UPCOMING GIGS:
Spring Halls Tour with Kris Mizzi (VIC)
Sunday Sept 27 - Matinee Concert
Samford Region
More details coming soon
Wednesday Sept 30
Pearces Creek Hall, NSW
TICKETS - PEARCES CREEK
Thursday October 1
Brisbane, The Cave Inn
TICKETS - CAVE INN
Friday October 2
Mt Tamborine, Zamia Theatre
TICKETS - MT TAMBORINE
Saturday October 3
Sunshine Coast, Eudlo Hall
TICKETS - EUDLO HALL
Sunday October 4 - Matinee Concert
Noosa Hinterland, Cooran Hall
TICKETS - COORAN HALL
Pearces Creek Hall, 40 Pearces Creek Hall Road, Pearces Creek, NSW 2477
Folk Concert at Pearces Creek Hall | Wednesday September 30, 2026 | 6:30pm
Join us for an evening of original folk music with Those Folk (QLD) & Kris Mizzi (VIC)
Doors open at 6pm Kris Mizzi 6:30pm Those Folk 7:30pm
BYO Drinks & Picnic Drinks and food will be available at the hall. Youth tickets available on the door for $15
Folk Concert at The Cave Inn | Thursday October 1, 2026 | 7pm
Join us for an afternoon of original folk music with Those Folk (QLD) & Kris Mizzi (VIC)
Doors open at 6:30pm Kris Mizzi 7pm Those Folk 8pm
Pizza & drinks available at the venue. Call ahead to reserve a table. Youth tickets available on the door for $15
Folk Concert at the Zamia Theatre in Tamborine Mountain | Friday October 2, 2026 | 7pm
Join us for an evening of original folk music with Those Folk (QLD) & Kris Mizzi (VIC)
Doors open at 6:30pm Kris Mizzi 7pm Those Folk 8pm
Refreshments will be available at the theatre, but feel free to bring your own dinner and drinks. Youth tickets available on the door for $15
Folk Concert at the Eudlo Hall | Saturday October 3, 2026 | 6:30pm
Join us for an evening of original folk music with Those Folk (QLD) & Kris Mizzi (VIC)
Doors open at 6pm Kris Mizzi 6:30pm Those Folk 7:30pm
Drinks and food will be available at the hall. Youth tickets available on the door for $15
Folk Concert at the Cooran Hall | Sunday October 4, 2026 | Matinee 3pm
Join us for an afternoon of original folk music with Those Folk (QLD) & Kris Mizzi (VIC)
Doors open at 2:30pm Kris Mizzi 3pm Those Folk 4pm
Afternoon tea will be available by donation at the hall. Youth tickets available on the door for $15
The story of Lawrence Menard and Clare Quinn reads like it was taken from a romance novel. Lawrence was born in Louisiana and raised in California, Clare from Queensland, but fate would have them meet each other at an Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012. They fell in love and became a folk duo called Those Folk. Now almost a decade later they find themselves in a full circle moment performing at the Wynnum Fringe Festival and bringing their wealth of experience from travelling the world.
It's evident throughout the show that this is more than picking up a guitar, strumming a few chords and singing some words. It’s complex music, poetic lyrics and the husband-and-wife duo have put in time and hard work to craft gorgeous and personal pieces for a wonderful audience in an intimate setting.
There’s a moment during the night where Clare talks about Lawrence’s connection with instruments, how Lawrence is always saying that instruments have character and a story to tell. That along with Lawrence’s passion for collecting and restoring old instruments are reflective in the music they play.
They aren’t afraid to be honest and show their relationship on stage in a playful way, and I enjoyed the stories they told between each song while also sharing the meanings behind the music too. Those Folk manage to create songs that are deep, layered and explore multiple themes utilizing folk and incorporating other genres such as bluegrass and jazz.
Their love songs feel authentic and never cheesy, and when Clare is singing about her childhood home it transported me back to the house I grew up in, flooding me with all the positive memories.
During many of the songs they create an effect where the interplay between the instruments each are playing feel like two individuals that stand out on their own, but when they come together like two people dancing, they meld into a beautiful sound. We get guitars intertwining with banjos, mandolins, keyboards, and the old faithful accordion.
Both have great voices, and we get to hear them solo at times throughout the night but when the voices align, we are presented with some amazing harmonies that are reminiscent of some of the great folk duos of the past.
Lawrence and Clare love music, and obviously they love folk. You can hear a touch of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in their music, but I was also reminded during one song of Big Star and at times Clare’s impressive vocals gave me Linda Perhacs’ Parallelograms vibes. They seem like a couple that is listening to music as much as they are making and playing it, always looking for new inspirations and ways to evolve.
Those Folk play many songs from their 2020 record One Thousand Homes, as well as some new released songs and an excellent cover of Jolene by Dolly Parton that might now be my favourite version of it replacing Jack White’s take on it at the top of my favourite Jolene covers list.
It's advised that anyone that is passionate about folk music should attend Those Folk if given a chance, it’s something I would highly recommend. I think most music lovers will be able to find appreciation in their music and if you’re looking for a show that isn’t overbearing but more relaxing, a show where you can sit back, enjoy a glass of wine, and listen to a duo that are devoted to their craft with deeply rich songs on display then this is the perfect show for you.
Past Highlights:
QLD Music Trails ‘Reef Sundowner’ at Lake Proserpine, 2025
Townsville Folk Festival, 2025
Cresfest, Victoria - April, 2025
Supporting The East Pointers at The Old Museum in Brisbane - March, 2025
Blue Mountains Music Festival - March 2025
Cobargo Folk Festival - March 2025
Woodford Folk Festival 2024/2025
Life Inside A Box Tour with Peace Run Records - Nov-Dec 2024
Gympie Music Muster 2024 - Presented the Americana Roots Singalong
UK Album Tour - May-June 2024
Album Launch Hall Shows - Southeast Queensland
April 2024
The GAS - April 2024
Yackandandah Folk Festival - March 2024
Ipswich Civic Centre - Headline Concert - February 2024
Parramatta Park - Balloon Glow Festival Show, West Sydney, NSW - January 2024
Bluegrass Concert with the Sonoran Dogs - December 2023
(Those Folk curated, promoted and were the support act)
Pomona Community Festive Choir - November > December 2023
(Clare and Lawrence formed a seasonal festive choir for a short season backed by the Pomona Community House)
Maleny Music Festival - November 2023
(Duo Show + Bluegrass Band with The Inadequates + Singing Workshop)
String Valley Acoustic Festival, Imbil QLD - November 2023
Third Annual Cooran Hall Spring Concert - October 2023
Headline Show at the Eudlo Hall, September 2023
'Wildflowers Trio' - Country Tribute
Winter Tour 2023
Townsville Folk Festival, June 2023
Wynnum Fringe Festival, December 2022
Heart of Gold Film Festival, October 2022
Headline Show at the Cooran Hall, October 2022
Caloundra Music Festival & Neurum Creek Festival, September 2022
Gympie Music Muster, August 2022
Brisbane City Hall, June 2022
The GAS - Old Time Music Festival, April 2022
Bushtime by Woodford Folk Festival - Jan 1st, 2022
Live and Local Showcase, Noosa Junction 2021
2021 Headline Show at the Cooran Hall (Spring Concert)
2021 Neurum Creek Music Festival Performance
2015-2020 Independent California touring of
intimate venues and house concerts
2015-2017 Lightning In A Bottle Festival, California
Retrospective Livestream Concerts
Filmed at our mountain-top studio in California, Mantle Records.