An evening with Those Folk at Cafe No9

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Charismatic, authentic and thoroughly entertaining, Lawrence Menard (USA) and Clare Quinn (AUS) are the transpacific-troubadours known as ‘Those Folk.’ Having met in Scotland in 2012, they have since travelled extensively and lived in the pine forest mountains of California. They now hang their travelling hats in Pomona, Queensland.

A partnership forged in the fires of folk music, Those Folk explore sounds from the 1960’s folk revival and contemporary Americana music. Breathtaking vocal harmonies are featured alongside rich instrumental work performed on guitars, accordion, mandolin and banjo. Lawrence & Clare are storytellers who make audience members feel like fast friends. As songwriters they delve into love, hope, belonging, and the human condition. As performers they enthral, enchant, and leave a lasting impression.

2024 saw the band release their ‘Life Inside a Box’ album, tour the UK, and perform headline town hall concerts across the East Coast of Australia. Recent performance highlights include Woodford Folk Festival, Blue Mountains Music Festival, Yackandandah Folk Festival, Cobargo Folk Festival, and The Gympie Music Muster.

Lawrence & Clare have been compared to the likes of Simon & Garfunkel and Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings. Those Folk make not just folk music, but music for all sorts of folk.

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Robbie Thompson is a songwriter based in Sheffield, UK producing work that wanders between the personal, the psychological and the philosophical. Some of his songs exist as explicit explorations and reflections upon personal experience - often prodding at broader, more existential questions along the way; some as guided tour through surrealist imagery and motif, inviting the listener to co-create narrative and meaning through interpretation; some more simply as descriptive still frames of introspective moments. His vocals have been described as striking and deliver a lyricism that has been likened to Cohen, who is clearly a strong influence.

'The poetry of Robbie Thompson is the sort that can stop you in your tracks. His words, drawing on his background and interests in psychotherapy and philosophy, offer generous reflections and insight on his accumulated experiences.' - Pink Wafer
‘Robbie fervently considers life with depth and compassion, and strives to authentically communicate his musings through song.’ - Pigeon Hands

‘Think Leonard Cohen meets Richard Hawley.’ - Fresh On The Net

‘Utterly beautiful.’ - BBC Introducing

‘textured, exploratory and magnetically inconclusive.’ - NowThen Magazine

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Please note this ticket price DOES include a BYOB fee should you wish to bring alcohol to the venue.

All additional purchases of drinks and sweet treats from the cafe counter are always very much appreciated.