Sat 10th May, 7:30pm – Bridgewater Arts Centre – 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA Kelly Menhennett’s distinctive voice quiets the most crowded of bars, honky tonks and street corners in music-loving destinations all around the world. Armed with a shy charm and wry wit, she is a consummate storyteller. Kelly and her band’s combined magnetism, their spellbinding mix of alt-country, blues, and ballads will leave every audience craving more. This Americana inspired singer songwriter has won the national Telstra Road To Discovery award for her songwriting, independently released 2 full length albums and performed at iconic national and international festivals both solo and with her band. In 2015, Kelly was the recipient of the inaugural “Ryan Freeman Live Music Award” at the SA Music awards and won the 2015 ARBA Best Roots album with her latest release, Small Dreams. In late 2016 Kelly was invited to travel to theRead more…Kelly Menhennet
News
Graham Brown and Steve Ashley
Sunday 27th July, 2:30pm – Bridgewater Arts Centre, 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA 5155 Graham & Steve are good friends and have shared the stage on a number of occasions. They will be both soloing and collaborating. This gig was postponed from 2024. Graham Brown is a guitarist and artist who brings forty years of experience to masterful interpretations of the musical storytelling genres – blues, folk, rock. Starting as a singer-songwriter in his early adulthood, Graham has studied and taught classical and jazz guitar, mandolin and banjo and he imbues his music with skillful nuance, moving depth and deep respect for the craft and poetry of acoustic music narratives. The result is performances that are a powerful celebration of the expressive form of voice and guitar… assured, mature, joyful and alive. Steve Ashley is a self taught Fleurieu based singer-songwriter hailing originally from Liverpool UK. His music traversesRead more…Graham Brown and Steve Ashley
Harp2Harp
Sunday afternoon – 2:30pm 22nd June 2025 – Bridgewater Arts Centre. 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA 5155 Harp2Harp is an enchanting duo weaving the heavenly sounds of two harps and two female voices. Acclaimed pedal harpist/soprano Emma Horwood joins forces with award winning singer/songwriter and folk harpist Visnja, blending classical finesse with contemporary and world music flavours. Harp2Harp was born out of friendship in 2022 and the duo has since performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Stone Pony Willunga, Trinity Sessions, The Wheatsheaf Hotel and as the support act for Scottish harpist-singer Esther Swift on the Adelaide leg of her Australian tour. Harp2Harp also collaborate with other musicians in the new band Musewood, which was introduced at this year’s Fringe in their show Strings ‘n’ Songs on Sunday.