Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Creative Cuts… arts, entertainment, performance

Telling it on the mountain Mapleton choir members are busy rehearsing for the Autumn Concert in May.  Director, Ailsa Morehen has welcomed some new faces to the choir, giving her the scope to introduce a wider repertoire. “Tell It On The Mountain” will have two performances in the Mapleton Hall, on Friday May 22 at 7.30 pm [...]

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Palmwoods got the blues… again!

The first Palmwoods Got The Blues multi band night will be held as usual on the 3rd Saturday of the month - Saturday January 17 - and the gig will include the return of Andy “Sugarcane” Collins, local favourites The Blue Monks and the Doc Span Blues Band, launching their new CD - “Live From [...]

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The man who plays carrots ..!

Linsey Pollak is a musical oddity – fluent in musicianship, innovative instrument maker, consumate performer and stage comedian. With another sell-out Maleny show just over (Passing Wind) and another seven projects on the go, this uniquely Australian artist has no time to slow down. Community has been the ‘through line’ in Linsey’s career since starting his musical [...]

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Earthy Xmas dance party

The Art of Mother Earth Events is holding their Christmas Party at the Maleny Community Centre on Friday 12th December and you are all invited. A host of Australia’s premier musicians will converge on Maleny to celebrate the festive season. Tijuana Cartel, Flamenco Dance Band from the Gold Coast , Deya Dova, Uki’s World Music [...]

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There’s a Doc in the house

Doc Span (vocals harmonica) and Tim Gaze (guitar vocals) will be at the Finbar Lounge at 12 Bicentenary Lane, Maleny on December 11.  Doc and Tim will join Peter Hudson and Gary Broadhurst for a couple of sets of blues music and play songs from Doc’s new CD - ‘Live in Australia’. Die-hard blues music [...]

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Linsey Pollak Passes Wind

It seems Range folk can’t get enough of Linsey Pollak. Following has last show in Maleny, Linsey is bringing his new show to Maleny in what promises to be a fabulously entertaining evening. It starts with a sumptuous dinner followed by Linsey’s aptly named show, Passing Wind.   This new solo show is a whimsical look at [...]

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Recorders play Baroque …

Later this month a dedicated group of Maleny recorder players will present a concert of music from the 16th century to the modern day in aid of the Bridge Creek Community Garden. Called Baroque and Beyond, the concert will include works by Dufay, Bach, Hook and two 20th century composers - Lance Eccles and Ross Edwards. On [...]

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Deckchairs are coming…

Barely a year old, young Brisbane band Tim Loydell and the Deckchairs are making a name for themselves and this month they will play on the Hinterland. Following the August release of their debut EP, Some  Stranger’s Ship, the quartet took their brand of energetic Roots-Rock on the road. The All Hands On Deck tour saw the [...]

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Tap into those upbeat rhythms …

Make sure you come along to the UPBEAT RHYTHMS Village Dance Party at Crystal Waters Café, Conondale on November 29. The event will be a celebration of local rhythm culturebeginning in the afternoon with a series of rhythm workshops, and followed in the evening by a fantastic Live Show with Obi Abata, Phonic Bloom and Canta [...]

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Poets head for Kenilworth

In September each year there’s a poets’ migration to Kenilworth for the annual Poets’ Breakfast. It’s all part of the Kenilworth Celebrates! Festival from 27 September - 5 October and organised by the Conondale Range Committee. The breakfast has gained in popularity each year and have now become regular features at festivals across the country, from [...]

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