# Hop to It… Adelaide Guitar Festival’s On the Road Heads to Kangaroo Island **Latest News** — On Your Markus **Published:** 8 November 2024 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/latest-news/hop-to-it-adelaide-guitar-festivals-on-the-road-heads-to-kangaroo-island/ --- Adelaide Guitar Festival’s award-winning program *On the Road* has landed in Kangaroo Island kicking off a series of specially curated free live performances by some of Australia’s finest guitarists from November 7 to November 11. ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/14398/QAtWD-fQ.jpg) *Dustyn – Photographer credit Michelle Grace Hunder* Adelaide Guitar Festival’s *On the Road* brings free, family-friendly, live performances by leading guitarists to regional South Australia. Working with councils and organisations across the state, the festival program incorporates everything from workshops in schools to family-friendly micro festivals. Kingscote Town Hall and The Shearing Shed at Eleanor Downs will hold two main showcase events with many other pop-up performances happening across the island at schools, community centres and local businesses including KI Tru Thai, Dudley Wines, Penneshaw Pub, Emu Bay Lavender Farm, and the Kangaroo Island Brewery. ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/14397/YVmwtvTg.jpg) *Nathan May* Artists involved in this year’s program include Adelaide Guitar Festival Artistic Director **Slava Grigoryan**, singer-songwriter **Lucas Day**, musician **Alana Jagt**, guitarist **Tyler Venter**, soul singer **Jamie Lena**, award-winning multi-instrumentalist **Minnie Marks**, singer-songwriter **Nathan May**, singer-songwriter from the Yuin Nation **Kyarna Rose**, First Nations artist and international touring singer-songwriter **Glenn Skuthorpe**, and acclaimed producer, singer-songwriter and guitarist **Dustyn.** Free performances include: 7 November** – **Alana Jagt, Tyler Venter + local artist Rourke, KI Tru Thai 8 November- Slava Grigoryan, Penneshaw Primary School 8 November – Alana Jagt, Tyler Venter, Penneshaw Primary School 8 November – Slava Grigoryan, Kyarna Rose, Dudley Wines 8 November – Jamie Lena, Glenn Skuthorpe, Penneshaw Pub 9 November – Kyarna Rose + local artist **Tristan Simon**, Emu Bay Lavender Farm 9 November – Nathan May, Alana Jagt, Tyler Venter, Kangaroo Island Brewery 9 November – Dustyn, Slava Grigoryan, Minnie Marks, Jamie Lena, Kingscote Town Hall 10 November – Minnie Marks, Dustyn, Lucas Day, Nathan May, Leo Crighton, Jack and Marty Kay, Eleanor Downs Shearing Shed 11 November – Lucas Day, Nathan May, Kingscote Primary School ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/14395/nQK5vJ3g.jpg) *Kyarna Rose* Adelaide Guitar Festival Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan: *“It is always a thrill to head out and perform for our regional audiences. I am delighted to be bringing a fantastic group of musicians back to Kangaroo Island to entertain our regional friends through Adelaide Guitar Festival’s On the Road program.”* Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director** Douglas Gautier **AM*:**** ****“Thank you to Slava and the team for putting together a wonderful program of events across Kangaroo Island. We hope that the musicians and audiences all enjoy a taste of Adelaide Guitar Festival’s On the Road program.”* Adelaide Guitar festival’s *On the Road* is supported by Music Australia, CentreED, Department for Education SA, Office for Aging Well and Seniors Card and Kangaroo Island Council. More information about Adelaide Guitar Festival’s *On the Road* [here](https://guitar.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/about/on-the-road)  ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/14400/owpyvF_Q.jpg) *Adelaide Guitar Festival at Eleanor Downs Shearing Shed Kangaroo Island* ![](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/14396/agf-hero-2560x1280-1_2024-06-12-004715_lgva.jpg)