Sea Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scot ...

Dawes Dawes may refer to: Places *Dawes (Parish), New South Wales, Australia *Dawes Point, New South Wales, Australia *Dawes Arboretum, in Newark, Ohio, U.S. *Dawes County, Nebraska, U.S. * Dawes Township, Thurston County, Nebraska, U.S. Other uses *Daw ...

Richard Clapton Richard Clapton (born 18 May 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are " Girls on the Avenue" (1975) and "I Am an Island" (1982). He reached the top&n ...

Eugene Bridges Eugene Bridges (born March 30, 1963), usually credited as Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges, is an American blues and soul singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader who has released seven albums and has performed widely in the US, Asia, Britain, Europe ...

James Vincent McMorrow James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer and songwriter. Career McMorrow's debut album, ''Early in the Morning'', was released in Ireland in February 2010, and in the United States and Europe in 2011, to widespread acclaim. He made his UK te ...

Eilen Jewell Eilen Jewell (born April 6, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from Boise, Idaho. She has released seven albums. Early life and education Jewell grew up in Boise, Idaho and attended St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After livin ...

1814 Events January * January 1 – War of the Sixth Coalition – The Royal Prussian Army led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher crosses the Rhine. * January 3 ** War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Cattaro: French garrison s ...

Joanne Shaw Taylor Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1985, England) is an English singer and guitarist. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor's albums via Ruf Records, ''White Sugar'' (2009) and '' Diamonds in the Dirt'' (2010), p ...

The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

Busby Marou Busby Marou (pronounced buz-bee ma-roo) are an Australian musical duo originally from Rockhampton, Queensland. The duo consists of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou while other musicians perform with them in concert. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 ...

Carus Thompson Carus Thompson is an Australian singer-songwriter from Perth, Western Australia. From 1995 to 2008, he performed under the title Carus and The True Believers before going solo the group disbanded. Thompson has released four studio albums, ''Cr ...

Claude Hay Claude Hay is a songwriter, singer and multi instrumentalist from Australia. His current main act is the 3 piece rock-groove band Claude Hay and the Kung Fu Mustard. He steered away from the blues scene after the pandemic to go in the directi ...

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

Grace Potter Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who formed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in 2002. Potter released her debut solo record ''Original Soul'' on 2004 via Grace Potter Music. Potter and her b ...

The Snowdroppers The Snowdroppers were an Australian blues rock band, formed in 2007 and disbanded in 2017. History The Snowdroppers came together at the end of 2007, playing their first live gig as the music fill for a burlesque show, titled "Good Drugs and Bad ...

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

Blind Boys of Alabama Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind ...

Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

Ruthie Foster Ruthie Cecelia Foster (born February 10, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. She mixes a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk and soul. She has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt a ...

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following the ...

Madness Madness or The Madness may refer to: Emotion and mental health * Anger, an intense emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat * Insanity, a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns * ...

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...

Status Quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, political, religious or military issues. In the sociological sense, the ''status quo'' refers to the current state of social structure and/or values. W ...

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

Bettye LaVette Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American soul singer-songwriter who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, when her album ''I've Got My Own Hell to Raise'' was released to ...

Jon Anderson John Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across thre ...

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

Karise Eden Karise Eden (born 11 July 1992) is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, she became the winner of the first series of '' The Voice Australia''. Eden subsequently signed with Universal Music Australia and released her debut sin ...

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

Newton Faulkner Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was ce ...

Busby Marou Busby Marou (pronounced buz-bee ma-roo) are an Australian musical duo originally from Rockhampton, Queensland. The duo consists of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou while other musicians perform with them in concert. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 ...

The Wilson Pickers The Wilson Pickers is a country blues band formed in 2008 and comprises three Queenslanders, Ben Salter, Danny Widdicombe, Andrew Morris, and two Victorians, Sime Nugent and John Bedggood. Their 2008 album, ''Land of the Powerful Owl'', earned th ...

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ...

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans almost 40 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s, releasing four singles that entered the ...

Trixie Whitley Trixie Whitley (born June 24, 1987) is a Belgian American multi-instrumentalist. As the daughter of singer-songwriter Chris Whitley, she began her musical career playing with her father, and recording on several of his albums.The Magic Band * The Soul Rebels *

Skunkhour Skunkhour are an Australian funk rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1991. They released four studio albums, ''Skunkhour'' (July 1993), ''Feed'' (April 1995), '' Chin Chin'' (July 1997) and ''The Go'' (May 2001) before disbanding in Novemb ...

* Dubmarine * Garland Jeffreys * Glenn Cardier * Marshall O'Kell and the Pride * Seth Lakeman *

Shaun Kirk Shaun Kirk (born 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia) is an independent Australian soul and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released four albums: ''Cruisin′'' in 2010, ''Thank You For Giving Me the Blues' ...

Friday, 18 April * Jack Johnson * Matt Corby * Gary Clark Jr * India Arie *

Nahko and Medicine for the People Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music group. The six-member band is headed by frontman Nahko Bear. Background Born in Portland, Oregon, of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent, Nahko Bear was adopted at a young age and rai ...

* Grace Potter and the Nocturnals * Tijuana Cartel * Doobie Brothers *

Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until h ...

* Buddy Guy *

Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), known professionally as Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ''The Soul Sessions'', which made the 2004 Merc ...

* Beth Hart *

Trixie Whitley Trixie Whitley (born June 24, 1987) is a Belgian American multi-instrumentalist. As the daughter of singer-songwriter Chris Whitley, she began her musical career playing with her father, and recording on several of his albums.Gregg Allman * Aaron Neville * Eric Bibb * Steve Earle & the Dukes * RocKwiz * Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes * Larry Graham & Graham Central Station * The Wailers * The Soul Rebels * Public Opinion Afro Orchestra *

The Backsliders The Backsliders are an alternative-traditional country-rock band. Chip Robinson teamed up with Steve Howell to form the band as a duo in 1991 in Athens, GA. The remaining members had all joined the group by 1994, and the group disbanded in 1999. ...

* The Beards *

The Mastersons The Mastersons, husband and wife duo Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore, is an American alternative country band from Brooklyn, New York. Career History Masterson and Whitmore, both Texas born, enjoyed successful careers as supporting musicians ...

* The Magic Band * Grandmothers of Invention *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

* Dubmarine * Coronet Blue *

Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans almost 40 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s, releasing four singles that entered the ...

* Garland Jeffreys * Seth Lakeman *

The Paladins The Paladins are an American roots rock-rockabilly band from San Diego, California. Founded in the early 1980s by guitarist Dave Gonzalez and his high school friend and double bass player Thomas Yearsley, they have recorded nine studio albums an ...

* Nikki Hill * North Mississippi Allstars * The Charlie Musselwhite Band * ABC Coast FM National Broadcast * Music Maker Foundation * Hat Fitz & Cara * Daniel Champagne Saturday, 19 April * Dave Matthews Band * John Butler Trio * Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 *

Iron & Wine Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a ...

* Devendra Banhart * Kate Miller-Heidke *

Skunkhour Skunkhour are an Australian funk rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1991. They released four studio albums, ''Skunkhour'' (July 1993), ''Feed'' (April 1995), '' Chin Chin'' (July 1997) and ''The Go'' (May 2001) before disbanding in Novemb ...

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Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

* Gregg Allman * Govt Mule * Aaron Neville * Jimmie Vaughan * The James Cotton Blues Band * Lime Cordiale * Morcheeba * Larry Graham & Graham Central Station * Playing For Change * The Black Sorrows * The Soul Rebels * RocKwiz * WAR * Ozomatli * North Mississippi Allstars * Robben Ford * Devon Allman *

KT Tunstall Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song " Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. Th ...

* Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges * Hat Fitz & Cara * Saskwatch * Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes * Grandmothers of Invention * Nikki Hill * The Beards * Taste of Boomerang -

Glenn Skuthorpe Glenn Skuthorpe is an indigenous Australian country musician from Goodooga, New South Wales. His indigenous heritage is Nhunggabarra, Kooma and Muruwari and his musical influences include Hank Williams, Tex Morton and Archie Roach. He has release ...

* Chris Tamwoy,

Troy Cassar Daley Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling ''The Gr ...

, Jannawi and ACPA Dancers *

Terrance Simien Terrance Simien (born September 3, 1965) is an American zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter. He and his group The Zydeco Experience won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album in 2008 and for Best Regional Roots Music Album in 2 ...

- Creole for Kids * The Mojo Webb Band * Music Maker Foundation *

The Backsliders The Backsliders are an alternative-traditional country-rock band. Chip Robinson teamed up with Steve Howell to form the band as a duo in 1991 in Athens, GA. The remaining members had all joined the group by 1994, and the group disbanded in 1999. ...

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The Paladins The Paladins are an American roots rock-rockabilly band from San Diego, California. Founded in the early 1980s by guitarist Dave Gonzalez and his high school friend and double bass player Thomas Yearsley, they have recorded nine studio albums an ...

* Eric Bibb * Glenn Cardier * Daniel Champagne * Claire Anne Taylor Sunday, 20 April * Erykah Badu * Morcheeba *

Iron & Wine Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a ...

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Passenger A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. The ...

* Playing For Change *

Terrance Simien Terrance Simien (born September 3, 1965) is an American zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter. He and his group The Zydeco Experience won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album in 2008 and for Best Regional Roots Music Album in 2 ...

* Foy Vance *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Michael Franti & Spearhead * Ozomatli *

Nahko and Medicine for the People Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music group. The six-member band is headed by frontman Nahko Bear. Background Born in Portland, Oregon, of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent, Nahko Bear was adopted at a young age and rai ...

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Chali 2na Charles Stewart (born June 26, 1971), better known as Chali 2na, is an American painter and rapper, associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He is known for his bass-baritone and quick delivery rapping style. Personal life Early lif ...

* WAR * Cambodian Space Project *

CW Stoneking Christopher William Stoneking (born 15 March 1974), known professionally as C. W. Stoneking, is an Australian blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blue ...

* Hat Fitz & Cara * Govt Mule * Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang * Mystery Performance - Watch This Space * John Williamson * Kasey Chambers * RocKwiz * Jimmie Vaughan * Robben Ford * The James Cotton Blues Band *

Booker T Jones Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known art ...

* Tim Rogers *

Valerie June Valerie June Hockett (born January 10, 1982),Hubbell, John (2009),, '' The Commercial Appeal'', May 28, 2009.(aged 27 in May 2009). known as Valerie June, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Memphis, Tennessee, Unite ...

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Matthew Curry Matthew Curry is an American rock and roots musician from Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Curry originally began playing guitar at the age of 4 with the encouragement of his father. Naturally born a left-hander; Curry's first guitar, descr ...

* Music Maker Foundation * The Magic Band * Saidah Baba Talibah * Watussi * Taste of Boomerang -

Glenn Skuthorpe Glenn Skuthorpe is an indigenous Australian country musician from Goodooga, New South Wales. His indigenous heritage is Nhunggabarra, Kooma and Muruwari and his musical influences include Hank Williams, Tex Morton and Archie Roach. He has release ...

* Chris Tamwoy,

Troy Cassar Daley Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling ''The Gr ...

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KT Tunstall Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song " Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. Th ...

* The Beards *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges * Devon Allman * Ray Beadle *

Joanne Shaw Taylor Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1985, England) is an English singer and guitarist. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor's albums via Ruf Records, ''White Sugar'' (2009) and '' Diamonds in the Dirt'' (2010), p ...

* Candye Kane Band * Nikki Hill *

Claude Hay Claude Hay is a songwriter, singer and multi instrumentalist from Australia. His current main act is the 3 piece rock-groove band Claude Hay and the Kung Fu Mustard. He steered away from the blues scene after the pandemic to go in the directi ...

Monday, 21 April * Dave Matthews Band * Michael Franti & Spearhead *

Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), known professionally as Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ''The Soul Sessions'', which made the 2004 Merc ...

* India Arie * Devendra Banhart *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Elvis Costello & The Imposters * Jake Bugg * Foy Vance *

KC & The Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", ...

* WAR * Shaun Kirk * Gary Clark Jr *

Booker T Jones Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known art ...

* Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang * Ozomatli *

Chali 2na Charles Stewart (born June 26, 1971), better known as Chali 2na, is an American painter and rapper, associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He is known for his bass-baritone and quick delivery rapping style. Personal life Early lif ...

* Matthew Curry * Lime Cordiale * Watussi * Saskwatch * Jason Isbell * Cambodian Space Project *

Terrance Simien Terrance Simien (born September 3, 1965) is an American zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter. He and his group The Zydeco Experience won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album in 2008 and for Best Regional Roots Music Album in 2 ...

* Saidah Baba Talibah * Round Mountain Girls * 2014 Busking Winner * Playing For Change * The Beards *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Music Maker Foundation * Tim Rogers * Candye Kane Band * Byron Area High Schools Showcase * Ray Beadle * The Mojo Webb Band *

Joanne Shaw Taylor Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1985, England) is an English singer and guitarist. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor's albums via Ruf Records, ''White Sugar'' (2009) and '' Diamonds in the Dirt'' (2010), p ...

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CW Stoneking Christopher William Stoneking (born 15 March 1974), known professionally as C. W. Stoneking, is an Australian blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blue ...

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Valerie June Valerie June Hockett (born January 10, 1982),Hubbell, John (2009),, '' The Commercial Appeal'', May 28, 2009.(aged 27 in May 2009). known as Valerie June, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Memphis, Tennessee, Unite ...

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Claude Hay Claude Hay is a songwriter, singer and multi instrumentalist from Australia. His current main act is the 3 piece rock-groove band Claude Hay and the Kung Fu Mustard. He steered away from the blues scene after the pandemic to go in the directi ...

* Phil Manning * Genevieve Chadwick

Line-up 2015

The line-up for the 2015 festival included: Thursday, 2 April * Counting Crows *

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

* Sticky Fingers * Jurassic 5 * Declan Kelly presents Diesel N' Dub feat. Frank Yamma, Emma Donovan, Radical Son, Pat Powell & Tony Hughes *

Frank Yamma Frank Yamma is a singer and songwriter from Central Australia. He is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks five languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. Yamma is the son of Issac Yamma, an early artist who pioneered singing Western sty ...

* Arakwal Opening Ceremony *

Angus & Julia Stone Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by brother and sister Angus and Julia Stone. Angus & Julia Stone have released five studio albums: ''A Book Like This'' (2007), '' Down the Way'' (2010), '' Angus ...

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Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...

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Boy & Bear Boy & Bear are an Australian indie folk band formed in 2009, consisting of David Hosking (vocals and guitar), Killian Gavin (vocals and guitar), Tim Hart (drums and vocals), Jonathan Hart (vocals, banjo, mandolin and keyboards), and David Symes ...

* Augie March *

Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982August 20, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. After his debut, EP ''Yuma'' (2007), he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist ...

* Skipping Girl Vinegar *

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

* SOJA *

Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

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Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood was an American blues rock band formed in 2011 by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson while the Crowes were on hiatus. The original lineup consisted of Robinson (vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (lead guitar, backing vocal ...

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Wagons A wagon or waggon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people. Wagons are immediately distinguished from ...

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Luluc Luluc (''Lou-Luke'') are an Australian band, consisting of Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett, currently based in Brooklyn, New York. They have released four albums to widespread critical acclaim; 'Dear Hamlyn', 'Passerby', 'Sculptor' on Sub Pop ...

* Nikki Hill * Keb' Mo' * G.Love & Special Sauce * Matt Andersen * Shaun Kirk *

Kristy Lee Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singing, singer and television personality. She was the seventh place finalist on the American Idol (season 7), seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, Cook released her f ...

* The Rumjacks *

Delta Rae Delta Rae ( ) is an American folk rock band formed in Durham, North Carolina. The band consists of three siblings Ian Hölljes (vocals and guitar), Eric Hölljes (vocals, guitar, piano and keys) and Brittany Hölljes (vocals), as well as Elizab ...

* Music Makers Blues Revue * Dewayne Everettsmith * The Bella Reunion Friday, 3 April * Alabama Shakes * Paolo Nutini * British India *

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

* Beth Hart * Band Of Skulls *

Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...

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Delta Rae Delta Rae ( ) is an American folk rock band formed in Durham, North Carolina. The band consists of three siblings Ian Hölljes (vocals and guitar), Eric Hölljes (vocals, guitar, piano and keys) and Brittany Hölljes (vocals), as well as Elizab ...

* Zac Brown Band * Hunter Hayes * Train *

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

* SOJA * Keb' Mo' * Nikki Hill * Gary Clark Jr. *

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood was an American blues rock band formed in 2011 by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson while the Crowes were on hiatus. The original lineup consisted of Robinson (vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (lead guitar, backing vocal ...

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Ruthie Foster Ruthie Cecelia Foster (born February 10, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. She mixes a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk and soul. She has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt a ...

* G. Love & Special Sauce * JJ Grey & Mofro * RocKwiz * Dispatch * Donavon Frankenreiter *

Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

* Declan Kelly presents Diesel N' Dub feat. Frank Yamma, Emma Donovan, Radical Son, Pat Powell & Tony Hughes * The Beat * Keziah Jones * Jake Shimabukuro *

Kristy Lee Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singing, singer and television personality. She was the seventh place finalist on the American Idol (season 7), seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, Cook released her f ...

* Music Maker Blues Revue * Jeff Lang * Matt Andersen * ABC Gold Coast FM National Broadcast * Dewayne Everettsmith *

Frank Yamma Frank Yamma is a singer and songwriter from Central Australia. He is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks five languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. Yamma is the son of Issac Yamma, an early artist who pioneered singing Western sty ...

* Shaun Kirk Saturday, 4 April * Paolo Nutini * Alabama Shakes *

Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...

* Melbourne Ska Orchestra *

Mariachi El Bronx Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...

* Skipping Girl Vinegar * Band Of Skulls * Genevieve Chadwick & The Stones Throw * David Gray *

The Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa, and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in southern France, who perform mostly in Catalan but also mix in Spanish with southern French dialects. Although the group members were born in France, t ...

* Rodrigo y Gabriela * The Waterboys *

John Mayall John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, musician and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among it ...

* Nikki Hill * Steve Smyth *

Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

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Fly My Pretties __NOTOC__ Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians originally from Wellington, New Zealand who are known for coming together to record live albums, in various locations in New Zealand. The different musical backgrounds of the members make ...

* Dispatch * Donavon Frankenreiter * Keziah Jones * RocKwiz *

Jon Cleary Jon Stephen Cleary (22 November 191719 July 2010) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including '' The Sundowners'' (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and '' The ...

& The Monster Gentlemen * Pokey LaFarge * Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones * Jeff Lang * Rebelution * The Beat *

Kristy Lee Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singing, singer and television personality. She was the seventh place finalist on the American Idol (season 7), seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, Cook released her f ...

* Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders * Music Maker Blues Revue * The Rumjacks * Watussi *

Wagons A wagon or waggon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people. Wagons are immediately distinguished from ...

* Karl S. Williams * Jake Shimabukuro *

Luluc Luluc (''Lou-Luke'') are an Australian band, consisting of Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett, currently based in Brooklyn, New York. They have released four albums to widespread critical acclaim; 'Dear Hamlyn', 'Passerby', 'Sculptor' on Sub Pop ...

Sunday, 5 April * Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals * Rodrigo y Gabriela * Xavier Rudd & The United Nations * Hunter Hayes * Beth Hart *

The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

* JJ Grey & Mofro * Jurassic 5 * Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls * Melbourne Ska Orchestra *

Angelique Kidjo Angelique or Angélique may refer to: * Angélique (given name), a French feminine name Arts and entertainment Music * Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family * ''Angélique'', a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert * ...

* Gary Clark Jr. * Ash Grunwald * Declan Kelly presents Diesel N' Dub feat. Frank Yamma, Emma Donovan, Radical Son, Pat Powell & Tony Hughes * Skipping Girl Vinegar * Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires * Blue King Brown *

Fly My Pretties __NOTOC__ Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians originally from Wellington, New Zealand who are known for coming together to record live albums, in various locations in New Zealand. The different musical backgrounds of the members make ...

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Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

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Ruthie Foster Ruthie Cecelia Foster (born February 10, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. She mixes a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk and soul. She has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt a ...

* RocKwiz * The Rumjacks *

Jon Cleary Jon Stephen Cleary (22 November 191719 July 2010) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including '' The Sundowners'' (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and '' The ...

& The Monster Gentlemen * Nikki Hill *

Diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

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Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982August 20, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. After his debut, EP ''Yuma'' (2007), he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist ...

* Phil Wiggins &

Dom Turner Dominic Turner is an Australian blues guitarist, vocalist and key songwriter for the Australian blues band ''The Backsliders''. Dom also has a number of solo projects including 'Dom Turner and Supro' and 'Dom Turner and the Nationals'. In 2002, ...

* Matt Andersen * Steve Smyth *

Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

* Music Maker Blues Revenue * Watussi * Karl S. Williams * James T. *

Serena Ryder Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime th ...

* Genevieve Chadwick & The Stones Throw * Eddie Boyd & The Phatapillars (2014 Busking Comp Winner) Monday, 6 April * George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic * Paul Kelly presents Merri Soul Sessions feat. Dan Sultan,

Kira Puru Kira Puru is a gender-fluid Australian musician. She is of Maori descent, her father being from the Tainui tribe, and grew up in Cardiff, New South Wales, near Newcastle. Puru has been described as "Señorita, swagger and a troublemaker" by Tr ...

, Vika & Linda Bull, Clairy Browne * Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires *

Angelique Kidjo Angelique or Angélique may refer to: * Angélique (given name), a French feminine name Arts and entertainment Music * Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family * ''Angélique'', a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert * ...

*Watussi *Nikki Hill * Michael Franti & Spearhead * SOJA * Rebelution *Michael Franti's Soulshine - Yoga & Acoustic Jam *

Mariachi El Bronx Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...

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The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

* Gary Clark Jr. *

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

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John Mayall John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, musician and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among it ...

* Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones * Ash Grunwald * Pokey LaFarge *Karl S. Williams *

Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

* Blue King Brown *Declan Kelly presents Diesel N' Dub feat. Frank Yamma, Emma Donovan, Radical Son, Pat Powell & Tony Hughes * Tony Joe White *

Diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

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Serena Ryder Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime th ...

* Steve Smyth *2015 Busking Competition Winner *Music Maker Blues Revue *Phil Wiggins &

Dom Turner Dominic Turner is an Australian blues guitarist, vocalist and key songwriter for the Australian blues band ''The Backsliders''. Dom also has a number of solo projects including 'Dom Turner and Supro' and 'Dom Turner and the Nationals'. In 2002, ...

* Matt Andersen *James T. *The Bella Reunion * Eddie Boyd & The Phatapillars (2014 Busking Comp Winners) * Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders

Line-up 2016

The line-up for the 2016 festival included: Thursday, 24 March * Kendrick Lamar *

D'Angelo Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo (), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He first garnered attention after co-producing the single "U Will Know" ...

* Kamasi Washington * Hiatus Kaiyote *Fantastic Negrito * Welcome to Country * Tedeschi Trucks Band * Cold War Kids * Tweedy *Con Brio * Harts * The Wailers present Exodus * The Word *

Janiva Magness Janiva Magness (born January 30, 1957) is an American Grammy Award nominated blues, soul music, soul, and Americana (music), Americana singer, songwriter, and author. To date she has released 16 albums. The Blues Foundation named Magness the B.B ...

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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

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The Bros. Landreth The Bros. Landreth are a Canadians, Canadian alternative country and folk music group. Their debut album ''Let It Lie'' won the Juno Award for Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group, Roots & Traditional Album of the Year � ...

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Songhoy Blues Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, ''Music in Exile ...

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Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is a founding member of the country, blues and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens i ...

* Emma Donovan & The Putbacks * Kaleo *

Lord Huron Lord Huron is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. The band is composed of Mark Barry (drums, percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin), Tom Renaud (guitar) and its founder, Ben Schneider (guitar, lead singer). Followi ...

* Digging Roots *

Lucky Peterson Judge Kenneth Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020), known professionally as Lucky Peterson, was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He played guitar and keyboards Keyboard ma ...

*Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Steve Smyth *

Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

*Marshall Okell Friday, 25 March * The National * City and Colour *Nahko and Medicine For The People *

Grace Potter Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who formed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in 2002. Potter released her debut solo record ''Original Soul'' on 2004 via Grace Potter Music. Potter and her b ...

* Elle King *

Lord Huron Lord Huron is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. The band is composed of Mark Barry (drums, percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin), Tom Renaud (guitar) and its founder, Ben Schneider (guitar, lead singer). Followi ...

* Kaleo *The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Rick Vito *St. Paul & The Broken Bones * Tweedy * Graham Nash * Archie Roach *

East Journey East Journey are a rock/reggae band from North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. They combined modern and traditional music and sing in both English and Yolŋu. History The band formed in 2010, and their debut album ''Guwak'' was released ...

*Arakwal Opening Ceremony * The Wailers present Uprising *Playing For Change Band *

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

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Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they a ...

* The Word *

Songhoy Blues Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, ''Music in Exile ...

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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

* Tex Perkins & The Ape *Con Brio *

Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is a founding member of the country, blues and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens i ...

* Shooglenifty *

The Bros. Landreth The Bros. Landreth are a Canadians, Canadian alternative country and folk music group. Their debut album ''Let It Lie'' won the Juno Award for Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group, Roots & Traditional Album of the Year � ...

* Frazey Ford *Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges *Dustin Thomas *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

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Lucky Peterson Judge Kenneth Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020), known professionally as Lucky Peterson, was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He played guitar and keyboards Keyboard ma ...

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*Brotherhood of the Blues *ABC Gold Coast FM National Broadcast *

Mojo Juju Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga, known professionally as Mo'Ju and previously as Mojo Juju, is an ARIA Award-nominated Australian musician, best known for their 2018 album ''Native Tongue'' and the lead single of the same title. The single won the Best ...

* Digging Roots *Hussy Hicks Saturday, 26 March *

D'Angelo Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo (), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He first garnered attention after co-producing the single "U Will Know" ...

* Hiatus Kaiyote * Kamasi Washington * The Decemberists * Eagles of Death Metal *Con Brio * Harts * Joe Bonamassa * Tedeschi Trucks Band *The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Rick Vito *

Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble (sometimes abbreviated as VT) is an American rhythm & blues band. The band formed in Hollywood, California, in 2010. They have released four albums: ''The Bomb Shelter Sessions'' (2011), ''The Swing House Acoustic Sessions'' (201 ...

*St. Paul & The Broken Bones *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

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The Mastersons The Mastersons, husband and wife duo Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore, is an American alternative country band from Brooklyn, New York. Career History Masterson and Whitmore, both Texas born, enjoyed successful careers as supporting musicians ...

* The Wailers present Survival *Nahko and Medicine For The People *Playing For Change Band *

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

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Grace Potter Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who formed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in 2002. Potter released her debut solo record ''Original Soul'' on 2004 via Grace Potter Music. Potter and her b ...

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Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they a ...

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Janiva Magness Janiva Magness (born January 30, 1957) is an American Grammy Award nominated blues, soul music, soul, and Americana (music), Americana singer, songwriter, and author. To date she has released 16 albums. The Blues Foundation named Magness the B.B ...

* Emma Donovan & The Putbacks * The Word *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

* Elle King * Mike Love *Fantastic Negrito * Kaleo *

The Bros. Landreth The Bros. Landreth are a Canadians, Canadian alternative country and folk music group. Their debut album ''Let It Lie'' won the Juno Award for Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group, Roots & Traditional Album of the Year � ...

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Irish Mythen Irish Mythen is an Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams at major festival stages the world over. Mythen's first two full-length albu ...

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Lucky Peterson Judge Kenneth Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020), known professionally as Lucky Peterson, was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He played guitar and keyboards Keyboard ma ...

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Jeff Martin Jeff Martin may refer to: * Jeff Martin (American musician) (born 1957), lead vocalist for the bands Surgical Steel and Racer X; drummer for Badlands *Jeff Martin (Canadian musician) (born 1969), guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the Tea Party ...

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The Tea Party The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with industrial rock, blues, progressive rock, and Middle Eastern music influences, dubbed " Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s and up until 2005, the band re-formed in 2011. The Tea P ...

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The Residents The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vi ...

present Shadowland * Frazey Ford *Brotherhood of the Blues *Pierce Brothers * Steve Smyth *Raw Earth Sunday, 27 March * Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds * The Decemberists * The Cat Empire *

Modest Mouse Modest Mouse is an American rock band formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members are lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Strongly influenced ...

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Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they a ...

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Houndmouth Houndmouth is an American alternative blues and rock band from New Albany, Indiana, formed in 2011, consisting of Matt Myers (guitar, vocals), Caleb Hickman (keyboard, vocals), Zak Appleby (bass, vocals), and Shane Cody (drums, vocals). Starting ...

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Jeff Martin Jeff Martin may refer to: * Jeff Martin (American musician) (born 1957), lead vocalist for the bands Surgical Steel and Racer X; drummer for Badlands *Jeff Martin (Canadian musician) (born 1969), guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the Tea Party ...

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The Tea Party The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with industrial rock, blues, progressive rock, and Middle Eastern music influences, dubbed " Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s and up until 2005, the band re-formed in 2011. The Tea P ...

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Astro Astro may refer to: Entertainment and media * Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band * Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40 * Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band * Astro (Japanese band), ...

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Mickey Virtue UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the ...

* Melissa Etheridge *

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...

* The Blind Boys of Alabama * Graham Nash *

The Bros. Landreth The Bros. Landreth are a Canadians, Canadian alternative country and folk music group. Their debut album ''Let It Lie'' won the Juno Award for Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group, Roots & Traditional Album of the Year � ...

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Nathaniel David Rateliff (born October 7, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, Colorado, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. Rateliff has performed with a backing band called the N ...

* The Selecter * The Wailers present Legend * Taj Mahal * Shakey Graves * Ash Grunwald *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Sahara Beck *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

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Janiva Magness Janiva Magness (born January 30, 1957) is an American Grammy Award nominated blues, soul music, soul, and Americana (music), Americana singer, songwriter, and author. To date she has released 16 albums. The Blues Foundation named Magness the B.B ...

*Fantastic Negrito *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

* Shooglenifty * The Word *Con Brio *Hussy Hicks *Raw Earth *

The Residents The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vi ...

present Shadowland *

Mojo Juju Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga, known professionally as Mo'Ju and previously as Mojo Juju, is an ARIA Award-nominated Australian musician, best known for their 2018 album ''Native Tongue'' and the lead single of the same title. The single won the Best ...

* Mike Love *

Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

*Wards Xpress *Dustin Thomas *Grizzlee Train - 2015 Busking Competition Winner Monday, 28 March *

Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer * Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...

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Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

performing ''Pet Sounds'' * The Blind Boys of Alabama * Russell Morris *

Richard Clapton Richard Clapton (born 18 May 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are " Girls on the Avenue" (1975) and "I Am an Island" (1982). He reached the top&n ...

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Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

*The Original Blues Brothers Band * Joe Bonamassa *

Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble (sometimes abbreviated as VT) is an American rhythm & blues band. The band formed in Hollywood, California, in 2010. They have released four albums: ''The Bomb Shelter Sessions'' (2011), ''The Swing House Acoustic Sessions'' (201 ...

*Playing For Change Band * Taj Mahal *Irish Mythen * Ash Grunwald *Pierce Brothers * Jason Isbell * Shakey Graves *

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Nathaniel David Rateliff (born October 7, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, Colorado, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. Rateliff has performed with a backing band called the N ...

*St. Paul & The Broken Bones *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

*Marshall Okell *Tenzin Choegyal *

Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they a ...

*Fantastic Negrito * Backsliders * Mike Love * Steve Smyth *Wards Xpress *2016 Busking Competition Winner * The Selecter *

Janiva Magness Janiva Magness (born January 30, 1957) is an American Grammy Award nominated blues, soul music, soul, and Americana (music), Americana singer, songwriter, and author. To date she has released 16 albums. The Blues Foundation named Magness the B.B ...

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The Residents The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vi ...

present Shadowland * Kaleo * Shooglenifty *

Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

* Sahara Beck *Local Area High School Showcase

Line-up 2017

The line-up for the 2017 festival included: Thursday, 13 April * Patti Smith and Her Band perform Horses * Courtney Barnett *

Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble (sometimes abbreviated as VT) is an American rhythm & blues band. The band formed in Hollywood, California, in 2010. They have released four albums: ''The Bomb Shelter Sessions'' (2011), ''The Swing House Acoustic Sessions'' (201 ...

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The Strumbellas The Strumbellas are a rock band from Lindsay, Ontario, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, farm emo, and gothic folk.

* Andrew Bird * Trevor Hall * Welcome to Country *

Nas Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air ( ...

with guests The Soul Rebels * Gallant *Miles Electric Band * Snarky Puppy *

Max Jury Max Jury (born May 12, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter from Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, now living in London, United Kingdom. He has released two studio albums, ''Max Jury'' (2016) and ''Modern World'' (2019). Career On June 3, 2 ...

* St. Paul & The Broken Bones *

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

* Corinne Bailey Rae *

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

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Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is a founding member of the country, blues and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens i ...

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Davy Knowles Davy Knowles (born 30 April 1987) is a Manx blues guitarist and singer. Knowles currently tours as a solo artist, but is formerly of the blues-rock band Back Door Slam, as well as working under the name Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam for a ...

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The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...

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Mud Morganfield Larry "Mud" Morganfield (born September 27, 1954) is an American blues singer and the eldest son of Muddy Waters. Early life Morganfield was born to McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and Mildred Williams in Chicago. He was raised by his moth ...

* Eric Gales *Nikki Hill *

Irish Mythen Irish Mythen is an Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams at major festival stages the world over. Mythen's first two full-length albu ...

*Lucy Gallant *

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

* The California Honeydrops *

The Suffers The Suffers are an American soul, funk, and R&B group from Houston, Texas. The band consists of Kam Franklin (lead vocals), Juliet Terrill (bass guitar), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Jon Durbin (trumpet), Michael Razo (trombone), Jose Luna (percus ...

* Joan Osborne *

Melody Angel ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor I ...

*Devon Allman Band *

Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

Friday, 14 April * Mary J Blige * Snarky Puppy * Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue * Gallant * Michael Kiwanuka *

Max Jury Max Jury (born May 12, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter from Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, now living in London, United Kingdom. He has released two studio albums, ''Max Jury'' (2016) and ''Modern World'' (2019). Career On June 3, 2 ...

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Arakwal The Arakwal are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of New South Wales. Country In Norman Tindale 's estimation the Arakwal had about of territory, stretching from Ballina, New South Wales, Ballina and the north side of the Richmond Riv ...

Opening Ceremony * The Lumineers *

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

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Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...

* Patti Smith acoustic set *

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

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Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is a founding member of the country, blues and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens i ...

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The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...

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Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

* Gregory Porter * Rickie Lee Jones * Roy Ayers *

Ellis Hall Ellis Hall (22 June 1889 – 1949) was an English footballer who played for Hull City, Stoke, Huddersfield Town, Hamilton Academical and Halifax Town. Career Hall was born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield and began his career with Hull City making e ...

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Vasti Jackson Vasti Jackson (pronounced Vast-eye) (born October 20, 1959) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He has also been the musical director, and guitarist for Z. Z. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Li ...

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Melody Angel ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor I ...

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Busby Marou Busby Marou (pronounced buz-bee ma-roo) are an Australian musical duo originally from Rockhampton, Queensland. The duo consists of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou while other musicians perform with them in concert. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 ...

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Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

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The Suffers The Suffers are an American soul, funk, and R&B group from Houston, Texas. The band consists of Kam Franklin (lead vocals), Juliet Terrill (bass guitar), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Jon Durbin (trumpet), Michael Razo (trombone), Jose Luna (percus ...

* The Soul Rebels *Devon Allman Band *

The Strumbellas The Strumbellas are a rock band from Lindsay, Ontario, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, farm emo, and gothic folk.

* Joan Osborne *Nikki Hill *

Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

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Mud Morganfield Larry "Mud" Morganfield (born September 27, 1954) is an American blues singer and the eldest son of Muddy Waters. Early life Morganfield was born to McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and Mildred Williams in Chicago. He was raised by his moth ...

* Eric Gales * The California Honeydrops *

Davy Knowles Davy Knowles (born 30 April 1987) is a Manx blues guitarist and singer. Knowles currently tours as a solo artist, but is formerly of the blues-rock band Back Door Slam, as well as working under the name Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam for a ...

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Wouter Kellerman Wouter Kellerman (born 20 September 1961) is a GRAMMY® Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won eight South African Music Awards. Using his classical training as a foundation, Kellerman has focused his attention ...

BOOMERANG: *Oka *Jannawi Plus workshop *Emily Wurramara *Excelsior plus workshop *Yirrmal *

Airileke Airileke "Airi" David Ingram, also referred to mononymously as Airileke, is a Papua New Guinean-Australian musician and producer. His album ''Weapon of Choice'' (October 2012) was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 for Best World Music ...

and Rize Of the Morning Star *Tenzin Choegyal Saturday, 15 April * The Doobie Brothers *Sir Rosevelt * Corinne Bailey Rae * Gregory Porter *

Ellis Hall Ellis Hall (22 June 1889 – 1949) was an English footballer who played for Hull City, Stoke, Huddersfield Town, Hamilton Academical and Halifax Town. Career Hall was born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield and began his career with Hull City making e ...

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Vasti Jackson Vasti Jackson (pronounced Vast-eye) (born October 20, 1959) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He has also been the musical director, and guitarist for Z. Z. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Li ...

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Max Jury Max Jury (born May 12, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter from Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, now living in London, United Kingdom. He has released two studio albums, ''Max Jury'' (2016) and ''Modern World'' (2019). Career On June 3, 2 ...

* St. Paul & The Broken Bones * Buddy Guy * Beth Hart *

Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble (sometimes abbreviated as VT) is an American rhythm & blues band. The band formed in Hollywood, California, in 2010. They have released four albums: ''The Bomb Shelter Sessions'' (2011), ''The Swing House Acoustic Sessions'' (201 ...

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Billy Bragg Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is ...

*Nikki Hill *

Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk." As a band, they have released thirt ...

*Nahko & Medicine for the People * The Record Company *

Irish Mythen Irish Mythen is an Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams at major festival stages the world over. Mythen's first two full-length albu ...

* Jake Shimabukuro *The Australian Ukulele Show *

The Wilson Pickers The Wilson Pickers is a country blues band formed in 2008 and comprises three Queenslanders, Ben Salter, Danny Widdicombe, Andrew Morris, and two Victorians, Sime Nugent and John Bedggood. Their 2008 album, ''Land of the Powerful Owl'', earned th ...

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Little Georgia Lacy Homestead, also known as the William Austin Lacy House, is one of the only surviving remnants of a settlement in northern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, known as "Little Georgia". The first settlers of this area came from Jackson County, Ge ...

*Devon Allman Band * Roy Ayers *

Laura Mvula Laura Mvula ( Douglas; born 23 April 1986) is a British singer. A native of Birmingham, England, Mvula has gained experience as a young member or leader of a cappella, jazz/neo-soul and gospel groups and choirs. She was classically trained. In ...

* Turin Brakes * Rickie Lee Jones * Trevor Hall *Ray Beadle & The Silver Dollars * Jeff Lang * The California Honeydrops *

Davy Knowles Davy Knowles (born 30 April 1987) is a Manx blues guitarist and singer. Knowles currently tours as a solo artist, but is formerly of the blues-rock band Back Door Slam, as well as working under the name Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam for a ...

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Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

* Joan Osborne *

Melody Angel ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor I ...

BOOMERANG: * Emily Wurramara *Jannawi plus workshop *Leonard Sumner *Excelsior Plus workshop *

Yirrmal Yirrmal Marika (born 1993), known mononymous person, mononymously Yirrmal, is an Indigenous Australian vocalist. A Yolngu man, his music features traditional sounds and elements of Yolŋu languages, Yolŋu music. Early life Yirrmal Marika was ...

*Jannawi plus workshop Sunday, 16 April *

Madness Madness or The Madness may refer to: Emotion and mental health * Anger, an intense emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat * Insanity, a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns * ...

* Michael Kiwanuka *

Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk." As a band, they have released thirt ...

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Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

* Nic Cester and The Milano Elettica * Jake Shimabukuro *

Irish Mythen Irish Mythen is an Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams at major festival stages the world over. Mythen's first two full-length albu ...

* Zac Brown Band *

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

* Buddy Guy * Jethro Tull * The Record Company *Round Mountain Girls *Booker T. presents The Stax Revue *

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

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Laura Mvula Laura Mvula ( Douglas; born 23 April 1986) is a British singer. A native of Birmingham, England, Mvula has gained experience as a young member or leader of a cappella, jazz/neo-soul and gospel groups and choirs. She was classically trained. In ...

* Remi *

The Suffers The Suffers are an American soul, funk, and R&B group from Houston, Texas. The band consists of Kam Franklin (lead vocals), Juliet Terrill (bass guitar), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Jon Durbin (trumpet), Michael Razo (trombone), Jose Luna (percus ...

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Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is a founding member of the country, blues and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. Giddens i ...

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Davy Knowles Davy Knowles (born 30 April 1987) is a Manx blues guitarist and singer. Knowles currently tours as a solo artist, but is formerly of the blues-rock band Back Door Slam, as well as working under the name Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam for a ...

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Lloyd Spiegel Lloyd Spiegel (born 1979) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter and singer. He began performing at age of 10 and has produced ten albums and collaborated on many other recordings both as artist and producer. Career Spiegel took an interest in ...

*Experience Jimi Hendrix *Nikki Hill * Eric Gales * Turin Brakes *Devon Allman Band *

Mud Morganfield Larry "Mud" Morganfield (born September 27, 1954) is an American blues singer and the eldest son of Muddy Waters. Early life Morganfield was born to McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and Mildred Williams in Chicago. He was raised by his moth ...

*Glenn Cardier and the Sideshow *Ivy 2016 Busking Competition Winner *

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

* The California Honeydrops *Australian Ukulele Show *

Max Jury Max Jury (born May 12, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter from Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, now living in London, United Kingdom. He has released two studio albums, ''Max Jury'' (2016) and ''Modern World'' (2019). Career On June 3, 2 ...

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Wouter Kellerman Wouter Kellerman (born 20 September 1961) is a GRAMMY® Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won eight South African Music Awards. Using his classical training as a foundation, Kellerman has focused his attention ...

BOOMERANG: *Leonard Sumner *Excelsior Plus workshop *Tenzin Choegyal *Jannawi plus workshop *

Airileke Airileke "Airi" David Ingram, also referred to mononymously as Airileke, is a Papua New Guinean-Australian musician and producer. His album ''Weapon of Choice'' (October 2012) was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 for Best World Music ...

and Rize of the Morning Star *Excelsior Plus workshop *Oka Monday, 17 April * Zac Brown Band * Beth Hart * St. Paul & The Broken Bones *Miles Electric Band *

The Suffers The Suffers are an American soul, funk, and R&B group from Houston, Texas. The band consists of Kam Franklin (lead vocals), Juliet Terrill (bass guitar), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Jon Durbin (trumpet), Michael Razo (trombone), Jose Luna (percus ...

* Neil Finn * Kasey Chambers *

Busby Marou Busby Marou (pronounced buz-bee ma-roo) are an Australian musical duo originally from Rockhampton, Queensland. The duo consists of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou while other musicians perform with them in concert. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 ...

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Playing for Change Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by American Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and award-winning film director Mark Johnson and film producer/ph ...

* Nic Cester and The Milano Elettica *

Laura Mvula Laura Mvula ( Douglas; born 23 April 1986) is a British singer. A native of Birmingham, England, Mvula has gained experience as a young member or leader of a cappella, jazz/neo-soul and gospel groups and choirs. She was classically trained. In ...

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Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

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Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

*Booker T presents The Stax Revue *

Billy Bragg Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is ...

& Joe Henry * Tony Joe White *Glenn Cardier and the Sideshow *Nahko & Medicine for the People * The Record Company * Remi * Jeff Lang *

Lloyd Spiegel Lloyd Spiegel (born 1979) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter and singer. He began performing at age of 10 and has produced ten albums and collaborated on many other recordings both as artist and producer. Career Spiegel took an interest in ...

*Ray Beadle & The Silver Dollars *

Blind Boy Paxton Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

*2017 Busking Competition Winner * The California Honeydrops *Devon Allman Band *

Melody Angel ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor I ...

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Little Georgia Lacy Homestead, also known as the William Austin Lacy House, is one of the only surviving remnants of a settlement in northern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, known as "Little Georgia". The first settlers of this area came from Jackson County, Ge ...

*Lucy Gallant *

The Wilson Pickers The Wilson Pickers is a country blues band formed in 2008 and comprises three Queenslanders, Ben Salter, Danny Widdicombe, Andrew Morris, and two Victorians, Sime Nugent and John Bedggood. Their 2008 album, ''Land of the Powerful Owl'', earned th ...

*Round Mountain Girls *Local Area High School Showcase

Line-up 2018

The line-up for the 2018 festival included: Thursday, 29 March * Tash Sultana * Leon Bridges * Gomez *Rag 'n' Bone Man * Holy Holy *Arakwal Welcome to Country & Opening Ceremony *The Original Blues Brothers Band * Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit * Gov't Mule *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

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Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood (born May 20, 1968), also known by his stage name, Citizen Cope, is an American songwriter, producer and singer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. Citizen Cope's compositions have been r ...

* The Wailers * The New Power Generation * Hurray for the Riff Raff *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

*Elephant Sessions * Steve Smyth * Joe Louis Walker *

Newton Faulkner Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was ce ...

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Ryan McMullan Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

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Shaun Kirk Shaun Kirk (born 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia) is an independent Australian soul and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released four albums: ''Cruisin′'' in 2010, ''Thank You For Giving Me the Blues' ...

*Busking 2018 Finalists *

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

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William Crighton Clint William Crighton, known professionally as William Crighton (and formerly as Clint Crighton) is an Australian alternative-rock singer songwriter. He won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2022. Early life William Crighton wa ...

* The California Honeydrops * Caiti Baker *Bali Blues Brothers Friday, 30 March *Ms. Lauryn Hill * The New Power Generation * Gomez * Asgeir * Harts *Clarence Bekker Band *

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following the ...

& The Sensational Space Shifters *

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

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Youssou N’Dour Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describe ...

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Juanes file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...

*All Our Exes Live In Texas *

Little Georgia Lacy Homestead, also known as the William Austin Lacy House, is one of the only surviving remnants of a settlement in northern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, known as "Little Georgia". The first settlers of this area came from Jackson County, Ge ...

* The Wailers * Gov't Mule *

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

* Con Brio *

Hanlon Brothers {{Refimprove, date=March 2008 A group of pre-Vaudevillian acrobats founded in the early 1840s, the Hanlon-Lees were world-renowned practitioners of "entortillation" (an invented word based upon the French term '' entortillage'', which translates ...

*The Teskey Brothers *

Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood (born May 20, 1968), also known by his stage name, Citizen Cope, is an American songwriter, producer and singer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. Citizen Cope's compositions have been r ...

* Eric Gales * Bobby Rush * Canned Heat *

Newton Faulkner Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was ce ...

* Hurray for the Riff Raff * André Cymone *Tay Oskee 2017 Busking Competition Winner *Molly Millington 2017 Busking Grommet Winner * The California Honeydrops * Joe Louis Walker *Elephant Sessions *Double J Live Broadcast BOOMERANG: *Narasirato *The Strides *Sorong Samarai *Meet the Artists *Healing Workshops *Weaving workshops *Art Gallery Talks *Healing *Kids weaving *Weaving with Grasses *Talks and Ideas *Move it Mob Style with Darren Compton *Workshops Jannawi *Eric Avery *Muggerah Saturday, 31 March * Michael Franti & Spearhead * The New Power Generation *

Juanes file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...

* Seu Jorge *

Ryan McMullan Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

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Little Georgia Lacy Homestead, also known as the William Austin Lacy House, is one of the only surviving remnants of a settlement in northern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, known as "Little Georgia". The first settlers of this area came from Jackson County, Ge ...

*The Original Blues Brothers Band - *Jackson Browne * Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit * Leon Bridges * The Wailers *Clarence Bekker Band *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

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Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

* Harts * Con Brio * Harry Manx * Mia Dyson * Steve Smyth *Hussy Hicks *

Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System is a British musical group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music. Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest artists. ...

* Canned Heat *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* André Cymone * The California Honeydrops *

Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood (born May 20, 1968), also known by his stage name, Citizen Cope, is an American songwriter, producer and singer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. Citizen Cope's compositions have been r ...

*Busking 2018 Finalists *Rick Estrin & The Nightcats *Caiti Baker *William Crighton *

Shaun Kirk Shaun Kirk (born 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia) is an independent Australian soul and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released four albums: ''Cruisin′'' in 2010, ''Thank You For Giving Me the Blues' ...

BOOMERANG: *Sorong Samarai *Yirrmal *Benny Walker *Narasirato *Meet the Artists *Healing Workshops *Weaving workshops *Art Gallery Talks *Healing *Kids Weaving *Weaving with Grasses *Talks and Ideas *Narasirato *Eric Avery *Move it Mob Style *Jannawi *Workshops Muggerah Sunday, 1 April * John Butler Trio * Tash Sultana *Ziggy Alberts * First Aid Kit * José González * The California Honeydrops *

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

* Melissa Etheridge * Seal * Seu Jorge * Mia Dyson *Clayton Doley's Bayou Billabong * Morcheeba *Rag 'n' Bone Man *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

* Eric Gales * Walter Trout *

Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System is a British musical group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music. Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest artists. ...

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Dog Trumpet Dog Trumpet, originally known as Reg & Peter's Dog Trumpet, is an Australian rock band, founded in 1990 by brothers Reg Mombassa (aka Chris O'Doherty) and Peter O'Doherty, original members of Australian new wave and pop rock band Mental As Any ...

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Ryan McMullan Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

* The Wailers *

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

* Benjamin Booker *

Hanlon Brothers {{Refimprove, date=March 2008 A group of pre-Vaudevillian acrobats founded in the early 1840s, the Hanlon-Lees were world-renowned practitioners of "entortillation" (an invented word based upon the French term '' entortillage'', which translates ...

*The Teskey Brothers * Steve Smyth *William Crighton *2018 Busking Competition Winner * Bobby Rush *Caiti Baker *Clarence Bekker Band *Hussy Hicks BOOMERANG: *Yirrmal *Benny Walker *The Strides *Meet the Artists *Healing Workshops *Weaving workshops *Art Gallery Talks *Healing *Kids weaving *Weaving with Grasses *Talks and Ideas *Gathering Ceremony with local dancers *Sarong Samarai *Eric Avery *Move it Mob Style with Darren Compton Monday, 2 April *

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...

* Chic featuring

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

* Dan Sultan *Benny Walker *Miss Renee Simone * Michael Franti & Spearhead *

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

* The Wailers * Con Brio *Hayley Grace & The Bay Collective * Morcheeba *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

*Benjamin Booker * Walter Trout * Mia Dyson *

Shaun Kirk Shaun Kirk (born 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia) is an independent Australian soul and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released four albums: ''Cruisin′'' in 2010, ''Thank You For Giving Me the Blues' ...

*Clayton Doley's Bayou Billabong *Rick Estrin & The Nightcats * Eric Gales *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

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Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood (born May 20, 1968), also known by his stage name, Citizen Cope, is an American songwriter, producer and singer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. Citizen Cope's compositions have been r ...

* Harry Manx * Steve Smyth *Caiti Baker *2018 Busking Grommet Competition Winner * The California Honeydrops *

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

*Clarence Bekker Band *

Dog Trumpet Dog Trumpet, originally known as Reg & Peter's Dog Trumpet, is an Australian rock band, founded in 1990 by brothers Reg Mombassa (aka Chris O'Doherty) and Peter O'Doherty, original members of Australian new wave and pop rock band Mental As Any ...

*William Crighton *

Ryan McMullan Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

*Bali Blues Brothers *Local Area High School Showcase

Line-up 2019

The line-up for 2019 included: Thursday, 18 April *

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

* Snarky Puppy * Six60 *

Kurt Vile and The Violators Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during li ...

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Ocean Alley Ocean Alley is an Australian alternative psychedelic rock band from the Northern Beaches. The band is made up of Baden Donegal (vocals, guitar), Angus Goodwin (lead guitar), Lach Galbraith (keyboard, vocals), Mitch Galbraith (guitar), Nic Blom ...

* Arlo Guthrie *

Nahko and Medicine for the People Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music group. The six-member band is headed by frontman Nahko Bear. Background Born in Portland, Oregon, of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent, Nahko Bear was adopted at a young age and rai ...

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Ruthie Foster Ruthie Cecelia Foster (born February 10, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. She mixes a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk and soul. She has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt a ...

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Richard Clapton Richard Clapton (born 18 May 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are " Girls on the Avenue" (1975) and "I Am an Island" (1982). He reached the top&n ...

* Russell Morris *

The Marcus King Band The Marcus King Band is a southern rock/blues band from South Carolina formed in 2013. History The band is led by guitarist Marcus King. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen side ...

* Fantastic Negrito *

Samantha Fish Samantha Fish (born January 30, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kansas City, Missouri. While often cited as a blues artist, Fish's albums and live shows feature multiple genres, including rock, country, funk, bluegr ...

* The War and Treaty * The Black Sorrows *

Irish Mythen Irish Mythen is an Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams at major festival stages the world over. Mythen's first two full-length albu ...

* Melody Angel * The California Honeydrops * Elephant Sessions * Caiti Baker * Baker Boy * Dallas Woods Friday, 19 April *

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

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Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...

* Norah Jones * Tash Sultana * Gary Clark Jr. * Snarky Puppy * Imelda May * St. Paul and the Broken Bones * Shakey Graves * Arlo Guthrie * Nahko and Medicine for the People * I'm with Her * Ruthie Foster * Flogging Molly * Backsliders * The Marcus King Band * Samantha Fish *

Deva Mahal Deva Mahal (pronounced 'diva') is a soul and R&B singer. Mahal is the daughter of US-American blues musician Taj Mahal. Deva joined father Taj Mahal in Michael Dorf's tribute to Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 6, 2 ...

* Pierce Brothers * Trevor Hall * Irish Mythen *

Anderson East Michael Cameron Anderson (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Anderson East, is an American musician from Athens, Alabama, who currently is based in Nashville, Tennessee. East's sound is notable for combining R&B, soul, and roots rock ...

* Melody Angel * Hussy Hicks * Caiti Baker BOOMERANG: * Baker Boy * Dallas Woods * DOBBY * Brotherhood of the Blues Saturday, 20 April * Ben Harper * Kasey Chambers * Mavis Staples * Tommy Emmanuel * Colin Hay * Imelda May * Kurt Vile and The Violators * Keb' Mo' *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

* St. Paul and the Broken Bones *

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

* Melbourne Ska Orchestra * I'm with Her * Flogging Molly * Fantastic Negrito * Samantha Fish * The War and Treaty * Larkin Poe * Yothu Yindi and The Treaty Project *

Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble (sometimes abbreviated as VT) is an American rhythm & blues band. The band formed in Hollywood, California, in 2010. They have released four albums: ''The Bomb Shelter Sessions'' (2011), ''The Swing House Acoustic Sessions'' (201 ...

* Melody Angel * The California Honeydrops * Elephant Sessions * Caiti Baker * Little Georgia * Dallas Woods * Amaru Tribe * RocKwiz Live BOOMERANG: * Archie Roach *

Mojo Juju Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga, known professionally as Mo'Ju and previously as Mojo Juju, is an ARIA Award-nominated Australian musician, best known for their 2018 album ''Native Tongue'' and the lead single of the same title. The single won the Best ...

* Benny Walker * DOBBY Sunday, 21 April * Jack Johnson *

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Nathaniel David Rateliff (born October 7, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, Colorado, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. Rateliff has performed with a backing band called the N ...

* Mavis Staples * Gary Clark Jr. * George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic * Meshell Ndegeocello * Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real * Melbourne Ska Orchestra * Archie Roach * Shakey Graves * Ruthie Foster * Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band * Backsliders * The Marcus King Band * Fantastic Negrito * The War and Treaty * Deva Mahal * Larkin Poe * Pierce Brothers * Trevor Hall * Anderson East * Melody Angel *

Thando Sikwila Thandolwethu Emily Nomvula Sikwila, known mononymously as Thando, is a Zimbabwean Australian singer, songwriter and actor based in Melbourne, Victoria. She's most notable for her appearances on ''The Voice Australia''. She was a contestant on ...

* The California Honeydrops * Little Georgia * RocKwiz Live BOOMERANG: * Yothu Yindi and The Treaty Project * Mission Songs Project * Benny Walker Monday, 22 April * Paul Kelly * The Saboteurs * David Gray * Ray LaMontagne * Julia Stone * Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats * George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic * Keb' Mo' * Allen Stone * St. Paul and the Broken Bones * Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real * Archie Roach * I'm with Her * Samantha Fish * Deva Mahal * Vintage Trouble * Mojo Juju * Anderson East * Melody Angel * Hussy Hicks * Thando * The California Honeydrops * Elephant Sessions * Caiti Baker * Mission Songs Project * Benny Walker * Amaru Tribe * Brotherhood of the Blues

Line-up 2020

Bluesfest 2020 was cancelled on 16 March 2020 due to the Public Health COVID-19 Public Events Order 2020. The line-up for 2020 was set to include: Thursday, 9 April * The Cat Empire * Frank Turner *

Zucchero Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...

* The Sensations * Ash Grunwald *

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, ...

* LP * The Bamboos * The Regime * Tal Wilkenfeld * Jimmie Vaughan *

Greensky Bluegrass Greensky Bluegrass is a five-piece American bluegrass jam band founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in mid-2000. The band has evolved over the years, growing from 3 to 5 members, adding electric effects, and touring with a full light show. Partly becau ...

*Steve 'n' Seagulls *The War & Treaty *Yola (singer), Yola *Hussy Hicks *The Allman Betts Band *Christone "Kingfish" Ingram *Amadou & Mariam *Micki Free *Erja Lyytinen *MY BABY *Pacey, King & Doley *Here Come the Mummies *Round Mountain Girls *Roshani *LamBros. Friday, 10 April *Lenny Kravitz *Dweezil Zappa *Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles * LP * The Bamboos * The Sensations *Alanis Morissette *Brandi Carlile * Buffy Sainte-Marie *Yola (singer), Yola * The Waifs *The War and Treaty * Morcheeba *

The Marcus King Band The Marcus King Band is a southern rock/blues band from South Carolina formed in 2013. History The band is led by guitarist Marcus King. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen side ...

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Zucchero Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...

*Steve 'n' Seagulls *Amadou & Mariam * The Regime * Jimmie Vaughan *The Allman Betts Band *

Greensky Bluegrass Greensky Bluegrass is a five-piece American bluegrass jam band founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in mid-2000. The band has evolved over the years, growing from 3 to 5 members, adding electric effects, and touring with a full light show. Partly becau ...

*Christone "Kingfish" Ingram * Ash Grunwald *Morgane Ji *MY BABY *Here Come the Mummies *Erja Lyytinen * Tal Wilkenfeld Saturday, 11 April *Kool and the Gang *George Benson *

The Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa, and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in southern France, who perform mostly in Catalan but also mix in Spanish with southern French dialects. Although the group members were born in France, t ...

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Zucchero Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...

*Dirty Honey * Harts Plays Hendrix *Patti Smith and Her Band *Ani DiFranco *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

*Troy Cassar-Daley * Larkin Poe *Australian Americana Music Honours * Eagles of Death Metal * Morcheeba *Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles *Amadou & Mariam *Tal Wilkenfield *Joachim Cooder *Hussy Hicks *MY BABY * Walter Trout *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

*Pacey, King & Doley *Micki Free *Erja Lyytinen *Steve 'n' Seagulls *Here Come the Mummies *The War & Treaty *The Allman Betts Band *Morgane Ji *ABC Broadcast *Roshani * Emily Wurramara *LamBros. Sunday, 12 April * The Wailers *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

*Guy Sebastian *Tori Kelly *Dami Im *Yola (singer), Yola *

Little Georgia Lacy Homestead, also known as the William Austin Lacy House, is one of the only surviving remnants of a settlement in northern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, known as "Little Georgia". The first settlers of this area came from Jackson County, Ge ...

*Crowded House * Xavier Rudd *John Butler (musician), John Butler *Ani DiFranco * The Waifs *Henry Wagons * Jimmie Vaughan *

The Marcus King Band The Marcus King Band is a southern rock/blues band from South Carolina formed in 2013. History The band is led by guitarist Marcus King. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen side ...

* The Waterboys * Buffy Sainte-Marie *Daniel Champagne *Joachim Cooder *The Allman Betts Band *The Sensations *

John Mayall John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, musician and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among it ...

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Greensky Bluegrass Greensky Bluegrass is a five-piece American bluegrass jam band founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in mid-2000. The band has evolved over the years, growing from 3 to 5 members, adding electric effects, and touring with a full light show. Partly becau ...

*Steve 'n' Seagulls *Troy Cassar-Daley (Trio) *Dirty Honey *Roshani *Electrik Lemonade *Christone "Kingfish" Ingram *The War & Treaty *Ray Beadle (acoustic) *Morgane Ji * Emily Wurramara *Nathan Cavaleri *Hussy Hicks Monday, 13 April * Patti Smith and Her Band *Tori Kelly * Larkin Poe *The War & Treaty *Hussy Hicks * Dave Matthews Band *Christone "Kingfish" Ingram * The Waterboys * The Sensations *Round Mountain Girls *Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles *

John Mayall John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, musician and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among it ...

* Walter Trout *Micki Free * Harts Plays Hendrix *The Allman Betts Band *Here Come the Mummies *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

*Tal Wilkenfield *Joachim Cooder *Henry Wagons *Nathan Cavaleri *Palm Valley *Pacey, King & Doley *Ray Beadle (acoustic) * The Regime *Daniel Champagne *

Little Georgia Lacy Homestead, also known as the William Austin Lacy House, is one of the only surviving remnants of a settlement in northern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, known as "Little Georgia". The first settlers of this area came from Jackson County, Ge ...

*Local Area High School Showcase

Line-up 2021

Bluesfest 2021 was cancelled on 31 March 2021 by order of the Minister for Health and Medical Research (New South Wales), Minister for Health and Medical Research, due to the discovery of a positive COVID-19 case in Byron Bay the previous day. The line-up for 2021 was set to include: Thursday, 1 April * Welcome to Country * Bluesfest Busking 2021 Finalists * Fiona Boyes * JK-47 * Lambros. * Ash Grunwald * Garrett Kato * Roshani * Backsliders *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Hussy Hicks * The Black Sorrows * The Bamboos * Pacey, King & Doley * Ross Wilson (musician), Ross Wilson and the Peaceniks * Hiatus Kaiyote * The Regime * Melbourne Ska Orchestra * The Cat Empire Friday, 2 April * Bluesfest Busking 2021 Finalists * Roshani * Nathan Cavaleri *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

* The Buckleys * Lambros * Kate Miller-Heidke * Pierce Brothers * The Regime * Vika and Linda *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers * The Waifs * Harts Plays Hendrix * The Bamboos * The Church (band), The Church * Ash Grunwald * Russell Morris * The Angels (Australian band), The Angels * Briggs (rapper), Briggs * The Black Sorrows * The Living End *

Ocean Alley Ocean Alley is an Australian alternative psychedelic rock band from the Northern Beaches. The band is made up of Baden Donegal (vocals, guitar), Angus Goodwin (lead guitar), Lach Galbraith (keyboard, vocals), Mitch Galbraith (guitar), Nic Blom ...

Saturday, 3 April * Bluesfest Busking 2021 Finalists * Declan Kelly * Electrik Lemonade (2019 Busking Competition Winner) * Lambros. * Roshani * Hussy Hicks * Nathan Cavaleri *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

* Kara Grainger * Jeff Lang * Mama Kin Spender * Harts Plays Hendrix * Pacey, King & Doley * Troy Cassar-Daley * Ziggy Alberts * Backsliders * Kev Carmody * Tash Sultana *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Hiatus Kaiyote * Melbourne Ska Orchestra (with special guests) Sunday, 4 April * Little Georgia * Round Mountain Girls * Garrett Kato * Henry Wagons * Pierce Brothers * Emily Wurramara * Daniel Champagne * The Waifs * Mama Kin Spender * Ray Beadle * Weddings Parties Anything * Dami Im * Troy Cassar-Daley * Xavier Rudd * Jon Stevens * Nathan Cavaleri * John Butler (musician), John Butler * Ian Moss * Hussy Hicks * Jeff Lang * The Teskey Brothers * Jimmy Barnes Monday, 5 April * Palm Valley * Hussy Hicks * Emily Wurramara * Roshani * Daniel Champagne * Mick Thomas, Mick Thomas' Roving Commission * Little Georgia * Henry Wagons * Round Mountain Girls * Tex Perkins, Tex Perkins The Man in Black * Kara Grainger * Ash Grunwald & The Teskey Brothers, Josh Teskey * Kate Ceberano * Ray Beadle * Kasey Chambers * Mark Seymour, Mark Seymour & The Undertow * Pacey, King & Doley * John Williamson (singer), John Williamson *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* The Regime * Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter), Pete Murray Bluesfest 2021 was rescheduled to Friday, 1 October 2021 to Monday, 4 October 2021. The revised line-up for 2021 was set to include: Friday, 1 October * Midnight Oil *

Ocean Alley Ocean Alley is an Australian alternative psychedelic rock band from the Northern Beaches. The band is made up of Baden Donegal (vocals, guitar), Angus Goodwin (lead guitar), Lach Galbraith (keyboard, vocals), Mitch Galbraith (guitar), Nic Blom ...

* Xavier Rudd * The Church (band), The Church * The Living End * Russell Morris * Briggs (rapper), Briggs * Tex Perkins, Tex Perkins The Man in Black * The Black Sorrows * Ash Grunwald * Vika and Linda * Nathan Cavaleri *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* JK-47 * Garrett Kato * Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

* Roshani * Lambros. * The Regime * Bluesfest Busking Competition & Winners * Welcome to Country Saturday, 2 April * Paul Kelly * Tash Sultana * Ziggy Alberts * Kasey Chambers * The Angels (Australian band), The Angels * Ross Wilson (musician), Ross Wilson and the Peaceniks * Kate Miller-Heidke * The Black Sorrows *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Ash Grunwald * Melbourne Ska Orchestra * Jeff Lang * Nathan Cavaleri * Mama Kin Spender * Pierce Brothers * Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers * Pacey, King & Doley *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

* Hussy Hicks * Roshani * Lambros. * Electrik Lemonade * Bluesfest Busking Competition & Winners Sunday, 3 April * Jimmy Barnes * John Butler (musician), John Butler * The Cat Empire * The Waifs * Jon Stevens * Ian Moss * Troy Cassar-Daley * Hiatus Kaiyote * Weddings Parties Anything * The Bamboos * Backsliders * Jeff Lang * Nathan Cavaleri *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Henry Wagons * Garrett Kato * Mama Kin Spender * Dami Im * Pierce Brothers * Emily Wurramara * Ray Beadle * Hussy Hicks * Daniel Champagne * Little Georgia * Round Mountain Girls * Bluesfest Busking Competition & Winners Monday, 4 April * Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter), Pete Murray * Mark Seymour, Mark Seymour & The Undertow * Kate Ceberano * The Waifs * Troy Cassar-Daley * Hiatus Kaiyote * The Bamboos *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Melbourne Ska Orchestra * Mick Thomas, Mick Thomas' Roving Commission * Henry Wagons * Emily Wurramara * The Buckleys * Ray Beadle * Pacey, King & Doley * Hussy Hicks * Roshani * Daniel Champagne * Little Georgia * Round Mountain Girls * The Regime * Palm Valley * Bluesfest Busking Competition & Winners On 17 August 2021, Bluesfest 2021 was once again cancelled due to COVID-19, and will not be rescheduled. The majority of the announced lineup has been confirmed for Bluesfest 2022, which took place over its original Easter weekend scheduling.

Line-up 2022

Thursday, April 14 (Thursdaze) * The Cat Empire Final Ever Performance of The Original Line-up After 20 Years * The Wailers * Joe Camilleri Presents The Honeydrippers, Dylan Show * Christone "Kingfish" Ingram * The War and Treaty * Tamam Shud * Spectrum (band), Spectrum * 60's Psychedelic Liquid Lightshow by Ellis D Fogg * Spinifex Gum Feat Felix Reibl & Olie McGill from The Cat Empire, Emma Donovan & Marliya Choir * Zevon-Accidentally Like a Martyr by Henry Wagons * Kevin Borich Express * Caravãna Sun * Tijuana Cartel * Blue Empress All-Stars Feat Fiona Boyes, Cara Robinson, Hussy Hicks, Alison Penney, Kerri Simpson, & Sweet Felicia * Minnie Marks * Juzzie Smith Friday, April 15 * Midnight Oil * Six60 * L.A.B. * The Living End * Hoodoo Gurus * The Angels (Australian band), The Angels * Tex Perkins, the Man In Black * The Church (band), The Church * Morcheeba *

The Marcus King Band The Marcus King Band is a southern rock/blues band from South Carolina formed in 2013. History The band is led by guitarist Marcus King. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen side ...

* Casey Barnes * The Black Sorrows * Vika & Linda * Russell Morris * Baker Boy *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

* Briggs (rapper), Briggs * Amadou & Mariam * C.W. Stoneking * Kevin Borich Express * Blue Empress All-Stars Feat Fiona Boyes, Cara Robinson, Hussy Hicks, Alison Penney, Kerri Simpson, & Sweet Felicia * 19-Twenty * Ash Grunwald * Fiona Boyes & the Fortune Tellers * Lachy Doley & the Horns of Conviction * Kara Grainger * Nathan Cavaleri *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* JK-47 * The Regime * Garrett Kato * ROSHANI * Hat Fitz & Cara * Round Mountain Girls * Lambros. * Bluesfest Busking Competition & Winners * Welcome to Country Saturday, April 16 * Paul Kelly * Amy Shark * The Wailers * Xavier Rudd *

Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ...

* Kasey Chambers * Ross Wilson (musician), Ross Wilson & the Peaceniks * Kate Miller-Heidke * Morcheeba * Casey Barnes * The Black Sorrows * Christone "Kingfish" Ingram * The War and Treaty * Cory Henry *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Stan Walker *

All Our Exes Live in Texas All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an ''O ...

* C.W. Stoneking * Melbourne Ska Orchestra * 19-Twenty * Ash Grunwald * Jeff Martin (Canadian musician), Plays the Songs of Led Zeppelin * Fiona Boyes & the Fortune Tellers * Lachy Doley & the Horns of Conviction * Kara Grainger * Ray Beadle * Lisa Hunt, Lisa Hunt's Forever Soul * Pacey, King & Doley * Nathan Cavaleri * Mama Kin Spender * Geoff Achison & the Soul Diggers * Garrett Kato * Hussy Hicks * ROSHANI * Hat Fitz & Cara * Lambros. * Electrik Lemonade * Bluesfest Busking Competition & Winners Sunday, April 17 * Jimmy Barnes * Crowded House * George Benson *

Fat Freddys Drop Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...

* John Butler (musician), John Butler * The Wailers * Renée Geyer * Ian Moss * Jon Stevens * The Waifs * Hiatus Kaiyote * Weddings, Parties, Anything *

The Marcus King Band The Marcus King Band is a southern rock/blues band from South Carolina formed in 2013. History The band is led by guitarist Marcus King. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen side ...

* Cory Henry *

Diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

* Troy Cassar-Daley * Amadou & Mariam * The War and Treaty * Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald * Christone "Kingfish" Ingram * The Bamboos * Backsliders * Melbourne Ska Orchestra * 19-Twenty * Henry Wagons * Jeff Lang * Ray Beadle * Nathan Cavaleri *

Kim Churchill Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into ...

* Fools * Mama Kin Spender * Dami Im * Pierce Brothers * Emily Wurramara * Daniel Champagne * Hussy Hicks * Little Georgia * Round Mountain Girls * Rockwiz Live! Monday, 18 April * The Teskey Brothers * The Wailers * Kate Ceberano * Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter), Pete Murray * The Waifs * John Williamson (singer), John Williamson * Hiatus Kaiyote * Mark Seymour, Mark Seymour & The Undertow * Troy Cassar-Daley * Amadou & Mariam * Christone "Kingfish" Ingram * The War and Treaty * Cory Henry *

Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...

* Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald * The Bamboos * Sam Teskey * Jeff Martin (Canadian musician), Plays the Songs of Led Zeppelin * Henry Wagons * Jeff Lang * Pacey, King & Doley * Fools * Emily Wurramara * The Buckleys * Mick Thomas, Mick Thomas's Roving Commission * Geoff Achison & the Soul Diggers * Daniel Champagne * Minnie Marks * The Regime * Hussy Hicks * ROSHANI * Juzzie Smith * Little Georgia * Palm Valley * Rockwiz Live!

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