Chris Gillespie is an independent artist from the Blue Mountains of NSW. His songs are beautiful, bursting with observational yearning. “A fingerpickin’, harmonica playing troubadour... ‘Sydney’s answer to Bob Dylan” (Dave Regos – FBi Radio). Gillespie is renowned by his audience and peers for his songwriting craft, especially his lyrics – “Chris Gillespie is definitely one of those timeless songsmiths” - Joe Gould, (The Crooked Fiddle Band). There are songs about highways, unexplained lights at night, getting lost in the mountains, songs about old houses and the thoughts that still live there, songs about cockatoos petitioning state governments and privatizing, songs of dogs that take wickets with left hand unorthodox spin, about gravity, about satin bowerbirds, dawn choruses, declarations, roaming free. There’s a song about Balmain in Sydney on a Saturday night as the sun goes down. This music is very Australian, highly original and delivered with refreshing honesty and integrity. You are guaranteed to be moved by this songwriter. Chris has been a regular feature on the national music scene since 2006, previously releasing two EPs: the Road to Tamworth in 2006 and Free to Roam in 2008. Since then, after three years of touring and performing comes his first full length album, “Unnatural Light”. The new album has been receiving radio play all across Australia from Sydney to Geelong to Kalgoorlie. The title track spent 4 weeks in the top ten and 5 months in the top 20 of the Triple J Unearthed overall national charts.

You might be coming along to see Scott Cook perform 'Live in the Attic' at 6:30pm, but turn up early to hear one of the best songwriters in the Blue Mountains! 5:00 - 6:30pm, bar & kitchen open. Free event.