Self-taught singer/songwriter, Josh Maynard has been pursuing his love for Australian music from the very start. Starting his journey behind a drum kit at only 3 years old, Josh’s advanced sense of rhythm has become one of the identifying features of his playing. Based on the Sunshine Coast, Malia Stirling is an up and coming Australian […]
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia and fuelled by a love of classic country music, NO SLEEP TILL TEXAS will be stripping things back to bring their honky tonk wagon to the Drunken Poet. Paying homage to their own heroes, the likes of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Doug Sahm, Dwight Yoakam and Willie Nelson, this […]
Katankin plays the songs of Paul Simon
Stephanie Brett plays Wine Whiskey Women with her nylon string guitar and accompanied on double bass, vocal harmonies and shaker by long timer David Bramble. Singing songs of love, life, time and whiskey, written while on the road or thinking of it.
Connor Moore is a prolific singer-songwriter with a voice like honey and lime. She's a songwriter based in Melbourne who loves people watching and writing music. Connor is intrigued by the way we operate as humans and hope that you can relate or reminisce with her music in a timeless space.
SLIM HARPO Known as one of the masters of the blues harmonica; the name “Slim Harpo” was a humorous takeoff on “harp,” the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles, as suggested by his wife, after discovering that someone else performed under the name Harmonica Slim. THE JUKE JOINT: "Continental" Robert Susz is best […]
What’s a chef to do when he’s over the smoky grills, long hours, family drama, relationships, and life in general? Some blokes buy a Harley, some chase younger women, well Kane Vincent took the advice of a Jason Isbell song to “find what makes you happy … and do it till you’re gone,” picked up his old Maton, […]
Allan Fisk is an Australian Drummer, Guitarist, Singer- Songwriter who has spent the last two decades touring Oz & abroad sharing the stage with : The Re-Mains, Den Hanrahan, Matt Scullion, Wanita ‘Honky Tonk Queen’, Chucks Wagon, Glenn Rae Virus, West Texas Crude and Howlin Time. After many years on the road touring as a […]
Oscar LaDell plays the sings of Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters was a dynamic American blues guitarist and singer who played a major role in creating the post-World War II electric blues.
The mighty Tipplers hit the Poet to bring about your Saturday arvo in style!
Paper Jane, original Central Victorian Americana/Electric Folk band feature country heartache with tight grooves and uplift harmonies. Paper Jane’s eclectic range of original music reflects their journey and speak with candour about life beyond first loves and happy endings. Paper Jane has temporarily downsized to a duo of Buck Edwards and Dom Redfern. Bucky is out front […]
2 - 3PM Candice Alisha is a blues and folk singer songwriter originally hailing from Wodonga, Victoria but now local to Melbourne after making the move to the big city to pursue her career at the beginning of 2019. After working as a full-time musician in various bands for the better part of a decade, […]
