About The Band

Matthew Black
Vocals

Jamie Thwaites
Bass

Guy Boughey
Tin Whistle
Carlyn Chen
Fiddle

Olly Gentle
Guitar

Ian McTeigue
Drums
Neil Simpson
Accordian

Ned McPhie
Mandolin/Banjo/Mandola

Lucas Griffiths
Guitar

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.