Artists are added to this list as we announce them
Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth (UK)
This virtuosic duo formed as the result of a chance meeting at a folk session in 2018, and led to Will and Jenn’s music travelling around the world as a viral internet sensation. Their roots lie in the English and Scottish folk music traditions, but they draw on inspiration from blues, gypsy jazz and folk traditions across the globe. In their live shows, they play a game of ‘musical cat and mouse’; improvising and responding to each other, weaving virtuosic performances that are unique and in-the-moment as only two musicians highly accomplished in their craft can produce.
“Pound is one of the world’s top harmonica players.” – Daily Telegraph
“Butterworth is one of the most in-demand musicians in Scotland. There are few guitarists in the country able to so intricately guide a set with melody and rhythm.” – The National
Rory Ellis & Christian Marsh (NSW)
Stories by the ton, and Americana music with a delicate wrench, this highly engaging duo will make you smile, shake, shed a tear, but leave knowing that you just made a very important visit. This act features the hypnotically resonant and well travelled voice of Rory Ellis, in turn playing all things acoustic. Rory is joined onstage by his long time sideman and renowned Chromatic Harmonica virtuoso Christian Marsh. Together they perform tastefully stripped down and haunting versions of songs from Rory’s last 10 internationally acclaimed albums.
“Ellis writes songs that hit you right in the chest.” – Blues & Roots Radio
“Marsh’s chromatic work is exceptional – melodic, expressive, and technically fearless.” – Blues & Roots Review
Emily Barker (WA)
Emily Barker is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter. After years living and touring in the UK, she’s back home making beautifully crafted songs that feel warm, honest and instantly inviting. Emily’s performances have a gentle, mesmerising quality – the kind that draws a room in without ever needing to push. She’s become a favourite on WA stages, bringing depth, charm and a storyteller’s ease wherever she plays.
“A formidable musical talent… unique, touching, incredibly warm yet challenging, genreless yet universal and always absolutely mesmerising.” – Women in Pop
Fred Smith (ACT)
Fred Smith is one of Australia’s most distinctive folk artists, known for songs that balance sharp humour with deep humanity. Songwriter, diplomat, philosopher, poet and raconteur, in 2025 Fred was awarded an Order of Australia for services to music and foreign affairs. Reflecting this improbable combination, his songs blend shimmering melody with hard-nosed realism to paint a vivid picture of the world we live in.
“Fred Smith is one of this country’s most literate, humorous, intelligent and empathic songwriters.” – The Sunday Age
Jack Spira Guitars (VIC)
Jack Spira is a Gippsland‑based luthier building beautifully handcrafted steel‑string guitars, Irish bouzoukis and flat‑top mandolins on Brayakaulung Country in the GunaiKurnai nation. His instruments are known for their clarity, balance and thoughtful craftsmanship, shaped by decades of making and playing. Jack builds to order and also keeps a small selection available through Black Creek Music Merchants in Korumburra.
Plus many many more to come!