September 15th, 2024Gigs with Darren Lowe

Two of American country music’s most exciting young artists are coming to Australia for the first time.    

Fresh on the circuit after the release of his latest LP All Bad, Nick Shoulders’ inimitable form of country music is in the spotlight: a balance of traditional country and punk, Cajun rhythms and surf rock blues played with deft skill by a yodelling fiddler.    

Joining Nick on this cruise is the magnificent Margo Cilker, who leaves the    Columbia River near Washington for Australian shores for the very first time.    

Hailing from the Ozarks, Nick is a whip-smart young country singer with a voice    from another era (fans of C.W. Stoneking and Sierra Ferrell take note), a DIY punk    approach that sees him in complete control of everything he does (he runs his own    label, Gar Hole Records) and a great musical and poetic sensibility.    

He writes incredible songs that are funny, sad and challenging, has a distinct    warbling yodel and masterful whistle crafted from a lifetime chasing lizards through    the Ozark Hills, and he looks like he could be up on stage with Amyl and the    Sniffers.    

Margo’s magical songs about moonlight, forests and cowboys captivate the    dreamer and follow on from her new album Valley of Heart’s Delight.    

They are performing at Out on the Weekend in Ballarat on October 11.    

Leavers Hotel, Creswick    

Rennie Pearson – Friday, September 13    

Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine Sarah Carroll and Stefanie Duzel – Saturday,    September 14    

Skyscraper Stan – Saturday, September 28    

Trudy Fatnowna Edgeley Album Launch – Saturday, October 5

David Bridie – Saturday, October 12    

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