Born from the Australian bush, Magpie Diaries are from music mecca Dashville, NSW and deliver an authentic heartfelt lyrically driven, country-folk-rock kinda sound, bathed in bush psych/Americana velour.
As we near the bend on 2026, Magpie and his band embark on the release of their third full length album due out in early 2027. ‘Down By The River- Volume One’
A very special album captured live, with no drums or amplification, just good songs and stringed instruments.. A bunch of players all nestled around the kitchen table, recorded 9 songs in 6 hours, in a session all songwriters dream of…
The album was recorded in Tasmania, in an old apple boat shed on the Huon River, with Engineer Jethro Pickett. Players that day included Cam Henderson, Todd Johnston, Jeremy Marcotte, Louis Gill and Magpie.
The result is a fine pudding. Not over worked, but very special. A new album, built from more of a traditional folk, bluegrass style approach, but a little more whack and less tradition. Just good humble pudding and the first single Winter’s Back is just a taste of what’s to come.
The 4-5 piece new realm, string band head out onto the road throughout October - November, to preview this exciting new record. No doubt alongside plenty of deep cuts from the first two records. We hope you can join us!
SYDNEY - You’re up first - 16th October 2026
Join us at the Petersham Bowling Club for a very special Friday evening when Dashville natives Magpie Diaries roll into town for an earthly alt-country folk jam, a taste test of the next album, their third full length record titled ‘Down By The River’ which is due for release in early 2027.
For this evening Magpie Diaries will be a five piece string band playing songs from all three albums and will be joined by the amazingly fun Charley Castle & The Boys in The Well.
'Fast-paced and infectious, Charley Castle leads her Boys in the Well to a new strain of Australian bluegrass. With guitar, double bass and mandolin, and tight-stack harmonies, the quartet marry traditional sounds with modern sensibilities and sweet southern hemisphere spirit.'
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you there!
This is an 18+ Show.
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Blending soul, country, and ‘70s folk-rock, Some Kind of View is more than a collection of songs - it’s a time capsule, a heartfelt nod to family and to the land. With their trademark harmonies wrapping Magpie’s reflective lyrics in warmth and weight - as heard in singles Go Anywhere, Old Road, Love Is Hard, History, and the newest, Land For Sale, now on high rotation across ABC Country - the album finds Magpie Diaries at their most grounded and inspired yet (Jess even tracking drums with a baby strapped to her back). It's an incredible achievement, and now it's the world's to enjoy.
11 Songs written through the journey of childhood into impressionable manhood. Recorded over the course of a few years 2015-2018, between Dashville, Laguna, Mullumbimby and Nashville. Also available on CD and VINYL (with download card).
