Happy Hour back to entertain with all the favourites

Mangoplah farmer and musician Anthony Melton, along with his mate Col Anderson, proved a hit with their duo Happy Hour at Henty in 2023 and are back with an extended performance this year.

Field day visitors will be able to catch Happy Hour at the Farm Gate Produce Area stage at 9.45am-10.45am and 12pm-1.30pm each day.

As long-time friends, Anthony and Col had formed their acoustic duo not long before the 2018 field days after playing together for many years in five-piece country music band, Wobbly Boot.

Happy Hour has since performed at the Aime St Clair Melanoma Trust fundraiser at the Urban Winery in Sydney and at regional pubs and functions.

The pair continues to play with Wobbly Boot but decided to branch out on the side with Happy Hour, concentrating on their harmonies.

According to Anthony, their repertoire ranges from Slim Dusty to ACDC.

“We loved playing at Henty – field days visitors can expect to hear good Australian music, like Paul Kelly and Australian Crawl, as well as country artists,” Anthony said.

He describes their repertoire as easy listening music and the duo are happy to take requests.

The Melton family grows milling oats and breeds commercial Angus cattle.

“Colin works in a Wagga air conditioning business and is a talented musician who has played guitar with many established Australian country artists,” Anthony said.

“We have a wide range of material to suit all ages and can pull out modern material if there are younger people in the audience.

“We are definitely country flavour but delve into different areas to suit audiences.”

Anthony has had a long association with the field days – as a child attending with his parents and as an adult in an organisational capacity.