Svavar Knutur and Machine Translations - "Banter of the Bards" at the Wesley Anne
Schedule
Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
UTC+11:00Location
Wesley Anne | Northcote, VI
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You are hereby invited to a "Banter of the Bards" night at the historical Wesley Anne in Melbourne! It will be a night of stories and songs, and a meeting of minds from opposite sides of the Earth.Svavar Knútur, Icelandic song-poet and raconteur, returns to Australia following his 2024 Woodfordia Festival of Small Halls Tour where he also performed at Prot Fairy Folk Festival and National Folk Festival.
Svavar is a master storyteller and self professed public‑health troubadour whose hauntingly beautiful folk-infused songs explore grief, hope and redemption. Drawing inspiration from Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, and other masters of the troubadour art, his emotive vocals weave humour into tales of the northern wilds. With his recent double‑album Ahoy!, he continues a 15‑year musical odyssey through the storm ridden way of waves of the human heart.
Expect an intimate live experience: songs of darkness and light delivered with heartfelt wit, as Svavar Knútur never lets his audience sink into darkness without humorous stories and anecdotes to lighten up the moment. —“a night with Svavar will bring you to hell and back… smiling and laughing all the way,” as Australian musician Pete Uhlenbruch puts it. Catch this Nordic troubadour on tour across Australia in February–March 2026—prepare for a night of raw emotion, laughter and unforgettable storytelling.
Website: www.svavarknutur.com
Live in Concert:
Machine Translations
Starting off as a bunch of lo-fi recording and songwriting experiments on a cassette tape, Machine Translations has evolved through numerous incarnations and 9 album releases into one of Australia’s most inventive and hard-to-categorise musical acts. MT’s musical mastermind J. Walker takes elements as diverse as ethnic folk, electronica, rock ‘n roll and contemporary classical and weaves them into something that is both distinctive and compelling.
Walker’s dedication to the songwriter’s art and his willingness to explore and create new sounds makes for a rich and multi-layered listening experience that rewards repeated listening.
Website: https://machinetranslations.com.au
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Wesley Anne, 248-252 High St, Northcote VIC 3070, Australia, NorthcoteEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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