AFTER making a successful revival back in January as an alternative to the more mainstream sounds of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Nundle Rocks is preparing to go bigger.
Nundle Rocks will return to the town, 40 minutes east of Tamworth, on January 24-26.
Hunter Valley's ARIA Award-winner William Crighton will headline the festival at the Nundle Memorial Hall, alongside English folk artist Jay McAllister, best known as Beans On Toast.
Nundle Rocks was relaunched by Dashville chief Matt Johnston, and fans of Gum Ball and Dashville Skyline will recognise a host of familiar faces on the bill.
The line-up includes Dashville favourites like Catherine Britt's alt-country band The Pleasures, Ben Leece, Johnston City, Magpie Diaries, The Re-Mains, Piper Butcher, The Tall Stories, Marvell, Andy Abra & The Big River Band and CJ Stranger.
Other acts on the three-day bill include Denman's T.C. Jones, Small Town Romance, Joey Leigh Wagtail, Kingsley James, Mandy Hawkes, Adele Oliver, The Heartbreak Club ft. Stephanie Duzel, Misty Harlow & Duncan Phillips, Sam Newton, Symphony Riley and The Nundle Nugget Hunters.
This intimate festival is limited to 200 tickets per day.
BRITT IN NEW TERRITORY
IN the modern music industry that's dominated by the algorithm of music streaming sites and social media, getting your songs noticed above the noise is a challenging concept.
Popular TV streaming shows are becoming increasingly important. Case in point was Kate Bush's 1985 single Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) topping the charts in eight countries in 2022 after appearing on the soundtrack of hit Netflix show Stranger Things.
The biggest Australian Netflix show at the moment is Territory and if you listen carefully you might recognise Newcastle country queen Catherine Britt.
Episode three of Territory featured the song Red Dirt in a bar scene from Britt's 2018 album Catherine Britt & The Cold Cold Hearts.
