The Justin Walshe

Folk Machine

Live at Filthy's

Saturday 14th November, 8pm onwards

Since the release of their debut album, The Man Without a Bag, in late 2007, relentless gigging has earned this folk-country extravaganza a reputation for fine songwriting and explosive live shows, particularly in their hometown of Fremantle.

Their song Love Machine, described by Brisbane's Time Off Magazine as“An hilarious five-minute rambling about sexual escapades all over town. And while that may sound horribly cheesy, it refuses to be reduced to such ground due to Walshe's lyrical wit,” earned a WAMI Song of the Year Nomination and still receives generous airplay on radio stations around the country and ravenous requests at gigs.

Over the past 12 months The Folk Machine performed at the WAMI Festival in Perth and have shared stages with many of the country's major roots acts such as Wagons, Tinpan Orange, The Kill Devil Hills, The Huckleberry Swedes, Khancoban, Downhills Home, Clinkerfield, and The Handsome Young Strangers among others in various parts of the country.

They're also looking forward to shows with Don Walker (Cold Chisel), Paul Greene and Ramblin' Van Walker in coming months. And with the imminent national release of their single (Pockets Full of Gold / Miss Whisky) in October and subsequent East and West Coast Tours in November, things are heating up.