​2025 Music Line Up 

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 Tank Dilemma

Tank Dilemma bring the funk, soul, blues and jazz to Crayfest in 2025.  
The band has released 3 albums, played festivals such as Port Fairy Folk Fest, Wangaratta Jazz Fest and Melbourne's Food and Wine Fest, along with venues such as Sydney's Basement and The Brunswick Ballroom.  The act has soulful Hammond and piano at the core alongside a big honking sax sound, built on top of a stellar funk-filled rhythm section to get the party going.

Members

Richard Tankard (keys, vocal)

Matt Hewson (sax)

Brenton Smith (drums)

 Brady Cassidy (bass)

Mark Halliwell (guitar)

 

Jacob Paton Lee

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True to their legendary reputation of large-scale celebrations of community and humanity, the Jacob Paton-Lee & the Find Your Voice Collective channel Joe Cocker’s infamous 1970 album, Mad Dogs & Englishmen into an unforgettable live experience.

 

Magnetic vocalist, Paton-Lee, is the incarnation/love-child combination of the vocals of Cocker & moves to rival Mick Jagger. Rising to fame via his 2019 appearance on Australia's Got Talent alongside FYVC, Paton-Lee is gaining a reputation as one of the country's most exciting emerging performers. This most recent show presents audiences with a spectacle of organised chaos and awe previously unseen. Citing lyrics from the closing number “Learning to live together” – the stage will be put to the test under the energy of an 11-piece live band & infectious arrangements of some of the world's most recognisable songs. 

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Joe Gardner and the Renovators 

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The Trials, Joys & Miscalculations of the Home Renovator. For the last 11 years Joe has been trying (sometimes succeeding) to do renovations to his home. This is the story Joe tells. His love for home renovations adds a personal touch to his music, drawing in audiences with relatable stories sung over a raw sound of Australiana and rock. With a decade of struggles living in a house mid-renovation, his lyrics and energy are genuine, engaging and a little too close to home for some. 

Members

Joe Gardner

Brady Cassidy

Henry Bird

Sounds Like

A struggling home renovator, Courtney Barnett, Red Gum

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Kitchen Rhythm Section

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The idea of the Kitchen Rhythm Section is to give members of the Port Campbell community the opportunity to perform once a year in front of their hometown. Giving locals who don’t normally play music or perform a chance to shine. They needed to be willing to learn a set of simple songs with a summer feel, so that they could learn their parts easily. All songs are comprised of no more than 4 chords and have a sing a long chorus. They have all worked hard to learn their parts.

The criteria for songs were that they must be easy to learn,and easy to play, have a chorus that the audience can sing along with and have a summery or Port Campbell feel. We have even reworked some songs to reflect life in Port Campbell.

The Kitchen Rhythm Section is made up of locally grownmusicians with a mix of experience and youth. Some of themwork in the hospitality industry in Port Campbell. You may see them serving you at the Barrels Bar or 12 Rocks, in the kitchen at Grassroots, working at the local hospital, Vets, or teaching at Nippers or art classes. We even have the son of a retired Port Campbell Cray Fisherman playing guitar. The vocalists’ row in a gold medal winning Port Campbell surf boat. Some of the guitars played onstage were made in Port Campbell by our slide guitar player John (Spud) McGrath. They are very active community members. They have all come together to bring you a singalong cray fish song and a couple of happy summer tunes. Also to celebrate the amazing talent we have in this small town. They are playing for their love of music and their community spirit. Audience participation is encouraged. All the audience need to do is to clap in time and sing along. 

Members

Claire Younis ​(Vocals)

Bec McAuliffe (Vocals and Saxophone)

Bronwyn Rantall (Vocals) Tracey Heeps​(Vocals), Leonie Wallace (Vocals),

Adam Beaton (Drums)

Jasper Savage (Guitar)

Peter Harefa Jacobs (Guitar)

Drew Deppeler (Bass)

Dave Lodge (Keyboards)

John (Spud) McGrath​(Slide Guitar)

Rosie Deppeler (Mandolin)

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The brewer’s Band

The Brewer's Band is collaboration of musical talent including four Timboon locals, Peter Sharp (guitar and vocals)  Tamara Gunn (vocals) Tim Corridon (Bass) and an exciting new young Talent, Lachlan McLennan (Guitar) They will be joined by their good friends Jade Egan (Dums) and Ian Hergstrom (Sax and Harp)

Together they will take you back in time to relive the music of the 60's and 70's! Get ready to get Groovy Baby! It's all peace love and harmonies!!

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10 minutes​​

10 Minutes are a talented group of local students from the Timboon P12 School Vet Music course. They play a range of prog rock infused original songs and some well-chosen covers. The opportunities for local kids to show their stuff are very rare and they are grateful to Crayfest for giving them the opportunity to play. Don’t be fooled by the fact that they are students. They are excellent musicians who are passionate about their music.

Members 

Leilah Bateman: keyboard and vocals,

Finn Baxter: Guitar. 

Howard Guillermo: Drums.

Jada Mahoney: Guitar and Vocals 

Nancy Leonard Pekin: Bass

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