Van Walkers move to the costal climes of Geelong a few years ago saw him teaming up with local Irish scallywags The Ferriters who built a loyal following at bars and festivals around the country and grew to include the likes of Greg Field on fiddle, Dan Musil on dobro and Michael Barclay (Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls/Weddings Parties Anything) on drums.

After launching their album Greetings from Newtown Geelong, in Melbourne, and a tour of Ireland and Scotland, the band are coming to the West for the first time, celebrating this swag of new Van Walker originals in the tradition of the jigs and raves of times past when pubs where boozy taverns filled with singing and dancing.