BELLO WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL (NSW)

BELLO WINTER MUSIC, a new weekend music festival (Thur Jul 2–5) has announced the perfect line-up to warm your musical hearts this winter. Grammy-nominated guitar and vocal harmony duo The Milk Carton Kids (US) will headline a superb, diverse line-up that includes roots and blues legend Ash Grunwald with his star studded band, Melbourne melodist with the arresting voice Ainslie Wills, new gospel/hip hop outfit Jones Jr (DJ Morgs from Thundamentals + Ev Jones from Rumpunch), folk pop darlings Tinpan Orange, soul diva Emma Donovan with her Melbourne funk band The Putbacks, exotic rhythms from Bobby Singh’s internationally acclaimed trio Rasa Duende and red hot flamenco from Arte Kanela. They will join over 60 other international, national and local acts that will light up the pubs, halls and street corners of the beautiful, picturesque town of Bellingen on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Following a similar format to its much loved summer sister festival, The Mullum Music Festival, Bello Winter Music will take place throughout the many delightful (and cozy!) venues of Bellingen, including the Memorial Hall, Diggers Tavern, Federal Hotel, No 5 Church St, Little Red Kitchen, Bellingen Golf Club, the original Bellingen Anglican Church, St Margaret’s Church Hall, will spill out into the streets and cafes for a family-friendly, affordable weekend of music, celebration and community.

As well as the music, Bello Winter Music will be alive with street theatre, workshops, free events and walking tours. Mullum Music Festival’s hugely popular psychedelic Magic Bus will be making a trip down especially for the inaugural event to ferry festival-goers around the town (as well as transporting Mullumbimby & Byron Bay locals to Bello Winter Festival in a kind of reverse Aquarius Magical Mystery Tour down the coast!)

Situated roughly half way between Brisbane and Sydney and 30 minutes from Coffs Harbour, Bellingen sits in a spectacular countryside on the banks of the Bellinger River. Small cottages line the river, and a host of bed and breakfast guesthouses can be found close to the town as well as eco huts and farmstay accommodation options. Camping is also available at the nearby Bellingen Showgrounds for the duration of the festival, and bookings can be made through the festival office.

Bello Winter Music is the perfect excuse to get away for a weekend and shake off the winter blues.

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