Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on our local Mike Porter. Herb chats with Mike about his journey, his love of Cricket, recent OAM award and all things in between.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on a new local program for First Nation girls called ‘Young Tiddas on Country’. Herb chats with Program Facilitator Cassie Strong about the program.
Part 3 – Black Gully Festival 2025. Time Sequence:
00:45 David Carr Address;
01:30 Cham Cham;
47:00 Party Line;
1:40:30 Festival Organiser Announcement;
1:42:05 The Chads;
2:37:46 END
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on Sandy Sweeney, a presenter at 2ARMfm for 40 years. On her retirement they chat about her journey, time(35yrs) with New England Health, her ‘Kelly’s Country’ music show and bringing line dancing to Armidale.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on David Steller. David is the recipient of the 2026 Senior Citizen/Elder of the year award, at the recent Armidale Regional Council Australia Day Awards ceremony. They chat about his journey, his time(34yrs) with Armidale Council and his volunteer work to support our local community in his active retirement.
Part 2 – Black Gully Festival 2025. Time Sequence:
00:45 Greater Glider;
06:30 Rocky Bottom Girls;
46:55 Weathering Together;
52:50 Dusky Buzz(short);
57:00 OhMaSoul;
1:45:20 The Saturday Magic Theatre Troupe;
1:49:40 MC & the Squares;
2:30:50 Dusky Buzz(Act);
3:19:31 END.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on Andrew French-Northam, our new CEO at New England Conservatorium of Music(NECOM). They chat about his journey, the role of music in our community, what’s in store for 2026 and his love of playing Django Gypsy Swing Jazz.
Part 1 – Black Gully Festival 2025. Time sequence:
02:20 Clothes Swap;
09:50 Barney Street Band;
15:15 Holy Horns -O’Çonnor Soul/Jazz;
37:00 Healthy Headwaters;
41:10 Armidale Salsa;
47:20 Armidale National Parks Association;
1:06:00 Bells Turtle;
1:07:30 Jazz Lab – NECOM;
1:35:00 FESTIVAL WELCOME;
1:50:00 Talking Soils;
1:58:15 Gentle on My Mind – Cyril Green;
1:59:50 The Sinners.
2:45:52 END.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on ‘The Holy Horns’ the O’Connor Catholic College – Soul/Jazz band. A replay of their set at the 14th Black Gully Festival in November 2025.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Feminism’ with the help of Dr Jennifer Hamilton. They chat about a wide range of aspects: History, ecofeminism, social acceptance and gender diversity, to name a few.
