Melbourne Tour October 2007 - Part 2

At Victoria Market

The Good Folk Club

This is a wonderful little weekly event, held at the Brunswick Hotel on Sydney Rd. It's organised by Alicia from The Good Booking Agency (who also organise The Good Country Club at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel). Besides feature acts, every week there's an Open Stage competition that's been attracting some very classy new performers.

I was really pleased to meet Canadian chanteuse Erika Werry, who played the opening spot. She's not only a beautiful singer and a very capable songwriter but a lovely young woman who seems really at home in Melbourne. I hope she can come to Tasmania in the months she has left in Australia, I think a lot of locals here would love what she does.

This was also a great night for me as I got to hook up with my friend and fellow former WPAM member Nick Larkins. He's about to go on the road with The Dan Rumour Band over the Australian summer to promote their new album - after he's completed his assignments for Melbourne Uni!


The Lomond Hotel

Thursday was a spot at The Lomond, an iconic pub at the end of Nicholson St. After a few idyllic warm and windy spring days, the weather broke in a big way and it was a pretty awful night to be going out. Consequently, the rain kept a few away but it was still a nice, intimate gig with Tonchi Tosh and his crew, Matt Earl & MC Jaezed supporting. Tonchi's been in the studio in recent weeks and I'm really looking forward to hearing this latest CD. This fella's got a helluva future ahead of him and is definitely and artist to watch!

Part 3 & 4 to follow and will include more of my photos.