Belfield Music

And eventually, as the evening sun painted the festival in hues of soft lavender, the Main Stage’s lamps were lit, and the whole world seemed to whisper excitedly in anticipation.

She took my arm, laughing, and with a gentle pull, led our friends to the front, her hair catching the light from the fireside, and making her seem to glow from within.

As the band members took the stage, the audience responded with a roar that seemed to come from everywhere at once, a primal, heartfelt salute. 

They strode out, confident, casual, and with an easy charm that made them seem taller, brighter, more real than a human being had any right to be, and from the first note to ring in the night sky, my eyes - like everybody’s - were mesmerised, glued to the guitarist, who seemed to hypnotise the audience, his satin black guitar both sinister and strong, had been outlined in a thick, bold silver, that caught the light like a fallen star, held captive in his long fingers.

We’ve just had an exciting visit from a face we recognised straight away: The Voice top 50 contestant Aimee Hannan is booking in a long run of shows, and we’ve made sure to set her up with everything she needs to turn heads and rock some socks off.

Aimee has been turning heads and has a huge list of accolades behind her - two Barry Thornton Encouragement awards, the Capital Country Music Association, the World Star Quest and extensive training at the CMAA Country Music Academy and much, much more. She’s had a busy slew of gigs, and is showing no signs of slowing down, with her debut album and long list of upcoming gigs available on her website, aimeehannan.com.au 

If you haven’t already heard of and been impressed by her hard work and talent, definitely give her a listen!

Instgram: @aimeehannan

Facebook: Aimee Hannan Music

The All New Fender Squier Contemporary range are here, and they look great.

Squier have released a new series based on and paying tribute to the groundbreaking 80s Japanese-built ‘Contemporary Super Strat’ series, and built for heavy metal guitarists, musical acrobats, improvisational gymnasts, and other players looking for fast playability and rich, heavy tones

The range is already quite diverse, with stratocasters AND telecasters focussing on dual humbucker, active humbuckers, and ceramic single coils working with floyd rose bridges, flat 12” radius necks to race across, jumbo frets for slick, easy bending and vibrato, and dark, powerful colours like Dark Red Metallic, Black Metallic, and Pearl White.