Selby Folk Club

Jenny Biddle
2015-05-01 20:00 - 23:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Whether listening to her albums or witnessing this diminutive songstress live on stage, you are humbled by a raw honesty. The intense and somewhat complex style of Jenny’s music touches upon many issues that affect us all… love, loss, fears, hopes – all the challenges life throws at us. And she’s willing to share and let us in. In fact, she’s so damn honest she even talks about her lies! She describes herself as “Missy Higgins meets The Waifs, with some mesmerising guitar voyages and facial expressions thrown in.” In truth, her songs are just so deeply personal, inspiring an incredibly moving listening experience.

“She wraps herself around a self-made acoustic guitar, like a marriage between body and instrument, her most honest core is released as she commands the guitar to talk “with uncommon skill and absolute self-assurance”
~ Syke, 2013

Khristian Mizzi
2015-06-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
In the vein of great storytellers before him, Khristian’s songs are engaging, dynamic and promise to stay with you long after your first acquaintance. Recent time in the studio has followed tours of Canada and the East Coast of Australia, and with life as his muse, Khristian has created a new album that speaks of both the challenges and triumphs of the human spirit. An award-winning songwriter, (Port Fairy Folk Fringe Festival, Basin Music Festival, shortlisted in the A.M.P. to name a few), Khristian has a special talent for drawing the listener into his world and making them feel at home within the soundscape he creates with his band. He has shared the stage with some of Australia’ s finest including Russell Morris, Joe Camilerri, Rebecca Barnard and Lloyd Spiegel to name a few. Now ready to reignite the following he has built over the years in Melbourne and regional Victoria, Khristian, along with regular appearances from his band ‘The Sirens’, is preparing to once again capture the imagination of audiences from intimate venues to music festivals with the release of his brand new album Midwinter Spring.

“Their aching, harmonised folk-rock speaks of Australian history, underpinned by a wonderful melodic sensibility. Stirring stuff…”
~ The Chandelier Room

Jed Rowe CD Launch
2015-06-12 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Jed Rowe has performed across Australia and Europe, but he still calls The Dandenong Ranges home.
Rowe returns to Selby Folk Club to launch his third album The Last Day Of Winter. Enlisting ARIA award winner Jeff Lang for the second time as producer, Rowe also brought in Cat Canteri and Justin Bernasconi of The Stillsons. The result is a diverse collection of songs which focus on Rowe’s deft touch with story and melody, with an emotional depth that resonates after the final note falls away. Rowe’s guitar talents are pushed to new heights by both Lang’s and Bernasconi’s supporting guitar roles, and three part vocal harmonies reign throughout.
The son of two musicians, Jed Rowe grew up in rural NSW and relocated to Melbourne in 2003. He showed early promise as an author, winning a national undergraduate short story writing award. Now a festival regular, Rowe has performed at Tamworth Country Music Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival and Thredbo Blues Festival amongst many others.
Jed will perform with Cat Canteri on harmony vocals and percussion, with support from eclectic Yarra Ranges trio The Anecdote.
Rowe stands out in the pack… Jeff Lang returns as producer with Cat Canteri and Justin Bernasconi (The Stillsons)… The communion is a perfect fit for Rowe’s songs.
~ Rhythms Magazine 2015.

Saoirse
2015-07-03 20:00 - 23:00
Since coming together in 2006 this dynamic quartet have firmly established themselves as one of Melbourne’s premier Celtic/Folk bands. Although their roots are based in traditional Irish music, Saoirse sing in Irish and English and harmonize beautifully in any language and are continually evolving and expanding their world music component. With the addition of their own material they strive to bring something unique to every performance. Saoirse will give an audience a little bit off everything, heart wrenching love songs, beautiful ballads, hand clapping toe tapping jig’s and reel’s and even some Irish step dancing to get the place jumping.
The band includes Bernadette O’Neill on bodhran and vocals, Kerry McManus on Accordion, whistle and vocals, Sile Coleman on guitar and vocals and Anthony O’Neill on guitar and fiddle.

Bruce Watson & Tracey Roberts
2015-08-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Bruce is a favourite at music festivals all over Australia and is one of this country’s best song writers – a wordsmith who writes and performs with humanity, heart and humour. With his wide knowledge of historical events and strong sense of social justice, he will have you wowing at his linguistic prowess, shedding a tear at his poignant pieces and laughing your head off at some of his musical and lyrical antics. Always a colourful performance.
Tracey is a warm, smooth, eloquent singer, a gorgeous pianist, and a passionate and captivating performer. She has played in many concerts and festivals, internationally, in Australia and her beloved Dandenong Ranges with a variety of musicians and musical genres, predominantly jazz-infused folk. With story songs both true and concocted (sometimes in cheeky, bizarre and twisted ways) she is an entertaining, class act.
They perform a mix of their well known original songs along with a tasty selection of new numbers. Their performances have included Melbourne’s iconic Boite, Ranges Concert Lounge, Wyreena and the Maldon Folk Festival.
Alternating their songs, they accompany each other, harmonise, laugh a lot and make really beautiful music together.

The Big Sing
2015-09-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Tecoma Uniting Church, 1566 Burwood Highway, Tecoma, Victoria, 3160, Australia
September at Selby Folk club is a celebration of song. This year we are thrilled to present some groups knocking ’em dead at a cappella festivals across the country along with some local favourites.
Co-cheol

The name Co-cheòl means harmony in Scots-Gaelic, and when it comes to this crew, it could not be more true to form. With voices from other-worldly places, these four lasses with seriously luscious harmonising skills will take you on a journey to the lands of the Celts and beyond with their gorgeous arrangements of soaring airs.
Members of this multi-award winning group include Claire Patti, Georgina Walton and twins Merrily and Ginger Hansen. Since they started singing together in October 2013, they have performed at folk festivals around the country, won first place in the AUS-ACA Victorian State Championships, were Runners Up in the National AUS-ACA Championships and received the prestigious Peter J Daly Memorial Award for the ‘Best Up-Coming Celtic Act’ at the National Folk Festival in 2015.

Platinum Quartet
The effervescent Platinum Quartet have entertained crowds at public and private functions all over town. They competed for the first time at the SAI National Competition in Sydney in 2014. Besides all things Barbershop and bling, they also share a love of animals – and have 6 cats, a dog and a vet between them!
Platinum Quartet formed around Christmas time in 2012 when best buddies and long-time singing duo, Deb Neilsen and Kerry Haddow got together with fellow Lead & Vocal Vibes member Alison Brown. Deb’s sister-in-law, Margot Thorne was cajoled into just having a go and she did, and the quartet was complete.

Supported by local favourites Sweet Sassafras and VoKallista

Mae Trio EP Launch
2015-09-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
It has been a magical two years since The Mae Trio released their award-winning debut album Housewarming and hit international stages from Celtic Connections (Glasgow) to Cambridge Folk Festival and Americana Festival (Nashville), not to mention national Australian tours where they won the hearts of critics and fans alike. Winners of the Maton Class Act Award and the National Film & Sound Archive Award for Folk Recording of the Year, The Mae Trio is renowned for their sophisticated instrumentation and stellar three-part harmonies.
The trio return to launch the September EP featuring an array of originals and new interpretations of some of the songs that have helped shape the band’s musical lives so far.
Join Anita Hillman, Maggie Rigby and Elsie Rigby for an evening of contemporary folk that will leave you breathless.
“a delightful Australian girl group whom it is hard to fault…theirs is an innocent, clear-skinned sound that’s long on banjo, fiddle and ukulele”
~ Metro, Glasgow
“spine-tingling harmonies”
~ The Scotsman

Tim Woodz
2015-10-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Tim was born in central Gippsland and was introduced to Folk music at a very young age, whether it was by joining in with Mum and Dad as they played music in the kitchen or watching them and other performers in restaurants around town.
When Tim moved to Melbourne, he became well known as the host of the Bender Bar Open Mic Night (now Thornbury Local) and as an active supporter of the local music scene. He then got his band together, The Dirty Shoes, to release their first and long awaited EP, It’s a Tootbrush in 2008.
His song Tale of a Possum is featured on the Paper Crane Compilation CD and in 2011 he won the Maldon Minstrel award held at the Maldon Folk Festival. Tim is in the process of making a debut album and will be touring in far north Queensland later in the year featuring in the lineup at The Wallaby Creek festival.
“Tim Woodz, plays an eclectic collection of songs with off-beat lyrics that steer away from the same old chestnuts.” ~ Michelle Slater The dotted line 3mdr radio presenter
“Quirky folk music at it’s best…” ~ Joel Stibbard 989.9 radio Presenter
“Tim Woods is a captivating performer with a knapsack of great songs from his travels through life. His warmth and good humor always have audiences tapping their feet, smiling and singing along.” ~Vic Farrell Letterbox Music

Michael Waugh
2015-11-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Michael Waugh is an incredible Melbourne-based singer-songwriter in the storytelling tradition. His uniquely Australian country-inspired folk music evokes a heartfelt contemporary voice.
Michaels honest songs draw vivid images of Australian life – both of growing up in Victoria’s East Gippsland farming community and Melbourne’s inner city – tales of long family drives, building property fences, devastating bushfires, life, love and parenting.

White Ribbon Concert - Hills Against Family Violence
2015-11-20 07:30 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Come and join us for a great night of music and help us to raise funds for local family violence charities. Great acts, yummy nibblies and some awesome raffle prizes!
We have Carolyn Oates headlining, supported by local singer-songwriter Sophie Louise and Sweet Sassafras Community Choir.
There will be a donation drive on the night and you can check out the wish list we have received from the refuge. Proceeds will go to White Ribbon and a local women’s refuge.
Download: White Ribbon Concert poster

Leigh Sloggett Duo
2015-12-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
The Leigh Sloggett Duo’ brings together the singing, songwriter and guitar playing talents of Leigh Sloggett with the percussion skills of Rob Groves.
Leigh’s distinctive husk-tinged vocals and compelling musicianship on both lap-slide and open tuned guitars, driven and punctuated by Rob’s expressive and dynamic drumming defines the characteristic sound of this unique duo.
Leigh has three albums of original acoustic folk-blues material to his name and his songs are included on several compilation CDs including, ‘Pick of the Crop 3’ (released by Trad & Now Magazine), ‘Music in a Quiet Place’ (a selection from the 2009 Melbourne Library Service Acoustic Series) and ‘A Mountain of Sound’ (live recordings from Mountain District Radio 3MDR 91.7fm). He released his third album, ‘More Than I Need’ in 2012 and it went onto reach number eight on the Australian Blues and Roots charts and had radio airplay around Australia, most prominently on ABC Radio National’s program, ‘The Inside Sleeve’. He has toured internationally and has been performing consistently over the past decade at festivals, clubs and a variety of other venues and events.
Rob Groves commenced his drumming career in Brisbane playing in clubs and bars in the 80’s. He moved to Melbourne in the 90’s and continued his passion for drums playing with various Melbourne based bands. He became a member of a legendary girl band ‘Hotbox’ which saw him playing at various festivals around Victoria including numerous TV appearances. His success in the drumming circuit lead him to become the founding member of jazz band ‘Raw Silk’. He has also performed in theatre supporting live theatrical productions and recorded with numerous artists over the years.
“…a letter perfect blend of folk and blues, one of the best I’ve ever heard”. ~ Mark S. Tucker The Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange, U.S.A
“Great feel band – great songs.” ~ Russell Morris

Justin Bernasconi
2016-02-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Justin Bernasconi performs highly original tunes, infused with exciting, tasteful acoustic guitar playing with influences ranging across folk, bluegrass, ragtime and blues.
Though born in London, Justin was raised in Warboys, a small Cambridgeshire village famed for Witches and Lancaster Bombers. He arrived in Australia in 2004 and formed alt country group The Stillsons, with Cat Canteri and Ben Franz, in 2006. The band has released three albums, with their latest ‘Never Go Your way’ voted “Country Album of 2013” by Rhythms readers poll.
2014 saw the release of Bernasconi’s debut solo album ‘Winter Pick’, recorded and produced by Jeff Lang in Melbourne. Showcasing a considerable grasp of both British and American folk guitar styles, taking inspiration from John Fahey, Doc Watson and Richard Thompson.
As Justin took ‘Winter Pick’ on the road with a twenty six date Australian national tour, the album was rewarded in international press, receiving glowing reviews: (4/5 stars) in R2 (Rock N Reel, UK); Guitar Techniques (UK); Maverick (UK); and Australian Guitar Magazine.
A dexterous display of picking that does a stellar job of treading the fine line between guitar showboating and tasteful melodies…” ~ Australian Guitar magazine May 2014

“Informal, yet masterful… Rippling guitar work that emanates both warmth and style” ~ Sydney Morning Herald June 2014

V-DAY 2016 – A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer
2016-02-19 19:30 - 22:30 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
A groundbreaking collection of spoken monologues from renowned authors and playwrights from around the world. To be performed by members of the hills community, these diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down. Come along to support action against gender-based violence.
The readings will be accompanied by live music from local composer Jordan Scotney, followed by performance from local singer-songwriter Elise Cabret.
All proceeds go to McAuley Community Services for Women, a Melbourne based charity that provides services for women and children escaping family violence.
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. Founded in 1998 by Eve Ensler and inspired by her Tony Award winning play, The Vagina Monologues. Find out more about V-Day at vday.org
Mulled wine and other refreshments available during the interval.
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Lonesome Still
2016-03-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Lonesome Still plays a blend of Bluegrass, Americana and Country, with Celtic thrown in for something different! Focused on strong vocals and tasteful instrumentation the band consists of founding members Richard Atkinson (Guitar, Vocals) and Leonie Reading (Mandolin, Vocals), with Penelope Swales (Tin Whistles, Vocals), Andrew Barcham (Double Bass), Jules Vines (Accordion, Vocals) and Ian Vaskess (Dobro, Guitar). Varied backgrounds and influences bounce around in this stylish combo that will have you humming, hooting and harmonizing right through their performance.

Selby Fest 2016
2016-03-19 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Selby Fest has live music all day, a market full of local arts and crafts an food stalls and a program of workshops set with a beautiful backdrop of tall Mountain Ash forest. What better way to bring the community together for a day of fun!

Andrew Winton
2016-04-01 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Andrew Winton makes a welcome return, conjuring up everything from sophisticated blues groans to intricate celtic-influenced melodies on his 13 stringed, double neck, Alabama cypress tree root lap-slide beast (The Lucky 13).
His humour, musicianship, eclectic influences and styles, suburban song-stories, vocal shenanigans and award-winning songs have all contributed to Andrew gaining fans locally and internationally over the years. Clearly his mix of originals and bluesified unexpected covers appeals to a wide audience.
Andrew is excited to be releasing his new album, Glorybox Mechanics, his first since the highly successful and award winning, Happy (2012). Andrew continues to explore a range of uniquely designed lap slide and acoustic instruments, making for a captivating and entertaining live performance. Andrew was named Australian Songwriter of the Year 2012 by the Australian Songwriters Association in conjunction with APRA.
“He is a sublime stylist” ~ Sydney Morning Herald
“Winton is a wizard on the lap-steel.” ~ Rhythms Magazine

Nick Charles
2016-05-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
It’s no surprise that the prestigious Black Rose Acoustic Society in Colorado USA describes Australian guitarist, Nick Charles, as “a world class stylist and composer”. His dazzling, melodic fingerpicking on 6 and 12 string guitars, stinging slide and a lifetime’s stories and songs from the musical highway has him labelled by the Melbourne Age as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues”.
During an extensive and acclaimed career, Nick has released many albums on major roots and guitar music labels. He has garnered world-wide recognition for a series of releases on Black Market Music, beginning with My Lace and now his most recent albums, Closer to Home and Return of the Travelling Fingerpicker. This recognition has succeeded in having Nick signed to the Grammy award winning label, Solid Air Records USA, home of the world’s finest guitarists.
Averaging 150 shows a year in Australia, New Zealand the USA and the UK, his music encompasses an eclectic mix of acoustic roots including blues, folk and early ragtime jazz.

“Dazzling guitar, muscular vocals and clever, literate writing!” ~ Little Rock Folk Club Arkansas, USA
“An awesome talent” ~ Australian Guitar Magazine
“Amazingly expressive” ~ herald Sun

Jessica Moussi
2016-06-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Jessica Moussi’s music takes you on a journey from Melbourne’s intimate laneway bars to dusty Middle Eastern streets and back again. Her Middle Eastern heritage is what makes her style unique, but her voice is what will catch your attention first. Weaving mesmerising harmonies, she confesses wrong doing, observes relationships and tells stories with a rare honesty.
On her latest release Wholly Unholy, Moussi’s dulcet tones whisper and cry as she plucks away alongside the jazz musings of guitarist Matt Moras. She is supported by the lush chords of her vocal army ‘The Songbirds’; consisting of Malia Sloman, Anna Paddick and Mariel Korobilulu.
Moussi fits a rigorous touring schedule in between the responsibilities of co-owning a café with fellow Songbird Malia Sloman.

Free listening on SoundCloud

Liz Frencham & Robbie Melville
2016-07-01 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Think ‘Jazz/folk bass diva’ or ‘Wine-soaked love child of James Taylor and Julie London’. From sultry sass to raw intimacy, with a little side order of irreverent humour!
Liz first crossed paths with Robbie in a rural Victorian café in 2013 and soon they were seeking out opportunities to play together. From their first rehearsal it was evident that a lengthy musical relationship was on the cards. The obvious chemistry between the pair is intensified by a willingness to never play any song the same way twice. Frencham’s warmth is met by Melville’s beautiful harmonic dissonances, and every nuance is distinct.
Other successful collaborations Liz has been involved with include FrenchamSmith, Jigzag & Dev’lish Mary and she continues to maintain a career as a respected accompanist, producer and arranger both onstage and in the recording studio. Her diverse gang of artists both national and international including While & Matthews(UK), Gregory Page(US) , Wouter Kellerman(Africa), Kristina Olsen(USA) and Mic Conway is ever expanding.
Always a luminous and generous presence, Liz Frencham possesses that unique ability to hold an audience fondly in the palm of her hand.

Frencham has a voice with all the appeal, emotional honesty and clarity of someone like Shawn Colvin or Mary Chapin Carpenter. Yes, really, she is that good.” ~ Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

Liz Frencham is an ornament to music. The complete package: a superb song-writer, sings like an angel, and when Liz is on stage with one of her double-basses, it’s like two parts of the one whole.” ~ RiotACT Online

Abbie Cardwell
2016-08-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Armed with her tenor banjo, guitar, ukulele, harmonica and voice Abbie naturally writes songs that pay homage to the genres of her influences. Creating music from acoustic roots, alt-country, Americana to even vintage Mariachi rock and Spaghetti Western!? (Yup, she sings a bit in Spanish too) Abbie keeps herself busy performing solo or with one of her several bands in Australia and Mexico.
Abbie has “mastery of any style, vindicating her title as ‘The Belle of Rootsy-Rockabilly-Twang’ (dB Mag) and has naturally attracted a string of songwriting awards to her collection of independently released albums.
Bold moves are Cardwells’ style. Which was her biggest you ask? Perhaps it was flying to Mexico on a ‘gut instinct’ to find a band to work with (sans Spanish & contacts) which consequently led to several collaborated albums, tours and continued work. Or perhaps it was creating a 10 piece vintage Mexican Rocanrol band in Melbourne?.
Currently residing between friends and family’s driveways along the Australian East Coast with her beloved Toyota Hiace van Lady Luck Abbie is excitedly working on her next solo album release. (More to be revealed soon, but yes…expect alt-country-americana with a pinch of mexican hot-sauce!)
“Abbie Cardwell proves why she is truly one of Australia’s greatest female talents … Her range of musical talents are truly on show, from deep, unique songwriter to multi-instrumentalist, she has every stone turned” ~ DB Magazine

The Big Sing
2016-09-02 19:30 - 23:00 | Tecoma Uniting Church, 1566 Burwood Highway, Tecoma, Victoria, 3160, Australia
September is the month that Selby Folk Club celebrates song. The line-up is predominantly a capella with harmonies to send shivers down your spine. Here’s the guest list;

Acoustic Kitchen
Sweet Sassafras
VoKallista
D’Caf
Harambee

Lucy Wise
2016-10-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Hailing from the far South Western corner of Australia, singer-songwriter Lucy Wise has delighted audiences across Australia, New Zealand and the UK with her unique blend of folk, chamber and pop music combined with masterful storytelling. Drawing inspirtion from her background in Appalachian and Celtic folk music, as well as legendary songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, Lucy’s songs sketch universally recognisable stories that are grounded in the realities of everyday experience.
Four years ago Lucy Wise gave a ukulele and songwriting workshop at The Patch Primary School where Sadie Mustoe was a grade 3 student. Sadie is now an award-winning singer-songwriter performing at major festivals around Australia and will be teaming up with Lucy – the mentor and the student. The inspiration and the inspired –side by side.

“A wonderfully natural singer and uncommonly gifted writer. Prediction: within this decade Lucy will be a noted songster, worldwide.”
~ Doug Spencer, ABC Radio National

Support Acts
Unfortunately there is no room for spot acts in October as we are full up with support acts and what a line-up it is…

Bity Booker
Bity Booker is back to launch her first CD. She sings traditional folk tunes, songs from the 60s folk revival and her original compositions. Bity performs with classical guitar & voice, a bird-shaped whistle and bells. She grew up in the Italian countryside in an house with many animals and lives her troubadour life between Australia, Italy and United Kingdom. Be prepared to delve deep into Bity Booker’s musical world and listen to fantastic stories about a mouse, a sparrow, stars, trees, birds. Each song is a character with a timeless personality and melody. Bity’s voice will draw you in the music like a spell. Go to Bity’s website

Joe Matera
Joe Matera is an Australian singer/songwriter, rock guitarist and recording artist with an impressive 25 year history playing countless original and covers outfits. Last year, Joe successfully completed his third European tour and released his third album with the same name, ‘Louder Than Words’. He headlined shows in Austria, Netherlands and Germany. The tour culminated with a slot on the main stage at the huge ‘Wings & Wheels Festival’ in Heist, Germany. Go to Joe’s website

Beth and the Brave
Beth and the Brave is the latest project by Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Beth King, who performs beautiful alternative folk tunes with themes of social and environmental justice, accompanied by Frank Pearce and Elisse Kleiner. Led by Beth’s soaring voice, the trio blends rich vocal arrangements with intricate guitar, banjo, double bass, and flute. Go to Beth and the Brave’s website

The Bean Project
2016-11-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Emerging from the forests of Belgrave come vibrant brass-clad acoustic duo The Bean Project. Featuring guitar and French horn, The Bean Project encompass the territory of folk, jazz and singer-songwriter genres, showcasing a distinctly unique style of original material.
After playing together in various acts, Ben and Bryce focused their attention on something more raw and untreated, forming The Bean Project at the beginning of 2014. With Ben at the helm of songwriting, The Bean Project presented a simple yet distinctively eclectic style of original material, complimented by a unique vocal tone to suit. By his side stands Bryce, a man who’s horn ability is central to the sound of The Bean Project, a seemingly effortless but priceless addition.
Having won the 2014/15 FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands and the Folk Alliance Australia Youth Awards 2016, performing with Melbourne names such as The Twoks, The Woohoo Revue and 8Foot Felix, The Bean Project are steadily making waves around Melbourne.
Their Live at Hothouse EP was released in August this year and they are now gearing up to record their first full length album in January ahead of touring the Australian folk festivals and their international debut in Kansas City. But before all that, they are looking forward to performing at Selby Folk club with an extended line-up.

Jed Rowe
2016-12-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Jed has been busy touring his new album, The Last Day of Winter. Whilst the new record retains his signature electric slide guitar playing, he has expanded his creative palette beyond the power trio format of bass, drums and guitars by bringing in Cat Canteri and Justin Bernasconi of The Stillsons. The result is a diverse collection of songs which focus on Rowe’s deft touch with story and melody, with an emotional depth that resonates after the final note falls away.
The son of two musicians, Jed Rowe grew up in rural NSW and relocated to Melbourne in 2003. He showed early promise as an author, winning a national undergraduate short story writing award. He released a solo EP Life (2006) before forming The Jed Rowe Band and releasing two albums: Midnight Sun (2009) and The Ember And The Afterglow (2012), which was produced by ARIA Winner Jeff Lang. His work has garnered critical acclaim and national radio airplay, and he was awarded a highly competitive Arts Victoria contemporary music grant in 2012. A festival regular, Rowe has performed at Tamworth Country Music Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival and Thredbo Blues Festival amongst others. In 2014 Rowe toured internationally for the first time, playing 25 solo dates in Europe in just 24 days.

Support Act
Tina Nabb CD Launch
After winning the Maldon Minstrel Award in 2015, Tina went into producing her first CD Town And Country. Her songwriting style ranges from black comedy to social commentary, and is characterized by a strong narrative. Topics include cyber bullying, how to handle the undead, domestic martyrdom, and making rash decisions. Tina performs her songs at folk clubs, open mic nights, and other events in and around Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges.
Tina discovered her musical mojo when the kids left home and she bought her first ukulele. Then she went to a songwriting workshop and found the perfect avenue for her prose.

Jenny Biddle
2016-12-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
It’s been a year since Jenny Biddle left Oz to live in sunny Scotland and practise the art of making a woodstove fire with wet wood. Now with new material and old favourites, she’ll be touring Oz across summer and, of course, stopping off at Selby Folk Club.
With five albums under her belt and an iTunes chart-topping single, indie folk/blues songsmith, Jenny Biddle, wraps herself around her guitar, and like a marriage between body and instrument, she commands the guitar to talk “with uncommon skill and absolute self-assurance” (Syke, 2013). Her audience is compelled to join her on a voyage of passion and story in song.
Live on stage, with “a banter which is honest, direct, personal, affectionate, funny and utterly engaging” she has “that peculiar knack for making a large space like a lounge room” (Syke, 2013), her audience laughs and cries in all the right places. There is an indisputable sophistication in her lyrics that touches upon issues that affect us all; love, loss, hopes and fears, but also delves into the dark honesty of eating disorders, sexuality, depression, only to be lifted by her unexpected comical interjections between songs. The guitar nuts are astounded by her ability to intertwine bass notes, percussion and melody so seamlessly that one could believe there are more instrumentalists on stage.

Happy Holidays
2017-01-06 20:00 - 23:00
Cheers! Selby Folk Club is on holidays in January so no concert booked. The line-up for 2018 will be amazing and we look forward to your continued support in making this such a unique place for performers and patrons alike. Have a safe, relaxing break.

Cat Canteri
2017-02-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Cat Canteri is a true musician in the sense that she lives for the music, primarily as a solo artist but also with a rich history of collaboration with other bands and songwriters. Raised in the inner north of Melbourne, Cat released three albums with The Stallions, before releasing her debut album, when We Were Young, in 2014,
Now, in 2016, Cat has released her brand new EP Late At Night which captures both the vitality and intimacy of her live shows across six new songs. Her folk meets country meets indie-rock style still shines through as she ventures into new territory with the electric slide guitar and a bold and unselfconscious vocal delivery. You can hear traces of The Pretenders, Bonnie Raitt, Eleanor Friedberger and Ryan Adams filtered through the organic rock ’n’ roll of The Faces as she captures both the dash and brio of the live atmosphere and the melancholy of the late-night comedown.
Her songs document real life situations and experiences. You get the sense that Cat is revelling in being able to bring her songs and stories to life, giving them a heartbeat and conveying a range of intimate and emotional states; from fragile to life-affirming.

“Whilst she has the vocal ability to take you to some really dark places, she also has the freedom of expression to bring you back. Similarly, whilst some of the songs have a vulnerability to them, you never lose sight of the strength that’s needed to come back” ~ Fatea Magazine UK

Louie and the Pride
2017-03-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Louise MacGregor, folky singer/songwriter, had a successful solo career before teaming up with her great friend Ben O’Connell, known broadly as The Fuzz. Ben’s flare for the dark blues added unmistakable flavour, giving an edge and substance to Louie’s lighter pop/folk style.
Meanwhile Louise’s sister in-law and Nova Marsh Rob Grosden, both playing inAmberdance, had been soothing souls with their unmistakable harmonies when the two pairs started jamming in 2010. The four very well blended voices brought the songs to life and the weekly jam sessions became weekend-long “band camps” on Louise’s Healesville veranda,
The songs were immediately loaded to Triple J Unearthed, where they sat high in the pop chart for weeks, “Wake Me Up” reaching number two! 2015 the trend continues upward with the much awaited release of the crowd funded album “Wake Me Up” and the start of the “Louie and the Pride by Lamplight tour”

Kimberley Wheeler Duo
2017-04-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
Originally from Geelong, Victoria, Kim started off in bands with electric bass and heavy metal. She has now moved on to a folky acoustic vibe. Widely respected as an amazing singer and grooving upright bass player; Kim has been a member of acoustic bands Little Rabbit, Uncle Bill, Appalachian Heaven as well as supporting the internationally renowned Dan Hicks as one of the Innocent Bystanders.
Her award winning original songs are lyrical and quirky. In 2015 Kimberley was awarded the Tilley’s Choice Award for ‘Watching Over Joan’. Her songs cover life commentary and social issues, pure fun and some politics. In all of her music the melodies are compelling. Her voice is in the alto range, rich and mellow, and is often compared to dark chocolate with its rich texture.
John Gray joins Kimberley as the other half of the duo. He played on the SA bluegrass and folk scene when he was in his 20’s and 30’s but then stopped playing music for some time before coming out of early retirement to join Uncle Bill in recent years. He played in a band called Mississippi that was the precursor to the Little River Band and has recently played on the ‘Red Dog’ movie soundtrack.

Introducing the support act…

Cathy Dobson

Cathy is a multi-award winning singer/song writer performing mainly in Melbourne. She likes country, country blues, folk, rock and bluegrass. Listen to music on Reverbnation

David Hosking
2017-05-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Selby Community House, 1 Minak Road, Selby , 3159, Australia
David Hosking is a rare jewel in the crown of songwriting. With a voice that is endearing, honest, tender but full of life. His stage performance is warm, open, raw, gritty with an abundance of soul. The story telling speaks in a language that grabs a part of the human heart of which you can do nothing but cherish for life. David’s voice is reminiscent of Nick Cave meeting Nick Drake being smashed in the middle by early Tom Waits.
David from Melbourne, Australia has been writing, recording and touring for over 20 years with multiple successful tours opening for Eddie Reader, Foy Vance, The Waifs, Ron Sexsmith, Boo Hewerdine, Chris Wilson, Shane O’Mara, Rebecca Barnard, Shelly Scown, comedian Glynn Nicholas & Crowded House engineer Paul Kosky throughout Australia, UK and Europe.
To date David has released seven albums, and built a large and loyal following in Australia, Europe and Ireland. Through the passing of each season Davids touring, writing and recordings have moved in fresh new directions. His last two albums “All That Beauty” & forth coming album “Butterfly Net” due for release March 2017 have been recorded & produced by Paul “Hammy” Hamilton from Bangor County Down in Ireland – “Mostly known for his playing and producing and MD for singer song writer Foy Vance”.

“Hosking digs so deep for his truth that his voice trembles with it: hushed but always in command of a rich and skilled band of session players who are sometimes better known than he is.” ~ Michael Dwyer, The Age

“Troubadour David Hosking…he does things his way. No lofty ambition, just honest toil for his craft …has a nose for witty poetry that he beautifully transforms into song… Hosking’s warm vocal doesn’t want for perfection, yet thrives and shakes with passion in each song’s journey as if it’s an old friend”. ~ Scott Pedmore, Sunday Herald Sun

Introducing the support act this month…
Jason & Simone
Jason and Simone are a local emerging acoustic duo creating a delicate blend of harmonic vocal and acoustic guitar in a sweet fusion of alternate country/folk songs, telling tales of life and love lost ‘n’ found in their ever growing collection of original songs. They gather inspiration from life’s pivotal moments along with many artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Richard Thompson, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings to name a few! In 2015 they recorded their first 5 track E.P, only available at gigs.
