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John Smith with Port Fairy Folk Festival, Charm of Finches, and more

Mar 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM  ·  Southcombe Park, Port Fairy Southcombe Park, Port Fairy

John Smith
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John Smith
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British artist Bess Atwell moved to Canada, sparking a shift toward honest music. She released the Aaron Dessner-produced Light Sleeper and teamed up with producer Chris Coady for the moody, Eighties-leaning pop single The Act, written while living in Quebec.
Irish folk and blues artist Muireann Bradley is known for her intricate fingerstyle guitar. Her debut album, I Kept These Old Blues, sold out its first pressing. She has performed on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny and released the songwriter showcase Blackwood Pew.
Atlanta-born singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, rose from NYC’s experimental rock scene, blending folk, blues and soul. Her acclaimed albums include Moon Pix, The Greatest (Shortlist Music Prize), Sun and Wanderer; duetted with Lana Del Rey.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania pop/rock singer-songwriter and producer with ’70s–’80s hits like “I Saw the Light,” “Hello, It’s Me” and “Bang on the Drum All Day.” Made influential LPs Something/Anything? and A Wizard, A True Star; led Utopia. Produced Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell.
Blues singer Ruthie Foster won her first Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album with Mileage. After serving in the US Navy, she signed to a major label, left music in 1993 to care for her ill mother, then returned as an independent artist.
Tiree’s Skerryvore: 2x Scotland Trad Music Live Act of the Year winners, globe-touring 8-piece fusing folk/trad with rock & Americana.
Scottish folk trio Talisk—Mohsen Amini (concertina), Benedict Morris (violin) and Charlie Galloway (guitar)—known for an explosively energetic sound. They’ve earned BBC Radio awards and two BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.
Ugandan-born singer-songwriter Jon Muq is based in Austin, Texas. Discovered by Dan Auerbach after posting a Beatles cover, Auerbach produced Muq’s debut album, Flying Away. Muq has toured globally and shared stages with Billy Joel and Van Morrison.
Born in Atlanta, Kristin Hersh co-founded the acclaimed alternative rock band Throwing Muses with Tanya Donelly in 1981. Best known for her solo work and bands like 50 Foot Wave, she debuted solo with 1994's Hips and Makers, featuring the Michael Stipe duet Your Ghost.
JUNO Award-winning modern folk group The East Pointers fuse folk, pop, and dance. Their debut album won the 2017 JUNO for Traditional Album of the Year; they’ve released six records, including Schoonertown, and their music appears in TV and film.
Irish folk singer Niamh Bury shines with her debut album "Yellow Roses", praised for rich vocals and folk style. She’s performed with Dermot Kennedy, Ye Vagabonds, and more.
Nashville-based Australian indi-roots artist Jordie Lane grew up in a traveling circus. He’s toured with Gotye and Billy Bragg, duetted with Mary Gauthier and Ruthie Foster, and appeared on Spicks & Specks. His LP Tropical Depression hit #1 on ARIA Charts.
Australian folk-rock singer and songwriter Mick Thomas led the ARIA-winning band Weddings, Parties, Anything, scoring a major hit with 1993's Father's Day. He later launched a solo career with the Sure Thing and formed the Roving Commission.
Missy Higgins is an Australian singer/songwriter unearthed by Triple J in 2002. She’s won 11 ARIA Awards and earned six #1 releases in Australia. Her ARIA Album of the Year The Sound Of White spawned hits “Scar” and “The Special Two.”
Melbourne sisters Vika and Linda are an enduring Australian vocal duo spanning nearly four decades. Blending soul, gospel, rock, and country, they have released eight studio albums, earned an OAM, and topped charts with Akilotoa.
Little Quirks are a band from the Central Coast of NSW, Australia, who’ve performed together all their lives. Known for dynamic live shows and strong harmonies, their 2024 Bluesfest set was rated “near flawless” by Under the Radar magazine.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, David Francey is a celebrated Canadian folksinger known for authentic storytelling. His debut album, Torn Screen Door, paved the way for multiple Juno Awards, including Far End of Summer and Skating Rink. Notable collaborations include works with Kieran Kane and Moxy Früvous' Mike Ford. He's been covered by Del McCoury Band and Rankin Family. Francey has also won the USA Songwriting Competition and John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Born in Essex and raised by the Devon seaside, Liverpool-honed John Smith is a British folk/American guitar artist with six studio albums and over 100 million Spotify streams. Known for honey-on-gravel vocals and fingerstyle/slide guitar.
Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches (Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes) craft intricate folk-pop with dark, graceful harmonies. Their 2021 album Wonderful Oblivion won 2022 Australian Folk Music Awards Best Folk Album and earned 2 Australian Music Prize nods.
Hannah Aldridge, hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, crafts a unique blend of Americana and noir indie pop. Known for albums like "Razor Wire" and "Gold Rush," she captivates with her gritty, melodic voice and storytelling. Her music captures southern rebellion and self-discovery, earning acclaim across ten countries.
Bonny Light Horseman, featuring Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman, fuses folk brilliance. Their debut earned a Grammy nod, with "Deep in Love" up for Best American Roots Performance. Mitchell is acclaimed for "Hadestown," Johnson for Fruit Bats and scoring, and Kaufman for collaborations with Bob Weir to Taylor Swift. Their bond creates a powerful, vulnerable sound.
Leah, vocal about artist rights, removed her music from Spotify due to low pay and ethical concerns over its CEO’s ties to AI weaponry funding.
Leith-born Scottish Americana artist Dean Owens: dark, cinematic desert noir/alt-country; albums with Calexico in Tucson. AMA-UK Song 2019; Americana UK Best Act 2021-25 & Best Album 2022.
Toronto-born Nova Scotia folk troubadour/banjo ace Old Man Luedecke: wry roots tales; Juno wins for Proof of Love & My Hands on Fire; worked w/ Tim O’Brien.
Born in Australia, singer-songwriter Jeff Lang blends blues with Celtic/folk. Ex-gun guitarist, backed Albert Collins, Rory Gallagher; debut Ravenswood; poll-winning Native Dog Creek.
Australian singer-songwriter Troy Cassar-Daley, a proud Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung man, has released 12 studio albums and scored 33 No. 1 singles. He’s won 45 Golden Guitars, 6 ARIA Awards, and was inducted into the Australasian Roll of Renown.
Born in Nairobi, Elsy Wameyo is an Adelaide-based artist known for her debut EP "Nilotic." Praised for its lyrics and production, she's toured with Sampa the Great and Tyler the Creator, and won six South Australia Music Awards.
Omaha singer-songwriter Simon Joyner crafts intimate, mournful indie folk since the '90s. Influential to Beck and Conor Oberst, he’s collaborated with Wilco and Lambchop.
Jenny Mitchell, from Gore, NZ’s country hub, blends warm, heartfelt country and ballads. Her genre-defying sound, praised by No Depression, recalls The Chicks and Norah Jones.

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