about
the band
The Bottlers are a hard playing, nine piece, all acoustic folk punk band hailing from Sydney, Australia. Drawing life breath from not only the traditionally folk fuelled rural reaches of the nation but also it’s cityscapes and suburban streets with a solid tip of the hat to the folk, punk and folk punk pioneers that have traipsed and trekked the trails well before them.
The Bottlers believe folk based music should progressively speak of the times it exists in whilst hearkening back to it’s past, to the true heart of folk music, people. Because you truly can’t get where you’re going till you know where you’ve been.
BAND MEMBERS
Matthew Black
Vocals
Ella Carstein
Fiddle
Lucas Griffiths
Guitar
Neil Simpson
Accordion
Jamie Thwaites
Bass
Tom Morris
Tin Whistle/Pipes
Josh Wallace
Drums/Lagerphone
Ned McPhie
Mandolin/Banjo/Mandola
Levi Burr
Guitar