Accommodation Package price is $1400.00 per two persons, per room, for accommodation  Friday 2nd April to Monday 5th April 2010, including delicious hot country style breakfast served to your room, tastings of our own Patrick Plains Estate Shiraz, from our own working vineyard, and canapés made from a range of fresh local Hunter Valley Produce.

CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR “TROUBADOUR REUNION” WORLD TOUR at Hope Estate

This once-in-a-lifetime event brings together two of the most beloved singer/songwriters for a rare concert experience. The set list will include a breadth of material including songs they performed during their 1969 debut show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which helped propel them both to the world stage.
The idea for the “Troubadour Reunion” tour came together in 2007 after Taylor and King performed at the famed Los Angeles venue for the first time since 1969 to celebrate the Troubadour’s 50th Anniversary. The shows sold out immediately and garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike. The Los Angeles Times noted “the sense of occasion [and] weight of history in the evening” and Variety said “Taylor and King reminded us about the intensity of song, that the artistically-rich and commercially-viable are not mutually exclusive and how one tiny club continues to be a birthing room for some of this city’s most memorable music.”

Now fans outside of Los Angeles will be able to experience what was created on that magical evening in 2007. Nearly four decades after helping define the singer”songwriter movement, King and Taylor will tour together with their original bandmates guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, drummer Russ Kunkel and bassist Lee Sklar, famous in their own right as “The Section”.

“When James and I first played together in the early seventies, we connected immediately, both musically and personally, with an effortless, comfortable familiarity,” says Carole King. “After we reunited in 2007 with Danny Kortchmar, Lee Sklar, and Russ Kunkel, the original band from our early Troubadour shows, none of us wanted the fun to stop. We can’t wait to bring our Troubadour Reunion tour to Australia.”

“This tour, our Troubadour Reunion, has been waiting to happen for a long time and the years seem to have vanished, where does the time go?” asks Taylor. “When we reunited for the Troubadour’s 50th Anniversary celebration, it felt like yesterday. It was and still is all about the music and the songs that we get to perform together.”

Carole King performed with James Taylor at the Troubadour in November 1969. This historic show marked King’s debut as a solo artist after penning 22 Top 40 hits for artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to the Monkees, while James was supporting his self-titled Apple Records release featuring classics such as “Carolina In My Mind” and “Something In The Way She Moves.” Both have since become multi-platinum-selling artists, GRAMMY® winners, and members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In 1971, King gave us the landmark Tapestry. The album received a Diamond Award from the RIAA for sales of more than 10 million units in the U.S., with more than 25 million units sold worldwide. King was the first woman to win four GRAMMY® Awards in one year (Best Album, Best Song, Best Record, and Best Vocal Performance in 1972), a feat unsurpassed for more than 25 years, and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1973. In 1987, King and Gerry Goffin were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and honored with their Lifetime Achievement Award in 1988. Goffin and King were also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and were honored by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2004 with the GRAMMY® Trustees’ Award. To date, more than 400 Carole King compositions have been recorded by more than 1000 artists, resulting in 100 hit singles – many reaching #1. She is arguably the most successful and revered female songwriter in pop music history. Carole King has released 25 solo albums, the most recent being The Living Room Tour double-live CD on her own Rockingale Records label. The companion DVD, entitled Welcome to My Living Room, is now available.

Over the course of his career, James Taylor has sold more than 40 million albums, and won more than 40 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards as well as five GRAMMY® Awards. Taylor’s first Greatest Hits album earned him the RIAA’s elite Diamond Award, given for sales in excess of 10 million units in the United States. In 2000, Taylor was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In February 2006, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences named Taylor its MUSICARES Person of the Year. Taylor’s CD/DVD One Man Band (2007) was nominated for an Emmy and his most recent album, Covers, was nominated for two GRAMMY® Awards in 2008. He most recently released Other Covers in April 2009.

Event Information

Patrick Plains Estate is on the Pokolbin coach route for shuttles to and from the concert, simply wander down to the bottom of our driveway and hop on. Shuttle times and prices are posted in Reception on the day of the show.

Tickets are available from Ticketek at www.ticketek.com.au 

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Accommodation Package price is $700.00 per two persons, per room, for accommodation Friday March 26th and Saturday March 27th 2010, including delicious hot country style breakfast served to your room, tastings of our own Patrick Plains Estate Shiraz, from our own working vineyard, and canapés made from a range of fresh local Hunter Valley Produce.

Julio Iglesias at Hope Estate

Julio Iglesias is one of the world’s most popular recording artists. He has sold more than 300 million albums in 14 languages, released 77 albums and has been the recipient of more than 2600 Platinum and Gold records in his illustrious career. No one else has ever acheived this in the history of music.

After more than four decades this impeccable artist continues to delight audiences all over the world. He crafts each song note by note, studies each word until he reaches the effect he wants. No one puts such passion, such feeling into music that with each breath, the audience trembles. it is no wonder that every thirty seconds one of his songs is played on a radio station somewhere in the world.

Dont miss this opportunity to see the world’s most famous singer in concert in the Hunter Valley

Event Information

More Julio Inglesias information available at www.hopeestate.com.au

Patrick Plains Estate is on the Pokolbin coach route for shuttles to and from the concert, simply wander down to the bottom of our driveway and hop on. Shuttle times and prices are posted in Reception on the day of the show.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.au .

Take advantage of our Four Night  Midweek Hot Deal rate for $740
A huge saving of $260 and means you get a FREE night!

All our standard inclusions as below apply.

Luxuriate in large, elegant and spacious rooms, finely furnished in our own classic country style. Austar, LCD Screen TV, DVD and IPod Dock available in room.

Indulge in our large delicious hot country style breakfast served in your room. Tastings of our Patrick Plains Estate Shiraz from our own working vineyard, and canapés made from a range of fresh local Hunter Valley Produce plus a complimentary arrival Mini-Bar with delicious treats….. all included in room rate.

Enjoy privacy on your room verandah, relax on the deck beside the pristine pool and spa, or curl up in our lounge in front of the fire.

Take a leisurely stroll to the nearby award winning Vineyards, Wineries and Cellar Doors, or sample the nearby Cafes and Restaurants.

Take home memories of our sweeping lawns, beautiful gardens, majestic trees, pristine pool with sundeck, spa & BBQ, all set amongst our own picturesque vineyard. Perfect for that romantic getaway, or to unwind, relax and recharge.

A 5-star rating is not given readily – something we respect and that you deserve. Your comfort is paramount. At Patrick Plains Estate the special touches are not forgotten.

Please contact us if this package is not available on your chosen midweek dates and we will try to accommodate you if we can!

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