Music on the Village Green
Celebrate the final days of the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival with a wonderful afternoon out with family and friends in beautiful Malmsbury!
The lovely Lucy Wise, the brilliant SoSaxy Band and Jali Buba Kuyateh will take to the stage in the Village Green from 1-5pm.
Here’s the program:
1-2pm – Lucy Wise
2-4pm So Saxy
4-5pm Jali Buba Kuyateh
Kids will also love guest appearances by the lovable ‘Gardener’ puppets – two hobbit-like, other-worldly characters that will wander the crowd spreading gifts of joy and positivity.
Pack a picnic with local produce from our wonderful providores and bakeries. Or get takeaway from a local cafe or restaurant.
- The local Malmsbury Hotel will have delicious Autumn Picnic Boxes available to order in advance
- Drop by the Malmsbury Bakery for their famous Sunday Roast Pie featured on the Autumn Pie & Tart Trail.
- Or visit The Stables across from the Malmsbury Botanic Gardens, who will be offering a $20 special on all their wood-fired pizzas
See our Eat & Drink inspirations here for more ideas.
Hot tip! Make sure to stick around Malmsbury for the final evening of Journey in the Malmsbury Botanic Gardens from 7.30pm. This free and magical experience is an interactive lighting & sound experience that journeys through gardens, created by local artists Kirri Buchler, Thomas Campbell and Tashara Roberts.
About The So Saxy Band
Combining the best of smooth jazz with a heaping dose of groove and a big helping of funk, the SoSaxy Band will have you movin’ to the groove before you know it! Featuring the smooth Sax of Shaun Evans and a phenomenally talented band of Macedon Ranges All-Stars — don’t miss the SoSaxy party!
About Lucy Wise
Lucy Wise is a multi-instrumentalist and singer based in Malmsbury, a little town an hour north of Melbourne, Australia. Accompanying herself on guitar, ukulele and Appalachian dulcimer, she creates a contemporary sound that draws from folk, Old Time American and Celtic music. The evocative imagery and universal themes in Lucy’s songs have won the hearts of listeners from a diverse range of ages and backgrounds and have seen her tour three albums and two EP’s in Australia, NZ, the US and the UK since 2010. “Wise is a natural storyteller, infusing songs with a sense of place so strong you can almost feel the dusty earth crunch beneath your feet as she sings,” says The Brag.
About Jali Buba Kuyateh
Rarely do you see such a complete musician as Jali Buba Kuyateh. Born in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, Jali Buba grew up living between, neighbouring countries, The Gambia and Senegal, now living in Victoria Australia. Jali Buba comes from a griot (hereditary musician) family, where he has played kora since the age of five. He had composed 3 tracks by the age of ten.
Jali comes from the famous Kuyateh family of Medina Wandifa. All his brothers and sister play kora, sing and dance. His father and mother are highly regarded musicians known throughout Senegambia and Guinea. His older brother, Jali Lamin Kuyateh, is also a master kora player who performs internationally with his band Silaba.