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Along with our mutual love of Western Swing Tom and the Moonee Valley Drifters have introduced me and many others to the joys and sorrows of the Louvin Brothers, Lefty Frizzell, George Jones and Brenda Lee.

People even said when they played OUT ON THE WEEKEND” they bring the real roots of country to Melbourne.

They bring the love of the song, a respect for the great feeling that country is capable of and the release created by dancing – all central to the origins of the music, its people’s music.

The band features John ‘Dude’ Brockton on drums/vocals, Rob Grenville vocals and the Gibson, Tom on Vocals, guitar, mandolin and accordion and Ian McDonald on dog house bass.

They’ll be doing songs off The MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS ‘Hill & Range Music’ and a whole “Bag” of styles

The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which The Retreat now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.