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Americana On The Bellarine
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The new boutique festival coming to Ocean Grove
Celebrating the vibrant fusion of genres of blues, roots, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and even gospel; or Americana music, Americana On The Bellarine is the brand-new boutique festival heading to the Bellarine this February.
Taking over Ocean Grove’s Craft Brewery BrewiColo on February 12 2023, Americana On The Bellarine will feature an impressive lineup of some of the region’s finest songwriters and storytellers: Sarah Carroll, Alister Turrill, Annie-Rose Maloney, Nathan Seeckts and Andrea Robertson, all artists with strong connections to the Bellarine region.
Originally conceived more than three years ago, Ocean Grove singer/songwriter Andrea Robertson had grand plans for this event to take place in mid-2020. But then COVID hit, effectively wiping out the live music scene. Like many other musicians, Robertson decided to go ahead and run the event as a live stream in July 2020, creating a link for people to donate to rather than charging a fee and splitting the proceeds between the five artists involved.
“It gave me a focus, a purpose for my music, and the opportunity to reach out to other artists and audiences at the same time,” Robertson said.
A couple more attempts to run the event were impacted by further outbreaks and snap lockdowns. Fast-forward to 2022, an opportunity came along to apply for funding through Creative Victoria, Robertson’s pitch was successful, and with it, her vision to run Americana On The Bellarine as a live, face-to-face, ticketed event will finally become a reality this February – and what a glorious, long-awaited achievement this will be.
The five talented local artists in Sarah Carroll, Alister Turrill, Annie-Rose Maloney, Nathan Seeckts and Andrea Robertson will perform live at boutique Brewing Company BrewiColo in Ocean Grove. The BrewiBites food truck will be open to satisfy punter's hunger on the day alongside BrewiColo’s extensive range of award-winning beverages.
Americana On The Bellarine takes place on Sunday 12 February 2023.
