Events

WA Strings attached Festival

Friday 11th October @ 7pm - FREE ENTRY

Join prolific songwriter Darcy Hay - songwriter for an intimate night of poetic storytelling!

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Singer-songwriter Darcy Hay is a lifelong Geraldton resident, and is proud to write songs about the Wheatbelt communities he’s a part of. The 27 year old fingerpicking and harmonica sensation has branched into the festival circuit, with recent appearances including sets at Nannup Music Festival, Gascoyne River Music Festival, Nukara Music Festival and Blues For The Bush.
Hay has established a touring circuit in the North of the state, and has a following growing in Kalbarri, Carnarvon and Exmouth. Also a prize-winning poet, Hay recently received a Commended place at the yearly national songwriting competition held by the Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association. Most recently, Hay was an Emerging Artist finalist at the Boyup Brook Country Music Awards.
With more than 400 original songs written, a broad, everyman drawl, inimitable guitar skills and a disarmingly affable, humble stage presence, Hay is an artist on the rise in the state’s music scene.

Marissa & Mark De Vattimo

Friday 27th September @ 7pm

Musicians who recently moved from Perth to Bridgetown. Who have also become known in the southern forests due to their music school, Marisa Leoni School of Music, servicing many of the local schools and people.

They are a top notch professional and class act. Specialising in Jazz Bossa Nova Blues & Contemporary Fusion - in mainly Duo format and can extend to, trio or band.

Marisa & Mark have a combined 25 years of experience and have traveled the world as successful performers. Together have married our talents and provide cool creative covers and originals to the mix and to the people of the southernforests community, coastal south west and Perth. They work in the festival arena as well as corporate and private functions.

They are currently performing as a regular duo and have recently performed at the Bridgetown Autumn Gardens Festival, Truffle Kerfuffle and soon The Bridgetown Blues Festival, The Spring Garden Festival and the Cherry Festival and gigs in Perth. They are also currently Number 1 on the Reverbnation Charts for Bridgetown, WA and Aus.

Julius Lutero Blues

Friday 30th August @ 7pm

West Australian born Julius Lutero is one of those musicians you want as your best mate and on first meeting feel like you’ve known forever. On the surface a surfing, caring, and humorous person with a love of martial arts, and underneath one of the most expressive singer/songwriters.

With influences rooted in the blues Julius’ musical style has evolved over time to add funky grooves, acoustic ballads and what Jules calls ‘melodic reggae’ to his essentially warm and melodic style.

Whether performing alone on guitar or in his three piece with bass and drums. Julius’ music has incredibly wide appeal thanks to his easy listening melodies, and lyrics focused on what he is most passionate about, “Ensuring people have a little inspiration in their lives” as he puts it.

To see and hear Julius perform is an experience that will leave you with a new best friend, and a strange yet compelling desire to go out and change the world for the better.

Renard Rouge "Gypsy Swing" Friday 26th July @ 8PM

FREE EVENT

Renard Rouge Hot Swing is an acoustic group that carries on the gypsy jazz tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli with some modern twists. This is toe tapping, upbeat, and accessible swing jazz – easy for anyone to enjoy. It’s hot gypsy swing featuring blazing guitars, virtuoso clarinet, and down and dirty double bass. It’s gypsy versions of songs you know by heart.
Renard Rouge typically performs as a quartet, but is also available as a trio or duo for smaller stages.