Acoustic, intimate and unpredictable, The Cartwheels family band believes that a band, first and foremost, exists to excite and entertain.

They have put together a huge repertoire and combine it with serious talent and a patent love of performing. 

Saturday, Gabe Atkinson @ Old Hepburn Hotel

The human juke box. Dance the night away or just sit and listen to this amazing musician. An extremely versatile vocalist with a vast repertoire.

Thursday, Michael Timke Trio @ Horvat’s Supper Club

The band will perform a selection of music from some of the great composers and improvisers of the jazz idiom.

Friday, Scott Fraser @ Blue Bean Cafe, Hepburn Springs

Fraser has a CD Tired Town, featuring originals with Damian Howard and Brendan O'Neill and Fred Sass on harp and guitar.

Saturday, The Old Married Couple @ Blue Bean Cafe, Hepburn Springs

Riley and Katie Beech are vintage in style and sound.

The Old Married Couple combine a witty song writing style with a distinctive kazoo and fun infused swing-folk sound.

Sunday, Next Episode @ Blue Bean Cafe, Hepburn Springs

One of the aliases of a certain venue proprieter, who will be putting on an all originals folk/blues/alt-country set full of storytelling and emotion.

Friday, Felix Riebl (of The Cat Empire) @Sutton’s Ballarat

Felix Riebl – a unique and accomplished songwriter,  musician, singer and percussionist with The Cat Empire – will perform in Ballarat as part of the In Your Arms National Tour.

Sunday, Vanessa Craven @ Daylesford Cidery, 12.30-3.30pm

Craven, of Welsh-Indian background, is an Australian singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

She has been passionate about guitar playing since her early teens in India. Since 2009, she has played her music in a variety of events and venues such as the Denny Roots and Blues Festival, Newstead Folk Festival, Castlemaine Fringe Festival, Daylesford Folk and Blues Festival and Ballan Autumn Festival, to mention a few.