Jethro Pickett band play MONA on big Monday during Dark Mofo 2026. Free with museum entry.

SONGS SONGS SONGS Join three songwriters (and dear friends) for an afternoon worshipping at the altar of song. Drawing inspiration from icons ranging from PJ Harvey to Hank Williams; Blasko to the Beatles, no emotional stone will be left unturned, no joke uncracked. Julia Johnson (Gadigal/SYD) https://www.instagram.com/juliajohnsonmusic Julia Johnson’s music career began when she applied to play at her local folk festival because she was too broke to buy a ticket. Since then she has continued to build her folk-tinged music universe, playing across Australia and gaining comparisons to Florence Welch, Joni Mitchell, and even a ‘treacherous mountain river’. On stage, Johnson’s warm and unpredictable banter usher you between songs so deftly, you’ll almost forgive her for singing you through the emotional wringer. Cathy Diver (Nipaluna/TAS) https://www.instagram.com/cathy.diver Like any good backyard chemist, Cathy Diver specialises in cooking the world around her into something fizzy, novel or transcendental. She’s swimming pool sunny, occasionally harrowing, with a psychedelic bent. Since releasing her debut album Everything’s a Car in February 2025, Cathy’s music has soundtracked a Netflix series, been featured by community radio and street press, and landed her on stage at A Festival Called Panama. “Utterly magnificent” - Tim Rogers Jethro Pickett (Nipaluna/TAS) https://www.instagram.com/jethropickett Maverick songwriter/producer Jethro Pickett crafts beguiling, off-kilter songs, moored by charming melodies. Sydney Morning Herald describes his songs as “delightful, rollicking alt-country gems” but Happy mag says they’re “Slightly creepy, strangely soothing, and entirely enthralling.” Which review is right? You’ll have to come and decide for yourself. Doors: 5:30pm Music from 6pm - 9pm

Opening for the great Ross Wilson around Tasmania / Lutruwita. It will be a great show!

Opening for the great Ross Wilson around Tasmania / Lutruwita. It will be a great show!

Opening for the great Ross Wilson around Tasmania / Lutruwita. It will be a great show!

Sad House Daddy presents Ben Salter, Jethro Pickett and Xav Clarke live at Biddle Bros. Free entry! XAV CLARKE Xav Clarke's musical style could best be described as imaginative, playful and fantastical with a wondering sophistication and curiosity that welcomes listeners into his rainbow world of complex sounds, textures and emotions. His songs "are those first thoughts in the morning and final electrons firing in your brain before you fall asleep." As well as playing with bands Itchy Teeth, Captain Fix & The Midnight Honeys, Starfish Men and Mozart Estate, Xav also composes for film & television and released his debut solo album 'Magic Arrow' in 2022. https://www.xavclarke.com/ https://www.instagram.com/xav_xav_xav/ https://soundcloud.com/xavclarke https://xavclarke.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BK5H2GSy5GScOwHyAXsTi https://www.youtube.com/@xavclarke JETHRO PICKETT Maverick songwriter/producer Jethro Pickett crafts beguiling, off-kilter recordings, moored by charming melodies and honest storytelling. Currently based in lutruwita/Tasmania where he runs a recording studio, Pickett is revered for his intuitive guitar playing and freak folk-esque songs crafted from a life of playing music around the globe. Jethro has released two albums, 'By The Time I Get To Wilmot' (2012) and 'France' (2018). He performs tonight with his band. "It's music with its roots far back in time, delivered with a lot of personality, keeping the melodies always at the core" – I Found Music https://www.jethropickett.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JethroPickett https://www.instagram.com/jethropickett https://soundcloud.com/jethro-pickett https://jethropickett.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XCC5rlCJ1kUpJzmC64Xnb https://www.youtube.com/@JethroPickett BEN SALTER Ben Salter is one of Australia’s most highly regarded performers and songwriters. As well as being a founding member of Giants of Science, The Gin Club, Hownowmer, and the three-time ARIA-nominated Wilson Pickers, he is an accomplished artist in his own right. Salter experiments with a variety of styles, from acoustic ballads to indie rock songs to avant garde soundscapes. Salter’s music possesses a unique outlook and individual musical style in the tradition of songwriters such as John Cale, Robert Wyatt and David Byrne. He continues to perform relentlessly around Australia and the world. https://www.bensalter.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/bensaltermusic https://www.instagram.com/benphilipsalter https://bensaltermusic.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3LzmEpX0XzinhuJkFA5uIO https://www.youtube.com/@MrSltyDg/

Touring Europe in 2024

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Into the light: celebrating a decade of revelry.

In the depth of winter, uncommon people gather from far and close to celebrate the dormant apple tree being awakened and look forward to the light of harvest. Join us for what the festival is famous for - the Wassail ritual, the burning of effigy Big Willie, music, dancing and feasting. The tenth festival will cease marking years and will look to the next bright decade and a new future of renewal.

Come together to continue our dance around the fire and celebrate the darkness, to mark the start of a new era and what lies ahead....

Live at the museum during Dark Mofo. Free entry!

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Cygnet Folk Festival 2023! Playing the Tin Cam Studio stage at 5pm Saturday the 14th of Jan.

Jethro plays a set at the legendary Tin Camp Studios (MONA).

A pop-up performance space constructed from salvaged materials, modelled on the Aboriginal-built tin camps found at the edge of countless Australian townships from the 1950s to today. Constructed by Tin Camp Studios founder—and proud Yuwaalaraay man—Warren as a place for sharing music, dance, storytelling, and healing (and recording), Tin Camp Studio will be hosting our outdoor music until late November. Warren will also be co-programming acts and performances throughout the studio’s time on the lawns.

Tin Camp is a First Nations-led project developed by Warren Mason and supported by Kath Melbourne. It is presented by Contemporary Art Tasmania and Mona. Tin Camp has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund—an Australian Government initiative; Live Music Australia and Regional Arts Australia; and Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.

A thrill to be a part of a stellar line up of lutruwita's finest and three new exhibitions at MONA - Museum of Old and New Art for MONA UP LATE during Dark Mofo! Saturday 11th June 12pm to 10pm.

The Unconformity is a contemporary arts festival that explores the paradoxes of Queenstown, a small mining community on lutruwita/Tasmania’s wild and mountainous West Coast. Experience our community's unmatched sense of place on 15–17 October 2021.

Saturday's lineup for Crib Rd:

10am – Tony Newport & Vince Brophy 11:15pm – DEEP TIME 12:30pm – Mangus & co. 2pm – Quoir 3pm – Jethro Pickett 4:30pm – THREATS 5:45pm – Baba Bruja 7:15pm – Mainlanders