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Riverboats Music Festival and Winter Blues in Echuca has hosted the biggest names in music for many many years over summer/winter and continue to grow.

For both festivals, the two Treehouse Hideouts residences at Heygarth House Echuca and Charleston House Mathoura receive enquiries many many months in advance.

Now that we've renovated the down stairs residence at Heygarth (4 bedrooms, movie room, FSC kitchen, courtyard and bathroom with deep claw bath,) we now offer accommodation for 15 guests. For those preferring a quiet couples retreat after a day and night of music, stay upstairs in the king room as a separate residence (leaving the second residence available for another group of 8/9).

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The delightful Sally Seltmann on a beautifully lit, open aired balcony in the Port of Echuca. Bring a bottle of something. 
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Bring a cushion to sit on and a bottle of wine. Make sure you book well before the date as the numbers are very limited (50 max). 

TICKETS : $48 
RESERVE YOURS HERE:  https://app.parlourgigs.com/gig/ykQ6W309

ABOUT SALLY:

‘Intoxicating’
THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Bursting with sweetness, light and vintage pop songs.”

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ROLLING STONE
‘The 10 Most Exciting Artists Now.’

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
‘Gorgeous.’

Sally Seltmann is the award-winning Australian singer – songwriter behind intoxicating albums such as ‘Hey Daydreamer’, ‘Heart That’s Pounding’, ‘Somewhere, anywhere.’ and ‘The Last Beautiful Day’. She is the co-writer of the hit song ‘1234’, performed by Feist. Sally Seltmann previously performed under the name New Buffalo, and is a member of Seeker Lover Keeper. Sally Seltmann’s first novel ‘Lovesome’ will be published by Allen & Unwin on 24th April 2018.
In 2017, Sally performed shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Fairgrounds Festival, as well as a run of Parlour shows.

In 2016/ 2017, Sally and her husband Darren Seltmann composed the music for the ABC TV show The Letdown. Sally released ‘Dancing in The Darkness’, a song which featured on the show, and also went on to win Best Original Song Composed For The Screen, at the 2016 Screen Music Awards.

2016 also saw the release of ‘Better Place’, a song Sally Seltmann co-wrote with Rachel Platten. ‘Better Place’ was released as the third single from Rachel’s album ‘Wildfire’, an album which peaked in the US Billboard 200 charts at number 5.

In January 2015 Sally launched her independent record label Three of Hearts. To coincide with the announcement, she released a single called ‘We Are The Music’. The song premiered on the US website Idolator.com, and they described the track as a ‘dreamy pop anthem’.

In February 2014, Sally Seltmann released her fourth studio album ‘Hey Daydreamer’. Produced with her husband Darren Seltmann, ‘Hey Daydreamer’ premiered on American Songwriter.com. The album was released in North America through Arts & Crafts, in the UK / Europe through Lojinx, in Australia through Caroline, and in Japan through Rallye. Rolling Stone described the album as ‘a beguiling listen, a pop album with a vibrant twist, embellished by dream-like string arrangements’, and Mojo magazine gave the album a glowing 4 star review. Shortly after the release of ‘Hey Daydreamer’ Sally toured Australia, followed by performances at Rockwood Music Hall in New York, and Largo in Los Angeles.

Previous to this Sally formed a band called Seeker Lover Keeper with fellow Australian singer-songwriters Sarah Blasko and Holly Throsby. In 2011 Seeker Lover Keeper’s debut self-titled album peaked in the Australian ARIA charts at number 3. Recorded in New York, the album features Jim White (Dirty Three) on drums. The band’s song ‘Even Though I’m A Woman’ (penned by Sally) hit number 17 on Triple J’s hottest 100. Soon after the album’s release, Seeker Lover Keeper enjoyed a successful tour across Australia, followed by a sold out Heavenly Sounds tour.

In 2010 Sally released her solo album ‘Heart That’s Pounding’. The album was co-produced with Francois Tetaz (Gotye), and the first single ‘Harmony To My Heartbeat’ was Song Of The Day on NPR. Indie Rock Reviews described the album as “a perfect blend of intelligent lyrics, Seltmann’s gorgeous voice and some amazing instrumentation”. ‘Heart That’s Pounding’ was released in Australia, North America (through Arts & Crafts), and Japan. To coincide with the release, Sally toured across Australia and the US, which included performances at Splendour in The Grass, Woodford Folk Festival, and at SXSW.

‘Heart That’s Pounding’ was short listed for The Australian Music Prize in 2011. The title track for the album featured in the Australian TV show ‘Offspring’, and ‘Dream About Changing’ featured in the US TV shows ‘Teen Wolf’ and ‘Mistresses’.

Before Sally Seltmann released albums under her own name, she went by the name New Buffalo. Her second album as New Buffalo was released in 2007. Titled ‘Somewhere, anywhere’, the album won the MySpace Public Vote Award in 2007, which was part of the Australian Music Prize. ‘Somewhere, anywhere’ was also short-listed for the Australian Music Prize in 2007. Written, recorded and produced by Sally, ‘Somewhere, anywhere’ was also nominated for an ARIA award in the Adult Contemporary category.

The album’s first single ‘Cheer Me Up Thank You’ featured on Greys Anatomy, and Bon Iver covered the song ‘Emotional Champ’ during one of his live performances. ‘Emotional Champ also featured in the film ‘Gardens Of The Night’. On the back of releasing ‘Somewhere, anywhere’, New Buffalo toured headlining shows around Australia, as well as supporting Paul Kelly and Missy Higgins on a national tour.

Sally Seltmann’s debut album as New Buffalo ‘The Last Beautiful Day’ was released in 2004 and received glowing reviews worldwide, with both The New York Times and UNCUT magazine describing it as ‘intoxicating’.

Written, arranged and produced by Sally, the album features performances from Beth Orton and Dirty Three’s Jim White. ‘The Last Beautiful Day’ was feature album of the week on the Australian radio stations JJJ, RRR and FBI.

Previous to this, Sally released her debut New Buffalo EP ‘About Last Night’. The 5 song EP was produced by her husband Darren Seltmann, and was released on Modular in Australia, and on Heavenly in the UK / Europe. Vintage keyboards, samples and electronic beats feature prominently, with Sally’s dreamy vocals on top.

As well as recording and performing her own music, Sally has also had success with writing songs for other artists. Sally co-wrote Feist’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 Hit ‘1234’, which was originally titled ‘Sally’s Song’. ‘1234’ was nominated for two Grammy awards in the categories of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Short Form Music Video, and Sally won Breakthrough Song Writer of The Year at The Australian APRA music awards.

Sally Seltmann has toured with various artists including Cat Power, Broken Social Scene, Feist, Stars, Bright Eyes, Bon Iver , Ben Lee, Architecture In Helsinki and Paul Kelly.

ATTEND THE ECHUCA SHOW :

The jewel in the crown of Echuca's pub dining, The American Hotel is directly across the road from Heygarth House Airbnb and is the perfect stop in spot for families or groups of friends. It oozes contemporary with its vast architectural design and sprawling menus of good old fashioned, re-purposed and re-imagined pub tucker with a decidedly American bent. You'II love it. 

Perricoota Pop and Pour Festival has been put together by local events specialist Jacqui Wegener and her EM Events company. 

A 6 hour trail that takes ticket holders down through lush resorts, wineries and waterfront cafes, Pop and Pour is all about local food, wine, music and friends. 

It's a cruisey event that allows participants to discover the river, the Paddlesteamers and the hidden secret of the Perricoota winery district over 6 sunny hours in November.

Last year, tickets sold out so they've doubled the quota this year. Highlights to expect will be Damian Cowell (ex TISM)'s Disco Machine feat Tony Martin (Nova FM) at Perricoota Vines Retreat. The band are doing 2 key performances over the afternoon set under the palms around the tropical pool and island on the resort. Ticket holders are welcome to book a villa for a 2 night getaway so they can enjoy the resorts pools, tennis and shaded barbecue area by the lake for a recovery day.

Not far from 3 Black Sheep, Morrisons and The Woolshed, Perricoota Vines will host the disco machine and crowds can enjoy Gusto Grazing plates, Cornelia Creek wine tasting, Elephant Roc Street Foods calamari van, beer, wine, cider and summer cocktails, a coffee van by Coffee Queue and a sweets bar as well as lots of fruity summer activities on the lawn. 

​Get your tickets at www.popandpour.com.au

Just across the road from Heygarth House Airbnb Echuca, is a brand new Endota Spa salon.

Created in 2000 by Melanie Gleeson an inspired entrepreneur in touch with the ecosystem both externally and within our skin, endota's first day spa was on the glorious Mornington Peninsula, inspired by the clean, salty air and clean energy of the surrounding sea.

The Mornington Peninsula is endota's guide  guiding both aesthetically and in a lifestyle sense. "The expansive light, the relaxing colours and the power of nature to heal is embodied in our spas, our products and our organic treatments."

A secret community converge upon the endota salon experience where they can leave behind the daily grind and  exhale from the very second you stroll into their salons. The signature scent and calming herbal tea envelopes your senses as you step into the experience and the staff are always attentive, informative, suggestive with skin and wellness solutions and they're always zen.

MANTRA: "We aim to live consciously and give back wherever possible. We are currently collaborating with an inspiring group of indigenous women located in Fitzroy Crossing, NT, whose artwork appears on our Colour packaging and who receive a percentage of our sales in return."

Very proudly, endota are now the largest day spa network in Australia with over 100 spas across the country! All about gender parity, the company was 100% founded by women and has an over 95% female team.