About Us
Harmony Row Vineyard
Our latest Pinot Noir & Riesling releases are fantastic. Lovely stuff. To wrap your drinking gear around a glass or ten of these beaut wines contact us and we will happily sell you some.
Did you know? You can avoid drink driving and travel for less than the cost of petrol to Harmony Row. The Bendigo train departs Southern Cross Station (Spencer Street) and arrives Kyneton 74 minutes later. Cost return is $16.20 (off peak) and $14 concession, $6.20 for kids 4-14. Kids 1-3 free. That’s less than the cost of petrol!! Have a look on the “How to Avoid Drink Driving and Still Enjoy Harmony Row” Page to see how easy it is to come to Harmony Row without driving. If you require help with booking the bus or taxi from Kyneton just let us know that’s the option you are taking when you book.
Did you know? Harmony Row can host your next function. Engagement, Wedding, Divorce, Birthday, What the Hell, Anything. BYO Band or ask us to arrange one. BYO Caterers or as us to cater. Costs are negotiable depending on the nature, size, arrangements for the event.
The Harmony Row Story
Somewhere around the year 1999 Andrew Pattison, live music doyen and owner of the famous Troubadour Music Cafe of the 80s, got together with banker Dennis Cartwright for lunch, and over a bottle or three of excellent Pinot they decided that Central Victoria should have a wine and music venue dedicated to good acoustic, blues, roots and country live music and well as the production of first class wine. A dream had begun. A suitable site was sought and found about 12 kilometers East of Kyneton. It was, and is, a beautiful property with great views and breathtaking sunsets. It was then named Loxley Vineyard after the Loxley of Sherwood Forest, which in the UK is East of Kineton. About 20 music devotees & wine buffs kicked in the money needed to commence acquisition of a suitable venue.
Harmony Row Vineyard is just off the Calder Freeway and less than an hour’s drive from the City once onto the Tullamarine Freeway (See our Where We Are map).
Six or so years later, after a struggle, a major re-birth and restructure, Loxley Vineyard was renamed Harmony Row Vineyard, still of course devoted to the staging of world class live music and production of excellent wines. Harmony Row Vineyard has become one of the best live acoustic & roots music venues in Australia whilst developing a range of excellent wines.
Have a look at Where We Are where you will find directions. The vineyard is surrounded by accommodation B&Bs etc, and the venue is all-weather and fully enclosed with a fine stage & great sound system.
The music programme is a continuous work in progress and takes into account alternative country, blues, roots, acoustic, folk, jazz, classical and similar genres. There is, as they say, something for everyone. Past performers have included Janis Ian, the Searchers, Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch, The Flood, Dan Crary & Beppe Gambetta, Kinky Freedman, Eric Bogle, Chris While & Julie Matthews, Judy Small, Kavisha Mazzella, Kristina Olsen, Mike McClellan, Doug Ashdown, Lloyd Spiegel, Harry Manx to name a few. The difference between Harmony Row Vineyard and many other venues is that we love the music & the musicians. We look after them and they look after us. The atmosphere is relaxed, performers leave the stage buzzing with “the vibe”, and everyone senses they are amongst friends. It’s non threatening, personal, relaxed, pure enjoyment.
There’s a heap of great music coming up. Just search the calendar each month and look for the highlighted dates. Hold the mouse pointer over the date to see what’s on .. then click for more details.
With the outrageous cost of petrol at the moment, one has to justify the cost everytime they leave the city. We try to keep the ticket prices down, but most importantly the enjoyment of the music and the “vibe” it generates makes the trip worthwhile. Harmony Row Vineyard is also a valuable asset for the Macedon Ranges Region because it is a place local residents can come to easily & quickly for an afternoon of pure enjoyment.
Come up and see us sometime.
