Bluesfest Tours Announces Six Artists’ Tour Dates for April 2025

Bluesfest Tours is proud to present six tours for Bluesfest artists: Rag’n’Bone Man, Allison Russell, RY X, Marc Broussard, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and BJ The Chicago Kid.  Rag ’n’ Bone Man : Grammy-winning British artist Rag’n’Bone Man, born Rory Graham, returns to Australia in 2025 for his first tour down under since 2018. Known for his powerful blend […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Freedom Highway’ by Rhiannon Giddens

“Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you. Let it show  you how the future can look, for nothing in this world has not come around before. These songs are based on slave narratives from the 1800s, African American experiences of the last century, the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and headlines from […]

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Gig Guide – Take One – 7th April 2017 – BLUESFEST SPECIAL

Good afternoon and welcome to another special edition of Take One bringing you the best in live music coming up in and around Sydney. This week is unique as we’ll be taking a look at all of the outstanding acts hitting out live stages as part of their Bluesfest Sideshows! We’ve got the likes of […]

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Gregory Porter in Conversation

Coming up on the 27 September, Gregory Porter will be live In Conversation with journalist Paris Pompor in a FREE, highly anticipated event. He will be talking on a wide variety of topics; from music: the art of songwriting and his creative inspirations, to growing up in Bakersfield with seven siblings and a mother who […]

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REVIEW: Taj Mahal LIVE @ The Factory Theatre

(Photo by:  Lachlan Douglas Photography (@Somefx)) Friday 1st April 2016 at The Factory Theatre Reviewed By: David Barr It was a full house at the Factory Theatre on Friday night to see and hear Taj Mahal, a blues and roots troubadour extraordinaire. Taj performed a solo acoustic set which focussed on his early rustic Delta blues, […]

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