The Blues Train
**The Blues Train has put together a fantastic deal for their upcoming trains, especially for DDG HeadzUp subscribers. Please view the Special Offer section of our HeadzUp newsletter for further details.**
Victoria’s historic coastal town of Queenscliff is home to the world’s one and only Blues Train. It is a unique experience that combines four of Australia’s best live blues acts and the beautiful scenery of the Bellarine Peninsula on the Drysdale railway line, while aboard a real moving vintage steam train. It is one of Australia’s most spectacular entertainment experiences.
Founder and Proprietor Hugo T. Armstrong’s decision to invest in a quality website has paid off. “This is one of the biggest investments I’ve made, but the outcomes are well worth it. The website has become the Blues Train office. My clientele are information-hungry – the people organising Blues Train groups demand lots of detail. The website makes it all available to them, in their own time, whether they’re local, interstate or overseas. They can download and print a brochure, view photo galleries, check upcoming dates, link to ticket sales, view answers to FAQs and ask questions.”
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Blues Train is available on the website. Simple-to-use content management facility, prominent FAQs and a clear navigation tree ensure even remote visitors have an up-to-date run-down of the Blues Train. The result for Hugo is considerable time and cost savings. His time is freed up to look after other business interests and he no longer has to produce expensive, colour brochures.
Hugo also keeps in touch with his 1,000’s of subscribers by successfully and strategically using his WebCommand Subscription module to send e-newsletters and information of upcoming events.
Search Engine Optimisation has also played a major role in to successfully elevating the Blues Train website rankings amongst organic search results for key search engines. It has dramatically increased the volume of targeted traffic reaching the Blues Train website. On average, Hugo receives 16,000 visitors to the Blues Train site each month.
Working with DDG is another choice Hugo doesn’t regret. “DDG made the process hassle-free and their service back-up has been invaluable. These guys really know what they’re doing, but they never intimidate me with their expertise. They understand my level of technical literacy, and are happy to cater to it with easy explanations and bucket-loads of patience.”
You might not think you know blues music, but you don’t have to know the blues to love The Blues Train. They say that the blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll, so anyone who’s ever tapped their toes to the Rolling Stones or The Blues Brothers will have a great time getting up-close and personal with The Blues Train’s fantastic performers. It’s a music festival in one night and a progressive party you’ll never forget.
The Blues Train leaves Queenscliff Railway Station after guests have enjoyed a delicious meal complemented by fine Australian and local wines. The steam train then makes its way along 16 kilometres of track, gently rocking from side to side, seemingly in beat with the music.
At each of the stops, Suma Park and Drysdale, revellers swap carriages to see another of the acts, so by the end of the night patrons have seen all four acts performing on the train. Drinks are available from the mobile bar that miraculously appears on each platform (from the converted guard’s van). You can sit back, relax and listen to the music with a drink in one of the seated carriages or get up and boogie the blues away in one of the dance carriages.
The Blues Train has hosted many great musicians since its inception, including Aussie blues legends Jimi Hocking, Chris Wilson and Lloyd Spiegel, Aria Award winners Collard Greens and Gravy and Mia Dyson, the award-winning Ash Grundwald and Kerri Simpson, local artists Chubby Rae and the Elevators, Stringybark McDowell and Dave Steel and newcomers to the Victorian scene Sweet Felicia and the Honeytones, the Jaimi Faulkner Band and Dallas Frasca.
For further details of the fantastic deal put together by the The Blues Train, please view the Special Offer section of our HeadzUp newsletter.
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