Established in 2013, Coconut Bookings has curated events for Melbourne Music Week and White Night, promoted Australian tours for international acts The Ocelots (Ireland), Copenhagen Slim (Denmark), Hanne Kah (Germany) and booked national and international tours for Australian acts Gusto Gusto, The New Savages, Mr Alford Country, TK Reeve, Doc Halibut, The Backyard Banjo Club and many others.
Highlights of the last five years include two Music Victoria Award Nominations, one ARIA Chart debut and shows at Glastonbury Festival (UK), Lunasa (NZ), Waitati Music Festival (NZ), Woodford Folk Festival (QLD), Brunswick Music Festival (VIC), Port Fairy Folk Festival (VIC), Dark MOFO (TAS), Tablelands Folk Festival (QLD), VIVID (NSW), Illawarra Folk Festival (NSW), Moomba (VIC), Cygnet Folk Festival (TAS) and hundreds of others.
Current Artist Roster
Gusto Gusto
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Finalists for both 2023 and 2024 Australian Folk Music Awards’ Artist of the Year, Gusto Gusto are dance floor favourites. Hailing from West Preston, a tiny pocket in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, the last two years have seen them storming stages including Glastonbury Festival (UK), Woodford Folk Festival (QLD), Dark MOFO (TAS), Tablelands Folk Festival (QLD) and Brunswick Music Festival (VIC), and supporting acts Snarky Puppy (US), Skerryvore (Scotland), The Bamboos and The Black Jesus Experience.
In October 2024, Gusto Gusto released their anticipated debut album ‘…To The Ocean They Returned’, a raucous blend of violin, trumpet and clarinet, backed by accordion, guitar, bass and drums. The album debuted at #5 on the ARIA Charts.
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The Ocelots (Ireland)
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The Ocelots are twin brothers Ashley & Brandon Watson from Wexford, Ireland. Formerly a school band, The Ocelots learned their craft by playing blues standards and indie-rock songs during lunchtime. They finished school and began backpacking and street-performing around Europe. After releasing their first EP ‘Till We Get There’, which hit more than 1.7 million streams, they spent the following years backpacking which became extensive touring around Europe and Australia.
In 2025 they released their new album ‘Everything, When Said Slowly’.
The Backyard Banjo Club
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Hailing from Northern Melbourne, The Backyard Banjo Club are a tangled mess of banjo, violin, accordion, saxophone and bass. Sometimes upbeat, sometimes sultry, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we always have fun. Think Wes Anderson meets Quentin Tarantino for a festival set.
From sell-out Melbourne shows to folk clubs and festivals around the country including Woodford Folk Festival, Yackandandah Folk Festival and Tablelands Folk Festival, we bring tongue-in-cheek stage banter and a healthy dose of instrumental finesse to the stage.
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