I love writing songs and performing them at gigs, festivals and for theatre projects.

My latest musical project is Lizzie Flynn and The Runaway Trains with Gareth Mewes (violin), Benja King (double bass) and Sam De Santi (guitar, banjo, mandolin).

LATEST NEWS

We’re in the recording studio with Michael Fix preparing a new album! Due for release in January 2026.

UPCOMING GIGS

• GOOD FOLK SUMMER SPECIAL – 3 January 2026, The Cave Inn with Amaidi, Charley Castle & The Boy in the Well. BUY TICKETS
• 8 January 2026 – MONA, Hobart, 2-4pm, mona.net.au
• 9-11 January 2026 Cygnet Folk Festival Tasmania
• 16-18 January 2026 39th Illawarra Folk Festival, Wollongong, NSW

Recent performances

• 2025 Maleny Music Festival, November
• 2025 Peak Festival, Perisher Valley, NSW
• BUgFest, April 2025, The Cave Inn, Brisbane
• Song Boat from Shetland with Barry Nisbet, March 2025
• Auckland Folk Festival, January 2025
• Concert at The Cave Inn, Woolloongabba, January 2025
• Fabulous Festive Folk, It’s Still a Secret, South Brisbane, December 2024
• Celtic Connections with Munsterbucks, Samford, August 2024
• Concert at Can You Keep a Secret, Woolloongabba, July 2024
• The Triffid Folk Music Revival, Newstead, Brisbane, May 2024
• The BUg – Brisbane Unplugged gigs, with Scott Cook, April 2024
• Celtic Connections with Munsterbucks, Rathdowney, QLD, August 2024
• Cobargo Folk Festival, NSW, March 2024
• Celtic Connections with Munsterbucks, South Brisbane, February 2024
• Illawarra Folk Festival, January 2024
• Concert, with Dallahan, Catchment Brewery, January 2024
• Woodford Folk Festival 2023/2024
• Celtic Connections with Munsterbucks, Tamborine Mountain, QLD, November 2023
• Maleny Music Festival, QLD, November 2023

RECENT FESTIVALS

We were super excited have played at the recent Maleny Music Festival, Peak Festival, 2024 Illawarra Folk Festival, 2023/2024 Woodford Folk Festival and 2024 Cobargo Folk Festival!

This website also includes information on Fly Little Sparrow with Lisa Brennan.

There’s also information here about my three original cabarets, which have featured in the Queensland Cabaret Festival – Stop the Clocks (2022)  Yours Sincerely Banana Brain (2021) and It Takes a Lot Not To End Up Dead (2019).

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.

Lizzie

PREVIOUS SHOWS

• 10 February 2024 – Celtic Connections – The Munsterbucks, Lizzie Flynn & The Runaway Trains, It’s Still A Secret, West End
• 19-21 January 2024 – 37th Illawarra Folk Festival
• 2 January 2024 – Dallahan (Scot/Ire) + Lizzie Flynn & The Runaway Trains, Presented by The Bug (Brisbane Unplugged Gigs), Catchment Brewery, West End
• 27 December to 1 January 2024 – Woodford Folk Festival
• Saturday 9 December – Lizzie Flynn & The Runaway Trains, The Burrow, Russell Street,
• Saturday 18 November – Celtic Connections – Munsterbucks & Lizzie Flynn & The Runaway Trains, Zamia Theatre, 22 Main Street, Tamborine Mountain
• 10-12 November – Maleny Music Festival 70 acts, 3 days, 6 venues, 140 concerts
• Saturday 5pm 26 March 2022: Queensland Cabaret Festival – Stop the Clocks, Lizzie Flynn, Ella Macrokanis, Peter Stewart (piano), Benja King (double bass), Gareth Mewes (violin), Samuel De Santi (violin, banjo, guitar), Andre Bonetti (Percussion).  FACEBOOK EVENT
• Tuesday 7.30pm 5 July 2022: Pre-St Patrick’s Day Concert with Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning, Palantir Project – The BUG (Brisbane Unplugged Gigs), New Farm Bowls Club. Facebook Event – Tickets at the door, $10.  FACEBOOK EVENT
• Saturday 2pm October 2021: Cabaret with Lizzie Flynn, Ella Macrokanis and The Reckoning – Peter Stewart (piano), Gareth Mewes (violin), Andre Bonetti (percussion), Benja King (double bass) and Rory Dollard (guitar). The Centre, Beaudesert. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION
• Friday 14 May 2021: Fly Little Sparrow – Sparrow Candlelight Sessions, part of 2021 Anywhere Festival, Farrier Bar, Fortitude Valley, QLD – CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION
• Saturday 15 May 2021: Fly Little Sparrow – Sparrow Candlelight Sessions, part of 2021 Anywhere Festival, Farrier Bar, Fortitude Valley, QLD – CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION
• Saturday 22 May 2021: Lizzie Flynn, Ella Macrokanis and Band – It Takes A Lot Not to End Up Dead, part of 2021 Anywhere Festival, Banshees Bar & Art Space, 131 Brisbane St, Ipswich, QLD – CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION

This original cabaret debuted at the 2020 Queensland Cabaret Festival with actors Ella Macrokanis, Emma Whitefield and a live band featuring Peter Stewart (piano), Rory Dollard (guitar), Reuben Johnson (bass) and Andre Bonetti (percussion).

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