Felicity Dowd + The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach @ The Loaded Dog, Saturday 18th April (3rd Sat) 7pm for 7.30 start

Tritton Hall, Hut 44, Addison Road  Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville

60 minutes each from

Felicity Dowd    Inspired by an eclectic and ever-changing landscape of genres her music is diverse, drifting between the boundaries of folk and country. She has always believed a song is only as good as its story, sharing stories of depth, heart, and humour that intertwine the experiences of the world around her. This ideology and passion have been noticed by industry professionals, having already earned this young songwriter 4x Tamworth Songwriting Association Salute Awards, including the 2023 New Songwriter of the Year at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and the Folk Federation’s 2020 Under 21 years Young Folk Artist Award.

Hailing from the NSW South Coast, Felicity Dowd has wowed audiences across the country, from main stages at Australia’s most prestigious events (National Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, and the Tamworth Country Music Festival) to support slots with music royalty, the Bushwackers, Neil Murray (Warumpi Band), Josh Cunningham (The Waifs), Felicity Urquhart, Ash Grunwald, the Sunny Cowgirls, Fanny Lumsden and Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea).

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The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, Cathy Welsford and Angie Smith, are legends in the folk and festival world with their funny, poignant, uplifting shows chock full of contemporary folk songs that deftly, often humorously, offer potent insights into a broad array of home-grown topics.

Wildlife preservation, relationships, feminism, neighbourhood blues, some of the joys of aging, rural life, heroism and standing up to tyrants are amongst the themes they expertly condense into three-minute gems with the talented musicianship and clever lyrics.

Their performances are invariably greeted with enthusiastic acclaim and there’s a high chance you’ll have their song choruses stuck in your head long after the show. Fans keen to experience their trademark satirical wit return again and again to enjoy old favourites and hear their latest offerings.

Aside from their inspiring concert performances that have blazed a trail from Cairns to Hobart and just about everywhere in between, in the past ten years this dynamic duo have recorded two successful studio albums which are now popular favourites on Bandcamp as well as top selling actual CDs and USBs.