{"id":108056,"date":"2025-07-04T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/?p=108056"},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:07:00","slug":"near-sellout-crowds-expected-for-inaugural-mullum-roots-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/news\/near-sellout-crowds-expected-for-inaugural-mullum-roots-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Near-sellout crowds expected for inaugural Mullum Roots Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUSIC lovers will come together on the Northern Rivers next weekend, with the inaugural Mullum Roots Festival set to draw near-sellout crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Festival director Lou Bradley said she was blown away by how warmly the community has embraced the event, which will be held on July 12 and 13.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/07\/TromboneKellieandScr_27478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"823\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trombone Kellie and Scrubby Pete from the Trombone Kellie Gang with legendary New Brighton musician Rod Coe. Photo: LYN McCARTHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty amazing,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t quite feel real, but it will become real soon enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The festival will take place across multiple venues throughout Mullumbimby, including the Civic Hall, Ex-Services Club, Courthouse Hotel and the Bowlo. &#8220;I have been likening it to an old-fashioned pub crawl,&#8221; Bradley said.<\/p>\n<p>The opening night gala on Friday July 11 \u2014 featuring Mandy Nolan, Jeff Lang, the Biggest Little Town Choir and the 10-piece soul band Soul&#8217;d \u2014 has already sold out. Weekend tickets remain available but are selling fast. Lang will also perform in a Sunday set.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/07\/EmilyLubitz.PhotoLYN_36107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"715\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer Emily Lubitz. Photo: LYN McCARTHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other acts across the weekend include The Waifs, Robert Forster, Emily Lubitz, Shane Howard, Claire Anne Taylor, The Soul Movers (featuring Murray Cook from The Wiggles) and Reg Mombassa&#8217;s band, Dog Trumpet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Waifs are proving to be very popular, and lucky for us they&#8217;re being generous enough to perform both days,&#8221; Bradley said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s going to be a nice, juicy line up for music lovers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Northern Rivers band Trombone Kellie Gang will also bring their blend of street blues, jazz swing, gospel, soul, and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll to both days of the festival.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108175\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-108175\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/07\/TNG2july-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reg Mombassa (left) with his band Dog Trumpet. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being a local festival, we&#8217;ll feel right at home in this beautiful part of our world,&#8221; &#8216;Trombone Kellie&#8217; Barnett said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We feel privileged for the opportunity to give of ourselves as artists close to home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kellie said she loves how community-based festivals feel like one big, relaxed family, filled with familiar faces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone is there to enjoy the music and atmosphere,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>New Brighton musician Rod Coe \u2014 who was the longtime producer and bassist for country music legend Slim Dusty \u2014 will also perform with three acts during the festival: Lou Bradley, Hubcap Stan and the Sidewalk Stompers and Clelia Adams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108178\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-108178\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/07\/TNG2july-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Murray Cook (left) with his band the Soul Movers. Photo: JO FORSTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really pleased that a festival is coming back to Mullumbimby and even more pleased that I&#8217;m seriously part of it, playing with three bands,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of them is Lou Bradley who&#8217;s the organiser. She and I have been working together for a long time now and she&#8217;s always a joy to play with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information and tickets, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/mullumrootsfest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mullumrootsfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUSIC lovers will come together on the Northern Rivers next weekend, with the inaugural Mullum Roots Festival set to draw near-sellout crowds. Festival director Lou Bradley said she was blown away by how warmly the community has embraced the event, which will be held on July 12 and 13. &nbsp; &#8220;It&#8217;s pretty amazing,&#8221; she said. 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