On Sunday, Matt Arthur, Matt Williamson and Andy Nelson took to the stage to entertain crowds at the Record, CD and Vintage Fair at the Bathurst Showground.

The day before, a whole host of musicians headed to Perthville for a huge fundraiser for the village’s school and rural fire brigade.

Among them were Cheviot Drive, Andy Nelson, Brooke Webb, the Perthvillians, Madi Pincott, Cameron Russell, Bootleggers, Luke Furbank and Mickey Pye.

Lets not forget students of the Perthville School Band also played during the fundraiser.

While a monthly band night at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, run by Local Stages at BMEC, features a wide range of acts.

Meanwhile Smith & Jones, along with Michael Carpenter, are playing a swag of gigs across the Central West and have just returned from playing in Melbourne.

While The Safety of Life at Sea’s album Foxy's Farm was listed among the top 10 albums of 2017 by Brisbane Radio Station 4ZZZ.

Also, Tameka Kennedy was invited to play at the recent Tamworth Country Music Festival.

THERE is nothing like a downpour of rain to get people rushing to the windows to look outside.

While Monday afternoon’s storm may have been predicted, Parade is not sure if people were prepared for just how much rain would fall.

While many people in the Western Advocate office headed to the nearest window to watch the torrential rain and hail, it seems others across the city also did the same.

We were literally flooded with photos and videos of the rainfall across the city.

The rains started just after 2.20pm and within three hours 30 millimetres had been recorded in the gauge at Bathurst Airport by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Within 12 hours, a total of 49.2mm had been received.

The long-term average rainfall during March is 55.4mm at Bathurst Airport, so it looks like they city is well on its way to receiving a good drink for our parched gardens and paddocks.