This is a Gig Guide for worldwide, global, acoustic and folk music (whatever each of these terms means) in the Melbourne and nearby areas. It is provided through the Global Village radio program, heard on Sundays 5-7 pm on Melbourne station PBS 106.7 FM, digital and streaming on-line.
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This Gig Guide was last updated: Friday 15 January 2021 at 4.00 pm.
FRIDAY 15 January, 2021:
SATURDAY 16 January, 2021:
SUNDAY 17 January, 2021:
TUESDAY 19 January, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Con Kalamaras etc: Rebetika Tuesdays: Seagulls Tavern, 491 Nepean Highway, Frankston: Bookings essential: 9783 7555
WEDNESDAY 20 January, 2021:
- 7.00 pm: Wayne Simmons and Con Kalamaras: Wednesday's Rebetika Night: Triakosia, 300 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill: bookings essential: 9482 4931
THURSDAY 21 January, 2021:
- 8.00 pm: Saffron Connection: Sarita McHarg, Byron Triandafyllidis and Roscoe Heck: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote
SUNDAY 24 January, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Rosario De Marco: Vietnamese Festival, Richmond
MONDAY 25 January, 2021:
TUESDAY 26 January, 2021:
- 12.00 noon: Share The Spirit: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/events/764059227798246 - FREE
- 6.00 pm: Con Kalamaras etc: Rebetika Tuesdays: Seagulls Tavern, 491 Nepean Highway, Frankston: Bookings essential: 9783 7555
WEDNESDAY 27 January, 2021:
- 7.00 pm: Wayne Simmons and Con Kalamaras: Wednesday's Rebetika Night: Triakosia, 300 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill: bookings essential: 9482 4931
THURSDAY 28 January, 2021:
SATURDAY 30 January, 2021:
- 8.30 pm: John Delaney Duo: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote
SUNDAY 31 January, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Rosario De Marco: Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote
THURSDAY 4 February, 2021:
- 8.00 pm: Duo Encuentro: Giovanni Riveros & Bonnie Smith: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote
FRIDAY 5 February, 2021:
- 8.00 pm: Balkan Beats Extravaganaza: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote
SATURDAY 6 February, 2021:
- 6.30 pm: Craig Woodward: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote
SUNDAY 7 February, 2021:
- 4.00 pm: Rosario De Marco: Edinburgh Castle Hotel, 681 Sydney Road, Brunswick
FRIDAY 12 February, 2020:
SATURDAY 13 February, 2021:
SATURDAY 20 February, 2021:
SUNDAY 21 February, 2021:
- 12.30 pm: Rosario De Marco: Hickinbotham Winery, 194 Nepean Highway, Dromana
- 2.30 pm: Kavisha Mazzella and Irine Vela, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Klezmania’s Freydi Mrocki, David Krycer and Lionel Mrocki, Jacob Papadopoulos and Klezmeritis’ Ernie Gruner and Phil Carroll + more: The Fig Tree - replanted: Matinee: 2014 MPavillion, Hellenic Museum, 280 William Street, Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/events/392022775207869/
- 6.30 pm: Kavisha Mazzella and Irine Vela, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Klezmania’s Freydi Mrocki, David Krycer and Lionel Mrocki, Jacob Papadopoulos and Klezmeritis’ Ernie Gruner and Phil Carroll + more: The Fig Tree - replanted: Gala & Live Stream: 2014 MPavillion, Hellenic Museum, 280 William Street, Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/events/392022775207869/
FRIDAY 26 February, 2021:
- 7.00 pm: Vardos: The Vardos Cookbook: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333
SUNDAY 28 February, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Rosario De Marco: Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote
SATURDAY 13 March, 2021:
- 8.00 pm: Eishan Ensemble: Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333
THURSDAY 18 March, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Stiletto Sisters: Palinka!: Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333
SATURDAY 20 March, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Anja and Zlatna: Romani Caravan: Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333
THURSDAY 23 September, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Stiletto Sisters: Babkas, Bagels and Black Forest: Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333
FRIDAY 8 October, 2021:
- 7.00 pm: Vardos: Lyrical Charms and Incantations: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333
SATURDAY 20 November, 2021:
- 6.00 pm: Anja and Zlatna: Songs of Farewell: Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333