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Lecia Louise Q & A + Reviews Following Album Release

We were lucky enough to chat to Lecia as she blasted through Sydney on her Winter Warmer tour last week, she told us all about how she got her start in music, the new album Strike to Ignite and much more..

The Musician Decision
“When I was about 13 my older sister received an electric guitar for her 16th birthday. My step dad Alan taught us what he knew, which was about 4-5 songs. I ended up taking over her guitar. When Alan introduced me to music such as Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix I was hooked!
Early Influences
Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix were my ultimate influences in the early days. Then Chris Cheney from The Living End, Sarah McLeod from The Superjesus and eventually, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco, The Allman Brothers and more. I was a pretty big Michael Jackson fan as a kid too.
Writing Process
Most of my music starts off from either a guitar riff or progression which might come about from some sort of free feeling often being in a new location or maybe learning a new song, or experiencing a huge new feeling.
First Record Bought
The first CD I bought was Powderfinger’s Double Allergic.
Current Inspirations
I have really been enjoying listening to Grace Potter, Emily Wolfe, Kathleen Halloran, Stefan Hauk, Blake Mills, Jackie Marshall and many more.
The Live Show Experience
Ultimately I love to play live with my band either as a trio or 4 piece. There is a lot of freedom to move, especially in the 3 piece when I have my main guys. I love to go on tangents with them and keep each other on our toes and see where we end up. All the shows I play are quite different but I love playing festivals with the band and bringing energy to the audience and interacting and trying to make everyone feel good including myself and bandmates. I feed off energy from the band members and love when I am playing with players who love to push it to the edge and reach some great dynamic ranges and head to some unexpected exciting places. Sometimes we deviate from the setlist and bring something fresh and unknown on the spot, and see where we end up.
Favourite Artists of All Time
Tough question. I love so many different styles of music, as a kid it was definitely Michael Jackson. I’m also a huge fan of LP, who is an alternative pop artist.
To Become a Successful Artist
I think there’s a lot more than one thing that I need to become a successful artist, but if I had to narrow it down to one, I think having a supportive close knit team that loves what I do almost as much as me and we all care about each other’s success. It’s important to me to have people I trust nearby that share truth and contribute and help for the music to get out there. The music may have been created by me, but it is external to me now. It’s a huge job for local grassroots independent original musicians to try and reach people who potentially will love their music. It takes a team! Oh yeah — and some money would definitely help too! 
Future Plans
The plan for 2026 and 2027 is to tour and play as much as possible and get the new album out there to people who will hopefully love it. I hope to collaborate with other artists on the road, while also playing with my own band. It would be pretty cool to do some live recordings of the album tracks, so I might come back to that after this year of touring and see if we can get some dollars to go into a studio or record a live gig.

I would really love to get overseas and play again. I have not done so since Covid, and have since been enjoying focussing on Australia. But I am getting excited about the idea of playing OS again.  
At some point I’ll start thinking about the next album, who I will record it with and where. I have some ideas on this, but for now I’m focussed on getting Strike to Ignite out there.”


NEW REVIEWS
“This collection of rock energy and roots finesse and seductive blues and soulful vibes and…well, everything great about that New World beat, is about as good a gathering together of American musical infusion as you could wish for.” – Dave Franklin
https://dancing-about-architecture.com/strike-to-ignite-lecia-louise-reviewed-by-dave-franklin/

“After such a long journey to completion, Strike To Ignite sounds like an album about refusing to be extinguished. Relationships fail, touring becomes exhausting and plans go wrong, but another song always seems to emerge from the wreckage. Lecia Louise does not merely sing about resilience; across these eleven songs, she turns it into fuel.” 
https://skopemag.com/2026/08/16/lecia-louise-new-album-strike-to-ignite

“There are artists who sing songs, and then there are artists who seem to inhabit every note they play. Lecia Louise belongs firmly in the second category.” – Samuel Fredrickson
https://www.planetsinger.net/lecia-louise-ignites-the-blues-rock-world-with-strike-to-ignite-a-powerful-album-of-guitar-virtuosity-soul-and-unstoppable-energy/


Lecia’s Strike To Ignite Album is finally out after achieving a Number 3 on Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts pre release.
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Thankyou to all the Announcers and Presenters who have supported the album so far.
Recent Interviews include 
David Roman – The Mystery Train on 2ssr
Michael O’Brien on Coast FM
Noddy on Aussie Music Weekly
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Upcoming Tomorrow August 22 in a chat with Stuart Coupe on Dirt Music 2ser.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

August 23 – Lefty’s Music Hall, QLD 

August 30 – Gympie Muster, QLD https://www.muster.com.au

September 18 – The Cave Inn, Album Launch, QLD

Keep track on all live shows  here

2025 People’s Choice Award winner, twice #1 on the Triple J Unearthed online charts, #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. Lecia Louise’s musical journey has seen her perform around the globe and through Australia.   

An award-winning songwriter and performer, Lecia’s music has been featured on cable TV, and radio stations nationally and internationally.  

Her powerful sound and dynamic live performances have delivered major chart success, including twice reaching #1 on the Triple J Unearthed Online charts, peaking at #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and claiming the #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. A 2025 People’s Choice Award winner, Lecia is set to release her highly anticipated new album in 2026. 

Lecia has continued to mesmerise audiences and has been featured at many festivals including Blues on Broadbeach, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Mullumbimby festival, Agnes Blues & Roots Festival, Airlie Beach Music Festival, Adelaide Guitar Festival and more.  

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Lecia Louise Releases Album ‘Strike To Ignite’

“Lecia’s unique style and rock chic attitude make her a new fav!! Awesome…” – Triple J Unearthed  

From rock and blues to country and soul, Lecia Louise’s new album ‘Strike To Ignite’ embraces musical diversity with accomplished virtuosity showcasing her talents as a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and singer. Far from a typical singer-songwriter, Lecia commands attention with soaring, blues-infused, rock-driven guitar riffs, paired with melodic, emotionally rich lyricism.  

With a powerful rhythm section plus additional keyboards and guitars and lush backing vocals the sonic impact of this 11 Song record is immediate. 

Mixed by Multiple Aria Nominee and Winner Steve James. 

Released on all DSP’s, Deluxe 180G Vinyl Glossy Sleeve with Insert of liner notes + Lyrics, and on CD.

IN FOCUS – LECIA LOUISE on Aussie Music Weekly Show
Noddy speaks with Lecia Louise about her career to date and her upcoming album release
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“Aussie female rock will not be the same. Seriously cool guitarist as well as fantastic singer.” –  Malcolm Foster, bassist for The Pretender and Simple Minds. 

2025 People’s Choice Award winner, twice #1 on the Triple J Unearthed online charts, #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. Lecia Louise’s musical journey has seen her perform around the globe and through Australia.   

An award-winning songwriter and performer, Lecia’s music has been featured on cable TV, and radio stations nationally and internationally.  

  She has a loyal fan base which has seen her support grow as a result of years of hard touring and blistering performances at a number of Rock and Blues festivals around Australia. Lecia has shared the stage with The Black Sorrows, Ross Wilson, James Morrison, The Baby Animals, Jon Stevens, Grinspoon, Phil Emmanuel, Daryl Braithwaite and many more. Lecia continues to mesmerise audiences nationwide, with a highly anticipated new album due for release in 2026. 

Her powerful sound and dynamic live performances have delivered major chart success, including twice reaching #1 on the Triple J Unearthed Online charts, peaking at #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and claiming the #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. A 2025 People’s Choice Award winner, Lecia is set to release her highly anticipated new album in 2026. 

Lecia has continued to mesmerise audiences and has been featured at many festivals including Blues on Broadbeach, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Mullumbimby festival, Agnes Blues & Roots Festival, Airlie Beach Music Festival, Adelaide Guitar Festival and more.  

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

August 1 – International Blues Day, Sydney Blues Society, Marrickville Bowlo, NSW https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1576606

August 2 – Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine, Tarrawanna, NSW

August 2 – Blues Guitar Road Show, Factory Theatre, Sydney https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/blues-guitar-roadshow/

August 8 – Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW https://stagandhunter.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/2030d7d0-7d76-4854-80c3-36e8823c9b0d?

August 9 – Flow Bar – Old Bar, NSW 12:30 – 2:30pm, solo free

August 14-16 – Mackay Blues Festival, QLD https://events.humanitix.com/mackay-blues-fest

August 21 – Flametree Gathering, Proserpine, QLD https://airlieevents.com.au/events/flametree-gathering-2026/

August 23 – Lefty’s Music Hall, QLD

August 30 – Gympie Muster, QLD https://www.muster.com.au

September 18 – The Cave Inn, Album Launch, QLD

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Gareth Koch & Jan Daxner Release Single ‘La Rotta’

Originating in 14th-century Italy, La Rotta is essentially the medieval equivalent of a hype song. 

The Vibe: It’s an energetic dance. It features driving, repetitive rhythms, syncopation, and a rhythm that gives it an infectious, foot-tapping quality. 

If you were a peasant in the Middle Ages, this is the tune that got you dancing. The composition is built for high-energy instrumentation 

Although La Rotta has been bouncing around since the medieval period, it still feels remarkably modern. Its repeating, cyclical rhythm has a foundational groove.  

In this version?Gareth is joined by Viennese flute virtuoso Jan?Daxner.?The duo?creates?an imaginative?interpretation brimming with embellishments & whimsy. 

Gareth Koch is an ARIA Award winning multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, guitar soloist, composer & songwriter. He has recorded an extensive catalogue across multiple genres for classical guitar, flamenco, original compositions, arrangements, medieval projects, ambient music, rock & song writing. He has appeared at major festivals within Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.

Gareth was born in Milan Italy into an artistic family. His father is the Australian novelist Christopher Koch, and his Lithuanian-born mother Irene is a piano graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His early musical education began with piano and clarinet before entering the gifted youth music programme at the Mozarteum in Salzburg Austria. When his family moved to Spain Gareth fell under the spell of the guitar.

After graduation from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Gareth won scholarships to the Royal Conservatorium of Madrid and the Academy of Music in Vienna under Professor Konrad Ragossnig. From this point his career developed to include music teaching, recording, publishing and performing. His recent classical album ‘The Guitar Player’ received a coveted 5 Star review from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Gareth’s current projects have a world music and contemporary bias with classical overtones. His writing is increasingly focussed on the ethereal nature of music. Recent collaborations include ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kilbey (The Church) with whom he has released three albums.

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Gareth Koch & Jan Daxner Release Single ‘La Volta’

From his massive 1612 dance collection Terpsichore, Michael Praetorius’ La Volta is a high-energy Renaissance party-starter that practically demands you jump around. Modelled after the favourite dance of Queen Elizabeth I, this short and snappy tune is characterized by a ‘scandalous’ rhythm—shifting between 6/8 and 3/4 time—designed to make courtly couples leap and turn in a dizzying, joyous blur. This cheerful, brisk piece of musical sunshine proves 17th-century Germany definitely knew how to have a good time.

In this version Gareth is joined by Viennese flute virtuoso Jan Daxner. The duo creates an imaginative interpretation brimming with embellishments & whimsy, emulating the colourful character of La Volta.

Gareth Koch is an ARIA Award winning multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, guitar soloist, composer & songwriter. He has recorded an extensive catalogue across multiple genres for classical guitar, flamenco, original compositions, arrangements, medieval projects, ambient music, rock & song writing. He has appeared at major festivals within Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.

Gareth was born in Milan Italy into an artistic family. His father is the Australian novelist Christopher Koch, and his Lithuanian-born mother Irene is a piano graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His early musical education began with piano and clarinet before entering the gifted youth music programme at the Mozarteum in Salzburg Austria. When his family moved to Spain Gareth fell under the spell of the guitar.

After graduation from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Gareth won scholarships to the Royal Conservatorium of Madrid and the Academy of Music in Vienna under Professor Konrad Ragossnig. From this point his career developed to include music teaching, recording, publishing and performing. His recent classical album ‘The Guitar Player’ received a coveted 5 Star review from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Gareth’s current projects have a world music and contemporary bias with classical overtones. His writing is increasingly focussed on the ethereal nature of music. Recent collaborations include ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kilbey (The Church) with whom he has released three albums.

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Gareth Koch & Jan Daxner Release Single ‘Canario’

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger was a composer & virtuoso player of the lute in the early Baroque period. He was born in Venice or possibly Rome, the son of a German nobleman who served at the House of Habsburg. His highly inventive playing style attracted the attention of the Roman aristocracy.  

In this unique & innovative version of Canario Gareth is joined by Viennese flute virtuoso Jan Daxner. The recording presents a fresh & buoyant reading of Kapsberger’s work in an arrangement for guitar & flute. The duo creates an imaginative interpretation brimming with embellishments & whimsy, emulating the colourful character of Kapsberger’s writing & legendary performances. Canario is the first in a series of singles to be released by Gareth & Jan. The duo tours Europe in June 2027. 

Gareth Koch is an ARIA Award winning multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, guitar soloist, composer & songwriter. He has recorded an extensive catalogue across multiple genres for classical guitar, flamenco, original compositions, arrangements, medieval projects, ambient music, rock & song writing. He has appeared at major festivals within Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.

Gareth was born in Milan Italy into an artistic family. His father is the Australian novelist Christopher Koch, and his Lithuanian-born mother Irene is a piano graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His early musical education began with piano and clarinet before entering the gifted youth music programme at the Mozarteum in Salzburg Austria. When his family moved to Spain Gareth fell under the spell of the guitar.

After graduation from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Gareth won scholarships to the Royal Conservatorium of Madrid and the Academy of Music in Vienna under Professor Konrad Ragossnig. From this point his career developed to include music teaching, recording, publishing and performing. His recent classical album ‘The Guitar Player’ received a coveted 5 Star review from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Gareth’s current projects have a world music and contemporary bias with classical overtones. His writing is increasingly focussed on the ethereal nature of music. Recent collaborations include ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kilbey (The Church) with whom he has released three albums.

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Lecia Louise ‘Love’s Fool’ Tour

“Love’s Fool” is a funky, upbeat blues track that represents strength and self-worth. It tells the story of giving your all to a relationship and realising you deserve that same energy in return. Soulful, bold and self-assured, it’s a declaration that loving deeply doesn’t mean allowing yourself to be made a fool. Mixed by Multiple Aria Nominee and winner Steve James.

“You are a fabulous guitarist and singer and a great asset to Australia’s blues and roots artist community.”
– David Roman The Mystery Train. 2SSR.

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2025 People’s Choice Award winner Lecia Louise is a powerhouse guitarist, songwriter, and performer whose commanding sound and dynamic live shows have earned her major chart success. She is a two-time #1 Triple J Unearthed Online chart topper, reached #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and claimed the #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. Far from your typical singer-songwriter, Lecia demands attention with soaring, blues-soaked, rock-driven guitar riffs and unmistakable musical authority. With over 20 years of national and international touring, she continues to captivate audiences worldwide. 

Blending rock, blues, country, soul, and improvisation, Lecia’s music has taken her throughout Australia, the USA, Europe, the UK, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. An award-winning songwriter, her original music has been featured on television and radio nationally and internationally. She has shared the bill with Australia’s most iconic artists, including Jimmy Barnes, James Morrison, Jon Stevens, Grinspoon, The Black Sorrows, Ross Wilson, The Baby Animals, Sarah McLeod, Suzi Quatro, Phil Emmanuel, and Daryl Braithwaite. Lecia has also performed at major Australian festivals including Woodford Folk Festival, Blues on Broadbeach, Gympie Muster, Adelaide Guitar Festival (where she served as a guitar tutor), Agnes Blues & Roots Festival, Mullumbimby Festival, Rock the Boat, West End Festival and more. 

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“Clean, elegant, tasty playing!!!  I watched 3 times!!! Shred on!!!!!”  – Nita Strauss, Alice Cooper’s guitarist. 

“Lecia loves her 70’s rock, and it shows. But rather than rehashing old sounds and mimicking her heroes, the singer breathes new life into the sound and produces great, hooky rock songs.” – Time Off. 

A Bachelor of Popular Music (Honours) graduate, Lecia Louise is regarded as one of Australia’s most respected guitarists and performers, continuing to carve a bold, authentic path in contemporary rock, blues, roots, and country music. She continues to mesmerize audiences nationwide and looks forward to the release of her highly anticipated new album in 2026. 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

April 16 – Welders Dog, Armidale, NSW , 7:30 – 9:30pm, Solo

April 18 – Guitar Rock Bush Blitz, Tourist Hotel Narrabri, NSW, 9pm-midnight, Band

 April 19  – Wilga Hotel Narrabri, NSW , 1-4 pm

 April 24 – Odeon Richmond, VIC, With Geoff Achison, Acoustic duo sessions https://www.odeonrichmond.com.au/event-details/geoff-achison-and-lecia-louise-acoustic-solo-and-duo 

 April 25  – 12 Bar, Belgrave, VIC, Cam Walter band

April 26 – Private event, Message me if interested, Langwarrin, VIC

 May 1 – Scotties, VIC, with Cam Walter band

May 2 – Blues Train, Geelong, VIC, Solo

 May 3 – Stingo Blues, Yorkshire, VIC

May 5 – MBAS, VIC

May 7 – Miss Celies, NSW, House band blues jam

May 8 – TBA

 May 9 – Mangrove Mountain, Blues on the Mountain, More info soon https://events.humanitix.com/z-star-uk-plus-lecia-louise-mangrove-mountain-hall 

 May 10 – Marks Point Sports Club, 3-6pm, NSW, Band

May 29 – Mackay Blues Club, Women in Blues https://events.humanitix.com/womeninbluesmackay  

June 27 – Sunshine Coast, Blues and Roots Festival https://www.sunshinecoastbluesfestival.com 

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Lecia Louise Upcoming Single ‘Love’s Fool’ + Tour Dates

For Immediate Release: Lecia Louise hits the road again to promote her 1st single ‘Love’s Fool’ (Out April 10 via FOG/MGM) from forthcoming album ‘Strike to Ignite’

TOUR DATES

April 16 – Welders Dog, Armidale, NSW , 7:30 – 9:30pm, Solo 

 April 18 – Guitar Rock Bush Blitz, Tourist Hotel Narrabri, NSW, 9pm-midnight, Band

 April 19  – Wilga Hotel Narrabri, NSW , 1-4 pm

 April 24 – Odeon Richmond, VIC, With Geoff Achison, Acoustic duo sessions https://www.odeonrichmond.com.au/event-details/geoff-achison-and-lecia-louise-acoustic-solo-and-duo 

 April 25  – 12 Bar, Belgrave, VIC, Cam Walter band 

April 26 – Private event, Message me if interested, Langwarrin, VIC 

 May 1 – Scotties, VIC, with Cam Walter band 

May 2 – Blues Train, Geelong, VIC, Solo

 May 3 – Stingo Blues, Yorkshire, VIC 

May 5 – MBAS, VIC 

May 7 – Miss Celies, NSW, House band blues jam 

May 8 – TBA 

 May 9 – Mangrove Mountain, Blues on the Mountain, More info soon https://events.humanitix.com/z-star-uk-plus-lecia-louise-mangrove-mountain-hall 

 May 10 – Marks Point Sports Club, 3-6pm, NSW, Band 

May 29 – Mackay Blues Club, Women in Blues https://events.humanitix.com/womeninbluesmackay  

June 27 – Sunshine Coast, Blues and Roots Festival https://www.sunshinecoastbluesfestival.com 

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About the single ‘Love’s Fool’ Out on April 10th

“Love’s Fool” is a funky, upbeat blues track that represents strength and self-worth. It tells the story of giving your all to a relationship and realising you deserve that same energy in return. Soulful, bold and self-assured, it’s a declaration that loving deeply doesn’t mean allowing yourself to be made a fool. Mixed by Multiple Aria Nominee and winner Steve James. 

About Lecia

2025 People’s Choice Award winner, twice #1 on the Triple J Unearthed online charts, #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. Lecia Louise’s musical journey has seen her perform around the globe and throughout Australia.   

“Aussie female rock will not be the same. Seriously cool guitarist as well as fantastic singer.” –  Malcolm Foster, bassist for The Pretenders and Simple Minds. 

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Medusa’s Wake Releases EP ‘Echoes of Our Past’ For St Pats Day Shows

Often described as the love child of The Pogues and Australia’s own Roaring Jack, Sydney’s Medusa’s Wake deliver a powerful fusion of Celtic tradition, folk storytelling, and punk-fuelled intensity. Their sound blends rebel spirit with barroom melody — equal parts whiskey-soaked ballad and foot-stomping anthem — capturing both Irish heritage and Australian grit in one unmistakable voice.

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 Creeper 

The first single from the new EP Echoes of our Past, Creeper is an engaging and uptempo tune that will have your feet tapping and your throat thirsting for Irish Whiskey and a cold Aussie Beer all at once. 

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The EP – Echoes of Our Past

Echoes of Our Past is a deeply personal and powerful release from Medusa’s Wake, born from a period of profound loss and reflection. The songs emerged after lead singer and songwriter Eddie Lawlor lost both his father and brother within sixteen months of each other in Ireland. In the space between grief and healing, these tracks took shape — not simply as songs, but as a way to process loss, honour memory, and reconnect with heritage.

Blending Celtic tradition with driving folk-rock energy, Echoes of Our Past carries the raw honesty that defines Medusa’s Wake while revealing a more mature and emotionally resonant depth. Themes of family, resilience, identity, and brotherhood run throughout the EP, transforming personal tragedy into communal strength. The result is a collection of songs that invite listeners to raise a glass, remember their own, and find solidarity in shared experience.

Rooted in storytelling and driven by heart, this release stands as both a tribute and a testament — proof that even in grief, powerful music can be born.

Upcoming Live Shows

This St. Patrick’s season features two Sydney appearances: the Mortlake Irish Festival (Friday 13th March) and the Echoes of Our Past EP Launch on Tuesday 17th March at Sydney Park Hotel, Newtown.

With further shows in Newcastle, Brisbane, and Tasmania on the horizon, Medusa’s Wake continue to unite audiences through music that celebrates heritage, rebellion, and the enduring power of song.

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This will be a very big celebration of everything this band and the day itself stand for, Don the Green and don’t miss.

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Formed over a decade ago, Medusa’s Wake have forged a reputation for commanding, high-energy live performances that turn venues into communal celebrations. With driving rhythms, rousing choruses, and anthemic hooks, their shows invite audiences to sing, stomp, and raise a glass in equal measure.

Their debut album Rascals and Rogues introduced a bold mix of working-class anthems, rebel songs, and traditional influences wrapped in a modern folk-punk edge. The release established the band as a rising force within Australia’s Celtic punk landscape.

Their latest release, the EP Echoes of Our Past, marks a confident evolution in both songwriting and musicianship. The record explores themes of heritage, resilience, loss, and camaraderie, delivering sharper arrangements and emotionally resonant storytelling while retaining the raw fire that defines their sound.

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Across their ten-year journey, Medusa’s Wake have shared stages with genre heavyweights The Rumjacks, The Go Set, Handsome Young Strangers, and XLF (ex-Stiff Little Fingers). Performances in Melbourne and Tasmania have helped expand their grassroots following well beyond their Sydney base.

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Gareth Koch Releases Album ‘Flamenco Latino from Seville to Santiago’

Now close to clocking over 800K Streams already this album is one to watch, lively, upbeat and a pure aural pleasure it is no wonder these tunes from Gareth are striking a chord with listeners worldwide

Flamenco Latino showcases Gareth Koch as a brilliant flamenco guitarist at the height of his creative, technical and expressive powers. This full-length album is brimming with flamenco passion and astonishing technical mastery. The interpretations range from blindingly fast and rhythmic solos to soulful interpretations capturing the very essence of flamenco. The music reflects the sound of the Gypsies, the passion of flamenco, and the irresistible rhythms of Andalucia.

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Gareth first encountered the flamenco guitar as a young teen in Spain, where he received lessons with local flamenco guitarists. He went on to study classical guitar in Vienna and Spain, but retained a lifelong relationship to Spain and flamenco music. His album Flamenco Latino is the manifestation of this connection, presented here as a dedicated flamenco album.

Gareth Koch is an ARIA Award winning multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, guitar soloist, composer & songwriter. He has recorded an extensive catalogue across multiple genres for classical guitar, flamenco, original compositions, arrangements, medieval projects, ambient music, rock & song writing. He has appeared at major festivals within Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.

Gareth was born in Milan Italy into an artistic family. His father is the Australian novelist Christopher Koch, and his Lithuanian-born mother Irene is a piano graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His early musical education began with piano and clarinet before entering the gifted youth music programme at the Mozarteum in Salzburg Austria. When his family moved to Spain Gareth fell under the spell of the guitar.

After graduation from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Gareth won scholarships to the Royal Conservatorium of Madrid and the Academy of Music in Vienna under Professor Konrad Ragossnig. From this point his career developed to include music teaching, recording, publishing and performing. His recent classical album ‘The Guitar Player’ received a coveted 5 Star review from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Gareth’s current projects have a world music and contemporary bias with classical overtones. His writing is increasingly focussed on the ethereal nature of music. Recent collaborations include ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kilbey (The Church) with whom he has released three albums.

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Gareth Koch Releases Single ‘Rumba Nostalgica’

The lyrical and energetic Rumba Nostalgica reflects the sound of the Gypsies, the passion of flamenco, and the irresistible beats of Cuba. The rumba dance style consists of elements from the Romany tradition in southern France & Catalonia, flamenco from the south of Spain, & rhythms imported from the Caribbean.

Presented here as an arrangement for four guitars, Gareth expands Juan Martin’s Rumba Nostalgica into a subtly orchestrated work. The result is brimming with percussion, counter melodies & pulsating rhythm, whilst retaining an uncompromisingly flamenco spirit.

Recorded with Australia’s leading guitarists Slava Grigoryan, Karin Schaupp and Leonard Grigoryan, collectively known as Saffire – The Australian Guitar Quartet, their ensemble won an ARIA in 2003 for ‘Best Classical Album’.

Gareth Koch is an ARIA Award winning multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, guitar soloist, composer & songwriter. He has recorded an extensive catalogue across multiple genres for classical guitar, flamenco, original compositions, arrangements, medieval projects, ambient music, rock & song writing. He has appeared at major festivals within Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.

Gareth was born in Milan Italy into an artistic family. His father is the Australian novelist Christopher Koch, and his Lithuanian-born mother Irene is a piano graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His early musical education began with piano and clarinet before entering the gifted youth music programme at the Mozarteum in Salzburg Austria. When his family moved to Spain Gareth fell under the spell of the guitar.

After graduation from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Gareth won scholarships to the Royal Conservatorium of Madrid and the Academy of Music in Vienna under Professor Konrad Ragossnig. From this point his career developed to include music teaching, recording, publishing and performing. His recent classical album ‘The Guitar Player’ received a coveted 5 Star review from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Gareth’s current projects have a world music and contemporary bias with classical overtones. His writing is increasingly focussed on the ethereal nature of music. Recent collaborations include ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kilbey (The Church) with whom he has released three albums.

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