A musical journey based on true stories from Tasmania’s convict past is set to tour Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat and Frankston for the first time in May. Vandemonian Lags previously featured at the inaugural Dark Mofo festival in Hobart in 2013. It last played at Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2019 and was also the subject of a concert album and feature film.
The return season stars an ensemble of musicians and performers, including Brian Nankervis, Mick Thomas, Tim Rogers, Jeff Lang, Ben Salter, Sal Kimber, Darren Hanlon, Shelley Short, Van Walker and introducing Claire Anne Taylor, backed by an all-star band featuring Weddings Parties Anything’s Jen Anderson, Mark Wallace and Michael Barclay, along with Craig Pilkington.
