Artists

Dalys Mithen and Steve Kyval are the driving force behind INCHOIR. Together, they lead the much-loved Lyrebirds Community Choir – a welcoming group of all ages and abilities who meet weekly to sing and connect.

After their success leading The Treetop Pub Choir series in 2024 at Belgrave’s iconic Sooki Lounge, they discovered a simple truth:

There’s no song they can’t arrange, no crowd they can’t inspire, and no performance they can’t bring to life!

“A power and presence that’s beyond words” Colum Sands ARIA award winner and songbird Kavisha Mazzella original song’s lyrical ingredients include humour, poetry, social justice and the spiritual. Combine this prowess with the voice of an angel and you have the experience of a Kavisha concert. Singing in English and Italian, she will take you on an uplifting boundary riding journey of well-crafted stories and songs ringing with echoes of Celtic, Fado and Gypsy influences that will strike a resounding…

Luke Townzzend will be performing at the Hive Wine Bar Wednesday 15th April 8pm.

His sultry, thoughtful lyrics and smooth voice are the perfect combination for this venue.

We are a gathering of all ability humans who enjoy singing and having a fabulous time doing so!

Lyrebirds will be performing on the FunFest main stage on Sunday 12th April, 11am

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see them in their nature finest costumes at Gemco Theatre on Saturday 18th April, 1:30pm to open the screening of The Message of the Lyrebird film.

Mark Gardner is a multi-instrumental singer / songwriter who has performed over 1000 shows including Sooki Lounge supporting The Sharp, The Oaktree Tavern, Montrose Community Festival, The Espy and Sips n sounds in Ascot Vale.  Mark has “ Sail to you” selected for a compilation CD – “ Where words fail , music speaks “ Second Tour for Guitar for Veterans Australia and recorded it with the John Farnham band and recently became a guitar ambassador for Guitar for Veterans…

Shea Laoise – Hive Wine Bar Sunday 12th April 7pm – 9pm

Shea is a singer/songwriter from the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne, Australia.

Shea last performed at the PAVED Festival in 2023 and had audiences eating out of her hand. Her stage presence, exquisite musicality and lyrics are all of a standard usually possessed by seasoned artists. Her maturity and captivating voice will delight audiences and her engagement will put a smile on your face.

Tall Teeth’s delicate instrumentation soundtracks a confronting, emotive reflection of internal conflict that is equal parts haunting as it is alluring. The brainchild of singer, songwriter Bradley Price, Tall Teeth is the young Australian’s most honest musical endeavour to date, stripping back his indie electronica production in favour of a raw, acoustic outlet. Finding vocal inspiration from the likes of Björk, Goldfrapp and drawing upon thematic precedent of artists such as Jeff Buckley, Fionn Regan and Nick Drake, Tall Teeth’s…

No festival is complete without the colour and fun of Tanbura Bellydance.

Tanbura bellydance performance blends ritual, rhythm, and folkloric movement into a hypnotic, earthy style of dance. It draws from Egyptian Zar traditions, where the tanbura (a lyre-like string instrument) and heavy drumming create a trance-like musical foundation.

Their exquisite costumes and energetic, traditional bellydance routines will surprise and delight audiences at Emerald FunFest on Sunday 12th April.

You never know what you’re going to get when Pete & Andy from the Railway Cats team up with Big Al to perform as The Rockin’ Seeds.

You might even see a guest appearance from Belle & Big Al MK II. It’s an experience you don’t see every day (week or month or year) come & join us for a real show.

Tracey Roberts is one of the rare breed of singer-songwriter-pianists whose emotive and stylish performances consistently hold audiences spellbound – a gifted, “all-rounder” who often defies categorisation, such are her diverse capabilities. Along with her experience performing and sensitive piano playing and richly poetic lyrics to create melodic arrangements of beautiful, original songs. Her music is a fusion of adult-contemporary, jazz-infused soul, pop and folk, with hints of blues, classical and Celtic influences … and theres always some surprising quirky…

Freya Josephine Hollick is a singer-songwriter from Victoria who has a distinct identity within the Australian country music genre. Her musical style has been described as cosmic country, but that is merely a label for something that is definitely country music yet absolutely her music: an embrace of the structure of country as a pathway to greater creativity. Hollick writes songs that work on macro and micro scales, and nowhere is that better displayed than on her album, The Real…