Blues Train

The Blues Train was founded by Hugo T. Armstrong in 1994[1] and is operated in partnership with Bay City Events and the Bellarine Railway[2] as an homage to the history of the blues musicians playing on the Mississippi freight trains. The Blues Train travels along 16 km of railway between the towns of Queenscliff and Drysdale with an intermediate stop at Suma Park, on the Bellarine Peninsula and the performers rotate.[3]

The Blues Train
GenreBlues
DatesAugust - May
Location(s)Queenscliff
Years active1993 - present
Founded byHugo T Armstrong
Organised byHugo T Armstrong
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The Blues Train began operating in 1993 with one or two services a year and now operates approximately forty times a year on Saturday evenings between August and occasional Fridays in December.[1]

The Blues Train has hosted a range of blues acts including Chris Wilson (Australian musician), Jimi Hocking, Claude Hay, Ezra Lee (musician) and others. The train was nominated for a 2020 Music Victoria Award.[4]

See also

References
  1. Boulton, Martin (3 August 2020). "Blues Train close to the end of the line". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. Hudson, Sarah (20 January 2016). "Hordes of volunteers are keeping historic railways on track". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. Frost, Vicky (9 April 2014). "Three days in Queenscliff, Victoria". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "Music Victoria's Hall Of Fame Inductees & Industry Award Winners Announced". Handshake Media Pty Ltd. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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