Reconnecting and Looking Ahead: Embracing the Musical Journey Greetings music enthusiasts, Welcome to the final installment of my reflection series (for now). Today, I invite you to join me on a journey through the doubts and challenges that have coloured my musical path during the COVID-19 pandemic up until this point in time. We’ll explore how the absence of gigs […]
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Next Wednesday, I’m returning to Newtown to play a gig at The Midnight Special, sharing a bill with the Marvellous Hearts. (Thank you Mother Hen Touring!) Thanks to Bill Donohoe for the following snaps, taken during my last show at the Midnight Special in 2021. As some of you know, originals gigs are pretty rare for me these days. This
I love House Concerts. They are intimate, personal and musically fulfilling. These are often the gigs where people feel comfortable enough to have a big chat before or after the show. They are the gigs where you can get adequately deep on lyric backstory or the songwriting process. House Concerts make it easier to authentically connect through the power of music. For
About the Porch Light Sessions The Porch Light Sessions are a series of monthly acoustic gigs showcasing both upcoming and established singer/songwriters to listening audiences. It is one of the few nights in Sydney where you can actually be in a public space, in a pub, but once an artist gets up on to the stage, the people go quiet. It’s
New Residency @ Different Drummer Bar, Glebe Great News – Starting tomorrow, the 4th April, I’ll be playing on the first Tuesday of every month as part of a residency over at Different Drummer Bar in Glebe. It’ll be 2x solo sets between 7:30-9:30pm(ish). Expect a good selection of originals and tasteful covers. Hope you can make it.
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Hey Friends, At my Hive Bar gig on Tuesday night, I was approached by some friendly audience members who help run Beejay’s Cafe and Wine Bar in Marrickville on Illawarra Rd. After some short conversation, they asked me if I’d be interested in starting a residency in Beejay’s for every Thursday @ 7pm. I said yes. How exciting is this?!
On Wednesday 25/6/14, I attended a free for members event organised by the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) titled ‘Marketing Your Live Gig 101‘. Due to afternoon/evening private teaching commitments in previous years, this was my first time attending one of APRA’s events. So before I outline the night, let me just say how happy I am to have a service like
Big News. Today, I’m announcing a crowd-funded Pozible campaign for my debut album. I’ve officially launched a Pozible Campaign to help fund the release of my full length Debut Album. Please share this link around. Any pledge will be forever appreciated: www.pozible.com/samnewton In total, I’m trying to raise at least $5500. Here’s where the funds are going: A music video
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Hey Everyone,As of next Tuesday the 6/5/14, I’ll be commencing a fortnightly residency over at The Hive Bar in Erskineville. This’ll have me playing a heap of my original stuff, both old and new, and a tasteful assortment of covers from folk, blues, country and traditional styles. The Hive Bar has a fantastic assortment of tasty beers on tap and cheap
A couple of days ago when one of my acoustic strings broke, I felt it a perfect opportunity to record a video lesson on how to change strings on a Steel String Acoustic Guitar. I was going make a post with extra written information to accompany the video, however it ended up being so long and in-depth that I don’t
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Hey all, Just a quick post with this one. I started editing and uploading some live videos that were recorded at the Marrickville Newsagency earlier this month but gave up due to poor sound quality from a swivelling fan in the room. Even still, the first three songs are there and I’ve compiled them as a playlist for anyone keen
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It’s always tricky writing a catch-up post after leaving it so long without any updates on this page. This must be mostly due to the pressure that I put on myself to include absolutely everything. Writing now, I have surrendered to the prospect that I will indeed miss out on a thing or two. But that’s OK! Also, apologies for
As of writing, I am currently at the halfway point of my final Prac in Music Teaching over at St. Patrick’s College in Sutherland. The prospect of finishing this degree, which has occupied 90% of my time over the past 4 years, is a very exciting one. Only 3 weeks left (including this one). I have to say that this
I had a rehearsal last night with infamous Henderson Brothers (Nick and Cam)… They will be joining me for my Union Hotel gig this Thursday night. I’m pumped for it! We’ve got a great set of songs ready to go with a few new ones included. Here’s the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/350104155098583/?ref=ts&fref=ts … Just this morning, I also received a call
Union Hotel and The North End Cafe gigs. A massive week! Read More »
More gigs to announce… I just booked in a free gig at the 4 Pines Brewing Company in Manly. It’s on one of their Monday Singer/Songwriter nights. Considering they brew some of the best beer in Australia, the music is only an additional reason to head along. :p Other shows that I’ve yet to post on here are 2 UNSW
You know what’s really daunting? Looking at a blog such as the one on my website and thinking about what to write. How am I going to fill out enough words to justify this post as readable? I’ve had an epiphany. I don’t need to write up long posts. Small and sharp is where it’s at. Expect more updates… shorter
I’ve been very busy and very organised of late. If you look to your right, you will notice some new dates up and locked in for gigs. Hoping that some of you reading this will consider coming along… even after all of the facebook and email flooding that will be received. I have also uploaded some studio snaps taken with
What a massive break between posts! 2012 was a massive year and 2013 is going to be even bigger. Over the past few months, I’ve been busy recording an album with help from the wonderfully talented and polite Pat O’Grady on Engineering/Production. Here is Pat’s website: https://www.pogmusic.com/ We have a solid 11 tracks making the cut so far with half
Fans, Friends and Family, The Biennale gig was great fun. The boys played well and the crowd was diggin it. See if you can catch a glimpse of us in the following video: Asahi Super Dry presents The 18th Biennale of Sydney’s ‘Art After Dark’: August 24th, 2012 Also, on Saturday I attempted my 7th Grade exam
Spot us in this Vid.. and I am offically a 7th Grader. Read More »
Time for the second post of the day… Rather than dwelling on the past… Let’s focus on the future! As in… 6 hours from now. At 6:30pm tonight, I will be performing with Zeke Ruckman and John Clancy in a trio as part of the 18th anual Biennale Sydney. This gig is looking to be amazing. Here as a
Happy Thursday! What a busy few weeks this has been… In addition to my high school prac, performance exam preparation, and private teaching commitments, I’m also trying to get back into a regular gig pattern. More shows the better I say! 🙂 On the topic of gigs, last night at Sappho’s bookshop, cafe and wine bar went great! Despite the
I woke up on this overcast, rainy sunday with the intention of posting about a gig that I have this Wednesday at Sappho’s (see sidebar on right or facebook event here)…However, following a quick email check, I discovered that one of my heroes – The great finger and flat picking bluegrass/country/americana guitarist Doc Watson has sadly passed away at the
