Get ready for a raucous time as these festival favourites serve up new music and ARIA-nominated alt country tunes.

The Wilson Pickers play original folk and alt country songs using bluegrass instrumentation. They stand five men across the front of the stage and are renowned for their five-part harmony singing and jovial attitude. Their shows are raucous, virtuosic, often spell binding and always fun. Their latest album ‘You Can’t Catch Fish From a Train’ features the raw ebullience for which the Wilson Pickers are known, alongside heartfelt reflections on some of what life has thrown at this band of deft musicians and close friends, each bringing their own talents and perspectives to the table while keeping their individual voices.

The Wilson Pickers will be supported by Jackie Marshall, one of Queensland’s best songwriters with a career spanning more than 12 years and critical acclaim not just in Australia but worldwide. Known for her tender but gutsy style which has had her compared to everyone from Janis Joplin to Joni Mitchell, it is rare for an audience to walk away from a Jackie Marshall show thinking about that voice. Karl S Williams will also join in the festivities. Self-described as a guitar-slinging, banjo-wielding vagabond with a penchant for hell fire, heavenly salvation, and writing about himself in the third person, Karl S Williams is an experienced performer with a number of national and international tours under his belt.

Session times:
Wilson Pickers: 9:30–10:30 pm
Jackie Marshall: 8:00–9:00 pm
Karl S Williams: 7:00–7:30 pm

Image credit: GC2018 website