WINDY RIDGE VINEYARD & WINERY

Saturday 13th March. Mossvale Park. Members $50 Adults $55 + bkg fee (Pre-sale) Members $60 Adults $65 (at the gate)
Gates open at 2 p.m., Music begins at 3 p.m. see website for play times, & bus transport from Leongatha or Inverloch: www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au/mossvale.php
Windy Ridge wines available by-the-glass or bottle at cellar door prices.

A day of brilliant music in a brilliant location! You can even get a bus out to Mossvale Park from either Leongatha or Inverloch. You need to pre-book with Dysons Transport, phone 5662 2891(business hrs.) Leongatha return $10, Inverloch return $15.

The daughter of a professional foxhunter, fisherman and part-time musician, Kasey Chambers grew up in a small fishing village in South Australia and the vast expanses of the desolate Nullarbor Plain. Kasey's career started when she began singing with her family in the 'Dead Ringer Band' which included dad Bill, mother Diane and brother Nash and saw them touring all over Australia by the time she was a teenager.
It wasn't until she began her solo career that Kasey's path would lead her to become an Australian household name and receive accolades from around the world. Her last 4 albums have reached #1 and all 5 albums achieving platinum or multi-platinum sales.

In 2008 Rattlin' Bones picked up the Aria award for Best Country Album, exceeded platinum sales and also received a whopping 5 Golden Guitar Awards at Tamworth including, 'Album of the Year', APRA 'Song of the Year' and 'Single of the Year'.  Throughout her career Kasey has earned the respect of some musical giants such as Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yokham, Ben Harper and author/filmmaker Michael Moore to name a few.

Eilen Jewell is a hot new name in the United States Americana genre, this Boston-based alternative country singer-songwriter is sweeping all before her as her albums receive huge attention and her live performances are winning her new fans at every show she plays.
Eilen is touring Australia for the first time with her longtime band of Jason Beek (drums, harmony vocals), Jerry Miller (electric, acoustic, and steel guitars), and Johnny Sciascia (upright bass) who wed her elegantly unflinching songwriting with a rustic, pre-Beatles swagger that encapsulates vintage R&B, Midwestern garage rock, Chicago blues, and early rock and rockabilly, while maintaining the haunting, folk-inspired purity that first made her an artist to watch. Eilen is touring her new album With Sea of Tears combines which Eilen's swinging country roots with her love of 60's British Rock. The result will appeal to fans of Holly Golightly as well as Gillian Welch. The record features a drop-dead killer version of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' Shakin' All Over', which any Australian over 40 will know via Normie Rowe's smash hit version from 1965. 'Shakin' All Over' is the album's first single and will be the album's first video.   "She is a remarkable singer: you'll understand why 'Eilen' rhymes with 'feelin'." - Doug Spencer, Weekend Planet, ABC Radio

Alt-country singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier exploded on to the scene in 1999 following her self-released sophomore effort, Drag Queens in Limousines. The album had critics comparing her self-described 'country noir' to the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, John Prine, and, not surprisingly, Lucinda Williams. Embraced by critics, folkies, and No Depression fans alike, Gauthier's warmly candid treatment of her fringe-dwelling subjects rings true, as it never verges on sentimental; her characters' downtrodden lives are never coldly exploited. Acclaim has followed Mary Gauthier on every step of her remarkable journey. Her major breakthrough album came in 2005, Mercy Now was continuously 'discovered' and lauded for the two years following its release, earning mentions on a score of year end 'best of' lists. Her most recent release, Joe Henry-produced Between Daylight and Dark (2007) has been called "a triumph that should catapult her to the forefront of Americana singer/songwriters,"

The Junes. What can you say….they are a country swing supergroup formed in the wake of GIT and THE TOE SUCKING COWGIRLS, two of the finest female fronted bands in the land. Barely containing the talents of Sarah Carroll, Suzannah Espie and Gleny Rae Virus, THE JUNES write, sing and play with all the skill and style of their combined years in the business. These gals may travel around the country and around the world in other guises, singing other songs, but when THE JUNES get together, a cone of country power is raised wherever they are, and audiences are drawn to it like moths to a flame…….. helpless in the spell of the harmonies, the swing, and the sight of these beautiful women.

Sal Kimber & The Rolln' Wheel. "Sal Kimber is one of Australia's best emerging songwriters Watch this space or better still, just listen.. great songs, true emotion and not afraid to have a laugh Sal Kimber is a real find. 'Sounds Like Thunder' is one of the most refreshingly honest records to come along in years, Sal Kimber is a rare talent". Gary Seven, Program Manager PBS 106.7   Kimber’s songs are distinctly Australian and she sings with such a flavor – with similarities here and there to the likes of The Waifs. Her gentle melodies and vocals amongst the twang of guitar and banjo demonstrated a perfect summer soundscape that you can’t help but like. Each song utilised acoustic guitar, banjo or electric guitar for characterisation and along with her unique and subtle voice, it was hard to fault her or her ensemble at all." Fasterlouder.com