Festival Appearances

Festival Appearances

The Yearlings “Utterly charming and horribly irresistible. ” Tom Jellett, Weekend Australian Softer’n a rabbit sheltrin in a holler, sweet harmonies “Sweet Runaway and rich tremolo electric guitar, aged. Old. Just the evokes the Aus- right amount of haunting. The Yearlings songs rock, tralian landscape sad and slow . like a chair on an old wooden porch. –harsh, often bleak, but always The Yearlings are Robyn Chalklen and Chris Parkinson, who beautiful, perfectly have been writing and performing together for ten years, rendered and an since first crossing paths at The Tamworth Country Music utter delight.” Festival in 2000. Patrick Lang, dB Magazine Chipping away quietly at their sound ever since, they have recorded 4 studio albums and 1 live record. “From the moment Chris’s tremelo treated electric Reminiscent of the great alt. country Americana genre, but guitar shimmers to life in the first seconds, the album born out of Adelaide, Australia, The Yearlings’ sound is all sounds fantastic – unhurried, breathing, spacious and their own. They straddle old and new, bitter and sweet, warm.” Martin Jones, Rhythms Magazine darkness and transcendence – modern day porch music. “Brooding, country folk. Chalklen’s voice can haunt The Yearlings have performed at the prestigious New York you for days.” Bernard Zuel, Sydney Morning Herald Guitar Festival in February 2008 sharing the bill with Teddy Thompson, Jim Lauderdale and Ollabelle. After which they “There is an almost indescribable musical lexicon that stayed on in New York to make their third album, Highway surrounds a Yearlings performance, and it is one that Dancing, working with legendary performer producer, Larry can barely be described, it must be seen and heard for Campbell (of Bob Dylan, Levon Helm fame), and members one’s self.” Jackorybell, FasterLouder of NYC roots band Ollabelle. They have made numerous festival appearances across Duo: Robyn Chalklen – Acoustic guitar, vocals Australia and their music was selected for Claudia Karvan’s Chris Parkinson – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar, Banjo, vocals award-winning TV series, Love My Way. Trio: with BJ Barker - Drums Robyn’s voice demands attention - smooth, breathy and fragile, you listen to each syllable pass you by as you lean in, turn it FESTIVAL APPEARANCES up and immerse yourself in a story told by a fine songwriter devoid of pretence. Her beautiful, ethereal and mysterious New York Guitar Festival songs are the perfect counterpoint to Chris’s earthy compositions, Port Fairy Folk Festival while his “hang-on-every-note” guitar playing remains as National Folk Festival compelling as ever. Mullumbimby Music Festival The Yearlings released their fourth studio album titled Sweet Queenscliff Music Festival Runaway (out on Mixmasters via Vitamin Records) late last year. Apollo Bay Music Festival Brunswick Music Festival Candelo Music Festival Castlemaine Acoustic Music Festival Nannup Music Festival Semaphore Music Festival Sandgate Music by The Sea Adelaide Guitar Festival Tamworth Country Music Festival WOMAD Earth Station www.theyearlings.net www.myspace.com/theyearlings For info & bookings contact 1/112 High St, Preston Victoria, Australia 3072 Phone: +61 438 202 565 Email: [email protected].

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