Tanamon Gallery

22/09/2024

The markets last
w/end were our slowest so far with stalls and visitors but the weather had been weird and there was voting too…it turned out to be a beautiful spring day with a market focussed on quality not quantity this month though would be ideal to have much more local produce…Thanks to all our stallholders, musicians and supporters:)

We had another amazing Sets night to follow…we are lucky to have so many talented locals who just keep coming out to play on the Tanamon stage:) …we only caught vids of I Dunno Yet and Jan from Chasing the Sun but big thanks also to Rob Jonez, The Manifested and OBcity

13/09/2024

It looks like the rain has passed and we will have yet another beautiful day for what’s shaping up to be a good market this Sat:) with old and new stalls and some fresh local produce too:)

We have our regular healing crew bringing us all some much needed Rotai Pain Relief Therapy and Craniosacral Therapy, we also have plants, seedlings, local produce, pickles & chutneys, handmade jewellery, orgonite, clothes, preloved & vintage clothes, bath oils, books, pictures & bric a brac, hot food meat, veggie/vegan and gf, cold drinks and coffee…not to mention some acoustic tunes from Tommy and Bryan:)

Don’t forget this market is CASH ONLY

After the markets pack down there’s an hour break until the Soundcheck sessions start and then bands from 4pm til late…$10 on the gate…hot food will be served…camp up and enjoy the music of Juan, Rob Jonez, I Dunno Yet, High Treezen, The Manifested and OBcity

12/09/2024

Butter chicken is back on the menu this Saturday night...$10 a bowl...cash only...hope to see you all there!!!!

29/08/2024

Spring is here and the flowers are popping 💚💛🩷 and 2wks until the Pillar Valley Spring markets:)

This will be our first spring market since we restarted the markets at Tanamon and it should be a good one…we have been networking locally since winter and doing callouts to grow the markets with more fresh produce as well as our regular stalls…

Following the markets the crew will start setting up for our Sets night…the casual soundcheck session usually goes from 3.30-4.30 before the bands kick off…there is always the option to come for the markets and camp up for the night of music too:)

28/08/2024

05/08/2024

Our 2nd Open Mic night is this Sat…it was great to see new faces and tunes up on the Tanamon Stage of Life last round:)

27/07/2024

27/07/2024

At last Saturdays Sets at Tanamon The Manifested were warming up for their main EP launch tonight at the Wooli Pub…they were sounding awesome so get down there tonight for 7 Cosmic Crumb support and 8.15 The Manifested…

Blinders band of Rock treated us to new originals never been played pubicly and were on fire too…we hope they can come back and play soon…

Thanks again to everyone for coming together to make another fun and memorable night in the valley:) our next local event is Tanamon Open Mic on Sat 10th Aug…

26/07/2024

It was a stunning night on Saturday nights’ Sets at Tanamon with the big moon coming up the fire cranking and tunes floating up the valley…thankyou to everyone that ventured out:) it turned out to be a mild winters night and such a good crew of old friends and new faces:)

Thankyou of course to all the awesome local musicians who played for us, Mel for doing sound and Kim for the yum soup:) there were people asking for the famous Butter Chicken but Matty couldn’t make this one ###

Here is a lil’ bit of Beck of Cosmic Crumb and Jonathon Lewis… more to come…

19/07/2024

Last one for this week…apologies I know there’s been more than usual…

We are also excited about Tanamon hoodies and tshirts being ready:) thanks to Kye McPherson of KyeArt for his time and skills…

Hoodies $50
Tshirts $25
There are limited amounts especially of hoodies for this first run, they will be available at events or contact us through this page or email…

aaaand we are having a competition with our special find-a-word design… the first person to find all the words will get 2 free tshirts/singlets or a hoodie...they are all dictionary words, names and abbreviations…email your list of words to [email protected] subject line 'find a word'

17/07/2024

We are getting excited for the big ‘Sets at Tanamon’ lineup for this Sat night…

3-4 Soundcheck sessions
4-15-5.15 Cosmic Crumb
5.30-6.30 Charlie
6.45-7.45 Jonathon Lewis
8-9 The Manifested
9.15-10.15 Blinders band of Rock
10.30-12 Open house jam

We welcome back Beck Flatt, not behind a drum kit but with her cosmic acoustic set… Charlie who treated us to his incredible voice at the last markets/open mic and The Manifested who have been working hard in the studio and are releasing their new EP…

New guests to Tanamon are Jonathon Lewis bringing us his alternative folk rock and some uncompromising Aussie rock from local outfit, Blinders band of Rock…check them out here…

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6sAEU0DrqapC0hSYsu5iFY?si=cw_Jgmq-QAu-Zca2TtHwTQ

The nights have been beautiful and the moon is getting full…come for the music or rug up and camp up the night…there will be hot food and a big fire:)

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16/07/2024

On Sat 20th as part of our sets night The Manifested will be starting their run of EP launches at Tanamon… check them out on Spotify…

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13/07/2024

This month our mixed genre Sets night is on Sat 20th…it’s a packed lineup of a few regulars and some who haven’t played the Tanamon stage yet…it has been a busy year so far and we have only managed a couple of local music nights and have missed y’all…

30/06/2024

Yesterday we celebrated the life of Lyn Conderman, Sam and Marnies mum. Lyn was a sweet and loving, staunch and discerning woman with sound judgement and a great sense of fun and humour as well as being a talented artist who carried on with strength and determination after losing her husband Ted (Monty) and was very respected by those around her.

Both Lyn and Monty had encouraged Sam with his vision of ‘Tanamon' (which was a name Monty had put on a sign years ago and used for the different properties they had lived at in Pillar Valley). In the last 10yrs Lyn carried on this support and so played an important part in the creation of Tanamon every step of the way and acknowledgement of this is an important part of the story of the site.

She is very loved and missed by all of her family and friends but her energy will always be a part of Tanamon 💛

16/06/2024

This week we are launching…

Tanamon youngearthed 2024

A Clarence Valley youth music project proudly supported by CVCON, FM104.7 & TLCfm.

A local alternative to mainstream options, 'youngearthed' will showcase Clarence Valley musicians and bands aged up until 22yrs old.

It will consist of 2 heats on Oct 26th & Nov 16th…

musicians/bands are given a 15min slot to play their chosen number of songs…

one song must be an original…

2 judges and peoples choice will choose 2 finalists from each heat night.

The final night on Dec 7th will feature the 4 musicians/bands playing a 15min slot each and 2 judges and peoples choice will decide the best act.

Heats and final night will feature a known young local band after the judging.

The winning musician/band will be given a photoshoot, a recording session for original song, organised air time on local and community radio stations and an upcoming slot at Jacarok 2025.

The project will also have as much youth involvement in roles as possible.

Sign up to one of the heats by emailing your name and contact details to [email protected] with ‘youngearthed’ in the subject line and we will give you a call.

12/06/2024

Even with the cold mornings, the long w/end and the Grafton marketta the Pillar Valley winter market was a great day in the sun to the beautiful tunes bought to you by Beck, Adi and Charlie:) and great local stalls providing yum food, handmade treasures, healing hands and local produce:)

Thankyou everyone for being involved and coming out to support small local businesses…We would love to have more locally grown food available at future markets so please spread the word to any growers you know and contact Emma on 04166 34774…The Spring markets will come around quickly…

Tanamon Gallerys’ first Open Mic night flowed on after the markets and it was a great night of meeting new people, toasting by the fire, eating good food and new people playing the Tanamon stage.

04/06/2024

Just a reminder that the Pillar Valley Winter market is on this Sat @ Tanamon Gallery from 9am - 2pm…and it’s a CASH ONLY market…

We have as many stalls as the Summer and Autumn markets with most of the same stalls plus we welcome a few new ones:)

This month you will find leather craft, woodwork, handmade jewellery; treasures, fabric, knitted items, jams, pickles, baked goods, dragonfruit products, herbal balms, essential oils, natural perfumes, plants, secondhand goodies and bric a brac, Rotai pain relief therapy, wholesome hot stews and soups, bacon & egg rolls & sausage sdwiches, quiches & frittatas, gf & normal pretzels and doughnut balls, glittersoda, ice cream and chai…

We also have some eclectic original music bought to you by Beck & Adi and friends:)

There is plenty of space onsite so if you have fresh produce, wares or food & refreshments to sell call/text Emma on 04166 34774

And dont forget if you want to take the stage a bit later on and share your music we have our first Open Mic on starting at 5pm accompanied by a big fire, the famous butter chicken & free camping

22/05/2024

As another season draws to an end we welcome in winter with a seasonal market at Pillar Valley with stallholders old and new joining us with their produce and wares:) and of course some live music…if you are keen to have a stall there is plenty of room call/text Emma 04166 34774

We will also be hosting our first Open Mic night starting a bit later on that day…there will be a fire and hot food…dont let a cold night stop you from staying on after the markets or heading out…

20/05/2024

Anyone keen to go to Stockwood 31st - 2nd June at Wytaliba go to…
thedeliveranch.net and in the menu tap on link to STOCKWOOD

Join us for the return of Deliverance 2023

11/05/2024

Well the optimism didn’t work n the forecast was right this time around…so no music tonight at Tanamon…

For anyone not scared off by a bit of rain the site is way too soggy to go ahead with a small gathering anyway:(

06/05/2024

Our first music night ‘for locals by locals’ for 2024 is on this Sat 11th May…Sets @ Tanamon replaces last years’ Blues @ Tanamon nights…opening up the music genres for y’all ###

We have Kendall (Kenny Pryor) returning to the Tanamon stage with his raw, genuine n original rhythmic blues n roots funk fusion…

We welcome Beck Flatts’ new outfit, Cosmic Crumb…Beck is well known in these parts for her kickass drumming styles…she also writes, performs and sings on acoustic guitar with Al on standup bass…

The bush pirates, High Treezen will be bringing you evolving material as they expand their sounds with their new bass player Adrian…

It’s looking like a wet couple of days at least but localised weather is rarely well predicted so we will just have to see what the sky looks like on Sat!

30/04/2024

Hello friends…we usually only post Tanamon happenings but we have shared urgent community messages in the past and this is something that will affect our community…

When the Ashby Ferry service was wrongly stopped in the 80’s and the ferry put on the side of the highway to rot it affected many people and doubled the driving time to Maclean for some residents…This affected my life growing up and not being able to get to town easily as a teenager…

Im sharing this post from Susan on the Ulmarra and Surrounds page…

For those of our community who see the importance of saving the Ulmarra Ferry, I beg you to email [email protected] let her know how important it is to you and why. Time is running out and she states that it is "just under review" but once again we get hit with the stats of "how many" and the cost. This isn't about HOW many, this is about WHO uses it. We are just as entitled to public transport as our city Counterparts and that is our water road across the Clarence and our bus. Please take the time to write.

24/04/2024

It’s been another busy start to the year for Tanamon but we are finally holding our first locals music for locals night on Sat May 11th…Instead of last years Blues @ Tanamon nights we are opening it up to sets in any genre…

Anyone that’s keen to come play a set with the option of being recorded contact Sam or Emma on 04166 34774 or join in the open jam later…

Next month will be our first Open Mic night on June 8th after the Winter markets

02/04/2024

the updated pirate map I forgot to post x

27/03/2024

Wow its Easter already!!!
Just an update…due to our school holiday Wild Village booking dates our monthly mixed genre Sets Music nights and new Open Mic nights cycle won’t be starting until May…May 11 could be shaping up to be an exceptional night with one of our favourite bands headlining…stay tuned…

It has worked out well that we don’t have a Sets night on April 13th as there is an important fundraiser happening for the Minnie Water firies that night at Minnie Hall with 5 quality local bands…don’t miss it ###

13/03/2024

It was an unusually quiet Sat night gig and had a bit of a mix up onstage so apologies everyone that the music started later than advertised… we missed the bands’ amazing Hannah Harlen doing her solo set to kick off this time around too but thanks Louey Howell and the Funkatu Collective for coming to Tanamon and bringing us funk/ska/didge, jammin n the double drumkit experience too!

some new Doc Martin sandals are missing too if anyone ended up with them by accident…

12/03/2024

We want to thank everyone that helped make the markets happen again this season 🧡 it was another great day:)

Thankyou to our Tanamon team who get the site ready and looking good for events…Thankyou to all the amazing stallholders for such a wide variety of quality creations, food and services, who made the day what it was…Last thankyou is to the community for your appreciation and support so the markets can keep growing to provide you with an even better and more varied alternative to mainstream shopping in our area:)

and thanks to our Autumn markets musicians too…Kenny Pryor, Rob, Fig & Eugene ###

NOTE we will be putting pressure on council to fix the start of Firth Heinz Rd before the next community event

05/03/2024

Don’t forget the
Pillar Valley Autumn markets
are on this Sat 9am-2pm
CASH ONLY

The markets are growing and evolving since we kicked them off again in Dec last year and we have a good balance of wares/produce/food… its not too late if you would like to have a stall contact Emma 04166 34774

Kenny Pryor and Fig & Eugene will be providing entertainment on the stage throughout the day…and we will have our stretch tent/marquee setup for shade & shelter…

Music starts again on the stage at 6pm with High Treezen then 7.30pm - midnight Louey Howell and the Funkatu Collective

$10 on the gate
Free camping, family friendly, hot food

28/02/2024

Another season comes around…the fresh produce is dripping from food forests, makers are making, bakers are baking. While the stallholders prepare their wares the musicians are tuning their instruments…

The Pillar Valley Autumn markets are CASH ONLY
and so far will have coffee, bacon & egg rolls, sausage sandwiches, corn, veg stew, pretzels, glittersoda, ice cream, cold drinks, chai, fresh produce, jams, sourdough, fruit & native trees, bush medicine, herbal teas, essential oils, handmade jewellery, precious stones, resin creations, secondhand clothes/books/pictures, bric a brac…

Come to the markets and camp up to stay on for a night of music with Bellingen funk outfit…Louey Howell and the Funkatu Collective…7.30pm-late supporting acts starting at 6pm…

$10 on the gate…family friendly with hot food available and free camping:)

08/02/2024

Hello everyone for 2024 ### we hope you all had a great break despite the crazy weather and fires…sorry this is a big msge

We are looking forward to the coming months as we will be holding more and varied music events:) The festival wont happen on Oct long w/end due to one of the organisers starting a family but we have another exciting project to replace it:)

January has been hectic as I’ve been moving down to Pillar and lots of work happening onsite so we are kicking off our monthly music nights on 9th March (2nd Sat) in conjunction with the Autumn market…
This year we will alternate each month with an open genre set night similar to Blues nights last year with the option of your set being recorded (contact us to organise a set time before the night) and then an open mic night the next month, just rock up on the night and put your name down to play.

But to kick off the year a band we know were keen to play at Tanamon so on March 9th you will be treated to a night with Louey Howell and the Funkatu Collective bringing you some very original funk soul ska hiphop fusion lead by Louey on drums and didge:)

Also anyone keen to have a stall at the Autumn markets on the 9th March that isn’t on my list contact Emma on 04166 34774