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CO N T E N T S Pg. 6 Welcome Messages Pg. 10 Ar tist Bios Pg. 27 Timetables Pg. 32 Site Map Pg. 34 Town Map Pg. 36 Food Stalls Pg. 40 Ar tist Bios (continued) Pg. 49 FO OT-in-the-D O OR Pg. 50 Kids Quar ter Pg. 52 2016 QMF Images Pg. 56 Welcome to the 21st Queensclif f Music Festival Pg. 58 Handy Stuf f To Know Pg. 60 Reuse, Reduce, Recycle at QMF 2017 Pg. 62 Acknowledgement s
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W M Ee Ls sCaOgM e sE M E S S A G E S MINISTER’S MESSAGE It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Bellarine Peninsula for the 21st edition of the Queenscliff Music Festival. The Victorian Government is proud to once again support this wonderful event, which has come to be one of Australia’s best cultural celebrations. Each year, Queenscliff Music Festival showcases a diverse range of high-profile international and Australian performers, as well as emerging artists, and kicks off a fantastic summer program across the state. Regional Victoria has 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 work to grow the visitor economy across the state, and particularly in our regions. Our $20 million Regional Events Fund has helped build a stronger calendar of regional events for Victoria, boosting local economies with year-round visitation. I encourage everyone to stay a few extra nights and take time to explore Queenscliff and enjoy the surrounds, attractions and hospitality of this part of Victoria.
The Hon. John Eren MP Minister for Tourism and Major Events
MESSAGE FROM THE BOROUGH OF QUEENSCLIFFE On behalf of the Borough of Queenscliffe it gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the 2017 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 21st 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 2017. The festival certainly continues to get bigger and better than ever. Let the music begin!
Tony Francis Borough of Queenscliffe Councillor
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ARTISTS 30/70 Melbourne has a lot to answer for – admire the city’s music scene from afar and surrender to the allure of its versatility and sense of adventure. Fronted by Allysha Joy, 30/70 are the latest collective to emerge from this buzzing nucleus. Lovingly referred to as a community rather than a band, 30/70 is a quintet of musical splendour made up of Joy, Ziggy Ruckman, Henry Hicks, Thomas Mansfield and Jarrod Chase that swells up to an 11-piece ensemble when desired. The sound of 30/70 is a cosmic melange of boom-bap dynamics, neo-soul harmonies and jazz-funk licks, all steeped in a deep spiritual tradition reaching from Alice Coltrane to Kamasi Washington. Their forthcoming record, Elevate, enlists production from Hiatus Kaiyote’s Paul Bender, resulting in something of an eloquent statement. At once a cry for help and a call to arms, the LP balances delicate poetry and potent aggression with ease. Their second studio album since 2015’s Cold Radish Coma, is set to elevate them onto the international stage. Under Wondercore Island’s management (Hiatus Kaiyote, Oscar Key Sung, Daniel Merriweather) and with the help of Bradley Zero’s label, Rhythm Section International, 30/70 are ready to take their message from Northcote to the world. Playing: Friday - Hippos Stage - 7:45pm
A L LY S H A J O Y Allysha Joy brings exactly what her name suggests, through her gift of song and looseness of play, with honesty radiating from within. Her music is an exploration of jazz, soul and hip hop. Representing a fresh new sound coming only from Melbourne and expressing her heartfelt songs of change and love through the female gaze. Known for fronting Melbourne hip-hop and soul collective 30/70, Allysha Joy felt the need to further challenge her expression in a project of her own. Pushing boundaries as a keys player, poet, singer and producer with the support of her 30/70 brothers and sisters. Whether performing solo on Fender Rhodes or accompanied by her band, featuring members of the 30/70 rhythm section, Allysha’s steady groove, husky vocal tone and unique style of writing emanates truth and talent. Allysha Joy has performed alongside acts such as Sampa The Great, Man Made Mountain, MKO and Simon Mavin of Hiatus Kaiyote. She also performed as a feature artist at the 20th anniversary of Stones Throw Records and at both the Stonnington Jazz Festival and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Playing: Saturday - Town Hall - 12:45pm
ANDIE Armed with her ’63 Mustang, and sultry vocal chords, Katoomba abiding cherub Andie will steal your heart, boggle your mind and untie your shoelaces. Heavily influenced by jazz, soul and 80s progrock, she uses complex chords, time signatures and syncopation to lull her audience before yanking them right back out with her abrasively honest lyrics. At the ripe old age of 20, Andie has taken her tunes to Woodford Folk, The National Folk Festival and The Blue Mountains Music Festival countless times.
Playing: Saturday - Anglican Church -11:00am | Saturday - The Blues Train (Carraige B) - Departs 1,2,3pm Sunday - The Pavilion - 11:30am | Sunday - Circa 1902-1:30pm
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ARTISTS ANDREA ROBERTSON Local singer/songwriter, Andrea Robertson, has an innate ability to fuse soulfulblues, folk and country with a dash of rockabilly; cleverly and tastefully bringing together the old and the new, and creating a delicious treat for music lovers along the way. Her songs range from the stomping, toe-tapping variety through to bluesinfluenced ballads with an appealing, slightly vintage vibe, and are a reflection of what life brings along in both the ordinary and extraordinary. Andrea’s much-anticipated second album, masterfully mixed by local sound engineer, Nick Huggins (A Pocket Full Of Stones Studio), is due for release this November. Recipient of a 2017 QMF Emerging Artist Grant.
Playing: Saturday - Uniting Church - 12:30pm | Sunday - Anglican Church - 2:15pm
THE BAMBOOS Founded in Melbourne in 2000 by bandleader, producer and main songwriter Lance Ferguson, eight-piece powerhouse The Bamboos have continually redefined Australian soul music and continue their reputation as harbingers of musical evolution. With five ARIA Awards under their belt, the outfit has long been regarded as one of Australia’s best live bands, regardless of genre. In 2012, they collaborated with Tim Rogers to create the timeless hit, I Got Burned, which reached #54 on the triple j Hottest 100. In 2015, Rogers and The Bamboos returned with follow-up LP, The Rules Of Attraction, marking their 15th year as a performing band. Over the years, the outfit has proved more than onedimensional – collaborations with vocalists like Aloe Blacc,
Megan Washington and Daniel Merriweather proof of their versatility. Increasingly multi-talented, lead vocalist Kylie Auldist has also worked with funk collective Cookin’ On 3 Burners, spurring standout 2009 track, This Girl, in the process. After lauded French producer Kungs applied his electronic decorations in 2016, This Girl immersed radio airwaves across the world. Amid a glut of revivalists, The Bamboos have carved out a signature sound that embraces classic and current influences whilst weaving them into something brand new altogether.
Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 10:45pm
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T H E B E AU T I F U L G I R L S- L E A R N YO U R S E L F & MORNING SUN 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ‘Raw, spooky, rootsy, punky, reggae, dubby’ – these are some of the ways the music of The Beautiful Girls has been described. And in 2017 & 2018, they’re taking it all the way back to the sonic beginnings to celebrate anniversaries of their two seminal releases Morning Sun and Learn Yourself. Periscopes, Music, Blackbird and LaMar, amazing performances all over the planet, the voice of Mat McHugh, heart-on-thesleeve songs, pioneering Australia’s surf-roots-reggae sounds; these are things fans worldwide think of when they think of The Beautiful Girls. Now Mat has decided to strip back the performances to their original essence – the striking three-piece sound which first brought the band to attention fifteen years ago.
First stop on the Morning Sun/Learn Yourself Tour will be Europe where the band built a base early in its career. Now, after over 5 years absence, the trio returns to reconnect with fans. To celebrate the anniversaries of these two releases, both will be available on vinyl and CD with bonus material which will be issued across the continent with special playlists being curated for download and streaming services.
Playing: Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 2:15pm
BEC GORING Amidst a new wave of avant-garde Australian troubadours singing for the hardships and stuff-ups of the 21st Century, Bec Goring fills audiences with her sweet vocals backed by a neverending bag of blues infused riffery. An electrifying guitarist and singer/songwriter whose music blurs the boundaries between blues and soul, hailed ‘an incredibly accomplished guitarist’ by internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Mia Dyson. It’s not at all surprising that audiences are craving more after her stellar single Weekend.
Playing: Saturday - Circa 1902 -2:45pm | Saturday - Bowling Club - 6:00pm | Sunday - The Blues Train (Carraige C) - Departs 1,2,3pm
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ARTISTS BECCY COLE Country songstress Beccy Cole has delighted Australian listeners and concert-goers for more than twenty years. The Adelaide-born star’s glowing warmth, honeyed voice and bawdy sense of humour have helped make Cole one of the nation’s best-loved and most celebrated artists. Friendly and approachable, Cole’s enjoyed an array of industry success – nine Golden Guitars, multiple ARIA top 10 country albums and more than a dozen #1 Australian country singles just the start. Her most recent LP, 2015’s Sweet Rebecca follows hot on the heels of Cole’s phenomenal 2014 collaboration with Melinda Schneider, Great Women of Country. From its opening bars, the album rings with bittersweet reminiscence and introspection. Mandolin chimes, lowdown guitar thrums, while piano accordion breathes the soft haze of memory into the mix. Throughout her career, Cole has toured with the likes of Slim Dusty, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell. Yet one of the most important experiences of Cole’s career was her watershed tour of military bases in Iraq and the Middle East in December 2005. After receiving criticism for her stance on the war in Iraq following the tour, Cole penned arguably her most successful song, triple Golden Guitar-winning Poster Girl.
Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 2:15pm
B E R N A R D FA N N I N G As an artist in continuous motion, Bernard Fanning has accumulated one of the most celebrated and distinct songbooks on the Australian rock spectrum. With his solo career now spanning 10-plus years, Fanning has firmly cemented his position as one of Australia’s finest songwriters and lyricists. From the country folk-tinged charm of his multiplatinum debut solo album Tea and Sympathy (#1 ARIA debut) the rock grooves and horn breaks of its follow up Departures (#1 ARIA debut) to his current and 3rd record, the exquisitely crafted 2016 ARIA Award winning LP Civil Dusk. Civil Dusk was recorded at the stunning La Cueva Studios, the new custom built studio Fanning created in NSW’s Byron Bay with long-time producer and friend Nick DiDia (Powderfinger, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine). Recording with DiDia finished up over Easter 2016, and the result is some of Fanning’s finest work: themes of decisions and consequence are characterised by a sense of warmth, space and the earthy feel of acoustic guitar, piano, strings and violin. Part one of a series of two albums, in May, Civil Dusk was joined by follow-up LP Brutal Dawn. Rounding out the storyline, the album displays a level of realism bordering on cynicism. Morose in his ponderings, Fanning details narratives of heartbreak, loss and regret throughout. Every song brings something different to the table – Shed My Skin permeates a contemporary violin melody with the songwriter’s classic acoustic roots sound. As a contrast, Isn’t It A Pity serves a full band sound and an upbeat rhythm juxtaposed by disheartened lyrics – it’s a beautiful paradox. Sparkling with talent, Brutal Dawn enlists help from Clare Bowditch, Midnight Oil’s Rob Hurst and more.
Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 9:00pm
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ARTISTS BELLARINE VET MUSIC SHOWCASE 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. 6 groups with students from Bellarine, Surfcoast and St Ignatius will give you a glimpse of the young musical talent this region has to offer. Jess Viola? Shelbey Jean? Twisted Tales? Low? Tease? Doona Cocoon? 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
BLACK RABBIT GEORGE From the wellspring of childish fantasy and a lifetime of musical evolution emerges the Black Rabbit. This is the story-telling talent of Paul A George, the musician whose guitar drives the unique sounds of Tijuana Cartel, one of the tightest and most sought-after bands on the Australian festival circuit. If Tijuana Cartel ever lacked anything for its guitarist and vocalist, then it was the open door to a subconscious demand to tell stories – any stories – with the strings of a guitar and the words of a born storyteller. Black Rabbit George is the culmination of a need that could not be resisted forever. “Tijuana Cartel remains a core driving force in my life and I’d never want to leave it behind,” says the Black Rabbit. “But at the same time I want to follow a path that embraces the great loves in my life: my guitar and the wealth of stories that life simply places in your way.” Indeed, the Black Rabbit’s first solo track, Muse, is a melodic and emotional ode to his first great love: his guitar.
Playing: Saturday - The Blues Train (Carraige A) - Departs 10,11am, 12pm | Saturday - Uniting Church - 3:00pm Sunday -Salt Lounge - 11:00am | Sunday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 2:00pm
BOB EVANS Bob Evans, the ARIA winning alter ego of Jebediah frontman Kevin Mitchell, has decorated the Australian music scene with artless folk pop for more than two decades. Mitchell is a self-confessed romantic who has written some of the country’s most beloved songs. Under the alias of Bob Evans, Mitchell has released five albums, all of which showcase the versatility and skill of this talented songsmith. Gentle, acoustic melodies prevail, enveloping the classic folk storytelling and strong emotional pull that characterises Mitchell’s substantial body of work. Recorded in Sydney with acclaimed producer Tony Buchen (Montaigne), Bob Evans’ most recent album Car Boot Sale is surprisingly simple yet ornate. The LP received a 2016 ARIA nomination for Best Adult Contemporary Album and solidified Mitchell’s perpetual songwriting prowess. On top of that, Bob Evans has achieved awards for Best Male Artist in Rolling Stone Australia’s 2007 annual reader poll and was a finalist for the Australian Music Prize in the same year. The moniker’s second studio release, Suburban Songbook, garnered a 2006 ARIA for Best Adult Contemporary Album. Behind timeless tracks Nowhere Without You and Don’t You Think It’s Time?, Queenscliff Music Festival will become a wonderland of acoustic bliss when Bob Evans graces the stage. Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 12:45pm
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ARTISTS CAITI BAKER Having just released new album Zinc in October, Darwin singer/ songwriter Caiti Baker is coming in hot for Queenscliff Music Festival. Speaking of her most inspired release yet, Baker says, “Zinc is an album that has ultimately taken my life, up until now, to produce. It’s a collection of songs I’ve put together with producers James Mangohig and Michael Hohnen with some help from my blues musician father Greg Baker. The songs are inspired by the crunch of sampled guitar riffs, bangin’ hip hop production, menacing double bass, my love of singing and arranging harmonies and it focuses on topics such as identity, love, ego and the current geopolitical state of the world. I’m so unbelievably proud of Zinc and cannot wait to tour it live”
Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 2:00pm | Saturday - Uniting Church -4:15pm | Sunday - Salt Lounge 1:30pm
CREEK Awoken from their slumber, the hairy Creek mongrels ascended from riverbanks Victoria-wide, emerging in Melbourne to spread their concoction of spicy, soulful noise mud all over fans of heavy, shake-ass music. With a groove akin to the constant flow of the current, and a force as reckoning as the strong pull of the rapids, you’ll be mesmerised and mobilised by their own exhilarating brand of rhythm & blues, funky groove & rock‘n’roll.
Playing: Saturday -Circa 1902 - 4:00pm | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 6:30pm | Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage D) - Departs 1,2,3pm
DEMI LARDNER Meet Australia’s fresh, young, hilarious face of comedy! Demi has been doing stand-up since she was 16 and in the past five years has scored handfuls of awards and performed her unique brand of funny around the country and abroad. In 2013 Demi Lardner won the RAW Comedy Competition and tied for first place in the national final of So You Think You're Funny? in Edinburgh. She also won Adelaide Comedy's Rising Starr Award for Best Newcomer and Bank SA's Best Emerging Comedy Show at the Adelaide Fringe 2013, for the production of Wolf Creek - The Musical. Catch Lardner at the Queenscliff Music Festival Comedy Show where she will be joined by fellow hilarious folk: Harley Breen, Ivan Aristeguieta and MC Nath Valvo. COARSE LANGUAGE - PARENTAL GUIDANCE RECOMMENDED
Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:45am
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ARTISTS DIDIRRI With gentle disposition and threadbare six-string, Didirri’s bittersweet melodies tumble between the bookends of his own biography. Spinning tales of joy and sorrow, his presence consumes listeners into the belly of contemplation, and washes the room with silence. Hailing from Warrnambool, Didirri was born the son of a painter and a children’s performer. Singing in church on Sundays established Didirri’s rhythmic bed and inspired him to learn piano from an early age. Upon his arrival to Melbourne, he picked up the guitar and founded an ambient-folk act as a platform for his narrative. Often underscored by double bass, fiddle and electric guitar, collectively they are as effervescent as they are deftly reserved. His unusual Northcote dwelling, spattered with curious relics, is an unassuming shed behind his communal home – a sanctuary apart from the saturated humdrum of modernity. His recording space – an assembly of guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and an air traffic control microphone feed into a bulky eight-track tape recorder. Drawing influences from the genius of Joni Mitchell, Glen Hansard, Jeff Buckley, Stephen Fry and Tina Fey, he is reluctant to seek shelter beneath the arrangements of symmetrical songwriting.
Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 12:45pm | Saturday - Anglican Church - 2:45pm | Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage B) - Departs 10,11am,12pm
THE EAST POINTERS (CAN) There’s a reason, beyond their dazzling musicianship and wildly entertaining live shows, that The East Pointers have connected with audiences right across the globe, making new, original roots music the hippest, most vibrant thing going. The reason? the outfit, made up of fiddler/singer Tim Chaisson, banjoist Koady Chaisson and guitarist Jake Charron, write about real life, sketching out its joys and sorrows in vivid strokes. That palpable authenticity makes their instrumental tunes practically cartwheel and infuses their lyric-driven songs with poignancy. And it’s why listening to The East Pointers’ brilliant and hotly anticipated second album What We Leave Behind – produced by superstar East Coast-bred songwriter/producer Gordie Sampson – is akin to meeting up with an old friend.
Playing: Friday - Hippos Stage - 6:15pm | Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 11:30am | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 9:45pm Sunday - Anglican Church - 11:45am
F R E YA J O S E P H I N E H O L L I C K Freya Josephine Hollick, the old-timey country, blues and honky tonk goodness that transports you back to early Appalachia, through wartime romance, the golden era of country music and into a cosmic hootenanny. Hollick returned to music with a string of shows around Australia through 2016, including supports for American acts Willie Watson, Joshua Hedley and Joe Pug and appearing as a guest singer with Robert Ellis and The Perfect Strangers and shows at Out On The Weekend and Mountaingrass. Through 2017 Hollick has released a new EP and appeared at Nannup Music Festival, Boogie, Gumball and Broadbeach CMF and as support for My Bubba (Iceland/ Sweden).
Playing: Saturday -The Blues Train (Carriage D) - Departs 1, 2, 3pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 11:45am | Sunday - Anglican Church - 3:30pm
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ARTISTS G A B R I E L G A R Z Ó N - M O N TA N O (USA ) On his debut 2017 LP, Jardín, Gabriel Garzón Montano sings of the struggles and uncertainties of today’s complex American world, from the specific doubt and double consciousness of first generation hustle, to the universal challenges of love and legacy. A child of Brooklyn, Garzón-Montano’s aesthetic is an extension of his French-Colombian heritage, with fusions of Bach sonatas, cumbia records, and machine gun funk lathering his music. His mother, a member of the Philip Glass ensemble in the ‘90s, instilled him with a painstaking attention to detail. Soon after the 2014 release of his debut EP, Bishouné: Alma del Huila, Garzón-Montano was invited to join rock legend Lenny Kravitz on the road. Immediately following the whirlwind 23-date tour, he received news his song 6 8 would be sampled on Drake’s track, Jungle. In 2016, he returned to New York’s Waterfront Studios to record Jardín with his mentor, Henry Hirsch. Garzón-Montano tracked drums, bass, guitar, piano, and synthesizers direct to 2” tape. A lush sonic environment would manifest recalling a contemporary, streetwise Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. Bringing his eclectic pop to Australia for the first time for Queenscliff Music Festival, you’ll be battling the crowds to see Garzón-Montano up close.
Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 4:15pm | Sunday - Town Hall - 2:00pm
GL GL are Melbourne duo Ella Thompson and Graeme Pogson, who together create a thrilling contemporary spin on classic disco, funk, boogie, soul and electronic pop. In 2017, they returned with Destiny, the first half of their forthcoming double-A-sided single Destiny/ Reflect - the first 100% independent release for the duo. Handpicked to support Chet Faker on his 2015 national headline tour yet, with sets at the country’s most distinguished festivals Splendour In The Grass, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival and Meredith Music Festival, GL have won over crowds at intimate and large-scale shows alike. At once ebullient, melancholic, amorous, sweet, tempestuous, sexy, nocturnal, heartbroken and carefree, GL’s songwriting never loses site of being consistently inviting, stylish and danceable.
Playing: Friday - Hippos Stage - 9:30pm
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ARTISTS HARLEY BREEN Harley Breen has blown away audiences from the Melbourne to Edinburgh to India. Regularly headlining around Australia, Harley has won over a legion of fans with his accessible and relatable comedy. Consistently unpredictable, Breen’s sets seamlessly move from side-splitting material about the foibles of being a new-age dad to dodgy tales of his beloved old Kingswood; all without missing a beat. He projects the immediately recognisable and relatable image of the unpretentious Aussie male. Harley doesn’t just use his instant likeability as a platform to deliver solid, topical material, he also gets beneath the nature of things to create a true bond with all his audience and deliver an experience that will be talked about long after the gig is over. He’s more than just a popular act though; with praise also coming from his peers in the form of the peer awarded Comic’s Choice Award in 2011. Harley is also one of a select handful of comics chosen to tour around Australia as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow. Harley will be joining Demi Lardner, Ivan Aristeguieta and Nath Valvo as part of the Queenscliff Music Festival Comedy Show. COARSE LANGUAGE - PARENTAL GUIDANCE RECOMMENDED Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:45am
H AT F I T Z & C A R A Hat Fitz & Cara can in no way be mistaken for a dainty duo. They are festival favourites throughout Canada, America, Australia, Europe, and the UK and it has been said they pack more energy into one song than most have in an entire career. A unique combination of hill-style Gospel blues with old timey flavourings and stripped down to just voices, guitar and vintage drums, Hat Fitz & Cara embellish impeccable Rootsy originals with soulful vocals reminiscent of a time once forgotten. Launching their fourth album, ‘After The Rain’ is a unique vintage sound that these two have created themselves yet it is packed with a modern punch that cannot be denied once seen live. “This album shows this couple at the peak of their creative powers - soaring soul vocals, visceral blues guitar, unexpected quiet, and sudden changes in feel and tempo. A masterful blend of roar and nuance”. (ABC RN) Playing: Saturday - Town Hall - 11:30am | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 3:15pm Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage C) - Departs 10,11am,12pm | Sunday - Uniting Church - 3:00pm
HE AT H RO B E RTSON Heath Robertson is a 16-year-old multiinstrumentalist (guitar, bass, drums and saxophone) who has been playing music for as long as he can remember. Starting out on drums, he then had a handful of guitar lessons with local artist Beau Torrance (formerly of The Rustys), which inspired him to develop his own bluesbased style of guitar work and start writing his own songs. His music is a fusion of surf rock and blues with catchy guitar licks and solid beats inspired by music of a bygone era.
Playing: Saturday - Circa 1902 - 1:30pm
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ARTISTS HEY MAMMOTH United by a mutual interest in both stagediving and making their mums proud, this all-female trio became Hey Mammoth; a combo of acoustic, folky original sounds sprinkled with edgy harmonies and lyrics that make you have a good think and a good laugh. Originating as the back-up singers in a soul-fusion band, Sweethearts, these girls have been exposed to many professional settings and are finally branching off on their own to create music that would make anyone get down and do the acoustic equivalent of boogying. Playing: Saturday - Salt Lounge - 12:45pm | The Brewhouse Upstairs - 3:15pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 11:00am
H OT P OTATO BA N D The Hot Potato Band found their roots and musical inspiration in Sydney’s southern suburbs as street performers running over 120 shows a year all around Australia. Combining world influences such as ska, blues, afro-cuban, pop, reggae and folk into a New Orleans inspired brass band with an Australian edge may classify the band as ‘multi-genre’, however, the constant joy they bring to audiences leave many suggesting a new genre of ‘Happy’. Beware, as they make you the centre of their performance… literally! The bands unique sound comes from the absence of a single drum kit, bass guitar and electrified instruments. Three drummers create synchronised grooves on what would be a deconstructed drum kit. Anything could happen! Known to cause a severe case of happy fever, this 11-piece brass band is sure to put a smile on your face in an incredibly unique live show. The Hot Potato Band have become one of the most celebrated street and stage performing bands in Australia. Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 8:15pm | Saturday - Hippos Stage - 8:30pm
HUSSY HICKS Almost 10 years after the release of their debut album Hussy Hicks are back with their fifth full length offering, On the Boundaries. A departure from their trademark live sounding records, this album sees the Hussy Hicks experiment with their sound and production to create something familiar yet fresh. It’s the Hussy Hicks embracing a different creative approach and the results are nothing short of stunning. Hussy Hicks have made a name for themselves locally and on the international stage the old fashioned way – not through a YouTube video gone viral or a Facebook post shared thousands of times, but by playing their music and connecting with audiences one passionate performance at a time. It’s not just their talent and musical chemistry that set Hussy Hicks apart – but that they approach every show and every song with the intention of playing music for the absolute joy of it. Their passion is infectious.
Playing: Friday - The Pavilion - 8:45pm | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 11:30am | Saturday - Town Hall - 7:00pm | Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage A) - Departs 1, 2, 3pm
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ARTISTS THE IMPRINTS The Imprints are an Australian live electronic music duo consisting of Willow Stahlut and Linden Lester. Armed with a violin, synth and various FX pedals, Willow creates deep sub bass lines and weaves a melodic tapestry beautifully complemented by Linden’s visceral energetic approach to the drums. Playing together for six years, the duo has honed their signature sound, a kaleidoscopic burst of psychotropic, dreamy dance music. Their use of layering and build-ups to intensify the hefty bass drop has festival crowds buzzing. They’ve toured extensively performing at festivals including Glastonbury, Boomtown , Fusion Festival, ArtsWells, Katuaq, Falls Festival and Luminate. The Imprints released their new album Midnight Sun in August 2017 and have recently toured Canada in celebration of their new release.
Playing: Saturday - The Blues Train (Carriage C) - Departs 1, 2, 3pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 10:45pm Sunday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 12:45pm | Sunday - Town Hall - 3:15pm
IRISH MYTHEN (CAN/IRE) Think back to a time in your life when you heard melodies so beautiful you were instantly captivated. It’s an experience Irish/Canadian folk artist Irish Mythen brings to life. No stranger to these shores, Mythen is a true entertainer known for her gripping live performances. She’s a storyteller who will grasp your attention and bring you on an incredible and emotional journey. The 2015 Canadian East Coast Music Association winner was born and raised in Wexford County, Ireland but her success has whisked her around the globe – through Europe, the UK, even the Middle East. Yet, home is now Canada’s Prince Edward Island. Throughout her travels, Mythen’s worked with a host of world-renowned artists like Tom Paxton, The Dubliners and The Pogues. On top of that, she’s shared stages with Emmylou Harris, Gordon Lightfoot, and Peter Yarrow, to name a few. Her discography bears two EPs – 2004’s Appreciate and Fallen Me as well as three fulllengths – Sweet Necessity, 2011’s Open Here and her most recent self-titled album from 2014, which won her an Canadian East Coast Music Award in 2015.
Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 1:30pm
I VA N A R I S T E G U I E TA In 2012 Ivan migrated from Venezuela to Adelaide and took up the challenge of performing comedy in a second language. After only six months he’d collected his first Australian comedy award and was chosen to perform in Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Comedy Zone and Roadshow. When he sold out his first Melbourne season in 2014, the UK’s pre-eminent comedy guide Chortle enthused 'Give this man citizenship... he’s sure to have more to contribute to the Australian comedy scene.' Ivan will be taking the stage with Demi Lardner, Harley Breen at MC Nath Valvo for the Queenscliff Music Comedy show to bring some laughter to your festival Sunday. COARSE LANGUAGE - PARENTAL GUIDANCE RECOMMENDED
Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:45am
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ARTISTS IZZY LOSI & THE AURACLES Izzy Losi and the Auracles are the sonic result of Florence and the Machine and Fleetwood Mac getting together. Their first single ‘Change’ shot to number 1 on the triple j Unearthed charts, not even a week from being out into the world. “A phenomenal voice that’s beautifully backed by a sublime band and beat. It’s great to hear variation in instruments and layering is still strong today.” Izzy Losi is the keyboard-playing front-woman and singer-songwriter of The Auracles - consisting of bass playing, engineer-minded Simon In’t Hout and drums by the truck-driving, podcast listening Sean Williams based in Geelong, Victoria. Returning after a four year hiatus, there ain’t no stopping this tight trio who are now dedicated to getting as much new music to their fans in 2017 and beyond.
Playing: Saturday - Circa 1902 - 12:15pm
JAMES FRANKLIN James Franklin’s music can be defined as attitude-packed soul pop. Whilst love and joy is predominant in Franklin’s music, he is also the perfect example of why you should always be nice to a songwriter. If not, you might just be the victim of his next song.” Soul pop Artist James Franklin started performing at age 15 in small cafes and bars around Melbourne. Since then, he has gone on to perform over 300 shows including performances with 5 Seconds Of Summer, Joan Osborne, shows in the U.K/Europe and most recently, a tour of the USA.
Playing: Saturday - Uniting Church- 11:15am | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 3:15pm | Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage B) - Departs 1, 2, 3pm
J A Z Z PA R T Y Late nights, flickering neon, blue smoke and beer-fuelled dance freak-outs over a gravely wailing saxophone – this is Jazz Party. It’s Melbourne’s Monday night secret society led by former saxophonist and songwriter of Clairy Browne & The Bangin Rackettes, Darcy McNulty, and supreme diva and ex-Rackette, Loretta Miller. After moving to Melbourne, McNulty effortlessly integrated into the Melbourne’s live jazz world. It’s a throng doused with incredible talent, yet McNulty found a niche in the need for spontaneity and recklessness in music. Growing wildly from the lounge rooms of late night house parties to month-long Monday night residencies throughout the city, the past four years have seen Jazz Party hold court at many of Melbourne’s most electrifying venues. Jazz Party perform McNulty’s original material as well as some classic jazz and everything else in between. Whether they’re setlist is decorated by Tom Waits ballads, Calypso slow jams or Prince bangers, Jazz Party pride themselves on their extemporaneity and true originality. Playing: Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 8:00pm
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AARr tTi IsSt sT S JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN (USA) Beyond Cleary’s considerable skills as a tunesmith he is equally renowned around the globe as an accomplished keyboardist and guitarist, and a deeply soulful vocalist. Cleary’s thirty-five years of intensive hands-on work on the Crescent City scene has made him a respected peer of such New Orleans R&B icons as Dr. John and Allen Toussaint. Toussaint, in fact, took time from his busy schedule to write most of the horn arrangements for GoGo Juice – thus bringing symmetry to Cleary’s recording of an entire album of Toussaint songs, entitled Occapella, which garnered rave reviews in 2012. In addition to the Toussaint touch, GoGo Juice bursts full flavor, with expert accompaniment by some of New Orleans’ top session men – including guitarist Shane Theriot, fellow keyboardist and vocalist Nigel Hall, and the Dirty Dozen horns – along with members of Cleary’s band, the Absolute Monster Gentlemen. In praise of Cleary’s chemistry with this latter group, the eminent music journalist David Fricke of Rolling Stone declared that, “Cleary can be an absolute monster on his own, but Cleary’s full combo R&B is as broad, deep and roiling as the Mississippi River, the combined swinging product of local keyboard.”
Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 7:15pm | Sunday - Hippos Stage - 3:00pm (solo)
LAMINE SONKO & THE AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE They call themselves ‘the FBI of world peace’, Lamine Sonko & The African intelligence deliver a rhythmic collision of African roots music, jazz, funk, and reggae. The 10-piece ensemble capture ancient pulsing rhythms accented by talking drum and virtuosic electric guitar. It’s a big band sound brimming with optimism and conviction in a circus of song, dance and social comment.
Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 3:45pm
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A RATrItSi sT tSs LINDI ORTEGA (CAN) When Lindi Ortega went in search of some quiet last year, the award-winning artist was pleasantly surprised to find a voice she hadn’t heard in some time – her own. Amid sparse, atmospheric production, it’s precisely this voice – a combination of Ortega’s fatalistic perspective expressed with her evocative soprano – that grips your attention on a brand new EP, Til The Goin’ Gets Gone. A dogged resilience permeates this unadorned collection – three originals and a cover of Townes Van Zandt’s Waiting ‘Round To Die. The songs are the hard-won spoils of an internal war with words that struck after an extended stretch of touring, addressed in the EP’s title track about the detours and ditches that a traveling musician faces. Ortega’s guitar-playing chops and innate country music instincts put her in an elite group of artists; she has earned an unusually inclusive type of success with both indie cred and mainstream country recognition. From supporting Carrie Underwood at the CMA Awards to her opening slot on Chris Stapleton’s recent Canadian arena tour, Ortega is a sought-after and unique personality in Nashville’s music community and beyond.
Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 1:15pm | Sunday - Town Hall - 12:45pm
LITTLE GEORGIA Little Georgia are a folk-grunge duo from Australia. Amongst a sea of rhythmic and raw guitar tones collaborators Ashleigh Mannix and Justin Carter deliver both beautiful harmonies and compelling lyrics which reveal the honesty in their music. The duo are no strangers to touring and have spent the last year on the road performing between Australia and North America including sets at AmericanaFest, Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival and Tamworth Country Music Festival as well as a national tour support with American Grammy award-winning artist Ryan Bingham. In January 2016, Little Georgia released their debut album BOOTLEG, recorded in a farmhouse on the rugged coastline of Portland, Victoria. Together with friends they captured their music in its purest form, recording their debut album unplugged and live to tape.
Playing: Saturday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 2:00pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 4:15pm Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage A) - Departs 10am, 11am, 12pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 2:45pm
THE MAE TRIO The Mae Trio are fresh from a five month tour in the USA, Canada and Europe celebrating the release of their Nashville-recorded, sophomore album Take Care Take Cover – described by The Australian as ‘simply superb’. From the Edmonton Folk Festival to the Rocky Mountains Folk Fest in Colorado to Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, this trio have been winning hearts all over the world. Their live show presents their refreshing take on Australian contemporary folk music with powerful songwriting, sophisticated instrumentation (featuring cello, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar) and breathtaking three-part harmonies.
Playing: Saturday - Anglican Church - 12:15pm | Saturday - Town Hall - 3:15pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 12:45pm
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ARTISTS MAMA KIN SPENDER Mama Kin Spender is a lightning bolt moment between two long-time friends, co-writers and mischief-makers: ARIA-nominated Mama Kin and producer Tommy Spender. It’s a stripped back duo of brooding guitars, primal drums and howling harmonies, illuminated by a chorus of singers arranged by Virginia Bott (Brighter Later, First Chorus Band of Singers). Mama Kin Spender’s songs rattle, roll and tremble, from block party to heart rending ballad. With a sound that is as raw as it is joyful, Mama Kin Spender will challenge you to raise your voice in defiance of the status quo.
Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 2:45pm | Sunday - Uniting Church - 12:30pm
M I A DYS O N Mia Dyson is an award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter who has toured with the likes of Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Isaak and many more. A multiple ARIA & APRA awardwinning artist, Dyson was recently named one of Australia’s top 25 guitarists of all time. Her album The Moment received 4 stars in Rolling Stone Australia and her most recent release, Idyllwild, hailed as “brilliant” by Daytrotter debuted in the CMJ top 100 in the US, and scored a win as Double J Radio’s Artist of the Year in Australia.
Playing: Friday - Lighthouse Stage - 7:15pm
MISS EILEEN & KING LEAR Miss Eileen and King Lear are a brother/ sister duo hailing from Melbourne. What started off as a small side project from Perch Creek has steadily gained momentum to become a solid outfit that Eileen and Lear are proud of. Mixing rock, folk, pop, and laden with strong harmonies, they have created a unique sound that compliments their dynamic personalities.
Playing: Saturday - Circa 1902 - 11:00am | Saturday - Town Hall - 2:00pm | Sunday - Anglican Church - 1:00pm
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ARTISTS
N A I PA L M Nai Palm’s songs are always soulful, cathartic and replenishing without being hemmed by a specific genre. She made history with her band Hiatus Kaiyote as the first Australian group nominated for a Grammy in the RnB category in 2014 for their collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and counts some of the world’s most respected artists as fans including Prince, Erykah Badu, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Flying Lotus and The Roots.
2015 and 2016 saw Nai Palm touring extensively with Hiatus Kaiyote including a sold out show at Sydney’s iconic Sydney Opera House for Vivid Festival 2016 in support of their album ‘Choose Your Weapon’. In 2017 Nai Palm returns with a solo offering which promises to as soulful, progressive and individual as all of her former releases.
Playing: Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 12:45pm
N AT H VA LVO Whether it be his family, growing up in the 90's, his hatred of cats, Grindr or self-serve supermarkets, Nath's razor sharp and hilarious stand up is winning crowds and critics over alike. With sell-out shows annually in all major Comedy and Fringe Festivals, Nath is becoming a favourite of many comedy lovers around Australia. Some stand up highlights include performing to 3,000 people at Falls Festival in 2014, being selected to perform across Australia as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow and receiving a number of 5 star reviews from major newspapers. Recently, News Limited has begun publishing Nath’s articles. His unique, funny, and relatable content is proving a hit with one of the biggest online audiences in the country. Nath is set to MC the Queenscliff Music Festival Comedy Show with Demi Lardner, Harley Breen and Ivan Aristeguieta. COARSE LANGUAGE - PARENTAL GUIDANCE RECOMMENDED Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 11:45am
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ARTISTS PAT T I E R N E Y Australian roots troubadour Pat Tierney’s music nestles somewhere between the inspiring sounds of Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder and Bob Marley. A hint of folk and blues with a splash of reggae roots, intertwined with soulful lap, slide guitar and sweet melodies. The recent release of Pat’s debut album ‘Wild World Blues’ in June of last year has seen a hugely successful 18 months unfold for Pat on the back of extensive touring through Australia and New Zealand. Taking his eclectic live performance to the masses and performing alongside the likes of Mat McHugh (The Beautiful Girls), Horrorshow, Bobby Alu and Dustin Thomas. Recent festival performances at Blues on Broadbeach, Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival and Neurum Creek Festival have also seen Pat’s music continue to spread and find its true voice on the live stage. Blending his love of slide guitar with percussive acoustic rhythms, harmonica and percussion to create a sound all his own. Playing: Saturday - The Blues Train (Carriage B) - Departs 10am, 11am, 12pm | Saturday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 4:30pm Sunday - Circa 1902 - 11:00am | Sunday - Salt Lounge - 2:45pm
THE REFUGE Breaking onto the rock scene, The Refuge have been playing for over three years. The member’s are only 17, yet the band’s sound is heavily influenced by classic rock bands of the ‘70s and grunge bands of the ‘90s as well as current rock bands on the scene. Their thunderous sound is made for live gigs and is expressed through the energy emitted by their powerful stage presence. Often compared with bands like Nirvana, The Doors and Silverchair, the band’s sound is still unique, they go further and experiment with other styles creating a nice blend of genres. Powerful vocals, staggering guitar riffs, energetic drumming, killer bass playing and the definitive keyboard sound makes up The Refuge. Currently working on their second album which will showcase their ever-improving skills and songwriting, The Refuge were recently ranked third on the bands to watch list after King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever by the Weekly Review. Playing: Saturday - The Pavilion - 9:30pm
RON ARTIS II & THE TRUTH (USA) Ron Artis II, has been ‘living’ in music for as long as he can remember. Living and growing up in Hawaii lends a peaceful background to his music. “Music is to be lived, as life is to be lived.” This is the best way to describes Artis II’s sound. But it must be seen to be believed, there are no genre limitations. Ron has worked with Mick Fleetwood, Booker T Jones, Jack Johnson, Mike Love, Jake Shimabukuro, Eric Krasno, Soulive, Doyle Bramhall II and more.
Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 6:45pm | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 1:45pm | Saturday - Town Hall - 5:45pm Sunday - The Blues Train (Carriage D) - Departs 10am, 11am, 12pm
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F R I DAY N I G H T T I M E TA B L E FRI
LIGHTHOUSE STAGE
OZONE LOUNGE
HIPPOS STAGE
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
GLANEUSE STAGE
THE PAVILION
G AT E S O P E N 5 P M
PM
5:30 - 6:15 Sweethearts
6:30 - 6:45
6:15 - 7:15 The East Pointers
6:30 - 7:15 DJ Vince Peach
6:45 - 7:45 Ron Artis II & The Truth
7:15 - 8:15 Mia Dyson
7:45 - 8:45 8:15 - 8:45 DJ Vince Peach
Acoustic/Folk FOOT-in-the-DOOR 6.00 - 6.15
7:00 - 7:15 7:30 - 7:45 8:00 - 8:15
30/70 8:15 - 9:30
8:45 - 9:45
Hot Potato Band
8:45 - 9:30 Hussy Hicks
The Teskey Brothers 9:30 - 10:30 GL
9:45 - 10:30 DJ Vince Peach
10:00 - 11:00 The Southern River Band
10.30 - 12.00
10:30 - 11:15 Sagamore
Xavier Rudd GENRE LEGEND
(intended as a rough guide only)
BLUES & ROOTS
FOLKY
KIDS
SOULFUL
LAUGHS
ROCK
BEATS/DANCE
COUNTRY
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T IeMt aE bT lAeB L E SS aAtTuUr R d aDyA Y Tim SAT 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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LIGHTHOUSE STAGE
OZONE LOUNGE
11:30 - 12:30 The East Pointers
HIPPOS GLANEUSE THE STAGE STAGE PAVILION G AT E S OPEN 11:00AM 11:15 - 12:15 Bellarine VET Music Showcase
12:00 - 12:45 Sammy J 12:30 - 1:15 Stella Donnelly
12:45 - 1:45 Bob Evans 1:15 - 2:15 Lindi Ortega
2:15 - 3:15 Beccy Cole
2:45 - 3:45 Mama Kin Spender
3:45 - 4:45 Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence
4:15 - 5:15 Gabriel Garzรณn-Montano
5:30 - 6:30 Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project
1:45 - 2:45 Ron Artis II & The Truth
3:15 - 4:15 Hat Fitz & Cara
4:45 - 5:45 The Wilson Pickers
6:30 - 7:15 Creek
8:30 - 9:30 Hot Potato Band
10:45 - 12:00 The Bamboos
5:30 - 6:15 Ukulele Death Squad Rock FOOT-inthe-DOOR
10:15 - 11:15 Too Many Zooz
12:45 - 1:30 Allysha Joy
8:00 - 9:00 Jazz Party
8:15 - 8:30 8:45 - 9:00
9:45 - 11:00 The East Pointers
3:15 - 4:00 The Mae Trio
4:15 - 4:45 MarimbaTaters
4:30 - 5:15 The Teskey Brothers
5:45 - 6:30 Ron Artis II & The Truth
6:45 - 7:00 7:15 - 7:30
9:00 - 10:15 Bernard Fanning
10:15 - 10:45 DJ Vince Peach
11:30 - 12:15 Hat Fitz & Cara
2:00 - 2:45 Miss Eileen & King Lear
3:15 - 4:00 Stella Donnelly
7:45 - 8:00 8:15 - 9:00 DJ Vince Peach
1:15 - 1:45 Nicholas Ridiculous
2:00 - 2:45 Caiti Baker
4:15 - 5:00 Little Georgia
7:00 - 8:00 Sex On Toast
7:15 - 8:15 Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
11:30 - 12:30 Hoop Fusion
TOWN HALL
2:45 - 3:15 TimTim
5:45 - 6:30 The Southern River Band 6:30 - 7:15 DJ Vince Peach
12:45 - 1:30 Didirri
KIDS QUARTER
9:30 - 10:15 The Refuge
10:45 - 11:30 The Imprints
7:00 - 7:45 Hussy Hicks
S A T SUaRt D E Te At aBbLlEe u rAdYa yT ITMi m THE BLUES TRAIN
BREWHOUSE UPSTAIRS
ANGLICAN CHURCH 11:00 - 11:45 Andie
10am, 11am and 12 Midday Departures
11:30 - 12:15 Hussy Hicks
Carriage A Black Rabbit George Carriage B Pat Tierney
12:15 - 1:00 The Mae Trio
Carriage C Ukulele Death Squad
12:45 - 1:30 Spiritus
Carriage D The Teskey Brothers
2:00 - 2:45 Little Georgia
Carriage A Travis Bowlin
Carriage C The Imprints
12:45 - 1:30 Hey Mammoth
11:15 - 12:00 James Franklin
12:30 - 1:15 Andrea Robertson Band
1:30 -2:15 Tom Richardson
1pm, 2pm and 3pm Departures
Carriage B Andie
UNITING CHURCH
SALT LOUNGE
1:45 - 2:30 The Wilson Pickers
2:00 - 2:45 Rough River 2:45 - 3:30 Didirri
3:15 - 4:00 Hey Mammoth
3:15 - 4:00 James Franklin 4:00 - 4:45 Rough River
Carriage D Freya Josephine Hollick
4:30 - 5:15 Pat Tierney
3:00 - 3:45 Black Rabbit George
4:15 - 5:00 Caiti Baker
4:30 - 5:15 Spiritus
BOWLING CLUB
CIRCA 1902 11:00 - 11:45 Miss Eileen & King Lear
12:15 - 1:00 Izzy Losi & The Auracles
1:30 - 2:15 Heath Robertson Band
2:45 - 3:30 Bec Goring
4:00 - 4:45 Creek
5:45 - 6:30 Tom Richardson
6:00 - 6:45 Bec Goring
7:15 - 8:00 Sagamore
8:15 - 9:00 Travis Bowlin
GENRE LEGEND
(intended as a rough guide only)
BLUES & ROOTS
FOLKY
KIDS
SOULFUL
LAUGHS
ROCK
BEATS/DANCE
COUNTRY
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S U N DAY T I M E TA B L E SUN 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
LIGHTHOUSE STAGE
OZONE LOUNGE
HIPPOS STAGE G AT E S
11:30 - 12:15 Yirrmal & The Miliyawutj
11:45 - 1:00 QMF Comedy Show MC Nath Valvo, Demi Lardner, Ivan Aristeguieta & Harley Breen
12:45 - 1:45 Nai Palm
GLANEUSE THE STAGE PAVILION OPEN 11:00AM
11:45 - 12:30 Freya Josephine Hollick
12:45 - 1:30 The Mae Trio
11:30 - 12:15 Andie Blues & Roots 12:30 - 12:45 1:00 - 1:15 1:30 - 1:45
1:45 - 2:15 DJ Vince Peach
1:30 - 2:30 Irish Mythen
2:15 - 3:30 The Beautiful Girls
3:30 - 4:15 DJ Vince Peach
4:15 - 5:30 The Temper Trap
2:00 - 3:00 The Teskey Brothers
3:00 - 4:00 Jon Cleary 3:30 - 4:30 Too Many Zooz
KIDS QUARTER
11:15 - 12:15 Red The Clown
12:15 - 1:15 Ice Carving Display
11:30 - 12:15 The Wilson Pickers
12:45 - 1:30 Lindi Ortega
1:30 - 2:00 The Lost Circus
2:00 - 2:15
2:45 - 3:30 The Southern River Band
TOWN HALL
2:00 - 2:45 Gabriel Garzón-Montano 3:00 - 3:30 The Kazoos
3:15 - 4:00 The Imprints
4:30 - 5:30 Russell Morris
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S U N DAY T I M E TA B L E THE BLUES TRAIN 10am, 11am & 12midday Departures Carriage A Little Georgia
BREWHOUSE UPSTAIRS
11:30 - 12:15 Rough River
Carriage B Didirri Carriage C Hat Fitz & Cara Carriage D Ron Artis II & the Truth
1pm, 2pm & 3pm Depatures
Carriage C Bec Goring Carriage D Creek
SALT LOUNGE 11:00 - 11:45 Black Rabbit George
11:45 - 12:30 The East Pointers 12:15 - 1:00 Tom Richardson
12:45 - 1:30 The Imprints
2:00 - 2:45 Black Rabbit George
Carriage A Hussy Hicks Carriage B James Franklin
ANGLICAN CHURCH
1:00 - 1:45 Miss Eileen & King Lear
2:15 - 3:00 Andrea Robertson Band
3:15 - 4:00 Travis Bowlin
1:30 - 2:15 Caiti Baker
2:45 - 3:30 Pat Tierney
3:30 - 4:15 Freya Josephine Hollick
GENRE LEGEND
UNITING CHURCH 11:15 - 12:15 Tides of Welcome
12:30 - 1:15 Mama Kin Spender
1:45 - 2:30 Stella Donnelly
3:00 - 3:45 Hat Fitz & Cara
CIRCA 1902
BOWLING CLUB
11:00 - 11:45 Pat Tierney
11:00 - 11:45 Hey Mammoth
12:15 - 1:00 Travis Bowlin
12:15 - 1:00 Ukulele Death Squad
1:30 - 2:15 Andie
1:30 - 2:15 Spiritus
2:45 - 3:30 Ukulele Death Squad
2:45 - 3:30 Little Georgia
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BLUES & ROOTS
FOLKY
KIDS
SOULFUL
LAUGHS
ROCK
BEATS/DANCE
COUNTRY
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F O O D S TA L L S 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.
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.
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.
THE CHARCOAL PIT
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.
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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F O O D S TA L L S 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 will be offering South American Argentinian Empanadas. Perfect for eating on the go and extremely tasty!
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.
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.
KALLONI LITTLE DESSERT ISLAND
Kalloni Little Dessert Island is a food trailer catering in Greek sweets and loukoumades and other sweet delicacies and beverages. We are a mobile cafe catering to people’s sweet tooth and bringing the sweetness of Greece to Melbourne.
THOSE GUYS FOOD
We are 2 brothers from America that now live in Melbourne and over a few beers one night decided we needed to represent the authentic American food classics so in 2015 we started a food truck. Our commitment to buying locally sourced, hormone free and environmentally sustainable produce is what drives us and makes the food taste so gosh darn good.
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FF O O dD SSt Ta Al lLs L S oo J A PA N E S E R I C E B OX
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).
SOUL KITCHEN WOODFIRED PIZZA
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.
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Keep an eye out for Royal Road this summer as we roll her Regal Rump into town for the 21st 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.
SEÑOR CHURRO
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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FOO F oDo S d TSAt La Ll lSs R O U N D T H E W AY
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 KAISERS 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 W AY 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.
P E R L A TACO S
Perla Tacos sell soft tacos and salads that are gluten free, healthy and super tasty. They pride themselves on their healthy and locally sourced ingredients and cooking methods. Perla Tacos principles centre on providing unique Mexican flavours, minimising negative impact on the environment, and providing affordable, healthy food choices for people of all ages.
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ARTISTS ROUGH RIVER Rough River is the musical project of folk and alternative country singer/ songwriter Kate Skinner; her work quietly aching with tales of love gone by and a yearning for the natural world. Her live show lends a certain looseness and grit that underpins folk in the old sense of the word - not as a set of readable signs, but as an act of communion.
Playing: Saturday - Salt Lounge - 2:00pm | Saturday - Anglican Church - 4:00pm | Sunday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 11:30am
RUSSELL MORRIS ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, #1 selling Platinum artist, King of Pop, Australian icon - just a few words commonly used to describe Aussie legend Russell Morris. First emerging behind ‘60s pop rock outfit Somebody’s Image, it’s Morris’ solo career which has brought him the most success. Early hit, Hush, and a stellar cover of Bob Dylan’s Baby Blue revealed a young songwriter capable beyond his years. Following that, Morris penned specialties such as Sweet Sweet Love, The Girl and That I Love before landing on the timeless classic, The Real Thing. Morris was quickly becoming a household name and slots alongside industry heavyweights such as Cher, the Bee Gees, Linda Ronstadt and the Beach Boys came thick and fast. In 2012, the luminary captured the hearts and imaginations Playing: Sunday - Hippos Stage - 4:30pm
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of Australians when he unveiled the acclaimed album, Sharkmouth, the first of a trilogy of albums re-telling some amazing stories from the Australia’s past. The blues rock collection sprawls narratives such as Breaker Morant, his father’s escape of Sandakan, the Eureka Stockade and many more. Fresh-faced and raring to go, punters will be witnessing a living legend going to work when Morris comes to Queenscliff Music Festival.
ARTISTS SAGAMORE In 2017, Sagamore are back with their debut album Charlemont Reef, a collection of heartfelt songs that swagger with blue-eyed soul and afro funk laden grooves. Awarded the 2014 Queenscliff Music Festival’s Emerging Artist Grant, the band have spent the last two and half years pursuing inspiration across continents, and realizing their musical vision in the hills of Aireys Inlet. Sagamore’s debut album is a stunning mix of songs and sounds, banded together by timeless songwriting and considered arrangements. Charlemont Reef is out now through Dusky Tracks.
Playing: Friday - The Pavilion - 10:30pm | Saturday - Bowling Club - 7:15pm
SAMMY J Sammy J is an award-winning comedian, writer and musician. A proud nerd, he abandoned his law degree to travel the world and sing funny songs for a living. You may have seen him on TV, at a festival, or as one half of the man/puppet duo Sammy J & Randy. As a solo act, Sammy J was nominated for the Barry Award this year, won Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe in 2016 and, in 2006, took home Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2008, a collaboration with puppeteer Heath McIvor led to the dark musical comedy Forest of Dreams but since then, a lot of his success has come alongside purple puppet friend, Randy. Over the past few years, the acclaimed two-piece show has journeyed the globe from the Sydney Opera House to London’s West End. On top of his luminous stage work, Sammy J is a proud ambassador for the mentoring service, Big Brothers Big Sisters. Yet, Sammy J’s biggest project remains unfinished. In 2008, he started The 50 Year Show, a comedy spectacular that will run every five years until 2058. The show continues in Melbourne in 2018. Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 12:00pm
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND Within the first year of formation, The Southern River Band has literally gone from playing to a handful of people and the bar staff down at The Thornlie Tavern to selling out headline shows across Western Australia as one of Perth’s Powerhouse acts. Rock’n’roll with a dash of boogie woogie and a sprinkle of country, or as someone best summed it up once as: “Just sounds like a goddamn Saturday night”. Influenced by the purest rock and roll bands of the 70’s and 80’s, from timeless melodies written by Bob Seger and the Glenn Frey to heavier riffs in Van Halen and Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Southern River Band’s plethora of songs covers various genres, all delivered in explosive, true SRB style. The Southern River Band’s debut album ‘Live At The Pleasuredome’ was in such high demand that they sold out one of Perth’s premiere music venues Jack Rabbit Slim’s. The Southern River Band’s show really is one big party that everyone is invited to. Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 10:00pm | Saturday - Hippos Stage - 5:45pm | Sunday - The Pavilion - 2:45pm
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AA R r tTi Is St sT S SEX ON TOAST Sex on Toast are an irrepressibly charming ten-man organisation who specialise in raw early-80’s funk, hard-edged new jack swing, blazing improvisation and heartfelt blue-eyed soul. Currently residing in Melbourne, their choreographed stage act, complex arrangements, performative larrikinism and danceability have won the hearts of casual punters and hardcore fans alike. In 2014, their self-titled debut album was released, featuring the lead singles Takin’ Over and Hold My Love. Sell-out shows through Melbourne and Sydney ensued to rave reviews and ecstatic crowds. Sex on Toast’s festival accolades are impressive, with performances at Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and St Kilda Festival the standouts. With hits that effortlessly compel your hips to swing, the dance floor will be a frenzy when Sex on Toast come to Queenscliff Music Festival.
Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 7:00pm
SPIRITUS Spiritus are an indie roots Singer/Songwriting trio performing meaningful, intimate and raw original songs. The Chilean/ Australian trio express their songs to you with honesty and passion in a combination of acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, violin and soulful three-part vocal harmonies. Emily, Pia and Amaya invite you to indulge in their sound, stories and spirit.
Playing: Saturday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 12:45pm | Saturday - Salt Lounge - 4:30pm | Sunday - Bowling Club - 1:30pm
S T E L L A D O N N E L LY Stella Donnelly has forged her way to the forefront of the new guard of songwriters in Australia. She has most recently achieved her own identity with the release of her first critically acclaimed EP, Thrush Metal. The first song from the EP, Mechanical Bull, has spread like wildfire since Stella was recently Triple j’s Unearthed Feature Artist. Her brutally honest lyrics combined with jazz-folk sensibilities will leave you feeling like you’ve known Stella all your life.
Playing: Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 12:30pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 3:15pm | Sunday - Uniting Church - 1:45pm
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A RATrI tSi T s tSs SWEETHEARTS Geelong and the Surfcoast is home to a true world leader in music. The Sweethearts, audacious, exhilarating and an ever-youthful neo-soul band were recently awarded in Italy during their 2017 Europe tour, for their contribution to the world music industry. Sweethearts are the only Australian musicians to have shared the stage with the great Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie (Aretha Franklin, James Brown and B.B. King). Sweethearts’ soul is good for the soul.
Playing: Friday - Glaneuse Stage - 5:30pm
THE TEMPER TRAP It’s been an adventurous few years for The Temper Trap with over a million albums sold, arena supports with Coldplay and the Rolling Stones and stage slots at Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and Coachella. Flashing back to where it began, 2009 saw the outfit announce themselves to the world behind timeless keepsake Sweet Disposition. It created a height of expectation but wouldn’t constrain their capabilities on stunning debut album, Conditions. Years of worldwide touring ensued and so did the loss of Lorenzo Sillitto in 2013. The once five-piece had to adapt to it’s new four-sided polygonal figure. For the first time they looked to collaborate with outside figures – Malay (Frank
Ocean) and Justin Parker (Lana Del Rey, Sia) are just a few names to have lent their services. The same year, a studio for imagination and design was built in North London and so album three would arise. In 2016, 11 tracks were unearthed to shape their first album since 2012, Thick As Thieves. An admirable return to form saw electronic vestiges buttress a very much guitar-driven record. After a string of homecoming dates in 2017, The Temper Trap will be bring a specially curated, exclusive, performance to Queenscliff Music Festival.
Playing: Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 4:15pm
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THE TESKEY BROTHERS Honouring that old school Motown sound and working it into something of their very own, The Teskey Brothers appeared seemingly out of nowhere in 2017 with their debut album Half Mile Harvest. Written by all four band members, the album was self-produced in their own studio and released independently. Listening to the record you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the work of Stax Records alumni in Memphis circa ‘67 and not that of a group of twenty-somethings from the Yarra Valley.
Since its release the band has earned a strong live following throughout Australia and they are in dynamite live form. Not to be missed at QMF 2017!
Playing: Friday - Lighthouse Stage - 8:45pm | Saturday - The Blues Train (Carriage D) - Departs 10am, 11am, 12pm Saturday - Town Hall - 4:30pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 2:00pm
TIDES OF WELCOME The 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 - Uniting Church - 11:15am
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ARTISTS TOO MANY ZOOZ (USA ) At the 2016 CMA Awards, a sound burst from the stage like an earthquake. Beyoncé performed Daddy Lessons accompanied by Dixie Chicks and Too Many Zooz – the New York City trio which originally recorded the song on the star’s Lemonade. Too Many Zooz’s baritone saxophonist Leo Pellegrino, trumpeter Matt Doe, and drummer King of Sludge held Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena stage for mere minutes – a moment which went viral and forged a booming fascination. The outfit’s manic music, dubbed ‘BrassHouse’ by drummer King of Sludge, is an irresistible summoning genres, EDM, house, techno, and glitch, paired to the indigenous punch of Cuban, Afro-Cuban, Caribbean, and Brazilian Carnival rhythms. Marvels of simplicity born of musical complexity. “Our music is a democracy,” Doe says. “From the start, we were all bouncing off each other, listening to each other and not thinking too much.” This will be something special. Playing: Saturday - Hippos Stage - 10:15pm | Sunday - Glaneuse Stage - 3:30pm
TOM RICHARDSON Tom Richardson is your newest oldest friend and is stoked to be back at QMF in 2017 with a brand new CD. With an infectious and genuine demeanour, Tom’s songwriting, storytelling and intricate guitar playing are a delicate balance of grace, truth and passion. Appreciating the freedom of exploration and the privilege of forging relationships with listeners and cultures around the world, Tom has performed in 15 different countries across the globe, reflected in his musical arrangements that may be best categorised into experiences and emotions than genre. Renowned as a “maestro” for his “clever skills” (The AU Review) on the loop pedal, Tom is seen dancing over his pedals, creating soundscapes of four part vocal harmonies, multiple guitar sections and complicated percussion grooves, all live on stage.
Playing: Saturday - Anglican Church - 1:30pm | Saturday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 5:45pm | Sunday - Salt Lounge - 12:15pm
TRAVIS BOWLIN (USA ) Born in a little river town just off the Ohio River called Aurora, Travis Bowlin found his love for roots music at the age 11, when he started singing for the honourable Cincinnati Boy Choir. Throughout his teenage years, Bowlin was very heavily involved in his school’s music program in both band and choir and following his graduation, Bowlin traversed Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana booking as many shows as he could to hone his craft. It wasn’t until 2012 when Bowlin would sign his first independent record deal. In 2014, the songwriter released his first studio single Bad, Bad Man. Featured on radio stations across the world, the hit would land Bowlin a performance spot on Nashville’s NBC News. In 2015, the single See You Again was released along with Bowlin’s first official music video. The track climbed the charts and got the songwriter on the 2016 entry ballot for possible Grammy Nomination in Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song categories. Amidst a huge tour sprawling 20 US states before he arrives to Australia, Bowlin is coming in hot for Queenscliff Music Festival 2017. Playing: Saturday - The Blues Train (Carriage A) - Departs 1, 2, 3pm | Saturday - Bowling Club - 8:15pm Sunday - Circa 1902 - 12:15pm | Sunday - The Brewhouse Upstairs - 3:15pm
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ARTISTS TRUE SPIRIT R E V I VA L YO G A Yoga Loves Music, your favourite way to experience yoga is back in 2017! An epic journey back to the truth of who we are at our deepest level. Imagine an uplifting yoga practice, merged with live music, humour, play and connection. Step into the most soulful blend of contemporary grooves, weaved with traditional mantras and paired with heart wisdom. A workshop combination of live rhythms and a yoga practice fuelled on waves of sound & collective breath, invoking the highest connection to self and awakening of mojo. An experience not to be missed! Playing: Saturday - Monahan Centre - 8:00am & 9:30am | Sunday - Monahan Centre – 8:00am & 9:30am
U K U L E L E D E AT H S Q UA D The Ukulele Death Squad aims to entertain and wow by pushing the boundaries of the small four-stringed instrument – the ukulele. With their own uke style, blending Flamenco, Mexican and Folk, which sold-out their debut Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe shows, the squad will warp your perceptions of ukuleles one nylon string at a time. With stage craft, mad thumping rhythms and outrageous solos, the squad will quite literally blow your minds. Enter at your own risk.
Playing: Saturday - The Blues Train (Carriage C) - Departs 10am, 11am, 12pm | Saturday - The Pavilion - 5:30pm Sunday - Bowling Club - 12:15pm | Sunday - Circa 1902 - 2:45pm
VINCE PEACH 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 sessions ‘In the Basement’ 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! Expect to hear the likes of 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 - 6:30pm | Saturday - Ozone Lounge - 6:30pm | Sunday - Ozone Lounge - 1:45pm
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ARTISTS THE WILSON PICKERS
The Wilson Pickers are a five-piece ensemble consisting of Andrew Morris, Danny Widdicombe, John Bedggood, Sime Nugent and Ben Salter. Each of the five members are acclaimed performers in their own right - Morris has released five solo albums and tours in Bernard Fanning’s band; Nugent has fronted a number of Melbourne ensembles and is a member of duo Sweet Jean; Widdicombe has released a number of solo albums and has performed with Tim Rogers; Salter is an award winning solo artist and founding member of The Gin Club and Giants of Science; and John Bedggood is a sought after instrumentalist who has performed with David Bridie, Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Bernard Fanning and many others. Together they perform a blend of folk, country and blues music with bluegrass instrumentation - mandolin, fiddle, banjo, resonator and harmonica - and stirring five part harmonies.
Playing: Saturday - Uniting Church - 1:45pm | Saturday - Glaneuse Stage - 4:45pm | Sunday - Town Hall - 11:30am
X AV I E R R U D D Since the very beginning, Xavier Rudd’s ability to connect with people has been his most powerful gift. The more he has toured the world, the more hearts he has touched and the more of the world he has put back into his music. Enthralling audiences with his multi-instrumentation, Rudd’s 2002 debut album, To Let, introduced a sound that was a mix of guitars, yidakis (didgeridoos), stomp box and percussion, blues harp and vocals. Between 2005 and 2010, Rudd would release another four albums and solidify his musical versatility. Food in the Belly incorporated a range of genres, from reggae to world music to rock. White Moth arrived in 2007 and garnered attention worldwide. Gritty, dark and introspective, 2008’s Dark Shades of Blue would be Rudd’s most adventurous musical foray upon its release.
Yet after ten years, it was 2012 when fans were exposed to Rudd’s most triumphant album, Spirit Bird. Led by the wonderfully delicate Follow The Sun, the LP captured the most beautiful aspects of his voice, his songs and his spirit. From there, Rudd would form his first-ever full band, the United Nations, on top of a sprawling two-hour live set which has captivated fans the world over.
Playing: Friday - Lighthouse Stage - 10:30pm
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ARTISTS Y I R R M A L & T H E M I L I YA W U T J Yirrmal is the ‘Youngblood’ of the next generation, setting an example of living in two worlds and balancing between traditional and contemporary cultures. He is an inspiring songwriter and guitarist with a powerful voice, melding songlines and folk to sing songs about life and culture. He openly shares his identity, spirit and connection to the land and engages the hearts of those that are lucky enough to hear him. These gripping live performances are something every Australian should experience. New-gen Indigenous artist Yirrmal Marika, from North-East Arnhem Land, has been making inroads into the music scene for the last 3 years. Inspired by his father and founding member of Yothu Yindi, Witiyana Marika, Yirrmal melds tradition and contemporary with passion.
Playing: Sunday - Lighthouse Stage - 11:30am
YO T H U Y I N D I & T H E T R E A T Y P R O J E C T Inspired by the new remix package celebrating the 25th anniversary of “Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)”, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Yothu Yindi reunite with Gavin Campbell, founding member of Filthy Lucre, in a reinvigorated formation featuring original Yothu Yindi members and special guests performing the band’s classic hits as well as brand new material, all with an electronic twist. Founding members of Yothu Yindi Witiyana Marika, Stuart Kellaway and Kevin Marlangay will be joined by the popular Indigenous singer/songwriters Yirrmal, Constantina Bush and Playing: Saturday - Lighthouse Stage - 5:30pm
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Yirrnga Yunupingu who make up the Treaty Project. Young Yolngu man Yirrmal, is the son of Witiyana, while Bush is the larger-than-life, burlesque performing alter-ego of celebrated Indigenous artist and performer Kamahi Djordon King. Rounding out the Treaty Project is new vocalist and Yunupingu clan member Yirrnga. Yothu Yindi released their timeless hit, “Treaty” in 1991 as a protest against a broken promise by the Hawke Government. Clearly, the time is now for the band to once again hit the road, raising awareness for the need for treaty. Treaty yeah, treaty NOW!
2 0 1 7 F O O T- I N -T H E - D O O R W H AT I S T H E F O O T- I N -T H E - D O O R P R O G R A M ? FOOT-in-the-DOOR is a vibrant youth program that is supported by FReeZA and runs for the duration of the Queenscliff Music Festival. Its purpose is to help emerging young artists showcase their talents, and as the name suggests get a ‘foot-in-the-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: Acoustic/Folk, 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.
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2017 QMF PROGRAM Friday 24th - Acoustic/Folk 6:00 – 6:15pm: Rhiannon Winsor 6:30 – 6:45pm: Fenn Wilson 7:00 – 7:15pm: Shelbey Jean 7:30 – 7:45pm: Maddie Rose 8:00 – 8:15pm: Sunrise Monarch Saturday 25th - Rock 6:45 – 7:00pm: Trash Wave 7:15 – 7:30pm: Bones and Jones 7:45 – 8:00pm: Phaedo 8:15 – 8:30pm: Malahdo 8:45 – 9:00pm: Hiddenite Sunday 26th - Blues, Roots & Beyond 12:30 – 12:45pm: Jimmy O’Hare 1:00 – 1:15pm: Square 1 1:30 – 1:45pm: Momoko Rose 2:00 – 2:15pm: Doona Cocoon
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KIDS QUARTER HOOP FUSION
With a passion for all things circular, local act Hoop Fusion brings along a gigantic stack of hoops and fun. Prepare to be hoopnotized by the tricks and twirls then unleash your little ones and let them in on the spin. Creative director and self confessed hoop addict Tarn, has been teaching her spiralling art form for over a decade and is excited to be sharing her hoops again at Queenscliff Music Festival. SATURDAY - KIDS QUARTER -11:30 AM
M A R I M B ATAT E R S
The MarimbaTaters are students from Tate Street Primary School in East Geelong who love to play marimba! This energetic band plays African-inspired tunes and funky grooves that will have you dancing. Students in the MarimbaTaters rehearse at school in their own time and some have been members the band for three years. The band is led by teacher and community music leader Dani Rocca, and accompanied at the festival by Adam Burke and David Jeffery on percussion. No strangers to performing, the MarimbaTaters are mallet-wavingly excited to be at Queenscliff! SATURDAY - KIDS QUARTER - 4.15 PM
THE KAZOOS
The Kazoos are one of Australias most acclaimed children’s acts. Touring nationally and internationally since 2008 they have performed at some of the countries most prestigious events and theatres. Many prominent media and entertainment personalities are raving about The Kazoos. Olympic swimmer Michael Klim says,”Our kids are obsessed with The Kazoos, we are definitely their biggest fans,” while Chris Cheney from the Living End proclaims, “My daughter is so star struck by The Kazoos! They might as well be The Beatles!” The Herald Sun has branded them “the challenges to The Wiggles throne” because if The Kazoos do one thing exceptionally well it’s entertain kids! SUNDAY - KIDS QUARTER - 3.00 PM
ICE CARVING
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 - 12:15 PM
THE LOST CIRCUS
The gang from ‘Pirate Ship Productions’ are back with a new show ‘The Lost Circus’! The ringmasters have arrived but they have lost their circus! No trapeze artists, jugglers or lion tamers! What are they to do? Hang on for a crazy ride as the team madly improvise to create a super circus. They’ll have to use their wits, hidden skills and audience members to get the job done! SUNDAY - KIDS QUARTER - 1:30 PM
NICHOLAS RIDICULOUS
Get ready to be silly with the Kids Comedy show, Nicholas Ridiculous will entertain the whole family with slapstick comedy, silly stunts, special guests and a few circus skills. SUNDAY - KIDS QUARTER - 1:15 PM
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KIDS QUARTER TIMTIM
TimTim’s giant bubbles, roving comedy on stilts and funny easy going circle shows will leave you crocheted! Not one to be undone he will rise up and take over your families mind with strange scientific tricks and unusual street clowning - worlds giant-est bubbles, do you need sauce with that? and is that a balloon up your nose or are you just pleased to be near the sea? Don’t miss something rare and special. Also includes rare and endangered animal acts. SATURDAY - KIDS QUARTER - 2:45 PM
RED THE CLOWN
Red the Clown has become a legend to generations of children. With a career spanning three decades, spent entertaining and educating youngsters to the joys, thrills and challenges of performance, Red has earned himself a reputation for being one of Australia’s most renowned clowning characters. Red’s style is a loveable blend of the traditional and contemporary in clowning, reflected not only in his modern styled costuming coupled with full face makeup, but also in his dynamic yet Sensitive approach to his audience. SUNDAY - KIDS QUARTER -11:15 AM
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Big Rory and Ochie the Dog are no ordinary street theatre characters. They explode onto an audience. A giant Scotsman and his endearing giant dog. Visually enormous, their characters are huge too. Watch out for The Giant Seagulls! Totally surrealistic, with working beaks, they’ll be rummaging in bags and pockets, stealing food from plates and picnic baskets, causing chaos and squabbling amongst themselves. The Sniffer Dogs are Surreal security! On the prowl for unusual smells they leave people screaming with laughter. Hiarious! Mirabelle the Snail may be slow and quiet, but watch out because she’s hungry. Picnics, lunch boxes and unsuspecting children beware – Mirabelle’s liable to leave no basket unturned in the never-ending quest for lunch. Albrecht the Rhino roams the urban jungle on the hunt for food, shelter and fun. Don’t get on the wrong side of him however; he is not adverse to charging!
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WELCOME 2017
W E L C O M E TO T H E 2 0 1 7 Q U E E N S C L I F F M U S I C F E S T I VA L Last year was a huge success for Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) and we celebrated our 20th anniversary in great style. Not only was it the first time we have sold out prior to the festival weekend, but QMF also won the Victorian Tourism Award in the Festivals & Events category for 2016. Most importantly, the feedback we received from last year’s festival attendees was overwhelmingly positive, and this has been reflected in record ticket sales for 2017, with the festival again sold out prior to the festival weekend. Your feedback is important to us, and we review each and every survey so that we can continue to improve your festival experience. This year, in addition to another great line-up of both international and Australian artists, we have focused on revamping the site, creating more open space and easier movement between venues, improved seating and bar facilities, and streamlining the drink tickets process. You will notice in 2017, we have also introduced scanning of wristbands on exit from the main festival site. This will help us gather important data on numbers of people within the site, to assist with emergency management and support future planning. We are actively pursuing a carbon neutral festival, and have initiated a number of site improvements designed to reduce our carbon footprint. In addition to power and sewerage enhancements to the site, we are stepping up our focus on recycling. To help us recycle as much waste as possible over the weekend, we seek your assistance by using the bins as marked, as this will stop contaminated recyclables ending up as landfill. The success of our festival is primarily due to the fantastic work of our energetic festival director, Andrew Orvis and his team, Lee Rosser, Vivien Fogarty, and Louise Roberts. Andrew and his team work tirelessly throughout the year to ensure the festival maintains high standards, meets community expectations, and introduces new and varied experiences. Supported by a small band of volunteers who provide year round support, the number of volunteers over the weekend swells to well over 400. We are indebted to our volunteers, many of whom have qualified for 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service. You will see our many volunteers across the weekend wearing their Q-Crew T-shirts, they are there to assist you, as required.
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Producing a financial surplus is an important element for the sustainability of QMF. This means being able to confidently run the Festival each year and plan for the future, being able to contribute to long term infrastructure for Lower Princess Park, (good for QMF and good to attract new events to Queenscliff) and make a contribution back to the Queenscliff community. Part of our festival surplus together with the generous donations provided by our Friends of the Festival, goes to supporting local emerging artists, and we are pleased to announce that for 2017 the Emerging Artist Grant, now in its seventh year, has been awarded to Andrea Robertson and The Refuge, both of whom are playing over the weekend. I hope you can give them your support by going to their gigs at the Festival. We also have a number of partnerships with community groups to provide services to the festival where they have the capacity and capability to do so. In this way, our festival provides important fundraising opportunities for various community groups. Our sincere thanks must also go to our sponsors, all of whom are listed within the program. Their support is invaluable, and we ask that you support them where you can. Particular thanks must go to our major sponsors Visit Victoria, Searoad Ferries, and the Borough of Queenscliffe. A special Happy Birthday to Searoad Ferries who celebrated their 30th Birthday this year. We firmly believe that the headline act for QMF is Queenscliff itself, a truly wonderful part of the world, with much to see and enjoy. I 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 some of the other benefits Queenscliff has to offer. In 2018, QMF will be working on new Winter Weekend events in June & July, so we look forward to welcoming you back to our beautiful town then! On behalf of the QMF Board, welcome to QMF 2017 and thank you for your ongoing support.
Geoff Mutton Chair - QMF Board
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H A N DY ST U F F GETTING 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 and Brewhouse, all venues are wheelchair friendly. The Lighthouse & Hippos stages have a viewing platform. Look for the Access signs at each venue. There are three accessible toilets located within the Festival Precinct. Full QMF Access Plan at qmf.net.au and info point. 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. Cloakroom and Phone Charging - New to QMF in 2017 For a small fee, the Queenscliff Sea Scouts have a venue located within the Festival site for cloakroom facilities and phone charging stations. ATMs - No ATM on site. Drink Token Booths & Merchandise have EFTPOS facilities. Bendigo & ANZ ATMs on Hesse St.
MARKETS
Queenscliffe Community Market 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, located near the ticket exchange 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.
SAC R E D T I M E , SAC R E D P L AC E
A Sea of Grace 10am, Sunday 26th November Music, Stories, Reflections with Peter Roberts on harp
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H A N DY ST U F F H E A LT H
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. Sunscreen - is available free from First Aid and from the Info Point. Waterfilling 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 empty 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.
F R I E N DS O F T H E F E ST I VA L
Suzanne Alderson, Jan Alexander, Dale Alexander, John Anthony, Andrea Backshall, Thomas Baker, Sue Beeton, Louise Bench, Louise Berger, Liz Bishop, Fran Briard, Tim Brown, Ria Bua, Helen Butler, Danielle Caffery, Simon Caldwell, Barbara Caldwell, Michelle Cameron, Deidre Chandler, lisa Clark, Adam Clarke, David Cliff, Wendy Cohen, Janine Collier, Luke Consedine, Helen Daly, Tara Dawborn, Fiona Dawson, Kellie de Burgh, Susan Dickson, John Dingeldei, Louise Dressing, Llewellyn Duncan, Peter Duncan, Hannah Duncan-Jones, David Dundon, DAWN EASTON, Mario Ermacora, Paul Fahey, Michael Falconer, Tony Fealy, Frank Filippone, Sue Filippone, Rebecca Fletcher, Russell Ford, Robyn Ford, Ros Franet, Rod Gardiner, Tamara Gaylard, Andrew Gaylard, Philippa Godwin, Geoff Golden, Jen Grigg, Edward T Guida, Christine Harris, Paul Heseltine, Jan Hodge, Gavin Hodge, Tony Hodges, Josie Hodges, Kevin Holland, James Horgan, James Horgan, kathryn howe, Cath Hurley, Joanne Jennings, Peter Johnstone, Alan Joyce, Rick Kayler-Thomson, Vanessa Kowalski, Scott landells, Krista Lang, Di Lehne, John Lesser, Kerrie Lingham, Lui Lipari, Dean Lombard, Jo Lovelock, Philippa Lytzki, Jill Maes, Roswitha (Sue) Makovec, Sara Martin, Tracey McAlpine, Georgia McElvaney, Ian McKenzie, Murray Mclaren, Andy Merlot, Ashley Miller, Chris Moran, Nastassia Moran, Susan Morwood, Catherine Nash, Enoki Paskov, Ashley Patten, Mitchell Patten, Louise Pearce, Liz Ransome, Janet Reynolds, Richard Riccio, Jennifer Roberts, Mark Rodda, Kate Rogers, Megan Romanski, Shelley Rowlandd, Judy Ryan, Danielle Rys, Phoebe Scanlon, Megan Scott, Adelaide Sinclair, Jen Thompson, James Thompson, Tracy Trewhella, Hugh Trewhella, Jim Tucker, Pinky Watson, Andrew Webster, Graham Wells, Mark Williams
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. 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.
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R E U S E, R E D U C E, R E C YC L E
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS IN REDUCING OUR LANDFILL WASTE.
You can help us by following these key steps…
R E-U S E YO U R B E E R A N D W I N E C U PS D O N’ T D RO P YO U R R U B B I S H O N T H E G RO U N D
It makes for a cleaner and safer QMF for everyone and keeps rubbish out of our local environments.
PUTTING YOUR RUBBISH/RECYCLING IN TO THE CORRECT BIN
Check signs on bins. The can only bins are for aluminium cans only.
S U P P O R T O U R E F F O R T S TO E L I M I N AT E S I N G L E - U S E C U P S
QMF is a single-use plastic water bottle free zone. Bring a re-usable drink bottle or coffee cup or grab them from the merch tent.
P U T YO U R B U T T A W AY !
Please dispose of your cigarette butts in the butt bins provided within the designated smoking areas
P L E A S E H E L P U S LO O K A F T E R O U R E N V I RO N M E N T.
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Point Lonsdale Guest House
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
SITE SERVICES
Geoff Mutton, Chair Peter Callahan Dennis Farrugia Sarah Cohen Wayne Jury Fran Briard Jane Wager Carolyn Williams Bruce Calder – Finance Committee Rob Hurley – Governance Committee
Site Manager: Brad Morton Site Volunteer Coordinator: Claire Hedger Site Guru & Special Projects: Stuart Miller Signage: Graham Ryan Bar Manager: Simon O’Keefe Electricians: Surf Coast Electrical Area & Venue Wardens Coordinator: Dale Scarff & Frank O’Sullivan Waste Management: Queenscliff Cricket Club Going Out Shovels: Tony James
FESTIVAL OFFICE
To all our volunteers, staff, crew, artists and friends – THANK YOU!
Festival Director: Andrew Orvis Admin Officer & Volunteer Coordinator: Viv Fogarty Operations & Production Manager: Lee Rosser Admin Assistant/FReeZA Coordinator: Louise Roberts Finance Officer: Monica Clemow Queen of Printing & Laminating: Anne Molloy School Based Apprentice: Caitlin Reynolds IT Department: Lachlan Miller Dropbox Coordinator: Chris Dain
ARTIST SERVICES
Artist Services Team Leaders: Lui Lipari Backstage Host: David Child, Kate Engler & Simon Thorn Accommodation: Edith Fahey & Dimity Harris Kids Quarter: Tracey Rickard & Bellarine Kids
CUSTOMER SERVICES
Registration & Information: Jane Wager Ticket Exchange: Anne Horsley & Glenys Bibby Bar Tickets: Ross McDonald & Monica Clemow Merchandise: Nick Ohlson Schools Concert Coordinator: Eleanor Bishop
OFF SITE VENUES
The Bellarine Railway Queenscliff Bowling Club Circa 1902 Queenscliff Uniting Church Saint George the Martyr Anglican Church Salt Contemporary Art Queenscliff Brewhouse
OFF SITE VENUE SERVICES
Queenscliff Town Hall, Salt Gallery, Bowling Club, Circa 1902, Queenscliff Brewhouse, Uniting and Anglican Churches: Carolyn Williams and Jacinta & Dennis Farrugia The Blues Train: Amy Jolie Buskers: Louise Roberts and Caitlin Reynolds QMF Campground: Monica Nitz, Margaret Scott Weekend Markets: Queenscliffe Community Market
MARKETING SERVICES
Festival Publicity & Media Relations: Penney & Logan PR Photography: Lisa Kenny, Rodney Nicholson Poster & Merchandise Design: Jack Tierney – Listen to the Graphics Program Booklet Design & Production: Ben Driscoll -Furst Media
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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, Anne Horsley, David Hutchison, Rob Hurley, Rob Hutton, Lynne Huxley, Lynne Knight, John Lesser, Lui Lipari, Neil MacPherson, Jude McCudden, Colleen McEwan, Steve McEwan, Alison McKenzie, Lisa Meyers, Stuart Miller, Jenny Moon, Barbara Moss, Anne Molloy, Geoff Mutton, Rodney Nicholson, Greg Parry, Jacky Porter, Gary Price, Alan Quaife, Sally Riddle, Graham Ryan, Jane Wager, Julie Walker RIP Helen Widdowfield
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