Primal Entertainment | Women In Docs

"...earthy vibe and strong voices deserve attention"

Rolling Stone

Women In Docs are a popular, and currently independent, folk-crossover-country alternative act based in Brisbane, Australia. They have been compared to the Indigo Girls and The Waifs (Australia), but have made their own unique impact on their numerous fans worldwide.

With a reputation for stirring and humorous live performances and a vigorous touring schedule, Women In Docs have spent six years building a fiercely loyal following throughout Australia, as well as touring internationally to win over audiences throughout North America, Europe, New Zealand and China.

Women in docs have accrued an impressive array of career benchmarks. They've played major festivals throughout the world (including SXSW in Austin, Texas and Folk Alliance in San Diego, both in 2004). They enjoy ongoing airplay throughout Australia, with extensive airplay on college radio in America and Canada, as well as airplay in Shanghai and Germany. They have sold nearly 20,000 CDs independently. Recent releases have spent time in the Top 10 of the Australian Independent Records Charts and Top 40 of the Americana Folk Charts, and they regularly play to packed houses, touching the lives of people from a broad cross-section of ages and cultural backgrounds.

They have recently successfully showcased at 2006's Folk Alliance Conference in Austin, Texas as well as at Toronto's esteemed conference - Canadian Music Week. With such successful showcases, and their calendar booked to brimming for North America's Summer, Women In Docs returned to the States and Canada in June / July 2006, released their record "Under a Different Sky" (Baria / IDN) and captured the hearts of festivals lovers from Vancouver, to California to Pennsylvania.

"[women in docs'] earthy vibe and strong voices deserve attention" - Rolling Stone.

"disarmingly charming" – The Australian.

"a uniquely Australian flavour… incredibly melodic" – Inpress.

"effervescent folk-pop…honest emotions and tunes you can hum, delivered with spirit and conviction…" – The Courier Mail.

"…dynamic acoustic duo… a fine mix of exquisite harmony and subtle humour…" – Rave.

"...[songs, by] stunningly talented duo (Chanel Lucas and Roz Pappalardo) are either masterpieces or damn close to it. So many of these tunes are a combo of things you simply do not hear everyday."
- Folk Wax (Texas, USA).

"...the post-Indigo girls folk-pop of women in docs, specialising in acoustic tunes for the Lilith Fair set..." - Austin Chronicle (Texas, USA).

Australian Performance Credits include:
* Port Fairy Folk Festival
* Woodford Folk Festival
* Big Day Out
* The National Folk Festival
* Adelaide Fringe Festival
* Melbourne Festival

International festival and performance credits included:
*Short listed: best folk song, International Songwriting Competition, (Nashville), 2007
*California World Fest, California, Grass Valley, 2006
*Vancouver Islands Folk Festival, Duncan, 2006
*Forksville Folk Festival, Philadelphia, 2006
*Canadian Music Week, Toronto, 2006
*Folk Alliance Conference, Austin Texas, 2006
* Semi finalists, International Songwriting Competition (ISC, 2004)
* Nominated, Just Plain Folks Songwriting Competition, Pop Section, CA, 2004
* SXSW, Austin, Texas, 2004
* International Folk Alliance Conference, San Diego, 2004
* International Spring Music Festival, Shanghai, China, 2004
* NEMO Conference, Boston, 2002
* 23rd International Folk Festival, Moelln, Hamburg, Germany

Instrumentation
Roz Pappalardo (acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, banjo)
Chanel Lucas (acoustic guitar, vocals, bass).

Women In Docs travel with other musicians who accompany their sound with violin, keyboards and drums.

Wanderer

If you would like like to book Women In Docs for your venue, festival or next function, please email Dierdre Le Blang (aka Dee) at

Primal Entertainment

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Reproduced with the kind permission of Jimmy Barnes from his book Say It Loud