LAST Saturday night the town centre of Bowraville echoed with the sound gypsy, balkan, klezmer and latin music fused together and exploding from the stage during a gig that had the crowd up and dancing from start to finish.

Hello Tut Tut, truly a band like no other, had the 208 seat Bowraville Theatre bursting at the seams with a crowd that embraced the unique and ‘feel good’ sound of the ensemble, with half their members from Melbourne and the other half from Bellingen.

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The night opened with an uplifting set by the support act for the evening ‘Gunganbu’.

Gumbaynggirr language teacher Michael Jarrett and musician Luke Rhodes are Gunganbu, and they took the audience on a journey through local Indigenous culture with songs and stories in Gumbaynggirr language set to music.

Gunganbu were at times joined on stage by guest musicians from Hello Tut Tut, adding to the richness of the performance.

The evening was presented by Archive Mid North Coast and is a concert program designed to provide opportunities for touring and local musicians and to bring accessible and inclusive music events to the community.

Archive Mid North Coast’s event organiser Sara-Jane Prince told News of the Area, “I am delighted by the number of people that have come along tonight to share this music and it has really set the scene for upcoming events being put on by Archive Mid North Coast here at the Bowraville Theatre.”

To stay in touch with events at the Bowraville Theatre visit their website at www.bowravilletheatre.com.au, you can also see photos from events in their Gallery page.

By Mick BIRTLES