With less than seven weeks to go, the 2017 Bello Winter Music opening night, from 6.30pm on Thursday, July 6, will be one not to be missed, with a cracking showcase of top notch musicians and the always popular Mandy Nolan as MC.
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Special guests Melbourne Indie Folk outfit, Husky will be a feature with their only performance of the festival while festival patron and Bellingen boy, Jack Carty, will present one of his hauntingly beautiful solo performances before joining Gus Gardiner with the Satellite Stings for Friday’s appearance.
West Africa’s multi-award winning musician and a true multi-instrumentalist, Epizo Bangoura was born into music, it runs through his blood.
He plays not only traditional percussion of his native West African country, Guinea, but all percussion and a wide variety of instruments such as Balafon (African xylophone), Kora (African Harp), Goni (African Guitar) as well as congas, piano, bass, guitar, violin and saxophone.
Melbourne six-piece, Hello Tut Tut will take to the stage with a high energy journey through the traditional music of Eastern Europe and beyond, while local beauties Shanteya and Jo will mesmerise the audience with their soulful harmonies and moving kinship.
Last but not least, the opening night audience will be treated to a performance by one of the Youth Mentorship competition winners.
Four talented up-and-coming musicians will be performing on the festival line-up across the weekend, and one will be selected to also appear on opening night.
