ARIA-charting South Gippsland duo joins Tarwin Lower Festival lineup
Steph Strings headlines and local chart-toppers No Promises join 16 acts when the festival returns to Tarwin Lower on Sunday November 1.
A SOUTH Gippsland duo who topped the ARIA country albums chart will share the bill with headline act Steph Strings when the Tarwin Lower Festival returns to the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve on Sunday November 1.
No Promises, the alt-country duo of Janine Garvey and Eric Collier, debuted at number one on the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart and number nine on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart in July with their album Siren.
Melbourne fingerstyle guitarist and singer-songwriter Steph Strings will headline the festival’s main stage after her debut album Feel Alive reached number 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart in January.
Local favourites Nick Carver, Smiley Doherty, Ally Row and Misty Harlowe will join her on the main stage, with Of The Deep End also among the 16 acts performing across the festival’s two stages.
Now in its sixth year, the festival began as a local car show and has grown into a major regional event run entirely by volunteers from the Venus Bay Angling Club, Tarwin Lower and District Bowls Club, Tarwin Football Netball Club, Tarwin District Auto and Machinery Club and Tarwin Lower District Men’s Shed.
“This is a not-for-profit festival run for the community, by the community,” Tarwin Lower Festival Committee president Mike Davey said.
“We have really stepped up the live music component of the festival with professional staging and sound production and we are incredibly proud to bring an artist of Steph Strings’ calibre to our main stage this year, alongside all the incredible classic car displays, markets, and free kids’ entertainment that make this event a true highlight on the South Gippsland calendar.”
Beyond the music, the festival features classic cars, vintage bikes, trucks and live tractor and machinery demonstrations, free children’s rides and amusements, market and food stalls, and displays from regional emergency service units.
South Coast FM will broadcast live from the festival for anyone unable to attend in person.
Gates open at 10am, with festival activities running until 4pm.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $4 for teens aged 12 to 17 online, or $12 and $5 at the gate, with children under 12 free.
“We’re expecting a larger crowd this year so we recommend purchasing tickets online a bit earlier to save time at the gate and that way you save a few bucks too, rather than paying at the door,” Mr Davey said.
“This also ensures you don’t miss out in case we reach capacity.”
Tickets are available at tarwinfestival.com.au.
