Mullum Music Festival Program 2015 by Red Square Music

I’m a big fan of BBC Two’s flagship music show ‘Laterwith Jools Holland’, where legendary musicians and brand new acts from around the world, all perform live in a club setting on multiple bandstands. Jools walks around from stage to stage with different musical genres at each stop. For lovers of music it’s the perfect format. I like to think the Mullum Music Festival takes from this ethos, where jazz meets country, classical and popular music go hand in hand, or folk can share a stage with hip hop. It’s with huge pleasure that in 2015 we present Canadian singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith, a favourite of Jools (check out online Ron and Jools playing the Charlie Rich tune Feel Like Goin Home). Other legendary artists coming to Mullum this year include New Zealand’s Trinity Roots and Cornerstone Roots, Ben Ottewell (the not so secret weapon of UK indie act Gomez), Germany’s internationally acclaimed pianist Hauschka and Robert Forster, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens. Harry Angus has again curated his beloved Village Vanguard venue, programming some of his favourite artists from the Melbourne club scene, as well as creating a new piano bar space featuring his long time musical collaborator Ollie McGill (Cat Empire).

As has been the case in the past the festival will embrace many aspects of the local community. This year Mullum S.E.E.D. (Mullumbimby Sustainability Education and Enterprise Development) presents a program of walks, talks, forums, workshops, and activities that encourage sustainable and good living with our environment. We are also partnering with CORUM (Community-Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby), once again presenting our popular Youth Mentorship program, supporting the Training Station and working closely with the Neighborhood Centre. This official festival program outlines many more wonderful organisations and projects that will underpin the amazing performance program for the four days of the festival. The Mullum Music Festival is a wrist banded event. Wearing the official festival wrist band gives you access to all the venues involved (depending on venue capacity). It is important to get to your favourite ‘must see’ gigs early, as it is inevitable some shows will fill up. For up to the minute venue and show information check out the festival website. It’s important if you do drive to the festival that you park legally and in sensible locations, see our map for parking options. Have a wonderful four days of music. Glenn Wright Festival Director

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This year we can look forward to the return of Bullhorn from Brisbane, Emma Donovan and The Putbacks travel from Melbourne for their Mullum debut and the California Honeydrops from California via New Orleans. Locally we have artists MT WARNING, Starboard Cannon and youth mentorship graduate Mali Biggin’s with her new group, Children of Moscow.

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This event has been a great success since its beginnings in 2008, providing the region with a family friendly event supported at all levels within the community. The Mullum Music Festival is to be commended for its strong and mutually beneficial partnerships within the local community. An example is Mullum Music Festival’s partnership with COREM (Community-Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby), working together to raise funds to provide solar panels for the Old Drill Hall which is celebrating its centenary in 2016 and an important venue of the Mullum Music Festival. I can’t wait to be a part of this year’s Festival. Simon Richardson Mayor Byron Shire

This will be my second year as patron for the festival. Last year I had a hell of a good weekend. I got to present and collaborate with some of my favourite musicians, I led a parade, and I took the credit for a lot of other people’s hard work. The best part of the job, for me, is being able to connect artists who I know are awesome with an audience who I know will get it. This festival is unique. The town is as much a performer as any artist in the program. People know when to listen, and when to dance. It’s really so easy for magic to happen. Harry James Angus Festival Patron

RON SEXSMITH (CAN)

Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith will be touring Australia with his band this November, for the first time in 6 years. Having released his 14th studio album ‘Carousel One’ to rave reviews in March, Ron’s shows will be eagerly anticipated by fans of dynamic performance and spine chilling vocals as he showcases 2 decades worth of song craftsmanship. Ron Sexsmith is a major contemporary writer /artist who has collated a sizable and consistently captivating body of work since releasing his self-titled major label debut in 1995.

WE TWO THIEVES Equal parts Americana, folk, gospel and soul, We Two Thieves present heartfelt music peppered with tales of mischievous lovers, broken hearts, tender rebels and an undaunted celebration of the treasures of life. The ultimate collaboration between two unique singer-songwriters, We Two Thieves is the combined force of Emily Lubitz (Tinpan Orange) and Mama Kin, bringing to the stage transcendent vocal harmonies that elevate the grace and power of two of Australia’s most engaging songbirds. From a world steeped in reverence, tradition and storytelling, We Two Thieves feels like a visit from a dear old friend. Following the success of their recent albums – Tinpan Orange’s Over the Sun and Mama Kin’s ARIA nominated The Magician’s Daughter – Emily Lubitz and Mama Kin present ballads from the quieter corners and a handful of rollicking tunes, with Dave Mann rounding out the trio with his deft instrumentation.

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Sexsmith is respected by such luminaries as Bob Dylan and Radiohead, and has been described by Elton John as having the voice of an angel. Other admirers include Chris Martin, Elvis Costello, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Steve Earle, and Sheryl Crow. “Sexsmith is one of the finest songwriters we have at our disposal” – Sydney Morning Herald

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TRINITY ROOTS (NZ)

From the tail of the fish to the tip, Aotearoa has been swept up in the music of Trinity Roots. Following on from their perfectly formed self-titled EP in 2001, Trinity Roots presented True (2002) and Home, Land and Sea (2004), releases that were rewarded with platinum sales. In 2005 they disbanded and took their individual energies to groups like Little Bushman, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Breaks Co-op and Eru Dangerspiel.

ARTE KANELA Formed in 1990, Arte Kanela is widely acclaimed as the unsurpassed and most exciting force in the Australian Flamenco music scene. At the core of the group are the exceptionally gifted Tedesco brothers: musical director, guitarist and composer Richard, and his brother Johnny, principal dancer and choreographer.

Since reforming in 2010 there have been sold out tours within NZ, shows with Fat Freddy’s Drop & Ladi6, festival performances at WOMAD NZ, Homegrown, Rippon Open Air, Coromandel Gold and the prestigious Byron Bay Blues Festival. Recently releasing their 3rd album –’Citizen’ has seen the band playing International Festivals (WOMAD NZ 2015, Celtic Connections UK, Splore, & Sundaise) as well as intensive sellout tours throughout Australia & New Zealand.

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Alongside the striking dance of Chantelle Cano, they have collaborated with Kate Ceberano, The Cat Empire and Puerto Flamenco, and have featured on some of Australia’s highest rating television programs, including Dancing with The Stars, Getaway, Spicks and Specks, The Panel and Postcards. Arte Kanela offer a new perspective to a conventional art form. The contemporary sound, look and feel of each presentation, whilst retaining the essence of Flamenco, ensures an experience packed with extraordinary virtuosity, an emotionally charged execution, and an intimate, visceral connection with the audience.

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EMMA DONOVAN AND THE PUTBACKS Emma Donovan has established herself as one of Australiaʼs finest singer/songwriters. Originally from Northern NSW, Emma has performed across the globe treating audiences to her rich soulful voice as a solo artist and as part of the award winning Black Arm Band. Her vast concert experience includes performances in The Royal Concert Hall London, Musee de Quai Branli Paris, Benaki Museum Athens, Tjibaou Cultural Centre New Caledonia, 10th Festival of Pacific Arts Palau, Treaty Grounds of Waitangi New Zealand to the concert hall in the Sydney Opera House with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Emma seamlessly blends genres from country and gospel to soul.

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ROBERT FORSTER Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster is best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.

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Forster grew up in Brisbane, and met McLennan at the University of Queensland and, inspired by a mutual love of Bob Dylan and the New York music scene, formed the Go-Betweens in 1977. By the release of first Go-Betweens album, ‘Send Me A Lullaby’, (1982), Forster and McLennan were joined by drummer Lindy Morrison. For much of the 1980s the band was based in the UK, releasing six albums before splitting at the end of 1989 .In 2000 Forster and McLennan reactivated The Go-Betweens, with the final Go-Betweens album, ‘Oceans Apart’, being recorded in London, and receiving an ARIA award in 2005 for Best Adult Contemporary Album.

SUZANNAH ESPIE Suzannah Espie’s sound is an intoxicating mix of country, folk, blues and soul. Her voice is a gentle, sweet trill that can move grown men to tears one moment, with an Aretha-esque hellcat belt that can raise the roof the next. Espie released ‘I’m Sorry’ – her first single from her highly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Mother’s Not Feeling Herself Today’. Her new LP is the much awaited follow up to her breakthrough 2012 record ‘Sea of Lights’, which won Rhythms Magazine ‘Album of The Year’, was picked in The Age EGs Top 15 Albums of 2012.‘Mother’s Not Feeling Herself Today’ was recorded at Enclave Facility in Fawkner with engineer Jeff Lang at the helm, with Espie’s ever loyal band ‘The Last Word’ featuring Andrew Ogburn, Sean McMahon, Chris Rogers and Dave Folley.

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BEN OTTEWELL (UK) Ben Ottewell’s acoustic guitar and harrowing vocals are truly mesmerising. Following his incredible 2014 whirlwind ‘Rattlebag Tour’, Ben Ottewell (GOMEZ) will again traverse our great land, belting out tunes from the Gomez songbook and his stunning solo releases. Taking in Fremantle, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Ben will finish up at Mullum 2015, “The Biggest Little Music Festival in Australia”. As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar work “Gomez’s not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell.” Rolling Stone

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HARRY JAMES ANGUS From one of the great musical cities in the world, comes one of Melbourne’s most important voices, Harry James Angus. His bands include multi-platinum ARIA award winning band The Cat Empire, ARIA nominated duo Jackson Jackson and (now legendary) The Conglomerate, as well as the much-loved Jazz Party. His occasional, rare solo performances enhance his wide-ranging and unpredictable musical explorations and song writing.   Always varied and at times obscure, he strives for total originality and a desire to contribute to the ever evolving conversation that is music. We are thrilled that Harry is returning to the Mullum Music Festival as Patron, again programming the complete schedule of his beloved Village Vanguard.

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TINPAN ORANGE Critically acclaimed Melbourne indie-folk darlings Tinpan Orange enter their tenth year as one of Australia’s most loved brothersister outfits. With the ethereal and mesmerising Emily Lubitz at the helm, joined by her brother, guitarist Jesse Lubitz and violin virtuoso Alex Burkoy, Tinpan Orange’s 60’s inspired folk has a melancholy, candid and playful edge.

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Having shared the stage with Martha Wainright, The Cat Empire, The Waifs and Husky, as well as playing the world’s biggest music festivals nationally and abroad including WOMAD, Woodford, Calgary and Winnipeg Folk Festivals, Tinpan Orange’s romantic and captivating music resonates with live audiences across the globe. A brand new EP is due out later this year.

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HAUSCHKA (GER) Volker Bertelmann (HAUSCHKA) first began to study the piano when he was nine after an epiphany while attending a Chopin performance in his hometown near Düsseldorf, Germany. He is a composer, songwriter and experimental musician who brings an exciting new perspective to the prepared piano. After discovering the technique of resting pieces of paper or drumsticks on the strings of the instrument, he began exporing new ways to get sounds out of his Bechstein grand upright.

Stripped down to just voices, guitar and vintage drums, Hat Fitz & Cara embellish impeccable rootsy originals with powerful and soulful vocals reminiscent of a time once forgotten. With their latest album “Do Tell” having sat at No.1 in the Australian Blues & Roots charts for 3 months and entering the Amazon charts at No.17 in Europe- this dynamic duo are a unique combination that have skilfully combined their hill style country blues with old timey flavourings. They have been known to pack more energy, emotion and sheer musical exuberance into one song than most manage in a whole career. Their music comes straight from the heart with a sound that is full of inherent realism, making their live shows visually electric.

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Almost two decades after he began his professional career rapping, HAUSCHKA finds himself in the unusual position of being regularly compared to the likes of Eric Satie, John Cage and Steve Reich. Always unpredictable, HAUSCHKA continues to offer only one certainty: that the next step he takes will no doubt be as unexpected as the direction from which he has come.

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BULLHORN

Bullhorn are a dynamic nu-wave brass band with roots in a high-octane mix of funk, soul, hip hop, jazz, reggae and dance music. They are an acoustic force of nature with a line up including 7 hard-hitting horn players, 1 bossing drummer and 1 monster MC. The combination of high energy shows, great musicians and inspiring musical arrangements never fails to inspire and get an audience moving on the dance floor. Bullhorn was first formed mid 2010, and in their relatively short life they have established themselves as a tight, well organised group, with catchy grooves and an upbeat sound. “From the shrieking clarity of trumpets to the beefy trombone and the brazen growls of the saxophone, they contained an irrepressible bouncy energy that went straight to listeners’ bodies.” – The Au Review

• FRI 20TH 9:15PM VILLAGE VANGUARD

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THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS (US)

The California Honeydrops don’t just play music - they throw parties. Led by dynamic vocalist and multiinstrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, The Honeydrops have followed their music all over the world: on 9 European tours, featured slots at Monterey Jazz, High Sierra, and Outside Lands festivals, and have supported B.B. King, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, and Allen Toussaint. The California Honeydrops bring their R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans driven party to Australia on their first ever headline tour this November. “…There’s a band out of the Bay Area where I live called the California Honeydrops… they’re getting a lot of play on my turntable lately.” - BONNIE RAITT

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CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) From deep in the South Pacific, Cornerstone Roots pay respect to the colossal world of Jamaican reggae, while confidently bringing their own influences and uplifting messages to the mix. This approach of classic cool and future consciousness has helped set the tone for reggae in Aotearoa New Zealand since 2001 when vocalist/guitarist Brian Ruawai and bass player and partner Naomi Tuao established Cornerstone Roots.

All Our Exes Live in Texas is a fantasy draft of Sydney musical talent – Elana Stone, Katie Wighton, Hannah Crofts & Georgia Mooney – all beautiful performers in their own right, here combining in four-part folk heaven. On mandolin, ukulele, accordion and guitar, All Our Exes deliver tunes that are clearly crafted with taste, care and skill in the context of a spontaneous, playful and utterly charming live show. With four songwriters and four unique voices, All Our Exes make music that is refreshingly different, drawing influence from traditional four-part harmony and creating a brand new type of modern folk. Fair warning: You’ll need your charisma sunnies or you’ll walk out of the building a little bit in love. The band have a huge 2015 lined up, releasing the second single from their forthcoming debut album and performing at major folk festivals around the country including Port Fairy, National, Blue Mountains, Fairbridge and 10 Days On The Island.

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Based in Raglan/Whaingaroa in Waikato (NZ), they bring the power of Maori and Samoan culture with a deep knowledge for authentic roots music, dub and ska to the stage and studio. They have shared the stage with reggae greats Burning Spear, Lee Scratch Perry, Sly & Robbie, Toots and The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff and The Original Wailers. “This is a band that has always mixed thumping dub with conscious roots...You will want to dance and skank. Respect.”nzmusician.co.nz

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THE JAZZ PARTY Full of fire, spirit and old-world energy, trumpeter and vocalist Harry James Angus returns to Mullum Music Festival to present a selection of vintage music and beautiful vocal arrangements from the pre-war era with his band of buddies and great Australian musicians.The Jazz Party is the cornerstone of The Village Vanguard venue, with its members performing multiple shows throughout the scheduling of Harry’s very own venue. The hit of last years opening night, the Jazz Party features some of Melbourne’s finest musicians including Darcy McNulty, Hue Blanes and Loretta Miller.They perform each night at the Village Vanguard with invited festival artist guests.

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MONTAIGNE Montaigne’s fresh and powerful vocals showcase talent beyond her 19-years. Her recently released EP ‘Life Of Montaigne’ has been met with a myriad of well-deserved hype but it’s the live delivery of her songs that is resonating with fans and critics alike.

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Amongst a host of other great reviews, Montaigne was named FBi’s unsigned artist of the week last July, Tone Deaf’s ‘11 Most Talented Aussie Musicians Under 18’ and one of New York Examiner’s ‘7 artists to keep an eye on this summer’.The Sydney-based songstress was handpicked by San Cisco and Megan Washington as the special guest for their respective national tours, and was awarded ‘Next Big Thing’ at FBi Radio’s 2014 annual SMAC Awards.

TORA Tora are an electronic band formed in Byron Bay NSW in May 2013. A self-described “chillwave” band, their music is primarily influenced by the recent surge in independent electronic production. With the release of their debut EP in October 2013, the band received strong public interest in USA and Canada, with the single ‘Calming Her’ blogged by a variety of music channels clocking up 100,000+ plays in its first three months of release. The 2014 single, ‘Jaigantic’ was added to high rotation on triple j. Tora’s distinct music has had them compared to James Blake and SOHN. The music as a whole is very spacious, with intricate, catchy melodies and rhythms.

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JAMES CRUICKSHANK James Cruickshank, acclaimed guitarist and keyboardist for the Cruel Sea, has etched a distinguished career that has taken him on an extended intercontinental trajectory with some of Australia’s finest musical exports. His peculiar artistic vision has borne fruit of three solo studio albums, most recently ‘Note To Self’ - earning accolades equal to his earlier and idiosyncratic productions, Hymn to Her and Hello Human. With a career spanning three decades, more than twelve studio albums and untold shows across the world, Cruickshank is among Australia’s most prolific musicians.

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LUCIE THORNE & HAMISH STUART Lucie Thorne and her long-time musical partner, legendary drummer Hamish Stuart, have been touring far and in celebration of the release of their new long player ‘Everything Sings Tonight’. An exquisite collaboration which is at once bold, poetic and musically adventurous, ‘Everything Sings Tonight’ traverses an expansive sonic palette, crystallizing the pair’s dynamic chemistry. Thorne & Stuart recorded most of the album in Berlin, in the midst of a European tour late last year. With this at it’s core, ‘Everything Sings Tonight’ also features stellar heavyweight guests Bo Ramsey, Chris Abrahams and Greg Brown. It’s a mighty ride.

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JONES JNR JONES Jnr. is Evan Jones and Morgan Jones (no relation) and together they traverse a unique blend of old-school soul, mixed with contemporary beats. DJ Morgs (Thundamentals) & Ev Jones (Hobo Bordeaux) had been working quietly in the studio on this project for months, and then the timing was obvious to announce JONES Jnr. to the masses after Ev Jones collaboration with Thundamentals for their Like A Version of Matt Corby’s ‘Brother’.

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Now, JONES Jnr. announced to the public, continue to spread their unique crossover of infectious hip hop, gospel & soul.

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BRIAN NANKERVIS For the last 11 years Brian Nankervis has been a writer, performer and producer of SBS music quiz show, ‘RocKwiz’. He was a primary teacher who fled the classroom to become a waiter at theatre restaurant, The Last Laugh. A writer/ performer on the hospital soap opera ‘Let The Blood Run Free’, Brian was a regular on ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’ as the tortured street poet Raymond J Bartholomeuz. Brian does studio warm ups for television shows, contributes to The Age, 774 ABC Radio and Three Triple R. For his Mullum Music debut Brian will get comfortable on a couch, inviting artists from the festival to join him.

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It’s a chance to meet the artists of the festival, get to know a bit about them, listen to an acoustic song and have a laugh.

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YESHE & KURAI (AU / ZIM)

The long awaited music debut of long time friends and music journeymen, Yeshe and Kurai, is set to push out the edge of contemporary Zimbabwean Mbira Music. This exciting new musical project picks up where Garakayi Tirikoti and Thomas Mapfumo left off, taking the old bottles of ceremonial and traditional Mbira Music and filling it with new wine.

Their debut recording, “Return to Matapi Flats”, will be released worldwide to coincide with their Canadian national tour in February 2016.

ESTERE (NZ) Estère is a girl with an MPC she calls Lola. She produces all her own songs with Lola, mostly at home in her pyjamas. Estère plays/records a mixture of bass, synth, drums, guitar, vocal harmonies, keyboard, whistles, claps, kazoo, desk tapping and anything else that might take her fancy then layers her production with pulsating rhythms and evocative melodies that adhere to the genre of Electric Blue Witch hop.

“Yeshe is a triumph of multiculturalism……His voice - imagine Tom Waits crossed with Harry Manx…” - John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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Estère has played a large variety of live performances in cities and festivals throughout New Zealand, Australia, South Korea and Europe. Over the last year she has also opened for a variety of international artists, including Erykah Badu, Morcheeba, Baths, Ikonika and KT Tunstall. “Singer/songwriter/beatmaker/ producer Estere is definitely unique in the NZ music scene.” - www.muzic.net.nz

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

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ANNE McCUE (AU / US) “Initially, her stunning voice hooked me in. Then I got inside the songs. The first chance I got, I went to see her perform . . . I was floored!” - Lucinda Williams Born in Sydney, bluesy songstress and multi-instrumentalist Anne McCue has toured the world playing Concert Halls, pubs and festivals. With her love of music forged in Sydney, Melbourne and Ho Chi Minh City, McCue landed in America. After setting up shop in Los Angeles, and becoming a vital part of the city’s roots music scene, Anne has since recorded 5 acclaimed studio albums, and now releases her 6th – Blue Sky Thinkin’.

• OPENING NIGHT • FRI 20TH 9:30PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

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JENN GRANT (CAN)

“Music is the connector that binds us all”, says Grant. “To be able to create music, and share the power it can hold is one of life’s greatest gifts.” This is the very essence behind the voice and songs of Jenn Grant. A heralded singer and songwriter from Prince Edward Island, in Canada’s Maritimes, Jenn Grant returns to Australia with her JUNO nominated album Compostela.

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Already in her native Canada, Compostela, has been nominated for two major Canadian music awards: JUNO 2015 Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Jenn was also voted Top 10 Must See Female Artists at this Years SXSW.

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MICROWAVE JENNY Microwave Jenny is Australian husband/wife duo Tessa and Brendon Boney who describe their music as Pop/Folk/Love. After meeting in Sydney for rehearsals and gigs, and realising they both shared similar ideas for bringing love and smiles through music, the pair spent a year writing songs for each other’s solo projects before deciding to try things as a duo. A decision which has seen them winning awards, working on film soundtracks and playing such festivals as The Woodford Folk Festival, Peats Ridge Festival, The Dreaming Festival, Festival of the Sun, and Bluesfest in Byron Bay to name a few.

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MT WARNING MT WARNING released his 2014 debut album to rave reviews and played all over the world including Australia’s Splendour In The Grass, Laneway Festival, SXSW and UK’s Field Day. Mikey left the country at 16 for Melbourne to pursue a life in music. The distractions of city life led him to a new home in Byron Bay, and a base where he could tour from and then disappear into cities around the world. He supported The Temper Trap, Circa Waves and Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. Airplay includes Triple J, FBI, US college radio and BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe “Next Hype”.

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CAPTAIN DREAMBOAT This soul/R&B/jazz-inspired septet hail from Brisbane’s West End, with powerful lead vocalist and songwriter Ofa Fanaika having amassed a large local following over the past decade. The band’s sound harks back to classic soul of the 60s and 70s, with an unabashed emphasis on love songs, sumptuous melodies, rich vocal stacks and tight rhythmic foundations. Band founder Fanaika has assembled some of Brisbane (and Australia’s) best emerging jazz talents, forming a formidably tight force, able to achieve complex sonic concepts both in the studio and on the live stage. Sounds like soul, jazz & RnB in a jar.

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STARBOARD CANNONS Starboard Cannons cast off the rusty manacles of Australian folk music and awaken a new dawn of contemporary Australiana. Moving across the realm of sparse and haunting folk, diving head first into full-blown, beer spilling, whiskey swilling sea shanty territory, the gents craft string-based tales that sit somewhere between the Scottish Highlands and the Aussie bush. The group has appeared at Woodford Folk Festival, Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass and The Gum Ball festivals. In February 2015, they performed at the world’s biggest folk music conference, Folk Alliance International in Kansas City.

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Starboard Cannons appear as part of Mullum Music Festivals collaboration with FESTIVAL OF SMALL HALLS.

• SUN 22ND 7:30PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

IRISH MYTHEN (IRE) Think back to a time in your life when you heard music that was so powerful and beautiful you were instantly engaged. That very well could have been an Irish Mythen show, an experience in the joy of everything. Born and raised in Wexford County Ireland, Irish Mythen has travelled the globe playing in Europe, Australia, the Middle East and the UK. Her music is the root of small communities and the strength of a loyal fan base. In conjunction with Mullum Music Festival, Irish Mythen performs with Starboard Cannons as part of FESTIVAL OF SMALL HALLS, in partnership with the Woodford Folk Festival

• SAT 21ST 9:00PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

• SUN 22ND 9:00PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

CHRIS TAMWOY Chris Tamwoy is a self-taught guitarist with a unique playing style and sound. Spending his childhood years on the island of Badu in the Torres Strait, he now resides in Brisbane. Chris has attracted a lot of attention is recent years, including talented Australian musicians, local and national radio stations, television shows, print media, and TEDx organisers. He has recently played the Woodford Folk Festival, QLD, the Byron Bay Blues Festival 25th Anniversary, Port Fairy Folk Festival, and many other venues throughout Australia. He has been nominated for a Young Citizens Australia Day Award (2015), was the feature of a documentary unearthing talented young Australian artists on SBS/ NITV, and is on the cusp of a promising music career.

• FRI 20TH 6:30PM DRILL HALL • SAT 21ST 12:30PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

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SUN 22ND 10:00AM CIVIC HALL

SINGH & BLANES Duo Singh & Blanes sing timeless love ballads that cross musical continents and cultures. An intimate portrait is drawn between these two musicians, each song performed acts as a vignette of a deeper love story. Parvyn Kaur Singh (The Bombay Royale) plays a combination of Indian instruments including the Sitar & Tanpura, and sings in both English and her native Punjab. Accomplished pianist Hue Blanes (The Bamboos, The Melodics, The New Black) is minimalist in his approach to this project, with his baritone and simplicity in lyrics and phrasing.

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SUN 22ND 6:15PM VILLAGE VANGUARD

MAJIWA (KEN) Louis Majiwa is a rising urban-folk musician whose style is defined by syncopating soulful multilingual vocals to his rhythmic acoustic guitar. Influenced by a wide variety of artists such as Suzanna Owiyo, Just A Band, Sauti Sol, Juliani, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Oliver Mtukudzi, Asa, Tracy Chapman, Michael Franti and Sarah Tavares, his sound fuses elements of benga, soul-funk and reggae to produce a distinct urban-folk sound that is truly his own. With his second EP ‘Outside Looking In’, released in the second half of 2015, Louis Majiwa is a name to keep an eye out for.

NIGHT • SAT 21ST 1:30PM DRILL HALL • OPENING FRI 20TH 6:00PM ST MARTIN’S HALL • • SUN 22ND 12:00PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

ALLENSWORTH (US) A Rock & Soul Entity - from acoustic breakdowns, to driven break beats, it’s all about FEEL GOOD MUSIC! Hailing from Huntington Beach, California. Allensworth have become most recognized for their diverse sound some describe as “SoCal feel good music” - a blend of 60’s soul, rock, Americana folk, with a touch of Sly & the Family Stone. They have shared the stage with “Godfather of Soul” Mr. James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters, Prince and Maceo Parker. Over the last 10 years Allensworth have taken out several high profile awards including Orange County Best Live Band and Best R&B Group.

• SAT 21ST 7:30PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

THOMAS OLIVER (NZ) Thomas Oliver is internationally recognised as one of the leading players of the Weissenborn lap-steel guitar and a multi-talented guitarist, song writer and singer. With over half a million views on YouTube, he has developed an international audience from his home base in New Zealand that has seen him play shows in Australia and Europe.

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Oliver writes stirring lyrics and moves between sweet melodic and grunty vocals, earning him a reputation as a vocalist in Drum & Bass, having collaborated with Black Sun Empire, Rido and Concord Dawn, and boasting releases on prestigious labels, including Goldie’s own Metalheadz.

• SAT 21ST 4:30PM DRILL HALL • SUN 22ND 1:30PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

OPENING NIGHT FRI 20TH 5:30PM BOWLO

HUE BLANES Hue Blanes is a force of nature and a master of his craft. Paving his reputation as a musician who is comfortable in any style. A staggeringly original voice in Australian music with extraordinary hands on the piano, he is perhaps becoming most recognized for his unique songwriting ability and lone sound. A virtuoso pianist with a musky, melancholic singing voice, Hue Blanes has been playing music since he was seven. He is a Melbourne institution, dug in deeper than a tick, and co-runs Jazz Party, a pop-up underground music dive, and plays keys for soul/funk legends The Bamboos, and The Harry James Angus Band

• FRI 20TH 6:00PM VILLAGE VANGUARD

MADRE MONTE Madre Monte is an electrifying roots ensemble with its tight rhythm section dissecting Afro- Colombian progressions, skanking guitars infusing reggae and ska grooves, hard hitting horns and a front man recreating the ancient mythological stories of Colombia and Australia. With a sound representative of its hometown of Melbourne’s musical diversity, Madre Monte has toured nationally with fellow party starters The Cat Empire, this coupled with national radio airplay, independent tours and successful sales has positioned the band as one of the most sought after Roots acts in Australia.

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• SUN 22ND 3:00PM HIGH SCHOOL

THE NEW BUZZ Introducing Brisbane West End’s hottest deep soul, steppin’ on the one, feel good, party times band THE NEW BUZZ! Formed out of a recording project to get deep soul tracks down in the quickest and livest way possible at West Ends home of vibe, The Tanuki Lounge. Recorded and written over 2 days The New Buzz’s debut ep was birthed dripping with voodoo and juju. Hot hot hot!!!

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Featuring funky brothers such as PaulieB (Bobby Alu / Beautiful Girls), Peter G ( Golden Sound), Joel Alexander ( Bullhorn / Dubmarine / The Upsteppers) Grim Tilla (Grim Tilla and the Diablo/Laneous/Upsteppers) and Paul Watson ( Dubmarine) plus the hottest vocalists on the block!

SAT 21ST 9:00PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

THE LEZ KARSKI TRIO Lez Karski’s long association with the blues has yielded a shed load of classic original material, much of it involving Australian names and places. Now, with help from legendary Chain bassist Dirk Dubois and Blue King Brown’s Pete Wilkins on skins, Karski performs a collection of songs penned during his time with The Hippos, Bondi Cigars, Donkeys and more recently The Nervous Investors. With Karski’s unique guitar and vocal style, waggish lyrics and compelling rhythms, this brand of music is good dancing fun, engaging both feet and brain. The Trio remains engaging and dynamic through-

• SAT 21ST 7:15PM BOWLO

out, this is blues at it’s best.

TWO LIONS Two Lions are a Mullum based warm-hearted folk/roots duo who crafted their award-winning sound while singing and playing around the festival circuit of Australia. Recently married, Chris and Kara Mallory fell in love to their own soundtrack of acoustic guitar, banjo-mandolin, ukulele and vocal harmony, creating “Two Lions”.The travelling balladeers won the “2014 NCEIA Dolphin Award” for “Song of the Year” with their new track “Heading Home”. Other noted achievements of the duo include, performing with Clare Bowditch and supporting Ash Grunwald and Busby Marou.

• SUN 22ND 1:30PM BOWLO 28

JOJO SMITH Jo Jo Smith is a singer song-writer who lights up and shares a ton of groove and musical joy everytime she performs. “Soul-O” is Jo Jo Smith up close and intimate. She is an inspirational performer, generous of heart, soul and musicality. A seasoned singer song-writer and musician, Jo Jo comes from a roots base of soul, blues, funk & jazz. Her original material ruminates on love, life, and all things real. It is steeped in groove and sprinkled with good humour. No one leaves a Jo Jo Smith performance untouched by her vocal ability, natural warmth and magnetic stage presence.

• OPENING NIGHT • SAT 21ST 6:00PM POINCIANA FESTIVAL CLUB • SUN 22ND 6:00PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

JUZZIE SMITH Juzzie Smith started playing the harmonica at the age of thirteen, and won the coveted Golden Harmonica at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and the Byron Bay Blues Blowout at the age of 23. Now Juzzie is an incredibly talented One Man Band who plays music all over the world with a distinct feeling of freedom. He has refined his art to allow his body to become the conductor of his own orchestra playing up to five instruments at once. With a combination of Slide, Cigar Box and Acoustic guitars, harmonica, voice and Stompbox, this is unique bluesy, folky, country music with a distinct passionate world flavour.

• SAT 21ST 8:45PM BOWLO

• SUN 22ND 3:00PM BOWLO

DAN HANNAFORD Brunswick Heads singer songwriter Dan Hannaford’s songs captivate with quirkily crafted lyrics and his country tinged, blues – laced, rock ‘n’ roll swagger is the likes of which are few and far between on our current music scene. Dan Hannaford kicked off 2015 performing at Byron Bay Falls Festival and also opened for legendary Grammy award winning Blues artist Charlie Musselwhite on his February Australian tour. 2014 saw Dan record his debut studio album “I Cried Bullets” in Los Angeles and finish off the year the winner of the ‘Play Mullum & Falls’ protest song competition for his track Payday.

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SUN 22ND 4:30PM BOWLO

FRIDAY CIVIC HALL

Estère (NZ) 5:30 - 6:30

Tinpan Orange 7:00 - 8:00

NOV 20

HIGH SCHOOL

VILLAGE VANGUARD

BOWLO

Cheap Fakes 5:00 - 6:00

Vardos 5:00- 5:30

Dustyesky 5:00 - 5:30

DJs In The Boulevard

Hue Blanes 6.00 - 6.45

Thomas Oliver (NZ) 5:30 - 6:30

Tora 6:30 - 7:30

DJs In The Boulevard

(CAN)

8:30 - 9:45

Trinity Roots (NZ) 8:30 - 9:45 DJs In The Boulevard

Arte Kanela 10:15 - 11:30

Cornerstone Roots (NZ) 10:15 -11:30 DJs In The Boulevard

CHEAP FAKES

DRILL HALL

ST MARTIN’S HALL

The Button Collective 5:00 - 6:00

Hooting & Howling 5:00 - 6:00

Bethanie Jolly 5:00 - 5:45

Jenn Grant

Chris Tamwoy 6.30 - 7.15

(CAN)

Madre Monte 7:15 - 8:15

Yeshe & Kurai

Bullhorn 9:15 - 10:15

6:30 - 7:30

(AU/ZIM)

7:00 - 8:15

Dustyesky 8:15 - 8:45 Ron Sexsmith

COURT HOUSE HOTEL

Suzannah Espie 8:45 - 10:00

Raised By Eagles 8:00 - 9:00

Anne McCue (AU/US)

Vardos 10:15 - 10:45 The Jazz Party 11:00 - 1:00

9:30 - 10:30 Hat Fitz & Cara 11:00 - 12:00

Mullum Uke 7:30 - 8:30

Microwave Jenny 9:00 - 10:00

Majiwa

SPECIALS

Growers Market 8:00 - 11:00am Live Broadcast ABC North Coast Yeshe & Kurai and Lez Karski (solo) SEED presents

(KEN)

Tour of Mullumbimby Community Gardens

Loren Kate 7:30 - 8:30

SEED presents Bush Tucker and Native Plant ID Walk 1:30 - 2:30

6:00 - 7:00

James Kenyon 9:00 - 10:00

12:00 - 1:00

Sista Mary presents Veranda Sessions 4:00- 6:00 Raise the Roof Choir 6:30pm

Festival Market Place

Poinciana Festival Club Sweet Jean 7:00 - 8:00pm All Our Exes Live in Texas 8:45 - 9:45 Piano Bar feat Ollie McGill Hidden in the Village Vanguard building 5:00 -10:00

HAT FITZ & CARA

SATURDAY CIVIC HALL

HIGH SCHOOL

VILLAGE VANGUARD

NOV 21 BOWLO

COURT HOUSE HOTEL

DRILL HALL

ST MARTIN’S HALL

Yoga 8:00 - 9:00 SEED Sustainable Forum 9:15 - 10:15 The Biggest Little Town Choir 10:45 - 11:45 Youth Mentorship 12:00 -12:20

Cornerstone Roots (NZ) 1:00 - 2:00 Arakwal Dancers 2:30- 3:00

Hat Fitz & Cara 3:30 - 4:30

Squeak Lemaire

(Middle Pub comp winner)

11:00 - 12:00 DJs In The Boulevard

Hein Cooper 12:30 - 1:30 DJs In The Boulevard

DJs In The Boulevard

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks 3:30 - 4:30 DJs In The Boulevard

(US) The California Honeydrops 5:15 - 6:15

Mt Warning 5:00 - 6:15

We Two Thieves 6:45 - 8:00 Ben Ottewell (UK)

8:30 - 9:45 Trinity Roots (NZ) 10:15-11.30

Youth Mentorship 11:15 - 11:45 Vardos 12:15 - 12:45 Harry Angus (solo) 1:15 - 2:15

Tinpan Orange 2:00 - 3:00

Dustyesky Bar Stage 4:30pm

Kyle Lionhart 6:15 at Bar

Workshop Greg Sheehan Body Percussion 10:00 - 11:00

DJs In The Boulevard

Tora 6:45 - 8:00 DJs In The Boulevard

Montaigne 8:30 - 9:45 DJs In The Boulevard

Bullhorn 10:15 - 11:30 DJs In The Boulevard

Hauschka (GER)

2:45 - 3:45

Captain Dreamboat 4:15 - 5:15

Loretta Miller Sings Patsy Cline 5:45 - 6:45 Vardos 7:15 - 7:45 Madre Monte 8:15 - 9:15 Dustyesky 9:15-9:45 Transylvanian Gypsy King

Workshop Storytelling / Theatre Phil Spencer 10:00 - 11:00 Children Of Moscow 10:45 - 11:45 The Mid North 11:15 - 12:15

Microwave Jenny 1:00 - 2:00 Youth Mentorship 2.15 - 2.30 Raised By Eagles 2:45 - 3:45

The Cactus Channel 4:15 - 5:15

Cheap Fakes 5:45 - 6:45 The Lez Karski Trio 7:15 - 8:15 Juzzie Smith 8:45 -10:00

Jarryn Phegan 10:45 - 11:45

Suzannah Espie 12:15 - 1:15 On The Couch with Brian Nankervis 1:30 - 2:30 Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart 3:00 - 4:00 Anne McCue

Youth Mentorship 12:45 - 1:15

9:30 - 10:30

Megan Donnelly 11:00 - 11:45

(KEN)

Chris Tamwoy 12:30 - 1:15

(AU/ZIM)

1:45 - 2:45

Jenn Grant (CAN)

3:15 - 4:15

4:30 - 5:30

Jones Jnr 6:00 -7:00

Sweet Jean 6:00 - 7:00

Loren Kate 6:15 - 7:15

Fred Smith 7:30 - 8:30

Starboard Cannons 7:30 - 8:45

Allensworth (US)

7:30 - 8:30

The New Buzz 9:00 - 10:00

All Our Exes Live In Texas 10:30 - 11:45

SEED presents Weaving 10.30 - 12:00

1:30 - 2:30 Hooting & Howling 3:00 - 4:00

LuLu's Café Guy Kachel 10:00 - 12:00

SEED presents

Yeshe & Kurai Majiwa

Workshop (BCC) Hat Fitz and Clara -Vocal technique and guitar/ blues 10.30-11.30

Festival Market Place

Thomas Oliver 4:30 - 5:30

(AU/US)

10:15 - 10:45 The Jazz Party 11:00 - 1:00

Grace Turner 11:15 - 12:00

Workshop Learn to play Uke

SPECIALS

Estère (NZ) 4:45 - 5:45

Comedy 9:00 - 10:00 Irish Mythen (IRE) 9:00 - 10:00

Super Seed my Garden

Festival Market Place

11:00 - 12:00

Santos Organics Garden Bethanie Jolly 12:00 - 1:00 SEED presents Gardening Workshop Phil Dudman (BCC) 12.00 - 1:30 Mullum High Outdoor Stage SAE Showcase

1.00 - 5:00

Kizomba Dance Workshop (Latin Dance) (BCC) 2:00 - 3:00 Victoriana Gaye The Other Joint 2:00 - 4:00 Veranda Sessions Middle Pub The Button Collective and James Kenyon 4:00 - 7:00 Piano Bar feat Ollie McGill hidden in the Village Vanguard building 5:00 -10:00 Poinciana Festival Club Jojo Smith Dustyesky Oh Pep! 7.00 - 10:00

SUNDAY CIVIC HALL

HIGH SCHOOL

NOV 22 VILLAGE VANGUARD

BOWLO

Chris Tamwoy 10:00 -11:00

COURT HOUSE HOTEL

DRILL HALL

ST MARTIN’S HALL

SPECIALS

The Button Collective 10:00 - 11:00

Workshop Juzzie Smith Harmonica Lesson 10:00-11:00

St John's Singers 10:00 - 10:30

Cooking Demo A Taste of Permaculture (BCC) 9:00 - 10:00

STREET PARADE

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11:00 - 11:30AM Down From The Mountain 12:00 - 1:00 Harry James Angus 1:30 - 2:30

Mullumbimby Highschool Showcase

12:30 - 1:30 DJs In The Boulevard

Trinity Roots (NZ) 2:00 - 3:00

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks 12:00 - 1:00 Hauschka (GER)

1:30 - 2:30

AU/US)

Majiwa (KEN) & Greg Sheehan 12:00 - 1:00

On The Couch with Brian Nankervis 1:30 - 2:30

How Deep Is Your Love? 1:30 - 2:30

Thomas Oliver 1:30 - 2:30

Juzzie Smith 3:00 - 4:00

Estère (NZ) 3:00 - 4:00

Hooting & Howling 3:00 - 4:00

Suzannah Espie 3:00 - 4:00

Dan Hannaford 4:30 - 5:30

Oh Pep! 4:30 - 5:30

Loren Kate 4:30 - 5:30

James Cruickshank 4:30 - 5:30

Bethanie Jolly 12:00 - 1:00

Two Lions 1:30 - 2:30

Walrus and the Carpenter 12:00-1:00

Anne McCue 12:00 - 1:00

Ben Ottewell (UK)

4:30 - 5:30 Yeshe & Kurai (AU/ZIM)

6:00 - 7:00

Madre Monte 3:00 - 4:00

Vardos 3:00 - 3:30

DJs In The Boulevard

Tribute to Nina Simone 4:00 - 5:00

Cactus Channel 4:30 - 5:30 DJs In The Boulevard

We Two Thieves 6:00 - 7:00 DJs In The Boulevard

Hat Fitz & Cara 7:30 - 8:30

Cheap Fakes 7:30 - 8:30

Vardos 5:30 - 6:00 Singh & Blanes 6:15 - 7:15 Special Ollie & Greg Sheehan 7:30 - 8:30

Captain Dreamboat 9:00 - 10:00

California Honeydrops 9.00 - 10:00

The Jazz Party 9:00 - 11:00

Festival Market Place

11:30 am

SANTOS Organics Garden James Kenyon 12:00 - 1:00 SEED presents Permablitz / Workshop

Neighbourhood Centre

1:00

Jones Jnr 6:00 - 7:00

Jojo Smith 6:00 - 7:00

Fred Smith 6:00 - 7:00

Sweet Jean 6:00 - 7:00

Jenn Grant

Raised By Eagles 7:30 - 8:30

Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart 7:30 - 8:30

Starboard Cannons 7:30 - 8:30

Mullum High Youth Stage 1:00 - 5:00

Irish Mythen (IRE) 9:00 - 10:00

Piano Bar feat Ollie McGill hidden in the Village Vanguard 5:00 -10:00

(CAN)

7:30 - 8:30

DJs In The Boulevard (US) The

LuLu's Café Lou Bradley 10:00 - 12:00 The Bollywood Sisters

DJs In The Boulevard

Robert Forster 3:00 - 4:00

Workshop Intro to Permculture Punch & Daisy Café 12:00

Warren Earl Band 9:00 - 10:00

The Mid North 9:00 - 10.00

Comedy 9:00 - 10:00

Workshop Fred Smith (BCC) 12:00 - 1:00

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OH PEP! A week after winning the Folk Alliance Australia Youth Performer of the Year 2014 Oh Pep! took off on a five month journey to the U.S., Canada and Europe on the back of their second EP, II, produced by Shane Nicholson (ARIA Award Winner). Their overseas adventures culminated in a performance at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. This February they return to the U.S., invited to showcase at the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City. The sometimes foot-stomping, somewhat heart breaking, multi-award-winning original contemporary folk by songwriters Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs can be credited to the school of Cake, Bach, Wilco & John Hartford.

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SAT 21ST 8:45PM POINCIANA FESTIVAL CLUB

SUN 22ND 4:30PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

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THE CACTUS CHANNEL It’s soul music, baby, but not as we know it. The backbeat and the handclaps are still there and the horns still sound. The bass bumps, the organ screams and the guitars still twang, but the singer has left the room. Everything is shades of blue. This is soul music for the after hours. For the solitary dancers and the lonely hearts.

rock n roll

The soundtrack to solitary headlights on a midnight highway. What to call it? Who cares. Can you dance to it? Just try not to. No one’s telling you to throw your hands up in the air, but no one would be surprised if you did. It’s dark here, so you can do your own thing.

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SAT 21ST 4:15PM BOWLO

SUN 22ND 4:30PM HIGH SCHOOL

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CHEAP FAKES Cheap Fakes are a much loved six-piece live band from South East Queensland’s music scene, ready to unleash their pop infused, brass fuelled funk and ska sounds to audiences across the country. With two well received albums to their credit (2010’s ‘Stones & Sticks’ and 2012’s ‘Hand Me Downs’) and a resume littered with countless national supports (including The Black Seeds and Kora), as well as local billing with Cody ChesnuTT, Charles Bradley, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Cheap Fakes are a force to be reckoned with.

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FRI 20TH 5:00PM HIGH SCHOOL SAT 21ST 5:45PM BOWLO

SUN 22ND 7:30PM HIGH SCHOOL

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WARREN EARL BAND American Roots with a combo of western swing, rockabilly, jazz, rhythm & blues! Byron Bay’s Warren Earl Band bring top of the class guitar licks, twin guitar harmonies and guitar solos along with a captivating deep voice. Warren Earl re-creates the lost sounds from the likes of Bob Wills to Blind Boy Fuller with a diverse set list and dynamic approach. With an obsession in music from the 1920’s - 1950’s, Warren studied guitar at 10 years old, finding it hard to put down.

SUN 22ND 9:00PM BOWLO

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WALRUS & THE CARPENTER Walrus and the Carpenter are a modern folk duo from Mullumbimby. The project is the vehicle for the unique song-writing and vocal talents of Matthew Engerer. Many years of busking around the globe has given Matthew an honest, sometimes stark, but ultimately uplifting and refreshing creative perspective. Matthew found kindred musical spirits in drummer / percussionist Mat Akehurst. The combination of their distinct and symbiotic musical voices, and strength of songwriting creates a transcendent live music experience. Joining them are multi-instrumentalist Maria Stratton and bass player Al Brooker.

SUN 22ND 12:00PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

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LOREN KATE “Loren Kate’s delicate storytelling style... was lapped up by an audience that would stay hooked for the entire night. Her mixture of finger picking and strumming laid the foundation for a set that, while featuring solemn meaningful songs, was delivered with humour and a balanced unguardedness.” -Drum Media Quickly gaining a reputation as an utterly captivating performer and brilliant storyteller, Loren Kate’s connection to her audience has left many with both joy and tears. ‘Til Night Meets The Sun’ is Loren Kate’s latest musical offering and came to fruition after winning the Telstra Road To Discovery, Australia’s most authentic grassroots talent development program.

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FRI 2OTH 7:30PM ST MARTIN’S HALL SAT 21ST 6:15PM ST MARTIN’S HALL

SUN 22ND 4:30PM DRILL HALL

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VARDOS Led by extrovert Alana on violin, chased by Sofia on accordion and Kirri on double bass, VARDOS have travelled through Eastern Europe on horse-drawn carts in the quest of Roma (Gypsy) musicians, played in every state of Australia, toured internationally and been featured on “Spicks and Specks” ABC TV with their extreme folk versions of poprock. “Vardos are the be-all and end-all of high energy music in Australia. This trio of powerful performers take the audience’s eyes and ears on an extraordinary musical journey around Eastern Europe”. József Trefeli, Compagnie József Trefeli, Switzerland 2015.

FRI 20TH 5:00PM & 10:15PM VILLAGE VANGUARD SAT 21ST 12:15PM & 7:15PM VILLAGE VANGUARD SUN 22ND 3:00PM & 5:30PM VILLAGE VANGUARD

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GREG SHEEHAN Regarded internationally as an expert in his field, Greg Sheehan is one of Australia’s finest percussionists. As a performer and teacher he has coordinated many extraordinary arts projects and performances, collaborating with both professionals and the wider community. Greg presents a body percussion workshop along with two very special collaborations, playing for Kenyan artist Louis Majiwa on Sunday afternoon, and new music with Ollie McGill (Cat Empire) on Sunday evening. Wherever and whenever Greg Sheehan performs the result is extraordinary and not to be missed.

SAT 21ST 10:00AM VILLAGE VANGUARD / BODY PERCUSSION WORKSHOP SUN 22ND 12:00PM ST MARTIN’S HALL w/ MATJIWA SUN 22ND 7:30PM VILLAGE VANGUARD w/ OLLIE MCGILL

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KYLE LIONHART Kyle Lionhart is a neo-folk/folk/soul artist from the east coast surfing town of Byron Bay, and he has quickly gained a formidable reputation for stopping crowds in their tracks. So much so that he was invited to play at the 2013 Splendour in the Grass music festival and 2013 Byron Bay Blues festival. Lionhart has shared the stage with legend Jeff Lang, Ash Grunwald and Kim Churchill. Lionhart’s performance gives range to acoustic and electric guitars in different tunings, and his large vocal range is a particularly distinguished aspect of his music, seeking sounds similar to Jeff Buckley, Dallas Green and Bon Iver.

SAT 22ND 6:15PM CIVIC HALL BAR

THE MID NORTH Five-part harmonies, mandolin, double bass, banjo and guitar huddled around one microphone. This is the best fun you will have… ever! Bring your dancing shoes, this is a must see act. “…they combine the spirit of old-time roots music, the energy of the new young string-bands, and the musicianship of bluegrass. Add a touch of jug band and a bit of folk and you get a spirited sound that will have you tapping your feet or looking for a partner to dance with - the best way to describe it is “infectious!”.” - Mark Hudson ‘The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association USA 2012

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SAT 21ST 11:15AM BOWLO

SUN 22ND 9:00PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

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FRED SMITH “It is about time Australia caught up with Fred Smith. This remarkable singer-songwriter – who at various times reveals influences that range from Paul Kelly via Lou Reed to Loudon Wainwright III to Leonard Cohen – keeps releasing amazingly accomplished albums. He is also very funny.” (Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald). Fred’s unusual dual career as songwriter and diplomat in war zones from Bougainville to Afghanistan was the subject of a recent Australian Story documentary. He will be playing songs from his back catalogue and his new album Home, the follow up to his acclaimed 2011 release, Dust of Uruzgan.

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SAT 21ST 7:30PM DRILL HALL SUN 22ND 6:00PM DRILL HALL

SUN 22ND 12:00PM WORKSHOP (BCC)

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THE BUTTON COLLECTIVE The Button Collective is an exciting and energetic folk and bluegrass band based in Sydney. Their music borrows elements from traditional folk songs of Australia and Ireland, combined with the spirit of fast-paced American bluegrass, all with a very personal and intimate delivery. Songwriter Brodie Buttons’ guitar-driven songs are backed by accordion, double bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, and rich multi-layered vocal harmonies. The band have performed at the National Folk Festival, Bello Winter Music, the Peak Festival, Kiama Folk by the Sea, and the Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival.

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FRI 20TH 5:00PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL SAT 21ST 4:00PM MIDDLE PUB

SUN 22ND 10:00AM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

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BETHANIE JOLLY Bethanie Jolly roams the country-side bearing a pocketful of stories, her chiming soulful voice, and a guitar. Her unique vocals flow effortlessly from earthy power to silvery honey sweetness, pouring over warm luscious finger-picking melodies. Bethanie’s folky style is tainted with splashes of old-timey blues that paint pictures with a stirring rawness. Her captivating music will leave you swooning for the sun, the moon, the land and the heart. A talented emerging singer and songwriter, Bethanie has developed a folky style, tainted with splashes of old-timey blues.

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RAISED BY EAGLES Raised By Eagles’ launch onto Melbourne’s musical landscape immediately garnered the attention of Alt.Country aficionados across the country and scored the band a nomination at The Age Music Victoria Awards for ‘Best Country Album’ 2013. Since then, continually raw and captivating performances have cemented their reputation as one of Melbourne’s most sought after independent acts. They delivered a blinding run of festival shows throughout 2014 that included appearing along-side international luminaries of the genre, Justin Townes Earle, Ryan Bingham and Lindi Ortega.

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SUN 22ND 7:30PM COURTHOUSE HOTEL

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GRACE TURNER Award winning singer-songwriter Grace Turner returns to the emotionally evocative art of song writing with her latest EP – ‘Live at Turning Studios’.

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Turner marries the raw & the refined through melancholic melodies that are set alight by her profoundly personal poetry. Since wining the ABC’s Best Young Talent Award & the Apra Song-writing Award in 2007, Grace has torn open the hearts of festival crowds such as Cygnet Folk Festival & The National Folk Festival. Her collaborative track ‘Sweet Life’ has also received air time on Triple J.

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JARRYN PHEGAN With an incredibly unique blues-driven voice and versatile guitar playing to match, Jarryn Phegan has been winning over audiences since he first started busking at an early age. Having supported acts such as Boy & Bear, Kim Churchill and Diesel; and winning the 2015 Bello Winter Music Youth Mentorship Competition (Singer Song Writer Category with Mentor Jack Carty), Jarryn has developed his individual sound combining elements of roots, folk and blues.

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JAMES KENYON James Kenyon’s reputation as one of Melbourne’s best songwriters has seen him play 3 sold out Melbourne Folk club shows, the Mullum, JamGrass and Kyneton music festivals among others as well as shows with Marlon Williams, Jordie Lane, Sweet Jean, Wagons- the list goes on.

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He won the inaugural The Age Stage award and has been shortlisted for the Vanda and Young Song contest. His critically acclaimed debut album ‘The North Pole’ was followed in 2015 with his sophomore release ‘New Holland’.

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A community gospel, bluegrass, eco-soul choir of mass proportions, spreading good vibes, funky rhythms and four part harmonies throughout the land. Raise the Roof is a fantastic feel-good experience brought to you by a vibrant singing mob of sixty locals who put their hearts and souls into spreading happiness throughout the region. Expanding on their African-American gospel repertoire, director/arranger Jessie Vintila has turned her harmonious hand to some bluegrass and R n B classics, and a whole new chapter of Roof-Raising musical good times have begun.

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MEGAN DONNELLY Megan Donnelly’s passion lies in writing songs. “It’s like watching a tree grow. You start off with one little idea, then from there leaves and branches pop up out of no where and “wham!” you’ve got a song. I hope to inspire people, making them feel things they’ve never felt before, with melody and the magic that lies beneath it” Playing soul, funk, rock and a hint of gospel, Megan’s songs tell stories with lyrics audiences relate to.

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CHILDREN OF MOSCOW Mali, Luka and Paddy are ‘CHILDREN OF MOSCOW’ - a newly formed trio from Byron Bay. The trio has collectively played and performed alongside Mr. Cassidy, Xavier Rudd and Mama Kin at the 2013 Mullum Music Festival, and have also on ABC North Coast radio. Mali and Luka have been performing around Byron for 2 years as a brother sister duo, adding a touch of tender harmonies from Luka’s busking buddy, Paddy Swain earlier this year.

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20 Burringbar Street, MullumBIMBY (02) 6684 2306. Dine in or take away. facebook.com/TheEmpireCafeMullumbimby Proud sponsor of the Mullum Music Festival 2015

NORTHERN RIVERS UKE ORCHESTRA TV and movie themes, surf instrumentals, bluegrass gospel, 60’s – 90’s pop, gypsy jazz and more performed on ukulele by a 10 piece orchestra... now in their 3rd year. The Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra have become the kind of tight, entertaining ensemble that comes from hard work and much time spent playing together. They were the hit of the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival in March of this year. You will laugh, you may at times even sob. You will definitely be impressed by their mad uke skills. Don’t miss ‘em! The Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra (NRUO) is run by Stukulele of Uke Mullum.

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THE BIGGEST LITTLE CHOIR Join in the fun with The Biggest Little Town Choir - a community choir from Mullumbimby. They’ve performed at Boomerang Festival, Day of The Dead, Living Earth Festival and Lismore Lantern Parade. Mullum Music Festival has been most integral to the development of the choir, showcasing the troupe 4 years running. This platform has inspired tentative singers to sing solos, given opportunity for local musicians to collaborate with a full size choir and supported their continued growth, with now over 35 members!

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ST JOHN’S CHOIR This exciting new initiative at St John’s Primary School Mullumbimby, had its genesis in the notion that every child can sing and given the right environment will grow to love singing. For their performance at the Northern Rivers Eisteddfod in Lismore in 2014, St John’s Singers took out third place, delighting the audience with their enthusiasm, musicality and innovative song choice. The ST JOHN’S SINGERS are ready to lift the roof at Mullum Music Fest 2015.

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VICTORIANA GAYE Sometimes whimsical, sometimes romantic and sometimes rockin’. Victoriana Gaye describe their sound as a combination of psych-folk with new-wave pop, but performed in a singer songwriter style. The couple play a mix of acoustic and electric guitars, trumpet, harmonica and take it in turns to sing lead or harmony. Vicki Gaye Philipp and Jeff Raglus have packed a lot into the 6 years since they formed. Recording 4 albums, ‘Five Songs’, ‘Our Pleasure’, ‘Holy Roll’ and their latest EP - ‘Red Moon Ray’.

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LATIN DANCE Come learn dance connection in a different way with Kizomba. Originating in Angola and Cape Verde, this new dance has become popular in Europe and is only becoming bigger! Kizomba dance stems from Semba steps, and music from Creole Zouk, which can be seen as tango guidance on zouk music. Let yourself enjoy the rhythm and learn this new style of dance with a very special connection!

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THE CASSETTES Sexy as hell, the Cassettes are a spectacular and hilarious 80’s flashmob troupe. The choreography is awesome and the moves are mesmerising, so much so that protective goggles are recommended. Individually they are super-babes; together they are a force. Concentrated, high-energy dance-theatre performances to killer 80’s sound tracks:

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With a mission to bring colour, beauty and genuine fun into the world: through unique and entertaining dance-theatre, preferably while wearing sexy Latino police outfits.

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THE BOLLYWOOD SISTERS The Bollywood Sisters (Shamila and Zerina) having been dancing all their lives! Their South Indian heritage and their passion for dance led them to Bollywood Dance 10 years ago. Since then, they have performed and facilitated dance workshops both nationally and internationally. Their dance is a fusion of classical Indian, african, latin, hip-hop and belly dance. “Sharing the joy of dance, helping people connect with themselves and their community and seeing the transformation it brings is why we love doing Bollywood Dance. After all, Dancing is Happiness”. The Bollywood.

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HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE? Witty wordsmith. Rambling yarn-spinner. Professional human. How Deep is Your Love is a wonderful theatrical ride through Bangladesh, with the Bee Gees on the car stereo, and a dreamer at the wheel trying to fit the world in his head. Funny and moving, like a Spalding Gray monologue, with a touch of William Yang. In this time of ISIS and Boko Haram, Mark asks us what can we learn from the beautiful people of Bangladesh. And, really … ‘How Deep Is Your Love?’

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DUSTYESKY Эй, ухнем!, Эй, ухнем! Ещё разик, ещё да раз!Эй, ухнем! Эй, ухнем! Ещё разик, ещё да раз!Разовьём мы берёзу, Разовьём мы кудряву!Ай-да, да ай-да, Aй-да, да ай-да, Разовьём мы кудряву. Разовьём мы кудряву. Эй, ухнем!Эй, ухнем! Ещё разик, ещё да раз! Мы по бережку идём, Песню солнышку поём. Ай-да, да ай-да, Aй-да, да ай-да, Песню солнышку поём. Эй, эй, тяни канат сильней! Ещё разик, ещё да раз! Эх ты! Эй, ухнем!

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ARAKWAL DANCERS

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The ARAKWAL men’s dance group is called Bigal Nali Jagun, meaning ‘Men coming together representing country’. Dancing is one of the strongest elements of Aboriginal culture, bringing together the ancient past from ancestors to the present. It shows that the culture is alive and continual. The Dubay Dancers (Dubay is the Bundjalung word meaning women) perform alongside the Bigal Nali Jagun in ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies at local gatherings and key regional events including NAIDOC week, The Blues Festival and many other festivals on Arakwal country. Every dance has significance and meaning. We are excited and privileged to have the Arakwal dancers join us in 2015.

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HEIN COOPER In 2013 Hein Cooper was discovered performing in a small bar in Sydney by Franz Schuller, manager of Half Moon Run. He was then invited to write and demo his songs in Montreal, Canada, where he was signed to Indica Records. After returning to Australia, Hein headed back to Montreal in 2014 and recorded his debut self-titled EP with producer Marcus Paquin (Arcade Fire, The National, The Local Natives, Hey Rosetta). Throughout the EP are strong themes of change, escapism and transformation.

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SQUEAK LEMAIRE 18 year old Squeak Lemaire, in addition to completing his HSC, has been winning over crowds at numerous venues across the Northern Rivers. His newly aquired band The Moon Bears has been an exciting addition to Squeak’s set, playing songs from his new album ‘Scared of Silence’, now available on iTunes and Spotify. This delicious blend of acoustic, rock, rap, and reggae is guaranteed to get you dancing, and the lyrics will leave you deeply moved.

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Bistro open all festival days & nights 31 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby PH 66841550 RESTAURANT OPEN 7 DAYS LUNCH & DINNER

GARAGEBAND WITH MATT GULLIFORD Sat 7,14 & 21 November 10am – midday Mullum Mac, 61 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Back by popular demand! Fun filled all ages workshop for anyone who aspires to make music and be creative with their Mac and iOS device. Learn to record your own music, add affects, samples, loops, and mix your song.

BODY PERCUSSION WITH GREG SHEEHAN Saturday 21st Nov 8:00am - 9:00am Village Vanguard Learn from the master as Greg Sheehan demonstrates the rhythmical and physical art of body percussion. Join Greg for a fun workshop that embraces your whole body.

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VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND GUITAR BLUES

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Saturday 21st November 10.30-11.30am Byron Community College

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LEARN TO PLAY UKE WITH NRUO Saturday 21st November 9:30am – 10:30am St Martin’s Hall Get inspired by Stukulele and the Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra, a group of musi cians with a passion for the Uke. IN recent years the Ukulele has become cool! with songs surfacing like Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Oh What a Day by Ingrid Michael son, and covers of I’m Yours by Jason Mraz.

Hat Fitz & Cara embellish impeccable rootsy sounds with powerful and soulful vocals, and authentic blues guitar, reminiscent of a time once forgotten. In this very special masterclass learn a little about how they create their sound.

WITH CLEMENT MAURA Saturday 21st November 2:00pm-3:00pm Byron Community College (BCC) Kizomba dance stems from Semba steps, and music from Creole Zouk, which can be seen as tango guid ance on zouk music. Let yourself enjoy the rhythm and learn this new style of dance with a very special

STORYTELLING / THEATRE WITH PHIL SPENCER

Saturday 21st November 10:00 - 11:00am Drill Hall UK born Phil Spencer is a playwright, performer, creative producer and reluctant comedian. Phil is co-artistic director of Tin shed Theatre Company and is the star of Hooting and Howling.

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HARMONICA LESSON WITH JUZZIE SMITH

Sunday 10:00 - 11:00am Drill Hall Whether your aim is to play blues, traditional or country music then this workshop will give you a great start. Just listen and learn, as Juzzie takes you step by step in a play-full way giving you an enjoyable start to mastering the art of how to play the

LIFE AND TIMES OF FRED SMITH WITH FRED SMITH

Sunday 12:00 - 1:00pm Byron Community College Fred Smith is what they call a ‘slashie’ these days. His interest ing dual career as a diplomat / songwriter was the subject of a recent episode of ABC’s Austra lian Story. Come and hear how he got away with it.

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Very pleased to work with and be supporters of the Mullumbimby Music Festival

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A Sustainable Model The Tree Planting In march this year we had a wonderful day at the Mullumbimby Showgrounds, planting more than 1000 plant seedlings, with lunch provided by Brunswick Landcare and music provided by Walrus and The Carpenter. The Tree Planting is co ordinated Dave Rawlins and Jo Green and this was our 5th Planting day. We are supported in this by our sponsors Uncle Toms Pies, The Byron Shire Council and The Mullumbimby Newsagency.

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Waste Management With the help of two local experts, Wren Mclean and Joanne Ho, we are creating a more advanced waste management model for our event, as in 2014 it became obvious there was much work to be done in this area.

Education At the festival this year Mullum SEED will be present ing some talks, walks, forums, cooking classes, and activities. See page 59-60 for complete program. COREM and the MMF Solar powering up Mullumbimby’s Iconic Drill Hall (see below).

Bike Riding Mullum is flat and a great town to ride your bike around.

The festival takes place in existing buildings and wherever possible we use existing infrastructure, hire local ly and support local business. It’s clever, and it works and shares the economic benefits of the festival around.

Interpretive Reuse Sculptural Bin Stations Supported by Byron Council event grant we are building three funky bin stations bins that we also be made available to other Byron Shire events. We appreciate your thoughtful disposal of rubbish and festival volunteers will be on hand to help in keeping Mullumbimby town clean and tidy. The building of the stations has been made possibly through a Byron Shire Council Grant.

Water Water bottles can be filled at all venues. Also at the Neighbourhood Centre on the corner of Dalley and Tincogan Streets.

A Very Big Thank you to our Sustainable Festival Sponsor – supporting us for many years now, always with a smile, Uncle Tom’s Pies.

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Accommodation www.destinationbyronbay.com.au offers a complete directory of accommodation listings from sophisticated luxury beachfront villas to surfers cottages and hinterland hideaways. You can also try www.brunswickheads.org.au www.airbnb.com.au www.byron-bay.com And check out the festival website: www.mullummusicfest.com.au for a comprehensive list of accommodation options.

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Official Festival Camping

Situated just 1.2km out of town, the Mullumbimby Showgrounds is the official festival camping site. With recently upgraded amenities, views of the stunning Mt Chincogan and a shuttle bus to and from the festival, camping at the Showgrounds offers the perfect accommodation solution.

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Every Friday morning, the Showgrounds hosts the world famous Mullumbimby Farmer’s Market. On Festival Friday from 8am – 11am, the market is the place to be! With ABC North Coast broadcasting live, a free performance by local band, Starboard Canons, the most delicious breakfast and all the fresh food you can carry. Don’t sleep in! On Saturday and Sunday mornings, campers will be visited by a Coffee and breakfast cart, offering hot tea and coffee and freshly baked pastries.

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We encourage you to bring your bike – it’s a great way to see the festival. Also, remember to pack your swimmers and sunscreen as the fabulous Mullum pool is in the centre of the festival precinct. This year courtesy vehicles from the camp ground to the festival have been provided by AWOL (FUN FREEDOM - EXPLORE with AWOL Adventures), making it even easier to get to the festival in minutes.

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Friday 5pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 11pm, 11.30pm Saturday 8am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 10pm, 11pm & midnight. Sunday 8am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 10pm, 10.30pm, 11pm to finish.

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Where: Mullumbimby is just inland of Brunswick Heads and about 15 minutes drive north of Byron Bay. How: Gold Coast and Ballina aiports are an easy 40 minute drive away. Transfers: Mini bus transfers – prebooking essential • Byron Bay Airport Transfers. www.byronbayairporttransfers.com.au 02 6684 3232 or 0400 247 287. $38 each way Byron Mini Bus - Dave: 0439 865 544

Courtesy Bus Info: A bus service will run to and from the festival from Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads. Byron Bay Friday: 5pm, Sat: 10am, Sun: 10am ( The Byron Bus Terminal in front of the Rails Hotel on main street, Jonson Street) Brunswick Heads:Friday 5pm, Sat 10:00am, Sun 9.30am (at the Brunswick information centre – 7 Park Street) Cost is $10 an adult and $5 a youth or child. Please go to website and Transport for up to date information.

Where to Eat

Mullum has great restaurants and cafes open all weekend. Be sure to pop into: Rock & Roll Café: 6684 4224 Izakaya Yu Japanese: 6684 4545 Spice It Up Thai at the Bowlo: 6684 2209 Yaman: traditional Yemen food: 6684 3778 LuLu’s Cafe: 6684 2415 Poinciana Cafe: 6684 4036 The Empire: 6684 2306 Coolamon Bistro: 6684 2533 Courthouse Hotel: 6684 1550 Italian & Other Joint: 6684 2220 The Middle Pub: 6684 3229 Santos Juice Bar 6684 3773 Uncle Tom’s Pies 6684 4041

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Drivers at the Mullum Music Festival are encouraged to register at the Keys Please Kiosk on arriving at the Festival and are offered a breathtest prior to leaving. Safe celebrating resources and transport information are available at the Kiosk. Keys Please Kiosk is part of the locally based STEER youth safe transport project and is proudly supported by FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant and Transport NSW. Keys Please Kiosks positively influence driver behaviour by creating a person-to-person connection at the ‘coal face’ i.e. where choices about safe drinking and transport are made.

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Art Piece Gallery 70 Burringbar Street Mullum. 6684 3446. A treasure trove of delightful, accessible art works. Supporting promoting and encouraging the work of local artists. Crystal Castle: 81 Monet Drive, Mullum. 6684 3111. Enrich your spirit with a walk through stunning gardens and rainforest. Mullumbimby golf club Jubilee Ave, Mullum. 6684 2273. This championship 18-hole club is known as Australia’s friendliest golf club. Kiva Spa 1 McGourgans Lane, Mullum, 6684 4811. Relax, refresh and heal in Kiva’s wood-fired sauna and oxygenated hydro therapy contoured spas and plunge pool.

Social Media Without a doubt, the best public swimming pool in Australia… jump in and cool down between gigs. The Petria Thomas pool is smack bang in the middle of the festival. Opening all festival weekend.

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DIRECTOR: Glenn Wright GENERAL MANAGER: Nino Haggith ARTIST LIAISON: Kate Atkinson, Kellie Malcolm VENUE MANAGERS: Alan Wynn, Paddy Nash, Neil Johnson, Kate Stroud, Pete Papandrea, Alice Caldwell LICENSEE: Caroline Kinsella, Michelle Eabry, Leah Ashenhurst VERY IMPORTANT PERSON :Nicky McLaughlin TICKETING: Jen Djula MERCHANDISE: Rhea Caldwell NATIONAL PUBLICIST: Clare McGregor NORTHERN RIVERS PUBLICIST: Mandy Nolan TOWN PLANNING: Planners North

To everybody that helped produce the 2015 festival. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mighty effort and many people and organisations support the event because they believe what we do is a good thing. Some of the local supporters have been with us for 8 years now and keep on giving. Thanks to Jamie (our electrician), Jilly (The Lantern Parade), Syd and Jane (Printworks), Mark (Mullum Hire), Kate (Planners North), and Dean and Janelle (Mullum Newsagency). Also thanks to Scrap, Noni & Amelie, Harry Angus, Simon Richardson, Claire McGarry; Ross, Jasmine and Viren (Stone & Wood); Nick Smith, Nino & Kate (legends!), Jean Eric, Tom Whitaker, our venues, our sponsors, and our amazing volunteers at the festival. See you all at the street parade!

LEGAL: Wroth Wall TREASURY: Matthew Long, Brian Dubb TREE PLANTING: Dave Rawlins YOUTH MENTORSHIP: Tom Whitaker ELECTRICIAN: Stanbury Electrical Services PRODUCTION: Steve Law ARTWORK: Michael White PROGRAM DESIGN: Jamcracker Creative WEBSITE: Jean Eric Mamet WASTE MANAGEMENT: Wren Mclean, Joanne Hoy PIANO TUNER: Norman Appel (the best on the north coast) Mullum Music Festival 28 Mill Street, Mullumbimby NSW 2482 / Ph 02 6684 6195

Education

Very pleased to work with and be supporters of the Mullumbimby Music Festival

Kate Singleton & Steve Connelly www.plannersnorth.com.au

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In this part of the world people enjoy having a beer when relaxing after catching a wave, catching a band at the pub or just catching up with friends. Occasionally the little towns and villages around here come alive, and the Mullum Music Festival is one of those times. As the local brewer, we brew beers for times like these...

Drop into the brewery for a beer and tasting paddle for $10. To book â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tours@stoneandwood.com.au