upcoming gigs
Saturday May 13th Doors open 8.30pm
Hotel Gearin 273 Great Western Highway Katoomba
Food service open for this show.
TICKETING INFO
$30 general
$25 concession
Wicked group booking specials for groups of 6, 7 or 8 people @ $22.50 p/p
Food and Drinks available
In a career spanning twenty- five years and at least as many recordings Alone In Bad Company is Jeff Lang’s momentous new album which presents the most organic union of Lang’s talents and influences yet. Released through ABC Music on February 24th this year Alone In Bad Company is filled with exquisitely sung stories and melodies demonstrating that, Lang is nothing if not a lover of song.
The first single from the album is ‘Burnside’ which immediately highlights Lang’s proficiency as one of Australia’s best guitarists with rapid fingerpicking and guitar work. Each song on the album is rendered such that an alternative approach is unimaginable and each time Lang steps up to solo, his hard-won style is unmistakable – fluid but with an edge-of-the-seat recklessness.
Acoustic fingerpicking, slide guitar, electric lead, banjos, mandolins and blue-eyed soul singing drop into place like puzzle pieces in a portrait conceived and executed almost entirely by the artist. Steadfast cohorts Danny McKenna and Allison Ferrier deliver on cue and master writer Don Walker shares his peerless wit on two songs, including the pointedly titled ‘With You I Can Throw Away The Pills’, a bitter-suite finale.
In the end, Alone In Bad Company presents one of our most inspired musicians – and songwriters – at the peak of his exceptional powers.
Sunset on the Rocks
Hat Fitz + Cara
Blues/ Roots/ Soul/ Folk
Saturday Sept 5
4pm-9.30pm Rylstone
VENUE: Rylstone Region Community Association
(RRCA) Community Centre.
1164b Coxs Creek Rd, Rylstone (Wiradjuri Country)
10 mins drive from Rylstone on a tar road.
Camping options available next door
(3mins walk from venue. Select during booking process).
Experience an unforgettable afternoon and evening where exceptional live music becomes the catalyst for community connection.
Sunset on the Rocks is a boutique regional music experience conceived and produced by Meg Benson in collaboration with the Rylstone Region Community Association (RRCA).
Every element is intentionally designed—from the timing with sunset and welcoming fire pits to the shared meal, audience experience and the mix of exceptional touring artists and local musicians.
Arrive from 3.30pm and settle in around several cosy outdoor fire pits while enjoying performances on our Community Stage, showcasing talented local musicians across generations and musical styles.
This September's Community Stage features Brent & Carolyn performing as Around Here with their original songs, Dave Vladis on slide and finger picking style guitar, Oscar, Meg & Gary with guitar, accordion and percussion, plus last but not least, Oskar Sanders, Kandos High School Captain, performing on guitar, just in time for his HSC Music prep.
Share a drink, meet new people, enjoy the spectacular pagoda landscape and relax as the afternoon gradually gives way to sunset.
Your ticket includes a hearty homemade dinner, served between 5.00pm and 6.00pm, lovingly prepared and served by RRCA volunteers. Choose from delicious beef stew with rice or vegetarian stew with rice. Both meals are gluten and dairy free, making the event welcoming and accessible for many dietary requirements.
From 6.30pm, move into the warm, seated indoor performance space for two captivating sets by Australia's acclaimed roots, blues and folk duo Hat Fitz & Cara, travelling from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland especially for Sunset on the Rocks.
Music is the medium. Connection is the outcome.
$60 general tickets |$55 RRCA & KRR members
$45 U18s | $10 Campsite
Dinner included in all tickets.
This event will sell out!
Cash tickets are available at
RYLSTONE RETRO RECORDS
If not sold out, available at the gate.
Rootsy Australian duo “pack more energy, emotion and sheer musical exuberance into one song than most manage in a whole career”
Hat Fitz & Cara’s musical style is a unique combination of folk, roots and gospel blues with old time flavourings reminiscent of a time once forgotten.
Hat Fitz is a “veteran” wild man of the blues scene in Australia. He has a record 18 straight appearances at Byron’s East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, a record that is not likely to ever be broken, and one which bears testimony to his amazing live performances and popularity with festival goers.
Cara draws on her soul background (she’s toured Europe and the United States with singers such as Jamiroquai and the hugely popular Corinne Bailey-Rae), and although blessed with a sensational voice she was not content to be labelled as ‘just a singer’. She has taken to drumming duties as well as washboards, flute and tin whistle, sometimes all at once.
Together this pair will take you on a musical journey with ample, boisterous highs, and longing, bluesy lows. From the Australian outback to the Canadian shield, Hat Fitz & Cara put on a show that is guaranteed to energize and invigorate.
“Hat Fitz and Cara have the songs, the musical ability, the drive and the self belief to offer something refreshingly vibrant and new” Get Ready To Rock – Pete Feenstra
The Flow
3.30pm roll up for car parking and entry
4pm local performers at fire pit stage:
Brent & Carolyn in their duo Around Here
Dave Vladis, Oscar & Meg, Oskar Sander
Dinner from 5pm
Beef stew or vegetable stew with rice
(made without gluten or dairy.)
Light nibbles are also provided.
5.40pm Sunset
6.40pm Hat Fitz & Cara
Two sets with a 30 min break
10 pm- depart
Fire Pits | Camping - select while purchasing tickets
Limited Cash Bar or BYO
Try a Sunset on the Rocks Cocktail
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Local musos at the 1st Sunset on the Rocks
Duo: John Cauchi with Brian Free,
Sugarfoot (Mudgee trio)
Blue Limestone:
(Andrew Garland, Meg Benson,Tim Lus & Gary McGuigan)