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Join us on Friday 29th August at the Community Hub at 1 Oak St. Drouin for our monthly music night with performances by Hazel Ray with guest Billie Spokes.  It will be another intimate night in a small venue that lets you enjoy the music.

Hazel Ray is a passionate singer-songwriter whose journey blends resilience, science & soul.  She draws inspiration from artists like Janis Joplin, Jewel and Adele. Refining her sound with producer Steve James, Hazel now merges science and spirituality in her Trilogy of Shows, performances described as transformative and deeply moving.

The night begins with Billie Spokes, a new delicate voice with a passion for music which will wind into your heart with relatable stories.  From her background in Maffra she brings to life the experience of life outside the metro area and trying to make a music career.

So join us for a great night of storytelling through song without the bar chat.

Door open at 6:00pm. Music starts at 6:30pm.

A light evening meal supplied by the The French Pear  in Drouin is available on arrival for just $15.

Tickets $25 at the door, or for $22 in advance via HUMANITIX.com

The Hub is at 1 Oak St Drouin, just near the Royal Hotel.
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The Last Friday Music Club  is supported by Drouin and District Bendigo Community Bank  and is an initiative of 3BBR-FM in collaboration with Off The Leash Theatre.

On Sunday 24th Aug 2025 at 2:00pm the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall featured a highlight concert from the Wesley of Warragul 20th Anniversary Season with the welcome return of the highly acclaimed cellist Zoe Knighton and brilliant international pianist Amir Farid.

• Mark SUMMER – Julie-O
• BEETHOVEN – Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 69
• Clara SCHUMANN – Six Lieder Op.13
• BRAHMS – Cello Sonata Op. 38

This edition of the 3BBR FM Concert Hall ended with 2 new releases. From the CD ‘Lumina’, 3 songs sung by the amazing voice of the Venezuelan male soprano Samuel Marino. Plus the welcome new release ‘Radiante’ by the Seraphim Trio, and an early Piano Trio by the French composer Germaine Tailleferre who was the only female member of Les Six in the early 1900’s.

3BBR FM proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland, and new releases in the 3BBR FM Concert Hall Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm.

Missed the broadcast? Listen back before 19th Oct 2024 via our radio-on-demand service.

Listen back to Gippsland Live and this recent fabulous performance at 3BBR’s Last Friday Music Club in Drouin.

In the two years since embarking on his solo career and the release of his debut album Passing Strangers, Phillip Island troubadour Mark Howard has cemented his place as a captivating force in the music world.  Mark delighted the audience showing his wealth of stage and songwriting experience.

This excellent concert was heard on Gippsland Live on Wed 20th Aug at 8:00pm (replayed Fri 22nd 2:00pm). Listen on demand before 15th October 2025.

Also, join us at the next The Last Friday Music Club on the 29th August at the Drouin Community Hub for Hazel Ray and Billie Spokes.

3BBR proudly supporting local live music.

Listen back to a recent recital by the remarkably versatile and exciting young pianist Joshua Hooke heard in the 3BBR Concert Hall on Sun 10 Aug from 2:00pm.

Originally from regional Victoria, Josh completed his PhD in Music Performance at Melbourne University and has studied in Vienna with the late Paul Badura-Skoda and in London with Imogen Cooper.  Josh has many awards to his name from Australian and International institutions. He’s a regular performer both at home and in Europe.  He recently completed a Victorian Regional tour which included this recent recital at Wesley of Warragul recorded by 3BBR FM on 29 June 2025.

• MOZART – Fantasia in D minor
• BEETHOVEN – Sonata No.13 in E-flat major Op.27 No.1
• BEETHOVEN – Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’
• RACHMANINOFF
  • Élégie in E-flat minor, Op.3 No.1
  • Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3 No.2
  • Prelude Op.32 No.5 in G major
  • Prelude Op.32 No.12 in G-sharp minor
  • Prelude Op.23 No.2 in B-flat major
• Encore – SCARLATTI – Sonata in G major K13

Missed the broadcast? Listen back before 5 Oct 2024 via our radio-on-demand service.

3BBR-FM… proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland.

Listen back to our live broadcast from Lardner Park on Saturday 9th August while it was transformed into a hands-on educational wonderland for National Science Week with The STEM* Zone Experiment.

José Meyer presented great country tunes for My Kinda Music from 10:00am, while Paul Strickland and Garry Havrillay found out more about the value of science education and kept you entertained until 2:00pm with science related-tunes, 3BBR live music recordings and chats with participants.

*Science – Technology – Engineering – Mathematics

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3BBR was thrilled to present our exclusive recent concert recording of Gippsland-based Celtic group MOLLIMOR, recorded at Wesley of Warragul at the end of May.

Our broadcast on Gippsland Live at 8:00pm Wed 23rd July 2025 (replayed on Friday afternoon 25th at 2:00pm) will be available as audio-on-demand until September 18.

Not only does MOLLIMOR play Celtic music from Ireland, but sets that include tunes from Brittany in France, Galicia in Spain and originals.

MOLLIMOR are (pictured L-R):
Frank O’Dowd – Guitar and Vocals
Kate Haines – Accordion, Flutes, Vocals
Steve Schultz – Djembe
Ben Sim – Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
Pete Foote – Acoustic Bass, Irish Bouzouki and Mandolin

Sam McAinch – Live sound
Garry Havrillay – Production, Recording and Mixdown for 3BBR.

3BBR broadcast live from the Lions on Mane Op Shop in Yarragon on Wednesday 23rd July from 12 noon to 3:00pm.

Greg Lia handled all the requests that he received for his Wednesday Mix, Garry was making sure the broadcast was ongoing, Jeff helped with set up and pack up, Paul kept the interviewing pace on the go in between everything else and Big John and José Meyer dropped in too.

We wish to thank everyone that helped out, especially the Op Shop staff which included Peter and Alison, Carol, Alison and other volunteers. What a wonderful organisation you have at Lions on Mane  and you make everyone welcome as they enter the shop. You do so much for the community and it shows by all who support you.

The occasion was a real buzz and we can’t wait to do it again sometime.

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On Sunday 20th July at 2:00pm, the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall presented the exclusive 3BBR recording of a concert that brought together three exceptionally talented musicians, pianist Georgina Lewis, saxophonist Niels Bijl and bassoonist Matthew Kneale. They captivated the audience with a program brimming with emotions; works by French composers Charles Koechlin and Paule Maurice, followed by Australian contemporary composers Cyrus Meurant and Jabra Latham.

This recent concert from the 2025 Yarragon Studio concert season was recorded by volunteer recording engineer Garry Havrillay for 3BBR-FM.

This 3BBR-FM Concert Hall program also presented the World Premiere broadcast of a brand new composition of the Clarinet Quintet, ‘Mullum Mullum’, by Melbourne composer Dindy Vaughan, from a ‘hot off the press’ CD!

Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service before 14 Sept 2025.

3BBR FM… proudly supports local Fine Music Concerts and new Australian compositions.