Low Lands,
High Roads
& Tall Tales
Songs shaped by wind, water and wandering...
... from the North Sea to Southern Shores
Rich DaviesMandy ConnellJoyce Prescher
Low Lands, High Roads & Tall Tales brings together three distinctive folk voices whose North Sea European heritages find expression on Australia's southern shores, calling Melbourne and surrounds home.While each artist maintains an active individual career, this project brings them together around a shared love of the 60s folk revival and the storytelling tradition at the heart of contemporary folk.
Accompanying them on bass is Craig Kelly, an in-demand multi-instrumentalist who has performed with some of the country’s great storytellers — including Neil Murray (Warumpi Band), Mick Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything), Michael Waugh, Sara Storer, Kerryn Fields, and of course Rich, Mandy and Joyce — bringing a warm, unifying thread to the performance.Collectively, the artists have performed at major festivals including Woodford Folk Festival, Byron Blues & Roots, Port Fairy Folk Festival, National Folk Festival and WOMADelaide, as well as internationally across the UK, Europe and North America.Mandy Connell is a recipient of the Declan Affley Award and Maldon Minstrel Award, while Joyce Prescher is a two-time Australian Folk Music Awards finalist. Rich Davies’ songwriting has received national recognition, including a Golden Guitar nomination for “Dirt Under My Nails”, covered by The Bushwackers and included in their Great Australian Songbook.
Low Lands
– Joyce Prescher
Dutch-born Joyce Prescher brings a quiet intensity to contemporary folk, crafting poetic, slow-burning songs rich in melody and emotional depth. Her writing carries a European sensibility shaped by landscape, memory and belonging — intimate, immersive and deeply affecting.
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High Roads
– Rich Davies
Scottish-born Rich Davies is known for his charismatic stage presence with festival favourites The Low Road, big-hearted storytelling and the driving energy of his songs. Drawing on Celtic traditions through a contemporary lens, his music moves between raucous and reflective, shaped by a strong sense of journey and connection.
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Tall Tales
– Mandy Connell
Mandy Connell is a much-loved and respected figure in the Australian folk community, a masterful storyteller known for her luminous songs and deep connection to the Anglo-Celtic folk traditions that shaped Australia’s folk revival. Following years of collaboration, she returns to her solo work with a long-awaited new album in 2026.
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