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Healesville MUSIC Festival

Locality: Healesville, Victoria

Phone: +61 417 643 510

Address: Healesville Amateur Racing Club Healesville-Kinglake Road 3777 Healesville, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.healesvillemusicfestival.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Good morning music lovers, dont forget to join us back here at 5pm for the HMF Winter Taste Test with The Weeping WIllows! Were so excited to have this gorgeous couple joining us today and were crossing everything that well see them live in November right here in Healesville. Support our performers if you are able to, here is the link to The Weeping Willows merchandise http://www.theweepingwillows.com.au/store - both beautiful albums are for sale there. ... Laura has sent through her favourite Winter recipe and I can confirm that the Apple Crumble was delicious and so easy to cook! Shop local where you can. https://www.womensweeklyfood.com.au/reci/apple-crumble-9324 A big thank you again to the Yarra Ranges Council for continuing to support the Healesville MUSIC Festival as we in turn provide much needed gigs for some of our incredible musicians. See you at 5 - Its going to be beautiful! #hmf2020 #healesville #theweepingwillows #findyourself #

25.01.2022 Hello music lovers, just 3 days till we welcome the magical Great Aunt to the Healesville MUSIC Festival Winter taste test stage. Head back to this page at 5pm on Sunday and dont forget to mix yourself a Great Aunt hot toddy as well! #greataunt #hmf2020 #wintertastetest

24.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, here's another glorious Key Change story for you all. This one comes from the wonderful Tim Woodz who you may have seen performing at our festival and many others around the country. Tim is also our festival Vice President - and does so much each year to get our artists to the festival and on the stage when they need to be. Thanks Tim! We couldn't do it without you :) "This is a story about an unexpected show I witnessed in a lonely old little bar somewher...Continue reading

23.01.2022 Morning Music Lovers, dont forget the amazingly talented Rachel Ricciuti will be joining us live from this page at 5pm today! Check out Rachs music here https://rachelricciuti.bandcamp.com/ and come back this arvo to enjoy a brilliant concert with Rach and her Dad Cavey. Whether shes on the stages of Tamworth or ripping out a tune at the Nooj pub - Rach is always loved. #hmf2020 #wintertastetest #healesville

22.01.2022 Hello Everyone! Here's the YouTube link for you to watch all the action! Remember that it is FREE to watch the festival. Tell your friends and enjoy the incredible artists that will be joining us. ... Set Times: Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country - 1pm Sarah Carroll, Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine & Shannon Bourne Music - 1.05pm Great Aunt - 2pm The Royal High Jinx - 2.45pm Charles Jenkins - 2.50pm Gordy (bush poet) - 3.40pm Liam GernerLiam - 3.45pm The Weeping Willows - 4.30pm Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes- 5:15pm Royal High Jinx - 6pm Michael Waugh- 6.05pm Tuck Shop Ladies - 6.50pm Close & Thanks 7.40pm Our heartfelt thanks to the Yarra Ranges Council who have sponsored this event. #HMF2020 #healesville #yarravalley #findyourself #yarraranges

22.01.2022 Hello music lovers, it gives me so much joy to bring to you our latest Key Change Moment, this time from the searingly talented, beautiful human that is Rich Davies. A couple of weeks ago I let you know about Rich's latest release - a tribute to his musical hero Bruce Springsteen. Well true to his word, Rich has written a Key Change Moment that rings with truth and dreams - you can feel the heat and dust swirl around you as you read it. Over to you Rich... "I’ve often joked ...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, today's Key Change Moment comes from the extraordinary Dave Walker. Musician, record label owner, former journalist and wonderful human. We've been exceedingly fortunate to host Dave on our Healesville Music Festival stages before. His searing talent on the guitar is undeniable and he's also one of the funniest men I've met. Let Dave take you overseas for a few minutes, to the magical Red Rocks. Music invokes a primeval response in us all - but it takes ...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, hope youre all doing well. Today were kicking off a new thing were calling KEY CHANGE. Lets all share those magical, defining gig, or festival moments that have left a permanent, shining and beautiful imprint on our minds. (If Raf Epsteins Changing Tracks had a love child with the RocKwiz first concert question then it would look a bit like this:)... A huge thank you to the gorgeous - the talented - the awesome human that is Elton Pinkster, who by putting a band pic up on his page, (and then kindly explaining to me in great detail who they were) - has inspired this whole thing. Elton is also a legend volunteer and photographer at our beautiful festival. Over to you Elton... "Ok Nadine, these guys are one of my all time favourite bands, They are The Descendents. When I first heard these guys, I had to sit down just to take it in, then I heard Karl Alvarez on bass. Thats was when I put my bass down and never picked it up again. I figured playing guitar was easier. The tall guy in the front is Bill, Ive met him a few times, my old band even supported them at Festival Hall in Melbourne. Hes like a musical savant. And hes the drummer/song writer / engineer / producer and general driving force of the band. Milo the singer is wearing glasses. He left the band to go to college and hes super smart. But for me, my favourite is Stephen ( the guy with the blonde hair ) He plays guitar. Hes by far the most "user friendly" out of the band. Because of this band, I have made so many friends. Its kinda like a secret society and only we know how lucky we are to know of The Descendents. If you want to have a listen. Try the song "Thank You" from the album Everything Sucks. "thank you for playing the way you play " Theres little accents on the guitar that Stephen does to pay homage to some of his favourite guitarist like Greg Ginn from Black Flag. He told me this when we played with them. Although if you really want to hear why I put down the bass, listen to "Clean Sheets" . The bass lines are insane. Imagine being 17 and hearing this for the first time." Thank you SO SO much for sharing this Elton! If its inspired you, please send your story to [email protected] and lets remind each other of those halcyon days of live music and look forward to when were doing it all again! 1. The Descendents 2. The legend Elton Pinkster #hmf2020 #keychange #livemusic

20.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, it's no secret that we're huge fans of Rich Davies & The Low Road here at the Healesville MUSIC Festival - some of our most exciting festival moments have involved Rich and his band! The Low Road are a joy to host and for 3 years running it wasn't a closing concert unless Rich was out there in the crowd, singing his heart out and sweating all over his guitar and the adoring crowd. Today Rich is sharing with us his love of the music of the great Bruce Spri...ngsteen. He's re-imagined the songs from the classic 'Born in the USA' album and recorded it all while we've been locked in splendid isolation. Support our beautiful friend Rich if you're able to, and buy the album from Bandcamp (link below) and then let's all cross everything that there is a HUGE gig somewhere in our near future where we can hear it all sung live! #Richdavies #brucespringsteen #healesvillemusicfestival #dearlordimisslivemusic

20.01.2022 A HUGE congratulations to the good folk at Watts River Brewing on 5 years since their first brew! We love these guys and for 3 years they've been our beer of choice at the festival. Ben, Hanna, Aaron and the team go above and beyond to help us each year (and not just with beer!) Can't wait to see you all down at the brewery in 2021 for live music and the best brews poured by the finest people!

20.01.2022 Good Morning Music Lovers! Its July! Which is brilliant because it means were that much closer to booting 2020 out the door... but even more exciting is that TODAY at 5pm the fabulous, wonderful, super fun humans that are the Tuck Shop Ladies will be joining us for a live stream right from this page! ... We loved them so much at the 2019 Healesville MUSIC Festival and well be crossing arms, fingers, legs, toes and eyes that they join us back at our beautiful festival site this November. This concert is free to watch. As always please try and support our artists and buy their merch https://tuckshopladies.bandcamp.com/ There are cds, hats, t-towels, t-shirts and caps being modelled by their pooch. The good folk at Support Act still have a mammoth task helping our artists who have had their income decimated. A donation to them, if you are able to, would be wonderful. Enjoy your Sunday and see you all back here at 5! #hmf2020 #tuckshopladies #wintertastetest #Healesville #musicvictoria

19.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers! Todays the day we welcome the wonderful Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes to the Healesville MUSIC Festival Winter Taste Test stage! Join us on this page from 5pm today for all the joy that a Tim Woodz set brings. Tims even given us a ripper mulled wine recipe you could whip up for the show ;)... As always these concerts are free to watch, with thanks to the Yarra Ranges Council for supporting us in this. Please do check out Tims merch at timwoodz.com and buy one of his brilliant albums if you can. We also encourage everyone to remember the vital work being done by the good people at Support Act who continue to provide financial and mental health assistance to musicians and music industry workers. Theyre needed now more than ever. You can donate here if youre able to https://supportact.org.au/donate-now/ See you all at 5pm! #timwoodz #hmf2020 #healesville #livemusiclives #musiconline

18.01.2022 Hello music lovers, just 4 days till we welcome the searingly talented Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes to the Winter Taste Test stage! (handy hint - come back to this page at 5pm on Sunday;) Its no exaggeration to say that we love Tim here at the Healesville MUSIC Festival. He is a wonderful human, an inspired and hugely funny songwriter and were thrilled that hes agreed to play for us all. ... You might not know that hes also the heart of our beautiful festival - working so hard each year to help us bring you the very best festival we can. Those of you that have joined us the last couple of years know also that its Tim who is the first one in the jam tent, helping us all sing and play a song, no matter our ability. And theres no amount of value that can be placed on the joy that an inclusive and welcoming jam brings to a festival. (Hes usually the last one there too, serenading us all to sleep with a baritone, "daylight come and we wanna go hohooome." :) As always the concert is free to watch but please consider supporting Tim with a bit of merch shopping https://www.timwoodz.com/shop And dont forget our friends at Support Act who are still doing so much to support our decimated music industry. https://supportact.org.au/donate-now/ Check out Tims mulled wine recipe in the event discussion -its a cracker! See you all Sunday :) #hmf2020 #timwoodz #healesville #yarrarangescouncil #livemusiclives #online #folk

17.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, heres another KEY CHANGE moment in time for you. This one is from Ewan, who you might have seen with his band The Humbuckin Pickups at our festival and others around the country. Hes also been with the Healesville Music Festival from the very beginning. So much of what we do comes from his heart and passion. Were very lucky to have him! Over to you Ewan......Continue reading

17.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, this Key Change Story comes to you from our Festival secretary Emma! She's an incredible help come festival time and most of you would have met her at the festival office last year. Thanks for being part of our festival family Emma! "I am not a musician I can’t sing (well, I could but it would clear a room) and I can’t play a musical instrument (unless you count the recorder as a young child but Baa Baa Black Sheep or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star won’t g...Continue reading

17.01.2022 Hello MusicLovers, the incredible Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is live and FREE right now on their Facebook, website and YouTube. 65 incredible acts. A gorgeous festival organised by wonderful people. Let's catch up there in person in 2021! #bbrmf #bendigo #livemusiclives

17.01.2022 Hello music lovers, just 5 days till we welcome the incredible Liam Gerner to the Healesville MUSIC Festival Winter Taste Stage! This is our final concert and its going to be wonderful! Head back to this page at 5pm on Sunday! #hmf2020 #liamgerner #wintertastetest

16.01.2022 Hello music lovers! Today is our 9th and final Winter Taste Test concert and we are thrilled to welcome the wonderful Liam Gerner to the Winter Taste Test stage! What a privilege it has been to present these concerts to you, so many amazing singer / songwriters have brought a huge amount of joy to us all each Sunday for 2 months now. As always this concert is free to watch but if you can, please do support Liam and buy some merch for yourself https://liamgerner.com/merchand...ise/ Check out the event for the beautiful Winter recipes Liam has shared with us. Shop local and cook up a storm this afternoon. For our Victorian family - enjoy this beautiful day and well see you back here at 5pm for the perfect ending to our Winter Taste Test concerts. #hmf2020 #liamgerner #wintertastetest #livemusiclives #findyourself #healesville

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15.01.2022 Morning Music Lovers! Today's Key Change comes from the wonderful Catherine who has been part of our festival family for a few years now. We're so grateful for her support and immense event and grant writing experience. I loved this story so much - get thee children to a folk festival! "I'll be forever grateful to my parents for exposing me to so much live music as a child, mostly at folk festivals like our beloved Healesville Music Festival. ... A Key Change moment I had growing up was seeing Miss Honey Alexander perform 'Buzzin' on keyboard. She was touring with her husband Rod Piazza and their band The Mighty Flyers. We'd video taped from Rage their set at the Byron Bay Blues Fest but that didn't compare to seeing it live. It was the Honeybend Creek Rock & Blues Festival in Glenburn, March 1994. There I was, a scrawny 13 year old girl who had wiggled her way to the front row, shoulder to shoulder with bikie and rockabilly types. Miss Honey was pounding those keys and my heart was pounding too. I was mesmerised. It inspired me to take up piano. My parents found a Beale baby grand. It was a hundred years old and it showed in the glass marks and cigarette burns that decorated the timber casing. There in our living room I tinkered away imitating my idol Miss Honey. I had this trick where I would lie on the floor and play the keys over my head. My parents said I should go on Red Faces...which says it all about my musical talent! Sometimes at parties, friends would sing along or jump up and dance on the piano lid. Someone once 'offered' to blow it up with dynamite. I don't play anymore but I love that piano and will never let it go. It remains in the Black Cat Cafe in Nuggetty where it will stay, hopefully to be played by music lovers for years to come. " Thanks so much Catherine for sharing this - have a listen to 'Buzzin' here and hear for yourself why this was a Key Change for a music loving little girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjpEX11ITg #hmf2020 #healesville #keychange #findyourself #LiveMusicLives

15.01.2022 EP#3 Winter Taste Test Please visit Charles Website or donate directly for this performance paypal.me/mrcharlesjenkins... Enjoy!

15.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, we're having a little nostalgic tear this morning. Well played facebook on throwing us this memory of the closing concert from HMF 2019. It is of course the glorious Rich Davies & The Low Road with some of their friends from The Royal High Jinx, Great Aunt, Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes, The Humbuckin' Pickups and THE DUKES OF DESPAIR. Our thanks again to the beautiful Nicole Pinkster photography who captured this on her phone. It's raw - it's magnificen...t - it's a reminder of everything we have to look forward to at the 2021 Healesville Music Festival. #hmf2021 #richdaviesandthelowroad #healesville #LiveMusicLives

15.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers - well what a June it was! (For many reasons) but musically here we were so incredibly fortunate to have the wonderful Michael Waugh, Sarah Carroll, Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine & Shannon Bourne Music, Charles Jenkins and The Weeping Willows round out our first magical month of the Winter Taste Test. July sees us welcome the incredible Tuck Shop Ladies, Liam Gerner, Great Aunt and Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes to the live streaming stage. These Sunday ...sessions are a beautiful way to end the week and were grateful for the support of the Yarra Ranges Council who have agreed to us adapting the use of our funding. This means weve been able to support artists with gigs at what is a hugely difficult time for our Arts sector. Every artist (except Chuck;) kindly gave us their favourite Winter recipe which you can still find in the events. Shop local where you can and enjoy these fine offerings. See you all on Sunday at 5pm for the hugely wonderful, searingly insightful and very, very funny Tuck Shop Ladies! #WinterTasteTest #HMF2020 #YRC #healesville #livemusiclives

14.01.2022 EP#4 Winter Taste Test Please visit http://www.theweepingwillows.com.au/ Enjoy, Share, Like, Follow, donate to support act!

14.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, we have another beautiful Key Change moment for you, this time from the wonderful Catherine Nolan. Cathy has been part of our festival for many years, sometimes as a committee member, always as a supporter and most importantly, leading the band and choir up on the Healesville Music Festival stage on a Sunday morning with the brilliant Soulsville performances! You don't have to be a believer to be swept away by the pure power and joy of the Soulsville cho...ir and band, and now Cathy has shared with us where it all began for her about 50 years ago...over to you Cathy. "My older brother brought home a Joe and Eddie LP record. We didn't have a working record player in the house but there was a rudimentary one in the sleep out. I used to sneak out and play all and any of the record collection out there, Buddy Holly, Simon and Garfunkel, Sergeant Pepper and Stardust to name a few. Joe and Eddie's album was not an attractive looking album to a girl of about 7 or 8 years old but oh how my heart burst when I heard the first song; 'There is a meetin'! I just felt like my chest would explode! There was an instant recognition that this was spiritual music but of a kind I'd never heard before. I loved the build up and the joyfulness! I didn't know it then but the little girl would one day sing gospel in the black churches of Memphis, Chicago and New Orleans and Soulsville was on its way way back then!" Thank you so much Cathy! How lucky we all are that your brother brought that record home and so many years later you'd be working hard bringing the amazing Soulsville to us each year for the festival. Have a listen here to the song that inspired Cathy all those years ago. https://youtu.be/MMoPZd-4Fq8 Its beautiful! #hmf2020 #keychange #healesville #findyourself #joeandeddie

13.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, we're prepping in the best way possible for our beautiful event - The 2020 Healesville Music Festival - Online & Kicking No storing of tin food, military style weapons or dug outs are needed - but we have gone and started a YouTube channel! All going well you'll have the choice of Facebook or YouTube viewing / listening. Let your friends that have banished the dark art of Facebook know that they can still join in the fun. ... Head over there and give us a follow, if you can. We've got a couple of videos up and we'll be linking to some videos of bands that have given us so much joy over the years. We'll be having our festival in the backyard. We're packing the picnic, some fine Watts River Brewing beverages and the bluetooth speaker. It's going to be as beautiful as 14 days without the dreaded Rona! #HMF2020 #healesville #onlinefestival #LiveMusicLives #wattsriverbrewing #bringon2021

11.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, heres another glorious Key Change story for you all. This one comes from the wonderful Tim Woodz who you may have seen performing at our festival and many others around the country. Tim is also our festival Vice President - and does so much each year to get our artists to the festival and on the stage when they need to be. Thanks Tim! We couldnt do it without you :) "This is a story about an unexpected show I witnessed in a lonely old little bar somewher...Continue reading

09.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, today's Key Change Moment comes from Janine and it's a cracker! She's even managed to bring in a little bit of footy on what would traditionally be the AFL grand final weekend here in Melbourne! Over to you Janine... "When asked to write about a memorable music moment in my life, it was hard to choose just one. I feel there have been so many. My memories are based in music, everything I have ever done has a musical memory. It’s hard to explain - it’s my to...Continue reading

09.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers! We're only a little over 24 hours away from the 2020 Healesville MUSIC Festival. Save this Youtube link https://youtu.be/Sqe7VXXVJ8A and get ready for all the fun to kick off at 1pm Saturday 28th of November. Remember that it is FREE to watch the festival. Tell your friends and enjoy the incredible artists that will be joining us. Set Times: ... Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country - 1pm Sarah Carroll, Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine & Shannon Bourne Music - 1.05pm Great Aunt - 2pm The Royal High Jinx - 2.45pm Charles Jenkins - 2.50pm Gordy (bush poet) - 3.40pm Liam GernerLiam - 3.45pm The Weeping Willows - 4.30pm Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes- 5:15pm Royal High Jinx - 6pm Michael Waugh- 6.05pm Tuck Shop Ladies - 6.50pm Close & Thanks 7.40pm Our heartfelt thanks to the Yarra Ranges Council who have sponsored this event. #HMF2020 #healesville #yarravalley #findyourself #yarraranges

09.01.2022 Hi and welcome to Episode 8 of the Winter Taste Test with the brilliant Tim Woodz! Please Share Comment and support the artist. You can Tip Tim directly via paypal.me/timwoodz or visit his website at www.timwoodz.com ... also a big thanks to Yarra Ranges Council and to Support Act for their amazing work! Enjoy the Show!

08.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, In 4 days we welcome The Weeping Willows to the Healesville MUSIC Festival Winter Taste Test stage. All streaming live from this page at 5pm on Sunday. This amazing duo are the king and queen of the haunting ballad with gorgeous harmonies, glorious guitar playing and a stage presence that is impossible to ignore! ... Check out their music and merch here http://www.theweepingwillows.com.au/ As always, please support our artists by buying their music if you are able to. The wonderful Laura has sent through a recipe for Apple Crumble, "I reckon you cant go past Apple Crumble for a Winter Warmer!". I couldnt agree more Laura, heres the link https://www.womensweeklyfood.com.au/reci/apple-crumble-9324. This one is super easy. If youre shopping in Healesville then youll know that Toscanos will have beautiful apples for you to choose from and the IGA Xpress will have the rest. You could try pairing it with a Watts River Brewing Quad with its "strong banana, clove, fig and cardamom aroma" or a rose wine from Helen & Joey Estate. Shop local where you can, its a great way to support our communities right now. #hmf2020 #theweepingwillows #wintertastetest #helenandjoey #wattsriverbrewing #healesville #findyourself

08.01.2022 Hello music lovers, I received a phone call from the good folk at Green Music Australia to let us all know about these concerts theyve got happening, live on Facebook, each Friday. Created by Green Music Australia & School Strike 4 Climate, theyre supporting the anti-fracking campaigns of First Peoples led organisations. These concerts are free to watch and are raising awareness of incredibly important environmental issues, while giving us all some amazing music to enjo...y. Add it to your Friday watch list :) Today is also R U OK day. Its a great reminder that all of us need human contact Every Single Day. It looks a little different for us here in Victoria at the moment. Hugs are off the agenda - but we can still make a call or send a message to someone we love and let them know we cant wait to catch up. #greenmusic #ruokday #healesville #hmf2020

07.01.2022 Hello music lovers, this post is for our beautiful volunteer family. Many of you come back year after year and I know for some of you, these small festivals are part of your retirement joy - A magical, purposeful wandering between our regional towns, supporting our events and joining together again with friends from those areas. I just tried to sing your praises from the ABC Melbourne radio heights but unfortunately they ran out of time to chat but given a chance heres w...hat I would have said. A festival in a small town is so much more than an economic boost - they are a tonic of joy and community spirit that lasts much longer than the event. Firstly its the volunteers coming together for 12 months to organise the event and then its the volunteer family that bring their hard work and huge hearts to make it all work across the festival weekend. I know many of our volunteers by name, I certainly know your faces. I love seeing you in our community and for those from afar, I love seeing your buses and vans pull in to our beautiful camping area each year. When I see you, I breathe easier, my shoulders relax, the smile is there on my face and Im ready for the hug that so many of you always have for me. We may not be able to gather together this year - but Ill be waiting for you when we can. Nadine. Nicole Pinkster photography (another legend volunteer)

05.01.2022 Happy 2020 Healesville MUSIC Festival day everyone! We hope your festival's beautiful wherever you are - we'd love to see your pics! Huge thanks to all of our incredible artists joining us - Michael Waugh, Sarah Carroll, Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine, Shannon Bourne Music, Great Aunt, Charles Jenkins, The Weeping Willows, Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes, The Royal High Jinx, Gordy the Poet, Tuck Shop Ladies and Liam Gerner. ... Yours with love and music always - Nadine, Ewan, Tim and Dallas. P.S if you want one of these ace upcycled festival tshirts printed with love by Friendly Printers, email or message us and we'll sort it out. #hmf2020 #festivals2020 #friendlyprinters

05.01.2022 Morning Music Lovers! Todays Key Change comes from the wonderful Catherine who has been part of our festival family for a few years now. Were so grateful for her support and immense event and grant writing experience. I loved this story so much - get thee children to a folk festival! "Ill be forever grateful to my parents for exposing me to so much live music as a child, mostly at folk festivals like our beloved Healesville Music Festival. ... A Key Change moment I had growing up was seeing Miss Honey Alexander perform Buzzin on keyboard. She was touring with her husband Rod Piazza and their band The Mighty Flyers. Wed video taped from Rage their set at the Byron Bay Blues Fest but that didnt compare to seeing it live. It was the Honeybend Creek Rock & Blues Festival in Glenburn, March 1994. There I was, a scrawny 13 year old girl who had wiggled her way to the front row, shoulder to shoulder with bikie and rockabilly types. Miss Honey was pounding those keys and my heart was pounding too. I was mesmerised. It inspired me to take up piano. My parents found a Beale baby grand. It was a hundred years old and it showed in the glass marks and cigarette burns that decorated the timber casing. There in our living room I tinkered away imitating my idol Miss Honey. I had this trick where I would lie on the floor and play the keys over my head. My parents said I should go on Red Faces...which says it all about my musical talent! Sometimes at parties, friends would sing along or jump up and dance on the piano lid. Someone once offered to blow it up with dynamite. I dont play anymore but I love that piano and will never let it go. It remains in the Black Cat Cafe in Nuggetty where it will stay, hopefully to be played by music lovers for years to come. " Thanks so much Catherine for sharing this - have a listen to Buzzin here and hear for yourself why this was a Key Change for a music loving little girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjpEX11ITg #hmf2020 #healesville #keychange #findyourself #LiveMusicLives

05.01.2022 Say hello to the incredible artists who'll be sharing their music Saturday 28th of November from 1pm. Free to watch on Facebook & Youtube. Please support our wonderful artists and buy their merch if you're able to. We're so thrilled to welcome Great Aunt, Michael Waugh, The Weeping Willows, Charles Jenkins, Tuck Shop Ladies, Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes, Liam Gerner, The Royal High Jinx and Sarah Carroll, Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine with Shannon Bourne Music

05.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, here's another KEY CHANGE moment in time for you. This one is from Ewan, who you might have seen with his band The Humbuckin' Pickups at our festival and others around the country. He's also been with the Healesville Music Festival from the very beginning. So much of what we do comes from his heart and passion. We're very lucky to have him! Over to you Ewan......Continue reading

05.01.2022 Welcome to the Winter Taste Test Episode #7! Comment, Like, Share, Donate. Support Great Aunt via their band bandcamp: https://greataunt.bandcamp.com/

05.01.2022 The final Winter Taste Test with the wonderful Liam Gerner! Thank you to all of our incredible artists who have brought so much joy to us all over the last 9 weeks. As always its free to watch but please support Liam by doing a little merch shopping here https://liamgerner.com/merchandise/ #hmf2020 #liamgerner #healesville

04.01.2022 Hello music lovers, this would normally be the bit where the wonderful Tim Woodz and the dirty shoes would be doing a ripper introduction for Rachel Ricciuti - but lockdown has made it more difficult for us to get things set up for Rach. Shell still be going live from her page at 5 and Ill share it here and in the event. A big thanks again to the Yarra Ranges Council for supporting us to host these events.... As always its free to watch but if youre able to, please put some money in Rachs tip jar here https://www.paypal.me/rachelricciutimusic Im less than polished with selfies but heres where Ill be watching the brilliant Rach and Cavey from. Enjoy this everyone, its going to be great! Nadine

04.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, here's your chance to get involved with our Key Change exhibition - send your stories through to us about a gig, a band, a festival that changed your musical life! All ages and music styles are welcomed. The exhibition will be held in the JPCD (Joyous Post Covid Days) at The Memo, Healesville. Get your stories to us by the end of October! Email them to [email protected] or message us here. We can't wait to read them. ... 's from the 2019 Healesville MUSIC Festival taken by the very brilliant D.Clarke Photography Rich Davies & The Low Road Kerryn Fields Clare James Artist #hmf2020 #KeyChange #healesville #findyourself #yarravalley #LiveMusicLives

04.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, hope you're all doing well. Today we're kicking off a new thing we're calling KEY CHANGE. Let's all share those magical, defining gig, or festival moments that have left a permanent, shining and beautiful imprint on our minds. (If Raf Epstein's Changing Tracks had a love child with the RocKwiz first concert question then it would look a bit like this:)... A huge thank you to the gorgeous - the talented - the awesome human that is Elton Pinkster, who by putting a band pic up on his page, (and then kindly explaining to me in great detail who they were) - has inspired this whole thing. Elton is also a legend volunteer and photographer at our beautiful festival. Over to you Elton... "Ok Nadine, these guys are one of my all time favourite bands, They are The Descendents. When I first heard these guys, I had to sit down just to take it in, then I heard Karl Alvarez on bass. That's was when I put my bass down and never picked it up again. I figured playing guitar was easier. The tall guy in the front is Bill, I've met him a few times, my old band even supported them at Festival Hall in Melbourne. He's like a musical savant. And he's the drummer/song writer / engineer / producer and general driving force of the band. Milo the singer is wearing glasses. He left the band to go to college and he's super smart. But for me, my favourite is Stephen ( the guy with the blonde hair ) He plays guitar. He's by far the most "user friendly" out of the band. Because of this band, I have made so many friends. Its kinda like a secret society and only we know how lucky we are to know of The Descendents. If you want to have a listen. Try the song "Thank You" from the album Everything Sucks. "thank you for playing the way you play " There's little accents on the guitar that Stephen does to pay homage to some of his favourite guitarist like Greg Ginn from Black Flag. He told me this when we played with them. Although if you really want to hear why I put down the bass, listen to "Clean Sheets" . The bass lines are insane. Imagine being 17 and hearing this for the first time." Thank you SO SO much for sharing this Elton! If it's inspired you, please send your story to [email protected] and let's remind each other of those halcyon days of live music and look forward to when we're doing it all again! 1. The Descendents 2. The legend Elton Pinkster #hmf2020 #keychange #livemusic

04.01.2022 Hello music lovers, today's Key Change Moment comes from me. Originally I'd written about a magical 1999 Woodford Folk Festival moment when I was falling in love and everything in my world was bright, (you know the feeling!) and I'll tell you about it next time we catch up if you're really interested - but today I'm giving my voice to a couple of wonderful men who I'll call Will and Tim. I have the privilege of knowing Will and Tim because I work in disability support. Bot...h men are 'non-verbal' in the regular vocab sense but they've taught me so much about communication and the power of music to bring joy, comfort and peace. Tim is a beautiful human. His carers have had to advocate for him over the years to receive medical treatment because, 'you know, we've done a brain scan and there's just nothing there.' I'd love for those medical professionals to see Tim when he's smiling ear to ear because someone's taking the time to give him a head massage or a warm bath - but if you really want to see pure joy then you need to play his favourite song, 'Morningtown Ride' by The Seekers. From the first notes, he lifts his head, he smiles and laughs quietly and then tears roll down his face - all with that beautiful smile still beaming. His sister remembers that years ago when Tim was very young, their aunt would visit and play her guitar for him and this was one of the songs she'd sing. I play The Seekers for Tim as often as I can. I never tire of witnessing his joy and it's only thanks to a fellow worker that I learnt about it. Tracy watches for the joy in the people we support, she remembers and she advocates. Sometimes she has to search for the Seekers CD when it's been hidden by other 'carers' who are just 'so sick of hearing it'. You're ace Tracy. Will has his own legend who looks out for him and that's Ryan. Ryan knows how important music is for Will and he puts together compilations of Will's favourite songs, carefully remembering which songs were most loved when a favourite Cold Chisel cd mysteriously disappeared. Will's day is full with music and he knows just what he wants to listen to. I have to watch and listen to him to make sure I get it right. Sometimes we go through 7 or 8 cd's before we've got the one that's right for how he's feeling now - but there's a few that have been favourites for a while. The Rolling Stones, Cold Chisel, Fleetwood Mac and Hanson's MMMBop are all on high rotation. My thanks to Tim and Will for sharing their love of music and how important it is to them, and also to Tracy and Ryan for being the quietly raging voice in the background that makes sure that the music Will and Tim love is always there for them. Maybe in 2021 you'll get to meet Will and Tim at the Healesville Music Festival. I certainly hope so. Our festival is for everyone. Nadine x #hmf2020 #keychangemoment #theseekers #coldchisel #hanson #fleetwoodmac

03.01.2022 Hello everyone, today we celebrate one of the legend volunteers of the Healesville MUSIC Festival - D.Clarke Photography! Its his birthday and we want to sing his praises loudly and far and wide! Darren is an amazing photographer and music lover, doing so much to support live music in our community. A couple of weeks ago I asked Darren if hed compile a video of some of his photographs from our 2019 festival and hes very kindly done that for us. And it is a beautiful re...minder of the great time we all had last November. (Check it out in the post below) The bouncy tune accompanying it is by The Humbuckin Pickups and youll spot some of our other favourite bands in there like Rich Davies & The Low Road and This Way North. Happy Birthday to you gorgeous Darren. We love ya! #hmf2019 #darrenclarkephotography #legendvolunteer #healesville #gigphotography #festivalsvictoria

03.01.2022 EP#5 Winter Taste Test, the wonderful Tuck Shop Ladies! please support us by following our page and also the band by purchasing some merch at https://tuckshopladies.bandcamp.com/ patreon.com/tuckshopladies

03.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, todays the day the wonderful Great Aunt join us for our latest Healesville MUSIC Festival Winter Taste Test! (5pm from this very page) We loved Chelsea and Megan so much at our 2019 festival. Truly talented musicians with huge hearts who brought so much to our event. So it wont surprise you to learn that Chelsea and Megan are donating their entire performance payment to the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Womens Alliance. As always this con...cert is free to watch and were proud to present it in partnership with the Yarra Ranges Council. In lieu of a ticket please support Great Aunt by heading to their merch shop and buying your own music, t-shirt, cap etc. https://www.greatauntmusic.com/shop If youd like to join Chelsea and Megan in supporting NATSIWA and the amazing work they do, please donate here https://natsiwa.org.au and we dont forget our friends at Support Act who continue to provide mental health assistance and financial support to the many musicians and music industry workers who have had their livelihoods decimated during this pandemic. You can donate here if youre able to https://supportact.org.au/donate-now/ Theres a Great Aunt hot toddy recipe in the event. It is truly spectacular and perfect for this winteriest of Winter days. See you at 5pm everyone, its going to be beautiful! #HMF2020 #GreatAunt #healesville #livemusiconline #NATSIWA #SupportAct

03.01.2022 A snapshot of our beautiful 2019 festival as photgraphed and compiled by the wonderful D.Clarke Photography. Music by The Humbuckin Pickups.

02.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, It is with heavy hearts that the committee have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Healesville MUSIC Festival. It is the right decision in these times but it doesnt mean that we wont be providing music for you over the festival weekend. ... Weve got plans for a full online programme on Saturday the 28th of November, featuring as many of our Winter Taste Test artists as are able to join us. Ticket holders will be contacted and offered a refund or they are welcome to hold their tickets until our 2021 event. No price increase will be passed on. A few days ago our beautiful friends at Great Aunt released a new track Oh, Wont You Save Me - and it is glorious and uplifting with an incredible animated clip. Its a hand clapping reminder for us all to look out for ourselves and for those around us who might need a hand and it could not be more relevant or powerful. Take care everyone and lets all work together towards live music in safety sooner rather than later. Nadine. #hmf2020 #healesville #greataunt #newmusic #onlinefestival

02.01.2022 Darren is an amazing photographer giving his time and expertise to our beautiful festival.

01.01.2022 Hello Music Lovers, this Key Change Story comes to you from our Festival secretary Emma! Shes an incredible help come festival time and most of you would have met her at the festival office last year. Thanks for being part of our festival family Emma! "I am not a musician I cant sing (well, I could but it would clear a room) and I cant play a musical instrument (unless you count the recorder as a young child but Baa Baa Black Sheep or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star wont g...Continue reading