Hill Billy Goats Show

Festival favourites, The Hillbilly Goats, exude an undeniable passion for mountain music, the instruments and the stories.  Our mission is to strip back the layers of modern music and transport you on a journey that began centuries ago when the Scotts Irish first settled in the Appalachian Mountains of America.  

Our recordings and shows feature award nominated originals, but mostly paint a picture of traditional songs from 1710 through to the 1940’s with a high energy, quirky edge. Featuring banjo, fiddle, bones, double bass, 3 part harmonies and more, we share the history of Mountain Music’s evolution into Blues, Country & Bluegrass.  

 "...the Hillbilly Goats exhibit genuine passion and no lack of expertise or energy in their mission to present a taste of old-time Appalachian folk to Australian audiences....driving fiddle and plonking banjo in tandem provide more conventional impetus. Elsewhere, double bass and harmonica in conjunction with a variety of percussive devices (clogging, washboard, bones and jew's harp) help maintain momentum. Tight four-part harmony singing, with alternating male and female emphasis, adorns most tracks."     - Tony Hillier, The AUSTRALIAN - Aug ‘13 Kick yer shoes off, put yer hoe-down & hang on to yer britches! 2022 Winners - Folk Alliance Awards - "People's Choice"2021 Finalists - Folk Alliance Awards - "People's Choice"2020 Winners - Golden Fiddle Award2020 Golden Guitar Finalists for "Bleed Me Dry" - Bluegrass Recording2019 Golden Guitar Finalists for "Gypsy Girl" - Bluegrass Recording2017 Golden Guitar Finalists for "Cumberland Gap" - Bluegrass Recording2016 Golden Guitar Finalists for "Rabbit in a Log" - Bluegrass Recording