Folk factor at the factory

Ian Bland is performing at the Old Cheese Factory this Friday.

Berwick’s Old Cheese Factory will be the place to be this Friday night when Melbourne artist Ian Bland takes to the stage.
The singer/ songwriter and poet has gained a loyal following over the past decade for his weekly segment on 3RRR’s The JVG Radio Method, Bland on Bland, where he presents a personal poem on Sunday afternoons.
Bland has shared his poetry across Australia and the United Kingdom, performing in concert halls, ballrooms, The National Gallery, coal vaults, festivals, pubs, cemeteries – even the steps of Parliament.
Musically, he has performed with fiddle/ mandolin player Greg Hunt for more than 20 years as a duo and with The Lamington Drive Orchestra, blending a diverse range of musical influences with insightful stories drawn from rural and urban Australia and beyond, topics as diverse as drought and the demise of suburban pubs.
Bland has released three solo albums – Drifter, Angel in Reverse, and Everything and Nothing – in addition to a book of verse titled Bland on Bland, which was published in 2016.
Ian Bland will be performing at the Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Road, Berwick, on 18 August.
Doors open at 7.30pm and entry is $12.
For bookings, email badflokclub@gmail.com or phone 9702 1223.