Music

Wollombi Music Festival
Date: 11 September 2010
Category: Music Festival
Coming 11 September 2010 is the funky, definitely groovy, high energy Wollombi Music Festival. Located at 2758 Wollombi Rd Wollombi NSW, 2 minutes outside of the beautiful village of Wollombi, just 1.5 hrs from Sydney, 45 mins from Newcastle - be there!

Line-up: Deep Street Soul - Tijuana Cartel - King Tide - The Rhythm Hunters - Street Warriors - A French Butler Called Smith - Chase The Sun - Grandmaster Monk - The Dennis Boys Band - Wollombi Radio - Ngurra Bu Dancers

Spring Green Gig at Laguna Hall
Date: Saturday 18-Sep-10 at 6:00 pm
Category: Music
A fundraiser for the Cessnock Kurri Greens - Dinner, Raffles, Live music, Dancing etc. $5 for adults - BYOG

The Dennis Boys Band @ Laguna
Date: Friday 24-Sep-10 at 7:30 pm
Category: Music
They play country music the way it's meant to be played - gritty and aggressive with tight arrangements, great chops and beautiful singing. The result owes as much to Led Zeppelin as it does to Hank Williams and Elvis, its unmistakable country twang tempered by vicious guitars and a solid groove that's flipped wigs in city venues as righteously as in the Laguna Wine Bar.

Ellalong Hotel September Jam Session
Date: Sunday 26-Sep-10 at 5:00 pm
Category: Music
Ellalong Hotel Jam Session is a musical event that happens on the last Sunday of each month. Musicians and singers are encouraged to perform in the relaxed atmosphere of Ellalong Hotel. A professional PA is provided.

Simply Red at Bimbadgen Estate
Date: Saturday 02-Oct-10 at 2:00 pm
Category: Music
Simply Red's classic pop and elegant ballads have provided an uplifting and emotional soundtrack to our turbulent times. The band is saying their farewells all over the world this year after what has been a remarkable 25 years. Their final show will be at London's O2 Arena on December 19.

Jazz in the Vines
Date: Saturday 30-Oct-10 at 11:00 am
Category: Music
Australia's premier outdoor jazz event with fine entertainment, great food and wines in the beautiful Hunter Valley Tyrrell's vineyard.

Ellalong Hotel October Jam Session
Date: Sunday 31-Oct-10 at 5:00 pm
Category: Music
Ellalong Hotel Jam Session is a musical event that happens on the last Sunday of each month. Musicians and singers are encouraged to perform in the relaxed atmosphere of Ellalong Hotel. A professional PA is provided.

Folk in Broke Festival
Date: 5 to 7 November 2010
Category: Music Festival
2 days and 2 nights of music, food, wine and markets.

Paul Robert Burton - Feature Headliner
(Songwriter, Producer, Sound Engineer,
Vocals, Upright Bass, Guitars, Foot
percussion, Harmonica, Ocarinas &
Ukuleles)

FIG - Feature Headliner + workshop
convenor - FIG is a quartet playing a
melange of African, jazz, funk, Eastern
European Celtic instrumentals mixed
with improvisation and madness.

Wheeze and Suck Band - Feature
Headliner 5-piece band formed in 1997
around a nucleus of roots musicians
and fertility dancers who shared a
desire to sing a principally UK traditional
reportoir.

Chicago, America and Peter Frampton at Hope Estate
Date: Saturday 06-Nov-10 at 4:30 pm
Category: Music
Andrew McManus Presents is proud to announce that America, Chicago and Peter Frampton will be touring Australia for an unforgettable night of classic rock'n'roll favourites this October and November.

Jimmy Barnes at Bimbadgen Estate Hunter Valley
Date: Saturday 13-Nov-10 at 4:30 pm
Category: Music
A 10th anniversary deserves a very special celebration and that's exactly what a day on the green has planned with Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes heading up the festivities for this noteworthy occasion.

Although all shows in the upcoming a day on the green 2010/2011 summer season fall under the 10th anniversary banner, promoters Roundhouse Entertainment wanted to pay homage to many of the Aussie artists who have played a part in the event's 215 concerts to date - and that desire has resulted in four massive birthday concerts in November.

End of Days at Ellalong Hotel
Date: Saturday 27-Nov-10 at 8:00 pm
Category: Music
End of Days - a Hard Rock Band, consiting of 5 members located near Newcastle.

The band is taking on the world slowly but surely. If you get a chance come and hear the monster that is End Of Days.

Ellalong Hotel November Jam Session
Date: Sunday 28-Nov-10 at 5:00 pm
Category: Music
Ellalong Hotel Jam Session is a musical event that happens on the last Sunday of each month. Musicians and singers are encouraged to perform in the relaxed atmosphere of Ellalong Hotel. A professional PA is provided.

Blondie and The Pretenders at Bimbadgen Estate
Date: Saturday 11-Dec-10 at 4:30 pm
Category: Music
Blondie and The Pretenders will co-headline at Bimbadgen Estate on Saturday 11 December 2010, launching the 2010-2011 A Day on The Green season.