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22nd April


Gday folks, For your enjoyment !



Cheers,

Sime
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3rd of April


Huge Thanks to ...
Brunswick Blues Shooters




The Yearlings




Jordie Lane and Stevie Hesketh




The Wilson Pickers




Collard greens and Gravy




The Castlemaine Music Festival @ Lot19 went off without a hitch last weekend..

Thanks to the many good folks who supported the event and in doing so insured that we will be able to put more music in the paddock at this unique and very beautiful site.

Thanks also to Rex and his sound crew, Doug Dan Andy and the site crew, John the wildman and Keith for oh so softly security , Sean and Co in Papa's Bar and Sal and Co in Mama's Kitchen. Thanks also to Moz and Sah at Two Dozen.Mark and I have been very much encouraged by all the feed back and support for our little Festival.

We look forward to the fourth event. Watch this space.

Next week we will be giving you all the details of the upcoming Wilson Pickers National tour. It's been a great festival season for us and we are lookin forward to seein yall back in the pubs for our last run till later in the year.

Till then... take care.

Sime

   

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16th March


Gday folks,

Thanks to the brilliant people at the Port Fairy Folk Festival for makin the Pickers so comfortable last weekend;my compadres the Wilson pickers for reminding me not to take ANYTHING seriously; AND  the pristinely behaved crowds at the event and the pickers fans for terrorising the lot of them. One of the shows will be on Radio National in the coming weeks and I will let you know about that.

BUT FIRST...

CHECK THIS OUT!




Lot 19 is 3 acres of reclaimed, revegetated and reimagined land out behind the tip and the car wreckers in tropical Castlemaine,Central Victoria! Over the past 7 years Lot19 has been converted from a disused car cemetary into a vibrant public art space that has a fine art gallery, outdoor purpose built "back of a truck" stage, soon to be completed kitchen and bar, Artist studios, and magnificent landscaped grounds.Lot19 is a really unique place to visit , feel good and enjoy.

The Castlemaine Music Festival is the perfect time to do just that. Sit back, relax, enjoy some great music, food and drinks at Lot 19. Think Monsalvat meets Mad Max and you're on your way to Lot19.


This small festival has happened twice so far and featured C.W.Stoneking, Sime Nugent, Matt Walker and Ashley Davies and a host of other artists.

This year's event will take place during the Castlemaine State Festival.

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25th February

Greetings dear reader,

This weekend there are a plethora of benefit shows in support of bushfire survivors and support crews.
Once myself and the Wilson Pickers climb down off Mount Hotham and the Cool Summer Festival, I'll be taking one more step North to join Monique Brumby ,the Sand Pebbles and a host of other artists on the stage at Manchester lane in Melbourne city this Sunday night. I hope you can come out to one of these events.




http://www.myspace.com/phoenixappeal

In the next coupla weeks, around shows with the Pickers and Steve Hesketh i will be tellingyall about Castlemaine Music Festival and exactly why you should join me and my hetrosexual life partner, Mark Wilfred Anstey in the glorious environs of his font yard , Lot 19 , Castlemaine for an afternoon and evening of fine roots music in late March.


www.castlemainemusicfestival.com

May your news be good news folks.
Nuge