Mullum Music Festival Spin-Off Announces First Acts For 2015

25 March 2015 | 1:54 pm | Staff Writer

Bello Music Festival releases a stellar winter line-up

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Mullum Music Festival spin-off, Bello Winter Music Festival has revealed its lineup for the first edition of the four-day long event.

The festival will run from Thursday, 2 to Sunday, 5 Jul, featuring headline performances from Californian indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids and Australian blues legend Ash Grunwald. The cozy town of Bellingen on the NSW mid-North Coast (halfway between Brisbane and Sydney) will play host to the event, distributing shows in various pubs, halls and street corners.

Bello Winter Music will also consist of assorted family-friendly workshops, street theatre performances, walking tours and free events around the town. The diverse line up of roots and blues musicians feature international, national and local acts from Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Dubmarine, Fourplay String Quartet and comedians Mandy Nolan and and Ryan Coffey, to name but a few. Check out the mixed bag of indie, folk and blues goodies below:

Music

The Milk Carton Kids (US), Ash Grunwald, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Tinpan Orange, Dubmarine, Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders, Ainslie Wills, Bullhorn, Arte Kanela Flamenco, Rasa Duende, Fourplay String Quartet, The Wilson Pickers, Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart, Perch Creek, Jack Carty, Sketch The Rhyme, Jones Jnr, The Seven Ups, Captain Dreamboat, Gabriel & Cecilia, Karl S Williams, Yeshe, Greg Sheehan, Kym Pitman with Chris Judd,

Comedians

 Mandy Nolan, Ryan Coffey, Paul McMahon, Nick Penn, Greg Sullivan & Ellen Briggs, The Mid North, The Button Collective, Starboard Cannons, Sara Tindley, Oh Pep!, The Ninth Chapter, Ebb n Flo, Golden Zephyr, Bunya, Jealous Wolfe, Mr Pip, Horns On Helium, DidJital, Tim Stokes, Honey & Knives, Shanteya & Jo, Tegan Wiseman, Yhan Leal, Fish on Fire, The Bollywood Sisters, The Cassettes, Sohum Women’s Choir, Voices From The Vacant Lot, Roundabout Theatre, Bellingen LeaF (Learning Festival), THE MAGIC BUS

Camping is available nearby at at Bellingen Showgrounds as well as as well as cottages, guesthouses and eco huts along the Bellinger river. The four day Winter festival kicks off on 2 July and finishes on 5 July. Early bird tickets to the Bello Winter Music Festival are now on sale. For more info and details check out theGuide and
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