Victorian acts Sal Kimber and John Flanagan will hit the road together this Autumn as part of their double album launch tour in what will be a big event in the Australian alt-country/folk music calendar.
Following on from a rollicking, full band tour of Victorian country halls, Sal and John will perform stripped-back sets across the country with a focus on sharing their powerful songs with intimate audiences. These two songwriters will share stories of hope, yearning, the landscape and its characters at house concerts and music venues in WA, NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC & TAS. They will be joined on tour by Tully Sumner, who will add his soaring vocal harmonies and guitar textures to the shows as well as a few shows with the mighty Rollin’ Wheel.
Though Australia can’t get enough of Americana, these two writers bring a touch of Australiana to the genre. Not to be confused with salt and pepper shakers modelled in the likeness of our favourite national flora and fauna emblems such as the cute-as-pie Koala, here we are talking about songs full of Australian stories. In her new album Southern Light, Kimber sings of a country ravaged by fire and rain in the haunting track ‘Hell & Highwater’ which is based on a true story from the frontline of Victoria’s regional areas hit by major weather events. Meanwhile John Flanagan’s unique output on his new album There’s Another Way to Where You’re Going includes songs such as ‘High on High’ devoted to one of the beloved landmarks in Australia’s new Country music capital, High Street in Northcote.
Be sure to catch these two songwriters as they launch their new albums around the country in March and April.
SAL KIMBER & JOHN FLANAGAN DOUBLE ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR
Sat 5th March – Nannup Music Festival Nannup, WA
Thur 7th April – Mountain Mama Sheffield, TAS
Sat 9th April – Grand Pooh Bar Hobart, TAS
Fri 15th April – Front Gallery Canberra, ACT
Tues 3rd May – Brisbane Unplugged Brisbane, QLD
Fri 6th May – Django Bar Sydney, NSW
*JOHN FLANAGAN ADDITIONAL SHOWS
Wed 2nd March – Fly By Night Club Fremantle, WA
Sat 23rd April – The Song Room Tanunda, SA
Sun 24th April- The Wheatsheaf Hotel Adelaide, SA
*SAL KIMBER ADDITIONAL SHOWS
Thur 3rd March – Clancy’s Fish Pub Fremantle, WA
Fri 4th March – Settler’s Tavern Margaret River, WA