Shot Notes
This Duo from under Down Under (Melbourne) are the Pierce Brothers playing on the Juke Joint at Bluesfest in 2016. You know you are in for something special when you see this onstage.
This year I’ve been listening to their album “Atlas Shoulders” It has an uplifting fun summer holiday vibe to it. Imagine all the toe-tapping folksy stomp of Mumford and Sons without the melancholy.
Their music does not stop there. They have one song “Juno” which sounds so much like Simon and Garfunkel, it must have been an intentional homage. They nailed their sound so well, that I had to google it to make sure they hadn’t uncovered some unknown Paul Simon tune.
Their sibling harmonies generally favour acoustic instruments, which is great. Occasionally they dust off the electric guitar and create the type of hard-driving rhythm you would expect from a Chris Rea track, as they do for “Back To You”
I enjoyed listening to them for this review and will add this album to my playlist. Now I know these songs so well, I am especially looking forward to seeing them performed live on Sat 30th & Sun 31st March 2024. Tickets are available via the Bluesfest Website.
UPDATE: The Pierce Brothers will return one last time for the final Byron Bay Bluesfest in Easter 2025, tickets are available via the Bluesfest Website.
UPDATE: In 2026 Bluesfest will be the last in a line of major festivals closed from increasing headwinds. This began before covid, with the previous state government’s legislative “war on festivals“. The new government risks letting this trend continue through inaction. However, you can change this. If 20,000 signatures are received, the NSW Parliament must debate Bluesfest’s future. #savebluesfest if you live in the state Sign up here. For everyone else, there is an international petition on change.org Sign up here.
Love these guys.
That’s it ! I’m going