Special guests include Sara’s brother Greg Storer, and The Stewies on the Friday night, while Leah Briggs is the support act at the Saturday show.
Storer’s album Silos won an ARIA music award for best country album in 2016, and she has collected 21 Golden Guitar awards at Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Storer encouraged people to attend the show and support live Australian music.
“Playing live music is really joyous. It’s different to recording an album,” she said.
“When you play live music it’s real, it’s raw, it’s honest and it’s not perfect like what’s on albums. That’s what makes live music so special I think.”
For tickets to Storer’s Friday night show, people can visit www.sarastorer.com.au.
Festival of Small Halls
Woodfordia’s Festival of Small Halls is returning to Laharum Hall on March 13, with Irish-Canadian powerhouse Irish Mythen and Australian folk poet-singer Kaurna Cronin to feature.
The folk singers are no strangers to audiences across Australia.
“I’m so looking forward to being back on the road in Australia,” Cronin said.
“I grew up traversing the country in my parents’ beat-up yellow Toyota Hiace pop-top van, so I’m excited be out on those roads again, and sharing songs with the Small Halls tour.”
Opening the show will be former Brimpaen resident Peter McGennisken – a longtime musician who has played in dance bands since the age of 15.
With an interest in country, country-rock and rock, McGennisken will also play some originals of his own.
The festival will visit 13 regional Victorian towns, putting a spotlight back on country halls, which are central to community life, hosting meetings, classes, workshops and shows for many rural communities.
The festival allows communities to host a community meal, barbecue, cake spread and other events alongside the concerts to make the night special.
Laharum Hall secretary and treasurer Judy Berendsen said the Festival of Small Halls was Laharum Hall’s biggest fundraiser for the year, and she encouraged people to bring cash for raffles.
“In the past we’ve had it in the field days week, but we gave them feedback last time to not have it during field days week because we felt there was enough on, so they’ve listened to that – they’re going to Dunkeld the night before and then they’re coming here,” she said.
Mrs Berendsen said a grant from Horsham Rural City Council made the event possible and allowed funds to be raised for the hall.
She said in the past the festival had attracted people from Horsham, Hamilton and as far away as Melbourne.
“It’s a fundraiser for us and that keeps us running,” she said.
“Costs are always going up, but we are very well supported by Horsham Rural City Council for our building and maintenance, so it does help. But any items within the hall, the committee purchases.”
Mrs Berendsen said the fact Storer had chosen to return to Laharum Hall was testament to the quality of the venue.
“We’ve got a beautifully acoustic hall, right through our supper room as well,” she said.
A Lions Club barbecue tea will kick off the night at 5.30pm before doors open at 6.30pm for the show at 7.30pm.
The cost is $25 for adults, with children 15 and under $10, with all proceeds going to Laharum Hall.
People can buy tickets at festivalofsmallhalls.com/laharum-2026.
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