Skyline is a celebration of the golden era of ‘Americana’ music from the mid ‘60s and ‘70s and the contemporary artists whose sound was inspired by the era. 

Along with the musical soundtrack, expect the best American cuisine, cars and culture alongside the relaxed family atmosphere that Dashville has become popular for.

Art is a central pillar of life at Dashville as well, but there’s an unmistakable vibe and energy in the venue. A ticket to Skyline is a ticket out of the fluorescent cubicle of today and into a place where the sunlight, beer and music is all tinted gold.  

Organisers have shifted this year’s Skyline to a Friday and Saturday, with a Sunday wind-down similar to that enjoyed at Dashville’s ever-popular Gum Ball music and arts festival.

Back in the late ‘60s, Gram Parsons described Americana as ‘cosmic American music’, this was the time when traditional country music began to stray from its pop direction, blending with folk, roots, soul r’n’b, rock and psychedelia, to form an alternative style of country music.

Pioneered by artists like Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Flying Burrito Brothers and The Grateful Dead, today Americana is a thriving sub-culture around the world.

Tickets via the Dashville website. Skyline runs from Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2.

Brian Cadd, Henry Wagons and The Only Children, The Brothers Comatose (USA), The Wilson Pickers, Melody Pool, Jordie Lane, Spookyland, Charles Jenkins, Jess Ribeiro, William Crighton, Raised by Eagles, The Eastern (NZ), The Hello Morning, James Thomson and The Strange Pilgrims, Leah Flanagan Band, Davey Craddock and the Spectacles, Karl S. Williams, Frank Sultana and The Sinister Kids, Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats, Irish Mythen (CA), Andy Golledge Band, Jason Walker, Magpie Diaries, The Mid North, William John Jr., Bluegrass Breakfast, Dashville Progress Society.