Pennyweight perform lyrical and earthy contemporary folk songs, set against a deeply rural Australian landscape and woven with rich stories of everyday people and love gone wrong. The band features the music of songwriter Tony English on guitar, banjo and vocals, accompanied by Denis Toner on double bass with special guests, such as Andy Vogel on harmonica..

Saturday, Suitcase Full of Blues @ Spa Bar, Daylesford

Featuring blues, jump, jazz, Latin, R & B, this group makes a promise to get all punters up  on their feet. The band are made up of seasoned musicians from Maldon/Castlemaine including Fran Sylvester Cox on vocals; Bronwen Algate on piano, keyboards and flute; Nicolas Cathary on guitar; James Cox on saxes, clarinet, bongoes and general honks; Ken Holden on drums; and Kevin Zibell on bass.

Friday, Friday Frivolities @ Old Hepburn Hotel

Frivolities continue this Friday night when locals and visitors enjoy happy hour from 6-8pm, cocktails plus trivia, joker poker, bar wars and raffles.

Saturday, Gruesome Twosome @ Old Hepburn Hotel

Featuring Cam Burnside (acoustic guitar and vocals) and Stewart Crosely (drums), Gruesome Twosome performs party favourites from the 1960s to present. Artists covered include the Beatles, Pete Murray, Pearl Jam, Hunters & Collectors, Bryan Adams, Blink 182, George Michael and more

Friday, Scott Fraser @ Blue Bean Cafe

Something of a guitar-playing journey man, Fraser has played gigs as varied as for the Hells Angels in a small pub in the middle of Victoria and for HeartKids at Lindsey Fox's car museum in Melbourne. 

His CD Tired Town features originals with Damian Howard and Brendan O'Neill, plus Fred Sass on harp and guitar.

Saturday, North East @ Blue Bean Cafe

Sunday, Open Mic @ Blue Bean Cafe

Saturday, Storm the Castle Fest @ Theatre Royal Castlemaine

A full day of punk and heaviness with nine bands, not necessarily in this order: No Class, Iron Worzel, Dead, Power, Enzyme, Affordable Repayments, Axillism, Muffler, Sabbatical Cat.