The drive out to Nevertire was anything but tiring, with Benny on ‘Nevertire’ dad jokes the entire way.
Catherine drove out without the van for this leg, while Benny and I took our home on four wheels.
Nevertire Pub NSW
I must admit, the name of the town Nevertire is quite ironic. Made up of one street of houses a block back from the pub, there wouldn’t be too much to do in the area unless you visited the town of Warren just down the road, or the Nevertire Pub.
The pub itself is worth waking up for. Ran by three sisters – Harriet, Georgia and Tori, the girls are fun, quirky and welcoming. It’s clear the pub is a hub for the locals. The kids come in to buy cans of soft drink and chips, while the workers finish work and go there for a good meal and a well-earned drink.
Nevertire Pub, NSW
The girls had organised a truck to be backed into the beer garden as the stage for the night. While Avery ran around with Banjo, Harriet’s little boy, I helped Benny and Catherine unpack and set up for the night.
The crowd arrived early on, with people arriving from as far North as Temora NSW for the evening. Surprisingly, the crowd was younger than expected, the Jackaroos and Jillaroos from nearby farms had all come out to see Catherine and celebrate one of their birthdays, so the vibe was focused on celebrating and friendships. A vibe that the whole Bush Pubs Tour is centred around.
We hung around the next day until after lunch. Having no gig on the Saturday night, it meant we could take our time to get to Sandy Hollow for Sunday’s gig.
With the car lugging the van up and down some large hills on the way to Sandy Hollow, it was no wonder we didn’t get in until after 7pm. The drive wasn’t stressful though, with a view of lush green rolling hills, it was welcome after years of brown.
I’m told though, before you get excited, that the drought is far from over. We are seeing what’s called a ‘green drought’. The water has only hit the surface. A lot more rain is needed to pull us out of the dry that we’ve experienced. But, it’s a good start. The animals have some water and green grass to chew on and that’s a relief.
Sandy Hollow, NSW.
The little town of Sandy Hollow is beautiful. Planted in the valley between large rocky mountains, the view is certainly easy on the eye.
We woke the next morning and fed the horses and had a moment to really take the whole place in. I think both Catherine and I decided that we wouldn’t mind buying land out this way. A great place to sit and write….
The crowd filtered in from lunch time. Catherine and Benny had already set up, so we relaxed down the back in the caravan, talking and lunching.
Three musicians had come out to support Catherine, all from the Academy of Country Music in Tamworth, where Catherine had mentored before the start of this year’s Country Music Festival.
Logan Hoswell, Piper Rodrigues and Tameka Kennedy (in order above) had twenty minutes each to captivate the crowd, which they did easily and by the time Catherine arrived on stage, the crowd was well in the mood for some good country music.
The afternoon was made better with Catherine’s parents making the trip out to see the show, along with Hank and Moss, who had stayed home with daddy for this leg of the tour. It was an afternoon of fun and family that really left warmth in your heart.
We left Sandy Hollow around 6.30pm for a quick trip back to Newcastle to see friends and family before we head off on Thursday to Bourke NSW.
See you at the Pub!