For the past couple of years there’s been a beautiful racket emanating from the Dromedary Hotel on Wednesday evenings. Singers and guitarists, poets and pianists, even the odd bagpipe and mandola have appeared on stage for the Drom Open Mic.

Many a travelling tourist, looking for a quiet Wednesday meal, has stumbled across this gem of a night and headed off late remarking that it’s been the most memorable night of their holiday. This is thanks to some hard work from the friendly Drom team and the night’s host Aaron Clement developing a really high-quality, diverse and consistently enjoyable night for Tilba. On top of this there are games played to win vouchers, incredible food and a warm and welcoming community to chat with. Through a small weekly raffle over $800 has also been donated to the Central Tilba Primary School.

Mia Buchanan

I’m lucky enough to work the bar at the Drom on Wednesday evenings and have seen this event grow night by night. I’ve seen the regulars who come in every week – both performers and audience members – along with the ebb and flow of quiet rainy winter nights and the busy summer nights through school holidays.

Thank you to all who have contributed to this night and we look forward to keeping it going for a long time to come. If you haven’t been down yet, we hope to see you soon on a Wednesday evening between 6.00 and 9.00 pm at the Dromedary Hotel.

Andy Read

Photo credits: Thomas Skulander.

Jakob Poyner, Piper Allen and Taisha Reed.