On Sunday March 8, Matt Frederick presented The Juke Joint live on stage at the 2026 Port Fairy Folk Festival.
Featuring the incredible talents of Nick Charles (pictured), Anna Scionti and The Lloyd Speigel Trio, each act performed individually before coming together for an electrifying collaborative jam session to round out the gig, a jam that also included host Matt Frederick busting out some slide guitar.
PBS technicians Tas Manolopoulos and Moritz Heine were on-site to capture the concert, and our audio engineer Paul Maybury has since mixed and mastered the entire performance ready for broadcast.
Tune into The Juke Joint on Sunday March 22 from 1pm-3pm to re-visit this special event or listen back anytime on pbsfm.org.au.
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Experience PBS making radio live on stage at this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival.
PBS 106.7FM will host both Lauren Plant's Down By The River and Matt’s Frederick’s The Juke Joint live on stage at this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival.
Expect to be treated to an incredible cross pollination of radio and live music, with both programs recorded live for you to listen back later in the comfort of your home after witnessing at the festival.
On Saturday March 7, join Lauren Plant on the Pypgil Gundidj stage from 1pm-3pm for a live broadcast of Down By The River. Step into an intimate, one-of-a-kind show where live music and radio collide. This special event brings the magic of a live broadcast to the stage, featuring performances from Charley Castle & The Boys In The Well, Irish Mythen, and Svavar Knútur. Hosted by Lauren Plant, the show will be recorded for delayed broadcast on Thursday April 9 from 9am-11am.
On Sunday March 8, join Matt Frederick on the Pypgil Gundidj stage from 1pm-3pm for a live broadcast of The Juke Joint. Join us for a unique and unforgettable experience as we bring radio to life on stage in a very special concert to be broadcast on PBS. Featuring the incredible talents of Anna Scionti, Lloyd Speigel and Nick Charles (pictured), each act will perform individually before coming together for an electrifying collaborative jam session. Hosted by PBS DJ and host Matt Frederick, this event will be recorded for broadcast on The Juke Joint on Sunday March 22 from 1pm-3pm. Listen back anytime on pbsfm.org.au.
If you're heading along to Port Fairy Folk Festival, make sure to catch this exclusive experience. Regardless, you can relive the magic by listening back to both programs for their exclusive broadcasts.
Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place in Port Fairy from March 6 – 9, 2026.
More information and tickets available here.
Port Fairy Folk Festival is a proud sponsor of PBS.
