The Good Ship

Sea shanties, Irish drinking songs, country hoedowns, Australian convict tunes and more...

Drawing inspiration from fellow denizens of the deep like Nick Cave, The Decemberists and The Pogues, their pelagic folk rock charts some dark and dangerous waters, and a more mangy, cross-bred collection of influences, from gypsy to bush-band via cabaret, country and rock you’ll not hear. Their rousing live shows have seen them quickly snag a strong fan base nationally, play to packed houses around Australia and score a spot at Woodford Folk Festival.

Live, The Good Ship are a seething maelstrom of decadent musicality, with up to nine members on stage at any one time and a whole heap of archaic instrumentation from mandola, lagerphone, fiddle and trumpet to accordion. 

Available for “weddings, parties, anything”, The Good Ship can provide entertainment from an instrumental duo to the full rollicking, raucous band experience.

“...blending old-style alternative country and folk their tunes are metered out at a lively pace, and when mixed with accordion, violin and a loud burly chorus of men’s voices it sounds very much like something ole’ sea dogs might sing out at ocean.” Rave

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