The City of Kingston is proud to announce that Australian country legend Adam Brand will headline the 2013 Kingston Harvest Festival. Some of Australia’s top country, bluegrass and rockabilly artists – including Adam Brand, Carter and Carter, Lloyd Spiegel Duo and more – will perform under the big top at Kingston Council’s 2013 Harvest Festival on Saturday 11 May from 11am to 11pm at Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum.

Now in its seventh year, Harvest Festival is held to celebrate the autumn harvest, originating from British-Saxon times when the success of a crop governed the lives of people.

There is plenty on offer for the whole family at the Harvest Festival. As well as non-stop music, there will also be fresh food demonstrations by chefs in the Harvest Kitchen, a Green Hub, market stalls, a mouth-watering array of food, a licensed bar with wine and beer, and amusements rides.

The festival is proudly sponsored by Leader, Hyper Group, Pearl, Kuche and Quest Cheltenham.

Music Program

11am Richard Perso

12pm Lot56

1pm Sal Kimber & the Rollin Wheel

2pm Nigel Wearne & The Cast Iron Promises

3pm The Stetson Family

4pm Tracey McNeil Band

5pm Rocky & the Two Bob Millionaires

6pm Shaun Kirk

7pm Lloyd Spiegel Duo

8pm Carter & Carter

9pm Adam Brand

Harvest Kitchen Program by Kuche Inspirational Food

12.30pm Chicken and Leek Stroganoff with Achim Herterich

1.15pm Pistachio and lime crusted pork cutlet with apple sage and quince compote with Mark Weatherley

2.00pm Spicy Moroccan stewed fish with Cous-Cous with Achim Herterich

2.45pm Poached fillet of chicken on a salad of asparagus, pancetta and avocado with a Citrus herb dressing with Mark Weatherley

3.30pm Chicken Thigh Fillet simmered in a Spanish style Romesco sauce with Achim Herterich

4.15pm Salmon Brochettes on roasted spiced Pumpkin with Lime and green chilli with Mark Weatherley

5.00pm Tandoori Ocean Trout fillet with cucumber yoghurt with Achim Herterich

Green Hub

Learn about living more sustainably at the Kingston Harvest Festival Green Hub.

The inaugural Green Hub will feature half hour workshops covering a range of topics from gardening to energy efficiency, as well as stalls from companies and organisations that sell products to help you green up your life.

Festivalgoers will be encouraged to test out a bicycled-powered electricity generator, which will power the screen showing documentaries from the American series E2 which touch on sustainability practices and urban design.

There will also be short films shown through the day, including the top 10 entries from the Big Green Schools Conference (held the day before the festival) alongside displays from local schools about their environmental initiatives.

Council will also be using the Green Hub as a chance to launch the Sustainability Stories program, which showcases what local community members are doing to live more sustainably.

VIP meet, greet and eat comp!

One lucky festivalgoer will have the chance to win an exciting VIP prize pack, while also supporting the important work of the Kingston Charitable Fund.

The prize pack includes a double pass to the exclusive VIP area, front of stage on the day, a drink card for during the show to be redeemed at The Harvest Bar, complimentary camping chairs and your very own take-home festival esky for all your cool bevvies, dinner from one of the dozen festival vendors around the grounds, an exclusive meet and greet with headliner Adam Brand before the show and a prize pack of Adam Brand merch to take away as a memento.

Raffle tickets for this exciting prize will be sold on the night to help the Kingston Charitable Fund reach its goal of raising $100,000 in a year. The Fund provides grants to non-profit groups that help the Kingston community. More information on the Fund is available at www.kingston.vic.gov.au/fund

Event information

When Saturday 11 May 2013 from 11am to 11pm

Where Roy Dore Reserve, Dyson Road, Carrum

Cost Entry by gold coin donation

Getting there Whether driving, walking or cycling, enter Roy Dore Reserve from Rigby St, off McLeod Road, Carrum (Mel ref 97 F8). Nepean Hwy and Mornington Peninsula Freeways are just five minutes away

Public transport Catch the Train to Carrum Railway Station and walk along McLeod Rd to Rigby Street (5mins) and then along Rigby Street to the festival (3 mins). The 708 Bus runs every hour from Carrum Railway Station/ McLeod Rd to Westley Street (across the road from Rigby Street). Timetables are available at www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au

Other details Dogs or other animals are not permitted inside the main festival test. You cannot bring your own alcohol to the festival

Social media Updates on Facebook.com/CityOfKingston, Twitter @kingstoncc and Instagram.com/kingstonfestivals

For more information on the 2013 Kingston Harvest Festival, please visit www.kingston.vic.gov.au/harvest or call Council on 1300 653 356.

Hey Gang, The clip for the first single off "The Great Country Song Book" has arrived and it's for Slim Dusty's famous Lights On The Hill.

'Lights On The Hill' is one of my favourite Slim Dusty songs. Coming from a truck driving background and being raised on Slim Dusty records, it was a real honour to get Joy McKean's blessing to record it. The fact that Joy won the first ever Golden Guitar for writing the song just makes it even more special.

The track is available on iTunes now, head over here to download it today: http://bit.ly/YZ3vYi

8 weeks until "The Great Country Songbook" hits stores! Get your pre-order in today: http://bit.ly/15lZHRX

Don't forget to get your tickets for The Great Country Songbook Tour as they're selling fast. Head to http://www.adamharvey.com.au/ for dates and ticketing information.

See you all on the road in August,

Adam Harvey

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Travis Collins, Luke Austen, Liam Brew and Luke Dickens have announced dates for their TURN THE PAGE TOUR 2013. The June/July tour will kick off with 19 dates commencing in Sydney then down to southern New South Wales before making its way to tropical north Queensland.

These four young guys from up and down the east coast of Australia are highly respected artists. Individually they have achieved many successes on Australian Country Music Radio and TV Charts. Combined they share a total of 12 Golden Guitar Top 5 nominations, 11 Top 5 singles, 8 studio albums and over 15000 fans following their every move on social media and live shows.

The common thread they share is they are all winners of the Australia’s longest running talent search – Toyota Star Maker – the launching pad for the careers of past winners such as Keith Urban, Lee Kernaghan, Beccy Cole and James Blundell. ‘Turn The Page Tour 2013’ not only represents the history of the past 34 years, but the evolution of Toyota Star Maker into a modern day industry event. These four artists initially banded together to pay tribute to the foundation that helped start it all, releasing their collaborative version of the Bob Seger classic the 2013 Tamworth Country Music Festival, performing to 10,000 people over two shows.

The response was unprecedented, the fans went crazy and the thirst for this tour was born. This first rate stage show from these talented artists is a must see, multi-billed show. The audience will experience a showcase of each artist individually as well as collaborations throughout the show, including four-part harmony vocals from acoustic dynamic through to full band energy.

JUNE

• Thurs 27th – Riverstone Memorial Club, Riverstone NSW
• Fri 28th - Young Services, Young NSW
• Sat 29th – Forbes Ex Services Club, Forbes NSW
• Sun 30th – Kinross Woolshed, Albury NSW

JULY

• Wed 3rd – Mudgee Brewing Co. Mudgee NSW
• Thurs 4th – Bathurst Panthers Bathurst, NSW
• Fri 5th – Dubbo Rsl, Dubbo NSW
• Sat 6th – Tamworth Hats Off To Country, Tamworth NSW
• Sun 7th – Muswellbrook Rsl Club, Muswellbrook NSW
• Thurs 11th – Lizotte’s, Newcastle NSW
• Fri 12th – Club Taree, Taree, NSW
• Sat 13th – Grafton District Services Club, Grafton NSW
• Sun 14th – Fitzy’s, Loganholme Qld
• Thurs 18th – The Armidale Club, Armidale NSW
• Fri 19th - Ballina Rsl Club, Ballina NSW
• Sat 20th – Macksville Ex Services, Macksville NSW
• Sun 21st – The Dam Hotel, Hamlyn Terrace NSW
• Thurs 25th – Merinda Village Hotel, Bowen Qld
• Fri 26th – Northern Beaches Bowls Club, Mackay Qld
• Sat – 27th Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton Qld

NICKI GILLIS ARCHIVED FOREVER

Leading Australian independent country music artist, Nicki Gillis has achieved immortality after having her music added to the Australian music collection of the National Film and Sound Archive. At the National Folk Festival in Canberra on 29 March 2013, Australian music legend Frank Ifield presented Nicki’s album collection to the curator of the collection, Mr Graham McDonald.

“It is so nice to receive Nicki’s albums, she really has made a name for herself here and overseas in the last few years. These will be a wonderful addition to the national collection.” said Graham as he received the CDs.

Including the albums, “On The Mountain”, “Lucy’s Daughter” and “Woman of Substance”, the EP “Always On My Mind” and single “I Remember You” (with Frank Ifield) the CDs are destined for the archives in Canberra to be kept forever.

Frank Ifield was at the National Folk Festival with LockHouse Productions Managing Director, Tracy Dann, to present a spoken word show where he tells stories from his career as a massive pop star interspersed with songs that are meaningful for him being sung by contemporary artists. The show at the festival and another one at the National Library of Australia both played to full houses and were organised by Rob Willis from the National Library.

Nicki Gillis is preparing for her fifth UK tour in June this year which will also include a short leg into Germany where her single “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan” has experienced remarkable success. She will return to Australia in July with her new stage show “Nicki Gillis - All Woman” which will be hitting the theatre circuit.

Photo - Frank Ifield presents Nicki Gillis CDs to Graham McDonald (Curator of Australian music collection at the National Film and Sound Archive)