COUNTRY folk artist Charley Crockett is bringing his southern American sound to Ballarat.
\nThe cowboy musician from Texas, and his band The Blue Drifters, will play the Civic Hall, with support from Emma Donovan and Sweet Talk, on Friday 9 February.
\n\u201cI’m a folk singer,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s blues, it’s country, it’s jazz, it’s gospel, but all of that is folk music. Especially now, I’m just reminding myself that it’s folk music.
\n\u201cI don’t sing folk music for a conservative crowd, and I don’t speak my stories through song for a progressive crowd.
\n\u201cI speak it because this shit is true to me.\u201d
\nCrockett is returning to Australia following a successful sell-out tour in the country early last year.
\nLate in 2023, he released a song in duet with Willie Nelson,\u00a0That\u2019s What Makes the World Go Around<\/i>, and has produced 13 albums including last year\u2019s live record\u00a0Live from the Ryman<\/i>.
\nThat album was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, an historic venue which dates back to the late 1800s.
\nSupport act Donovan is a Gumbaynggirr and Yamatji woman known for being one of Australia\u2019s soul queens, and she is set to perform new music, while opening band Sweet Talk are all about alt-country vintage sounds.
\nThe show will kick off at 7pm and visit\u00a0bit.ly\/4aUdzcQ<\/b>\u00a0for tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
COUNTRY folk artist Charley Crockett is bringing his southern American sound to Ballarat. The cowboy musician from Texas, and his band The Blue Drifters, will play the Civic Hall, with support from Emma Donovan and Sweet Talk, on Friday 9 February. \u201cI’m a folk singer,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s blues, it’s country, it’s jazz, it’s gospel, […]<\/p>\n