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Down By The Border

Saturday 5 April 2025

11:30 am

8:40 pm

The Wedgetail Pavilion

Nine original and independent artists take you on a musical journey celebrating rhythm and harmony from soulful ballads to infectious blues and roots dance tracks. Nine hours of blues & roots, funk, soul, disco & swing at our region's most unique and breathtaking boutique bushland venue, The Wedgetail Pavilion at Goolabri. The dancefloor will be pumping. Take time out and relax on the lawn with a glass of cold tap beer and a plate of festival style grub served by our favourite food vans. This is family friendly event.

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Nine original and independent artists take you on a musical journey celebrating rhythm and harmony from soulful ballads to infectious blues and roots dance tracks. Nine hours of blues & roots, funk, soul, disco & swing at our region's most unique and breathtaking boutique bushland venue, The Wedgetail Pavilion at Goolabri. The dancefloor will be pumping. Take time out and relax on the lawn with a glass of cold tap beer and a plate of festival style grub served by our favourite food vans. This is family friendly event.

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Meet The Artists
19-Twenty are a high-energy blues and roots band who storm the stage like a freight train. With a sound that blends foot-stomping rhythms, raw energy, and an undeniable sense of fun, 19-Twenty has quickly earned a reputation as one of the country's most exhilarating live acts.
19-Twenty are a high-energy blues and roots band who storm the stage like a freight train. With a sound that blends foot-stomping rhythms, raw energy, and an undeniable sense of fun, 19-Twenty has quickly earned a reputation as one of the country's most exhilarating live acts.

19-Twenty

Rarely has an Australian band received as much consistent and widespread acclaim from critics and music fans alike as the Bondi Cigars. With ten albums under their belt and over thirty years of constant touring, this award-winning quartet have well and truly worked their way into Australia’s musical heart. The Bondi’s have consistently delivered the goods; with Down In The Valley nominated in the 2003 ARIA awards for Best Blues & Roots Album, 1995’s After Closing Time awarded Best Blues Album at the 1996 Lithgow Blues Festival, and two of their songs, Lead Me Not Into Temptation and Intensive Care, chosen to feature on the popular ABC Seachange album. In 2015, the band released their 10th album, “Child in the Desert” and it has been well received by fans and critics. The band has been invited to perform at festivals such as The Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, Moomba Festival, Queenscliff Festival, The Byron Bay East Coast Festival and The Kangaroo Point Festival. The band are also regular guests at leading Australian venues such as The Governor Hindmarsh in Adelaide, The Basement in Sydney, The Healer in Brisbane, The Charles Hotel in Perth and The Corner Hotel in Melbourne. With their fantastic mix of blues, soul, funk and R & B, they have maintained their status as one of this country’s most in-demand touring acts, with shows numbering over a hundred and fifty each year. Over a decade later, many original fans are still supporting the band.
Rarely has an Australian band received as much consistent and widespread acclaim from critics and music fans alike as the Bondi Cigars. With ten albums under their belt and over thirty years of constant touring, this award-winning quartet have well and truly worked their way into Australia’s musical heart. The Bondi’s have consistently delivered the goods; with Down In The Valley nominated in the 2003 ARIA awards for Best Blues & Roots Album, 1995’s After Closing Time awarded Best Blues Album at the 1996 Lithgow Blues Festival, and two of their songs, Lead Me Not Into Temptation and Intensive Care, chosen to feature on the popular ABC Seachange album. In 2015, the band released their 10th album, “Child in the Desert” and it has been well received by fans and critics. The band has been invited to perform at festivals such as The Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, Moomba Festival, Queenscliff Festival, The Byron Bay East Coast Festival and The Kangaroo Point Festival. The band are also regular guests at leading Australian venues such as The Governor Hindmarsh in Adelaide, The Basement in Sydney, The Healer in Brisbane, The Charles Hotel in Perth and The Corner Hotel in Melbourne. With their fantastic mix of blues, soul, funk and R & B, they have maintained their status as one of this country’s most in-demand touring acts, with shows numbering over a hundred and fifty each year. Over a decade later, many original fans are still supporting the band.

Bondi Cigars

​​Soulful artist Minh Ha brings you on a journey of raw emotion with his slide guitar coupled with the earthy sounds of his didgeridoo.
​​Soulful artist Minh Ha brings you on a journey of raw emotion with his slide guitar coupled with the earthy sounds of his didgeridoo.

Moondog

Born into a musical family in Sri Lanka, at 6 weeks of age ROSHANI was given up for adoption and grew up in Tamworth, where she had the opportunity to nurture her gift. She developed her one-woman live show while living in her van, busking on the streets and travelling wherever the wind took her. She builds her sounds using a range of foot pedals, loop stations, guitars, foot percussion, synths, harmonica, lush harmonies and samples to create a truly unique musical experience. ROSHANI writes, produces and performs all the music for her live show and studio creations. A genre blurring artist ROSHANI moves seamlessly between blues powerhouse, soul drenched torch singer, folk balladeer to electro house diva. Her amazing life story was featured on 60 Minutes Australia and has had over 10 million views worldwide.
Born into a musical family in Sri Lanka, at 6 weeks of age ROSHANI was given up for adoption and grew up in Tamworth, where she had the opportunity to nurture her gift. She developed her one-woman live show while living in her van, busking on the streets and travelling wherever the wind took her. She builds her sounds using a range of foot pedals, loop stations, guitars, foot percussion, synths, harmonica, lush harmonies and samples to create a truly unique musical experience. ROSHANI writes, produces and performs all the music for her live show and studio creations. A genre blurring artist ROSHANI moves seamlessly between blues powerhouse, soul drenched torch singer, folk balladeer to electro house diva. Her amazing life story was featured on 60 Minutes Australia and has had over 10 million views worldwide.

Roshani

Sunday Lemonade

The Decideds are a rootsy-dubby-funky-latin-jazzy-gypsy 8 piece band formed in 2020 featuring a who’s who’s of local musical talent! Weaving intricate Latin beats, punchy ska-inspired horn lines, haunting Gypsy melodies, belty-diva female vocals, and witty song-writing that brings to mind that meme where Leo DiCaprio's toasting and being all like "well done sir!" - The Decideds are guaranteed to get even the most socially-distanced crowd up and dancing! Strap in for an audible feast of eclectic beats as The Decideds dance you through a unique blend of genres touching on soul, funk, disco and swing. With catchy melodies, irresistible rhythms, big dance energy, the 7-piece band has been winning over audiences in festivals and sell-out gigs throughout ACT and NSW since 2021. Infectious and uplifting, The Decideds will make you sweat on the dance floor and hum in the shower for weeks to come.
The Decideds are a rootsy-dubby-funky-latin-jazzy-gypsy 8 piece band formed in 2020 featuring a who’s who’s of local musical talent! Weaving intricate Latin beats, punchy ska-inspired horn lines, haunting Gypsy melodies, belty-diva female vocals, and witty song-writing that brings to mind that meme where Leo DiCaprio's toasting and being all like "well done sir!" - The Decideds are guaranteed to get even the most socially-distanced crowd up and dancing! Strap in for an audible feast of eclectic beats as The Decideds dance you through a unique blend of genres touching on soul, funk, disco and swing. With catchy melodies, irresistible rhythms, big dance energy, the 7-piece band has been winning over audiences in festivals and sell-out gigs throughout ACT and NSW since 2021. Infectious and uplifting, The Decideds will make you sweat on the dance floor and hum in the shower for weeks to come.

The Decideds

Never sitting still they have a reputation for tight and energetic live shows. The songs written are from a time that is theirs and are straight from the heart. Not tied down to one genre. They are Rock. They are Roots. They are Blues. They have Soul. The band have released 3 albums including Whole Lotta Woman, Trouble, and Bullet On A Train. Their EP “Live at Manorism Studio” is an audio visual experience that shows the true essence of the band. The new album 'Help Me Out' is where the ever evolving sound of the band shines. They have toured around Australia over the years and have played hundreds of gigs including Queenscliff Music Festival, Echuca Winter Blues Festival, Blues On Broadbeach, Woodford Folk Festival, and most recently A Day On The Green with Chris Isaak. The Mojo Corner have played along side and supported many fantastic well known Australian artists along their journey too.
Never sitting still they have a reputation for tight and energetic live shows. The songs written are from a time that is theirs and are straight from the heart. Not tied down to one genre. They are Rock. They are Roots. They are Blues. They have Soul. The band have released 3 albums including Whole Lotta Woman, Trouble, and Bullet On A Train. Their EP “Live at Manorism Studio” is an audio visual experience that shows the true essence of the band. The new album 'Help Me Out' is where the ever evolving sound of the band shines. They have toured around Australia over the years and have played hundreds of gigs including Queenscliff Music Festival, Echuca Winter Blues Festival, Blues On Broadbeach, Woodford Folk Festival, and most recently A Day On The Green with Chris Isaak. The Mojo Corner have played along side and supported many fantastic well known Australian artists along their journey too.

The Mojo Corner

“They’re like a a mentos mint shoved in a coke bottle, ready to explode in all the right ways!”, David Glover, President, Sydney Blues Society. Since thundering onto the blues rock scene in 2020 The SunBears have not stopped wowing crowds and releasing award winning music. The band have released 6 singles, 3 of which reached #1 on the Australian National AMRAP charts, with the remainder finding comfortable seats in the Top Ten. Their music has also made the top tier of international songwriting competitions and is listened to world wide. The band tour up and down the East Coast of Australia and also internationally, having toured Europe in late 2023, with another tour locked in for 2025. They have had the privilege of supporting artists such as Suzi Quattro, 19Twenty and have played at some of Australia's most iconic venues and festivals, including the Enmore Theatre (supporting Suzi Quatro), Thredbo Blues and Roots Festival, Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival (to name a few) and multiple venues up and down the country. The SunBears sound erupts from the sparks of blues, rock, funk and soul. Blending a fistful of JET like passion, a crunch of AC/DC rawness and a sprinkling of John Mayer soul, their driving rhythms, catchy melodies, and explosive live performances are exhilarating and infectious, turning each show into an unforgettable experience.
“They’re like a a mentos mint shoved in a coke bottle, ready to explode in all the right ways!”, David Glover, President, Sydney Blues Society. Since thundering onto the blues rock scene in 2020 The SunBears have not stopped wowing crowds and releasing award winning music. The band have released 6 singles, 3 of which reached #1 on the Australian National AMRAP charts, with the remainder finding comfortable seats in the Top Ten. Their music has also made the top tier of international songwriting competitions and is listened to world wide. The band tour up and down the East Coast of Australia and also internationally, having toured Europe in late 2023, with another tour locked in for 2025. They have had the privilege of supporting artists such as Suzi Quattro, 19Twenty and have played at some of Australia's most iconic venues and festivals, including the Enmore Theatre (supporting Suzi Quatro), Thredbo Blues and Roots Festival, Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival (to name a few) and multiple venues up and down the country. The SunBears sound erupts from the sparks of blues, rock, funk and soul. Blending a fistful of JET like passion, a crunch of AC/DC rawness and a sprinkling of John Mayer soul, their driving rhythms, catchy melodies, and explosive live performances are exhilarating and infectious, turning each show into an unforgettable experience.

The Sunbears

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About the Venue

The Wedgetail Pavilion

A large-scale venue suited to live music and performances. A spacious indoor–outdoor pavilion offering a flexible setup for live music events, from full band performances to larger audience gatherings.

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Located just 10 minutes drive from Canberra, Goolabri is a private property at 202 Goolabri Drive, Sutton NSW. The venue is easily reached by sealed roads and provides ample free parking for all guests.

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