The BLACK SORROWS

Saturday 25th April, Foster FMAC

$35 / $40   SOLD OUT 

Ruthie Foster & Band

 Support: NGAIIRE

Friday 17th April, 8 pm 

Adults $50 Concession / Members $45

Saturday 28th March, 8PM

Eric Bibb & Band

SUPPORT: LULUC 

SOLD OUT

Adults $62 Concession / Members $57

Saturday 14th March

MOSSVALE PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL

PAUL KELLY, OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, ASH GRUNWALD, JEFF LANG, PRESTON REED, DOUG MACLEOD, RORY ELLIS, VAN WALKER

3 inches of rain. Cause for complaint or celebration? CELEBRATION seemed to be the overwhelming verdict of the record crowd at Mossvale Park on Saturday. What a marvellous crowd it was - you stayed and are to be congratulated. ALL the musicians performing on the day were inspired by you and commented on your good humour and fortitude. And they responded by giving you some exceptional performances.

A huge thank you to all the volunteers that made the day happen and then pulled it off in the rain and the mud: The Lyrebird, Prom Caost and Mirboo North Arts Council volunteers, our wonderfrul MC Mr Brian Wise, the amazing sound crew, Gary Yeomans, Ray the mini skip man, APEX volunteers, Leongatha Scouts, Berry's Creek CFA and the inspiring O'Loughlin family. Thank you one and all.

See you next year!

Saturday 21st Feb

Gippsland Bush Fires Benefit Concert 

Thany you to all the wonderful musicians, sound technicians, volunteers, ABC Radio, businesses and people who supported the benefit concert held at the Monash University Auditorium at which nearly $28,000 was raised to help all those affected by the bush fires. All money raised went to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund.

Special thanks to the musicians who travelled from near and far and gave of their time and talents to entertain us. 

SARA STORER , MIA DYSON & LIZ STRINGER,TONI CHILDS , SHANE HOWARD,  THE MONASH SINFONIA & BRODIE YOUNG

Joe Henry, highly esteemed songwriter, producer and teller of tales is visiting Australia in early 2009 as part of the Sydney Festival, where he will perform three concerts, plus two shows in Victoria. Joe will be joined at each show by the accomplished double bassist David Piltch.

Adults $50 Members / Concession $45

Saturday 29th November, 8PM . Meeniyan Town Hall

The first ever tour of Australia by

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

Son of Steve Earle, but with a style all of his own.

Support: Emily Ulman

"Like the late Van Zandt, Earle uses a base of acoustic blues and prewar folk to build his own brand of American roots music." Nashville Scene

Justin Townes Earle has some serious legacy, attached to his leg like a massive ball and chain.

Members & Concession $30 Adults $35 (Includes booking fee).

Saturday 15th November, 2008

Martha Wainwright & Band

Support:Fergus Brown 

Adults $62 Concession $55

Sold Out 

SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER

LIZ STRINGER CD LAUNCH

SUPPORT: FIRESIDE BELLOWS AND HENRY WAGONS

BYO Drinks & Nibbles. Table Seating. Phone Bookings 5664 9239. Ticket Outlets: Bair Music, Leongatha. Main Street Revelations, Foster. Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek. Email:lyrebirdartsl@hotmail.com

Concession & Members $20 Adults $25 Under 14 FREE

Saturday 26th July. 8pm

LIOR

SUPPORT: KRISTA POLVERE

SOLD OUT

BYO Drinks & Nibbles. Table Seating. Phone Bookings 5664 9239. Ticket Outlets: Bair Music, Leongatha. Main Street Revelations, Foster. Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek. Email:lyrebirdartscouncil@hotmail.com

Concession & Arts Council Members $32 Adults $35 (includes booking fee)

Lior's affirming music may be hard to accurately portray with mere words, but who better to have a shot than the man himself: "Corner Of An Endless Road is a true representation of my musical landscape; think Led Zeppelin jamming with Nick Drake at a teahouse somewhere in the Middle East." - Lior, 2007

TEX PERKINS

SATURDAY 5TH JULY, 2008. 8PM

SUPPORT: Mike Noga, Pat Bourke and Gus Agars. In between various commitments to their ‘other bands’ (The Drones, Dallas Crane and The Vandas) these three found a whole in their collective calendars last year and promptly formed a band, Mike Noga and The Gentlemen Of Fortune. On this tour however, the guys will be presenting songs from the quieter side of Mike Noga’s catalogue including cuts from his critically acclaimed ‘Folk Songs’ album and material from the soon to be released follow up ‘One Foul Swoop’.

BYO Drinks & Nibbles. Table Seating. Phone Bookings 5664 9239. Ticket Outlets: Bair Music, Leongatha. Main Street Revelations, Foster. Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek. Email:lyrebirdartscouncil@hotmail.com

Concession & Arts Council Members $33 Adults $36 (includes booking fee)

SATURDAY 14TH JUNE, 2008. 8PM 

HARRY MANX

Concession and Arts Council Members $39  Adults $42 

THE AUDREYS

J WALKER

FRIDAY 9TH MAY. 8PM

$32 & $35

SOLD OUT

Saturday 15th March, 2008

SHOOGLENIFTY

WEDNESDAY 9TH JANUARY, 8 P M

ADULTS $25 CONC. & ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERS $20 UNDER 16 FREE

GROUNDBREAKING SCOTTISH MAVERICKS SHOOGLENIFTY PUSH THE WORD 'TRADITIONAL' TO ITS LIMITS WITH THEIR UNIQUE BLEND OF DANCE VIBES AND ROOTS MUSIC. 

Saturday 17th November, 8PM
Patty Griffin
"Her voice is enough to rave about and then there are the songs" Lucinda Williams
The wonderful Austin, Texas - based singer songwriter is coming to tour Australia for the very first time.
Tickets: $45 & $50

Friday 12th October, 8PM
Sharon Shannon & Band
Irish triple-platinum seller, Sharon Shannon will be joined on stage by Michael McGoldrick, regarded as one of the greatest flute players of all time, Dezi Donnelly, All Britain and All Ireland fiddle champion and long time musical partner Jim Murry on guitar. Tickets: $33 & $36

Support: Abbie Cardwell. Triple J Unearthed winner."one helluva banjo pickin', harmonica totin', guitar slingin', honey voiced chick!"

Just announced: Special student price U16 $10 Under 10 FREE

Sunday 23rd September, 7.30pm
Dick Gaughan & Tonchi McIntosh
Scotland's greatest contemporary singer and musician. Tickets $23 & $26 Enquiries phone 5664 9239

Saturday 25th August

Brian Kennedy

A prolific songwriter and master interpreter of lyrics, audiences around the world continue to praise his exceptional vocal talent. Brian's own love of music has taken him from a tiny Belfast terrace on the notorious Falls Road, to Broadway (Riverdance), the BBC (Brian Kennedy 'On Song' Television series), Europe, USA, Canada, UK, Japan and beyond.
 

Saturday 14th July

The Ghostwriters

Ghostwriters are a stella line-up of members from the bands Midnight Oil (Rob Hirst &    Martin  Rotsey), Hoodoo Gurus (Rick Grossman) and Diesel (Lee Moloney) as well as producer/guitarist, Beau Young. Rock at its best and with a political message.
 

Saturday 30th June

Anne Kirkpatrick

In 1991 Anne released her watershed album Out Of The Blue and took home an ARIA award and two Golden Guitars that year. Critics labelled her “a true revolutionary …the godmother of          Australian new country” and declared “she is now, unambiguously, our finest country performer.” This year Anne again won a Golden Guitar for her new album, Showman’s Daughter. 

Saturday 12th May

Ash Grunwald

It is too simplistic to describe Ash Grunwald as just a blues musician. While it's true that his music is steeped in the delta blues tradition of the legendary acoustic musicians who proliferated in pre-World War Two America's deep South and the giants of electric blues who shaped rock and roll, it's the young Victorian's willingness to combine these influences with grooves and sounds common in contemporary music that sets him apart. 

21st April, 2007

Ross Wilson & the Urban Legends 

Saturday 17th March

Mossvale Music Festival

Eric Bibb & Danny Thompson (USA/UK)       Kevin Burke & Ged Foley (Irelan/UK)

The Mammals (USA/Canada)                    The Audreys                  CW Stoneking

Liz Stringer             Jackie Marshall           Floyd Thursby                Bill Jackson

12th January, 2007

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (Ireland/USA)

Grammy Award Winners, Irish fiddle virtuso Martin Hays and American guitarist Dennis Cahill passes a rare musical kinship, ranking them among the memorable partnerships of our time. 

2006
DECEMBER
Shane Howard
OCTOBER
Rebecca Barnard, Shane O'Mara and Lisa Miller
SEPTEMBER
Bill Chambers and Friends
AUGUST
The Backsliders
JULY
The Audreys
MAY
Mia Dyson
APRIL
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Hothouse Flowers
MARCH
Harry Manx Trio
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
FEBRUARY
The Flood
JANUARY
Peggy Seeger
2005
NOVEMBER
Tony Joe White
OCTOBER
Jodi Martin
SEPTEMBER
Michelle Shocked
JULY
Paul Kelly
JUNE
Renee Geyer
APRIL
Michael Jerome Browne
MARCH
MOSSVALE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2005
featuring:
Lucky Oceans Zydecats (Western Australia)
Shivers
Sally Dastey (Aust) and Martin Stephenson (England)
Tide
Brian Kennedy (Ireland)
Foday & Mariama
Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa)
Willy Golightly
Eric Bibb (USA)
Jali Buba Kuyateh & Bintou Kandeh (West Africa)
Raga Bliss (India)
FEBRUARY
Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch
2004
NOVEMBER
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
OCTOBER
Mia Dyson
Sharon Shannon (Ireland)
SEPTEMBER
Joe Camilleri & Bakelite Radio
JULY
My Friend The Chocolate Cake
MAY
Lunasa (Ireland)
Harper
MARCH
MOSSVALE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2004
featuring:
Bruce Cockburn (Canada)
Eliza Carthy (England)
Kila (Ireland)
Joe Camilleri & Bakelite Radio
Mia Dyson
Lisa Miller with Shane O'Mara
Rory Ellis Trio
Kerry Simpson
Zulya Kamalova
Soar Point
Peter Baird
Kasey Hogan-Fairchild & Tide.
JANUARY
Harry Manx (Canada)
Sheva (Israel) at Cape Paterson
2003
DECEMBER
Archie and Amos Roach
Cyndi Boste
OCTOBER
Habib Koite & Bamada (Mali)
Spiel Azoi
SEPTEMBER
Eric Bibb (U.S.A.)
AUGUST
Inka Marka
MAY
Trouble in The Kitchen
MARCH
MOSSVALE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2003
featuring:
Harry Manx (Canada)
Flook (Ireland)
Sally Dastey and the Sweet Sceptics
Jodie Martin
Brass Razoo
Harmony
Reggie's Trio
FEBRUARY
Rebecca Bernard Trio
2002
NOVEMBER
Kristina Olsen (USA)
OCTOBER
Adzohu
AUGUST
Parisienne Swing
MAY
Cosmo Cosmolino
MARCH
Toumani Diabate (Mali) at MossVale Park
Bluegrass Souls