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The Riv talks… 2026 Riverboats Music Festival

By Jaci Hicken

Jan 29, 2026

Riverboats Music Festival 2026 — Norwood. Photo by Contributed

In this episode of The Riv talks… we have spent time with three of the acts performing at the 2026 Riverboats Music Festival — Norwood, Queenie and Merpire.

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Norwood is an alternative folk band from Melbourne, featuring singer-songwriters Olivia Bolmat and Nathaniel Peacock. Formed through a shared admiration of upfront lyricism and inseparable harmonies, Olivia and Nathaniel have always aimed to create songs that find weight in their unassuming tenderness. We spoke to Liv (Olivia) from Norwood.