Local rock line up, Fonvdlings, NASCENT and Josh St Ledger

Hugh Cook, Steve Tafra, Tom Walsh, Brendan Passey, Adrian Walsh

Fovndlings—who first formed in the gorge country east of Walcha NSW—have been working on their own lyrical form of cowpunk for the past five years.  The band consists of Hugh Cook (drums), Steve Tafra (guitar and piano accordion), Tom Walsh (bass), Brendan Passey (guitar) and Adrian Walsh (guitar and vocals).

 Fovndlings write original music that explores themes of friendship, loss, landscape as lived on the ragged edges of our cities and provincial towns – reminiscent of the Australia evoked by bands like the Triffids. 

Their debut album, which was released late in 2019 and was produced in Norway by the Australian musician and producer Mark Axiak, showcases nine songs that merge poetry with driving beats. The album highlights the diverse influences on their musicianship and songwriting and includes anthemic songs such as Bitumen Roads, Old Mate, Hank Williams’ Funeral Sonnet and The Quiet Room, as well as the song with which they began their journey Going Home (The Great Dividing Range). 

They are currently working on new material with the songs One Road In, Her Son the Arsonist, The Epic and Talking Like a Coin. A video for The Arsonist is currently being finished by Sydney film-maker and musician Matt Syres. Look out for it when it hits the waves. 

NASCENT (Tim Godwin's Live Band)

Tim Godwin, DanL McLachlan, Rebecca Tafra, Jacob Dewberry

Tim Godwin, know as the front of 'The Social Norm', producer and solo artist in his own right, takes to the stage performing his own releases, some of The Social Norm and up coming songs from NASCENT's debut EP. 

Expect high energy guitar and synth driven rock with political undertones. 

JOSH ST LEDGER

Josh's soulful style has been influenced by the sounds of Blues, Rock, Pop, Jazz and Reggae and the writing grace of Eric Clapton, B. B King, Counting Crows, Paul Kelly and Tom Waits.