Queenscliff Music Festival 2016 Program

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Contents Pg. 6 Messages from the Minister & Borough of Queenscl iffe Pg. 12 20 Years in Photos Pg. 18 Ar tist Bios Pg. 31 Timetables Pg. 36 Site Map Pg. 37 Town Map Pg. 38 Food Stalls Pg. 42 Ar tist Bios (continued) Pg. 52 Kids Quar ter Pg. 54 FOOT-in-the-DOOR Pg. 55 20 Years in Photos (continued) Pg. 58 Welcome to the 20th Queenscl iff Music Festival Pg. 60 Handy Stuff To Know Pg. 62 Acknowledgements

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Messages MINISTER’S MESSAGE It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Bellarine Peninsula for the 20th edition of the Queenscliff Music Festival. One of Australia’s best cultural celebrations, the three-day festival kicks off a fantastic summer program across the state. Each year, the event showcases a diverse range of high-profile international and Australian performers, as well as emerging artists. The vibrant, family-friendly festival draws crowds of thousands to our stunning coastal paradise, and that’s a big win for local accommodation, tourism and hospitality operators, as well as retailers. Regional Victoria something for everyone and the best of everything. It’s why the Victorian Government is proud to support the Queenscliff Music Festival as part of our commitment to growing the visitor economy across the state, and particularly regional Victoria. Our new $20 million Regional Events Fund has helped build a stronger calendar of regional events for Victoria, driving economic growth with year-round visitation. I wish you an enjoyable and memorable festival experience and also encourage you to see for yourself the very best of everything this great region offers.

The Hon. John Eren MP Minister for Tourism and Major Events

ME S S AG E F ROM T HE B OROUG H OF QUE E N S C L IF F E On behalf of the Borough of Queenscliffe it gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 Queenscliff Music Festival. This incredible musical event has grown to become an annual highlight of the region’s events calendar. What an incredible line up! Now in its 20th year, the festival returns once again to Princess Park overlooking picturesque Port Phillip Bay and festival-goers have the option of low-cost camping accommodation, enabling a bigger and more diverse audience to enjoy the festival.We are thrilled to play host to such an iconic festival and hope you enjoy the fantastic mix of great music and the welcoming seaside atmosphere.

Queenscliff’s grand buildings and stunning coastal environment provide the perfect backdrop to this three-day celebration of contemporary Australian and world music.I encourage you to take time out from the musical feast to taste the many other delights of the region including our great beaches, boutiques, galleries, cafes, hotels and harbour. I also encourage you to return over the summer to further enjoy the region’s attractions and hospitality. Congratulations to the organisers and volunteers of the Queenscliff Music Festival for a spectacular program in 2016. The festival certainly continues to get bigger and better than ever. Let the music begin!

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Artists A B B E M AY Abbe May is one of Australia’s most respected and exciting songwriters and vocalists.

Her live performances are charismatic, intense and provocative. The impressive multi-instrumentalist artist has an ever growing audience and catalogue of songs about love and lust that could almost be romantic if it weren’t for the vitriol.

May spent her late teens and early twenties in Australia’s sleaziest rock venues, busted up studios and unreliable tour vans in various solo and band incarnations.

With sly humour, Abbe graduated from her critically acclaimed early explorations of rock and blues to become a guitar-slinging, beat bouncing goddess with an atmospheric cocktail of sexy indie RnB, blues, voodoo and electronica.

ARIA Best Female Artist nominee, May is currently writing and producing her highly anticipated sixth album.

Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 3:15pm

A B C R N ’ S ‘ T H E M U S I C S H OW ’ Be part of the audience for RN’s The Music Show, hosted by Andrew Ford, broadcasting from QMF for the first time. See and hear singer songwriters Liz Stringer and Jordie Lane, swing in the hammock with Bobby Alu and the Palm Royale and savour the alt country sounds of Ayleen O’Hanlon. Please be seated by 11am as we’re live to air!

Playing: Saturday - Vue Grand - 11:00am

ABIGAIL GR ACE An 18-year-old acoustic singer/songwriter that plays songs with an indie/folk easy listening vibe. Abigail has been performing for the last couple of years now, playing at local markets, wineries, open days, private functions/parties and weddings.

Abigail won the 2016 Crackerjack festival busking competition and the 2015 QMF busking competition. She recently opened a show for country music singer James Blundell in Meredith. Abigail loves to perform and music has been in her life from a very young age.

Playing: Sunday - Queenscliff Inn - 11:45am

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Artists ALICE IVY Raised on the Victorian surf coast, the daughter of German migrants, Annika Schmarsel aka Alice Ivy, recalls a childhood coloured by extensive travel in a vibrant and multilingual household. Her first foray into music, an ill-fated tryst with the clarinet, was swapped for guitar before Annika began beat-making inspired by the likes of The Avalanches, J Dilla and Bonobo.

As member of all-female soul outfit Sweethearts, in her late teens Annika twice toured Europe performing at the Poretta Soul Festival, Italy and Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland alongside luminaries of the genre ranging from Al Green through to Mark Ronson.

In the mere twelve months since founding electro-soul project Alice Ivy, she’s released a trio of singles, earned support slots for Banoffee and Remi and completed a UK and European tour. ‘Touch’, the first single from her forthcoming debut album is a sophisticated arrangement that conjures a “Through The Looking-Glass”-esque dreamscape, layering original field recordings from the streets of Melbourne with warm guitar lines, sampled strings, brass and a manipulated feature vocal from London-based blues singer Georgia Van Etten.

Playing: Friday - The Pavilion - 10:45pm

ALPINE Alpine are six friends from Melbourne who make bold, shimmering, sophisticated pop music. It’s been three years since Alpine released their debut album. Three years filled with playing live to a growing world-wide fan-base, staring out of tour van windows, long-haul flights, saving up, moving in, breaking up, awkward dates and tipsy late nights in different parts of the world. The unexpected wonder of early twenties life was at the heart of the band’s debut and truly they lived every moment.

The songs on Alpine’s sophomore album Yuck see the band explore their “yuck” reactions to “first world problems”; awkward dates, a distaste for romance, lust when lust was lost, plastic vanity, foolish attraction and ego against egos.

The album’s title is lifted from a line in lead single Foolish, which in essence embodies so many of the experiences that inspired the lyrics on the record.

“A lot of the songs were all in response to an awkward situation; heartbreak, a gross dinner, a bad date, bad manners, fear and learning how to move on from it all so that it’s never yucky again,” comments Lou James, one of the band’s two lead vocalists, when quizzed on the unusual title. “[the word

Yuck] captures that feeling of disdain you have toward yourself when you make a mistake, especially a sexual mistake. Kissing the wrong person, someone you shouldn’t. It feels wrong. It’s a body quiver,” elaborates Phoebe Baker.

Musically, inspiration came from the desire to push the ‘pop’ genre to new and often weird places. “Most of the music of the songs came from a textural or harmonic idea that I was curious about. I wanted to see if certain things would work in a pop song,” comments Christian O’Brien, Guitarist and first time coproducer of the album. Shared experiences and what seems to be a collective self-awakening has led to the band being more in tune with one another, allowing them to find a more collaborative way to write and record. The band wrote a lot of the material over the course of a year, giving the songs time to develop naturally, often writing songs while on tour, then revisiting them once back home. “We took our time. We grew with the album and it developed organically into the collection of the songs that we’re so completely in love with.”

Playing: Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 1:45pm

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Artists ANNE EDMONDS Anne ‘Eddo’ Edmonds is one of Australia’s most exciting stand-up, character and banjo-playing comedians. Since bursting onto the scene in 2010, she has brought her exquisitely incisive characters, songs and worldview to TV (Have You Been Paying Attention?, Dirty Laundry Live, Back Seat Drivers, It’s A Date, Wednesday Night Fever), to clubs and to comedy festivals around Australia and all over the world.

After a sold-out season and a prestigious Peer Award win at MICF and supporting US podcast and comedy superstar Marc Maron on his Australian tour in 2015, Anne took her show, You Know What I’m Like, to London’s Soho Theatre in January 2016.

She is currently touring her Barry-nominated show – That’s Eddotainment – around Australia.

Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:30am

A S H G R U N WA L D The only way a man can truly come into his own power, is to begin seeing who he truly is. Not seeing what he thinks he should be and certainly not seeing himself as he’d like to be seen by others. This is the brutality and in the same breath, the blessing of time, of experience and of the confrontation of a world that’s moving in contrast to core beliefs. This is Ash Grunwald latest album: NOW. Continuing to evolve from where he left off with Guargantua, Ash brought in Ian Perez, keyboardist for Wolfmother, and Pete Wilkins, former drummer for Blue King Brown. The effortlessly gifted pair built the launch pad for Ash’s detonative sonic boom, forming a wall of sound as abundant in clout as it is in groove.

The result is an album with immense force. Strongly political, rumbling from the depths of internal rage. It is sonic thunder that wears all the suffering and the anger of the blues but does not forget for a beat that if you don’t get up sometimes and shake that shit off, if you don’t take a moment to look across the dancefloor and lose yourself in that boy meets girl moment, your heart’ll harden and you’ll lose sight of all the beauty you’re fighting for. Without pretension, without doubt – NOW is the landmark album of his career to date.

Playing: Friday - Lighthouse Stage - 11:00pm

AY L E E N O ’ H A N L O N Perhaps it’s the Irish blood, the rural upbringing, or the folk records in her parents’ collection. Whatever the secret ingredient, it’s clear that Ayleen O’Hanlon has a knack for honest storytelling coupled with a unique ability to captivate any audience. Her songwriting evokes widescreen imagery, and when set to heart-wrenching harmonies with fellow guitarist and vocalist, Rich Davies, the results are visceral, fierce and tender.

Hailing from small-town New South Wales, O’Hanlon emerged in 2015 with the album Blend and Spill displaying a confidence and candour rarely seen on an alt-folk country debut. Since then she has wowed audiences around Australia on several tours, appearing at a number of festivals including Port Fairy Folk Festival and Brunswick Music Festival, and has curated a major songwriting and history event, Going Back for the Darebin Music Feast.

Testament to her commitment to the craft, O’Hanlon is also making a name for herself in established folk-rock outfits, Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission, and Rich Davies & The Low Road. Backed by her skilled picking on guitar and banjo, her distinctive voice and charisma will carry a song to any listener’s heart with vigour and authenticity.

Playing: Saturday - The Church - 12:30pm | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 3:15pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage D) - Departs 11am, 12pm | Sunday - Vue Grand - 2:45pm

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Artists BELLARINE VET MUSIC Every great musician made a start somewhere. QMF is providing local VET Music students the opportunity to perform their original songs and take that all important first step. This year sees an all female lineup. 8 very talented musicians and songwriters all at the start of their careers ready to show what they can do on stage.

Hey Mammoth? Gypsy May? Madeliene Cope? Erica Bjornenak? Jess Viola? Nina Denham? Haven’ t heard of them?

You will.

Be the first to check them out and say I liked their really old stuff better.

Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 11:15am

BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS (USA) It had been seven years since Ben Harper last played a show with the Innocent Criminals, so when the time came to reunite for a live tour in 2015, the band—percussionist Leon Mobley, bassist Juan Nelson, drummer Oliver Charles, keyboardist Jason Yates, and guitarist Michael Ward—quickly discovered that Harper had more in mind than simply revisiting the group’s prodigious collection of hits. In fact, Harper had been quietly amassing material for a new record, Call It What It Is, and the first recording sessions were scheduled to begin even before the rehearsals for their triumphant four-night sold-out reunion run at the Fillmore in San Francisco. “I thought we would be more energized and revitalized by thinking outside the box and starting with new material in the studio before we dug into the old stuff,” explains Harper. “It was meant to be a signpost that we’re here to forge new ground musically and personally. Because of that, the older material started to sound brand new too.”

Beginning with his 1994 debut, Welcome To The Cruel World, Harper released a string of eight studio albums over a decade and a half. This extraordinary run, featuring contributions from the Innocent Criminals, established him as a singularly powerful songwriter and performer with range across multiple genres and an unmatched ability to blend the personal and

political. Massive, international sold-out tours, Top 10 debuts in the US, Gold and Platinum certifications overseas, and a slew of TV appearances cemented Harper and the band’s status as genuine global stars. “The process of working outside of my comfort zone is really important to my growth,” explains Harper. “The situations I’ve put myself in have pushed me further than I could go in any familiar setting, and that’s what’s brought me back full circle to the Innocent Criminals now. Everybody went out and grew in their own ways during our time apart, and that’s brought this heightened level of appreciation for each other and what we do.”

“Each member brings a wealth of knowledge and different styles of music,” said Nelson. “What makes us unique is that we come from different places musically and we seem to complement each other because of the different styles that we play.” The result is perhaps the proudest accomplishment of Harper’s prodigious career. “The time we took with this record has let me look it straight in the eyes and say that I gave everything I could to it and that it’s exactly the way we intended it to be. To be able to say that we’ve left no stone unturned just feels great.” For the legions of Ben Harper fans that have been waiting eight years for a new album with the Innocent Criminals, it feels even better.

Playing: Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 3:30pm

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Artists B O B B Y A L U & T H E P A L M R O YA L E Multi award-winning Bobby Alu and his charismatic band the Palm Royale have fast become one of the nation’s favourite festival acts, renowned for their signature ‘hammock music’ and high vibes.

Themed by Bobby’s Polynesian heritage and born on the East Coast of Australia, the music has a fresh, simple sound powered by ukulele, Pacific beats, catchy songs, tasty four-part harmony and powerful log drumming, with hints of soul and reggae. A multi-award winning songwriter and ukulele master with a smooth and silky voice, Bobby Alu’s talents don’t stop there: he is also one of Australia’s best drummers, currently touring worldwide with Xavier Rudd.

Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 8:45pm | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 2:00pm | Saturday - Hippos Stage - 8:15pm

BULLHORN There’s an old saying, popularised by The Breakfast Club: “you mess with the bull, you get the horns”. What does it mean? Not much really. Mostly that if you do something dangerous, you might get hurt. One dangerous thing you could do would be to miss the crazy, brass based, MC led explosion that is Bullhorn. Formed in 2011, these party animals combine virtuosic musicianship, crazy arrangements, catchy grooves and upbeat rhythms to whip the audience into a veritable frenzy. As adept at creating original tunes as they are at reimagining the likes of Bonobo and Easy Star All Stars, this nine piece behemoth is hell-bent on good times.

Their presence is formidable; armed with trumpets, trombones, saxophones, drums, the mighty sousaphone and the massive presence of Roman MC. As Bullhorn starts to play, audiences will experience intoxicating grooves and huge rumbling sounds around them as they descend into a world of rich sonic textures created live, acoustic and real.

Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 10:00pm

CHILDREN OF THE SUN Children of the Sun are a four-piece indie/garage rock band from the Surf Coast. The diversity between the song writing styles of the individual members creates an enticing and memorable experience for listeners. With the well-received release of their debut EP Ando in the early months of 2015, Children of the Sun set out on their first ever tour up the east coast of Australia.

Since their first release, the band developed their sound to be more captivating and energetic, illustrating these aspects in their live shows.

Playing: Saturday - Bowling Club - 8:15pm | Sunday - Queenscliff Inn - 1:00pm

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Artists D AV E O ’ N E I L Dave O’Neil has been in the business of comedy for over 20 years and is one of Australia’s most recognisable stand-up comics, having performed at 15 Melbourne International Comedy Festivals and at dozens of comedy clubs nationally.

On screen you will have seen Dave as Team Captain in the ABC TV comedy quiz show Tractor Monkeys, as well as dishing out life advice in The Agony of the Mind, The Agony of Life, The Agony of Modern Manners, Can of Worms, plus messing about on Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight and Good News Week. He is probably most well-known for the honour of being the guest with the most appearances (over 50) on ABC TV’s ever popular Spicks & Specks.

As well as his stand up and television career, Dave is a skilled radio broadcaster, and has been a part of successful teams on Nova 100 (with Kate Langbroek and Dave Hughes), Vega 91.5/Classic Rock FM (with Sean Micallef, Denise Scott, Chrissie Swan and Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson), and most recently on 774 ABC Radio in Melbourne.

Dave’s observational humour and genuine humility has also made him a much sought after MC and corporate entertainer.

Playing: Sunday - Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:30am

DENISE SCOTT As career breakthroughs go, this one took a while but it has been worth the wait.

Denise Scott’s path to her career as a BARRY award-winning comedian started when she began acting nearly thirty years ago, but it has been in the last six years that she has hit the big time, scoring high profile TV spots, filling thousand-seat theatres, releasing two books and even returning to her acting heritage with an ongoing role on Seven’s Winners and Losers.

Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:30am

D I L R U K J AYA S I N H A Hailing from Sri Lanka, Dil relocated to Melbourne to attend university. Having completed a degree in accounting, he started working for one of the “Big Four.”

However, after performing at an open mic night in 2010, that all changed...

In a bittersweet turn of events, Dil was unceremoniously fired from his accounting job at the same time his comedy career was taking shape. Just as Dil had, it turns out his managers had noticed that his heart lay elsewhere.

Dil is now a regular on the comedy scene around Melbourne and with a reputation for consistently nailing his shows, Dil has been invited to perform all over the country as well as internationally. He’ll be returning in 2016 for his sixth Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his smash-hit show; Sri Wanka.

Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:30am

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D O U G A N T H O N Y A L L S TA R S Thirty years ago, The Doug Anthony AllStars were conceived on the streets of Canberra, busking in shopping malls (setting fire to themselves in bins, starting fights, getting arrested).

In 1987 they launched at the Edinburgh Festival and took over the world comedy scene; playing to huge crowds, breaking the mold by taking comedy into rock venues. They were the biggestselling act at the Edinburgh Festival for eight years.

UK audiences bathed naked (literally) in the mob-rule chaos that DAAS shows inspired. From the famous Theatres in London’s West End to tiny late night shows in Irish pubs, DAAS were fast becoming Australia’s most feared, loathed and adored of all comedy exports.

In 1989 Australian comedy producer Ted Robinson stole them for his live-to-air ABCTV show The Big Gig. At last, Australia woke up to DAAS! The trio launched DAAS Kapital, the ABC sitcom that outraged viewers around the world. It was banned in Japan and Germany, attracting what Rolling Stone called “the most suspect fan-base on Earth”. The show featured DAAS trapped in a submarine with Paul ‘Flacco’ Livingston, cabaret king ‘Bob Downe’ and the misunderstood psychopath ‘American Bob’.

After two seasons of DAAS Kapital’s moral mayhem and sellout world-tours, the group relocated to New York and the UK, where Timeout London described them as ‘”the rock stars of comedy”.

DAAS attacked Canada, the USA and Europe, including a notorious performance at the Barcelona Olympics Festival where their song about dogs was met with stony silence by the 12,000 international attendees.

They starred in award-winning shows on the UK’s BBC, ITV and CH4; regular appearances on HBO, ABC, NBC, and The Today Show; and a live TV broadcast of DAAS performances in New York and London, winning the Best International award two years running at Tokyo Comedy Festival.

But it wasn’t all plain sailing. DAAS famously provoked a riot at Edinburgh’s Bear Pit comedy venue, resulting in several arrests and one stabbing. Tim Ferguson’s ‘Dance of the Winged Monkey’ was banned from the Hammersmith Odeon, and the group was thrown out of the Belfast Comedy Gala for reasons they still refuse to explain.

In 1995 when they threw in the towel, it stuck to the wall.

Now they are back. Be mildly unnerved. Be very mildly unnerved.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 1:00pm

EILEN JEWELL (USA) Honesty, confidence, and respect permeate Eilen Jewell’s music, dating back to her self-released Boundary County album in 2006. Since then, the Boise native has recorded five studio albums for Signature Sounds with her road-tested touring band, and two more as a member of the Boston-based gospel-charged Sacred Shakers (also on Signature Sounds), which includes that well-oiled band at its core. Her latest, Sundown Over Ghost Town, is a masterful culmination of Jewell’s work to date.

As hard as it is to categorize Jewell’s music—terms like alt-country, roots-rock, country-noir, and Americana get used a lot—it’s even harder not to become thoroughly enraptured by the singer/songwriter’s powerful versatility, musical stories, and images. And that gorgeous voice makes you feel like she’s singing just for you, out on the breezy back porch or by a crackling campfire. She does so much, so well.

Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 4:45pm

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Artists GABRIELLA COHEN Gabriella Cohen is an enigmatic songstress who weaves pop melodies with honest lyricism to create a unique and infectious sound. After releasing singles, I Don’t Feel So Alive and Alien Anthem with support from national radio, she is proud to present her highly anticipated debut album, Full Closure and No Details.

Released independently March 2016, the album has been quick to receive praise from Rolling Stone, NME, triple J, and featured as Album Of The Week by Triple RRR. Only recent to the Melbourne music scene, Cohen has quickly established herself as a brooding storm dressed in silk, gaining well-deserved attention with vivacious live shows that make audiences stop and listen. Featured as a triple J Unearthed feature artist, she has played alongside the likes of Albert Hammond Jr (USA), Marlon Williams, (NZ) and Melbourne’s Oh Mercy.

Playing: Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 5:00pm | Sunday - Salt Lounge - 11:00am | Sunday - Vue Grand - 1:30pm

G EORG E ARIA Award-winning, iconic Brisbane band george will reform for an exclusive 20th anniversary performance at the 2016 Queenscliff Music Festival.

The george reunion performance will reunite all original members of the band – sister and brother powerhouse Katie Noonan and Tyrone Noonan, Geoff Green, Paulie Bromley and Nick Stewart. The band began their rise to the top in 1998, releasing EP george in 1998 and You Can Take What’s Mine in 1999 and Bastard Son/Holiday in 2000. Each were heavily rotated by triple j, gaining the band a huge live following across Australia. In 2001, the band released singles Special Ones, Run and Breathe In Now as their debut album Polyserena debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. Polyserena achieved gold record status within ten days,

platinum record status within three weeks, then went double platinum, spending 36 weeks in the top 50.

Touted as one of the best live Australian bands ever, george were one of the first indie bands to sell out huge venues like The Metro Theatre in Sydney, paving the way for non-commercial music in Australia.

The band are reuniting for their first live show together in 11 years, as 2016 marks 20 years since the band formed in Brisbane.

From their humble beginnings at the Gold Coast Rose and Crown Tavern, the band went on to sell out the Sydney Opera House three times and perform around the world. We’re thrilled to have george back to the stage for this exclusive Victorian anniversary event.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 5:45pm

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Artists GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS WITH CHRIS WILSON A jaw dropping, crowd pleasing virtuoso invoking the spirit of guitar greats such as Eric Clapton, Gary Moore and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After many years spent living and touring in America’s deep south, Geoff has returned home to Australia and is in demand, delighting audiences with tales of his adventures travelling around the USA and Europe. A highly regarded instrumentalist, Geoff and his band The Souldiggers, present a show that is rich in blues history yet irresistibly danceable with heartfelt soul and contemporary funky grooves. At QMF 2016, Geoff & The Souldiggers team up with legendary local Blues musician Chris Wilson in what is sure to be a memorable performance.

Playing: Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage A) - Departs 2, 3, 4pm | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 10:15pm

THE HARPOONIST & THE AXE MURDERER (CAN) Juno-nominated Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer evoke much more than just grisly nautical imagery. Armed with an arsenal of harmonicas, a mess of foot percussion, and a road-worn Telecaster guitar, the duo kick out raw and primal blues in the tradition of a “decades-deep blues style” (Scott Brown, What’s up Yukon), while infusing the genre with a jolt of renewed energy. Their critically-acclaimed release, A Real Fine Mess, proves that they’re on a continuing journey with no sign of slowing down. Be a part of their recollection of blues antiquity, but don’t be surprised if it slaps you in the face.

Playing: Friday - Lighthouse Stage - 7:30pm | Saturday - Hippos Stage - 6:30pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage D) - Departs 1pm, 2pm

H O L L I E J OYC E Wild, unconventional and ruthlessly blunt, Hollie Joyce is a songwriter completely in control of her craft. Combining fervent lyrics with distorted and at times eerie tones, Joyce has established a compelling sound that doesn’t hold back.

Her influences span wide, drawing as much from the works of Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Holly, Patti Smith, Nirvana and Bob Dylan as she does from ‘70s horror flicks and spaghetti westerns. The result is a dynamic cacophony that sometimes strays into raucous rock’n’roll freak outs, while at other times deviating to the more alluring and melodic.

Playing: Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage C) - Departs 2, 3, 4pm | Sunday - Queenscliff Inn - 10:30am| Sunday - The Pavilion - 12:45pm

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Artists HOWQUA HOWQUA was recently coined ‘one to watch’ in an interview with six-time Grammy award winning producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, The Rolling Stones) after returning from Canadian Music Week, where he was signed to United Talent Agency. HOWQUA’s emotionally driven live performance has seen him tour around Australia and Canada in the early stages of his career, as well as performing at some of the world’s most renowned showcases, including Canadian Music Week, BIGSOUND, Pop Montréal, CMJ Music Marathon and AWME. Not one to shy away from baring his soul through his music, HOWQUA displays all the traits of a phenomenal storyteller and musician.

HOWQUA’s debut six-track EP Naked is now available online.

Playing: Saturday - Salt Lounge - 11:30am | Saturday - The Church - 1:45pm | Saturday - Queenscliff Inn - 4:00pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage A) - Departs 1pm, 2pm

J AW N ( S G P ) Fresh on the heels of performing at Byron Bay Bluesfest, a festival that featured the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Allen Stone and D’Angelo, Jawn is poised to enchant listeners with his signature voice and honest songwriting.

Likened to Singapore’s very own John Mayer, his self-titled debut EP JAWN, was warmly received and garnered hundreds of thousands of plays on Spotify, with thousands of monthly listeners.

He’s also an alumni of Noise Singapore’s Music Mentorship programme, and is currently working on his sophomore release, to be announced in 2017.

Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 2:15pm

J O E M U N G O VA N At the age of nine, a young Joe Mungovan would never have imagined that begging his parents for a drumkit for Christmas would pave his way into some of the most prestigious stages in Australia. The now folk singer/songwriter, crashed his skateboard at the age of 13, leaving him unable to play his drumkit and in a wheelchair for 4 months. Joe taught himself guitar and unconsciously developed a indie/roots style which blend together to produce his unique style. With attention to articulate lyrics, catchy melodies and rhythmic detail, Joe’s songs express his genuine emotion. His authenticity and passion is conveyed in his intimate live show, and is an experience not worth missing.

In September Joe released My Jumper, the first single from his second EP Way Down South. It has already scored airplay on triple J and the song has been added to rotation on triple J Unearthed.

Playing: Saturday - The Church - 11:15am | Sunday - Vue Grand - 11:00am | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage B) - Departs 1pm, 2pm

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Artists JORDIE LANE & THE SLEEPERS Jordie Lane returns to Australia with his first full length studio album in 5 years, GLASSELLLAND (pronounced Glas-Hell-Land). A bold and adventurous record, that sees Lane extend his musical boundaries far beyond his previous acclaimed Folk and Alt. Country sound.

Imagine Rufus Wainwright is drinking tequila with Neil Young. In walks Paul McCartney, arm in arm with Neil Finn discussing the demise of human connection, and you’re drawing closer to the space that Lane inhabits in his creation of the fanciful world that is GLASSELLLAND. Lathered with lush and sometimes frightening sonic sounding landscapes, Jordie Lane tackles personal and world issues with at times tragic and vain, facetious delivery of heavy social themed lyrics.

The record itself was written and produced solely by Lane with regular cocollaborator and in demand LA based Songwriter/Producer Clare Reynolds.

They also took on the insane task of building make shift studios in several cities around the world and teaching themselves to double as the recording engineers and players of every single instrument on the album.

Playing: Friday - Hippos Stage - 6:45pm | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 2:15pm | Saturday - Vue Grand - 8:30pm | Sunday - Salt Lounge - 12:15pm

JULIA JACKLIN Growing up in the Blue Mountains to a family of teachers, Jacklin discovered an avenue to art at the age of 10 thanks to an unlikely source: Britney Spears. Jacklin chanced upon a documentary about the pop star while on family holiday. “By the time Britney was 12 she’d achieved a lot,” says Jacklin. “I remember thinking, ‘Shit, what have I done with my life?’ So I was like, ‘Mum, as soon as we get home I need singing lessons’.” Classical singing lessons were the only kind in the area, but Jacklin took to it. Eventually she wound up in a high school band, “wearing surf clothing and doing a lot of high jumps” singing Avril Lavigne and Evanescence covers.

Jacklin’s second epiphany came after high school. Travelling in South America she reconnected with high school friend and future foil Liz Hughes. The two returned home to the Blue Mountains and started a band, bonding over the songs Hughes was writing. “I would just sing,” says Jacklin. “But as I got my confidence I started playing guitar and writing songs.

I wouldn’t be doing music now if it wasn’t for Liz. I never knew it was something I could do.”

Now living in a garage in Glebe, the 25-year old found time to hone her craft – to examine her turns of phrase, to wonder who she was and who she might become. That document is Jacklin’s masterful debut album, Don’t Let The Kids Win - an intimate examination of a life still being lived.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 11:30am | Saturday - The Church - 3:00pm | Sunday - Vue Grand - 12:15pm

JULIEN BAKER (USA) For years, Baker and a group of close friends had performed as the band Forrister (formerly The Star Killers), but when college took her away, her need to continue creating found an outlet through solo work. The intent was never to make these songs her main focus, yet the process proved to be startlingly cathartic. As each song came into shape, it became more apparent that Baker had genuinely deep, surprisingly dark stories to tell from her thus far short life. Tales of her experiences are staggering, and when set to her haunting guitar playing, the results are gut wrenching and heartfelt, relatable yet very personal.

At the prompting of a friend, Baker ventured to Richmond, Virginia to record a number of her new songs at Spacebomb Studios. The tracks from this session were circulated among Baker’s friends, meeting high praise. Soon, she found a home on 6131 Records’ increasingly diverse roster, and plans were made to release her debut full length, Sprained Ankle. To call Sprained Ankle a happy accident would be misleading as to the nature of these poignant, emotive songs. Yet no one, least of all Baker, could have predicted she’d be releasing an album, especially as a solo artist.

Thankfully, now the world will be able to share in her passion and sorrow.

Playing: Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 3:30pm | Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 12:15pm

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Artists KILLING HEIDI To celebrate 20 years since the band formed, Killing Heidi will be performing exclusive sets of their biggest hits for the first time in 10 years, including headlining the opening night of the 20th Queenscliff Music Festival.

“It’s a celebration not a reformation” says Jesse “We thought this was a really special opportunity to reflect on that era, as it’s Queenscliff’s 20th anniversary - and we started Killing Heidi 20 years ago too!”

It’s been twenty years since triple j unearthed the Hooper siblings as Killing Heidi with their folk pop song, Kettle. The Australian public embraced the duo who soon became a band, releasing debut album Reflector in March 2000. Singles Mascara and Weir made Reflector a blow-out success and the album makes up an integral part of Aussie indie music story – one that hasn’t been told digitally until now. Reflector took out four ARIA awards and reached 4 x platinum status. Weir placed #2 and Mascara #14 in triple j’s Hottest 100 in 1999.

The Hooper siblings won the critically-acclaimed APRA songwriters of the year award for the album. The album launched the band into international markets, and the Hooper siblings followed up with another two top twenty albums and four toptwenty hit singles.

For old and new Killing Heidi fans alike the digital re-release has been a long time coming.

“Fans have been asking for years for Reflector online, It’s amazing that generations of people still feel connected to this music, they want to blast it… And now they can! It’s great, it feels like coming full circle.” - Ella Hooper

Playing: Friday - Lighthouse Stage - 9:15pm

KIRA PURU Known for her charged, dynamic live performances and genre-defying writing style, Kira Puru is widely respected as one of Australia’s biggest voices. Since the folding of her band, Kira Puru & the Bruise in 2013, Puru has collaborated and toured as a writer and feature vocalist with Paul Kelly, Illy, Paul Mac and Urthboy amongst others and is the voice of ABC’s Redfern Now. Having earned a throng of dedicated fans and industry accolades with her versatility and power, Puru is again centre stage with a new band, new songs and new sound.

Her new work combines a love for hard-hitting hip-hop beats, a shameless obsession with trashy pop music and an admiration for earnest, confronting lyricism.

With Gabe Stranjio (Clairy Browne, Boatfriends), Shanna Watson (Boatfriends, Caitlin Park, the Early Nights, BirdsandBelles) and Sam Peterson (Boatfriends, the Evening Son) on the lineup, Puru’s live sound couples dreamy, electronic beats with warm, live instrumentation. A collision of pillowy RnB, janky industrial textures and harrowing vocal play, Puru’s sonic vision is dark, gloomy, cooked pop–anything but a vapid soul throwback.

Playing: Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 8:15pm

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Artists KYLIE AULDIST Australian soul sensation Kylie Auldist possesses a voice that can run the gamut from soaring vocal pyrotechnics to heart-wrenching tenderness. She has drawn comparisons to Diana Ross and Sharon Jones, and her energy on stage is electric with a huge dose of boogie power, providing an absolute dance experience enjoyed by crowds all over the world.

Kylie’s sublime vocals are breaking charts across the world thanks to the Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners version of track ‘This Girl’ featuring Kylie Auldist. The remix has not only reached #1 in singles charts throughout Europe, but has now reached #1 on Worldwide Shazam charts, #10 on the worldwide iTunes charts, made track of the day on BBC Radio 1, reached #1 on UK iTunes charts and has rocketed up the UK Official Singles Chart to #1. The music video is now over 20 million views.

As the world turns up the volume to Kylie Auldist, Freestyle Records UK have announced they’ll release Kylie’s 12” 5-track vinyl EP ‘Waste of Time’ (out 8 July), ahead of her full length electro-funk record ‘Family Tree’ out in Australia on 8 August 2016.

Playing: Friday - Hippos Stage - 8:30pm

LEAH SENIOR Leah Senior’s music falls into a dim wallpapered room of slightly out of tune parlour guitars and the ghosts of Summer and 1960s Britain. The blinds are drawn and the songs are covered in a fine layer of dust yet there is sunlight peaking through the gaps, a silver lining to a dusky tone and a sense of humour behind the tragedy.

Leah’s debut album “Summer’s On The Ground” recorded in a rickety abandoned hall reveals a haunting and intimate storyteller, Rolling Stone saying “this is insular music, akin to eavesdropping on someone else’s prettily conveyed thoughts”.

Leah Senior’s new album was recorded with Joey Walker of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard and is set to come out early next year through Flightless/Remote Control.

Playing: Saturday - Vue Grand - 3:15pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage A) - Departs 11am, 12pm | Sunday - Salt Lounge - 2:45pm

LINYING (SGP) Prefacing her initiation into both local and international music scenes, Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying released her first two singles, “Sticky Leaves”, followed by “Alpine” in 2016, gathering masses of digital plays worldwide while charting globally and in the US, UK, and Singapore on Spotify’s Viral 50. While international collaborations with producers Felix Jaehn and Lost Frequencies had previously seen Linying’s ethereal vocals featured on deep house imprints like Armada and Spinnin’ Records, the Spotlight on 2016 Featured Artist is now breaking into the indie-alternative consciousness with her brand of moving lyricism and vivid music production in songs that reveal a stark emotional perspective through elements of indie-folk, electronica, lo-fi and alt-rock.

Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 12:45pm

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Friday Night Timetable FRI

LIGHTHOUSE STAGE

OZONE LOUNGE

PM 6:00 6:15 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:15 7:30 7:45 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00

HIPPOS STAGE

GLANEUSE STAGE

THE PAVILION

G AT E S O P E N 5 PM 6:00 - 6:45 The Mojo Corner 6:45 - 7:30 DJ Vince Peach

6.45 - 7:00 6:45 - 7:45 Jordie Lane

7:15 - 7:30 7:30 - 8:15 Liz Stringer

7:30 - 8:30 The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer 8:30 - 9:15 DJ Vince Peach

Acoustic 6:15 - 6:30

7:45 - 8:00 8:15 - 8:30 FOOT-in-the-DOOR

8:30 - 9:30 Kylie Auldist

9:15 - 10:15 Killing Heidi

8:45 - 9:45 Bobby Alu & The Palm Royale 9:30 - 10:15 William Crighton

10:15 - 11:00 DJ Vince Peach

10:15 - 11.15 Quarter Street

10:15 - 11:30 The Meltdown

10:45 - 11:30 Alice Ivy

11:00 - 12:00 Ash Grunwald

GENRE LEGEND (intended as a rough guide only)

ROCK

WORLD

BLUES & ROOTS

SOUL

COUNTRY

FOLK

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Saturday Timetable SAT

LIGHTHOUSE STAGE

OZONE LOUNGE

HIPPOS STAGE

GLANEUSE STAGE

THE PAVILION

KIDS QUARTER

G AT E S O P E N 1 1 : A M 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00 12:15 12:30 12:45 1:00 1:15 1:30 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:45 3:00 3:15 3:30 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 5:00 5:15 5:30 5:45 6:00 6:15 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:15 7:30 7:45 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00

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11:15 - 12:15 Bellarine VET Music

11:30 - 12:30 Julia Jacklin 12:15 - 1:00 Sweethearts

SINGAPORE SHOWCASE 12:45 - 1:45 Sarah Carroll & The Left Wing

1:00 - 2:00 Doug Anthony Allstars 1:45 - 2:45 Son Little 2:30 - 3:30 Matt Andersen 3:15 - 4:15 Abbe May

2:15 - 3:00 Jordie Lane & The Sleepers

4:00 - 5:00 Urthboy 4:45 - 5:45 Eilen Jewell

5:00 - 6:00 Gabriella Cohen

5:45 - 6:45 george 6:45 - 7:30 DJ Vince Peach

6:30 - 7:30 The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer

1:30 - 2:00 Stopgap

6:45 - 7:45 Steve Poltz

4:00 - 4:45 Reuben Stone

5:15 - 6:00 Tullara

7:00 - 7:15 7:30 - 7:45 8:00 - 8:15

8:30 - 9:15 DJ Vince Peach

8.15 - 9:30 Bobby Alu & The Palm Royal

8:15 - 9:15 Kira Puru

8:30 - 8:45 FOOT-in-the-DOOR 9:15 - 10:00 The Run

9:15 - 10:15 Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen 10:15 - 11:00 DJ Vince Peach

10.00 - 11:15 Bullhorn

10:15 - 11:30 Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers with Chris Wilson

1:15 - 1:45 Pevan & Sarah

2:15 - 2:45 JAWN

Rock 6:30 - 6:45

7:30 - 8:30 Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos

11:00 - 12:00 Nattali Rize

12:45 - 1:15 Linying

3:00 - 3:45 Rach Brennan & The Pines 3:30 - 4:30 Julien Baker

11:45 - 12:45 Drumming Workshop

10:45 - 11:30 Tiny Giants

2:45 - 3:15 Krazy Koala Puppet Show

4:30 - 5:00 Red the Clown

Saturday Timetable QMF EXPRESS Departs 11am, 12mid, 1pm Carriage A - Reuben Stone Carriage B - William Crighton Carriage C - Sweet Jean Carriage D - Tullara Trains leave on the hour

VUE GRAND

11:00 - 12:00 ABC RN’S ‘The Music Show’

12:30 - 1:15 Liz Stringer

Departs 2, 3, 4pm Carriage A - Geoff Achison Carriage B - Simon Phillips Carriage C - Hollie Joyce Carriage D - The Mojo Corner Trains leave on the hour

1:45 - 2:45 Steve Poltz

SALT LOUNGE

QUEENSCLIFF INN

11:00 - 11:45 Simon Phillips 11:30 - 12:15 HOWQUA

12:45 - 1:30 Tom Richardson

12:15 - 1:00 Rach Brennan & The Pines

12:30 - 1:15 Ayleen O’Hanlon

1:45 - 2:30 HOWQUA

2:00 - 2:45 Bobby Alu

3:15 - 4:00 Ayleen O’Hanlon

Trains leave on the hour, every hour, between 11am and 4pm

3:00 - 3:45 Julia Jacklin

4:00 - 4:45 HOWQUA 4:30 - 5:15 William Crighton

4:30 - 5:15 Liz Stringer

5:45 - 6:30 The Meltdown

5:45 - 6:30 Son Little

BOWLING CLUB

11:15 - 12:00 Joe Mungovan

1:30 - 2:15 The Run

2:45 - 3:30 Tom Richardson 3:15 - 4:00 Leah Senior

THE CHURCH

4:15 - 5:00 Sweet Jean

6:00 - 6:45 Sarah Carroll & The Left Wing

7:00 - 8:00 Matt Andersen

7:15 - 8:00 The Mojo Corner

8:15 - 9:00 Children of the Sun

8:30 - 9:15 Jordie Lane

GENRE LEGEND (intended as a rough guide only) ROCK

WORLD

BLUES & ROOTS

HIP HOP

SOUL

POP

COUNTRY

COMEDY

FOLK

KIDS ENTERTAINMENT

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Sunday Timetable SUN

LIGHTHOUSE STAGE

OZONE LOUNGE

HIPPOS STAGE

GLANEUSE STAGE

THE PAVILION

KIDS QUARTER

G AT E S O P E N 1 1 : A M 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00 12:15 12:30 12:45 1:00 1:15 1:30 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:45 3:00 3:15 3:30 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45

11:00 - 1:30 Ice Carving Display 11:30 - 12:45 QMF Comedy Show MC Dilruk Jayasinha Anne Edmonds, Denise Scott, Dave O’Neil

12:15 - 1:15 Julien Baker 1:15 - 1:45 DJ Vince Peach

1:15 - 2:15 Steve Poltz

11:30 - 12:15 Sweet Jean

1:00 - 2:00 William Crighton

11:45 - 12:30 Simon Phillips

Blues, Roots & Beyond 1:45 - 2:00 2:15 - 2:30

2:30 - 3:30 Pierce Brothers

2:00 - 2:30 Showko

2:45 - 3:00

2:30 - 3:30 Matt Anderson

3:15 - 3:30 FOOT-in-the-DOOR

3:30 - 5:30 Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

5:00 5:15 5:30 5:45 6:00

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12:15 - 12:45 Krazy Koala Puppet Show

12:45 - 1:30 Hollie Joyce

1:45 - 2:45 Alpine 2:45 - 3:30 DJ Vince Peach

plus Kelly Sports Activities

3:30 - 4:00 Red The Clown

Sunday Timetable QMF EXPRESS

Departs 11am, 12mid Carriage A - Leah Senior Carriage B - Sarah Carroll Carriage C - Rach Brennan & The Pines Carriage D - Ayleen O’Hanlon Trains leave on the hour

Departs 1, 2pm Carriage A - HOWQUA Carriage B - Joe Mungovan Carriage C - Tom Richardson Carriage D - The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Trains leave on the hour, every hour, between 11am and 4pm

VUE GRAND

SALT LOUNGE

QUEENSCLIFF INN

THE CHURCH

10:30 - 11:15 Hollie Joyce 11:00 - 11:45 Joe Mungovan

11:00 - 11:45 Gabriella Cohen 11:45 - 12:30 Abigail Grace

12:15 - 1:00 Julia Jacklin

12:15 - 1:00 Jordie Lane

10:45 - 11:30 Reuben Stone 11:15 - 12:15 Tides Of Welcome 12:00 - 12:45 Tullara 12:30 - 1:15 Liz Stringer

1:00 - 1:45 Children of the Sun 1:30 - 2:15 Gabriella Cohen

1:30 - 2:15 Simon Phillips

1:30 - 2:15 Tullara 2:15 - 3:00 Reuben Stone

2:45 - 3:30 Ayleen O’Hanlon

BOWLING CLUB

2:45 - 3:30 Leah Senior

2:45 - 3:30 Sarah Carroll & The Left Wing

1:15 - 2:00 Tiny Giants

2:30 - 3:15 Rach Brennan & The Pines

GENRE LEGEND (intended as a rough guide only) ROCK

WORLD

BLUES & ROOTS

HIP HOP

SOUL

POP

COUNTRY

COMEDY

FOLK

KIDS ENTERTAINMENT

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Food Stalls BIBIMBAP

Arriving on the foodtruck scene in early 2015, Bibimbap serve the signature Korean dish Bibimbap (no surprises there). The word literally means “mixed rice”.Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with seasoned vegetables and gochujang (chili pepper paste), soy sauce, or doenjang. A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating. The Bibimbap is made with handpicked local produce.

TURKISH KITCHEN

Turkish Kitchen & Catering specialise in traditional turkish food suitable for all occasions including Gozleme, Borek, Pogaca, a variety of salads and dips, homemade traditional Turkish pastries, cakes and sweets.

T HE C HARCO AL PI T

A Ballarat family owned business specialise in spit roasted Greek food. Starting out at the local market on the weekend, Charcoal Pit gradually turned into a full time endevour catering events around the state.

Taking great pride in their food, all the lamb is locally sourced and fully prepared inhouse. From deboning, slicing, marinating and cooking the meat fresh on the day of any event, quality is the foundation of their product.

YO I N D I A

Yo India has officially been on the streets of Melbourne since 2014 under the cover of Big Cook Little Cook. Over the last two years, they put a lot of heart, love and energy into creating the best food truck experience in town. They’ve served just about everywhere from pop-ups bars, such as Moon Dog Brewery, to festivals such as Queenscliff Music Festival, and night markets such as South Melbourne Night Market.

T H E F LY I N G C A L A M A R I B R O S

Catch...clean...cook...It can’t get any simpler. Once we have rounded up enough calamari it’s off to market we go.On demand we apply our magic, providing fried calamari in a light batter, tossed in some salt and pepper and served with special sweet chilli mayo or squeeze of lemon on the side.

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Food Stalls H OT T I E S E AT ROT I S

A festival staple, serving up their take on the traditional curry roti wrap, including Indonesian Beef Rendang Curry, Thai Green Chicken Curry, Indonesian Satay Vegetable Curry and their festival favourites; the Breakfast Roti.

FODDA

Fodda are local chefs who have run a number of successful cafes and restaurants, winning numerous accolades from the Age Good Food Guide and Golden Plate Awards. This year they decided to buy a food trailer and hit the road for some fun with ‘fodda’. Come and see them at this year’s exciting QMF where they are offering a hand-made potato gnocchi served in a range of tasty sauces with grated pecorino & fresh herbs. They are also making their famous creamy potato croquettes, crumbed in panko and deep fried!

M E L B O U R N E PA E L L A C O M PA N Y

Bringing a healthy, sustainable, appealing, and delicious alternative to the vibrant Melbourne and Victoria event scene. In contrast to the normal unhealthy “fast” food served at large events, paella is a delicious and healthy alternative. Organic and locally procured chicken, seafood and produce, the Paella is served in biodegradable bowls made from environmentally friendly palm leaf with forks made from recycled wood products.

KING OF SPUDS

Specialising in high-quality, gourmet fries - perfect for sharing between friends, or binge-eating (we don’t judge)! With six succulent variations to choose from (including a vegetarian option) there’s something for everyone.

King Of Spuds began in late 2015, eager to join the budding ranks of the food truck scene in Melbourne. They can be found at events, festivals, and functions all over Victoria, most recently serving up killer snack to hundreds of punters at the 2016 AFL Grand Final.

P E R L A TA C O S

Perla Tacos was set up by Torquay residents Will and Elyssa, the pair set out to replicate not only the flavours and traditional cooking methods of Mexico but also the essence of fun and culture they encountered whilst travelling. Perla Tacos sell soft tacos and salads that are gluten free, healthy and super tasty.

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Food Stalls R I C E B O X J A PA N E S E

Rice Box Japanese Cuisine seek to provide the tasty, healthy alternative that everybody is seeking. Their philosophy is to fuse Japanese themes with the Australian palate and provide a little twist to keep you coming back for more.

A healthy balance is provided with bento boxes that have a choice of three meats, seasonal salad, vegetarian tempura (or croquette) and vegetable pickle served with rice. (vegetarian options available too).

S O U L K I TC H E N WO O D F I R E D P I Z Z A Soul Kitchen wood red pizza truck serves up the nest wood red pizza to the streets of Melbourne, private functions, events and festivals. The impressive custom built food truck enables the great Soul Kitchen crew to deliver the best quality Pizza at minimal time, using only the best local and imported produce. Their pizza dough proves for 15 hours or more and is hand stretched to order, then topped with the’ famous’ San Marzano tomatoes, artisan cheese’s & amazing produce.

R O YA L R O A D C O F F E E & P I E S

Keep an eye out for Royal Road this summer as we roll her Regal Rump into town for the 19th Queenscliff Music Festival! Owner/Operator Ned has spent his professional career in Melbourne’s competitive coffee industry, emerging as a highly regarded barista. Royal Road homemade pies are nothing to sneeze at either. Not your average pie, these gourmet beauties are made with organic/ free-range/biodynamic produce using old family recipes, including mum’s home-made tomato sauce. And something for the sweet-teeth, Ned’s sister Genevieve makes a mean lemon tart.

S I M P LY V E G A N C U I S I N E

Simply Vegan Cuisine is a culmination of owners Steve & Lisa Brand’s efforts to supply healthy and delicious food alternatives at festivals and markets throughout Victoria. Only pure vegan food is offered. All food is GMO free, Gluten Free, Pesticide Free, Herbicide Free, Dairy Free, Meat Free and Organic wherever possible (organic ingredients not always being available). Both cooked and raw dishes are offered. Simply Vegan Cuisine make/cook all their food from high quality ingredients in their own kitchen and all recipes are Lisa’s own creations.

S E ÑOR C H UR RO

Bringing Argentinian food to the streets of Melbourne. All the food is handmade from old family recipes and recipes acquired on trips to Argentina.

Hand cut Chimichurri, chorizos on the parilla, Churros filled with the Dulce de Leche....The aim is to make great tasting food, with the best quality ingredients, that stays true to the traditional flavours of Argentina.

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Food Stalls R O U N D T H E WAY

Round the Way offers high quality, cooked to order products based around the traditional boiled bagel, to suit any time of the day from breakfast through to late night. Included in the diverse menu are deli style classics such as Reuben Bagels, Smoked Salmon bagels – taking influence from the streets of New York, where bagels are part of day to day life.

THE K AISERS SAUSAGES

Founded in 2008, The Kaiser’s Sausages serve a variety of premium Viennese grilled and boiled sausages including their famous cheese krainer! All products are handmade and are free of artificial ingredients. Keep an eye out for the little red trailer at this year’s QMF!

TIMBOON ICE CREAM

Timboon Fine Ice Cream is an all natural, premium boutique ice cream for everyone to enjoy. Milk and cream are sourced locally and all ice cream is made fresh to order. no artificial flavours, colours or other additives are used in our ice cream.

O T WAY C H A I

Otway Chai is prepared by hand, blending specially selected spices, coconut and dried orange peel, carried in a low tannin black tea. A brew that can be enjoyed hot or cold and is beneficial for both relaxing and stimulating the body and mind.

SHUMEIS DUMPLING CO.

Everybody wants to consume good quality food; Shumeis saw an opportunity and put their passion for food and experience into the works. Darren and Shumei Cox have a passion for dim sims and dumplings and this became Shumeis Dumpling Co. Their delicious dim sims and dumplings are locally hand made to ensure they are rich in flavors and to the best quality.

THE LOVE MUSSEL

Delicious, certified organic, and sustainability award winning, The Love Mussel serve up the finest regional produce and local wines in their dishes. With influences ranging from fresh Thai to classic French, there’s something to suit all tastebuds!

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Artists LIZ STRINGER Respected Melbourne songwriter Liz Stringer returns to QMF with a brand new touring band, arriving off the back of three months of extensive launch tours in Canada and Australia to support the 2016 release of her fifth studio album, All The Bridges. Described by Exclaim! Canada as “...a gust of fresh antipodean air, revealing a vibrant and assured talent,” All The Bridges, recorded with Adam Selzer in 2015 in Portland, Oregon, is the most distinct distillation of Stringer’s songwriting and instrumental skills to date and is garnering widespread praise in Australia and North America.

Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 7:30pm | Saturday - Vue Grand - 12:30pm | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 4:30pm | Sunday - The Church - 12:30pm

M AT T A N D E R S E N ( C A N ) With over 10 million views on YouTube, a 2013 European Blues Award, and winning Best Solo Performer at the Memphis Blues Challenge, it appears that the entire world is now discovering Matt Andersen. A powerhouse performer with a giant soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, Matt has built a formidable following the old fashioned way – touring worldwide and letting the converted audiences and Andersen devotees spread his reputation through word of mouth. In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America, Europe and Australia, he has shared the stage and toured with Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Little Feat, Jonny Lang, Serena Ryder, and more. Andersen has won the 2013 Euro Blues Award for Best Solo / Acoustic Act, three Maple Blues Awards in 2012, and nabbed him 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Andersen has received a JUNO nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, a CIMA Road Gold award, and two consecutive Maple Blues Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 2:30pm | Saturday - Vue Grand - 7:00pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 2:30pm

T H E M E LT D O W N A bold, brassy, twangy steam train of bumping backbeats and swinging shuffles. Then there’s that voice. Sweet as honey.

The voice is soul, but it’s country too and something else indefinable; like you heard it before but don’t know where...

There’s a fair chance you haven’t heard that voice before, because for the last few years Simon Burke has been flying small planes out of small airfields in the dusty backcountry and taking refuge from the hustle and grind of the music business to raise a young family. The time off has been fruitful.

A lifetime of writing and experience is condensed into a golden set of songs and a killer new band, The Meltdown, which Simon formed in collaboration with saxophonist and arranger Lachlan McLean. Great vibe, great players, great sound, but it’s the songs that are king here.

There are a lot of soul revival bands around, but the Meltdown’s angle is different – Simon and Lachlan are both Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 10:15pm | Saturday - Vue Grand - 5:45pm

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pretty country and The Meltdown has more than a bit of that Ray Charles country via gospel thing, and a taste of dirty blues in it too. Echoes of towns like Euroa and Avenel, where the boys blew in from, or just artistic license? Either way, if there’s one thing that soul and country can both do for you, it’s songs about heartbreak. So, ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce to you the inimitable voice and songwriting of Mr Simon Burke.

Artists THE MOJO CORNER Such is the growing character of new breed blues musicians who take the bull by the horns The Mojo Corner have developed a reputation for hard rocking blues and in their short time together.

The ‘steam train’ rhythm section of Will Darker and Shaun Hilton, along with Johnny Hawken’s strong vocals and driving guitar is enough. But top this with Rory Millar’s gravelly vocals and biting harmonica licks you have a band that pushes passion and emotion right to the limit. With the electricity of the blues pulsing through their veins you can’t stop your foot tapping and your heart pumping.

They have played hundreds of gigs including the Queenscliff Music Festival, Echuca Blues Festival, the Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival, and most recently Woodford Folk Festival.

The band has influences such as the likes of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Hendrix, Howling Wolf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton and many more. This energetic four piece

band, pushes passion and emotion right to the limit. By just watching this band you can’t help but become involved. With the electricity of the blues pouring out of them, you can’t help but fall in love with The Mojo Corner!

Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 6:00pm | Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage D) - Departs 2, 3, 4pm | Saturday - Bowling Club - 7:15pm

P A U L K E L LY & CHARLIE OWEN Iconic Australian artists Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen have collaborated over many years, but had never recorded an album together. In 2016, this changed with the release of the superb Death’s Dateless Night.

Paul recalls “Charlie and I had talked over the years about making a record together but had never got around to it.

Driving to a friend’s funeral last year and discussing the songs we’d played on other such occasions, separately and together, finally gave us our frame. Songs mostly written by others – Cole Porter, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, Hank Williams, Lennon/McCartney –and some traditional. We enlisted J Walker with whom I’d worked with previously on ‘Spring and Fall’ to engineer and co-produce the recording, taking over Charlie’s house at Arthurs Seat for a week at the end of February. We kept the sound live and sparse, just the two of us, except for the occasional vocal by family members – my sister Mary Jo and my daughters Maddy and Memphis. I stuck to singing and playing acoustic guitar. Charlie was the swing man, playing dobro, lap steel, electric guitar, synthesizer and piano. I managed to talk him into singing some harmonies too.

It’s interesting to look at the kinds of songs people request at funerals. They’re not always sad, of course. They tend towards the philosophical, wide and deep in scope.”

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 9:15pm

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P E T E R G A R R E T T & T H E A LT E R E G O S Peter Garrett makes his Queenscliff Music Festival debut in 2016 in support of his new solo album A Version of Now. On the forthcoming tour, Peter said: “Getting up close and physical is what live performance is all about. Being back on stage and playing these new songs will be a blast.” Throughout this tour, the iconic frontman will be backed by an all-star band that he’s christened ‘The Alter Egos’. The line-up features nearly all of the people who played on Peter’s forthcoming solo album A Version of Now – Martin Rotsey from the Oils on guitar, Mark

Wilson from Jet on bass and Peter Luscombe (Rockwiz, Paul Kelly, Black Sorrows) on drums. Rosa Morgan (Red Ghost) will also join on keyboards, stepping in for The Jezabels’ Heather Shannon who played on the recordings but is currently unable to tour.

Acclaimed WA blues rock singer-songwriter Abbe May will be pulling a double shift at Queenscliff, in addition to completing The Alter Egos line-up onstage, Abbe will also beperforming her own show at QMF.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 7:30pm

N AT TA L I R I Z E Ask her where she comes from, she’ll tell you “All Directions.” In line with her philosophy, she claims not to belong to any nation state but to the ever evolving community of conscious thinkers and creators anywhere and everywhere. Of mixed global heritage, with dominant Native American and Samoan roots, Nattali Rize has been known around the world for her work fronting epic roots band Blue King Brown as well as for her unwavering commitment to using her voice and music for the global struggle toward the realization of full freedom and the movement of truth and justice over the systemic exploitation of the people and our planet. The ever evolving and dynamic front woman now leads out fresh as a solo artist, with a heavy reggae influence she describes her universal sound as world beat. Lyrical. New era. Nattali is known for her high energy, thought provoking and uplifting live performances, whether it be fronting her electric band, performing solo, unplugged, or accapella.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 11:00pm

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Artists PIE RC E BROT HE R S Pierce Brothers have taken their music from busking on the streets of Melbourne to the world. Their irresistible energy and world-class live show has generated a word of mouth buzz not seen for sometime. The acclaimed live act has been shaking dance floors and selling out rooms across UK, Europe, Canada, USA and their native Australia. Comprising of twin brothers Jack and Pat Pierce, the multi instrumentalists have sold over 50,000 EP’s independently. After spending the majority of 2015 touring the world, playing over 50 dates across 15 different countries selling out multiple shows and performing at some of the world’s largest festivals, Pierce Brothers are working on their debut album.

Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 2:30pm

QUARTER STREET Quarter Street take you back to the heart of classic salsa.

Inspired by the raw sounds of New York in the ‘70s, the Quarter Street revisit an era where the music of the streets resonated with the voice of the people.

Formed in early 2011, Quarter Street combine the fresh energy and the skills of well known established musicians. A dynamic live band with a driving rhythm section and heavy horn section, this vibrant group of talented Melbourne musicians are quickly making a splash in the Australian music scene.

From the first few notes, it sounds like the real thing. Piano and bass riff hard. Percussion enters. ¡Oiga Papa! Listen up!

The trombones come in thick and strong. Hard salsa. It’s not shiny, it’s not clean and poppy or unduly jazzy. It’s tough, it’s gritty and ballsy, and in terms of musicianship, writing and production, it straight up cooks.

There’s been a lot of rough and real analogue funk, soul and

Afro material released in the last couple of decades, from the Dap-Kings and Antibalas in New York to the Poets of Rhythm in Germany. So far, few have flown the flag for the revival of hardout analogue era Latin music. Quarter Street are doing it.

Playing: Friday - Hippos Stage - 10:15pm

R ACH BRENNAN & THE PINES Popular country/folk songstress Rach Brennan, joined by her talented and lively band of lads, strives to create something that resonates and connects with all listeners. The 22-year-old singer songwriter echos her father’s Irish song-alongs with playful and percussive based ditties that have audiences on their feet.

Releasing two EPs in 2014, Chasing the Sun and Don’t Watch Me Go, Rach was awarded with The Geelong Folk Club’s Rick Merrigan Award and Torrent This’s Female Artist of the Year award. Having played festivals including Queenscliff Music Festival, Apollo Bay Music Fest and Port Fairy Folk Festival, Rach toured throughout South Australia and Tasmania before taking her music to the UK and Europe twice in 2015, sharing her passion through intimate and engaging performances.

Back from touring, the Geelong local has been working with a new band lineup on their debut album due for release towards the end of 2016. The Rach Brennan Band share their stories through energetic and thoughtful performances, driven by impressive four part harmony.

Playing: Saturday - Queenscliff Inn - 12:15pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 3:00pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage C) - Departs 11am, 12pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 2:30pm

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Artists REUBEN STONE Drenched in dub, shredded with metal, uprooted by the funk, Reuben Stone has defined his sound drawing influences from various acoustic and electronic semblances. A multi instrumentalist defiantly layering guitar, bass, trombone, beat boxing, and a synthesiser in loop sections to create entire songs on the fly.

A landscape of soulful undertones tightly packed with chunky beats, fused with ambient vocals and dub delays; born in NZ, molded on the streets of Melbourne, honed around the world. Reuben keeps on delivering to packed out shows throughout Australia, Northern America, Europe, the UK and Asia. Having just released an album recorded on the street at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh Scotland. Reuben’s prospects for the future are vast with a colossal eye for collaborating amongst Australia’s top touring acts and spreading his street approach to large-scale festivals, already crossing of the list, festivals such as Burning Man, Shambhala, The Town, Yemaya Festival and Rainbow Serpent. Reuben has shared the stage with the likes of Tash Sultana, Pharrell, Bonjah, Ash Grunwald, and Dub FX.

Playing: Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage A) - Departs 11am, 12pm, 1pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 4:00pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 10:45am | Sunday - Queenscliff Inn - 2:15pm

THE RUN After a lengthy two months on the road, The Run are back with an energetic new live show and ready to make their festival debut at QMF this year. New single Sorry was praised by critics: “raw lyrics, teamed with hard hitting instrumental and timely atmospherics make for a riveting listen...” Playing all of their crowd favs with an array of the newest material they’ve been working on, The Run are excited to be playing their hometown festival this year!

Playing: Saturday - Queenscliff Inn - 1:30pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 9:15pm

S A R A H C A R RO L L & T H E L E F T W I N G Sarah Carroll is an original singer/songwriter, well known for her work with The Junes, The Cartridge Family, The Pirates Of Beer and partner Chris Wilson. The Left Wing is a progressive country powerhouse, comprising ace Tamworth-based guitarist/producer Leigh Ivin, the legendary Chris Tabone on drums and Sarah’s prodigiously talented son George Wilson on bass and harmonies. Sarah and The Left Wing will have a limited edition single available only at QMF which features her forthcoming album’s title cut and a beautiful piece co-written with local poet Jenny Macaulay.

Playing: Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 12:45pm | Saturday - Bowling Club - 6:00pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage B - Solo) - Departs 11am, 12pm | Sunday - The Church - 2:45pm

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Artists SIMON PHILLIPS Simon is far from your typical guitarist, with a vast range of vocal melodies and using every limb in his body – his foot percussion that brings the beat, a tambourine and the sweet sounds from his Cole Clark guitar. This virtuoso blends a distinctive and skilful sound that’s heavily steeped in soul, gospel, finger style and blues’n’roots.

Did we mention the harmonica and mouth trumpet? Simon redefines the meaning of a one-man-band with the artistry that The Freemantle Herald called “Quite literally amazing…he should be listened to obsessively”.

His evocative lyrics express a voice deep within which talks of a raw human emotion that we all implicitly know. “It’s all about the fragility of the human condition, there are so many beautiful stories that need to be told… We need to document how people make change, and hopefully that will inspire change for the future”, Simon says.

“When you write something that you really feel in your heart, something so real from your own personal existence that it brings you to tears, you’re going to play it no matter what, isn’t that what it’s all about?” A natural born storyteller, Simon expresses his philosophy and poetry through his music, a modern day tambourine man that chooses not to play by society’s rules, and for good reason.

Playing: Saturday - Queenscliff Inn - 11:00am | Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage B) - Departs 2, 3, 4pm | Sunday - The Pavilion - 11:45am | Sunday - Salt Lounge - 1:30pm

SON LITTLE (USA) The artist formerly known as Aaron Livingston knows his nation well. He was born to a preacher and a teacher in Los Angeles, where he learned how to listen and how to play before moving east to New York and New Jersey. He dropped in and out of schools in Manhattan then Philadelphia, and there he collaborated with acts like The Roots and RJD2. He first planted his flag as Son Little with the highly praised EP, Things I Forgot, a small collection of big songs that showcased his ability to hop across genres as well as he does state lines.

The pastiche and reach of his music is all over the map. In his music, you can recognise the places he’s lived, traveled, and played to, places explored and discovered.

“I hear places in the songs without trying to evoke them while writing. I can trace where a lot of my music came from, as my life and my family touch so many different places. I can hear the Gulf Coast of Louisiana in my voice, the way I say some of the words; I hear New York, definitely in my lyrics. Detroit is a place I haven’t spent a ton of time in, but if I explore the music of Detroit, I can hear myself in there, too.”

Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 1:45pm | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 5:45pm

S T E V E P O LT Z ( U S A ) Steve Poltz is obsessed with the challenge of knowing and understanding the thoughts of each and every person in his audience. He is a lover of life; fascinated by all things large and small. As a road-tested troubadour armed with whimsy, curiosity and a healthy respect for the absurdities of existence, he is unafraid of saying yes, unafraid of letting his relentless, giddy energy fill a room and he is unafraid of letting his streams-of-consciousness take him where he needs to go.

His songs are guileless snapshots filtered through the windshield of his brain. He opens his mouth and lets it fall out - a song - and it’s as shameless and intriguing and profound and wondrous as he is. A mix of high octane performance, singular wit and endlessly entertaining storytelling, Steve is legendary for his improvisational songwriting and timeless, original classics. Oh, and he’s a pretty good guitarist too.

Playing: Saturday - Vue Grand - 1:45pm | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 6:45pm | Sunday - Hippos Stage - 1:15pm

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Artists STOPGAP (SGP) Stopgap is a Singaporean indie rock outfit, formed in 2011. Since its inception, the band has appeared on the lineups of a multitude of shows and music festivals in Singapore. Most notably, the band won the Noise Singapore Award in 2013, then went on to play the BayBeats Music Festival in 2014 as well as release their single Crossing Swords, which has garnered regular airtime on Singaporean radio. In December 2015, Stopgap launched their debut full-length album titled Totems. Since the album release, Stopgap has brought the album to India where they toured Chennai and Bangalore.

Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 1:30pm

SWEET JEAN Sweet Jean is Sime Nugent and Alice Keath. Their music ranges from stark and gothic, to hazy and melodic. Since forming in late 2010, Sweet Jean has built a reputation for evocative songwriting, razor-sharp harmonies, and stirring live performances. As the AU Review put it, Sweet Jean “can break your heart one minute and mend it the next.

The duo has a natural ability to transport their audience to the heart of their songs.”

Sweet Jean’s sophomore album Monday to Friday was released this year, the album ranges from expansive, vintage synth-driven songs about space exploration to jangly, straight-shooting narratives about everyday life.

The pair demoed the songs in their home studio and then worked closely with producer, friend and band mate John Castle (Vance Joy, Washington, The Bamboos) at The Shed Studios, swapping instruments, eating ramen, and nutting out arrangements. On writing the album Monday to Friday, the duo explains “ in the past we’ve written about other people in other times and places, and for this album we wanted to stay in the here and now and write about some of the significant and insignificant things that are rolling around us. For our first album we worked on happy/sad. This time we wanted to bring big/small to the table.”

Playing: Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage C) - Departs 11am, 12pm, 1pm | Saturday - The Church - 4:15pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 11:30am

SWEETHEARTS Sweethearts 30 piece, all girl soul band, exude explosive energy with their refreshing take of soul, funk and blues. Beyond writing and recording original music, the highschool aged group showcase expert musicianship, tour internationally and even starred in documentary TV series Heart & Soul. Sweethearts are backing the 2015 success of Heart & Soul with an original EP Four Leaf Clover. The EP combines classic Motown heartbreak with a youthful take on lost love, and a refreshing female energy.

Their incredible performance skill and maturity defies the idea of Sweethearts being a high school aged band.

Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 12:15pm

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Artists TIDES OF WELCOME Tides of Welcome is a welcoming, inclusive, community based choir in Queenscliff who enjoy the experience of singing together.

They create soulful harmonies under the direction of their dedicated leader, singer songwriter, Andrea Robertson.

There is something powerful about the experience of singing together where these feelings of warmth, joy and harmony are shared with their audience.

Playing: Sunday - The Church - 11:15pm

TINY GIANTS Three dudes from the coast of Ocean Grove, Tiny Giants mix their loose drum staggers with flowing bass and effect-ridden fried guitar into a psychedelia trip reminiscent of Nuggets and Back From the Grave. Tiny Giants debut release You’re Too Excitable received rotation nationally on triple J and locally on Triple R and PBS radio. With heavy roots in psychedelic blues, Tiny Giants released their sophomore album INUEN//DOS, recorded at Jaspers house in Ocean Grove and mixed by Paul Maybury at his warehouse in Fairfield. The three have played the first King Gizzard Gizzfest at Corner Hotel, Queenscliff Music festival and supported the likes of The Murlocs. 2016 has seen the band tour up the East Coast of the sunburnt country and release their first single of the year Suicide. The bands first release of 2016 was recorded and mixed by Paul Maybury at A Secret Location Studios and Mastered by Mikey Young (Eddy Current). Suicide sees Tiny Giants change gear from their regular high energy garage psychedelia to a greater detail songwriting intertwined with cruisy coastal sensibilities. 2016 will see the band release their third LP Riverside through self run Dare Records thanks to the Queenscliff Music Festival’s emerging artist grant.

Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 10:45pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 1:15pm

TOM RICHARDSON Tom Richardson’s music may be best categorised into experiences and emotions rather than genre. In the past two years alone, the Australian nomad has performed in 15 different countries across the globe. Described as a “loop pedal maestro” (AU Review), Tom dances around the stage, using his feet, hands and voice to create intricate live soundscapes, starting, stopping and layering various instruments and layered vocal harmonies as he goes.

With an infectious and inclusive demeanour, Tom speaks and sings from a place of truth - At a live performance, it’s not uncommon to experience people laughing, crying, dancing and singing - often long after the show has finished. Tom has been known to have entire theatres leaving his show, continuing to sing in unison all the way out.

Having spent the past few months recording in a jungle hideaway in Indonesia, Tom brings is eclectic live show and brand new EP to QMF in 2016!

Playing: Saturday - Salt Lounge - 12:45pm | Saturday - Queenscliff Inn - 2:45pm | Sunday - QMF Express (Carriage C) - Departs 1pm, 2pm

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Artists T R U E S P I R I T R E V I VA L Y O G A Returning to QMF in 2016, True Spirit Revival is an epic journey back to the truth of who we are at our deepest level. A workshop combination of live grooves and a yoga practice fuelled on waves of sound and collective breath, invoking the highest connection to self and awakening of mojo! Step into the most soulful blend of contemporary live music, weaved with traditional mantras and paired with heart wisdom. A fresh, new way to get acquainted with the richness and vibrant community of music festivals.

The experience evolved through the exciting workshop collaboration between two internationally renowned presenters, Canadian-born yoga instructor, Kimberly Erin, and Australian singer-songwriter, Tom Richardson. Flow with your breath in an uplifting and playful yoga practice that consciously merges live music with body, mind and heart. Ride the wave of movement into the corners of your soul and reconnect to your own strength, beauty and truth… One moment at a time.

Playing: Saturday - Town Hall - 8:00am | Saturday - Town Hall - 9:30am | Sunday - Town Hall - 8:00am | Sunday - Town Hall - 9:30am

TULLARA 22-year-old Australian singer/songwriter Tullara has quickly developed a reputation as one of the country’s brightest up and coming performers. Known for her renowned guitar playing ability described as “beautifully complex and intricate while within an instant raw and powerful”, Tullara has an endearing stage presence which has been well received across the land.

Having spent the last 4 years touring Australia and recording as half of the renowned folk/roots duo Siskin River, Tullara has racked up performances at many of the country’s largest and most well respected music festivals including Woodford Folk Festival, The National Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Mullumbimby Music Festival and Caloundra Music Festival just to name a few. Tullara has also recently returned fresh from her first solo international tour performing at festivals in Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden and Germany.

With her Debut EP release on the horizon, Tullara will be touring nationally with her dynamic new band with the release of her first single Too Many and music video.

Playing: Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage D) - Departs 11am, 12pm, 1pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 5:15pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 12:00pm | Sunday - The Church - 1:30pm

V INC E PE AC H Back by overwhelming popular demand! Liverpool born Vince Peach has been spinning original soul 45s for as long as anyone can remember. An avid collector of Northern Soul, Vince still manages to unearth gems that keep dance floors jumping all over his adopted homeland. With records arriving on a daily basis, you can always be sure to hear something new at his gigs around town. Vince Peach hosts Soul Time on PBS FM, reputed to be the longest running soul show in the world. Original DJ at Cherry Bar, the Thursday night soul session has been running for 11 years and is the longest running weekly soul night in the world. Vince laid the foundations for the highly successful Soul a Go Go, where he still tops the bill after three fabulous years.

Come along and listen to Vince spinning Northern Soul, Sweet Soul and Motown.

You won’t be disappointed! Among the Artists featured are Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas, Al Green, Otis Redding, 4 Tops, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and lots more.

Playing: Friday - Ozone Lounge - 6:45pm | Saturday - Ozone Lounge - 6:45pm | Sunday - Ozone Lounge - 1:15pm

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Artists U RT H B OY Award-winning hip hop artist Urthboy will appear fresh off the back of touring his fifth album The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat, and he’ll be joined on stage by special guests Bertie Blackman and Kira Puru.

Urthboy’s first solo album Distant Sense of Random Menace was released in 2004, but it was 2007’s The Signal that kicked things up a notch. The first single We Get Around cracked the top 25 in triple j’s hottest 100 while The Signal was hailed as a classic by Rolling Stone.

Celebrating the government’s apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008, Urthboy worked with GetUp to re-imagine the song From Little Things Big Things Grow, at Paul Kelly’s personal request. The song helped raise over $100,000 for Indigenous run health and education programs.

In 2009 Urthboy released his third solo album, Spitshine, to great acclaim and two hugely successful tours (2009 and 2010) playing to 20,000+ people. He embarked on an international tour, playing some of the biggest hip hop festivals in the world (Splash, Germany and Open-air Festival, Switzerland) as well as clubs shows in Germany, Denmark and England, and a string of dates around South East Asia.

Urthboy reunited with Hermitude and Count Bounce in 2012 to begin work on Smokey’s Haunt, his fourth album, signing a global publishing deal with Alberts Music, the first hip hop artist to join their ranks. Reviews were unanimous in their praise, with The Australian giving it a perfect score, saying “absolutely captivating, play on repeat.”

In 2014, Urthboy developed a new concept show called Make Me A Mixtape integrating story-telling and live performance with special guests. The show premiered to rave reviews at Brisbane Festival in September and was subsequently picked up

by Melbourne Festival before making it back to Sydney in early November.

After a break and the birth of his daughter, Urthboy released his first official single Long Loud Hours (feat Bertie Blackman) in 3 years to rave reviews. The huge anticipation for his forthcoming album continued rolling, as he released Second Heartbeat (feat.

Sampa The Great and Okenyo), with huge promises of things to come from his 5th solo album. Finally, Urthboy released his new album The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat to rave reviews, including landing feature album on triple J and 4 and 5 star reviews across Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Australian, The Music, Brag and Beat Magazine.

Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 4:00pm

WILLIAM CHRIGHTON There’s an energy building around new Australian talent William Crighton, and it’s not by accident. Crighton has stamped himself as one of our most exciting artists, his debut self-titled album introducing a storyteller with a rare depth to his lyrics.

For the deep-voiced songwriter and intense live performer, there were no short cuts taken to arrive at this body of work. Beneath each track are thousands of kilometres, and within are stories wrought of trees and roads and dust, soaked in the essence of our ancient continent.

“For the last few years William Crighton has been building a strong buzz around his songs and live performances — both solo and with his band. Finally we see the fruition of his songwriting and recording with his mesmerising debut album… The confessional Woman Like You, the Riverina stomp of Priest and the bristling, brooding rock groove of Jesus Blues are but three highlights from this exceptional debut.”

Playing: Friday - The Pavilion - 9:30pm | Saturday - QMF Express (Carriage B - solo) - Departs 11am, 12pm, 1pm | Saturday - Vue Grand - 4:30pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 1:00pm

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Kids Quarter KRAZY KOALA PUPPET SHOW

Nicholas Dacomb is the founder of Krazy Koala Entertainment and performs his shows with enthusiasm and enjoyment. Nic has a special gift for working with children as he brings his own vibrant energy into his work/ play. Raised in the country, Nic has a strong focus on his own values of Peace, Unity, Happiness, Love and Freedom.

“Kids are the way of the future. By teaching them the value of good morals and a certain playful approach to life from a young age, then no doubt, we can make the world a better place.”

Saturday - Kids Quarter - 2:45pm Sunday - Kids Quarter - 12:15pm

I C E C A R V I N G D I S P L AY

A live Ice Carving Display from local artist Glenn Smith. A regular at QMF over the years Glenn’s live Ice Carving is an exciting performance with power tools spraying ice. What will Glenn create this year?

Sunday - Kids Quarter - 11:00am

P E VA N & S A R A H

Pevan & Sarah are Melbourne’s hottest new music act for kids. A cuddly tiger with all the moves paired with his best friend Sarah, the musical pocket-rocket, make for a highly energetic and engaging show that is not to be missed.

Their interactive and exciting live show is targeted at young children, however their music engages both the young and the young at heart. For the music enthusiast, the rhythms and genres are as diverse as the subject matter, all written, performed and professionally produced by the Pevan & Sarah team.

Saturday - Kids Quarter - 1:15pm

PLUS Kelly Sports Drumming Workshops Rides & Attractions Roaming Entertainment

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Kids Quarter SHOWKO

Showko is a highly skilled ventriloquist and Rakugo performer who has delighted audiences on the world stage on TV and radio for over 20 years. She was trained by a Rakugo master for many years after which she received her stage name ”Showko Shoufukutei”. Rakugo is a 400yr old form of traditional Japanese entertainment where the artist kneels on a cushion and delivers a comic story acting all the characters by herself with the aid of two traditional props, a fan and handkerchief. Based in London, Osaka, Tokyo and now Australia, Showko has performed Internationally at theaters and festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brighton Fringe, many Sister City Festivals in Australia, Adelaide Festival Centre, and the National Bunraku Theatre and Hanjotei Rakugo Theater in Japan.

Now together with her ventriloquist skills and “larger than life” team of puppets she delivers her surreal Ventriloquist Comedy Theatre and Rakugo storytelling across Australia performing at festivals, theaters and events for adults, families and children.

Sunday - Kids Quarter - 2:00pm

RED THE CLOWN

Red the Clown has become a familiar face at Queenscliff Music Festival bringing his own special blend of clowning to delight audiences of all ages.

Performing shows, workshops and roving entertainment, Red’s diverse range of circus skills include magic, juggling, devil sticks and unicycle. There’s many a trick up Red’s sleeve as well as a wondrously, infectious sense of humour.

Red is also renowned for his rapport with his audience and loves to involve them in most aspects of his show, sharing the limelight and the joy of performance with many a willing volunteer.

Saturday - Kids Quarter - 4:30pm Sunday - Kids Quarter - 3:30pm

BELLARINE KIDS

The Bellarine Kids community group will be running free activities; face painting, coloured hair spray, craft, colouring in and drawing, Card games and kids music and movement sessions throughout the festival period.

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2 0 1 6 F O O T- i n - t h e - D O O R What is the FOOT-in-the-DOOR program?

FOOT-in-the-DOOR is a vibrant youth program that is supported by FReeZA and runs for the duration of the Queenscliff Music Festival.

2016 PROGRAM

Its purpose is to help emerging young artists showcase their talents, and as the name suggests get a ‘foot-inthe-door’ in the music industry. It gives young artists the chance to perform live in front of an audience at a nationally acclaimed music festival, which is a very valuable and rewarding experience for those selected artists.

There are three sections of the FOOT-in-the-DOOR competition: Pop/Acoustic, Blues Roots & Beyond, and Rock.

Five bands/artists will play in each section battling it out in front of a panel of industry judges and spectators for the Grand Prize.

Grand Prize - winner of each category will receive a day recording and mixing at Don’t Poke the Bear Studios, all thanks to our friends at Oxygen College.

FRIDAY 25th – Acoustic/Folk 6:15pm – 6:30pm: Madeleine Cope 6:45pm – 7:00pm: Yasin Leflet 7:15pm – 7:30pm: Nancie Schipper 7:45pm – 8:00pm: Jarryn Phegan 8:15pm – 8:30pm: Chitra SATURDAY 26th - Rock 6:30 – 6:45pm: The Refuge 7:00 – 7:15pm: Tom Walker & His Band of Sick Individuals 7:30 – 7:45pm: Middlemarch 8:00 – 8:15pm: RUNK. 8:30 – 8:45pm: Crooked Space SUNDAY 27th – Blues, Roots & Beyond 1:45pm – 2:00pm: MissMay 2:15pm – 2:30pm: Righteous Desmond 2:45pm – 3:00pm: Charm of Finches 3:15pm – 3:30pm: Heath Robertson

SongMakers

Creative mentoring in classrooms.

International support Sounds Australia plus reps in London, LA and Nashville.

Professional development

Panels, workshops, grants and support for live music.

SongHubs

Montaigne performing at the 2016 APRA Music Awards Photo: Marc Grimwade

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Australian songwriters collaborate with internationals.

We don’t just collect.

We connect. apraamcos.com.au

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We l c o m e Welcome to the 20th Queenscliff Music Festival.

This year for the first time in our history QMF has SOLD OUT. This is a fantastic and fitting achievement for our 20th anniversary festival. From humble beginnings in 1997 with an attendance of 1460 people and 23 volunteers, this year will see over 15000 attendees at our festival, and almost 500 volunteers helping you to enjoy the best of Australian music, fine food and beverage and showcasing our wonderful town of Queenscliff.

Our success over the past couple of years is largely due to the fantastic work of Festival Director Andrew Orvis and his team, who have worked hard to improve all aspects of the festival, building on the great feedback you provide to us through our post festival survey.

However, this success is also a measure of those that have come before him, with each of our previous Festival Directors contributing to the Festival as it now is. Hugo T Armstrong, Barb Moss and Michael Carrucan have all made lasting contributions and provided a strong base upon which Andrew has been able to build a festival that provides a great experience to all who attend, contribute back to our community and respect and enhance the environment within which we live.

To celebrate our 20th anniversary we have a fantastic exhibition of the past twenty years up at the Town Hall. For a gold coin donation that will support a local community group you can revisit the past twenty years through our posters, programs and extensive archive of photos. Featuring an exhibition from local resident photographer Rodney Nicholson the exhibition is a must see to add to your program of activity over the weekend.

In preparing for this year’s festival and celebrations we have identified that 70% of our 2015 festival attendees had been to at least one previous festival, and 15% had been to TEN or more festivals. Stories abound of people who have grown up with the festival and it is no surprise that Professor Sue Beeton, herself a veteran of all 20 festivals, has written a story around the history of QMF titled “Dad put me on his shoulders”. This book, in addition to being a great story on our history has some fantastic photographs and I encourage you to get in early and get yourself a copy of this great memory of our first twenty years.

Of course we are not resting on our laurels. With your support we have now consolidated our position as a small but hard hitting festival, offering great value for money, great community spirit and a perfect access point to all that Queenscliff and the Bellarine Peninsula has to offer.

From this strong base we will continue to strive to make Queenscliff a truly great experience for all.

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We are delighted that the success of the festival allows us to support emerging artists from the Bellarine and to provide professional development for artists through our Alison McKenzie scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2016 to commemorate our life member and Board Member Alison who sadly passed away in February this year. Congratulations to Hollie Joyce & Rach Brennan our 2016 Emerging Artist Grant recipients, and to Madeleine Cope & Aidan O Cleirigh our inaugural scholarship recipients.

We remain indebted and appreciative of the continued support from our key sponsors. Please support them where you can, as it is only with their ongoing commitment that the festival is a viable concern. All sponsors are listed within the program but our particular thanks to the support we receive from Visit Victoria, Searoad Ferries, the Borough of Queenscliffe, and FReeZa. Once again we have worked with a variety of local community groups to help us to run our weekend festival.

Their involvement providing a range of varied services for the festival, allows us to provide much needed support in the way of funds to these groups, thereby ensuring QMF is contributing on your behalf back to the community who host our festival.

We also have a great team of nearly 500 volunteers without whose effort our festival just could not be run.

You will see them across the weekend wearing their Q-Crew T-shirts, and remember they are there to assist you as required over the weekend. We greatly appreciate their commitment, dedication and professionalism to ensure you have the best possible festival experience.

We hope you have a great time here in Queenscliff over the weekend, and see enough of the town and its surrounds to encourage you to come back at another time and enjoy all of the other benefits Queenscliff has to offer.

On behalf of the QMF Board we welcome you to QMF 2016, and thank you for your ongoing support.

Geoff Mutton Chair - QMF Board

PAUL KELLY & CHARLIE OWEN HOODOO GURUs JAMES REYNE • husky kylie auldist & aaradhna (NZ) mia dyson • shane howard CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS melody pool • the meltdown WIlLIAM CRIGHTON • karl s. williams mighty duke & the lords festival mc brian nankervis

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Handy Stuff to Know G E T T ING AROUND

Buses - Timetable and tickets online via www.qmf.net.au.

All buses are operated by McHarrys Bus Services. Bus stop is located on Wharf Street across from the entrance to the Festival. Look for the bus signs. Schedules available from Info Point and at the bus stop.

Access - Drop-off point and limited Disability Parking Permit Only is located on Symonds Street between Gellibrand Street and Wharf Street. With the exception of Salt, all venues are wheelchair friendly, although access to the Vue Grand is via an external walkway left to the main entrance. The Lighthouse and Hippos stages have a viewing platform. Look for the Access signs at each venue.

Full QMF access plan at www.qmf.net.au Parking - All local parking restrictions and local by-laws will apply during the Festival.

Street closures will take place over the weekend – from Friday 9am until Monday 9am – refer to Festival Map. Queenscliff-Sorrento Ferry - These leave on the hour, every hour, 7am-6pm every day.

MARKETS

Queenscliffe Community Markets Saturday & Sunday 9am-2pm. Near the train station.

QMF Select market stalls also within the Festival site.

FA M I L I E S

Parents facilities - Inside the Kids Quarter. A change table is available. It will operate all weekend. Toilet facilities inside Kids Quarter area. A family toilet is also located inside The Pavilion.

Lost Children / Parents - Head to the Info point near the front entrance, for lost people. If unattended children in the Kids Quarter become in need of adult supervision, they will be treated as lost and escorted to the Info Point.

Police will be called if children are lost for an extended period. Please report lost people to the Info Point, Security Officer or Venue Warden.

SACRED TIME, SACRED PLACE The Church, 10am-11am Sunday. A space for reflection on themes of (irrepressible) hope. Gentle music, contemplation, installations for reflection. Find your quiet centre in this community gathering. Brought to you by the local Uniting Church

Non-Smoking Venues - Smoking is only permitted in designated Smoking Areas - look for the signs. Smoking is not allowed in any indoor venues, INCLUDING LIGHTHOUSE & HIPPOS TENTS, all bars, Pavillion and Kids Quarter dry zones.

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Photo: Lachlan Miller

Handy Stuff to Know Sunscreen - is available free from First Aid and from the Info Point.

Water filling stations - located throughout the festival.

Look for the signs and Barwon Water Station near the Lighthouse Stage. No plastic bottled water is allowed at QMF. Please bring a re-usable water bottle.

SAFETY

Alcohol - It is illegal to drink in public areas. Law enforcement authorities will issue immediate on-the-spot fines for consuming alcohol in public places. Within the Festival precinct, no alcohol is to be consumed or taken into the Pavillion and Kids Quarter dry zones OR taken out of/into the Festival – bags will be checked at the Festival entry/exit points.

Community Respect & Noise - Please respect our neighbours when leaving the Festival precinct.

Chairs - No chairs in venues after 7pm. Small beach chairs only before 7pm, subject to venue capacity. Be prepared to stand or have people stand in front of you if venue is full.

Emergency Procedures - In an emergency, look for the nearest Area and Venue Warden wearing yellow and red hard-hats respectively, and a hi-vis vest. Please listen to stage announcements for directions to the three designated assembly areas in case of evacuation.

First Aid - operated by St John Ambulance and located in the middle of the festival at the main road intersection.

Look for the First Aid signs/refer to the map/mobile app.

Open during Festival hours.

Heath, Matthew Heathcote, Paul Heseltine, Gavin Hodge, Jan Hodge, Josie Hodges, Tony Hodges, Richard Hogg, Genine Hook, James Horgan, Kerri Horst, Melanie Jacobsen, Anna Jeffrey, Peter Johnstone, Cath Jolly, Alan Joyce, Rick Kayler-Thomson, Blair Kennedy, Lisa Kennedy, Lisa Kenny, Ian Knuckey, Christina Lawson, James Lenihan, Dallas Leonard, John Lesser, Steve Levakis, Lui Lipari, Elizabeth Liston, Dean Lombard, Jo Lovelock, Samuel Luxton, Philippa Lytzki, Karl MacCurrie, Kay MacCurrie, Tom Madden, Roswitha “Sue” Makovec, Paul Mapley, Bruce Tasman May, Ryan McCormack, Ashley McDonald, Ian McKenzie, Heather McKeon, Andrew Merlot, Simon Messenger, Lisa Meyers, Christopher Miller, Patricia Miller, Stuart Miller, Kade Mills, Jonathon Minns, Melanie Mirabella, Christopher Moran, Digby Moran, Natassia Moran, JulieNelson, Monica Nitz, Amber Noseda, Chris O’Neill, Curtis Palmer, Ash Patten, Louise Pearce, Neil Pollard, Neil Pollard, Lisa Power, Clare Renner, Stephanie Rice, Jenny Roberts, Mark Rodda, Kate Rogers, Shelley Rowlands, Graham Ryan, Judy Ryan, Peter Ryan, Phoebe Scanlon, Bernhard Schween, Adelaide Sinclair, Carina Slavik, Carina Slavik, Stephen Spencer, Lu Steuart, Bruce Taylor, Rhonda Thatcher, Rhonda Thatcher, Steven Theunissen, Rachael Thomas, Emma Thompson, Jen Thompson, Dana Thomson, Margaret Tosello, Renato Tosello, Hugh Trewhella, Tracy Trewhella, Jim Tucker, Simon Turkenburg, Pauline Vosbergen, Patricia Wade, Samantha Wade, Andrew Webster, Damien Williams,Mark Williams, Keith Williamson, Ros Williamson

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Lost Property - If you’ve found, or lost, personal items report to the Info Point.

Report an Incident - Please report any incidents to the Info Point.

Emergency Situations - For all emergency situations, ring 000.

F R I E N D S O F T H E F E S T I VA L

Phillip Abbey, Mark Addison, Shannon Alexander, Russell Anstey, John Anthony,Lisa Armstrong-Rowe, Andrea Backshall, Melissa Barker, Erin Beasley, Sue Beeton, Fiona Bellingham, Louise Berger, Gordon Berry, Joanne Bills, Jo Booth, Tim Brown, Ria Bua, Ella Bucovaz, Barbara Caldwell, Jim Caldwell, Michelle Cameron, Adam Cann, Brian Canny, Scott Cartwright, David Cliff, Wendy Cohen, Luke Consedine, Jane Cooper, Tiarne Crowther, Liz Curran, Jodie Lee Dahlstrom, Sally Dalmau, Tara Dawborn, Annie Dawson, Fiona Dawson, Kellie Deburgh, Linda Diggins, Richard Drew, Hannah Duncan-Jones, Denise Dunne, Peter Dunstan, Adam Evans, Michael Falconer, Collette Farley, Gillian Farrell, Frank Filippone, Rebecca Fletcher, Robyn Ford, Russell Ford, Roslyn Franet, John Gawthrop, Shelley George, Philippa Godwin, Eileen Goodwin, Rex Goodwin,Barbara palegia Green, Edward T Guida, Vicki Hams, Owen Harris, Georgina Harrison, Antony Heath, Philip

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Acknowledgements BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Geoff Mutton, Chair Peter Callahan Dennis Farrugia Robert Hurley Wayne Jury Stephen McEwan Jane Wager Carolyn Williams Bruce Calder – Finance Committee

F E S T I VA L O F F I C E

Festival Director: Andrew Orvis Event Coordinator & Admin Officer: Viv Fogarty Operations & Production Manager: Lee Rosser Finance Officer: Monica Clemow Queen of Printing & Laminating: Anne Molloy Admin Assistant/FReeZA Coordinator: Louise Roberts School Based Apprentice: Phoebe Clark IT Department: Lachlan Miller

ARTIST SERVICES

Team Leaders: Nicki O’Brien, Lui Lipari Backstage Host: David Child Accommodation: Angie Smith, Edie Fahey Kids Quarter: Tracey Rickard & Bellarine Kids

CUSTOMER SERVICES

Information & Guest Registration: Jane Wager Ticket Exchange: Anne Horsley, Helen Widdowfield Volunteer Registration: Glenys Bibby Bar Tickets: Ross McDonald Schools Concert Coordinator: Kathy Coutin

OFF SITE VENUES The Bellarine Railway Queenscliff Bowling Club Queenscliff Inn Queenscliff Uniting Church Salt Contemporary Art Vue Grand

OFF SITE VENUE SERVICES

Vue Grand, Queenscliff Inn, Salt Gallery, Bowling Club Stoked On Hesse: Amanda Sutherland QMF Express: Amy Jolie Buskers: Rachael Hart QMF Campground: Monica Nitz, Margaret Nitz Weekend Markets: Queenscliffe Community Market

MARKETING SERVICES

Festival Publicity & Media Relations: Penney & Logan PR Photography: Lisa Kenny, Rodney Nicholson Merchandise: Nick Ohlson Poster & Merchandise Design: Jack Tierney – Listen to the Graphics Program Booklet Design & Production: Furst Media

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SITE SERVICES

Site Manager: Brad Morton Site Volunteer Coordinator: Claire Hedger Site Guru: Stuart Miller Signage: Graham Ryan Bar Manager: Simon O’Keefe Area & Venue Wardens Coordinator: Andrew Chatham Waste Management: Queenscliff Cricket Club Complaints: Rod Chater Scissor Lifts: Luke Stabb Hipster Liaison: Dave McGrawwwwh

To all our volunteers, staff, crew, artists and friends – THANK YOU! LIFE MEMBERS

Hugo T Armstrong, John Barry, Ruth Beard, Robyn Birrell, Jill Boyle, Marilyn Brown, Richard Bull, Michael Carrucan, Ian Curtis, Ross Ebbels, Margot Farman, Alan Farman, Dennis Farrugia, Vivien Fogarty, Steve George, Kim Goodall, David Hutchison, Rob Hurley, Rob Hutton, Lynne Huxley, Lynne Knight, John Lesser, Neil MacPherson, Jude McCudden, Colleen McEwan, Lisa Meyers, Stuart Miller, Jenny Moon, Barbara Moss, Geoff Mutton, Rodney Nicholson, Greg Parry, Jacky Porter, Gary Price, Alan Quaife, Sally Riddle, Graham Ryan, Alison Sinclair, Jane Wager, Julie Walker

RIP Alison McKenzie – Board and Life Member

December gigs Fri 2nd

at the wheelers hill hotel cnr Ferntree Gully & Jells Roads

coming in 2017 Ramble Tamble, Chris Wilson, Jimi

Hocking & Geoff Achison, Scarecrow The Mellencamp Show, Raw Brit,

Mental As Anything, Kelly Auty, The

Quarrelmen, Ed Kuepper & tons more!

www.satellitelounge.com.au Tickets & Info:

Sat 3rd

Jack Howard & The Ambassadors of

Love play Bacharach

Wendy Stapleton presents “The Swinging Sixties”

Fri 9th

Tex Perkins & Murray Paterson

Sat 10th

Party Girls - A Very Retro Xmas

Sun 11th Fri 16th

with Adalita

(3pm) Paul Wookey & Shannon Bourne

present "A Spoonful of Cream" Bob Starkie presents "Million Dollar Riff"

Sat 17th

Leave Your Hat On -

Fri 23rd

Grand WaZoo - Kings of Soul

Sat 31st

The Music of Joe Cocker

New Years Eve Party

DECEMBER GIGS Fri 2nd

Sat 3rd

4 ST GEORGES ROAD, ELSTERNWICK

COMING IN 2017

Bowie Unzipped starring Jeff Duff,

Canyon - West Coast Sound, AC/DShe,

Dylanesque, Jack Howard's Epic Brass, Jimi Hocking & Geoff Achison,

Purple Revolution & tons more!

TICKETS & INFO:

WWW.FLYINGSAUCERCLUB.COM.AU

Fri 9th Sat 10th Sun 11th Fri 16th

Sat 17th Fri 23rd

Diesel + Guests

Jack Howard & The Ambassadors

of Love play Bacharach

Thee Marshmallow Overcoat present "Psychedelic Yuletide"

Scarecrow - The Mellencamp Show (2.30pm) Michael Oliphant

& The Second Hand Spacesuit Tour Boom Crash Opera Sun Rising -

The Songs That Made Memphis

Broads + Guests

Sat 24th

Steve Poltz (USA)

Sat 31st

(NYE) Raw Brit + DJ Tony Biggs

Fri 30th

Soul Sacrifice - The Music of Santana

QUEENSCLIFF - SORRENTO

EXPLORE TRAVEL RELAX 40 min

Car and Passenger ferry Every day, every hour on the hour 7am - 6pm

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Connecting the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas and beyond.

•40 minute crossing•Easy drive on/drive off•Internal and external observation decks •Dolphin spotting•On board barista and cafe•All weather

www.searoad.com.au or call 03 5257 4500