Country Jam For Genes 2013

The date has been set for the third annual Blue Mountains Country Jamm for Genes which will be staged in Katoomba in January.

The Carrington Hotel will be the venue on Saturday January 12 for what is being billed as "the social event of the Blue Mountains calendar, when the cream of Australia's country music stars join with some of Australia's finest artists to raise money for Jeans for Genes, one of our finest charity organisations, tirelessly raising much needed research funds for the Children's Medical Research Institute.

This year's audience enjoyed the music of an "allstar" cast MCd by Mike Carr featuring Victoria Baillie, Karl Broadie, Dan Conway, Tori Darke, Luke Dickens, Nicki Gillis, Benn Gunn, Adam Harvey, Kelly Hope, Kaylens Rain, Amber Lawrence, McAlister Kemp, Peter McWhirter, Aleyce Simmonds, Springfield and Tamara Stewart.

Organisers say the 2013 line-up will be announced soon for the "mega concert" that will run from 12pm to 5pm in Carrington Place which will be followed by a "gala evening" in the Carrington Hotel Grand Dining Room from 7pm until 10:30pm.