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Campfire Festival Adds Emerging Artists To Line-Up

Ten rising stars join the March event

New event Campfire Festival has added a host of emerging artists to its already impressive bill.

The Hunter Valley-based festival, which is taking place for the first time in 2015, has announced the winners of its Patron's Choice competition that gave the public the chance to vote for who they wanted to appear at the event. Ten acts have been confirmed to perform, including one New Zealand artist. Here are the named:

Tara Naysmith (Cessnock, NSW)
Tommy Contor (Gillieston Heights, NSW)
Bryce Sainty (Central Coast, NSW)
Lauren Wheatley (Newcastle, NSW)
Ben Ransom (Sydney, NSW)
The Rough Diamonds (Lake Macquarie, NSW)
Aly Cook Band (Nelson, New Zealand)
Jade Holland (Townsville, QLD)
Neilly Rich (Sydney, NSW)
Rod Dowsett (NT)

These ten lucky artists join a line-up that already features esteemed acts John Butler Trio, Mental As Anything, Kasey Chambers, Lee Kernaghan, Ash Grunwald, Wendy Matthews, The McClymonts, Shannon Noll and loads more.

Campfire takes place at Hope Estate, Pokolbin between Friday, 13 to Sunday, 15 Mar and you can find all the details in theGuide and The Music App. You can also check out any updates via the Campfire event page.

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