Folk in the city every Wednesday night in August at The Merri Creek Tavern on Wurundjeri Country.

Wednesday 6 August - Flora and Emmy Ryan

Flora emerges in the alt-folk scene as a beacon of optimism and healing, intricately touching on themes of mental health and anti-capitalist ideologies in a uniquely introspective way. Flora’s songs form a true representation of recovery and healing. Flora masterfully blends indie folk with the soulful tones of alt-country, creating a sound that is uniquely their own.
https://events.humanitix.com/flora-and-emmy-ryan-at-the...

Wednesday 13 August - Corn Nut Creek and Emmy Ryan
Corn Nut Creek (USA/AU) are award-winning folkies hailing from New York and Melbourne who will transport you with their lush three-part vocal harmonies and toe-tapping fiddle and banjo. Bound together through sisterhood and a spiritual connection to snacks, Danielle Vita and Tanya Bradley are storytellers whose spellbinding original songs draw upon the traditions of Appalachian music.
https://events.humanitix.com/corn-nut-creek-and-emmy-ryan...

Wednesday 20 August - Pirritu and Emmy Ryan

Ngiyampaa man and First Nations singer-songwriter Pirritu’s music is gentle, honest and melodic, enticing you into the depths of his personal journey, to sing you a story of sadness, love and hope.
https://events.humanitix.com/pirritu-and-emmy-ryan-at-the...

Wednesday 27 August - Bec Bastoli and Emmy Ryan

Bec Bastoli is an Australian-Palestinian artist whose songwriting explores threads of identity, connection and longing. Accompanying herself on guitar and mandolin, her richly melodic music invites listeners into a space of thoughtful reflection. With a voice that is both expressive and unguarded, she delivers what Timber and Steel called "some of the most poignant songs l've heard in ages."
https://events.humanitix.com/bec-bastoli-and-emmy-ryan-at...

Emmy Ryan
Guided by tenderness, curiosity, and a fierce devotion to truth, Emmy crafts contemporary folk songs that live between lullaby and reckoning. Her deft mandolin and guitar cradle a voice that’s both technically masterful and emotionally raw, capable of cracking open even the most guarded heart.