Music and Other Events

Please note that we no longer allow dogs to our events at the winery, including the camping area.

For more information about our upcoming concerts please see our current newsletter.

For the November Troubadour Weekend programme, ticket pricing and more information please see our Troubadour Weekend Programme.

For Bookings

Please contact us by email or phone to make a booking for events. Pay on the day, BUT it is very important that you let us know immediately if your booking changes, and consider paying a portion if your cancelation is at the last minute as we will have catered.
Please contact us with any special food requirements. We can cater for most but our limited kitchen space does not allow us to manage some sever food allergies. Contact us to check.

Enquiries: ph (03) 5425 5400, email: wineandmusic@bigpond.com

Andrew Pattison's Wine and Music background.....

Andrew Pattison and a mate left England in an old London taxi in 1973 and drove overland towards Australia for what was planned to be a two year adventure. But Andrew stayed in Australia, first working on a wheat farm in Western Australia, then heading to visit friends in Melbourne, and soon after starting a mobile discotheque, as a way to earn a living without having to face the boss every morning.

As an antidote to the disco music Andrew and a couple of friends opened a late night folk music coffee lounge in South Melbourne called The Troubadour in 1978, presenting the best of Melbourne's singer songwriters and contemporary folk artists. The venue had an emphasis on listening, not talking, during the performances, and consequently quickly gained a reputation as a great place to perform and soon the top names in Australia's acoustic music scene were appearing there regularly, people like Doug Ashdown, Mike McClellan, Ross Ryan, Margret Roadknight and many others.

The venue moved to a slightly larger space in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy in 1982, a move which opened it up to presenting international performers, - Jesse Winchester, Mickey Newbury, John Hammond, Tom Paxton, Peter Sarstedt, to mention only a few. A memorable night was one when John Denver walked in on an 'open stage' evening and asked if he could play, staying on to perform an hour long concert set.

Andrew and his then wife Ann finally decided they had taken the venue as far as they could, and a desire to live in the country saw them buy a small vineyard and open Lancefield Winery in 1986, and soon after they sold The Troubadour, but kept the music interest alive by putting on a concert with a spit roast lunch every Sunday at the winery. And Andrew continued to be involved in touring international acts around Australia.

The original Troubadour venue finally closed in 1990, but Andrew kept his connection with it by running a 'pop up' version, The Troubadour Wine Bar, in a marquee at major folk festivals for the best part of twenty years, starting in 1992 at Port Fairy Folk Festival, and then adding Maleny (now Woodford) and The National Folk Festivals, and later The Maldon Folk Festival and Newstead Live!

Andrew ran his own mini-festival at the Winery, firstly Lancefield Winery and then Burke & Wills Winery, from 1997 up until 2025. The Winery also presents occasional intimate summer concerts with top national and international performers. Over the years these have included not only the cream of Australia's singer songwriters and country folk artists but also top international musicians including Guy Clark, John Hammond, Tom Rush, Albert Lee and Vince Gill, Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Rambling Jack Elliott, Jimmy Webb, Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen, Mickey Newbury, Dougie MacLean, Danny O'Keefe, Chris Smither, Vin Garbutt, Josh White Jr. and many others.

Wine and music turned out to be a very good pairing!

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