Blues in the Vines

28/08/2026

October Long Weekend - Selling Fast!

26/08/2026

Big thanks to The Note Mag for spreading the word

The annual event will run across the first weekend of October on alternate days in the Barossa Valley and the McLaren Valley.

24/08/2026

To everyone who has got behind us this year, we thank you.
In an environment where festivals are dropping like flies, we took a pretty big risk, you responded!

Six weeks to go and you can still save on the gate price at
https://bluesinthevines.live/tickets/

19/08/2026

Hello blues lovers!
Richard Hamilton Wines, McLaren Vale tickets are in high demand and Tim Smith Wines Barossa not that far behind. Save $10 on the gate price right now at https://bluesinthevines.live/tickets/

09/08/2026

Don't miss out on a long weekend twilight session.

02/08/2026

Last weekend at the American Hotel Echuca as part of the Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival in front of a crowd of almost 1000 was the Frank Sultana superband with a fair slice of the Blues in the Vines lineup. Our organisers were in the house and this was pretty spectacular.

Online tix $60 or $70 at the gate unless sold out.

Tim Smith Wines Barossa almost 30% sold
Richard Hamilton Wines, McLaren Vale almost 40% sold

https://bluesinthevines.live/

30/07/2026

Last day to save!
Two special locations in twilight mode.
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27/07/2026

WOW

A huge response so far to both days and the news is the a third of all tickets for Richard Hamilton Wines, McLaren Vale are now sold.

3 days left to snag an earlybird discount of $20 on the gate price!

https://bluesinthevines.live/tickets/

23/07/2026

EARLYBIRD LAST DAYS!

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19/07/2026

Jesse Valach has just hit #1 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart

See him at Blues in The Vines 2026

Earlybird deal has only days left!

https://bluesinthevines.live/tickets/

The Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts (ABARAC) – No. 198
June 2026

Here’s the chart for June 2026, number 198!

Find below the 25 most-played, new and reissued Australian releases…

ABARAC contributors would like to thank you all for the ongoing support for this year – all Independent Australian music, artists, labels, distributors, musicians, and all the independent shows and radio stations.

Place This Month / Place Last Month / No. of months in the charts (as of the start of June) / Artist / Album / Label / Year / Website

1 / 5 / 1 / Jesse Valach & The Testaments / Stroke of Luck / Independent / 2026
2 / new / new / Aaron West / Koori Jack / Independent / 2026
3 / new / new / Slim Pickens / Roadworn / Independent / 2026
4 / 7 / 1 / Sam Buckley / Blue Ocean / Independent / 2026
5 / 1 / 2 / Shane Flew & Matt Ross / Once Upon a Long Time Ago / Big Rock Records / 2026
6 / 26 / new / Lecia Louise / Strike to Ignite / Foghorn Records - MGM Distribution / 2026
7 / 10 / 4 / 63 Deluxe / Side Ways / Independent / 2026
8 / 9 / 1 / Mick Kidd & David Blight / Borderline Blue / Independent / 2026
9 / new / new / Datura4 / High on The Low Brow / Alive Natural Sound / 2026
10 / 2 / 5 / Brothers / Introducing Vintage Sounds in Modern Blues… / Independent / 2026
11/6 / 1 / Marshall & the Fro / HillBilly Disco / independent / 2026
12 / 3 / 2 / Heavy Medicine / Love is. Music is. We are… / Breakneck Records / 2026
13 / 4 / 2 / Mark Easton / Dark Horse / Independent / 2026
14 / 23 / 5 / Greg Nunan & The General Jacksons / Reds to Blues / Independent / 2025
15 / 33 / new / Frankie & Savva / Freight Train Boogie / Independent / 2026
16 / new / new / Zevon Lee / The Only One (EP) / Independent / 2025
17 / 33 / 4 / The Bellhops / Family Favourites / Independent / 2025
18 / 26 / 7 / Gwyn Ashton / Grease Bucket / Independent / 2025
19 / 12 / 13 / 8 Ball Aitken & Taya chani / Nightbird / Independent / 2025
20 / 11 / 11 / Christina Crofts / Best of Bottleneck / Foghorn Records / MGM Distribution / 2025
21 / 45 / 8 / Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers / Live at Bluesfest 2004 / Independent - Blue Empress / 2025
22 / 25 / 2 / Shotgun Sam and his World Famous Blues Band / Shotgun Sam & His World-Famous Blues Band (EP) / Independent / 2025
23 / 13 / 7 / Sally King & the Repeat Offenders / Unfinished Business / Independent / 2025
24 / 8 / 1 / Aaron Po***ck / And Then a Sadness Came Over Me / Independent / 2026
25 / 14 / 7 / Dan Dinnen & Shorty / Jeff’s Shed / Shed Jam records / 2025

Chart Contributions by:

BayFM 99.9 Byron Bay, NSW / Anthony Moulay
3NRG 99.3 FM Sunbury, Vic / Barry Maxwell
104.1FM Bucketts Radio, Gloucester NSW / Bobbie Philp
OCR FM (Colac/Otways/Apollo Bay/ Lorne), Vic / Chris Spencer
Programming - Smokestack Lightnin' (Community Radio 2RRR-88.5FM) - Colin Briscoe (presented by Rob McKinney & Paul Newnum) / Colin Briscoe
TLC FM 93.5 Yamba, NSW / Dave Brandon
2SSR FM 99.7 Sutherland Shire, NSW / David Roman
89.7 FM Twin Cities FM Perth, WA / Derek Cromb
3WAY 103.7 Warrnambool, Vic / Frank Davidson
3WAY 103.7 Warrnambool, Vic / Garry Dalton
Cairns FM89.1 Cairns, Qld / Irene Barrett
5MBS 99.9 FM, Adelaide, SA / Tess Coleman, Dave Hall, William Ehmcke, Trish Nacey, Russell Gibbs, Ian Newbery
Paradise FM, Ballina NSW / John De Laurence
2NUR FM 103.7 Newcastle, NSW / John Eaton
The Soul Kitchen -The Pulse FM(Geelong) and The Mojo Lounge Podcast - Perth, WA / John Lukasz
Three D Radio 93.7 FM Adelaide, SA / Mick Young
Kiama Community Radio, NSW / Peter Sullivan
Alive 90.5 Baulkham Hills, NSW / Ross Fear
The Blues Link - Seymour FM 103.9 Vic / Ross Poxon
RTR FM 92.1 Perth, WA / Simon Johnson
Valley FM 89.5 Canberra, ACT / Steven Stroud
94.7 The Pulse Geelong, Vic / Mark O'Neill