NEWS
11/1/24
Alright, headed home to paradise and I'll be doing a few shows! I'm bringing some Big Easy flavours back with me, and the good times get rolling this Sunday at @avalonbowlo as part of The Acoustic Set. I'll have a few more shows dropping in too, so I'll pop 'em up as they do...can't wait to lay down some slinky blues!
November
3rd - Avalon Bowlo – Acoustic Set - 3.00PM
8th -The Racquet Club (Elanora Heights) - 6.00PM
9th - Sunset Diner – Live Acoustics (Avalon) – 6.00pm
10th - Bookoccino (Avalon) – 10.00AM
16th - Avalon Brewery – 5.30PM
17th - Modus Operandi Brewing (Mona Vale) – 2.00PM
23rd - Avalon Brewery – 5.30PM
26th - MBAS @ Kensington Bowls (Melbourne) - 8PM
28th - Hume Blues Club (Melbourne) - 9:30PM
30th - Avalon Market on the Green – Avalon Bowlo – 5.00PM
December
1st - Mrs Robertson Wine Bar (Newport) - 6.00PM
6th - Bookoccino (Avalon) – 6.00PM
7th - Avalon Brewery – 5.30PM
8th - Bucketty’s Brewing (Brookvale) 3.00PM
14th - Sunset Diner – Live Acoustics (Avalon) – 6.00PM
21st - Avalon Brewery – 5.30PM
10/24/24
Alright, a little melancholy to write but it's time for the last gig in New Orleans before I head to Oz for a couple of months. Halloween weekend is as good a canvas as any for the blues, so I'll be leaning heavy into the voodoo sounds this weekend and providing a little antidote to the swifting masses. Hope to see you out there for a song or two...
Fri 25th - Artisan Bar and Cafe - 5 PM -
9/24/24
Had a ball in Mississippi on the weekend, a massive thanks to everyone involved in the Fest and to everyone for coming through!
Settling back at home this week with a couple of shows on tap...getting things going with a Thursday night sesh downtown at the ever funky Artisan Bar and Cafe, and then I'll be doing a cruisey Friday arvo set to slide into the weekend at Flagpole Cafe. Come and get a little Nola blues fix...
Thurs 26th - Artisan Bar and Cafe - 6:30 PM -
Fri 27th - The flagpole nola - 2 PM -
9/16/24
Getting ready for this week's frivolities! Kicking things off Wednesday in Nola back at the Flagpole Cafe, and then I'm quadruple heading it over on the coast for Mississippi Songwriters Festival. Hope to see you out and about...
Wed 18th - The flagpole nola - 3 PM -
Thurs 19th - Julep Room - 9 PM -
Fri 20th - Keg and Barrel Ocean Springs - 6 PM -
Sat 21st - Murky Waters BBQ - Ocean Springs - 9 PM -
Sun 22nd - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
9/5/24
Back from a British summer run! Managed a little sunshine eke-age, stocked up on a lil' fish and chips and doused it all with some pints. A massive thanks to all the Bristol baddies for laying out the mat and making me feel so at home. Hiatus over and I'm chock full of inspiration and songs, and straight back into it on the coast this weekend. Come catch us for a tune or two by the Mississippi water!
Fri 6th - Julep Room - 9 PM -
Sun 8th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
2/20/24
Three shows, two states this week...getting things started with a Thursday arvo sesh at the Flagpole Cafe before I head back to the MS coast for an Ocean Springs hang this weekend;
Thurs 22nd - The flagpole nola - 3 PM -
Sat 24th - The Julep Room - 9 PM -
Sun 25th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
1/23/24
Such a huge thanks to everyone for coming out, catching the show and making the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival such a success, it was the perfect welcome home and just the tonic to get the year going. It doesn't get better! I can't thank Collins, Kathy, Brett and everyone at the fest enough for having me and for making it happen. That's the sixth one under the belt, cannot wait for next year.
And now two weeks without a beach is entirely unacceptable, so I'm headed back for a home turf run in Ocean Springs. Been too long and I'm itching to get back, I've missed the 'Sippi scene so I'm looking forward to seeing you out there!
Fri 26th - 9 PM - Julep Room -
Sun 28th - 2 PM - Lost Spring Brewing Co. -
I've also had some more kind words roll in for the album, with Bman's Blues Report out of Arizona saying 'Cool country style blues...making his acoustic guitar glisten. Very nice. ' Muchas Gracias! You can read the review right here; Bman's Blues Report: Ivor S.K. - Mississippi Bound - New Release Review (bmansbluesreport.com)
1/17/24
Tomorrow! I've got the privilege of opening up the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival for their Thursday kick off, at one of the best sounding rooms you'll find, the New Orleans Jazz Museum. I'll be on at 3 PM to get the ball rolling on a three day doozy of music and 'box building. See you there to get your '24 fest season off to the right start...
1/13/24
Can't believe it's time to leave Oz already. Immense gratitude to everyone who came to a show, picked up an album or threw a tip in, and a huge thanks to all the venues and everyone for having me, it was a special one. I can't really get back soon enough.
Nola bound and straight into the swing, I'm absolutely chuffed to be playing the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival next week, from the 18th-20th at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Three days of rollicking tunes and all things cigar box. Tix are up now, get 'em right here; New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival 2024 - 3 days - 21 exciting acts Tickets, Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite
12/20/23
Couldn't be more stoked to be wrapping things up before Xmas with a couple of shows at home, perfect! Friday I'm at one of my absolute faves, Bookoccino, to fill the evening with some blues, and then I'll be at the super funky Cranzgots for the first time on Saturday. It'll be great to see some familiar faces and break the rain shackles with a few grooves.
- Fri 22nd - Bookoccino - 6 PM -
- Sat 23rd - Cranzgots Pizza Cafe - 6 PM -
I've made print in the UK too! The album has picked up a little love from RnR Magazine..."New Orleans-based, Australian-born Delta blues maestro Ivor S.K. is a bit of a discovery. Updating the down-home acoustic blues format with elements of ska and soul, Mississippi Bound takes us on a stunning personal journey. Easy and laid-back and dealing with subjects like sex and money in the same casual way as the original bluesmen, it's fabulous stuff." Yew!
12/15/23
The next show is up this weekend! I'm going to be playing down at Pittwater RSL from 3 PM this Sunday the 17th as part of their Summer Sounds series.
I've had the album pick up some more kind words as well. Music journo Michael Doherty out of North Hollywood has taken the time to give it the once over, breaking down each song in depth, saying "I love the way Ivor S.K. delivers his blues with such pleasure...it features some excellent guitar...the way the parts work together, complementing each other...the guitar work has such personality." So a massive thanks, you can check it out here; https://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/.../ivor-s-k...
Come and hear me take 'em for a spin this Sunday...
12/14/23
I was fortunate enough to join Ross Fear on his AustralianSpectrum RadioShow this week to have a catch up about the past year and all things music. In case you missed it the podcast is up and live, and you can wrap your ears around it below. A big thanks to Ross for having me on! https://omny.fm/.../australian-spectrum-show-12-12-2023...
10/27/23
Beyond chuffed to have the Oz dates up! Tickets are up on the website, it's just a week until things get rolling. Cannot wait for a little Aussie summer run, hope to see you somewhere on the warpath!
NOVEMBER 0Z TOUR
4th - Northern Beaches Music Festival - Narrabeen - Tix -
10th - Bookoccino - Avalon
11th - Avalon Brewery - Avalon
12th - Bucketty’s - Brookvale
14th - MBAS - Melbourne - Tix -
15th - Mr Boogie Man Bar - Melbourne
16th - Hume Blues Club - Melbourne - Tix -
24th - Manly Fig - Manly - Tix -
25th - Avalon Brewery - Avalon
DECEMBER OZ TOUR
6th - Belgrave Cartel - Manly
9th - Park House - Mona Vale
10th- Belgrave Cartel - Manly
17th - Pittwater RSL - Mona Vale
22nd - Bookoccino - Avalon
23rd - Cranzgots - Nth Avalon
And I'll be doing one last show tomorrow at The Flagpole before I take off, come through and indulge in some last summer heat...
10/11/23
Time for a last jaunt to the coast before I head back to Oz for some shows! This weekend will mark a year since Mississippi Bound came out and I'll be headed to Ocean Springs - the scene of the crime - for the perfect way to celebrate; a little water therapy with some slinky blues...
13th - Julep Room - 9 PM
15th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM
I've also had some killer news drop in for the album anniversary too. Belgium's flagship roots mag Back to the Roots have picked the album as their feature review, right above Buddy Guy, saying "Mississippi Bound is one the best albums I've heard in recent years...she is deeply rooted in the Delta Blues, but Ivor does his own thing with it...the lyrics are funny, self-relative and laid-back...the style is quirky and reminiscent of 'Chicken Skin Music" by Ry Cooder, with a dash of Tom Waits...Ivor tells his personal story and creates his own universe.."
What a stonker!
9/20/23
A four nighter on the coast! It's Mississippi Songwriters Festival in Ocean Springs this weekend and I'm going to be perched by the beach with guitar in hand, hope to see you out there indulging;
- Thursday - 21st - The Julep Room - 9 PM -
- Friday - 22nd - MS Songwriters Festival - Murky Waters BBQ & Blues - 6 PM -
- Saturday - 23rd - MS Songwriters Festival - Neon Moon - 9 PM -
- Sunday - 24th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
And I'm pretty stoked to report the album has crept back into the Top 25 of the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart exactly a year after it's first appearance, so a gargantuan thanks to everyone who's got behind it again!
8/16/23
Back to the beaches and not a minute too soon. Swinging through Ocean Springs for the regular 'Sippi double header;
Fri 18th - The Julep Room - 9 PM -
Sun 20th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
And a big thanks to Poland's premier blues rag, Twój Blues, who've cast a little light on the new album, saying "A few years ago, Ivor moved from his native Australia to New Orleans to better understand the roots of the blues and immerse himself in this tradition...he copes with this challenge perfectly, and the latest album..."Mississippi Bound"...proves it."
7/14/23
Taking off on a little deja vu tour over on the coast this week! I'll be haunting Ocean Springs for a couple of weekends;
Fri - 14th - Julep Room - 9 PM -
Sun - 16th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
Fri - 21st - Julep Room - 9 PM -
Sun - 23rd - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 3 PM -
Cannot wait for some Mississippi sunshine...
4/27/23
Jazz fest is upon us! Getting the ball rolling for day one with a double header tomorrow. I'll be sunning myself at The flagpole nola from midday, and then at 7 PM you can find me downtown at the NOLA ART BAR to get the first night of after partying going. Cannot wait!
See you tomorrow for some Friday Festing....
3/8/23
Gearing up for four gigs in five days, and I'm headed back to the Mississippi Coast on Friday! Kicking things off with a Wednesday arvo session down on Esplanade;
Wed 8th - The flagpole nola - 2 PM
Thur 9th - Carre' Restaurant and Bar - 8 PM
Fri 10th - The Julep Room - 9 PM - Ocean Springs MS
Sun 12th - Lost Spring Brewing Co. - 2 PM - Ocean Springs MS
A big thanks as well to Graham Clarke at Blues Bytes mag who has thrown the album some love saying, "...he has absorbed the sounds of blues, soul, and roots more than a lot of the natives who’ve been here all their lives. Mississippi Bound serves as a great soundtrack for fans of the above-cited genres. Plug it in on your next road trip and you’ll be good to go." You can check it out here; http://www.bluenight.com/BluesBytes/wn1222.html
Alright! Looking forward to getting the fingers going again...
12/27/22
Pretty bloody happy to be a part of the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival again next year! It'll run from Jan 19-21 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, you can get your tickets at the website or right here;
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../new-orleans-cigar-box...
It's an outrageous lineup and there'll be builders from all over coming in to show their funky wares, it's as good as it gets!
12/15/22
A bit of chart action this week! The Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart is out for this month where the album has crept up to number 2, and in France the album has made it to number 8 of the Collectif des Radios Blues (CRB) - Officiel, the charts for blues & roots. Kinda surreal. I can't thank everyone enough for getting behind the album and for all the support!
11/09/22
The Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart is out for October and Mississippi Bound has snuck into number 3!! A huge thanks to everyone for all the support. Going to celebrate with a run of shows in Melbourne this week;
Thursday 10th - Hume Blues Club - Thornbury -
Saturday 12th - Jimmy Hornets -Richmond -
Sunday 13th - Bar Open -Fitzroy -
Tuesday 15th - Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society -Williamstown -
See ya out there!
11/07/22
I've got the pleasure of sitting down with Ross Fear on his Australian Spectrum Show tomorrow night! We'll be hunkering down for a few hours to talk over the new album, the tour, songwriting, life in New Orleans, as well as playing a bunch of new and old cuts. You can tune in online or the old-fashioned way at Alive 90.5 FM, all starting at 9...
11/04/22
The newest Roots Music Report charts have dropped and Mississippi Bound has debuted at number 1 on the Aussie Album Chart, and number two on the Acoustic Blues Chart, can't believe it!
I'll be taking it down to Melbourne for a celebratory run next week, starting at the ever funky Hume Blues Club Inc on Thursday night! There are still just a few spots left so you can nip in quickly and book here; http://www.humebluesclub.com/table-bookings.htm...
10/26/22
Alright, I'm stoked to announce the dates for the Mississippi Bound Aussie tour! Check them out over on the gig page. With the new album in hand I'll be plucking and playing across Nov and Dec, and I'll have a few more shows dropping in too so keep your eyes peeled. Tickets are right here; http://www.ivorsk.com/gigs. Can't wait to kick it off!
10/19/22
Thank you so much to everyone for such a warm reception to Mississippi Bound Had a great weekend in Ocean Springs, and the release party keeps rolling on up to the Delta for a fine time at Levon's this Friday, we're hitting blues country! In the meantime I'm gonna keep spreading the word on the greatest radio station in the world tomorrow, WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans. I'll be dropping in for a chat and a play with Big D on his 'Sittin' At The Crossroad' show around 3, check it out if it's your thing!
10/14/22
She's out! Mississippi Bound has finally been released into the wild and I couldn't be more buzzed for you to hear it. A huge thanks must go to Ziv for his sonic sorcery, Delinda for putting up with the noise, and Ray Macara for a gorgeous design, but I have an enormous debt of gratitude to everyone who threw their immeasurable talents into making this all come together.
A special thanks to Dell and Dale too, without whom none of this would have been possible, and for giving me a chance.
I'm real proud of this one, here's hoping there's a little dollop of groove on there that's right up your alley. You can find the link to it on all your usual music haunts right here; https://ivorsk.hearnow.com/mississippi-bound
Enjoy!
11/12/22
The release is just a few days away now, and I'll be taking off on a little Mississippi jaunt this October to launch the new album, the stoke is high! All free and all kicking off this Friday on the coast, hopefully see you out there...
14th - Julep Room - Ocean Springs -
16th - Lost Spring Brewing Co - Ocean Springs -
21st - Levon’s - Clarksdale -
10/11/22
Alright, she's not quite out yet and Mississippi Bound has made the charts! Debuted at #14 in the Australian Blues & Roots Chart, a massive thanks to everyone who's been giving it some support! Headed off this weekend to play the first of a few shows over in Mississippi to roll 'er out, starting with the release party in Ocean Springs on Friday, can't wait...
9/20/22
Alright, the new album is in the chamber...I'm beyond excited to tell you that "Mississippi Bound" will be coming out on October the 14th! It's been a long time brewing, and I can't wait for these fifteen new tunes to be out in the world for you! You can pick up your pre-order right here;
Physical; http://www.ivorsk.com/mississippibound
Digital; https://ivorsk.bandcamp.com/album/mississippi-bound
We're gonna be headed over to the album's namesake state for a release night party too, the ball is rolling!! Counting down the days for you to hear this one...
8/22/22
Anton Cleary of 3RPC FM "The Sounds of the South West" & 3WAY-FM out of Victoria was kind enough to have me on for an interview last week. We had a killer catch up about how Sweet 'n' Low came about, New Orleans sounds, Caribbean influences, the new album, a little history and a whole lot more! Here's the vid if you're so inclined;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTUhiPdXxC0
8/10/22
I had the chance to catch up with Shawn Ratches on his Laughing Monkey Music show a couple of weeks ago. We had a really fun chat, we filled in a little more background on Sweet 'n' Low and covered a lot of ground on influences, playing styles, and living and working in NOLA. The whole enchilada!
Youtube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxzrggPTX0U
8/2/22
It’s International Blues Music Day on Saturday, and I've got a whole weekend of festivities to celebrate starting in Mississippi;
Fri Aug 5th - Julep Room - Ocean Springs MS - 9 PM -
Sat Aug 6th - The Neutral Ground Coffeehouse New Orleans - 9 PM -
Come and pay a little reverence to the roots!
7/23/22
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Scott Haskin out of Las Vegas for his HaskinCast Podcast this week. We got right into the nitty gritty of Sweet ‘n’ Low for a glimpse behind the curtain at how it was all put together, as well as having a great chat about all the musical collateral around it! You can have a listen and check it out right here;
- Podcast – Official Scott Haskin Page
- https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dv6bn-127b317
- https://youtu.be/r4sW68oYZw8
7/14/22
Just shy of a week since the single has been out, a big thanks to everyone for such a warm response. It's getting played all over Oz, the States, worldwide! It's also the first song I've had picked up for rotation by Sirius/XM so you can catch the tune on BB King's Bluesville now too. If you haven't given it a spin yet you can right here; https://ivorsk.hearnow.com/sweet-n-low
7/8/22
The single is here! "Sweet 'n' Low" is out now and I'm beyond stoked you get to listen to it at long last. A big thanks to everyone involved, with a special mention to Ziv for his mixing and mastering expertise. It's hanging at all your fave digital grottos, take your pick right here; https://ivorsk.hearnow.com/sweet-n-low
7/2/22
Finally, there's some fresh tuneage on the horizon! My new single "Sweet 'n' Low" is arriving on Friday July 8th at all the usual digital haunts and we're gonna have a release party - Mississippi style - over at the Julep Room in Ocean Springs. This'll be the first little taste of the new album, can't wait for you to hear it...
2/1/22
Been great to be playing again these last few of months, thanks to everyone for coming out! Got my last few gigs in town until April coming up this month;
3rd - Julep Room - 9 PM - Ocean Springs MS -
10th - Carrollton Station - 5 PM - New Orleans -
12th - Bourree - 3 PM - New Orleans -
Come and get your fix while you can…
12/22/21
Thanks to everyone who came out Friday, it was a killer night! The fingers are fired up and ready to go this Friday at Bourree, but first I'm gonna send off a little Xmas dispatch to Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast FM, catch it in about an hour so...
11/8/21
Chuffed to be doing my first public gigs in yonks! Kicking off this Wednesday at Bouree in New Orleans, and then I’ll be taking a couple of jaunts to Mississippi;
11/10/21 - Bouree, New Orleans
11/19/21 - The Julep Room, Mississippi
12/17/21 - The Julep Room, Mississippi
Keep your eyes peeled, more gigs coming in…
10/13/21
I'm burrowed away stockpiling some Gulf grooves, but I'm gonna be taking a break to dial Trev Franklin for a little post-Ida catch up on Fraser Coast FM, show kicks off in an hour!
9/16/21
Gunna hang up the jams to join Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast FM's Friday Night in the Swamp show, 6-8 Queensland time. Kick off your Friday with a couple of hours of blues..
8/4/21
In a few hours I'll be downing tools to shoot off my regular Big Easy bulletin with Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast FM. Check in if it's your thing...
6/30/21
I'll be checking in with Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast FM's Community Chest show in a couple of hours to spin some blues and fill ya in on the latest Big Easy happenings. Get in on it...
6/1/21
Back on the airwaves with Trev Franklin on Frasercoastfm107.5 tomorrow (Wed) from 6 PM Nola time, 9 AM Thursday local. Be talking about New Orleans re-awakening, the new album's whereabouts, and we'll be premiering the last batch of new songs. Listen in if it's your thing....
3/31/21
Alright, gonna be shooting off my regular bulletin with Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast 107.5 FM tonight, 8:30 PM NOLA time and 11:30 AM local. Throwing in a few new tunes to sweeten the pot too....
3/24/21
Yes yes, the new album is in the bag! Wrapped the last few days of live tracking, rewrites and re-takes, and soon the songs'll be winging their way off for the full treatment, a little dusting of silk. Can't wait for ya to hear it....
3/18/21
Finally, it's the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Fest tomorrow! Come wash the effervescent shit pile that was the grammys off your eyeballs and hit the main vein in style with two nights of cigar box madness, kicking off at 7 PM CST on Friday. Tix right here; https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/pages/samantha-fish
3/12/21
A week 'til showtime! I'll be playing as part of the Friday night Kickoff amongst a plethora of talent, and there's sweet cigar flavoured tunes being streamed worldwide all weekend. Grab your tickets at https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/pages/samantha-fish and do it up at home the way ya like it!
3/3/21
Gonna be previewing another little clutch of new tunes tomorrow with Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast FM’s Community Chest show, as well as chatting about the upcoming Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Fest. Tune into 107.5 FM from 7 PM Wed NOLA time, 11 AM Thurs local, get your ear medicine for the week...
2/3/21
Gonna hang up the neighbour from hell duties for a chat with Fraser Coast FM 107.5's Trev Franklin on his Community Chest program from 9 AM Thursday local and 5 PM Wednesday in Nola. I'll fill you in on where the new albums at, we'll play some previews from it, and talk all things New Orleans. Lend your ear a while....
1/28/21
Gonna be previewing the first couple of songs off the new album tonight on Uncle Trev Franklin's Friday Night In The Swamp! Tune into 107.5 Fraser Coast FM from 6 PM local time, 2 AM New Orleans time, whet the appetite a little...
11/18/20
Gonna be chatting with Trev Franklin on Fraser Coast FM today, 5:30 PM in New Orleans and 9:30 AM in Queensland. Having a little catch up on all the (un)happenings! You can tune in right here; https://www.frasercoast.fm/audio-player/
3/6/20
Headed north of the lake to give you all an early dose of the blues; it's a 10:30 start at Mandeville Trailhead Community Market tomorrow morning! I'll be playing until 1, come on out and check it out..
2/28/20
A huge thanks to Randall Parish at Vivascene for being kind enough to stick my track Pelican in his top blues instrumentals, amongst some hefty company…
https://vivascene.com/vivascene-great-rock-and-blues-instrumentals-playlist/
2/5/20
Headed up to play Baton Rouge tomorrow for the first time! You can catch me at Mid-Tap from 8 - 10:30, killer chow, endless drinks and blues all night…
1/17/20
A big thanks to everyone that came out to the opening night of the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival, what a night! Much gratitude to Collins, Paige and Will for putting in so much work on a great event, the music goes all weekend, don't miss it.
1/16/20
Kicking off four days of Cigar Box madness at the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival tonight at 7! The music goes all night at Chickie Wah Wah, see you there...
1/8/20
Tonight! I’m going to be dropping into Alive 90.5 FM to have a chat and a play with Ross Fear on his Australian Spectrum Show. We’re on at 9 sharp, I’ll be playing a couple of new tunes too, check it out.