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GIG GUIDE
2024

November 1st – Lyrebird Lounge Ripponlea.
December 8th – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick.
December 29th – Drunken Poet.
 
 

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Previous gigs

2024

Sunday October 13th – Drunken Poet. 6.30pm
September 1st – Drunken Poet.
September 8th – Westernport Hotel.
September 15th – Wesley Anne Northcote.
September 28th – Lyrebird Lounge Ripponlea.

August 4th – Edinburgh Castle

July 7th – Drunken Poet.
Jun 30th – Dainton Taphouse.
June Sunday 2nd – Wesley Anne. Northcote
May Sunday 5th – Drunken Poet
May Sunday 19th – Dainton Taphouse.
May Sunday 12th – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick.
Anzac Day  Claypots St Kilda 3pm.
April 14 – Dainton Taphouse.
March 1 to 3 – St Kilda Blues Festival.
March 16 Sat – Pistol Pete’s Geelong.
February 14 Wed – Claypots St Kilda.
February 23 Fri – Lyrebird Lounge Ripponlea.
January 28 – Wesley Anne. Northcote.

2023

November Sunday 26 – Drunken Poet.
December Sunday 17 – Newport Bowls Club. Opening for Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie.
October 15 – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick.
October Friday 20 – Claypots St Kilda.
October 1 – Painsville Wine Bar.
Sept 10 – Drunken Poet.
July Fri 7th: Lomond hotel
July Sun 16th – Wesley Anne. Northcote.
June: every Friday – Dainton Taphouse.
June Sun 4th: Sooki Lounge Belgrave.
June 11th: Drunken Poet.
April 3 – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick.
Mar 4 – St Kilda Blues Festival. The Cross Fitzroy St.
Mar 5 – Drunken Poet.
Mar 12 – Toora Arts Centre. UkologyFeb 6 – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick.

2022

Sun 4 Dec: Brix Bar Brighton.
Sun 27 Nov: Drunken Poet: solo.
11 Nov – George Lane, St Kilda. Opening for Stranger Cole.
Oct 9 Sun – Drunken Poet.
Oct 21 Fri – Dainton Taphouse solo.
August 1st – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick. 6pm.
August 12 Fri – Theater Royal Castemaine, opening for Ska Vendors
July 3 – Drunken Poet.
July 30 Sat – Hickinbotham Dromana.
June 18 Sat – George Lane St Kilda. Support Ska Vendors.
June 23 – Charles Weston. Brunswick. 6pm.
April 2 – Edinburgh Castle. Brunswick. 6pm.
Mar 20 Sunday – Dainton Brewery 2 – 5pm
Jan 15 Saturday – Sth Melbourne Market
Jan 1 Saturday – Dainton Brewery 2 – 5pm
Feb 6 Sunday – Dainton Brewery 2 – 5pm
Feb 13 Sunday – Caledonian Castaways, George Lane St Kilda.
Feb 19 Saturday – Sth Melbourne Market
Mar 6 Saturday – Drunken Poet.
Mar 13 Sunday – Big Pig Little Pig Moorabbin

2021

Dec 4 Saturday – Red Hill Hotel Chewton. Solo. 3pm.
Dec 5 Sunday – Oakleigh Bowls Club, Solo. 3.30pm.
Nov 6 Saturday – Dainton Brewery. 3-6pm
Nov 6 Saturday – Drunken Poet, Solo.
Nov 14 Sunday – Tom Katz, Sorrento RSL, Solo.
sept 4 Saturday – Drunken Poet, duo with Jen Hawley.  7 to 11pm.
Aug 1 Sunday – Tom Katz, Sorrento RSL, duo with Jen Hawley. 4 to 7pm.
Aug 6 Friday – Jimmy Hornet, Richmond, duo with Jen Hawley.  9.15pm.
July 18 Sunday – Big Pig Little Pig Moorabbin
July 25 Sunday – Dainton Brewery
May 2 Sunday – Pistol Petes. Geelong.
May 23 Sunday – Drunken Poet, duo with Jen Hawley.  4pm.
Mar 21 Sunday – Big Pig Little Pig, Moorabbin. 1.30pm
Mar 28 – Dainton Brewery
Jan 3 Sunday – Dainton Brewery.
Jan 10 – The Drunken Poet. 630pm.

2020

Dec 6 Sunday – Dainton Brewery.
May 3 Sunday – The Drunken Poet.
Apr 12 Sunday – The Cross Fitzroy St St Kilda.
Mar 8 Sunday – The Cross Fitzroy St St Kilda.
Mar 15 Sunday – The Memo St Kilda. Duo with Kain Borlase.
Mar 22 Snday – Dainton Brewery.
Feb 2 Sunday – Dainton Brewery, Carrum Downs. Duo with Kain Borlase.
Feb 9 Sunday – The Cross Fitzroy St St Kilda.
Feb 16 Sunday – Oakleigh Lounge 3pm. Duo with Kain Borlase.
Jan 5 – Caravan Club
Jan 12 Sunday – The Cross Fitzroy St St Kilda.
Jan 19 – Big Pig Little Pig Moorabbin. Duo with kain Borlase.
Jan 23 Thursday – Pistol Pete’s. Geelong. “Pistolville Jazz”. Duo with Kain Borlase. 
Jan 26 Sunday – Dromana Estate solo.
 

2019

1 december The Cross Fitzroy 3 to 5.
8 december The Cross Fitzroy 3 to 5.
december 5th spotted mallard
december 22nd Sunday. Drunken Poet. Duo Kain. 6.30pm
december 29th dromana estate
november 3rd ( sun sessions) the spotted mallard
november 24th Dainton brewery carrum downs
october 9th  the lomond brunswick
october 27th  dromana estate
september 1st  big pig little pig moorabin, the drunken poet
september 3rd the dogs bar st,kilda
september 8th caledonian castaways ember room st kilda
september 29th (solo)  dromana estate
July 2019
Friday 12th Beneath driver lane.  3 Driver Lane city.
Tue 16 – Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.
Sun 28 – Dromana estate. Solo
August 2019
Tue 20 – Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

June 2019
7-8  – Port Arlington Celtic Festival.

Sat 15th beneath drivers lane. 

sun 16 – Big Pig Little Pig Moorabbin. Duo with kain Borlase.

Tue 18 – Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

Sun 23 – Caledonian Castaways. Lomond.

Sun 30 – Dromana estate. Solo

May 2019

 

Tue 7 – Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

Sun 12  – Oakleigh Lounge duo with Kain.

Sun 26 – Dromana estate.

Tues 28th dogs bar with kain. 

Apr 2019

Wed 3 – ukology The Lomond.

Sun 7 – Oakleigh Lounge with Kain Borlase.

Sun 14 – Big Pig Little Pig, Moorabbin. 1pm

tue 16 – Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

sun 21 – drunken poet. Duo Kain Borlase.

Sun 28 – Dromana estate.

Mar 2019

Sun 17 – Caledonian Castaways. Dogs Bar. 5pm.

tue 19 – Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

Sun 24 – Pistol Pete’s Geelong. Duo Kain Borlase.

sun 30 –  Beneath driver lane.  3 Driver Lane city.

Sun 31 – Dromana estate.

Feb 2019

1 Feb – Caledonian Castaways. Way Out West.

Fri 15 –  Beneath driver lane.  3 Driver Lane city.

Sunday 24 Dromana estate.

tue 26 Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

Jan 2019

Sunday 20 Dromana estate.

tue 29 Dogs Bar with Kain Borlase.

Dec 2018

Sat 8 Dec  trio. The Lomond.

Sat 15th Drunken Poet with Kain Borlase.

Sunday 16 Dromana estate.
 

New year’s eve Monday 31st Royal squadron yacht club st.kilda

Nov 2018

sunday  11 Dromana Estate

Jun 2018

Sun 3 – Dromana Estate.

Sun 17 – Pistol Pete’s Geelong. Duo Kain Borlase.

Sun 24 – Drunken Poet duo Kain Borlase. 4pm.

Fri 29 – Corte. solo.

May 2018

Sat 19- Ukology at Hills Ukulele Festival, Emerald.

Mar 2018

Fri 2 – Corte. solo.

Sun 4 – elwood blues club at prince of wales hotel st kilda

Sun 11 – Dromana Estate

Fri 23 – Corte. solo.

Sun 25 – Dromana Estate

Apr 2018

Sun 1- Drunken Poet. With Kain Borlase. 4 to 6pm

Feb 2018

Fri 2 – Corte. solo.

Sun 4 – Dromana Estate

Sun 11 – Corte. solo.

Sun 25 – Redgum BBQ Red Hill

Tue 27 – Frankie Miller Tribute. Drunken Poet. Special guests,Kerryn Tolhurst and Steve Boyd.

Dec 2017

Sat 2 – Corte. solo.

Sat 9 – Trio. The Lomond.

Sun 24 – Drunken Poet. 4 to 6pm

Fri 29 – Corte. solo.

New Year’s Eve – Royal Squadron Yacht Club. Solo.

Jan 2018

Fri 5 – Corte. solo.

Sun 7 – Pistol Pete’s Geelong. Duo Kain Borlase. 3pm.

Fri 19 – Corte. solo.

Nov 2017

Wed 1 Nov – Ukology. Clifton Hill Hotel.

Sun 12 Nov – duo with Jen Hawley.  Drunken Poet. 630 to 830pm.

Public Brewery, Croydon. 2pm.

Sept 17

Sun 1 – Poet’s Tavern. 6.30pm
Sun 17 – macawbers tavern belgrave 2.30
Sun 24 – royal squadron yacht club

Oct 2017

Fri 6 – Corte solo Sth Melbourne.
Fri 13 – Corte solo Sth Melbourne.

July 2017

Sun 9 – Corte solo. Sth Melbourne. 4pm

Sun 16 – Drunken Poet, trio. 630.

Sun 28 – Corte solo. Sth Melbourne. 4pm

Sat 29 – Trio. Pistol Pete’s Geelong

Aug 2017

Fri 4 – Corte solo Sth Melbourne.

Sat 5 and 6 – Melbourne Guitar Festival. Uke trio Ukology. 11am.

Sun 17 – Royal squadran yacht club

June 2017

Sat 10 – Trio. Lomond Hotel.

Sun 11 – Corte. solo.

Thu  15 – Dogs Bar Trio.

Fri 16 – Corte.

Sun 18 – Drunken Poet. trio. 630 to 830pm.

Sun 25 – St Kilda Yacht Club. solo. 1pm

Wed 28 – Duo with Jen Hawley, Lomond.

May 2017

Sun 14 – Royal Oak Hotel. Nicholson St Fitzroy. 4 to 7pm

Sun 21 – Dandenong Ranges Ukulele Festival. Workshop 2pm, Gala concert 7.30pm.

Apr 2017

Sun 2 – Alex Burns. Drunken Poet. 4pm

Sun 9 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Wed 19 – solo Maori Chief Hotel. Sth Melbourne. 7pm

Fri 21 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm

Sat 29 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 4pm

Mar 2017

Sat 4 – Club Tropicana. Mordialloc Food and Wine Festival. Mordialloc.

sun 5– Tompocket Cellars, 155 Burke Rd, Glen Iris. solo. 4 to 7.

Fri 10 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm

sat 18 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Sun 19 – Alex Burns trio – Prahran Markets, midday to 3.

sat 25 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Feb 2017

Fri 3 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm

Sun 5 – with Kain Borlase. Pistol Petes, Geelong. 3pm.

sun 12 – Tompocket Cellars, 155 Burke Rd, Glen Iris. solo. 4 to 7.

sat 18 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Sun 19 – Solo. Macawbers Tavern. Belgrave. 2.30pm.

Sun 26 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Jan 2017

Fri 13 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm

CANCELLED sun 29 – Tompocket Cellars, 155 Burke Rd, Glen Iris. solo. 4 to 7.

Dec 2016

Sat 3 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Sun 4 – Tompocket Cellars, 155 Burke Rd, Glen Iris. solo.

Sat 10 – Ormond Traders, lunchtime. solo.  email for details.

Sun 11 – Alex Burns and Jen Hawley. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Sat 24 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Sat 31 – Drunken Poet.

Nov 2016

Sat 12 – Ormond spring festival.  solo.

Sun 20 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

Oct 2016

Sat 1 – Drunken Poet

Thu 6 – Winelarder. Martin St Brighton. Solo. 5pm.

Fri 7 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm

Sat 8 – Trio, Prahran Markets. 12 to 3.

Fri 14 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm

Sun 30 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 3pm

 Sept 2016

Sun 4 – Solo. Pistol Petes, Geelong. 3pm.

Sun 11 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Drunken Poet, Peel St West Melbourne.

Fri 16 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm.

Sat 24 – Lomond Hotel. Trio.

 Aug 2016

Fri 26 – Alex Burns. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm.

Sun 28 – Firehouse Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood.  2.00pm

Jul 2016

Fri 1 – Solo. Kellys bar & bistro. Olinda.

Sat 2 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm.

Sat 9 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm.

Sun 10 – Drunken Poet. 4pm.

Sun 17 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Big Huey’s Diner. 115 Bay St Port Melbourne. 2 to 5pm.

Sat 23 –  Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm.

Sun 24 – Firehouse Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood.  2.00pm

Jun 2016

Fri 10 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 6pm.

Sun 19 – Solo. Kellys bar & bistro. Olinda.

May 2016

Sun 1 – Firehouse Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood.  1.00pm

Sat 7 – Ormond food and music Festival. 6pm.

Sun 8 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Big Huey’s Diner. 115 Bay St Port Melbourne. 2 to 5pm.

Sat 14 –  Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Corte. Sth Melbourne. 4 to 6pm.

Sun 15 – Peninsula Blues Club.

Sun 29 – Winelarder. Martin St Brighton. Solo. 5pm.

Apr 2016

Sun 3 – Drunken Poet. 4pm.

Tue 5 – CANCELLED Alex Burns Blues Band. MBAS. CANCELLED.

Sat 9 – Trio, Prahran Markets. 12 to 3.

Thu 14 – Pistol Petes, Geelong

Sat 16 – Druke Festival Upwey.Belgrave RSL.  Uke workshop 130 to 230pm.  Concert 445 to 5.30pm.

Sat 23 – Ukulele workshop and concert with Sarah Carol.  Saints and Sinners.  Port Arlington.  Workshop starts at 4pm.

Mar 2016

Sun 6 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Big Huey’s Diner. Sth Melbourne. 4 to 6pm.

Sat 12 – Rainbow Hotel. Solo.

Sun 13 – Winelarder. Martin St Brighton. Solo. 5pm.

Sat 19 – “Roaring 20s Heavy Metal” Resophonic guitar workshop @ Blue Note music store. 13 Wells St Frankston. 11am.

Sat 26 – Lomond Hotel. Trio.

Sun 27 – Carlisle Wine Bar, Balaclava. 4 to 6pm. solo.

Feb 2016

Fri 12 – Acorn Tavern, The Basin. Solo.

Sat 13 – Club Tropicana, Albert Park Angling Club.

Sun 14th – Trio, Prahran Markets. 12 to 3.

wed 17 – solo. Maori Chief Hotel. Moray St Sth Melbourne.

Sat 20 – Port Albert Festival

Sun 21 – Firehouse Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood.  1.30pm

Jan 2016

Sunday 17 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Big Huey’s Diner. Sth Melbourne. 4 to 6pm.

Sunday 24 – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Drunken Poet, Peel St West Melbourne. 4 to 6pm.

Sunday 31 – Carlisle Wine Bar. Carlisle St, Balaclava. 4pm.

Thursday 3 Dec : la niche, Smith St Collingwood with Kain Borlaise. 7.30pm

Sunday 27 Dec – Carlisle Wine Bar. Carlisle St, Balaclava. 4pm.

Nov 2015

Sunday 1st – Wine Larder. Martin St Brighton. 5 to 7pm.

Sunday 8th – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Big Huey’s Diner. Sth Melbourne. 4 to 6pm.

Wednesday 11th – Maori Chief Hotel. 117 Moray St. Sth Melbourne. 730pm.

Friday 13th – Pistol Pete’s. Geelong. 930pm to 1230am.

Sunday 22nd – Carlisle Wine Bar, Balaclava. 4 to 6pm.

Friday 27th – Cherry Bar. ACDC lane. 5.30pm

Oct 2015

Sunday 18th – Carlisle Wine Bar, Balaclava. 4 to 6pm.

Friday 30th – Alex Burns and Kain Borlaise. Drunken Poet, Peel St West Melbourne. 830 to 1030pm.

 

May 2015

Thursday 7th
Playing Solo at Gin Lane, Belgrave
Thursday 7th
Winelarder

April 2015

Sunday 5th

Drunk Poet with Jen
Sunday 19th
Big Huey’s Diner with Kain Borlaise
Sunday 26th
Ukulele workshop Rhythm Cafe – Foster
Saturday 30th
May Uke Workshop and Concert – Burringi Arts Centre
Sunday 31st
Alex Burns Trio – Prahran market

March 2015

Sunday 8th
Solo at the Winelarder – Martin St, Brighton
Wednesday 18th
Caledonian Castaways, Clifton Hill Hotel
Saturday 21st
Caledonian Castaways, Basin Fest
Tuesday 24th
Blues Troupe Mbas
Saturday 30th
Burringi Arts Center,  Use Fest work shop and concert

February 2015

Saturday 14th
la niche, Smith St Collingwood with Kain
Friday 20th
Huey’s Kitchen, 315 Coventry st Sth Melbourne with Kain

December 2014

Sunday 7th
Sook 1 Lounge in Belgrave
Wednesday 10th
7.30 at the Maori Cheif
Moray St South Melbourne
Sunday 21st
Drunken Poet

November 2014

Friday 21st
Alex Burn’s Duo at La Niche Smith St
Wednesday 12th
Maori Chief South Melbourne

October 2014

October 9th
The Lomond Hotel, Nicholson st with Andy Ross

September 2014

September 7th
Drunken Poet with Andy Ross

September 23rd
MBAS The Royal Standard Hotel
Williams St West Melbourne

August 2014

August 31st
Wine larder
Martin st,Brighton 5pm
August 30th
Ukelele Workshop
Frankston

June 2014

June 28th
Resophonic Guitar Workshop
Frankston

MAY 2014

Friday 4th
Alex Burns & Kain Borlaise the Drunken Poet Peel St West Melbourne
Friday 30th
Wyreena Arts Centre Ringwood
Saturday 31th
Dandenong Ranges Ukulele Fest Workshop and Performance
May 25th
The Wine Larder Martin St Brighton 5pm to 7pm

APRIL 2014

Thursday 3rd
Frankston Mall
Friday 18th — Saturday 26th
Fiji Islands * various locations*

MARCH 2014

Sunday 2nd
Cirnush Arms Brunswick
Friday 7th
Live @ The Station Frankston
Sunday 9th
Drunken Poet Peel st West Melb with Andy Ross
Saturday 15th
Fourth Blues Fest Tasmania
Sunday 16th
Basin Fest
Thursday 20th
Frankston Mall
Sunday 30th
Cornish Arms Brunswick

FEBRUARY 2014

Friday 10th
Live @ The Station Frankston
Saturday 22nd
Club Tropicana CD Launch Albert Park Yacht Club
Sunday 23rd
Winelarder Martin St Brighton.

JANUARY 2014

Saturday 25th
CLUB TROPICANA (LAUNCH) with Guest Kerryn Tolhurst
Albert Park Yacht Club cnr beach rd and kerferd rd albert park,doors open 7.30

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