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14th EDITION the festival SUMMER 2017 THE BLUESLETTER 9-12 Nov. 2017

SUMMERSUMMER SHOWCASE AT THE RIFLE

Barely time to pause for everyone got up and started dancing. We thought, “this is gonna be great!” When we finished the breath between the closing first number, everyone sat down without clapping. guitar riffs of BB&RMF 2016 They did this with practically every song we did. Weird!” and the start of BB&RMF’s The Rifle Brigade Hotel in Bendigo, on a late 2017 season. summer’s day, will be a bit more welcoming, and conventional. The first Blues & Roots Showcase of the year is again at the Rifle Brigade Hotel. This year The Northern Folk won friends and influenced punters will be treated to a nine-and-a-half people at BB&RMF in November. And again on hour extended Showcase, featuring Geoffrey their return to Bendigo at the Old Church on Williams, The Northern Folk, Erica Hawkey Band, the Hill in late December. The Albury ensemble – Pip Cowan, Luke Watt and a dozen or so others. sometimes an 11-piece, sometimes less – put on a Alister Turrill, a frequent visitor to these parts, captivating show with their folk-pop-stomp-rock again joins the fray. sound. Geoffrey Williams returns to Bendigo. He’s the The young guys in Gravy Boat have been building consummate one-man-band: “It’s just me singing, a reputation recently with their interpretations of playing guitar, percussion and loop pedal.” His has been a rich and varied career so far, releasing six late ‘60s and early ‘70s blues and rock classics. albums and playing some out-of-the-way places. Gravy Boat are a welcome addition to an already Norway, in winter, stands out. burgeoning, talented stable. “When I was in a band in the ‘80s, I played a gig Local legend Albert ‘Skip’ Skipper has been in Tromso in Norway. It was freezing! Who told us reminding us a bit more about his talents lately. to tour Norway in the winter? We also played in Skip & The Lost and Found Dept will be a big draw a place called Sauda. When we started our set, at the Rifle. GEOFFREY WILLIAMS

JAGGER TO TOUR BENDIGO ECONOMIC

Well, not that Jagger. But his BOON FOR younger brother, Chris Jagger, will be in Bendigo in March for three BENDIGO gigs in two days, including a journey through town on the Blues Tram with Bill Barber in tow on Saturday From modest beginnings, the Festival has grown March 25. He’ll also play at the significantly over six years – and without losing the Handle Bar on Friday March 24, and friendly, intimate vibe that has made it so popular. at the Rifle on the Saturday night. CHRIS JAGGER Last year around 17,000 people attended the Jagger junior has been playing his brand of blues, Festival, generating an estimated $3.5M and the rock n roll and country since the early 1970s. lyricist for acclaimed producer Franck Langolf equivalent of 17 jobs over the year. Jagger’s contribution to culture is very broad and also contributed to acclaimed Rolling and includes clothes design, theatre, film making Stones albums Dirty Work and Steel Wheels. A great festival, and a great buzz around Bendigo. and journalism. He has worked in France as a The Chris Jagger shows promise to be a treat. It all happens again in November.

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14th EDITION SUMMER 2017 THE BLUESLETTER SOMESUMMER UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS The Blues Tram with Archer and Graciana White Lightning The Mojo Corner (duo) Holland at the Old and Highway 79 at and Emilee South. Church on the Hill. The Golden Vine. Saturday March 4 Friday March 17 Saturday April 1 at 2pm. at 7.30pm. at 9.00pm. SWEET FELICIA & THE HONEYTONES / THE DEANS / Keep in touch with everything BB&RMF: www.bendigobluesandroots.com.au/events ARCHER THE NORTHERN FOLK / GEOFFREY WILLIAMS / ALISTER TURRILL / WILSON & WHITE / FEATHERHEAD / VOLUNTEERING WITH THE FESTIVAL BLUESSWEET FELICIA & THE HONEYTONESLUKE WATT/ THE DEANS / SKIP &/ THE LOST AND FOUND DEPT. / & ROOTSTHE NORTHERN FOLK / GEOFFREYBEN WILLIAMS J CARTER / MON SHELFORD BAND / DOGGIN’ IT (SYDNEY) / The Bendigo Blues & Roots all. What better way to spend your time…?” ALISTER TURRILL / WILSON & WHITEPIP COWAN / FEATHERHEAD / THE OLD MARRIED / COUPLE / Jo Walters has been volunteering since almost Music Festival has over 200 BLUES SHOWCASE/LUKE WATT / SKIP & THE LOSTERICA AND FOUND HAWKEY DEPT. BAND / / THE SILVERTOPS / volunteers contributing in the start: “This will be the sixth year I’ve been involved with the festival. I became more BEN J CARTER / MON SHELFORDGRAVY BAND BOAT / DOGGIN’ / AND IT MORE! (SYDNEY) / very different ways to what heavily involved each year.& I now co-manage ROOTS FUNDRAISER is becoming one of regionalSWEET the FELICIAmerchandise & set-up. THE HONEYTONESI love hearing all theSWEET / THE FELICIADEANS & / THE HONEYTONESPIP / COWANTHE DEANS / THE / OLD MARRIED COUPLE / Australia’s top music festivals. fantastic music and getting to know the musos THE NORTHERNand volunteers. FOLKIf it wasn’t / SHOWCASE/ forGEOFFREY volunteering WILLIAMSI THE NORTHERN / FOLK / GEOFFREYERICA WILLIAMS HAWKEY / BAND / THE SILVERTOPSWHEN / 11:30am - 9pm Sunday 19th February SWEET FELICIA & THE HONEYTONES / THE DEANS / Sally Warhurst is one of them: “VolunteeringALISTER with would TURRILL miss out on discovering / WILSON so many & WHITE amazingALISTER / FEATHERHEAD TURRILL / WILSON AT / SWEET THE & WHITE FELICIAGRAVY RIFLE / FEATHERHEAD & BOAT THE HONEYTONES / AND / MORE! / THE DEANS / the BB&RMF has allowed me to appreciate the artists. 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Bookmark which we are extremely grateful. our website events page and follow our social One of my favourite pieces of feedback, heard media updates throughout the year. time and again, was the joy people felt in being able to walk the streets late at night feeling Thanks for being part of Bendigo’s live music scene. completely safe and content that they were Regardless of your preferred genre, your favourite around good people, all out for the same purpose music is out there waiting for you to discover it - so - to hear top quality music and discover new acts. be sure to get out there and lap it up!