Jen Hawley Music
Musician, Songwriter, Teacher.
Gig Guide
Every Wednesday: Jen Hawley Duo with Tony Maz (double bass). Claypots Evening Star. South Melbourne. 6.30 to 8.30pm Free. More info here.
Tuesday 10 September: Morning Melodies solo. Chadstone.
Saturday 5 October: The Royal High Jinx. Wedding.
Sunday 6 October: Swing Valse (duo with Phil Carroll). Victorian Seniors Festival Celebration Day. River Terrace, Fed Square. 1.30pm and 4.10pm. More info here.
Friday 11 October: The Royal High Jinx. Lauriston Hall. More info here.
Saturday 12 October: Whittlesea Uke Muster. Workshops. Free event. More info here.
18 to 20 October: The Royal High Jinx. Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival NSW. More info here.
Saturday 26 October: Jen and Caitlin original duo. Open Studio. 5pm. Supporting Tangology Trio. Details coming soon.
Saturday 2 November: Jen and Caitlin original duo and Rosie the Caravan Stage. Festival to be announced.
Sunday 3 November: The Royal High Jinx and The Pigs. The Brunswick Ballroom. More info here.
Friday 8 November: the Royal High Jinx. House concert @The Shed, Healesville. More info here.
Sunday 10 November: Great Chefs of Europe Trio (Martin Elepans and Matthew Arnold) and Rosie the Caravan Stage. Festival to be announced.
Saturday 16 November: The Royal High Jinx. Stratford Courthouse. Vic. Details coming soon.
Saturday 30 November: Jen and Caitlin original duo and Rosie the Caravan Stage @ Seddon Fun and Games Fair. Details coming soon.
Saturday 7 December: The Royal High Jinx. Leaver’s Hotel. Creswick.
Saturday 14 December: Carols Newport. Details coming soon.
Monday 25 December: Trio Europa. RACV Healesville.
2025
17 to 19 January: The Royal High Jinx. Tamar Valley Folk Festival. Tas.
7 to 9 March: The Royal High Jinx. Sandford Bush Music Festival.
April: The Royal High Jinx. 2 Festivals to be announced.
Past Gigs
2024
Tuesday 20 August: Solo. Wheeler’s Hill Library. 2 to 3pm.
Saturday 17 August: Alanna and Old Hat. Paris Cat Jazz Club. 6pm Loft.
Tuesday 30 July: Morning Melodies Solo. Kirrip Community Activity Centre 135 De Rossi Boulevard, Wollert. 11 to 12pm
Wednesday 17 July – Alanna and Old Hat Jazz Trio. Lomond.
Saturday 29 June: Jen and Caitlin – original music project. Newport Folk Festival. 7pm.
Saturday 1 June: Rosie the Caravan Stage. White Night Ballarat.
Saturday 18 May: Flirting Mazurkas (Jen, Phil Carroll and Ernie Gruner). Canterbury Community Precinct Open Day. 10.30 to 12.30pm.
Sunday 5 May: The Great Chefs of Europe. Musikfest Kew. Buoy Pizza. 2 to 4pm. free. More info here.
Tuesday 7 May: Solo. Wheeler’s Hill Library. 2 to 3pm. SOLD OUT.
Saturday 20 April: Alanna and Old Hat. Paris Cat Jazz Club. 6.30pm Basement.
Friday 26 April: The Royal High Jinx. @Leaver’s Hotel, Creswick.
5 – 7 April: Cresfest. Rosie the Caravan Stage Busking Competition. Jen and Alec Umansky hosting Gypsy Jazz jams. More info here.
22 – 24 March: The Royal High Jinx: Yackandandah Folk Festival. More info here.
8 – 11 March: Sandford Bush Music Festival. VIC. More info here.
Sunday 25 February: The Royal High Jinx: The Great Local Picnic hosted by National Sustainable Living Festival. Botanical Gardens. Costa Georgiadis and lots of other special guests. Free. 11.15am to 12pm. More info here.
Saturday 24 February: Eltham Jazz Festival. VIC. 4.30 – 5.30pm. Free. More info here.
19 – 21 January: The Royal High Jinx. Tamar Valley Folk Festival. TAS
26 – 28 January: The Royal High Jinx. Newstead Live Folk Festival. VIC
2023
Sat 2 December: Alanna and Old Hat. Paris Cat. 6.30pm
Sat 9 December: Newport Carols on the Green. solo.
Sat 25 November: Whittlesea Uke Muster – uke workshops.
Sat 12 November: The Royal High Jinx, House Concert.
Fri 24 November: Alanna and Old Hat Trio. Paved Festival. Emersleigh Winery, Emerald.
Saturday 21 October: Alanna and Old Hat. Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Grazeland Spotswood. 1 to 3pm.
27-29 October: The Royal High Jinx. Fleurieu Folk Festival. SA
Saturday 12 August: Alanna and Old Hat. Open Studio Northcote. 5 to 7pm.
Friday 4 August: The Royal High Jinx. Bird’s Basement. More info here.
Saturday 8 July: The Royal High Jinx. @Leaver’s Hotel, Creswick.
Saturday 24 June: The Royal High Jinx. Newport Folk Festival. 7pm. More info here.
Saturday 20 May: The Royal High Jinx Trio. Penola/Coonawarra Arts Festival. SA. More info here.
Sunday 28 May: I’ll be playing my orginal music with Caitlin French (violin), playing before Niki Lobartolo. The Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 7 to 9pm. More info here.
1 – 2 April: Rosie the Caravan Stage @Cresfest. Busking Competition. More info here.
Sunday 2 April: Dream Big Festival: workshops and Koori Club from Melton West Primary School perfomance. Melton.
7 – 10 April: The Royal High Jinx. National Folk Festival. More info here.
Sat 22 April: The Royal High Jinx. Wimmera Steampunk Festival. More info here.
27 April – 1 May: The Royal High Jinx. Wintermoon Festival. QLD. More info here.
Sat 4 March: Alanna and Old Hat. Paris Cat. 6.30pm
10 – 12 March: The Royal High Jinx. Sandford Bush Music Festival. More info here.
24 – 26 March: The Royal High Jinx. Yackandandah Folk Festival. More info here.
25 February: Catherine McQuade band album lauch(I’m playing guitar) and Peter Farnan. George Lane St Kilda. 3 to 6pm.More info here.
26 February: Duo with Phil Carroll (accordion) Greater Dandenong Sustainability Festival. 11.45 to 12.45. Free. More info here.
5 February: Jen’s Jazz Trio. Le Bar Supper Club. Beaumaris.
3 February: Orginals solo, with Niki Lobartolo. Open Studio. Northcote.
13 to 15 January: Cygnet Folk Festival, TAS. More info here.
Past Gigs 2022
Fri 11 November: Alanna and Old hat. Paris Cat. 9.30pm
13 November: The Royal High Jinx. Healesville Music Festival. VIC. More info here.
Saturday 1 October: Ukulele Workshop: Ballan Library. Ballan. 10.30am to 12pm.
Sat 8 October: The Royal High Jinx.Ruffy Hall Concert. VIC. More info here.
Sat 15 October: Whittlesea Uke Muster – workshops.
21 – 23 October: The Royal High Jinx. Fleurieu Festival. SA. More info here.
27 October: Park Choir with Terry Cole and Jen Hawley. Mulgrave VIC.
Friday 2 September: The Royal High Jinx and The Creswick Swingalong Ukestra. Folkie Fridays @Leaver’s Hotel, Creswick. VIC. More info here.
Thursday 15 September: Ukulele Workshop: Lerderderg Library Bacchus Marsh. 6.30 to 8pm.
16 -18 September: The Royal High Jinx. Yass Folk Festival. ACT. More info here.
23 – 25 September: The Royal High Jinx. The Gas Quirky Music Festival. QLD. More info here.
Fri 26 August: The Royal High Jinx. StrEATs Twilight Market. The Line – Yewers St, Footscray. 6.30 to 9.30pm. free. More info here.
Sun 17 July: The Swingalong Ukestra. Monthly jam for uke players and singers. Gypsy jazz, vintage swing and blues. @ The Newport RSL. 24 Market St Newport. 11 to 1pm $15/10. pre bookiings essential. Email me for more info & bookings: jen@jensmusicschool.com
Sat 16 July: Hide + Seek Music Festival Ballan.
12 to 4: Rosie the Caravan Stage. Outside The Wine & Deli Co, Ballan. Free.
4 to 6: Young and Local: I’ve been co-ordinating this program and mentoring a wonderful group of 16 young people from the local area. Come and hear a selection of classic covers and originals, with genres ranging from classical to rock. Free. More info here.
Sat 9 July: Alanna and Old hat. Paris Cat. 6.30 to 8.50pm
Thurs 5 May: Swingalong Ukestra Online. 6 to 7pm$15/$10. Email me for info.
Sat 7 May: Alanna and Old hat. Paris Cat.
Sat 14 May: Footscray Gypsy Orchestra concert @The Newport Bowls Club. (I’ve been their guest conductor).
22 – 25 April: Turramurra Folk Music Camp. Lady Northcote Recreation Camp, Glenmore, Vic. More info here.
Sat 30 April: Alanna and Old Hat. Lido Cinema, Hawthorn.
Fri 1 April: The Royal High Jinx. Cresfest. Creswick. More info here.
Sat 2 April: Rosie the Caravan Stage 10 to 530. IGA Creswick. Busking Comp Cresfest.
9-10 April – The Royal High Jinx. The Off-Grid Living Festival, El Dorado VIC. Days and times still TBC. More info here.
Wed 23 March: Know Show Grow Festival, Sunshine Heights Primary School. Ukulele workshop – open to public. More info here.
Fri 11 March: Solo. Wallace Drivein. Moorabool Movies.
11 – 14 March: The Royal High Jinx. Sandford Bush Music Festival. More info here.
Sun 27 Feb: The Royal High Jinx. Riverside Vibes Festival, Albury. 10.30am to 1.20pm. More info here.
Sunday 13 Feb: Graze in the Maize, Gordon. 12.15 to 12.45. Solo with Rosie the Caravan Stage. Lots of other bands. $10. More info here.
Fri 18 Feb: The Royal High Jinx. Healesville Folk Festival.
14 – 16 Jan: The Royal High Jinx. Cygnet Folk Festival. Tasmania.
Sun 23 Jan: Jen Hawley Trio (Mathew Arnold, Tony Mazziotta). Festival of Sails. Geelong. 2 – 4pm
Past Gigs 2021
Sat 18 Dec: Jen Hawley Duo with Nicolas Lyon. Bacchus Marsh Rotunda. 159 Main St Bacchus Marsh. 10.30 – 12pm. free.
Sat 25 Dec: Trio Europa (Ernie Gruner, David Krycer). RACV Healesville. 12 – 3pm
Friday 12 Nov – The Royal High Jinx. Healesville Music Festival.
Saturday 20 Nov – The Royal High Jinx. House Concert.
15 to 17 Oct – The Royal High Jinx. Fleurieu Folk Festival – Willunga SA. More info here.
Saturday 4 Sept- Alex Burns and Jen Hawley duo @ The Drunken Poet. 65 Peel St West Melbourne. 9 to 11pm. More info here.
Saturday 11 Sept WORKSHOP LIVE – Newport Folk Festival workshop sessions. Guitar workshop – Speakeasy Blues and Jazz. More info soon.
Friday 17 Sept – Alanna and Old Hat @The Paris Cat. 6pm, The Loft (upstairs). Click here for more info.
24 to 26 Sept- The Royal High Jinx. The Gas Quirky Acoustic Music Weekend – Brooweena QLD. More info here.
Saturday 28 July -WORKSHOP LIVE & ONLINE – CMVic MusicFest. Tutor. Ballan hub. More info here.
Wed 25 July – The Royal High Jinx Docklands Firelight Festival. New Quay Prom Stage: 7.55 to 9.45pm.
Sunday 8 – Alex Burns and Jen Hawley duo @ The Drunken Poet. 65 Peel St West Melbourne. 4 to 6pm.More info here.
Friday 6 – Alex Burns and Jen Hawley. Jimmy Hornet. 269 Swan St Richmond. 9.15pm. More info here.
Sunday 1 August – Alex Burns and Jen Hawley duo @ Tom Katz Sorrento RSL. 4 to 7pm
Saturday 26 June – The Royal High Jinx – Newport Folk Festival. 9pm.
Saturday 19 June -Alanna and Old Hat @ The Paris Cat. 6pm, The Basement (downstairs). Click herefor more info.
Saturday 12 June – Alanna and Old Hat @ The Castlemaine Jazz Festival. Click here for more info.
Sunday 23 May – Alex Burns and Jen Hawley duo @ The Drunken Poet. 65 Peel St West Melbourne. 4 to 6pm. Click here for more info.
Saturday 10 April – Turramurra Folk Music Camp – gypsy jam with Jen and Terry. 1 to 4pm. Fairfield Uniting Church. Click here for more info.
Sunday 11 April – The Royal High Jinx @ The Off-Grid Living Festival, El Dorado VIC. 12.15 to 1.15pm. Click here for more info.
Saturday 17 April – Alanna and Old Hat @ The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo. Click here for more info.
Friday 26 Mar – Continental Drift Duo (Jen and Terry). A Starry Night – Greendale Drive-in. Times evening, more info to come.
Sunday 14 Mar – The Royal High Jinx. Inverloch Jazz Club @The Inverloch R.S.L. 2 to 4.30pm. Click here for more info.
Saturday 6 Mar – Alanna and Old Hat @The Paris Cat. 6pm, The Loft (upstairs). Click here for more info.
Saturday 27 Feb – The Royal High Jinx live streamed concert. Boolarra Folk Festival. Click here for more info.
Friday 15 Jan – The Royal High Jinx @ The Pirates Tavern. with special guests The Footscray Gypsy Orchestra. 2 Ann St Williamstown. 6 to 9pm free
