Ten Quid Poms - John Warner & Robin Connaughton are performers and songwriters of contemporary and traditional music and are witty incisive commentators on industrial, political and social issues. John writes incisive, biting and wicked songs about life, social change, politics and pirates, and has a powerful singing style, with fine harmonies, and sings both [...]

Poets Dinner Newcastle Diggers - Featuring Kathy Edwards Wednesday 15th May Poets Dinner Newcastle Diggers 6:30pm to 9pm

Double Duos Treat We have a double treat with two duos to share their own special talents. Anousha Victoire is teaming up with Skye Harrison on Violin. Anousha Victoire tells poignant stories across cultures and time with her trademark fingerpicking guitar style and clear soaring vocals. She is joined by the luscious harmonies and violin [...]

Poets Dinner Newcastle Diggers Wednesday 19th June Poets Dinner Newcastle Diggers 6:30pm to 9pm Special Guest - Carol Heuchan

Bushdance with Fiddle tunes (Teralba) Enjoy a great Traditional Bush Dance.  All Dances Called.  Bring a Plate for Supper.

Larry Hughes & Rob Johnson / Ian Milroy

This your chance to review and comment on the activities of the Folk Club. We also invite all members to become part of the team that keep the Folk Club functioning. Please come to the AGM and add your support for the what the Club has achieved and take up the opportunity to contribute to [...]

This is your opportunity to take the stage.  Invited floor spots have been allocated to Phil Bates, Ben Lambert, Jen McPherson and Gabrielle Newland. Ben and Gabrielle were interviewed on ABC Radio of Friday 2nd August 2019 to promote the Folk Club "Come All Yee" Concert on 3rd August Tap to Listen

Kick up your heels for a fun night at Teralba. Enjoy a great Traditional Bush Dance.  All Dances Called.  Bring a Plate for Supper

Hugh Merrill has drawn together some of the best all round performers under the banner of the Williams River Rounders to perform his own collection of inspiring songs about the land and the environment.  Hugh has become a central figure in bringing Folk Music to the Dungog area through his support for event such as [...]

Pete and his Mates will present a special bracket feature members of his regular session. Pete Smith and his family and friends have been part of the Newcastle Folk Music scene for decades. This will be an extra special opportunity for Pete and his mates to be featured at the Folk Club.    

 The 3rd Annual  UKES ‘N ALL CONCERT Come and hear Blues and Folk – songs that will raise your spirits and make you think. FEATURING: SUE ROBINSON,  TRIPLE EFFECT, ORIGINAL CYN AND CO CLYDE STREET (formerly Uke’n’Jammit) THREEPENCE Fine music and soaring harmonies.   Don’t miss it! Original Cyn Bio Original Cyn & Co are a [...]

A local Newcastle treasure, Tracy engages audiences with her gentle finger-picking guitar, earthy vocals, soulful slide guitar and old-time banjo. She earnestly strums, picks and slides her way through a repertoire of traditional, contemporary and original songs and tunes in the folk, country blues, delta blues, and Americana styles. Tracy has a unique singing style, [...]

Kate Delaney & Dennis Tracey Kate Delaney is best known for her performance with late husband Gordon McIntyre. Since his death she has performed solo and in a variety of musical combinations. The combination with Denis Tracey came about by a recent ‘jam’ one Sunday afternoon, playing a variety of stringed instruments plus tin whistle. [...]

Bush Poets Night at Carrington Bowling Club Wednesday 19th February 6:30pm to 8:30pm Featuring award winning Poet Clare Reynolds from Gloucester. Please bring your poems to share with the regular members of the Hunter Bush Poets.

Doctor's Wife ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ (Peter Allsop & Nicky Ross) is a Newcastle- based duo who play their original songs along with some that they covert and wished they had written!! With well- developed harmonies and Peter’s unique guitar style, the songs they sing for you are given real colour and a feel that continues [...]

We will still gather on Wednesday 18th March with appropriate protocols to keep everyone safe. We look forward to an enjoyable evening of Poetry and Music with local and visiting featured performers. Bring your poems and your friends for great evening celebrating the power of the spoken word.

Unfortunately Claire Hastings has been caught up in the travel bans associated with Covid-19 and has not been able to travel to Australia.  All of her concerts in Australia have been cancelled.  We hope that Claire will be able to share her music with Australian audiences in the near future.   Claire Hastings is a [...]

Due to concerns regarding Covid-19 the Come-All-Ye Concert has been cancelled. Our first priority is for everyone to look after their health.  

Virtual Folk Tune Session Join Jono from Quill and Compass on Facebook Live each Wednesday night from 6:00 pm  https://www.facebook.com/jono.smith.750

Frohlich Brothers Hailing from Newcastle and Central Coast, Frohlich Brothers is made up of brothers Martin and Greg Frohlich. Frohlich Brothers’ eclectic mix of trad. ballads, jigs & reels, retro rock’n’roll and boogie produces a unique high-energy performance, guaranteed to get ‘toes a tapping’! Vocals are accompanied by guitar, keyboard, mandolin, fiddle, whistle and percussion. [...]

This is a chance for you to come out and share what you have been doing during the lockdowns. Bring your instruments your voices and your stories and enjoy some safe social interactions. Or you can join us on Facebook for some brief highlights we will be posting at around 8:30pm In order to control [...]

The Folk Club is proud to have one of Newcastle's own  musical legends Jono Smith perform at the Club as "Doc and the Delegate". This Covid-19 striped down version of the well-known "Doc and the Delegates" will perform a range of Bluegrass, Blues, Gypsy Swing and Folk Tunes. Check out the link below for a [...]

Martin Frohlich sings lead vocals and plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin & whistle. Martin played with North Coast bands Feral Folk and the Big River Bush Band before moving to Newcastle and fronting contemporary folk-rock bands Blackberry Jam and State 51. Greg Frohlich provides vocals and adds solid punch to contemporary folk-blues, playing electric piano and synthesizer. After [...]

Traditional Graffiti' is the exciting roots music band that has evolved out of Australia's ever-popular gang of ex-pats, 'The Wheeze & Suck Band'. Ian 'The Pump' . Traditional Graffiti (aka ‘The Trads’) has risen, phoenix-like, out of the ashes of the Wheeze & Suck Band. The band members are:- Ian "The Pump" Macintosh – slide, acoustic & electric guitars, [...]

This Year the Christmas Party will have to be a bit different.  We will gather at 6:30 for a Social gathering but you will have to bring your own food and refreshments.  We have also booked a featured group to perform so in order to cover some of the costs we will ask for a [...]

Fiddle Tunes Band. Shayne and Roz Kerr will play some of their favourite Irish and Scottish tunes on a variety of rare and unusual instruments from their collection. Donnie McGregor will accompany them on bodhran. Lots of surprises in store. https://sites.google.com/view/fiddle-tunes-band