Music

If I cared what people thought I never would have picked up a banjo.
—CC Thornley

Iconoclastic electric banjo.

A local partnership that sees bedroom pop-collide with indie-folk.

Funk + grunge + jams = Señor Tabby

This well-travelled and former triple J Unearned number 1 chart topper (twice over), brings their guitar and songwriting prowess to the lawns to share their rock and blues tunes.

Warren—Proud Yuwaalaraay man and fifteen-year Tassie transplant (also the heart behind Tin Camp Studios)—presents Sole Healing, weaving music and story as tools for reflection, resilience and community.

Blues, Jazz and western-swing, featuring everyone's favourite, resophonic slide guitar.

Billy—a true stalwart of the Hobart music and guitar scene—does solo blues and Americana.

Three virtuosic musicians bring with them tradional inspired melodies pushed by the freedom to listen and improvise.

Swing, blues and Latin exploring American music of the 40s, 50s and 60s.

Powerful improvisers presenting atmospheric landscapes delivered through the interplay between piano and drums.

Desert guitars, synths and sublime vox perform songs of love, discord and galactic tensegrity.

Guitar, bass, and drums. Improvisation surrounding originally composed structures of 'inclusive variety'.

Inspired by synth pop of the late 70s, Projekt Camus combines live analogue synths and dancy beats with vocoder goodness.

Epic Folk. When this four piece isn't collecting hearts, they're delivering powerful pieces that range from acoustic harmonies to Bowie-esque sonic soundscapes.

Australian-Italian electroacoustic noise rock.

The collective of Anthony Pateras' Sulla Lingua fame, break from their usual trio to take to the stage with solo performances.

Original jazzy blues and urban swing tunes to get your toes a-tappin' and your heartstrings a-pluckin'.

Complex, harmonically rich (but accessible) compositions from a Melbourne / Wellington jazz guitarist.

Modern takes on bush ballads and traditional roots from two real contemporary folk talents, backed by a dynamic stringband.

Fans of Sigur Rós and Slowdive rejoice. Pronounced 'dju-merick', this Queensland-born, Hobart-based vocalist brings their melodic and impactful repertoire to Mona.

Old-time mountain tunes and songs for fiddle and banjo.

Brother and sister multi-instrumentalists joining forces to produce an emotionaly exciting and sometimes, groovy, musical experience.

Tight, driven, high-flying post-punk. Might be louder than Dinosaur Jr.

Jazzy space jams undercut with alternative RnB.

A tightrope walk betwixt lively alt-rock and emotive slow burners.

Guitar and vocals that vary from intimate to expansive, coloured with flecks of psychedelic folk, alt-country, and art pop.