This is a Gig Guide for worldwide, global, acoustic and folk music (whatever each of these terms means) in the Melbourne/Naarm 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 updated manually on: Sunday 4 December 2022 at 8.25 am.


SUNDAY 4 December, 2022:

• 11.00 am:  Philippe Accordionist:  Hawthorn Craft Market, Hawthorn Arts Centre
  
  
• 12.00 noon: Charm of Finches: Eureka Centre, 102 Stawell Street South, Ballarat:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1106105780292651/
  
  
• 12.30 pm: Rosario De Marco: Hickinbotham at Dromana, 194 Nepean Highway, Dromana
  
  
• 2.00 pm: Ausecuma Beats + Wombatuque + more: Reservoir Stomp Music Festival: Preston-Reservoir Bowls Club, 75 Leamington Street, Reservoir:   www.reservoirstomp.com
  
  
• 2.00 pm: Randy and Jah Roots: Randy Borquaye Memorial: The Bar Next Door, 211a High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/800989064581243/
  
  
• 2.30 pm:  Senes Flamenco + Vardos + Alex Vargas and Tash Vargas + Zulya and the Children of the Underground + Zourouna + Alex Petropoulos, Con Kalamaras and Yannis Arvanitis (Sounds of Greece): Polyfonix 2: Estonian House, 42 Melville Road, West Brunswick: www.boite.com.au  or   https://www.facebook.com/events/545047754131181
  
  
• 2.30 pm:  The Thornberries: Northcote Uniting Church (Chalice), 251 High Street, Northcote:  FREE
  
• 4.00 pm:  Geko Tunes: Northcote Uniting Church (Chalice), 251 High Street, Northcote:  FREE
  
• 7.00 pm: Samassin: The Brunswick Green, 313-315 Sydney Road, Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1544277102703485
  
  
• 7.30 pm: Amadou Suso and friends: Bar Oussou,653 Sydney Road, Brunswick
  
  

MONDAY 5 December, 2022:

• 7.30 pm: Samassin + Toqui + Bohjass: Bar 303, 303 High Street, Northcote
  
  

TUESDAY 6 December, 2022:

• 7.30 pm:  Lamparina Quartet: Forró Night: Wolfhound, 386-388 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy:   https://www.facebook.com/events/903353887765785
  

WEDNESDAY 7 December, 2022:

• 6.30 pm: The Stiletto Sisters: The Moldy Fig, 120-122 Lygon Street, East Brunswick:   https://www.obee.com.au/themoldyfig/
   
• 7.00 pm: Rebetiko Jam: Triakosia, 300 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill:  9482 4931
  
  

THURSDAY 8 December, 2022:

• 7.00 pm:  Bataola: AContra at The New Robles, level 1, 432 Church Street, Richmond:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1040496577343777/
  
  
• 7.30 pm:  Bart Willoughby, Deline Briscoe, Emma Donovan, Fred Leone, Kee’ahn, Lou Bennett, Sprigga Mek, Sorong Samarai, Tasman Keith and Gurridyula  + Yothu Yindi: Blaktivism: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne:   artscentremelbourne.com.au
  
  
• 8.00 pm: Ruth Hazleton: Aphelion: Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote:   https://wesleyanne.com.au/events/2022/12/8/ruth-hazleton
  
  
• 8.30 pm: Samassin: Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Road, Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/530232032000392/
  
  

FRIDAY 9 December, 2022:

• 6.00 pm: Coco's Lunch: Paris Cat, 6 Goldie Place, Melbourne:   https://www.facebook.com/events/449461847164306
  
  
• 6.00 pm:  Queen of Hearts Mariachi: Northcote Uniting Church (Chalice), 251 High Street, Northcote:  FREE
  
• 7.30 pm:  Manus McGuire and Geoff McArthur: Celtic Christmas Concert: Mark Street Hall, 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy:   https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=990519&
  
• 8.30 pm: Opa Bato! Balkan Brass: Brunswick Ballroom, 314 Sydney Road, Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/2272154186296516/
  
  
• 9.00 pm: Tek Tek: Birthday Party Party: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1061906001152412/
  
  
• 9.00 pm: Ricardo Bona + Tamil Rogeon + Max Rudd + Paprika:   Arrumadinho de Choro - Brazilian coffee-house music: Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote:   https://wesleyanne.com.au/events/2022/12/9/arrumadinho-de-choro-brazilian-coffee-house-music-live or  https://www.facebook.com/events/861452368600886
  
  

SATURDAY 10 December, 2022:

• 12.00 noon:  Gamelan DanAnda: Fairfield Station, Fairfield: FREE
  
  
• 3.00 pm:  Craig Woodward & Friends: Old-time Jam Session: The Merri Creek Tavern, 111 High Street, Northcote
  
  
• 4.30 pm:  Tsinskaro: Northcote Uniting Church (Chalice), 251 High Street, Northcote:  FREE
  
• 6.00 pm:  Tarab Ensemble: From Andalus to Hepburn: Hepburn Palais, 111 Main Road, Hepburn Springs:   https://www.palais-hepburn.com/schedule/tarab-ensemble
  
• 7.00 pm: Makepisi: Sounds of South Africa: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: 9699 3333:   https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2022/makepisi-sounds-of-south-africa/
  
  
• 7.00 pm: Rosario De Marco: Compass Pizza, 319 Lygon Street, East Brunswick
  
  
• 8.00 pm:  Duo Hatibi/Przewlocki: Memories and Nostalgia: Tempo Rubato,  34 Breese Street, Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/747843888595651
  
  
• 8.00 pm:  Yusupha Ngum and Affia Band: Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Road, Brunswick:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/473555145187
  
  
• 10.00 pm: Yid!: Album launch:  Memo Music Hall, 86 Acland Street, St Kilda:   https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?embed&eid=969268 and   https://www.facebook.com/events/517709699728893
  

SUNDAY 11 December, 2022:

• 11.00 am:  Sauti Sol + Turbulence + Musaimo: Jamhuri Day Celebration: 55 Canterbury Road W, Lara:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1413323099097337
  
• 11.00 am:  Sicilia Bella: Preston Market, Preston:  FREE
  
• 1.00 pm: Michael Johnson: A Moment's Peace: Dromkeen Homestead, Gallery and Cafe, 1012 Kilmore Road, Riddells Creek:   https://www.facebook.com/events/411254674536522
  
  
• 2.30 pm: Gallie [Vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán] with Ruth Wise [fiddle], Paddy Montgomery [bouzouki, guitar], Sam Davies [uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle]: Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book:   The Shed Theatre, The Pig & Whistle, 365 Purves Road, Main Ridge:   https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=959121&
  
  
• 5.00 pm: The Wayman Jones Conspiracy: Lomond Hotel, 225 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1504942913320935
  

MONDAY 12 December, 2022:

• 7.30 pm: Prophets, Tricksters and Sages + Lo-Res + Bohjass: Bar 303, 303 High Street, Northcote
  
  

TUESDAY 13 December, 2022:

• 7.45 pm: Bruce Watson: CD launch: 'Year of Wonders':  Victorian Folk Music Club, Ringwood Uniting Church Hall, 30-32 Station St, Ringwood: and live streamed on zoom:  https://www.vfmc.org.au/concerts.php
  
  
• 8.00 pm: Tarab Ensemble: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1255371458353417/
  

WEDNESDAY 14 December, 2022:

• 6.00 pm: Khristian Mizzi + Enda Kenny + Mandy Connell: Lomond Acoustica: Lomond Hotel, 225 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/829406038304499/
  
  
• 6.30 pm: Sally Ford and the Idiomatics: The Moldy Fig, 120-122 Lygon St, Brunswick East:   https://www.obee.com.au/themoldyfig/
   
• 7.00 pm: Rebetiko Jam: Triakosia, 300 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill:  9482 4931
  
  

THURSDAY 15 December, 2022:

• 5.30 pm: Lucy Wise: Macedon Ranges Arts and Culture 2023 Program Launch: Kyneton Town Hall, 129 Mollison Street, Kyneton:   https://mrarts.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/79760
  
  
• 8.00 pm: Amerigos (Nathan Slater, Sal Greco, Enzo Ruberto): Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/688124449404763/
  
  

FRIDAY 16 December, 2022:

• 6.00 pm: Mucho Mambo: Bird's Basement, 11 Singers Lane, Melbourne:    https://www.facebook.com/events/814616839905411/
  
  
• 6.00 pm:  Melbourne Djembe: Footscray Night Market, Railway Reserve, 3 McNab Avenue, Footscray
  
• 8.00 pm:  Havana Caliente: Rosamond Bowling Club, 114 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong:   https://www.facebook.com/events/5059383074161400/
  
  
• 8.30 pm: Opa Bato! Balkan Brass + Totally Kicking Brass: Balkan Blowers: 52 James Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/827458851825511
  
  
• 8.30 pm: The 'Johnny Can't Dance' Cajun Dance Band: Cajun Dance Party: Coburg RSL, 323 Sydney Road, Coburg:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1209699476268048/
  
  
• 9.00 pm: Anja & Zlatna: Music from the Balkans and Beyond: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ensemble-anja-zlatna-music-from-the-balkans-and-beyond-tickets-462127404507
  
  

SATURDAY 17 December, 2022:

• 3.00 pm:  Craig Woodward & Friends: Old-time Jam Session: The Merri Creek Tavern, 111 High Street, Northcote
  
  
• 5.30 pm: Rose de La Montaña with Richard Tedesco: Guitar Kingdom: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/mountainroseguitar
  
  
• 6.00 pm:  Vardos: Korona Csárda Hungarian Restaurant, 760 Boronia Road, Wantirna:   Book online or call 9801 8887:   https://www.facebook.com/events/880109222975176/
  
  
• 9.00 pm: Los Cojones: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/2732860230180335/
  
  

SUNDAY 18 December, 2023:

• 5.00 pm:   Vardos: The Taproom - Shedshaker Brewery, The Mill Castlemaine, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1553752828430195
  
  
• 6.00 pm: The Rustica Project + Sanacori: Tarantella Night: The Thorn, 300 Collins Street, Thornbury:   https://www.facebook.com/events/473264908034408/
  
  
• 6.45 pm:  Calle Luna: Domingo Latino: The Night Cat, 137-141 Johnston Street, Fitzroy:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1375289903210589/
  
  
• 7.00 pm: The Acapelicans: Brunswick Ballroom, 314 Sydney Road, Brunswick:  https://www.facebook.com/events/436070021962166
  
  

MONDAY 19 December, 2022:

• 7.30 pm: Slipper + SANDS + Bohjass: Bar 303, 303 High Street, Northcote
  
  
• 7.30 pm: Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir: Brunswick Ballroom, 314 Sydney Road, Brunswick:   https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/central-australian-aboriginal-womens-choir/144523
  
  
• 8.00 pm: Harry Manx: Memo Music Hall, 88 Acland Street, St Kilda:   https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?embed&eid=980550&fbclid=IwAR3xdgfJczMjxqSDCgE3bBypoHax2amDCaVRoEHwIGLgGbwTo-Jgwr0gaNk
  
  

TUESDAY 20 December, 2022:

• 6.00 pm: Malcura: Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote:   https://wesleyanne.com.au/events/2022/12/20/malcura
  
  

WEDNESDAY 21 December, 2022:

• 7.00 pm: Rebetiko Jam: Triakosia, 300 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill:  9482 4931
  
  
• 7.30 pm: Karina Lehman and Amla Periakarpan: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/karina-lehman-and-amla-periakarpan-at-open-studio-tickets-467087490257
  
  

THURSDAY 22 December, 2022:

• 6.30 pm:  Floyd Thursby with Tony Mazziotta and Salvatore Greco: Thursby Sings Italiano: Le Bar Supper Club, 12 North Concourse, Beaumaris:   https://www.facebook.com/events/3251660155053897
  
  
• 8.00 pm: La Rumba + Vashti Sivell: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/la-rumba-vashti-sivell-at-open-studio-tickets-474482368537
  
  

FRIDAY 23 December, 2022:

• 7.30 pm: Synthotronica: Christmas Eve Eve Party: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/485559620070881
  
  
• 7.30 pm: Valentino and friends: The MC Showroom, level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1224983358102398
  
  

SATURDAY 24 December, 2022:

• 3.00 pm:  Craig Woodward & Friends: Old-time Jam Session: The Merri Creek Tavern, 111 High Street, Northcote
  
  

SUNDAY 25 December, 2022:

• 11.00 am: Steve Grant and Phil Carroll:  Florentinos:   https://www.florentino.com.au/
  

TUESDAY 27 December, 2022:

• 6.00 pm: Ania Reynolds: Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote:   https://wesleyanne.com.au/events/2022/12/27/ania-reynolds
  
  
• 8.00 pm: Abe Dunovits: Charango Unchained Album Launch: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/585784920020692/
  

WEDNESDAY 28 December, 2022:

• 7.00 pm: Rebetiko Jam: Triakosia, 300 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill:  9482 4931
  
  

SATURDAY 31 December, 2022:

• 3.00 pm: Black Jesus Experience + Sadar Bahar + much more: When Pigs Fly: New Years Eve: Collingwood Children's Farm, 18 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford:   www.whenpigsfly.com.au
  
  
• Vardos: Philippe Restaurant, 115-117 Collins Street, Melbourne



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SUNDAY 1 January, 2023:

• 2.00 pm: Hair of the Dog: Sambado!: Peninsula Summer Music Festival: St John’s Anglican Church, 50 Barker St, Flinders:   https://www.peninsulafestival.com.au/program/p/sambado
  
  

TUESDAY 3 January, 2023:

• 5.30 pm: Perolas: Peninsula Summer Music Festival: Main Ridge Estate, 80 William Road, Red Hill:   https://www.peninsulafestival.com.au/program/p/perolas-trio
  
  
• 7.30 pm: Perolas: Peninsula Summer Music Festival: Main Ridge Estate, 80 William Road, Red Hill: https://www.peninsulafestival.com.au/program/p/perolas-trio-1
  
  

WEDNESDAY 4 January, 2023:

• 6.00 pm: Zöj: Peninsula Summer Music Festival: Peninsula Hot Springs, 140 Springs Lane, Fingal:   https://www.peninsulafestival.com.au/program/p/zj
  
  

FRIDAY 6 January, 2023:

• 6.00 pm: Jalgany x Inventi Ensemble: Peninsula Summer Music Festival: Peninsula Hot Springs, 140 Springs Lane, Fingal:    https://www.peninsulafestival.com.au/program/p/nola-lauch-inventi-ensemble-2
  
  

SATURDAY 14 January,. 2023:

• 9.30 am: Vardos + more: Portarlington Mussel Festival, Parks Hall Reserve Newcombe Street (main Street), Portarlington
  

WEDNESDAY 18 January, 2023:

• 8.00 pm: Vanessa Estrada & Elizabeth Obando: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/2716710361799505/
  

SATURDAY 28 January, 2023:

• 6.30 pm: Floyd Thursby: The Moldy Fig, 120-122 Lygon Street, East Brunswick:    https://www.facebook.com/events/2059808960881564
  
  

THURSDAY 2 February, 2023:

• 7.00 pm: Ruth Roshan and Chamber Noir: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank:   https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2023/ruth-roshan-and-chamber-noir
  
  

SUNDAY 5 February, 2023:

• 11.00 am:  Kankawa Nagarra and Archer: Theatre Royal, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine:   https://www.facebook.com/events/6411258055557913/
  
  

TUESDAY 7 February, 2023:

• 6.00 pm: Saray Iluminado: Flight:  Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank
  
  

SUNDAY 12 February, 2023:

• 6.00 pm: Ghulam Ali: Heritage: Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston Street, Melbourne:   https://drytickets.com.au/event/heritage-by-ghulam-ali-experience-the-ethereal-music-live-in-concert-melbourne/
  
  

FRIDAY 24 February, 2023:

• 8.30 pm: Vieux Farka Touré: Northcote Social Club, 301 High Street, Northcote:  https://tickets.northcotesocialclub.com/outlet/event/2114f428-0148-4cbe-91cf-0c8e86fe61dc
  
  

SATURDAY 25 February, 2023:

• 7.00 pm: Peter Vadiveloo: Compass Pizza, 319 Lygon Street, East Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/691513515770838
  
  
• 7.00 pm: Vieux Farka Touré: Meeniyan Town Hall, 97 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan:   https://www.facebook.com/events/499748522190747
  
  
• 7.30 pm: Manish Pringle and Jay Dabgar: Birds Basement, 11 Singers Lane, Melbourne:   https://birdsbasement.com/show/1078/manish-pingle-and-jay-dabgar
  
  

FRIDAY 3 March, 2023:

• 8.00 pm:  Sotiris Kiokpasoglou & Con Kalamaras: Rebetiko Sessions: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/426038936299306
  

SATURDAY 4 March, 2023:

• 8.00 pm:  Eric Bibb: Ridin': Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan:   https://lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au/eric-bibb-ridin/ : SOLD OUT
  

WEDNESDAY 8 March, 2023:

• 7.00 pm: The Resonant Heart: Sarita McHarg + Vahideh Eisaei + Elnaz Sheshgelani + Lizzy Kuoth + SARAY Iluminado (Nela Trifkovic, Irine Vela and Kelly Dowall): The Heart Whispers and Whirls: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank:   https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2023/the-resonant-heart/
  

THURSDAY 9 March, 2023:

• 7.00 pm:  Mdou Moctar (West Africa): Brunswick Music Festival: Estonian House, 43 Melville Road, Brunswick West:   https://events.humanitix.com/mdou-moctar?c=edm
  
  
• 8.00 pm:  Vieux Farka Touré: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine:    https://theatreroyalcastlemaine.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/a2abe700-8e88-4b7c-9ce7-bfe833f5c2e4
  
  

FRIDAY 10 March, 2023:

• start: Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy:    https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=866773&
  
  

TUESDAY 14 March, 2023:

• 7.30 pm: Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn: Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank:   https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2023/bela-fleck-and-abigail-washburn/
  
  

SUNDAY 19 March, 2023:

• 8.00 pm: Erinaki with Omados + Delyrium: Album Launch: Northcote Social Club, 301 High Street, Northcote:   https://www.facebook.com/events/1546918809074129/
  
  

FRIDAY 31 March, 2023:

• start:  Kutcha Edwards + While & Matthews (UK) + Charm of Finches + Bush Gothic + Ami Williamson + Kavisha Mazzella + The Weeping Willows + Austral + more: Cresfest: Creswick:   https://www.cresfest.com.au/
  

WEDNESDAY 19 April, 2023:

• 6.30 pm: Apodimi Compania: Greek Fringe: Brunswick Ballroom, 314 Sydney Road, Brunswick:   https://www.facebook.com/events/813934363016636

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