Adelaide Guitar Festival’s regional touring program, On the Road is heading to the Limestone Coast for the very first time.
On the Road will start in Keith on October 2, followed by Naracoorte (October 3), Coonawarra (October 4), Robe (October 5) and Mount Gambier (October 9 to 12).
Musicians in Keith include local artist Leah Briggs, jazz and Brazilian influenced guitarists Alain Valodze and Mike Bevan, singer-songwriter Kelly Menhennett and soulful country singer Rob Edwards, all performing at the Keith Institute.
Naracoorte Town Hall welcomes local artists The Boyington Sisters, Rob Edwards, Canadian roots/rock musician Mitchell Makoons and fiddle player Caitlin Baker and Adelaide Guitar Festival favourite, Kathleen Halloran (Kate Ceberano’s lead guitarist).
Artists heading to Coonawarra include iconic South Australian duo, The Yearlings, Mitchell Makoons, Kelly Menhennett, local favourite Tommy Collins, folk artist A.P. D’Antonio with Winston Robinson, blues/folk performer Jimmybay and award winning indie folk songwriter Laura Hill.
Multiple venues in Robe will host Jimmybay, A.P. D’Antonio with Winston Robinson, Laura Hill, The Yearlings, Kelly Menhennett and Mitchell Makoons in a musical take-over of the main street.
Mount Gambier venues and locations will be jumping October 9 to October 12 with artists including folk/rock guitarist Alana Jagt, Chapman stick player Andy Salvanros, NSW based songwriter Aimee Volkofsky, experimental folk and post-rock artist Anya Anastasia, ARIA award winning jazz guitarist Carl Orr and international touring singer-songwriter Glenn Skuthorpe.
Also in town will be Queensland singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon, local artists Dee Leggett, Kim Marie B, Niko Rex, Stokes and Scarlett, musical all-rounder Lucas Day, acclaimed folk/country singer-songwriter Ryan Martin John, Yuwaalaraay artist Warren Mason and Adelaide based blues rock band Wanderers featuring Dusty Lee Stephensen.
Plus there will be some special community performances by members of Blak Country and Australian Guitar Quartet including Grigoryan Brothers and Jess Hitchcock.
Mount Gambier will feature a mighty 36 free performances over multiple venues and locations.
In addition to the free events, there will be two exclusive ticketed events in Mount Gambier, at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre on October 10 and October 11 with tickets now on sale.
As part of this, On the Road proudly brings Blak Country to Mount Gambier’s Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre on October 10 for the very first time.
Blak Country delivers powerful First Nations voices from across generations and across the globe to the stage. Featuring Nancy Bates, Jess Hitchcock, Mitchell Makoons, Yawuri Penny Bonney and more.
On October 11, Australian Guitar Quartet will make their South Australian debut at Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre.
Fresh from their debut European tour which included the iconic Córdoba Guitar Festival in Spain this exclusive Mount Gambier concert will bring together four of Australia’s most acclaimed and internationally award-winning guitarists, each renowned for their virtuosic technique and genre-defying performance – Adelaide Guitar Festival artistic director Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, Andrew Blanch and Vladimir Gorbach.
Australian Guitar Quartet blends the precision of classical guitar with the flair of contemporary music from across the globe.
