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Ray and the Rayguns sing the B-side: the under-the-radar gems that celebrate resilience. Blues songs. Honed simplicity, carefully crafted, that’s where the beauty sits.
“Guitars entwine in an orgy of finger-style beauty” See less
Born in Galway, Ray O’Farrell brings the Irish gift for storytelling to blues. He knows how to inhabit a song.
Rob Andrew’s steady finger playing grounds this group. A guitar nerd. He loves guitars and guitar playing. Rob, how many guitars do you need? ‘One more’.
Eamonn O’Farrell is unbound by convention. He is about the feel, driven by soul. He does the colour, contrast and tone.
“Guitars entwine in an orgy of finger-style beauty – Blind Willie McTell, Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Tom Waites, Eric Bibb, Rob Andrew …”
“Ray and the Rayguns play blues – obscure songs – driven by a rhythmical thumb pattern and melodic treble. You will walk away laughing, enriched, humming”. See less

Me & Me Mates “What about the workers.”

Saturday, March 5th Hats Outdoor Garden Concert

Time 5 pm Gates 4.30 pm

Songs and yarns of work and protest, struggle and hope. Fresh life to country/folk songs and yarns, old and new, with energetic, down-to-earth approach. This motley band of country underdogs connects strongly with audiences of all ages, appealing brand of humour and music. Uniquely Aust experience with works by Henry Lawson (100 years since his death) & more.

Book via fringe tix Prices $27/25

Saturday 19 March AfroOz Musica – PanAfrican dance music. African Dance band withan indigenous touch. Dancehall music from East, Central and
Southern Africa.
ADelaide’s acclaimed African music band

Sufi Music Highway – S.Asian sufi fusion performance. Adelaide’s
foremost sufi music performance group with guest artists. Indian/
Pakistani style.

8 piece group presenting traditional sufi/qawwali music featuring the amazing vocals of Farhan Shah

About this event
With special guests, The Yearlings.

Multi award-winning artist Loren Kate is an utterly captivating performer and brilliant storyteller. Her new album, ‘Nobody Knows’, produced by Shane Nicholson, is a timeless collection of undeniably beautiful songs.
With raw emotion at the forefront, wearing her stories and life experiences on her sleeve, Loren Kate once again bares her heart and soul for the world to hear.

“One of the most divine singer/songwriters in the universe. She can crack you open and expose your rawness, then wrap you back up so you can leave safe and warm. She, Loren Kate, is a special one.” Phaedra Watts, Nannup Music Festival Director

Bar opens 3pm, Concert 4pm

Presented by:
Loren Kate

When Loren Kate finished secondary school, she set out in search of adventure. Armed with only a guitar, a backpack and a few dollars in her pocket, she jumped on a train and travelled 800km to Byron Bay on the NSW North Coast. In this bustling coastal town, Loren Kate began busking and learning more about music from the local street folk. It wasn’t long before the crowds began to gather to listen to her stories.
Loren Kate is now an award-winning songwriter and has performed at many festivals and sell-out shows across the country.
Loren Kate’s new album, titled “Nobody Knows” was produced by Shane Nicholson and is a timeless collection of stunning new songs.

Jen Lush and band will be playing the Three Brothers Arms on a saturday afternoon the 26th June…..Great songwriter with top band…get your tix and support original live music. South Australia has a tremendous original scene..possibly the best in oz…and thats partly because listeners in S.A like to hear artistic creativity! Without YOU there would be nothing….Long live The music.
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We’re back!

Dear friends and music lovers,

We at Stone Pony are so glad to be back in the saddle and organising shows where we can meet together with you again and hear wonderful music in Willunga’s old show hall! Thank you for staying the distance with us through the long COVID-19 induced break and bearing with us while we get our shows happening again. We hope you enjoyed our first show of the year with The Cherry Pickers and Steve Lennox & The Keepers, we had a ball and it was just so heart warming to see so many familiar faces and share such a rich musical experience together.

You may have noticed a few changes and hopefully they will enable us to continue to bring you music in a sustainable way. We will have less shows, and slightly decreased audience capacity, but we will still be looking to offer some of the best local and interstate artists currently making and touring their music. We will be running shows in February, April, May, September, October, November and December — with a mini festival for our September show! In October we plan to join with the Fleurieu Folk Festival for a Friday night Stone Pony that showcases artists selected by the festival. And our special post Christmas December show will be going ahead with bells on! Stone Pony cheese platters are still available to order through the ticketing site and we have the best local beer and wine on offer as usual at the Pony bar, with our brand new plastic mascot to greet you. Now for the music — you may be wondering what’s coming soon?

We are so excited to bring you the 2020 winners of the Victoria Music Awards for Best Country Album — Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife on April 10th! Read the low down below..

Don’t forget to book your tickets and we will see you there!

Best wishes
Dave, Jen, Val, Corey and Cath

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Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife

Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife are back on the road with a rescheduled Australian tour to launch their ARIA nominated new album, ‘You Be The Lightning’.

Combining McNeil’s Canadian roots with a shimmering indie Americana sound, the powerhouse outfit received critical praise around the country following their new release through Cooking Vinyl Australia — home to such luminary songwriters as Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin and John Prine.

With high radio rotation for singles ‘Catch You’ and ‘Not Like A Brother’, ‘You Be The Lightning’ was made Feature Album on Double J, PBS FM and 2SER and was followed by a coveted ARIA nomination for ‘Best Blues and Roots Album’. Capping off the run of accolades, they won ‘Best Country Album’ at the Music Victoria Awards and received a longlist nomination for the prestigious Australian Music Prize.

In an unforgiving year, ‘You Be The Lightning’ shone brightly, and the band can’t wait to finish what they started.

“It would be naïve of me to say that Tracy McNeil sounds like someone else because the truth is she’s a f*ucking force for nature, unique, a powerhouse, a slayer, a genius, a musician of the highest degree.”
— Nkechi Anele, Triple J

“So many of these songs sound familiar, steeped in a sound that references Fleetwood Mac, Gram Parsons and that point on the highway where country meets soul.”
— ★★★★ Chris Familton, The Music
Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketebo $25.00
Cheese platters $20 (serves 2).
It is best to pre book cheese platters with your tickets as there are no guarantees on purchases over the bar.

Book Online Now

Doors open 7pm / Music starts 8pm
Willunga Show Hall, Main Road, Willunga

After booking tickets online, for table reservations of 6 people or more please call Dave Greenslade on 0405 130 910

Please Note: No BYO food or alcohol.
Stone Pony will have a licensed bar and food menu available from 7pm

Andrew Clermont & the famous (Tamworth Supper Club) at Hats
22 May 2021
Hats Courthouse
4 ST Vincent Street, Auburn SA 5451
Clermont starts his 60th Birthday celebrations with a 40year of music gathering! A reunion of Nuclear Shoes – a New Acoustic group from the early 80s – featuring the living members Gary Coombs on Guitars and Bass & Tim Bailey on Guitar & Banjo. Seasoned inclusion are Janet & Hugh Gordon (Tamarisque) of 25 years with Clermont as well as magician of music Quentin Eyers. Together they will include twin fiddle, twin Mandolins triple guitars music & song from all kinds of lands through to originials.

With his trademark voice and eclectic collection of Zongo & Reggae originals, Manadi delivers conscious and socially motivated messages in an atmosphere that will transport you to Africa. Manadi’s African quartet play’s tracks from his new album Ayeela (our songs) in the most intimate series yet. Get close, personal & feel ‘irie’.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Patrons are encouraged to BYO picnic & non alcoholic drinks. Alcoholic drinks will be available to purchase from outside bar ‘ONE DROP’. Card payments preferred.

EXPECTATIONS: It’s practically impossible to go to an African show and not expect a little bit of participation!
Presented by:
MANADi LOPA

MANADi, which means “sit & share together” in his Sisaala dialect, is from Tumu, an African village in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Singing in English and language, his vocal variability along with his passion for “zaman lafiya” (peace) have become Manadi’s trademark. His influences; the indigenous Hausa speaking Zongo’s who traditionally played the kalangu (talking drum), balafon (xylophone) and molo (2 string gourde guitar) can be heard in the sweet tunes. This intimate show will be performed by a quartet of guitar, bass, vibraphone, African drums and percussion. Incorporating his seven languages he sings stories of agriculture, happiness and life in the ghetto. Bolstered by catchy choruses that stick with you for days, his messages have an ability to positively transform the mind.