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Deep dive into Spilt Milk 2025 festival line-up

When I first saw the Spilt Milk line-up at face value, I only knew about four of the acts — some international, others Australian.

Good Friday spent listening to folk music

It’s not just music being created at the National Folk Festival (NFF) in Canberra, but a mural was also put together — and anyone could join in. Attendees at the festival were encouraged...

Spilt Milk teases line-up clues on social media

The lead up to the 2025 Spilt Milk is underway, with festival organisers releasing line-up hints on TikTok.

Guide to National Folk Festival 2025

The National Folk Festival is a celebration of music, poetry, community, circus, visual arts and more!

Canberran’s Australian Idol top eight experience

When Canberran Emma Jones applied for the latest season of Australian Idol she “definitely” did not expect to make the top eight.

A prisoner to the music

Visitors to the (minimum to maximum security) Alexander Maconochie Centre don’t usually bring guitars, but Nick Lee-Murphy passes through the metal detector and X-ray checkpoint with nothing but an acoustic Martin guitar and a songbook.

Canberra’s most folkified family

A family of six from Kaleen has camped every year at the National Folk Festival for over 30 years.

Damien Leith performs reimagined Irish classics in Canberra

Since winning Australian Idol in 2006, Damien Leith has brought his shows to Canberra every year – sometimes even biannually.

Work, something to sing about

Statistically, the chance of all employees in one workplace being musical is slim, but Better Music in Phillip is a statistical anomaly with almost all 47 staffers being musicians – except the accountant.

Take 5 to Funky Town with Pseudo Echo’s Brian Canham

It has been 40 years since Pseudo Echo released the classic Australian pop hit, resident earworm, and global smash Funky Town.

Take 6 with Kasey Chambers

More than 10 years ago, Australian musicians Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson divorced.

Irish tone to Canberran singer-songwriters’ first release

Listen to the dulcet tones of Ireland-born Canberra singer Inez Hargaden as she launches her EP Dear Songs, all while sipping a tipple of wine or two.

Splendour in the Grass music festival cancelled again

Annual music festival Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled for a second year running as organisers say it needs more time to "recharge".

The last free folk fest in Australia

The last surviving free “traditional” folk festival in Australia lies just 90 minutes from Canberra, with the Numeralla Folk Festival quietly puttering along since 1974.

Take 5 with Emily Wurramara

In 2024, Emily Wurramara made Australian music history by becoming the first Indigenous woman to win the best adult contemporary album at the ARIA Awards.

‘Regional plus Canberra’: Take 5 with Sarah Blasko

Multi-ARIA-Award-winning Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko will kick off her extended I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain “regional” tour in Canberra in 2025.

‘Huge, brilliant and noisy form’: Cold Chisel praises ACT crowd

Nine thousand people made it loud and clear that adding Canberra to Cold Chisel’s 50th-anniversary tour was the right choice.

Take 6 with Midnight Oil founding member Jim Moginie

A founding member of the legendary Australian band Midnight Oil, Jim Moginie branched out with a solo career almost 20 years ago.

Canberra band wins ARIA Award for debut album

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers were inspired to form in 2015 after watching the School of Rock movie at a sleepover.

Take 6 with John Butler

Iconic Australian musician John Butler will return to Canberra for a special show that’s different from anything he’s done in the past.

Take 8 with Brad Cox

Originally from Jindabyne in NSW, Australian singer-songwriter Brad Cox is bringing his Everything I’ve Got tour to the University of Canberra on Thursday 17 October.

Canberra’s longest-running band: The Gadflys

There’s nothing more Canberran than home-grown “mongrel Jazz” band The Gadflys performing at that other Canberra institution, Smith’s Alternative.

In blue velvet and echoing The Sound of White, Missy Higgins makes us laugh and cry

While fans were disappointed when Missy Higgins postponed the Canberra leg of ‘The Second Act Tour 2024’ due to ill-health earlier this year, turns out it was well worth the wait.

Huge local line-up released for Canberra’s music festival, Stonefest

Local line-up released for Canberra’s Stonefest, returning to the University of Canberra Lawns Saturday 19 October.

Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Messiah’ a triumph

Canberra crowds are notoriously tough critics, so it was no small feat for the Canberra Symphony Orchestra to elicit a well-deserved standing ovation from the majority at last night's special presentation of Handel's Messiah.

New Taylor Swift album first to have 300m Spotify streams in a day

Taylor Swift has become the most-streamed artist in a single day on the music platform Spotify with the release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department.

Take 5 with Katie Noonan, performing with Elixir at Gundaroo

Ahead of Elixir's performance at Tallagandra Hill Winery on Saturday 9 March, Katie Noonan discusses musical memories and journeys, and collaborating with national living treasure, Michael Leunig.

Taylor Swift sings up a storm in rain hit Sydney show

Lightning and rain was not enough to dampen the spirits of 80,000 Taylor Swift fans on night one of her Sydney tour, with the second show kicking off in a matter of hours.

Taylor Swift to break records with Australian Eras Tour

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has descended on Melbourne, with the pop megastar expected to perform in front of the biggest crowds of her career so far.

Taylor Swift announces new album while accepting Grammy

Her Swifties have gone ballistic after pop megastar Taylor Swift announced the imminent release of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
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