A free music festival that also celebrates health and connectivity is headed to Ocean Grove.
Shedding the Blues is like a Men’s Shed for musos and aims to draw together those men in our community who share a love of music.
In April they held a successful Tune Up Expo held in Queenscliff with Jimi Hocking as the star attraction.
The group is holding another Tune Up Expo in Ocean Grove with the help of a $4000 grant from the City of Greater Geelong, and it’s free.
The Bash Big Band, Sam Hanson Band and Shedmen Blues Band will appear at the expo along with community groups, such as The Tides of Welcome Choir, the Sea of Ukes and the voice students from Willow Studios.
Organiser Des Gorman said the event will also feature health information and awareness as well as food trucks and coffee vans.
“Tune Up is to get the community engaged with any aspect of music,” he said.
“We are hoping people will listen to music and during the breaks, wander around and find out what yoga is available around the area, what gyms are out there.
“We want people to come together and celebrate being together and while we are there we get local community groups who are health conscious to inform us.”
Tune Up is at Shell Road Pavilion in Ocean Grove on Sunday October 9 and is free.
Health workshops and static displays will open at 11am with community music to get underway at noon that will feature a children’s choir, ukulele bands, blues and more.
The main acts then follow and the Bash Big Band will end proceedings, finishing up around 7pm.
The full schedule is:
10.45am Shedding the Blues buskers in the marquee
Noon Sea of Ukes
12.45pm The Tragic Nostalgics
1.30pm The Students from Willow Studios
2.15pm The Rock n Folk Group
2.45pm The Tides of Welcome Choir
3.30pm The Shedmen Blues Band
4.15pm The Sam Hanson Band
5.30pm The Bash Big Band
