Karaoke & Open Mic Hosted By
FNQ Country
Music Festival
The FNQ Country Music Festival is held annually in Mareeba at Kerribee Park and is run by the Walkamin Country Music Club Inc .
The festivities kick off with Friday Night Open Mic night , Saturday all day Talent Quest Sections and the Saturday Supa Show in the evening . Sunday the Talent Quest continues and the Finals and presentations are in the afternoon .
Each morning of the weekend there are Bush Poets Breakfast Shows and food stalls operating throughout the weekend . Camping is available at the grounds with hot showers and toilet facilities - excellent for vans and motorhomes . There is limited accommodation in town if you book early .
Weekend passes and day tickets at the gate - great family weekend in a fantastic bush setting that is the Kerribee Park Rodeo grounds ( some powered sites available ) owned and maintained by the Mareeba Rodeo Association . For more details visit wcmc . webs . com
Karaoke & Open Mic Hosted By
Ray Band
Every Saturday @ The Australian Hotel 4pm to midnight 40 Grace St , Herberton ( 4096 7611 )
Friday Oct 14 & Nov 18 @ The Tolga Hotel 6pm to late ( Karaoke only ) 25 Main St , Tolga ( 4095 4106 )
Over 3000 Songs , All Musicians Welcome , Open Mic
Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Atherton
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is proud to visit Atherton on Wednesday Oct 5 at Destiny Church . They will perform a program of wonderful music including Vivaldi ’ s best known piece the popular Four Seasons , and other great works for string Orchestra . Don ’ t miss out , tickets are selling fast . Available at Chameleon ’ s Treasure , 30 Main St , Atherton , or online www . trybooking . com / MHLA . Show starts 6.30pm SHARP , so get there early ! It is a 90min performance ( no intermission ). For details phone publicist Katje Gibson on 0409 725 466 .
Combined Mundy-Turner Choir
Cath Mundy and Jay Turner have facilitated Instant Choir Playshops across the Globe and TFF is very proud to be part of that process this year here on the Atherton Tablelands . The Qld Government and TRC through the Regional Arts Development Grant have enabled the TFF to bring Mundy-Turner to Malanda , Atherton and Herberton in a series of Instant Choir Playshops leading up to the Tablelands Folk Festival in Yungaburra . A combined Playshop Choir will take to the stage at this year ’ s festival to show us all the results of these inspiring Community events . Shows – Taste of the Tablelands @ 12 noon and 2 pm Sunday 16 , Atherton Playshop Tuesday 18 @ 7pm , Herberton Playshop Thursday 20 @ 4pm , TFF Herberton Concert Thursday 20 @ 7pm , TFF Friday 21 and Sunday October 23 @ various times . For more details visit tablelandsfolkfestival . org . au
Tablelands Gig Guide
Atherton
Live Music at The Shed , Atherton McConaghie St , near IGA . Phone 0427 778 548 ): Thursdays – Original and Live from 6pm till 10pm . Fridays – Band Night from 7.30 -11.30pm Sunday Jam Session from 3pm -10pm .
Wednesday October 5th – Queensland Symphony Orchestra live in Atherton at Destiny Church 7pm . Tickets at www . trybooking . com / MHLA
Yungaburra
Yungaburra Sessions - On the 2nd Saturdays , live music is provided by the Yungaburra Folk Festival at the Eacham Hotel . Come and enjoy soulful tunes . This month 3-6pm Django in the Djungle gypsy swing band .
Tablelands Folk Festival – Don ’ t miss out on this year ’ s TFF ! It ’ s going to be filled with great musicians from Oct 21 to 23 . See Opposite page for details .
Are you a musician holding a gig ? Or a venue hosting regular gigs ? Let us know ! We ’ d like to grow this section to incorporate all Tableland gigs !
Sunday October 16th – Combined Mundy-Turner Choir & other live music at the Tastes of the Tablelands Festival . See page 6 for details .
Tolga
Karaoke by Ray Band – Friday October 14th @ The Tolga Hotel 6pm to late
Kuranda & Mareeba
Kuranda , Sunday October 2nd – Mike Elrington will be performing songs from his new album Two Lucky Stars at the
Petite Café from 5pm . See page 8 for details . Kuranda , Saturday October 15th – Rock This Country Blue Festival @ The Billabong . See Page 9 for details . Kuranda , Sunday October 16th – Award winning Irish Mythen at the Kuranda Amphitheatre from 7pm . See page 9 for details . Mareeba – FNQ Country Music Festival . See top left page for details .
Malanda
Malanda Hotel , English Street : Saturday October 15th – Band Hot Ice Live Friday October 28th – Party with DJ Discotechnics for a Halloween Party !
Herberton
Saturdays – Karaoke & Open Mic by Ray Band Every Saturday @ The Australian Hotel 4pm to midnight Tablelands Folk Festival Night – Enjoy live music on Thursday , Oct 20 as part of TFF .