Broken Creek

Drawing on Old Time banjo and country fiddle traditions, Broken Creek weave compelling arrangements for banjo, guitar, violin and voice that tell stories of outsiders from Australia’s past and present. Their show features songs about small-town Australia, original tunes inspired by the land and subversive re-imaginings of traditional Australian songs, folklore and tunes that challenge the narrative of Australian cultural history. Erin and Lachlan Heycox grew up in regional border towns along the Murray River steeped in bushbands and balladeers. After moving to Melbourne to study music and history, Erin and Lachlan performed in a melting pot of different musical projects including sea shanty collectives, avant garde orchestras, and improvised theatrical soundtracks. Named for the creek Erin grew up near, ‘Broken Creek’ signals a love of traditional music with an adventurous musical bent to “break” with the same old ways of playing folk music. 2022 saw them release their debut album ‘Small Town Anthropologies’ and launch a national ‘Small Town Tour’ that included pop-up choirs, church halls, folk festivals and recording tunes in gorgeous locations. Their debut album 'Small Town Anthropologies’ was shortlisted as a finalist for the Australian Folk Music Awards ‘Traditional Album of the Year’ in 2022.