16th to 18 March 2018, Northern Victoria, Australia.

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Fifty of us piled into a bus and headed off to various locations in Northern Victoria in A Hitch to the Sticks.  We were driving to three public musical events and there were also numerous “secret” gigs along the way, adding to the element of surprise and the enjoyment of the moment.  The idea was the brainchild of eminent musician Dallas Frasca.  It simulates the experience of a road crew touring on a bus, provides exposure to sometimes little-known regional performers and gives a great experience to all involved.

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This is our great friend Marisa Quigley.  She was performing at one of the secret events and I can’t tell you about that because there are to be more such events but since her name was on the poster I can include this image.

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Sara Flint.

Sara and Mandy (below) were playing outside the Tatong Tavern.  This is a rather stylish looking pseudo-half-timbered pub which was closed to host the music and we were able to relax on the grass in the afternoon sun.

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Mandy Connell.

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Click here for more images from Tatong Tavern, twelve in all, including Benny Williams and Time Robb & the Stealing Hours as well as Sara and Mandy.

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Liv Cartledge.

Later in the afternoon we reached Wangaratta to join up with the Down to the River Festival, which stretched out into the night…

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… while some people stretched out on the grass…

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The Quick and the Dead.

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Rambunctious.

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Monique Brumby.

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Tanya Cavanagh, playing with Monique Brumby.

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Monique Brumby.

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Maryanne Window, playing with Monique Brumby.

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Dallas Frasca.

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Venom and Jeff Curran, playing with Dallas Frasca.

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Dallas Frasca.

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Tully Frasca.

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Click here for more image from the Down to the River Festival, fifty-four in all.

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Mikaylah and Leticia.

In the afternoon of the next day, we are out the back of the Moyhu Hotel.

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Jeff Lang.

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Nicky Bomba.

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Crowd for Nicky Bomba.

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Nicky Bomba and Jeff Lang.

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Nicky Bomba.

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Rick Steward and the Greensmen.

Click here for more images from the Mohyu Hotel, thirty-four in all.

I also have some monochrome conversions for your perusal, twenty-seven in all.  Some are from images in this post and some from different images.  Click here for those.

Alternatively, click here for all 129 images.