Illawarra Folk Club presents Vincent Cross in Concert

Vincent Cross is an Irish singer/songwriter known for his Irish song poetry that draws from various traditional folk idioms and ancient myths. He was born in Ireland, raised in Australia, and is now based in New York City. He has released four critically acclaimed albums and performed with artists such as Glen Hansard, Odetta, Damien Rice, The Pogues’ Ron Kavana, and Roy Book Binder among many others.

Vincent is launching his new album:

a place where songs come to live - an album of 12 original songs, invites listeners into a raw, reflective journey shaped by real people, places, and values. With a sound grounded in country-infused roots rock and folk-style storytelling, the album explores themes like memory, care, masculinity, the meaning of words and the relationships that shape us, weaving together tales of family, friendship, love, and loss, capturing the fragile beauty of human connection. The songs are metaphor-rich, steeped in symbolic imagery-rivers, wilderness, and the unsaid all act as vessels of truth and reflection.

“He uses musical and lyrical tropes that have been transmitted across generations to create new songs addressing contemporary issues”— ART MENIUS, WCOM.

Support Act : Rare Birdz

Rachel Flannery and Desley Taylor are the Rare Birdz, and have been performing their original works since 2016. Both share a love of writing a good song with an interesting back story, via suspended chords, lush harmonies, quirky lyrics and intimate deliveries - coalescing into songs beautiful, evocative, and sometimes...a little edgy.

Concert starts 7pm