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Tintenbar Up Front
Next: Sunday November 9  @ 3.30
WHAT'S ON ALL OPEN MICS



Hootenanny Highway
North Coast folk supergroup
Sunday 14 December
3:30pm

3:30pm
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Welcome song
Another Sunday afternoon together
Doesn't seem to matter what the weather
Audience is warm, when people perform
Tintenbar Up Front

Guitarists and singers harmonica players
Harp, and flute and mandolin
POETRY, keyboards, saxophone
Comedians, and whoever else wants to perform

Here we are in Tintenbar hall
We would like to welcome you all
To another amazing afternoon of surprise
Tintenbar Up Front

Sit back and enjoy
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Hootenanny Highway

Manifold folk musicians have rolled down from the hills as far north as the top of majestic Bundjalung Country to as far south as sparkling Yaegl.
Originally sprung from 
old time and bluegrass roots, this collaboration has now become an informal gathering for folk music. Bringing the slowly-decolonising/colonizer folk spirit to the stage in a changing combination of stunning players (some of whom you may recognise from other outfits!)

Come and behold a rolling highway of
hootenanny heavyweights.


Ash Bell - guitar, vocals
Tom Brunnekreef - bass, guitar, vocals
Mandy Hawkes - guitar, dobro, vocals
Daniel Friel - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Christina Webster - banjo, vocals
Bobby Dazzler - fiddle, vocals
Tara Luca - guitar, vocals
Alex O'Reilly - kahun, vocals
April O'Reilly (YOUTH) - cello, vocals
Cedar O'Reilly (YOUTH) - percussion, vocals
Julian Smith - bass, flute, vocals
Jonas Widjadja - bass, guitar, vocals
Izzy Flook - banjo, vocals
Ella Millard - guitar, vocals
Sylvie Millard - mandolin, guitar, vocals
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Sunday 14 December 
3.30 pm
Tintenbar Hall
$15
BYO
All money in support of

Stand with Guimara: Help Rebuild Lives After Tragedy
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Your support will help families rebuild their homes, access food, clothing, and medical care, and restore hope and dignity to a community devastated by injustice.
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Tintenbar up Front..open mic
in Tintenbar Hall 
  • BYO nibbles and drinks and socialise beforehand
  • On the deck music from 3.30 pm + Yummy supper  
  •  ONLY $10 ​
  • Eftpos now available
  • Mobility issue? Double park at the top ​



Sunday November 9 , 2025
4:00   Tony Koellner - poetry to die laughing at.
4:20- Verandah Fridays - guitar, keys, great harmonies 
4.40 Marty Breen -   solo acoustic guitar + vocal - original organic Australian folk
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30 Featured: Tapestry Road - originals and favourites  
Charity: Dementia Inclusive Ballina
6.15 Finish


Sunday December 14 , 2025
3:30 - ​Special Summer of Love show with Hootenanny Highway!
Originally sprung from old time and bluegrass roots, this collaboration has now become an informal gathering
for folk music.
​Bringing the slowly-decolonising/colonizer folk spirit to the stage in a changing combination of stunning players (some of whom you may recognise from other outfits!) - come and behold a rolling highway of hootenanny heavyweights.

Ash Bell - guitar, vocals
Tom Brunnekreef - bass, guitar, vocals
Mandy Hawkes - guitar, dobro, vocals
Daniel Friel - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Christina Webster - banjo, vocals
Bobby Dazzler - fiddle, vocals
Tara Luca - guitar, vocals
Alex O'Reilly - kahun, vocals
April O'Reilly (YOUTH) - cello, vocals
Cedar O'Reilly (YOUTH) - percussion, vocals
Julian Smith - bass, flute, vocals
Jonas Widjadja - bass, guitar, vocals
Izzy Flook - banjo, vocals
Ella Millard - guitar, vocals
Sylvie Millard - mandolin, guitar, vocals

Charity: Stand with Guimara: Help Rebuild Lives After Tragedy
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Your support will help families rebuild their homes, access food, clothing, and medical care, and restore hope and dignity to a community devastated by injustice.

6.15 Finish

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​Sunday February 9 , 2025

3:30 - On the deck - Mystery guest?
4:00   - Matty D - guitar and vocal. Mainly favourites
4:20  - BooGee - keys, guitar, vocals - laid back classics 
4.40 -  Robert Gibson - poetry, uke, Leunig, love and the Day of the Dead
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30  Tapestry Road - originals, faves, Guitar and vocals WATCH
Charity: Women Up North
Sunday March 9 , 2025 was cancelled due to Cyclone Alfred
3:30 - On the deck - Ross and friends
4:00 - Fred Yarad - guitar and vocals - originals   
4:20 - Seale and Dee - guitar and vocals 
4.40 Aurora Quinn - independent pop, Bluesfest entrant - guitar and vocal
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30  - featured - Shelly Brown and choir - including a singalong
Charity: Women Up North 
6.15 Finish
Sunday April 13 , 2025
3:30 - On the deck - Ross and friends
4:00 - Bronny and the Bishops - satirical antics guitar, keys, vocals   
4:20 - Tony Koellner - poetry to laugh to 
4.40 - Shelly Brown - North Coast's finest sister of soul
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30  Headliners Chorus - great songs in 4 part harmonies
Charity: Dementia Inclusive Ballina
6.15 Finish
​Sunday May 11 , 2025
3:30 - On the deck - 
4:00   Fred Yarad - guitar and vocals - originals   
4:20 Seale and Dee - great guitar, soaring vocals
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4.40 Mark Waller - comedy raconteur 
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30 Lismore Floodwater Revival - oldies made new - guitars, drums, vocals 
Charity: Kagata Village, Solomon Islands
6.15 Finish

Sunday September 14 , 2025

4:00  Sprung Integrated Dance ensemble 
4:20 Ken Gudmundsen - guitar and vocals
4.40 The Chairman - Kings Cross busking faves. Uke’n’vocals
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30 Zeus - teenage angst from 50 year olds reliving their garage band days  
Charity: Sprung Integrated Dance
6.15 Finish

Sunday October 12 , 2025

3:30 - On the deck - Kurchata - Music for the modern village
4:00 - North Creek -   Harmonies galore
4:20 - The Tribs - vocals, guitar, bass, cajon - tribute band
4.40 Josie Dempsey - Australian country folk originals
5:00     Afternoon tea and socialising
5:30 Marty Breen -   solo acoustic guitar + vocal - original organic Australian folk
Charity: Doctors Without Borders Gaza Appeal
6.15 Finish

Tintenbar Up Front is held on the lands of the Nyangbar clan of the Bundjalung nation, traditional inhabitants.
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Tintenbar is from the indigenous word "chin-chin-bar" meaning "short tailed pademelon" native to this area.
Source: John Hayter.
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