ALWAYS LIVE, The Hills are Alive and Lonely Lands Agency present
Folk Sounds with Steph Strings, Didirri and Kee'ahn
Steph Strings, Didirri and Kee'ahn
Maffco Brewery and Distillery, Maffra
Gunaikurnai Country
Ticket Information
Fri 06 Dec
FOLK SOUNDS presented by ALWAYS LIVE, The Hills Are Alive, Oceans Sounds and Lonely Lands Agency (LLA) - the inaugural Folk Sounds’ tour will see Didirri, Kee’ahn and Steph Strings hit the road together for the very first time in a Victorian Exclusive.
The 4-date tour of Gippsland will see the three artists performing songs from their stunning catalogues in some of the best venues in the region.
In keeping with the collaborative spirit of the tour and the artists themselves, they will each flip a coin to decide the playing order on the night.
It’s a rare opportunity to see all three of these acts on the same bill and not to be missed.
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Artists
Steph Strings is an Australian based singer-songwriter from Australia who tells a story through her music. With influences from John Butler, Kim Churchill and Ziggy Alberts, Steph’s musical style entails bursts of percussion alongside Celtic, blues and coastal fingerstyle indie-rock.
With the release of her 2023 EP ‘Lion’, Steph Strings sold out headline shows across Australia, UK, Europe and Canada. She supported Vance Joy and The Cat Empire across Canada and European tours, and performed at renowned international festivals Edmonton Folk Festival, Hillside Festival (Canada), Les Escales (France), Rolling Stone Weekender (Germany), Bass In The Grass, Blues on Broadbeach, Queenscliff, Ocean Sounds, Woodford Folk Festival (Australia).
In 2024, Steph is releasing new music, selling out shows across Europe and touring Australia, Canada and Europe/UK with Ziggy Alberts.
Steph Strings
In a world hungry for transparency, Didirri has mesmerised fans throughout his brief career with his magnetic charisma and sincere approach to songwriting. With over 75 million global streams and an ARIA gold accreditation for 'Blind You,' Didirri has continued to captivate with his highly anticipated debut album, Caught In The Act.
Openly delving into subjects we often shy away from, Didirri remains true to his mission of creating music for 'lovers and overthinkers,' weaving uninhibited lyrics that touch raw nerves and charming melodies that soothe hearts and minds.
Didirri’s previous releases, which includes 2020’s Sold for Sale EP and 2018’s Measurements EP, have amassed over 75 million streams at DSPs globally, seen him sell out tours both locally and abroad, and perform at festivals including Splendour In The Grass, The Great Escape, Latitude and Primavera Sound.
Didirri
With a name coming from the Wik people, meaning to dance, to play, Kee’ahn honour their name and Ancestors through their soulful music that weaves lush melodies and words reminiscent of heartbreak and healing.
Kee’ahn is a proud Yalanji, Jirrbal, Badu islander artist who in 2019 ventured from their home town in North Queensland, to pursue a dream in the Eastern Kulin Nation (Melbourne, Australia).
On May 28, 2020, Kee’ahn released debut single ‘Better Things’. That year, Kee’ahn was awarded the Archie Roach Foundation Award at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards later winning the Archie Roach Foundation Award at the Music Victoria Awards.
Kee’ahn has an impressive number of performance credits including performing at Womadelaide, Blues on Broadbeach, Blues Festival Melbourne, Wildlands, Beyond the Valley, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Pitch Music Festival, Strawberry Fields, Yirramboi First Nations Festival +
Kee’ahn has supported Hiatus Kaiyote, Moonchild, Emma Donovan and the Putbacks, Julia Jacklin, Paul Kelly + Paul Grabowsky, Stella Donnelly, Coloured Stone.
2023 sees Kee’ahn releasing next single ‘sunsets’ 22nd of June followed by more exciting things to come.
Kee'ahn
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