The Green Fields

Pour a Guinness and get ready to join the chorus. The Green Fields are a Brisbane trio on fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitars and bass, and they know the city's Irish and folk scene well. Galway Girl, I'll Tell Me Ma and Caledonia sit alongside tune sets like Soldier's Joy, then the covers take over: Brown Eyed Girl, Riptide, Sweet Caroline, songs by The Seekers, The Dubliners and Simon & Garfunkel. Smaller options are a guitar and bass duo who both sing, or a violin and guitar duo that leans instrumental. They bring their own PA and gear. You'll need 240 volt power, and cover if it's outdoors. The band holds public liability insurance and will travel as far as 200 km.