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Head-to-head blues double-header

2017-05-24T19:06:43+10:00

Tonight see blues heavyweights Doc White and the Andy Phillips Duo at Billyroy’s Blues Bar, for an A-list double-header. Doc White, one of a very small select group of blues mandolinists in the world, kicks [...]

Head-to-head blues double-header2017-05-24T19:06:43+10:00

Abbie Cardwell’s Bendigo tour

2017-05-24T19:06:44+10:00

Singer-songwriter Abbie Cardwell takes up a residency of sorts in Bendigo this weekend. The popular performer’s unique mix of banjo, guitar, ukulele and harmonica can be experienced in four very different settings tonight and tomorrow. [...]

Abbie Cardwell’s Bendigo tour2017-05-24T19:06:44+10:00

Col’s Two Bob Worth

2020-06-18T15:27:52+10:00

Bendigo’s live music resurgence has been an exhilarating phenomenon to be part of, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The 5th annual Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival has again grown and promises [...]

Col’s Two Bob Worth2020-06-18T15:27:52+10:00

Artist profile: Pete Cornelius

2020-06-18T15:27:53+10:00

Pete Cornelius doesn’t look old enough to have released 11 albums but this prodigious talent from St Marys in north east Tasmania has music virtually in his DNA. As a young child Pete would “tinker [...]

Artist profile: Pete Cornelius2020-06-18T15:27:53+10:00

Artist profile: JoJo Smith

2020-06-18T15:27:53+10:00

It’s been a roundabout international journey for JoJo Smith from her native New Zealand to her fourth Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival this November. From smoky night clubs in Austria to getting slung in [...]

Artist profile: JoJo Smith2020-06-18T15:27:53+10:00

Artist profile: Greg Dodd

2020-06-18T15:27:53+10:00

Greg and his band the Hoodoo Men are making a welcome return to this year’s festival riding the success of their recent album, Movin’ On – another #1 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay [...]

Artist profile: Greg Dodd2020-06-18T15:27:53+10:00

A walk in the park for Achison

2017-05-24T19:06:44+10:00

Geoff Achison is a man who wears many hats; an award winning Australian blues musician, a consummate performer, some time music teacher and a committed touring artist. He is, in short, the blues man's blues [...]

A walk in the park for Achison2017-05-24T19:06:44+10:00

Hailey Calvert: Excited to be back

2016-05-01T02:47:15+10:00

Hailey Calvert’s local music scene is Brisbane. For years, she’s performed around the city and has seen a lot of new music venues open up. “Although I’ve performed nationally and internationally, I’ve always come back [...]

Hailey Calvert: Excited to be back2016-05-01T02:47:15+10:00

Abbie Cardwell: From Mexico to Australia

2016-05-01T02:45:37+10:00

The streets of Bendigo are about to get a whole lot more musical, and a whole lot more international. With Americana roots and the spice of Mexico from just south of the border, Abbie Cardwell [...]

Abbie Cardwell: From Mexico to Australia2016-05-01T02:45:37+10:00

Andrea Marr is ready to party

2016-05-01T02:40:14+10:00

Andrea Marr is ready to party. And at this year’s Blues and Roots Festival, you can join her. With an extensive musical background, you can expect quite an act from the Andrea Marr Band. With [...]

Andrea Marr is ready to party2016-05-01T02:40:14+10:00