Lithgow Lowdown Music Celebration

With financial support from the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal, the Greater Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network is organising a major live music event for the Seven Valleys (Lithgow) community.

As a celebration of community and collaboration, we have gathered together some of Australia’s leading musicians  who will be offering their collective centuries of experience to a handful of emerging Lithgow artists of all ages and genres. This will involve mentoring the young musicians and performing with them at the event.

Date: Saturday 25 November, 1PM-6PM @ Club Lithgow

Tickets: $20, available on the door, or via https://events.humanitix.com/lithgow-lowdown

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/697405972234739/697405972234739/?onload_action=open_invite_flow

PROGRAM

—FEATURING THE LITHGOW ALL-STARS: 

• Colin Burgess (AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices)
• Denny Burgess (The Masters Apprentices)
•  Charlie McMahon(Midnight Oil, Gondwanaland)
•  Steve Hall (Jimmy & The Boys)
•  Dr. Jason Thornton (Frank Sinatra, Cher, Cat Stevens)

The Lithgow All-Stars are rounded out by members of the following local bands: 

OTHER SUPPORTING PERFORMERS INCLUDE:

• Yanhadarrambal/Jade Flynn – independent set
• Acid Amora – emerging Blue Mountains rock band
• Sam Bucca – independent set/All-Stars member
• Lez Fender – All-Stars member

The event will be MC’d by Marty Bright, with a Welcome To Country by Aunty Helen Riley of the Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation

The Lithgow Lowdown is a family-friendly, star-studded local hoedown taking place from 1PM-6PM at The 7 Valleys Hotel in Lithgow on November 25, (just a few minutes away from Lithgow train station on Main St).

Headlining act The Lithgow All-Stars are a large handpicked group featuring talented members of some of Australia’s best rock acts of the 60s, 70s and 80s: Colin Burgess (AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices), Denny Burgess (The Masters Apprentices), and Charlie McMahon (Midnight Oil, Gondwanaland). McMahon and the Burgess brothers are joined by Steve Hall, of new wave shock rockers Jimmy & The Boys, and esteemed saxophonist Dr. Jason Thornton, hired gun for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Cher, and Cat Stevens.

The Lithgow All-Stars and their collaborators will be performing new renditions of songs from their prime respective acts: AC/DC, Midnight Oil, and The Masters Apprentices.

Learning about stagecraft, songwriting, and performance skills in the process, many participants are overjoyed to be working with Aussie rock royalty. This maintains a tradition of mentorships from event co-organisers Retro Rehash, who have previously put local musicians on stages with the likes of Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo, Steve Kilbey from The Church, and Michael Smith from The Atlantics. The event also provides a setting for the formation of new artistic connections, between the local government areas of Lithgow and the Blue Mountains.

Emerging Blue Mountains rock band Acid Amora will also perform on the night, in-between sets from co-organiser Sam Bucca, and Indigenous singer-songwriterYanhadarrambal/Jade Flynn. International comedian Marty Bright will host as MC.