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The directors of the Kelly Country Pick, Wendy Jackson and Peter Hisco, are starting to gear up for their 2nd Kelly Country Pick Music Camp at Beechworth in Victoria. The Kelly Country Pick is a winter Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Convention based in the historic town of Beechworth. Now in its 13th year, [...]
Early Bird tickets only available until 30th June The folks from the Kelly Country Pick would like us to remind everyone that they are moving to a fully ticketed event this year. All venues, including the hotels will be ticketed for all shows. Early Bird Weekend tickets, which gives you access to all events, can [...]
Tuesday 16th – Thursday 18th August The Beechworth festival – Kelly Country Pick – is offering a music camp catering to all the instruments in the bluegrass/old timey genres. That is: guitar, mandolin, fiddle, double bass, bluegrass banjo, clawhammer banjo, singing and harmony. They may be able to cater for Dobro this year if there [...]
After receiving news of the Beechworth festival returning to the town of Harrietville last week, the question on most festival goers minds – and certainly the question raised in the bulk of our incoming emails is, what is going to happen to Harrietville. That is the new Harrietville? For those confused, the Bluegrass and Traditional Counctry [...]
Planning for the 1st National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention of Australia is well underway according to organisers. As previously announced, the new venue is at LaTrobe, Beechworth, in northern Victoria with dates scheduled for 17th – 20th November 2011. The 2011 Program 2011 is looking good with Old-timey guests from West Virginia and [...]
Submitted by Judy Jones National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention of Australia Nurturing The Tradition. After 22 years, the annual Harrietville Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention is moving location and has a new name. The National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention of Australia will be held from 17- 20 November 2011 at [...]
Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Convention 20th, 21st, 22nd August 2010 News from the folks at the Kelly Country Pick in Beechworth Victoria, is that this year they’ll include Western Swing at the festival through the fabulous music of the Dancehall Racketeers – featuring the Baylor Brothers. To complement this, they will be offering [...]
Joie de Vivre One of the many workshops that feature in bluegrass festivals across Australia is the Cajun dance workshop. These have been a regular festival feature, certainly in the southern half of the country including the National Folk Festival, for some time. After seeing the Beechworth Festival program this year I thought I’d delve [...]
We caught up with John Werner this morning and got chatting about the coming bluegrass festival in Beechworth where John is taking the bass workshop. So for all those bottom-end folks with bad backs heading to Beechworth in vans, station wagons or simply in a sedan with the front seat wound down, a great bass [...]
Kelly Country Pick – Beechworth Victoria, 21st – 23rd August 2009. Festival The Kelly Country Pick website has published a list of workshop tutors for this years festival. Workshops and Tutors: Old Time Fiddle – Craig Woodward Old Time Fiddle – Craig Woodward Old Time Banjo – Mike Hopley Bluegrass Fiddle – Gerry Hale Bluegrass [...]
Wendy Jackson from the Beechworth Festival has provided details of the program for this year’s Kelly Country Pick which is coming up 21 – 23 August. Wendy Jackson and Peter Hisco are two of the principle organisers of the Beechworth bluegrass festival and on behalf or the bluegrass community can I offer our sincere appreciation [...]
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