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21.01.2022 Ballarat SongWays Music Festival coming down the track, opening Friday, 14 October from 5:30pm with FREE live music performances all around sites with an historic link with Ballarat's rich & varied live music legacy. First up, the stage at Bridge Mall, Bakery Hill, honouring the halcyon days of The Bridge Mall Inn at the corner of Peel Street & Bridge Mall from 5:30 - 7:30pm. SongWays is proud to present:... - Anna Oliphant Wright Young emerging singer-songwriter who has already garnered honours as a Triple J 'Unearthed' rare find, won the 'Home Brewed' Battle of the Bands at the 2016 Ballarat Beer Festival, was the 1st soloist to win the 2016 Ballarat PUSH Start Battle of the Bands, and absolutely blew local audiences away during this year's Ballarat Backyard Tasters! Anna's signature styles include folk rock, country, blues & jazz, and her original music is guaranteed to make you sit up & take notice. - Beat Box Bo One of Australia's most skilled & influential BeatBox players, armed with a vast repertoire of routines & vocal armory & noted for his originality, creativity & musicality. - EMBE Delivering rap performances exploring the themes of family, love & an individual's journey into a dark world. - Trucks Modern post-Punk band with a wall of noise & swag of fast-paced tunes that will rock your world & energise your night. Big time.

20.01.2022 Before a note is even played, the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival is beginning as it means to continue! We're giving back to the creative community by offering two great FREE FREE FREE professional development sessions specifically for musicians both emerging & established. First cab off the rank is the Kidz Muzik Biz on 9 October, with Small Business Skills workshops from 1 - 4pm & then a Meet The Musos mentoring session from 4 - 6pm at the Ballarat Central Library on Dovet...on Street. Kidz Muzik Biz is for musicians 14 - 25 years old, and is an opportunity to create your own publicity pack with professional photos, press release & website; learn about earning royalties from your songs from APRA and how to create your own ABN & invoice forms; get an instant online presence by loading your profile web page onto the Central Highlands ArtsAtlas website; apply for a SONIKA gig at November's Ballarat Show - and MORE! PLUS everything you create on the day, you get to to take away! Kidz Muzik Biz is presented in partnership with Ballarat Youth Services FReeZA & SONIKA initiatives, with support from the City of Ballarat & Creative Victoria Music Works Program. Questions to Chloe Jackson: [email protected] and to register: https://www.songwaysyouthworkshops2016.eventbrite.com.au THEN we have Adult Music Biz professional development workshops FREE FREE FREE at the Ballarat Central Library with: APRA & Royalties 9 October 3 - 4pm Finance 10 October 6 - 7:30pm Marketing & PR 12 October 6 - 8pm And like the Kidz Biz, you'll come away with a professional publicity pack including photos, web profile & media release; finance info about earning royalties, invoicing & taxation; and an instant online presence with your web profile loaded onto the Central Highlands ArtsAtlas website. Questions to Amie Sexton: [email protected] and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/songways-business-skills-fo

20.01.2022 The sun is shining & the gods smiling on the prospect of a music-filled weekend, with the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival just over the horizon! Continuing our fairytale of all the exhilaration & excitement of the SongWays weekend, be sure you join us for some reflections at Sunday's FREE FREE FREE SongWays Jazz Chill-Out in two spaces at The Main Bar from 3pm, presenting jazz in all its wondrous colours & textures with Jack Stacey, Geoffrey Wiliams, the Paige Duggan Quartet, Michael Westlake Trio, Amie Brulee, Carmen & Dan and The Boat Chorus!

15.01.2022 Things are definitely hotting up at Ballarat SongWays Music Festival HQ, with our artists confirmed & performances spaces being readied! Don't forget 14 - 16 October as Ballarat stages a massive celebration of the vibrant local & regional live music scene guaranteeing that our town is the cultural capital of Western Victoria. Ballarat SongWays Music Festival tickets are now on sale through Her Majesty's Theatre MAJESTIX (5333-5888) and the Art Gallery of Ballarat (5320-5858).... Your SongWays Ticket = 1 SongWays Wristband + FREE entry to all Friday ticketed venues + Friday transport from venue to venue on the SongWays Magic Bus. What can you expect on that Friday? Well may you ask... SongWays Ticketed Concerts - Friday, 14 October From 7:45pm The Main Bar A Very Ballarat Evening Of Music: A Tribute To The Songs Of Patrick McCabe, with Dead Salesmen Duo, The Vests, and Special Guests including Terry Byrne, Stella Savy, Earl Leonard, Dan West, Emma Grant & MORE! $10 at the door; FREE with a SongWays Festival Wristband From 8:30pm Suttons House of Music Kevin Borich Express - With a professional career spanning 40 years, Kevin Borich has delivered his talents to audiences all over the globe. Kevin is well-known for his high energy electric guitar style and his performances are hailed throughout the music industry as world class. $25 at the door; FREE with a SongWays Festival Wristband From 8:30pm Karova Lounge Sons of the East + Demi Louise Sons of the East bring indie folk to town from the northern beaches of Sydney, with a motley acoustic-electric mix driven by soulful vocals. Demi Louise is a local favourite, with pop folk combined with ringing guitar, catchy beats & honest vocals in haunting songs that talk of moving into a new world. From 9pm Babushka Lounge Matt Mavis + Adam Roche One of Ballarat's most famous post-Punk exports joins forces with a homegrown singer-songwriter to build sets that are a little bit country, a little bit of soul & a whole lotta rock 'n' roll. AND in between the ticketed concert venues, the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival is bringing a full night of FREE live music performances in CBD spaces that map significant sites from our rich musical heritage, including: Bridge Mall Bakery Hill (Remember The Bridgey? We do.) Christ Cathedral Anglican Church, Lydiard Street (Where so much choral music begins & ends) Titanic Memorial Bandstand (Honouring the musicans that played on as the Titanic sand in 1902) WYATTART @ Grenville Street (Squint & look across the street, and you can almost see the former Albert Hall) The George Hotel Balcony (Reliving Ballarat's hey-day of brass bands on upper verandas for civic celebrations). And that's not all....more to come!

14.01.2022 The Ballarat SongWays Music Festival Friday fun continues from 6pm at WYATTART at Grenville & Catton Streets, with: Cabin Boy Tom Groove-based rhythms accompanied by shiny brass, presenting original songs by Peggy Hills Captain Pugwash Churning out non-stop new wave ska & reggae with a beat that don't quit!... Three Little Sheep Stella Savy & friends channeling a condensed version of 'Sheep Weather Alert', paving the way for dance bands with big funk tunes. THEN, in the Anglican Church on Lydiard Street, from 7pm catch: Mick Trembath Cool & mellow acoustic guitars of old blues & country styling, from a musician who is a local icon & veritable encyclopaedia of the form. Jam 'n' Jar with Michael Westlake & Georgie Williams Improvisational vocalisation & performance, accompanied by of-the-moment piano born of a love of jazz, minimalism & sonic experimentation. Freya Josephine Hollick Ballarat's sweetheart, drawing on old-school Cajun & folk, inspired by 40's era songs & delivered by a hearfelt voice that speaks of love's many twists & turns. For ALL the deets, keep your eyes peeled for the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival pocket guide, now on the streets & in cafes near you!

13.01.2022 Coming Soon: The Ballarat SongWays Music Festival is coming to town 13 - 16 October! Love contemporary live music? Love regional Victoria? Wanna celebrate the very best of both? Then THIS is where you want to be! LIKE Ballarat SongWays Music Festival, and join the movement to build a major live music event that keeps music live & lively in Ballarat & surrounds.

11.01.2022 We Are Live!! With support from the City of Ballarat, Creative Victoria through its Music Works initiative,and the phenomenal music community of Ballarat, the inauguarl Ballarat SongWays Music Festival is alive & kicking & comin' atcha 14 - 16 October! A major showcase of distinctly regional music, the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival celebrates Ballarat as the 'home ground' for some of Australia's best known & most exciting contemporary music.... Combining free live music performances & ticketed headline concerts in some of Ballarat's most iconic venues & historic musical spaces, the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival has it going on for everyone! Coming your way: Friday, 14 October 5:30 - 10pm FREE live music performances in spaces & places historically associated with Ballarat's rich musical heritage, including Anna Oliphant-Wright, Mick Trembath, Deb Clark Quartet, Beat Box Bo, Trucks, Arkie T Williams & The Mudlarks, Freya Hollick, Little Sheep, Whiz Bang, ALEK, and more! Friday, 14 October 7:30 - LATE Ticketed headline concerts in iconic CBD venues traditionally associated with presenting original live music, including: - Main Bar A Very Ballarat Evening Of Music: A Tribute To The Songs Of Patrick McCabe, featuring Dead Salesmen Duo, The Vests, and special guests. - Suttons House of Music Kevin Borich Express: The undisputed king of Australian blues guitar drawing on a stellar 40-year career playing to audiences around the world...and now Ballarat! - Babushka Lounge Calling all Bridgey fans: This is the place to relive the glory days with Matt Mavis (The Mavis's) and Adam Roche (The Bullwinkles, Pork Robot). Saturday, 15 October 9:30am - 2:30pm Ballarat SongWays Busker Bonanza Bridge Street Mall Catch a rising star & get a taste of the future with FREE rotating performances by the very best street performance artists, sourced from across the Central Highlands & Goldfields region. Saturday, 15 October 7:30 - 10:30pm Ballarat SongWays All-In Musicians Extravaganza Suttons House of Music Spectacular showcase of musicians of all genres from across the Festival, mixing it up with new collaborators & playing new work like you've never heard it before! Sunday, 16 October 3 - 6:30pm Ballarat SongWays Cool Jazz Chill out & reflect on your SongWays experience to a soundtrack of jazz in all its splendour, from traditional to cutting-edge improvisational. It's FREE, too! Tickets go on sale Monday, 12 September through Her Majesty's Theatre Majestix (www.hermaj.com.au). $35 ticket + SongWays Wristband = Access To All Ticketed Venues + Transport From Venue To Venue & Place To Place On The SongWays Festival Magic Bus.

07.01.2022 Tonight is the first taste of the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival, kicking off at 5:30pm with FREE FREE FREE live music through the Ballarat CBD and TICKETED concerts, too! Tickets are still available through Her Majesty's Theatre & Art Gallery of Ballarat for: THE MAIN BAR A Very Ballarat Evening of Music: A Tribute to the Songs of Patrick McCabe, with Dead Salesmen Duo, The Vests, Special Guests SUTTONS HOUSE OF MUSIC Kevin Borich Express... KAROVA LOUNGE Sons of the East, Demi Louise BABUSHKA LOUNGE Matt Mavis, Adam Roche AND our FREE FRIDAY programming is happening at: BRIDGE MALL BAKERY HILL 5:30pm Anna Oliphant-Wright, Beat Box Bo, EMBE, & Trucks TITANIC MEMORIAL BANDSTAND 5:30pm Haddon Brass Band, SKIPTICS, Mt. Clear Cabaret Band, Whizbang, ALEK GEORGE HOTEL BALCONY 5:30pm Arkie T Williams & The Mudlarks, Sweet Monas Choir, deborahN & Co WYATTART @ GRENVILLE STREET 6:pm Cabin Boy Tom, Captain Pugwash, Three Little Sheep LYDIARD STREET ANGLICAN CHURCH 7pm Mick Trembath, Georgie Williams & Michael Westlake & Jam 'n' Jar, Freye Josephine Hollick Catch the FREE SongWays Magic Bus @ SW corner of Lydiard & Sturt Street, Grenville Street & Lt. Bridge Street Bakery Hill to take you on the magical musical tour that is the Ballarat SongWays Music Festival!

05.01.2022 Tick...tick...tick... The Ballarat SongWays Music Festival is just over the horizon, with free AND ticketed events for one & all! Maybe you caught Geoffrey Williams talking to Clare Bowditch yesterday arvo on ABC Radio about all things SongWays & music...... Once you've got your Friday SongWays fun out of the way, stay in step for Saturday's offerings: 9:30am - 2:30pm FREE Ballarat Buskers Bonanza in Bridge Mall Presenting our region's very best & most professional street performers for your neverending delight. 7:30 - 10:30pm FREE SongWays All-In Musicians Extravaganza @ Suttons House of Music Your favourite musos playing in new ways with new collaborators, in a mash-up of virtuoso composed & improvised musicianship.

05.01.2022 A few SongWays Music Festival tickets are still out there looking for a good home, so quick-smart to the Art Gallery of Ballarat to snag one - $35 gets you a SongWays Festival wristband, which provides you FREE transport on the SongWays Magic Bus & FREE entry into the Friday ticketed venues & gigs: 7:45pm The Main Bar $10 at the door... A Very Ballarat Evening Of Music: A Tribute to the Songs of Patrick McCabe, with Dead Salesmen Duo, The Vests, & Special Guests 8:30pm Suttons House of Music $25 at the door Kevin Borich Express 8:30pm Karova Lounge $10 at the door Sons of the East + Demi Louise 9pm Babushka Lounge $10 at the door Matt Mavis + Adam Roche

02.01.2022 Friday's Ballarat SongWays Music Festival highlights continue with free live music programming from The George Hotel Balcony on Lydiard Street from 5:30pm, with: Arkie T Williams & The Mudlarks Bringing toe-tapping alt-country & roots music carried by instrumentation & singing of sorrowful beauty. A natural fit of strong & stunning vocals, well-crafted songs & passionate guitar. Sweet Monas Choir Vibrant & harmonically magnificent, the Monas turn 20 this year! Ranging fro...m world music to pop, spirituals to blues - but with a foundation in gospel - the group delivers exceptional vocal harmonies to the room every time. deborahN & Co Beautiful soulful acoustic originals & classic arrangements from past decades, with rich vocals backed by some of Ballarat's finest musicians. ALSO kicking off from 5:30pm from the Titanic Memorial Bandstand on Sturt Street, we offer for your delectation: Haddon Brass Band Brass, woodwind & percussion instruments combine in carrying an eclectic mix of music from classical pieces to marches, contemporary to popular. SKIPTICS Traditional & experimental tunes combine with classical & roots music instrumentation to bring forth an improvised sound. Mt. Clear Cabaret Band Non-stop dance music with a driving rhythm section & punchy horns delivering hits from the 60's to today. Whizbang A REALLY big band - including an 8-piece horn section - funking it up with reggae rhythms that take the night into a whole new realm. Alek Electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy with loops escort you on a sonical mystery tour. AND SO MUCH MORE TO COME - STAY TUNED!