SING IT, SISTER: Golden Guitar-winning country music star Beccy Cole is the headline act for the 2017 Bluewater Country Music Festival. She will perform at Soldiers Point Bowling Club on Sunday, June 11. Picture: Contributed

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Wednesday, June 7

5pm-8pm: Official launch of the festival featuring line dancing demonstration, bush poetry by Kerry Sprigg and music by Brothers3, Broughtons at the Bay, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – INVITATION ONLY

8pm: Kings of Country tribute to Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and John Denver, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers –Tickets $45 per person

Thursday, June 8

11am-1pm: Country music entertainment, Salamander Bay Shopping Centre – FREE

7pm-11pm: Line dancing meet, greet and plus It’s all in Good Fun Country Karaoke, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers – FREE

Brothers3 will perform at the Bluewater Country Music Festival season launch on Wednesday, June 7. They will return to Broughtons at the Bay on Saturday, June 10 for a show.

Friday, June 9

11am: Bay Bootscooters demonstration, Salamander Bay Shopping Centre – FREE

Noon: Coastal Line Dancers demonstration, Salamander Bay Shopping Centre – FREE

6pm: Thor Phillips, Valhalla Café and Bar, Bobs Farm

6pm-9pm: Dinner with country music, V Buffet restaurant, Landmark Building, Dowling Street, Nelson Bay

7.15pm-11.15pm: Line dancing social hosted by Blue Water Line Dancers with DJ Kickin’ Kev, Soldiers Point Bowling Club –Tickets $10 per person (on the door)

7.30pm: Patsy Cline Tribute Show featuring Marie Hobson, Nelson Bay Bowling Club – Tickets $20 per person

8pm-11pm: Karen O’Shea, Mavericks on the Bay, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

8.30pm-10.30pm: Amber Lawrence and Aleyce Simmonds, Ramada Resort and Country Club – Tickets $25 per person

9.30pm-1am: Jade and Willow featuring Jade Holland, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers – FREE

Saturday, June 10

8am-10am: Bush Poets Breakfast with Peter Mace and Murray Hartin, Seabreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay – FREE

Bush poet Murray “Muz” Hartin will entertain at Seabreeze Hotel at 9am then jump aboard a Moonshadow-TBQ Cruises for the 10am Bush Poets Cruise.

9am-10am: Kiara Taylor, Port Stephens Toyota Country Music Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

9.30am: Bay Bootscooters dance showcase, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers – FREE

9.30am-4.30pm: Country Music Showcase hosted by Steve Passfield, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

9.30am-4.30pm: Open mic and walk-up stage hosted by Cill Van Der Verden and James North, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

9.30am-4.30pm: Local Country Music Artists Showcase hosted by the Footloose Band, The PSFM 100.9 Country Music Showcase Marquee for Local Talent – FREE

Saturday showcase artists: Footloose, Donnie Soper, Jacob Ridgeway, Greg Bain, Bush Happy Band, Bruce Forbes, Bobby Easter

Jacob Ridgeway, from Raymond Terrace, will take part in the festival's Local Country Music Artists Showcase on June 10. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

9.30am-12.30pm: Millennium Tribute, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

9.45am-10.25am: Katherine Jones, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

10am-1pm: Chelsea Berman, Nelson Bay Foreshore Park – FREE

10am-noon: Bush Poets Cruise with Murray Hartin and Bill Kearns, Moonshadow-TQC Cruises – Tickets $46 per person

10.30am-11.10am: Steve Passfield, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

11am-2pm: Country Songwriters Show, Seabreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay – FREE

Performers include: Marcus Greene, Ian Wilkinson, Tony Kennelly, Michael Carpenter, Sophia Chesworth, Luke Scheiwzer, Gordon Station, Jim Williams, Arna Georgia, Dr Taos, Dene Burton, Peter Salata

The Shoal Bay Shakers, performance students from Shoal Bay Public School, in the 2016 festival. Shoal Bay students will perform on the Stockton Street stage (opposite the Post Office) on Saturday and Sunday.

11am: Coastal Line Dancers demonstration, Salamander Bay Shopping Centre – FREE

11am-11.30am: Shoal Bay Public School, Stockton Street stage, Nelson Bay – FREE

Noon-2pm: Bush Poets Lunch with the Rhymer from Ryde (Graeme Johnson), Wests Nelson Bay Diggers

12.30pm-4pm: Line dance social hosted by Bay Bootscooters and Coastal Bootscooters with DJ’s Chris and Bev, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers – Tickets $10 per person (on the door)

Noon-12.30pm: Ukelyps, Stockton Street stage, Nelson Bay – FREE

Noon-1pm: Sandra Humphries and Bryen Willems, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

Noon: Tom Blake, Murray’s Brewery, Bobs Farm – FREE

12.30pm-4pm: The Di Lindsay Variety Show, Soldiers Point Bowling Club – FREE

1pm-4pm: Thor Phillips, Nelson Bay Foreshore stage – FREE

Gina Timms will perform at d'Albora Marinas on Saturday and on the MV Spirit of Port Stephens for the country music luncheon cruise on Sunday.

1pm-4pm: Gina Timms, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

1.30pm-2.30pm: Finian Johnson, Port Stephens Country Music Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

2.45pm-3.45pm: Johanna Hemara, Port Stephens Country Music Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

3pm-6pm: Whistle Dixie Saturday, Rockpools Café Bar and Function Centre, Middle Rock Holiday Resort

4pm-7pm: Bowen and Clare, Seabreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay – FREE

5pm-7pm: Cassidy-Rae Wilson on keyboard, Soldiers Point Bowling Club – FREE

6pm-9pm: Justess Jones, V Buffet restaurant, Landmark Building, Dowling Street, Nelson Bay

The Country Superstars tribute show covers the music of Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers and Waylon Jennings. Appearing at Soldiers Point Bowling Club on Saturday, June 10.

6pm: Thor Phillips, Valhalla Café and Bar, Bobs Farm

6.30pm-9.30pm: Bryen and the Bayou Boogie Boys, Shoal Bay Country Club Hotel – FREE

7.30pm: Country Super Stars tribute show, Soldiers Point Bowling Club – Tickets $25 each, for tickets phone (02) 4982 7173

7pm: Brothers3, Broughtons at the Bay, d'Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – Tickets $30 per person

8pm-11pm: Troy Kemp, Mavericks on the Bay, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

8pm: The Viper Creek Band supported by Kristy James, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers – Tickets $15 person, for tickets phone (02) 4981 1344

9.30pm-1am: The Mokos, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers lounge – FREE

Newcastle's Viper Creek Band, supported by Kristy James, will play at Wests Nelson Bay Diggers on Saturday, June 10.

Sunday, June 11

8am-10am: Bush Poets Breakfast featuring Murray Hartin and Claire Reynolds, Seabreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay

9am-11am: Bush Poets Breakfast featuring Bill Kearns and Peter Mace, Soldiers Point Bowling Club

9.30am-4.30pm: Open mic and walk-up stage hosted by Cill Van Der Verden and James North, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

9.30am-4.30pm: Country Music Showcase hosted by Steve Passfield, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

9.30am-12.30pm: Bowen and Clare, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

Cassidy-Rae Wilson, from Sydney, will be playing her keyboard and singing in the Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee on Sunday morning.

9.45am-10.25am: Cassidy-Rae Wilson on keyboard, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

9.30am-4.30pm: Local Country Music Artists Showcase hosted by the Footloose Band, The PSFM 100.9 Country Music Showcase Marquee for Local Talent –FREE

Sunday showcase artists: Footloose, Elyssa Faith, Chelsea Berman, Trinity Woodhouse, Poppa Riley, Patchwork, Greg Rowland

10am: Bush Poet Murray Hartin, Mavericks on the Bay, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

10am-1pm: Luke Schweizer, Nelson Bay Foreshore Park – FREE

10.30am-11.10am: Kathryn Jones, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

11am-4pm: Line dance social hosted by Bay Bootscooters with DJ’s Maria and Kevin, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers – FREE

11am: Coastal Line Dancers demonstration, Salamander Bay Shopping Centre – FREE

The Central Coast Bootscooters doing a line dancing demonstration on the Stockton Street stage in the Nelson Bay CBD during last year's festival. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

11am-11:30am - Shoal Bay Public School, Stockton Street stage, Nelson Bay – FREE

11.15am-11.55am: Steve Passfield, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

11.30am: Sophia Chesworth, Salamander Bay Shopping Centre – FREE

Noon-2pm: Bush Poets Lunch with Claire Reynolds, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers

Noon-3.30pm: Country Music Luncheon Cruise with Gina Timms – Tickets $66 per person

Noon-4pm: Allan Caswell, Horizons Golf Club –Tickets $20 per person

Noon-4pm: Grant Walmsley Freebird, Murray’s Brewery, Bobs Farm – FREE

Grant Walmsley is the founding member and songwriter of the Screaming Jets. A multi-platinum and gold selling recording artist, musician and songwriter, Walmsley has performed more than 3000 concerts globally. he will be poerfoming live and free at Murray's Brewery, Bobs Farm from noon on Sunday, June 11.

Noon-3pm: Country music entertainment, Seabreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay – FREE

Performers include: Gordon Station, Dene Burton, Arna George, Ian Wilkinson, Peter Salata, Jim Williams, Chelsea Berman, Bowen and Clare, Dr Taos, Luke Schweizer and Sophia Chesworth

12.30pm-3.30pm: String Loaded Celtic and Bluegrass, Soldiers Point Bowling Club – FREE

1pm-2pm: Kiara Taylor, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

1pm-4pm: James Bennett, Rockpools Café Bar and Function Centre, Middle Rock Holiday Resort

1pm-4pm: Millenium Tribute, Nelson Bay Foreshore Stage – FREE

1pm-4pm: Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

2.15pm-3.15pm: Finian Johnson, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

3pm-6pm: Mick Jones, Mavericks on the Bay, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

Arna Georgia is a country singer/songwriter from Sydney, NSW. She will perform at Seabreeze Hotel on Saturday and Sunday.

3pm-6pm: Arna Georgia, Seebreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay – FREE

3pm-6pm: Bowen and Clare, Swell Kiosk and Restaurant, One Mile Beach – FREE

3.30pm-4.30pm: Rough Diamonds, Port Stephens Toyota Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay –FREE

4.30pm-6.30pm: Thor Phillips, Soldiers Point Bowling Club – FREE

6pm: Walkin' the Line Johnny Cash tribute show, Nelson Bay Bowling Club – Tickets $40 per person, for tickets phone (02) 4981 1272

7pm-10pm: Kim MacKenzie, Wests Nelson Bay Diggers lounge – FREE

7.45pm: Beccy Cole concert, support by Johanna Hemara, Soldiers Point Bowling Club – Tickets $39 per person or $79 platinum seating

Monday, June 12

10am: Longest line dancing line, d’Albora Marinas Nelson Bay – FREE

9am-12.45pm: Buskers competition awards plus concert by the winners and runners up, Port Stephens Toyota Country Music Showcase Marquee, Apex Park, Nelson Bay – FREE

9am: Opening presentation by the Footloose band
9.15am-9.45am: Trio or group runner up and winner
10am-10.30am: Duo
10.45am-11.15am: Senior solo artist
11.30am-noon: Intermediate solo artist
12.15pm-12.45pm: Junior solo artist

1pm-5.30pm: Showcase of Hunter and Central Coast country music clubs – FREE

1.30pm: Opening by the Footloose Band
2pm: Central Coast Country Music Club
3.10pm: Wine Country Country Music Association
4.20pm: Steel City Music Club

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