Contents Messages 3 Hitch-Hikers Guide 7 Help Guide 8 Food Guide 16 Green Festival 19 Festival Features 22 Participate 26 Music Train 29 Honk!OZ 30 Folk School 32 Program Grid 33 Artists A to Z 40 Volunteer thanks 71 Venues 72 Frank Yamma Irish Mythen
Beth Patterson
O'Leary Zlatkos Balkan Cabaret
FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS The festival gratefully acknowledges the contribution of these wonderful supporters. Without them the festival would not be possible!
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
community partners
Bulli Public School
SUPPORTERS ACCORDIONS N’ FOLK • ALBION PARK POST OFFICE • BANNERS R’US • BETTER FLOORS • BLACK DIAMOND BAKERY • BULLI FRUIT SHOP BULLI GREYHOUND CLUB • BULLI MEDICAL CENTRE • BULLI SHOW SOCIETY • NORTHERN BULLI UNITING CHURCH • CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG • COBARGO FOLK FESTIVAL • FOLK ALLIANCE AUSTRALIA • GRAEME MORRISON LAW • GREVILLEA PARK • JUDITH STUBBS & ASSOCIATES • JUST CRUISIN’ • MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF ILLAWARRA • NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL • PERISHER PEAK FESTIVAL RAMSAY HEALTH CARE • REG MOMBASSA • SERCO • TRAD&NOW • VOX FM • WONGAWILLI COLONIAL DANCE CLUB
31ST ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL AT BULLI IS PRESENTED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM ILLAWARRA FOLK CLUB INC. PO BOX 5289, WOLLONGONG, NSW, 2500 | TEL/FAX 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au | www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au 32ND ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL 13 - 16 JANUARY 2017 PERFORMER APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30 MAY 2016 SOUVENIR PROGRAM CREDITS FESTIVAL LOGO - REG MOMBASSA GRAPHIC DESIGN – PEDRO ALTUNA, MILKBARSTUDIOS.COM.AU LAYOUT DESIGN & CONTENT - DAVID DE SANTI PHOTOGRAPHY – GRAEME MORRISON, LIZ AITKEN, JOHN AITKEN, EL COOPER, SAM ST JOHN, JESSICA MILLMAN, KIM RUDNER, 'PLING
David De Santi and Pedro Altuna, souvenir program designers, toasting another successful collaboration.
WELCOME TO OUR
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It was always going to be hard to come off the back of our highly successful Pearl Anniversary 2015 (30 years) but we reckon we might even surpass it in quality and flair this year. Our hard working committee started work in Mid-January 2015. Whereas there is an occasional rest for the wicked, there is no rest for volunteer folk festival organisers. The result is the festival that you are going to experience is this festival. Our festival continues to grow and the essential nature of the festival has not changed. The quality of the acts remains high in every department and we remain ‘The Biggest Little Folk Festival in the World.’ We maintain our intimacy and involvement with our blackboards, sessions, poetry and spoken word. Our venues are relatively small so you are always up front and close and what you see is what you get.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land where Aboriginal people have performed age old customs, ceremonies of storytelling, dance, music and celebration.
31st Celebration
More importantly we remain a ‘Folk Festival.’ We are not just a music festival but we try to maintain the heritage, the culture, the spoken word, the history of our country in all its cultural outpourings. At the same time we recognize that our nature as a society is not static – it never really has been, and we are dedicated to presenting the cultural mix and evolving nature of our Australian Society today. We also believe that a festival should be just that; so that when you walk through the gates you are not just a visitor, you are as much a participant as our best known performers. The program, well it speaks for itself once again, but a couple of things are worthy of mention. This year the themed instrument is the mandolin. One of the important though lesser lights in the musical armoury, though mandolin players will certainly take me to task over that one. It is welcome to performers from all around the world and every state in Australia. Performers from USA, Canada, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Japan, Italy are an indication of just how widely recognised the festival is. Importantly however is that almost one third of our performers are local. We are truly an Illawarra Festival. The Music Train continues to operate with many people opting to come to the festival in a very ‘green’ way. It also helps with alleviating some of our parking problems. Thanks to Brian Dunnett for his involvement this year despite having to do much of it from a hospital bed. Thanks also to Mick Keelan and Sue from the railways for their support and help in coordinating this project. We would like to thank all our sponsors whose names and logos appear on all our promotion material and programs. Without them we would be struggling to present the quality artistic event that is the Illawarra Folk Festival. Wollongong Council has also been a great and active supporter so it’s thanks to them. Thanks to Green Music Australia for coming on board with our no plastic disposable water bottle campaign. I would also like to thank Darren Hull and the GBOTA. Darren is the manager of the greyhound complex. This year Darren has been able to reschedule two dog meetings which has made it so much easier for us to set up and pull down the festival site. Finally we would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers and organisers who give of their time unstintingly to ensure that this festival not only remains “The Biggest Little Festival in The World” but also one of the best. Of course no introduction would be complete without thanking, Festival Director, David De Santi whose unbelievable energy, inspiration, commitment and genius keeps the festival just “rolling along’. I don’t like singling people out but Bruce and Robyn Jackson and Rod and Judy Cork have been towers of strength in the organisation over the year. Despite all the work they put in they are often too busy to see much of the entertainment that goes on. Neil Rowsell who is our organisational puppet master (he pulls the strings and brings together all the groups who are working away on the disparate areas of the event) continues to do a marvellous job and has put in many hours of work.
to our Country We acknowledge and pay our respect to Elders past and present. And we look to those of the future, for they hold the memories, traditions and hopes of indigenous Australia. They are also an integral part of the Dreaming for a truly united and reconciled Australia. Vic Chapman, local elder
2016 Celebration!
Set in the spectacular northern Illawarra Escarpment in Bulli Showground the festival has 14 onsite venues and is a family friendly village. With superb music from 170 international, national and local artists there’s also a colourful array of international food stalls, craft stalls and the festival bar. You can also camp onsite, plenty of carparking and Bulli train station is a short walk away. Entry is with a festival pass and wristband only. A Season Pass allows entry to all events from Thursday to Sunday and saves $130 on individual day purchases. Children under 12 will be admitted free with paying parent. Buy online from www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au or call 1300 887 034 and purchase with credit card or buy from a community partner: Bulli PCYC, Bulli Public School, Circus Monoxide, The Disability Trust, Flame Tree Food Co-op, Rotary Clubs of Illawarra, SCARF and the Thirroul Readers & Writers Festival.
Festival Prices Early Bird SEASON PASS (by 18 Dec 2015) SAVE $55 Advance SEASON PASS (by 14 Jan 2015) SAVE $35 SEASON PASS Adult (after 14 Jan 2015) SEASON Youth Pass (12 - 17yrs) with paying parent On site camping available, check website for prices WEEKEND PASS (Saturday and Sunday) Adult THURSDAY FULL DAY Adult (proceeds to charity) FRIDAY FULL DAY Adult SATURDAY FULL DAY Adult SUNDAY FULL DAY Adult SAT or SUN Day Youth (12 - 17yrs) with paying parent FRIDAY EVENING (from 6pm) SATURDAY EVENING (from 6pm) FRI / SAT Evening Youth (12-17yrs) with paying parent
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Enjoy the Festival, enjoy the music and enjoy this collection of rare talent . Happy folking and see you in January 2017. Russell Hannah (Bigruss) President, Illawarra Folk Club
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Artistic Director When you enter the gates of the Bulli Showground you enter a peaceful and musical global village where you can leave your everyday cares behind. You enter a world of inspiration, vision, colour, creativity, harmony and community spirit - a utopia we wish could last all year. To achieve this of course requires quite a huge team effort and thanks to a core of about 40 devoted volunteers which swells to 400 plus the 31st Anniversary Illawarra Folk Festival will be another great celebration. We’ve continued the Pearl Party spirit with Mardi Gras beads essential for everyone! We have purple, green and black ones to collect and you are welcome to bring your own! But beware the resident Pearl Police who’ll be prowling the show grounds for non-mardi-gras-ness! What else is new? Well, if you get this program in time you will hopefully be able to enjoy our major pre-festival fringe event – Honk! Oz. It’s a free street music festival in the centre of Wollongong created by members of The Con Artists and the Illawarra Folk Club. It’s a great way to get into the folk festival party spirit! We’ve added a new venue in the Grevillea Park to help with hosting more intimate concerts and sessions and it’s called Café de Rude. It is brought to you by the La Petite Grande folk. The intimate Odeon will return also return after a successful premiering in 2016. We’re proud to continue to support Youth folk with the return of the Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra. It should be a great way for young folk musicians from all over the country to share and play their love of folk music. We’re also continuing the Youth Tradition Awards and the Youth Concerts as well as the wonderful Folk School to nurture and develop our young performers.
development of the festival and the thousands of hours spent to create them. It’s crazy but it always seems so worthwhile seeing and enjoying these unique gatherings. I have to confess another motive – being able to play music at the festival in as many bands and sessions as possible. However it does seem like a lot of trouble to get a gig! And now for the thank you. Apart from the artistic direction and programming I have been involved in the creation of the graphics, imagery, marketing, media, website development, sponsorship, community partnerships, Thursday charity day, folk school, youth program, merchandise, raffle, visual enhancement, venue setup, sound production, site planning, Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra, festival choir and orchestra, Honk! Oz and so need to thank a swag of people. Thanks to Russell Hannah and Graeme Morrison with artist selection and programming. Thanks to Graeme for coordinating the festival CD compilation. Thanks to Lilli Pang, Robyn Jackson, Cathy and Suzi Wakefield with artist management, ticketing and accommodation. Thanks to Tarcita Heaven, Suzi Wakefield and Robyn Jackson with the Community Partnership scheme. Thanks to Nick Hartgerink for his media and publicity skills. Thanks to Pedro Altuna for the amazing creativity and inspiration with our imagery, website, marketing, promotion and graphics. Thanks to Graeme Morrison, Liz and John Aitken, Javier Valledor, Kim Rudner, Peter O’Neill, Aaron Burton, El Cooper, Sam St John and Jessica Millman for their photography and video capture of the festival. Thanks to Bonnie Hittman for assistance with sponsorship. Thanks to Ann Lehmann for ongoing leadership with the Folk School and Youth Tradition Awards.
All this is part of the monster cultural event the festival has become. Here’s a few statistics – 170 acts from all over the world and Australia with 70 of them local, around 800 performers, 540 concerts / dances / sessions / workshops and 14 venues. Despite the scale of the festival we still manage to have ways to participate for all – playing music, singing, dancing, reciting, telling yarns and socialising! On this occasion of the 31st festival and my 21st as Artistic Director it is opportune to contemplate the
Festival Booking Committee: Graeme Morrison, David DeSanti, Russell Hannah
Thanks to the site planning and construction team of Simon Leamon (new Construction Manager), Steve McClure, Rod Cork, Judy Cork, Tom O’Toole, Neil Rowsell, Phil Jones, Kevin Donegan, John Spira and Tony Foley. Thanks to Robyn and Bruce Jackson for being so supportive on all fronts! Thanks to the amazing site artistic enhancement team of Lana Patrin, Bec O’Shea, Amanda Buckland and Virginia Settre. Thanks to David Rooney and Lotte Latukefu with direction of the festival parades, choir and orchestra and of course the Honk! Oz festival. Thanks to Dan Kuit for his many years of Construction Manager – he is taking a well earned rest. I do need to also thank my former day gig employer, BlueScope, for being supportive with my organising passion for so many years. A final thank you is to Russell Hannah. We have travelled many roads over the past 28 years since my formal involvement began with the festival. We have had many discussions but always with the view of making the festival a better, personable and community event. There were times we could have headed into a more commercial direction but have always kept the philosophy of inclusiveness at all talent levels and participation at the forefront. Thank you Overly Adventurous Maniac (OAM) and comrade. We trust all our efforts are appreciated and we value your ongoing support and constructive comment. So bow your fiddles, pluck your guitars, blow your trumpets, bang your drum, holler a shanty, squeeze your accordion, dance a tarantella and enjoy our 31st Anniversary Festival. David De Santi Artistic Director and Minister for Many Other Things
Environmental Encroachment
Premier of New South Wales
Lord Mayor, City of Wollongong
Project & Operations Director
I am delighted to send my very best wishes to participants and attendees celebrating the Illawarra Folk Festival in 2016.
Firstly, I’d like to acknowledge that this festival, currently in its 31st year – 11 of those at Bulli is well recognised as one of our region's significant annual cultural events that brings people together and promotes friendliness, participation and having a good time with new and old friends – a Jewel in our Crown.
Hi everyone,
This diverse annual festival in the magnificent Illawarra plays host to some of the best Australian and international folk artists, and offers the opportunity for people from different backgrounds to come together and celebrate folk music. Since its establishment, the Illawarra Folk Festival has continued to grow, and is now firmly cemented on Illawarra’s events calendar. I encourage everyone attending to get involved and experience what’s on offer. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Illawarra Folk Festival organisers and supporters for making this wonderful event possible. Initiatives like this help make our State an incredibly special and enjoyable place to live. On behalf of the NSW Government, I congratulate the organisational team for their ongoing dedication and commitment, and wish everyone celebrating this wonderful event an enjoyable and memorable 2016 Illawarra Folk Festival.
Mike Baird MP Premier
Our region is diverse in its people, activities and culture. Equally so, this 4 day festival in January is also diverse and culturally enriching. The program spreads across venues, 500 concerts and events with 170 international, national and local acts – many of which are local. With outstanding performers and celebrations including the return of the youth folk program with Youth Traditions Awards encouraging traditional folk music and Folk Music School with numerous workshops over 2 days; open to all ages. Along with an invitation to all songwriters and musicians residing in Australia to enter our 31st Anniversary song contest - FOLK TIME Transport has been arranged for you, the Green Music Train is back – 8 carriages from Sydney to Bulli. Leave the car at home and have the festival start when you get on the train! Over the 4 days of the event, The Illawarra Folk Festival attracts over 11,00 visitors and generates approximately $1.5M into our local economy – all with help from over 400 volunteers offering up over 7000 hours of help. This is certainly a key signature event in our local tourism calendar and Wollongong City Council is very proud to be launching and supporting this event.
Welcome to another Illawarra Folk Festival – the 31st edition. Yet again, our programming committee has put together a great line-up of entertainment for our enjoyment. We must always keep in mind that our festival is entirely run by volunteers, and a lot of volunteers are required. In fact, the number of volunteers needed for each festival now exceeds four hundred. It is fun to be a volunteer for the Illawarra Folk Festival in any capacity, and be part of a large team of people which puts together something so very special. If you think you may be interested in volunteering for future festivals, please have a word to one of our volunteers wearing a blue vest. The 2016 Festival Organising Committee is listed separately in this publication. These are the people who contribute a huge amount of volunteer hours in leadership roles both throughout the year and during the festival itself. We actually start organising the next festival shortly after the previous festival has finished, and try to incorporate any good ideas which have come from the running of the previous festival. It was great that we had some new and enthusiastic contributors to the important planning phase of the 2016 festival, and the festival will no doubt benefit as a result. Let me extend a huge thank you to all our volunteers. Let’s all enjoy the festival, and hope that we are blessed with good weather throughout.
On behalf of Wollongong City Council, it is with great pleasure to again support the Illawarra Folk Festival Program.
Neil Rowsell Operations and Project Director (Honorary) Illawarra Folk Festival Cr Gordon Bradbery OAM
14–17 January 2016
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Roland Stefen
Handcrafted | Violins | Violas
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Buy your pass online to save you money and time.
Buy your camping pass online as well as these are only issued with season passes.
Make sure you pack summer clothes, colourful Mardi Gras style clothing, an umbrella for quick rain-showers, a refillable water bottle and lots of good cheer. Don’t worry if you haven’t brought anything to wear - get yourself a cheap costume from the Scraggs shop in the Slacky Flat Bar. If you’re driving to the festival then follow the signs from the Princes Highway onto Grevillea Park Road and then to the main entry gate at Bulli Showground. If you’re using public transport then walk up to the main Bulli Showground Gate on Grevillea Park Road entry gate and head for the Festival Office.
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them all weekend or you might get a fine from the Pearl Police with those proceeds going to The Disability Trust.
Make sure you get a full program when you do the pass/wristband exchange. This is your guide to the venues, performers and lots of general information.
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Alternatively view the Festival Program Live on your phone or device from www. illawarrafolkfestival.com.au/live
Once you’ve parked the car, head for the Global Green Cafe de Rude or the Festival Bar in the main complex building, sit down, grab a refreshment and take a few minutes to study the program. There are 14 venues to choose from. You can either decide who you want to see and when or just take pot luck. Having a highlighter pen is a good idea. Mark the events you want to catch. However, you may get waylaid by buskers, poets, parades, dancing, shanty singers or impromptu sessions.
Don’t panic if you can’t make up your mind. Chances are you won’t know any of the acts. Just walk the site. You’ll
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discover great music you’ve never heard or you’ll end up dancing, reciting or just watching. If you don’t like what you see, move onto another venue.
If all this fails, head for the Festival Bar, the Global Green, Cafe de Rude, Tantric Turtle Cafe or the Piazza. There’s food and drink there to fill and refresh your soul. Have a chat with the bar staff - they usually know the acts and can give you a hand deciding on what to see and hear. Don’t forget at some point to do some exercise and get up to the Grevillea Park for a concert or two. It’s well worth enjoying the natural ambience of the three venues there - The Chapel, Cade de Rude and Miners Camp.
At the end of the day (night) and if you’ve still got energy then hang around the bar as the musicians are always up for a tune or two. Sometimes the best music is played spontaneously at these late sessions. Remember to have fun, but be courteous to your fellow revellers when leaving.
1 ticket for $2 3 tickets for $5 10 tickets for $10
Ward MacDonald
This may be your first folk festival, so here are some ideas about how to enjoy this year’s party.
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Drawn at Slacky Flat Bar, Bulli Showground,
8.15pm Sunday, 17 January 2016
ROLAND STEFEN Handmade Violin - value $3500 2nd Maton Acoustic Guitar - value $1300 PIPER'S WOLLONGONG MUSIC CENTRE 3rd MANDOLIN - value $300 4th 2017 ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL (13-16 January 2017) 2 x Season Passes 6th COBARGO FOLK FESTIVAL (26-28 February 2016 ) 2 x Season Passes 7th Collection of Festival & Artists CDs 8th 1 hour Harley Ride for 2 from JUST CRUISIN' 9th FOLK BY THE SEA, KIAMA (4-6 September 2015) 2 x 2 Day Passes 1st
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FESTIVAL HELP GUIDE Festival Office The main office is situated at the southern entry to the Bulli Showground complex. This is where you purchase passes or exchange your pre-purchased pass voucher for a wristband. Please wear it at all times!
Next to the Festival Office is the registration area for artists, volunteers, sponsors and media. You may park your car temporarily near the office while you get your wristband but then you must park your vehicle in the designated parking areas inside the showground.
Festival Office opening times • • • • •
Wednesday 9am-8pm Thursday 11am-10.30pm Friday 7.30am-11pm Saturday 7.30am-11pm Sunday 7.30am-4pm
Conditions of Entry • Your festival wristband must be worn at all times. All children must also have a wristband as well. • Sound/video recordings are not permitted without the prior written consent from the Artistic Director. • All professional/commercial photographers or film makers must first obtain permission from the Artistic Director. • No pets allowed on the site, except registered dogs approved by the festival organisers.
EFTPOS An EFTPOS facility for cash out is available adjacent to the Slacky Flat Bar (Betting Ring) area, under the grandstand.
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The following information is applicable to all persons attending the Illawarra Folk Festival. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY To the extent permitted by law, the Illawarra Folk Club Inc. (IFC) shall not have any liability to you beyond the face value of the ticket purchased, plus any relevant per ticket service charge. The IFC shall not be liable for any loss of enjoyment or wasted expenditure. IFC accepts no responsibility for any personal property loss, damage or breakage howsoever occasioned. INJURY AT EVENTS The IFC is the promoter of this recreational event, the Illawarra Folk Festival (IFF). It utilises existing grounds, buildings, stalls, kennels, roadways and pathways, owned or leased from various organisations. It does so on a “as is basis” and subject to existing faults (if any), the current condition and state of repair, of the grounds, buildings, stalls, kennels, roadways and pathways, so that to the extent permitted by law, IFC disclaims all liability for any injuries or death sustained, however caused, during the running of the IFF. The IFC has tried to make the IFF an enjoyable and safe experience. Please take care and stay alert at all times you are at the IFF. If you or your minor are injured, immediately ask a volunteer for assistance or directions to a first aid room or contact an emergency service. You assume all risks whilst you attend or participate at the IFF, regardless of what activity you are involved in at the IFF. By purchasing a ticket, or receiving a ticket as a performer, or as our guest, you acknowledge and accept these terms and conditions in your personal capacity and on behalf of any other member of a band or group you are applying for, and for any accompanying minor. If you purchase tickets for a minor, you are responsible for their behaviour and safety whilst at the IFF.
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LICENCE, EJECTION AND CANCELLATION: No redemption value. The IFC reserves the right, without refund of any amount paid, to refuse admission to, or eject, any person whose conduct the IFC, their agents, employees or contractors deems to be disorderly, who uses vulgar or abusive language or who otherwise fails to comply with any IFC directions concerning the management of the IFF. The IFF is a licensed venue. In accordance with liquor licensing law, intoxicated persons are not allowed to remain on licensed premises and will be asked to leave. No alcohol is permitted to be brought into the licensed area of the IFF. Breach of any such terms and conditions will terminate your revocable licence to attend the event without refund or compensation. All persons attending the IFF must hold a valid ticket and display a valid wristband. The applicable law is that of New South Wales.
Festival Shop The festival shop is located in the Slacky Flat Bar (Betting Ring) area, under the grandstand. Artist’s and festival merchandise such as souvenirs, recordings, festival T-shirts, cookbooks, clothing and publications are available.
Messages You may leave messages at the Festival Office, however the festival cannot take responsibility for messages being received.
Visitor Information • •
Festival info line: 1300 887 034 For local tourist information, call the Wollongong Visitors Centre, 1800 240 737.
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Camping Rules & Information Many festival goers camp in the grounds around the showground and do so for the duration of the festival. They all quickly settle into the relaxed village atmosphere and musical environment. • Access to the camping grounds is from 9am Tuesday morning. • Your festival wristband must be worn at all times. All children must also have a wristband as well. • Children and youth (U18) who are camping must be camping with a responsible camping parent. • Entry to campsite area is for festival ticketed campers only. • There is to be a maximum of 6 persons per campsite • RV camping sites will be allocated by the type and size, ie. Caravan, motorhome, vans. • Sites cannot be reserved for others. • Do not light any campfires. • There is to be a minimum of 2.5 metres between tents. Only one vehicle is able to be parked within the campsite area. Additional vehicles will need to be parked in the nominated car parking areas. • No parking is allowed next to tents at Slacky Heights (near Grevillea Park) and cars must be parked beside the road or in the festival car park. • Recycle all waste. Bins are marked as recycling / compostable and general waste. • Do not leave any valuables in cars or tents. • The use of generators is only permitted by motorhomes or caravans camping in the Wanderers Camp or Middle Earth areas between 8am and 8pm to recharge ‘house batteries’ and at the discretion of management. • No pets allowed. You will be asked to leave if you bring a pet. • Be courteous of your neighbours at night and keep noise to a minimum. All late night sessions should be inside the Grandstand Bar and Restaurant. • Make sure that all your camping equipment stays within your allocated space. Unruly behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in your removal from the site. Twenty four hour security is on hand to ensure the safety and amenity of all campers.
Showers
There are limited hot-water showers so please conserve water and keep your showers short. There are hot showers for women and men under the grandstand. There are also some showers in the small toilet block near the entry to the main festival site.
ICE AVAILABLE AT THE FESTIVAL BAR
Dance Zones
Dance zones have been created at the sides of the Black Diamond Marquee, Slacky Flat Bar and Show Pavilion. Look for the signs and markings and feel to free to dance without blocking the view of seated patrons. Please do not relocate positioned chairs from venues.
Accommodation
There are many hotels, motels and caravan parks in the area. Call Tourism Wollongong 1800 240 737 for information and bookings.
Festival Volunteers
The festival runs entirely on volunteers who appreciate a helping hand and the odd thank you. If you can also volunteer a few hours of work then please see the Festival Office staff.
Children and Youth The festival aims to provide a safe environment for families. Parents and guardians are responsible for their children (U18) at all times. The Shed, in the centre of the showground, is the kids’ entertainment venue and not a child-minding facility so carers and parents are asked to stay with their young children.
Visitor Surveys
Festival Bar
The festival organises its own bar and the proceeds help keep festival pass prices down. Please patronise it but do drink sensibly. The bar is conducted strictly according to licensing regulations, ie underage and intoxicated persons will not be served and no alcohol is to be taken inside or outside licensed areas. There are selections of Coopers beer and cider, wine and soft drinks available. Ice is for sale for campers and stallholders.
Late-Night Partying
A noise curfew will apply to all camping areas after 10pm. Anyone wishing to party on can go to the Grandstand Bar area inside the grandstand building. Please keep all sessions inside the building. Please be courteous of other campers and festival neighbours.
Smoke-free Festival The Illawarra Folk Festival is a smoke-free festival. Smoking in any form including e-cigarettes/ vapour is not permitted anywhere on the festival site. There is no smoking in camping areas. However, we have some Yes Butt zones, where smokers can feel free to smoke. We have made some changes, so please look for the Yes Butt banners and butt trays..
A survey is being conducted. The information gathered is confidential and is used to improve future festivals and assess the quality and impact of the festival on the community. We sincerely appreciate your assistance by completing them.
Car Parking
Lost and Found
Transport
There is plenty of free parking inside the showground. Please avoid parking in the surrounding streets. Exit from the site onto Princes Highway is a left turn only. See map below.
All lost and found items including persons should be reported to the Festival Office.
• Taxi 4229 9311 • Train times and fares 131 500 • Bus Services Dion Coachlines 4228 9855
Drinking Water
QANTAS 131 313 VIRGIN 136 789 JETSTAR 131 538
The festival is striving to be a Disposal Water Bottle Free event for 2016. This festival you can find free chilled water from a special trailer at the grandstand and around venues. Bring and use your refillable water bottle or get one from the festival office.
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FESTIVAL HELP GUIDE (CONT.) First Aid
Please report medical and other emergencies to a festival management (in blue and red vests) or the Festival Office immediately after calling 000.
The Illawarra Folk Festival is a smoke-free festival. Smoking in any form including e-cigarettes/vapour is not permitted anywhere on the festival site. There is no smoking in camping areas. However, we have some Yes Butt zones, where smokers can feel free to smoke. We have made some changes, so please look for the Yes Butt banners and butt trays.
When speaking to emergency services, state that you are at the Illawarra Folk Festival at the Bulli Showground off the Princes Highway, with the closest cross street being Quilkey Place. First aid is available from the volunteers at the northern end of the dog kennels near the Global Green venue. (See map inside back cover). Please notify a festival management or the Festival Office if any safety issues arise as soon as possible. Phone numbers • • • • • •
Ambulance, Police, Fire: 000 Radio Doctors 4228 5522 Bulli Hospital 4284 4344 Wollongong Hospital 4222 5000 SES 132 500 NRMA Roadside Assistance 13 1111 (see map inside back cover for the meeting point at the showground entry)
Proud partner of the Illawarra Folk Festival celebrating cultural diversity in our community
Many thanks to the volunteers!
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 2016 community partners
Bulli Public School
The Illawarra Folk Festival is a major community event which has generated more than $100,000 for charities over the past 15 years and we want to do more. The festival is powered by a group of hard-working volunteer musicians, dancers, poets, storytellers and culturally minded folk who believe in giving back to the community. Since 2001, beginning with the major Guinness sponsorship, the festival has supported the Cystic Fibrosis NSW, The Denny Foundation, NSW Cancer Council, APHEDA, refugee support group SCARF, the Leukaemia Foundation, Oxfam, Camp Quality, the Shepherd Centre for the Deaf, Bulli Uniting Church, East Timor Fund, St John’s Ambulance, Greenacres Disability Services, Scouts groups, the State Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service, Surf Life Saving and the South Coast School for Children with Autism. Over the past seven years in Bulli, through its charity bush dances, festival opening concerts and donations, the festival has given more than $30,000 in cash to the recipient charities.
bolster our volunteer ranks. There are financial and social benefits for these organisations to be involved. So, if you are interested in helping us keep this great festival alive, then please contact us at: info@illawarrafolkclub.org.au or phone 1300 887 034.
Thursday Charity Partners Since 2001 the Illawarra Folk Festival has provided charity / non-profit organisations the opportunity to receive the benefits of the official opening day, Thursday. This is achieved by the sharing of the entry cost to the festival for Thursday and the proceeds of a raffle to our two nominated charities. It's a great opportunity for folks who've not tasted the joy of a folk festival to get a sample for a mere $30 while supporting two worthwhile charities. Our 2016 charities are The Disability Trust and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library which is supported the combined Rotary Clubs of the Illawarra.
We continue to seek further partnerships with community and charity organisations as well to
1300 DISABILITY 1300 347 224 100 Jardine Street Fairy Meadow NSW 2519 www.disabilitytrust.org.au
The Disability Trust is committed to providing highly professional care and services as well as advocacy for people with disabilities and their families. Based in regional NSW with the head office in Wollongong, The Disability Trust provides a wide range of services to residents from Sydney in the north to the Victorian border. The Disability Trust has its roots firmly in the community, having been established in 1974 to help children with disabilities and their families in the Illawarra. In recent years they have grown substantially, and now have approximately 800 permanent and casual staff providing care for more than 3000 clients. In 1995, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, to benefit the children of her home county in East Tennessee, USA. Dolly's vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month. The project has been gaining momentum in Australia and the Illawarra with support by the combined Rotary Clubs of the Illawarra and an IMB Foundation grant.
2016 SOUVENIRS Available from the festival shop in the Slacky Flat Bar from Thursday evening
FULL COLOUR T-SHIRT $25
ONE COLOUR T-SHIRT $20
FEDORA HAT $20
COWBOY HAT $20
STUBBY HOLDER $5
GUITAR PICKS $1
Folkime 20 ARTISTS FROM THE 2016 ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL
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ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL BULLI SHOWGROUND, NSW, AUSTRALIA
CD (20 Tracks) $10 WATER BOTTLE $6
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1916 Uprising Show FRI 4:15pm-5:15pm Pavilion SAT 2pm-3pm Pavilion
Cafe de RuDe
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The 'Easter Rising' was an insurrection, mostly in Dublin city, that lasted from April 24th until April 30th 1916. The insurgents proclaimed an Irish Republic. This is the story told in word and music with a choir and Judy Stubbs (piano), Miffy Ryan (viola), Rita Woolhouse (cello), John Spillane (whistles) and Maurie O’Sullivan as the narrator.
Get frocked up ! Call into our pop up costume shop for a fabulous range of accessories, dresses, skirts, and menswear so you can be the Belle of the Ball. Plenty of glamorous outfits selected from our costume and retro clothing at very reasonable prices. Located in the Slacky Flat Bar next to the stage Or if you prefer to pre-hire visit our shop at 35 Fords Road, Thirroul, 12 – 4 pm Thursday and Friday. Ph: 4267 3920 or email: juliet@egtc.com.au or scragsonthebeach@outlook.com
Scrags on the Beach-Pop Up Shop
23-25 September 2016 Artists Applications close 30 March 2016
FOOD & STALLS GUIDE
Once again this year we have lots of great stalls with original and exciting products. Try some of the different foods from around the world. Browse through the variety of craft and clothing stalls. Sit and have a coffee or a cool ice cream. A new area for the instrument sellers has been created and is called the Instrument Grove. Here you can also learn to play the bodhran, marvel at the beautiful hand-made ukuleles and banjos or checkout the choice of cigar box guitars. Some of you will want to look at the incredible collection of pre loved vintage instruments. This is a great space to when you want a rest from listening to the music.
GLOBAL GREEN Food AMANTE COFFEE
Coffee, Tea, Iced coffee/chocolate Smoothies, Fruit juices
DUTCH PANCAKES
RUSSIAN BLINIS
Russian blinis and other pastries
SOPHIES SCOOPS Drinks, ice cream, coffee
THE DOSA DELI
Mini Dutch pancakes
Variety of vegetarian dosas with chutneys and sweet dosa, VEG
KOREAN BBQ
THE MARRAKECH EXPRESS
Variety Korean meat salads with bread roll and sauce
MEDITERRANEAN FOOD
Greek meat salads, vegies and pastries, VEG
PORTUGUESE KITCHEN
Tapas, Portuguese burgers, steak or choritzo rolls, VEG G/F
Morrocan street food/BBQ and Mezze Bar
TURKISH PASTRIES
Organic fresh gozlemes, Turkish, sweets, VEG
TRIGGY’S MOBILE COFFEE Coffee, hot chocolate, tea
TWIST POTATO & GOZLEME
Gozlemes, spiral potatoes, soft drinks
Stalls AMBIENCE RETRO VINTAGE Retro, vintage and new clothing
PALOMA LE SAGE
Variety of handcrafted hats, linen and soft furnishings
TIMELESS TOYS
Wooden puppets, puzzles, trains and childrens toys
ZENTHAI SHAITSU MASSAGE Massage
PIAZZA Food
Stalls
HEAVENLY BODIES
BALINESE SPICE MAGIC
100% PURE ESSENTIAL OILS
IDLE MOMENT
Balinese curries, stir frys, home made sweets VEGETARIAN / GLUTEN FREE / LACTOSE FREE
Male and female clothing, jewellery, giftwear
Essentials oils, diffusers and related products
Jewellery, accessories, clothing
BERRYLICIOUS
DULAHLY DESIGNS
Leather bags belts hand knitted clothing and handcrafts
GOURMANDISE DE PARIS
ETHNIC SPIRIT
French sweet and savoury crepes
Hand woven and embroiderd clothing from South America
LE MONTREAL SHACK
HAIR WEAR FASHION
100% infused frozen yoghurt, ice cream and smoothies
Poutine and other French Canadian dishes
Womens clothing and leisure wear plus jewellery
Hair accessories, jewellery, lucky dip, trinkets
O’MOMO
Nepalise cuisine, VEGETARIAN
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NATURAL HAND KNITS PARTIES IN WONDERLAND Face painting and henna tattoos
RODRIGO PERCUSSION
South American clothing, gifts, jewellery and cajons
T.J CHEAP AND CHEERFUL Hats, bags accessories, clothing, belts wallets
CAFE DE RUDE
NAG’S LOUNGE
Fiddler’s Cafe
GRANDSTAND RESTAURANT & BAR
GLOBAL GREEN LA PETITE GRANDE
BLACKBOARD CAFE PIAZZA BLACK DIAMOND MARQUEE
THE SHED
Slacky Flat
BULLI SHOWGROUND PAVILION
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Wanderers Camp
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German wursts with sauerkraut, onions and bread roll
NORTHERN BULLI UNITING CHURCH
BURRA BERKSHIRES
Free range pork and pulled pork burgers PUBLIC GOVINDAS BUS STOP
TANTRIC TURTLE
Coffee.chai, cold drinks, brownies, Greek sweets
Adults $15, with festival pass. Others $25. Youth (12-18) $10, U12 ($5), U5 free. Includes: Pasta with meat and vegetarian sauces, salads continental cake, bread, glass of Bulli sangria. Cooking by San Giovanni Battista Associzione Bookings online from: www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
or call 1300 887 034
The Great Gut Busting Tripe Dinner and Concert
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Variety of vegetarian meals, VEG/ GF
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THE INSTRUMENT GROVE BIRDWOOD GUITARS
Handmade cigar box and cookie tin guitars
INTERESTING THINGS
Vintage and collectible instruments, records, sheet music
KEVIN KELLY BODHRAN
Hand made drums, teaching dvds and lessons
ROCKY CREEK STRINGS Hand built ukeleles and banjos
GREVILLEA PARK
BULLI SHOWGROUND RESTAURANT
CAFÉ de RuDe
Thursday 14 January 2016
French pastries, baguettes, croissants, oysters, fries, coffee, champagne, wine, beer
Adults $25 with festival pass, others $30.
from 6.30pm
Bookings online from: www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
Music by Festival Artists
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A GREENER FESTIVAL Waste Reduction The Illawarra Folk Festival is committed to minimising waste and its impact on the environment including the recycling of plastics, glass and cardboard. Our aim is to send no waste to landfill. This is a big task and requires attendees, campers, volunteers, stallholders and performers to work together. There are 3 waste streams at the festival. Each waste stream has an individual collection bin and is identified by the colour of the bin lid and signage.
Join the Green Army If you are passionate about music and even more passionate about saving our planet come and join the Illawarra Folk Festival’s Green Army! Last year we achieved close to 95% diversion from landfill and this year we want to get over 98% diverted but we NEED YOU to help us do it. As part of the Green Army your duties will be: Spread the REDUCE and RECYCLE WASTE message around the festival
Place signage around the festival Collect and replace the bins at stations Monitor waste input and output to ensure contamination is kept to a minimum. The target is 98% recyclables. Get green and dirty sometimes! Provide 12 hours or more of your time between Thursday and Monday morning of the festival. As part of the Green Army you will receive: A special issue Illawarra Folk Festival Green Army T-Shirt An Illawarra Folk Festival Green Army sun-hat 6 free drinks from the Festival Bar. (General volunteers get 2!) A Season Pass to the festival Light refreshments from the Volunteer Kitchen Invitations to pre and post festival concerts Ability to purchase Illawarra Folk Club CDs at 50% discount from the Festival Shop Learn new skills Volunteering reference if requested The satisfaction of being involved in the success of one of Australia’s largest volunteer organised folk festival.
MORE INFORMATION Email John Spira (honorary Illawarra Folk Festival Recycling Coordinator) at: greenarmy@illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
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RECYCLING BIN
Plastic bottles and containers. Wash and squash! Codes 1 - 6 inclusive = plastics with Recyling logo All milk / juice / drink cartons with Recycling logo Glass, Aluminium & Steel containers
COMPOSTABLE BIN
All food scraps (including meat, onion) Paper, bamboo, wood skewers Cornstarch and wooden utensils Paper & paper serviettes Paper cups
GENERAL WASTE BIN Plastic and other similar material with NO recycling logo Nappies All other non recyclables
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Musicians leading the way to a greener world Green Music Australia is working with musicians, festivals, venues and studios to help the music scene reduce its environmental impact. We're proud to partner with Illawarra Folk Festival in making this event plastic water bottle free! Check out our work, and help us help the music scene help the planet: www.greenmusic.org.au
We're going plastic water bottle free! Imagine music festivals and venues keeping musicians and punters healthily hydrated with no single use disposable plastic water bottles in sight. It’s actually not that hard to imagine, because it’s what we all used to do! The Illawarra Folk Festival, in its drive to be a ‘greener’ festival, is aiming to be a disposable water bottle free festival in 2016 with the help of Green Music Australia.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO Bring your own re-usable water bottle or buy one of the festival souvenir bottles (at the Festival Shop) and fill up at the Filtered and Refrigerated Water Trailers. With over 11,000 patrons over our festival period we can save a multitude of disposable water bottles going to landfill! Single use, disposable plastic water bottles are an entirely unnecessary product in Australia, with demand manufactured by marketing campaigns, and with a massive environmental impact. The waste from the hundreds of millions of bottles Australians buy and throw out every year ends up mostly in landfill and, too often, in our waterways, leaching toxic pollution into our soil and rivers. As well as damaging local environments, the manufacture and transport of the bottles generates over 60,000 tonnes of planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution each year, according to Cool Australia.
Over the last 20 years, single use bottles have gone from an oddity to everywhere, and the music scene is no exception. Musicians themselves, instead of being given jugs and glasses of water when we perform, frequently find trays of small disposable bottles as the only water provided by venues and festivals. Audience members are often handed free plastic water bottles when arriving at festivals as a reminder to stay hydrated, and food and drink stalls sell them by the thousand, creating a rubbish headache for organisers as well as an environmental nightmare. While we mightn’t think of water bottles as part of the music industry’s environmental footprint, it’s no exaggeration to suggest that they could easily account for one of our biggest impacts. They are also extremely visible, there are readily available alternatives, there are existing leaders in the industry already phasing them out or banning them altogether, and, being a product manufactured by marketing, they are highly vulnerable to a cultural campaign.
ABOUT GREEN MUSIC AUSTRALIA Green Music Australia is harnessing the cultural power of music and musicians to lead the way to a greener world. So many musicians want to reduce their environmental impact but don’t know where to start. Green Music Australia is here to make it easy, providing tools, case studies, encouragement and hands on support, partnering with others across the sector to make change happen. They run campaigns on key issues to build support and momentum for change. And they celebrate successes and leaders, showing others how much can be done.
BYO H2 0 Bottle Souvenir Festival Refillable Water Bottles available at the Festival Shop for $6.
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2016 FESTIVAL FEATURES
Bod and Danny in the Folkophonic Punk Orchestra
Take Note! Here’s a summary of some program and venue changes since the last Illawarra Folk Festival for our returning patrons and for the new ones enjoy! • We have a new venue called Café de Rude. It’s a French flavoured food and champagne bar in the Grevillea Park between the Miner’s Camp and The Chapel. But expect rude and dramatic service from the waiters! It will host intimate entertainment all day from Friday morning to Sunday evening. There will be comedy and theatre interludes from the Rudey Tudey Waiters. • The Odeon returns after a popular debut at the last festival. It’s arty and cosy to see artists up close. It is positioned at the southern end of the Grandstand complex on the Harness Racing track. • The festival is once again a smoke-free music festival. Please smoke only in the Designated Areas. See map page 10. • The Shed venue will host the Youth at the Folky concerts, Young Traditions Awards and young childrens’ program. Youth are encouraged to join the inaugural Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra. Rehearsals from Tuesday with performances on Saturday and Sunday. • Youth Traditions Awards return to encourage young folk to play traditional folk music. There are cash prizes to be won, thanks to Bulli Medical Practice and Judith Stubbs & Associates. • The Blackboard venue is next to the Grandstand Bar and at the race track finishing post. It will be hosted by Tantric Turtle Café. • Dance zones have been created at the sides of the Black Diamond Marquee, Slacky Flat Bar and Show Pavilion. Look for the signs and markings and feel to free to dance without blocking the view of seated patrons. Please do not relocate positioned chairs from venues. • In addition to the concerts there are a number of special events throughout the festival. Here’s a snapshot of some of them.
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The Mandolin
2016 Theme Instrument
2016 is the year of the mandolin at the Illawarra Folk Festival! We’re planning mandolin workshops at the Folk School, special concerts and a major showcase concert ‘Mandolin Mayhem’... and we have a swag of superb mandolin wielding musicians from around the country and the globe ready to entertain and delight you with their chordophonial cacophonies! A mandolin (Italian: mandolino; literally “small mandola”) is a musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or «pick». It commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison (8 strings), although five (10 strings) and six (12 strings) course versions also exist. The courses are normally tuned in a succession of perfect fifths. It is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello, and mandobass. There are many styles of mandolin, but three are common, the Neapolitan or round-backed mandolin, the carved-top mandolin and the flat-backed mandolin.
Feature Mandolin Events You’ll see a mandolin in a number of bands! Here’s some of them: Ann Lehmann (The Shield Maidens & The Celt), Beth Patterson, The Button Collective, Chloe Roweth, Fresh off the Boat, Irine Vela (The HaBiBis), Harman & Hellens, Claudio Iacono (The Humphreys), Innes, Maurie Mulheron (Songs From The Sixities), Nigel Lever (Karen Lynne Bluegrass Circle), Liam Kilpatrick (O’Leary), Lindsay Martin (Riogh), Nara Demasson (Santa Taranta), Scott Wise and Senor Cabrales. TUES 2pm, WED 4pm Folk School Beginner Mandolin with Ann Lehmann FRI 1pm-2:30pm Miner’s Camp Mandolin Mayhem – swag of mandolinists! FRI 5:45–6:45pm Global Green Blues Mandolin
Welcome Bush Dance & Concert FREE
The Shed For Kids The festival has always prided itself on its cultural children’s entertainment. There will be 28 sessions of music, dancing, storytelling, puppets, circus fun instrument making and fun. FRI 9:30am–4pm 9 Sessions SAT 10am–4:30pm 9 Sessions SUN 9:30am–4:45pm 10 Sessions
The tradition of opening the festival with a social dance and concert continues. Bring the kids, dancing shoes or an instrument to join the acoustic dance band. All the dances will be called and walked through. Enjoy the welcome concert with local and visiting artists. WED 5:30pm Nag’s Lounge Concert WED 8pm Global Green Bush Dance
Songs of the Illawarra In 2015-2016 the Illawarra region will be commemorating its Bicentenary of European settlement. This concert features songs of the local area and is hosted by Stewart Holt. Come along and appreciate the experience of the region in song. FRI 10:15am-11:30am Show Pavilion
Lunch Italian Style Enjoy a scrumptious lunch with the musical and tastes spirit of the Italy. There’ll be olives, pasta Calabrese style – meat and vegetarian, various salads, panne (bread) and Italian cake. Enjoy the music of Zumpa and friends. A great tradition continues. Adults $15 with festival pass or $25 without, Youth $7. Tickets available from the Festival Office from 10am on the day or book online. THU Midday–2pm Show Pavilion
Thursday Charity Day Since 2001 the Illawarra Folk Festival has provided charity / non-profit organisations the opportunity to receive the benefits of the official opening day, Thursday, of the Illawarra Folk Festival. This is achieved by the sharing of the entry cost to the festival on Thursday and the proceeds of a raffle to our two nominated charities. It’s a great opportunity for folks who’ve not tasted the joy of a folk festival to get a sample for a mere $30 while supporting worthwhile charities. Our 2016 charities are The Disability Trust and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library which is supported the Combined Rotary Clubs of the Illawarra.
Welcome To Country Held at the Thursday Night concert, the welcome Dharawal country will be performed by local aboriginal elder, Vic Chapman. Vic was the first Aboriginal School Principal in NSW. He has a special affiliation with the Folk Festival through his late son John who for a number of years was a festival volunteer and attendee. Vic has presented our ‘Welcome to Country’ for the eight previous festivals at Bulli. THU 6pm Slacky Flat Bar
Come Gather 'Round People
Songs From the Sixties This festival features a number of acts presenting the songs from the sixties! THU 2:30pm-3:30pm Pavilion Come Gather ‘Round People FRI 1pm-1:45pm La Petite Grande Three-Sixty FRI 2:45pm-3:45pm Miner’s Camp Songs From The Sixties SAT 3pm-3:45pm Cafe de Rude Songs From the Sixties
The Great Gut-Busting Tripe Dinner & Concert
Shellback Sheila This a presentation by The Roaring Forties of C. Fox Smith’s verse and songs about of the working lives of sailors. C. Fox Smith was a born in England in 1882 and wrote poems that capture the idiom of the sailors so perfectly that it comes as quite a surprise to find that the author was a Victorian gentlewoman - the “C” stands for Cicely! No drawing room Victoriana here! Cicely spent nine years in Victoria, British Colombia and was an intimate observer of life in the lumber mill and shipping ports on the north-west Pacific coast, as well as the London docks. Lots of people have been putting tunes to Cicely’s poems and Margaret Walters has scripted this collection. FRI 4:30pm-5:30pm Nag’s Lounge
This is the only Festival to hold this great gastronomic and musical event and there are some who would say that that is just as well. Bookings are essential for this three–course gourmet treat. Non–tripe eaters can join in for a plate of ‘Grey Sludge’. But dare be critical of this culinary delight and you will be fed ‘green sludge’– grey sludge that has been left in the sun for a day or two. Positions at this great epicurian, gourmet event are strictly limited so please book on-line early to avoid disappointment. Guest tripe eaters who will sing for their supper this year are Duncan Chalmers, Jonathon Bob Lynn, Chloe & Jason Roweth, John Broomhall, Irish Mythen, Reg Meuross and Neil Murray. Compered of course by the GMTE (Grand Master Tripe Eater), Bigruss. Adults $25 with festival pass or $30 without. THU 6:30pm Restaurant Doors open at 6:30pm, music from 8pm
The Taster There are over 60 acts that have never performed at the Illawarra Folk Festival. This concert is a chance to be introduced to some of them including Matt Glass, Jordan McRobbie, Mia Wray, Innes, Out of Abingdon, Kaisha, Lily & King and Lizzie Flynn. They get 2 songs each to impress you. THU 6:15pm-8pm Slacky Flat Bar Brodie Nossiters, The Button Collective
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The Roaring Forties
Australian Traditions Concert The late Alan Scott was one of the giants of the Australian Folk Music scene. A member of the original Bushwhackers, a great collector of Australian Bush Music and an active member of the Bush Music Club. He was a big supporter of our festival. We had a rule that Alan Scott was to be invited every year and every year he turned up and contributed to the folk scene and the event in many ways. The now regular ‘Australian Traditions’ concert is our tribute to him and is hosted by Jason Roweth and Bob Bolton. Here you’ll capture the best of traditional Australia with Peter Mace, No Such Thing, Bob Rummery, Bush Music Club, The Pie Eaters, Mike Martin, John Broomhall, Chloe & Jason Roweth Band and Dingos’s Breakfast. FRI 2:45pm-11pm The Odeon
Youth Traditions Awards The 2016 Illawarra Folk Festival will the feature the third Youth Traditions Awards to encourage and celebrate young artists who perform traditional folk songs and tunes. Young artists will aged between 9 and 25 will be have the chance to perform in the
Youth Traditions Award concerts at the festival. The Youth Traditions Awards are designed to: • encourage young artists to explore and perform traditional folk music from Australia and abroad • broaden young artists repertoire of folk songs and tunes and keep folk traditions fresh and alive give young artists promotional opportunities through winning an award There are five categories, each limited to five minutes.
1. Best Performance of a traditional Australian folk song
2. Best Performance of a traditional folk song from another tradition
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FRI 4:30pm The Shed Round 1 SAT 5pm The Shed Round 2
Youth at the Folkie Some of our finest local young musicians, songwriters and singers will showcase their talents. Come along and hear the next musical generation. FRI 6:15pm–11pm The Shed with Brynn Luker, Daisy Beattie & Lucy Foster, The Rhythm Hustle, Tropical Wax, Joe Mungovan SAT 6:30pm–11:15pm The Shed with Declan Jenkinson, Luc English, Joshua Burgh, Melanie April, Doux Manouche, Paddy & The Wonderband
3. Best Performance of a traditional folk tune (or tunes)
4. Best Performance of an original song following a folk tradition * to be eligible for this category you also need to enter category 1,2 or 3 5. Best Performance of an original tune (or tunes) following a folk style * to be eligible for this category you also need to enter category 1,2 or 3 See the website to enter or see the MC on the day for a spot.
Dingo's Breakfast
From the Fields of Connacht Where the White Rocks Grow From Cromwell to the White Rocks of Connacht to the Goldfields of Oz, from Kelly of Killane to our own Ned Kelly and down all the years to Thatcher’s Britain. Wild tales of Slavery, Rebellion, Murder and Mayhem. Amazing stories told with all the verve and black humour for which the Dingo’s Breakfast are renowned. SAT 2pm-3pm Nag’s Lounge
Peter Ellis Memorial Bush Dance Peter Ellis is regarded as one of the leading collectors and presenters of traditional dance tunes, dances and musical instruments in Australia. He was a close friend of David De Santi ever since they met at the 1989 National Folk Festival at Maleny. Peter attended a number of Illawarra Folk Festivals Shanty Club - Shell & Carlo
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and was the backbone of the old time / bush dance program. He attended the 2015 festival and then sadly passed away. This dance is in his honour, thanks to No Such Thing and friends. SAT 5:30pm-7:30pm Global Green
Ha!, Ha! & Ha! There’s three sorts of ‘Funnys’. There’s ‘funny Peculiar’ and ‘Funny Ha! Ha!’. Then there is seriously funny. Well, we’ve got the lot in this concert. Led by the festival’s perennial funny men, Glover and Sorrensen this concert will feature any artist who is remotely weird, jocular or takes the mickey out of anything pretentious. They’ll be joined by Tia Juana, Dingos’ Breakfast, Peter Mace, Peter Willey and perhaps Alan Non. You just never know what might happen. SUN 10:15am-12:15pm Show Pavilion
Nicole Murray - Folkaphonic Punk Orchestra
The Song Goes On The Roaring Forties are known for their rousing chorus songs and there are myriad benefits from joining in: it’s enjoyable and physically and mentally stimulating; you’re generating solidarity with each other and sometimes for a cause; you’re maintaining and continuing a tradition; and you’re paying tribute to the singers gone before by singing the songs they sang. SUN 11:30am-12:30pm The Odeon
Songs of Hope and Struggle The festival has a long tradition of choirs singing about hope and struggle! Union choirs will again feature at the festival as they have done for the past 20 years. With choirs from Newcastle People’s Chorus, Sydney Trade Union Choir and our own local Illawarra Union Singers it promises to be one of the biggest line–ups ever. The Sydney Trade Union Choir will be presenting a special concert to celebrate 25 years with special guests performers Jeannie Lewis, Maurie Mulheron, Sonia Bennett, Bob Bellini and Tom Bridges. And the Solidarity Choir will cap off a big day of singing with a determined singing! SUN 12:30pm–1:30pm Show Pavilion Combined Union Choirs SUN 1:45pm-2:45pm Show Pavilion Sydney Trade Union Choir - 25 Years On SUN 4pm-4:45pm Global Green Solidarity Choir
The Dingo’s Tour of Hell
Small Halls Concert & Sessions Modelled on a traditional Australian hall experience, the Festival of Small Halls Summer Tour concentrates on visiting towns where communities are strong, but may not have access to high quality musical acts due to their remote locations, or lack of a ‘traditional’ venue. This is the sixth Australian tour for Festival of Small Halls – a grass-roots tour that pairs a visiting international artist and a notable Australian folk artist for shows in small towns and community halls. SUN 1:15pm-3:45pm The Chapel Liz Stringer, The East Pointers FRI, SAT, SUN Grandstand Bar Small hall sessions with Ward MacDonald
The Dingo’s Breakfast and Co present a black, satirical take on the punishments they think should be meted out on those bad folk on this blessed planet who lie to us, cheat us and rob us of dignity and respect. Are they really that bad? Join us and judge for yourselves. If you think these folk guilty of thievery & hum-buggery, of bribery, threats and outright thuggery, thumbs down. If you think they’re not . . you’re wrong. It’s as simple as that, and every Curse is backed by fact, and likewise, each and every song. SUN 2pm-3pm The Odeon
Shanties Galore
Shanties are the flavour of the month. Get along to a session with John Broomhall, The Roaring Forties or the Redfen Shanty Club! THU 9:45–10:45pm La Petite Grande Shanty Club FRI 11–12am La Petite Grande Shanty Club FRI 1:30-2:30pm Grandstand Bar John Broomhall SAT 4:15–5:15pm Miner’s Camp Shanty Club SAT 9:45–10:45pm Cafe de Rude Shanty Club SUN 3:15–4:15pm The Odeon Shanty Club
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PARTICIPATE
Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra
Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra The Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra is a new gathering of talented young folk musicians and singers (15-30 yrs) from across Australia meeting to learn, teach each other and perform traditional and contemporary folk songs and tunes from Australia and beyond. TUE, WED 4pm Folk School Rehearsal THU 2:30pm-3:45pm Global Green Rehearsal FRI 10:30am-12pm Global Green Rehearsal SAT 2:45pm-4:15pm Grandstand Bar Rehearsal SUN 9:30am-10:30am Black Diamond Concert
Trackside Blackboard The Blackboard concerts will be hosted by the Tantric Turtle and will be at the greyhound track finishing post. It’s where unbooked acoustic artists get a chance to perform. See the Nick, the MC, to get a spot. FRI 10am–10pm SAT 10am–10pm SUN 10am–6pm
Grandstand Bar Sessions
anywhere, anytime. But please keep all sessions indoors after 10pm. These hosted sessions are in the Grandstand Bar, see grid for presenters. THU 7pm-9:30pm FRI 9:30am–2:30pm, 7pm-10pm SAT 9:30am-1pm, 6pm-9:30pm SUN 9:30am-1pm, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Morning Yoga Erika Steller hosts the morning yoga. Start the day with a sense of fun, joy and lightness. FRI 9am-10am Global FRI 12:45pm-1:15pm The Shed For kids SAT 8:30am-9:30am Global Green SUN 8am-9am Global Green
Breakfast with Poets This gives you a chance to air your favourite poem or recite or read your latest composition. It’s a free for all and everyone gets a go. Our festival poets, Peter Mace, Lorraine McCrimmon, Zondrae King, Brian Bell and Russell Hannah (if he’s awake) will of course lead it. Breakfast is available from the Fiddlers Café in the Pavilion. FRI 8:30am-10am Show Pavilion SAT 8am-9:30am Show Pavilion SUN 8am-10am Show Pavilion
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The Great Woolly Yarns Competition Your chance to take out some of the great prizes on offer just by telling the odd tale or two. Truth is not an issue though laying claim to it is essential. Only one rule – all yarns must be no longer than five minutes or the gong applies. Hosted by Russell Hannah this competition is in its 29th year. Politicians are barred. SAT 11:30–12:45pm La Petite Grande
The John and Dale Parody Mug The late John Dengate was one of the finest exponents of parody in the country- so much so, that often when folks heard traditional tunes they’d remark- whoever wrote that pinched John Dengate’s tune. The John and Dale Dengate mug (it’s not a cup) will be awarded to the pest parody, or performance of one, at the concert. Your name will be inscribed on the mug (which was one of Johns and has been donated by John’s wife, Dale who hopefully will be there to present it) The best part however is the winner will be presented with a replica which can be refilled by our friendly bar staff for free for the rest of the festival. It doesn’t have to be a song, it can also be a poem. Just bring your parody and enter on the day- they don’t even have to be original. The Mug is inscribed with the words ‘I’ll Fight but not Surrender’. Sun 3:15pm-4:15pm La Petite Grande
2015 Winner Mike Martin with Russell Hannah and Dale Dengate
Lotte Latukefu
The Limerick Comp Bring along your favourite limerick – anything goes. Write one yourself and win a prize for the best original composition. It’s a lot of fun and a quite old poetic form (an easy one too). Hosted by Brian Bell. SUN 12pm–1pm Grandstand Bar
Global Green Dancing and Fun Get your dancing shoes on for these events! WED 8pm Welcome Bush Dance FRI 8:45pm-11:15pm Dance Like Noone is Watching – Lagoon Hill Zydeco, Ungus Ungus Ungus SAT 5:30pm-7:30pm Peter Ellis Memorial Bush Dance – No Such Thing SAT 8pm-9pm African Dance – Beatmeisters
Honk Jams Ken Field, saxophonist, flautist and composer from the USA will be leading the Honk Band Jams, keeping the spontaneity of the Honk! Oz street music festival alive at the Illawarra Folk
David Rooney
Festival. Bring your wind, brass, percussion or other noisemaker! The jam sessions will be mobile and acoustic . Anything you can carry will do! TUE 5pm-6pm Folk School WED 3pm-4pm Folk School WED 5:30pm-6:30pm Nag’s Lounge THU 8:15pm-9:15pm The Odeon FRI 4:45pm-5:30pm Global Green SAT 7:30pm-8:30pm Pavilion SUN 12pm-12:30pm The Piazza
Festival Choir Join the Festival Choir and perform at the Festival Finale on Sunday evening! The Festival Choir will be led by Lotte Latukefu for the fourth year. TUE 2pm-3pm Folk School WED 12pm-1pm Folk School THU 5:15pm-6:15pm Global Green FRI 3pm-4:15pm Grandstand Bar SAT 4:15pm-5:45pm Grandstand Bar SUN 4:30pm-5:30pm The Odeon SUN 6:45pm-8pm Slacky Flat Bar Finale Concert
Festival Parade & Workshops Instrumentalists, street artists, colourful characters of all types are invited to be part of the Festival Parade Band. The parade is led by special guest musician Ken Field from the USA and supported by Con Artists musical director David Rooney. FRI 6pm-6:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 6pm-6:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 6:15pm-6:45pm Parade from The Piazza to Slacky Flat Bar
Festival Finale The Festival Parade will lead from the Black Diamond Marquee following the end of the Kutcha Edwards concert into the Slacky Flat Bar. On hand will be MCs Glover & Sorrensen. The Festival Choir returns led by Lotte Latukefu and the specially selected Festival Orchestra led by David Rooney. Items include a sea shanty, a pearling song, pirate song and Time is a Tempest of course. Riogh will then close out the festival with the final party gig! SUN 7pm-8pm Slacky Flat Bar
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Are you enjoying the music? Hear music like this all through the year! The Illawarra Folk Club is offering a SPECIAL FESTIVAL DEAL for NEW MEMBERS. If you join the Illawarra Folk Club at the festival you can become a member for half price AND receive a COMPLIMENTARY ticket to a folk club concert of your choosing up to June 2016. All you need to do is complete a membership form at the front office and pay $10. As a member of the folk club you will: • receive monthly newsletters informing you of upcoming folk concerts • be eligible for discount tickets to our regular concerts • have regular updates of all folk club activities throughout the year
Get into the groove on the
Green Music Train
16-17 January 2016 Be rocked all the way from Sydney to Bulli. Show your Intercity ticket and Festival pass for free entertainment in themed carriages.
Date Saturday 17 January
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Sunday 18 January
Bondi Central WaterJunction Platform 25 fall
Bulli
08:13
08:29
09:12
09:57
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09:29
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10:49
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The Green Train presents the following festival artists performing from Waterfall Station. 8:13am Saturday service Middle Eastern Jam | Astro Cobalt 9:13am Saturday service Harman and Hellens | Fresh Off the Boat 8:13am Sunday service The Junkadelic Brass Band | Environmental Encroachment
Fringe Event of the Illawarra Folk Festival Colourful, Accoustic and Mobile! Spontaneous and liberating! The HONK! Oz Festival of street music is a raucous three day spectacle featuring alternative community bands and related arts. HONK bands borrow a fusion of street grooves from New Orleans Second Line, Jazz, Funk, Pop, Klezmer, Balkan Brass, Romani Music and elsewhere. HONK Oz is a collision of musicians, friends, families, outrageous costumes and irresistible music. A fringe event of The Illawarra Folk Festival, it all happens in the Wollongong Arts Precinct January 8th, 9th and 10th, 2016 Wednesday 6th January 6pm Wollongong Art Gallery Pre HONK! Oz Festival Public Lecture - The 2015 lecture was presented by Ken Field from Boston. Thursday 7th January Street Band Workshops: Kids HONK! Band Ken Fields HOOT! Band - a pickup band for unattached musicians Linsey Pollak’s Macedonian Street Music Workshop Friday 9th January Morning Street Band Workshops in the Arts Precinct HONK! Oz OFFICIAL OPENING and Band Showcase Lantern Parade: a parade for young and old around the Arts Precinct HONK! After Dark
Saturday 10th January Massed band event with Linsey Pollak HONK! Oz STREET PARADE to reclaim the Mall HONK Oz in the City : Bands from across the country and around the world perform throughout the day, in and around the Wollongong Arts Precinct, Town Hall and Mall HONK! After Dark (Centro CBD) Sunday 11th January HONK! at North Beach
The HONK Oz 2016 Organising Committee is: Lotte Latukefu, Eleanor McPhee, Ann Hollifield, David Rooney, John Spira, Kerrie Faulkner, Jenny Cook, Nyrie Davis-Raiss, Catherine Philpott, Cathy Hewitt, Clair Langford. Paul Girdo, Bertie McMahon, Gary Hoban, Neil Cairns, David De Santi, Sally Wilson, Mel Wishart, Tom O'Toole
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2016 FOLK SCHOOL The Illawarra Folk Club is proud to present 43 workshops at 13th Folk Summer School as part of the 2016 Illawarra Folk Festival. The school aims to increase awareness of folk music traditions and provide opportunities for musicians of all ages to build on their skills and open new musical doors. ENTRY $85 for both days $55 per day $25 per session
BOOKINGS ONLINE FROM www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au/tickets or call 1300 887 034 for over the phone credit card payment. VENUE Northern Illawarra Uniting Church, corner of Point Street & Princes Highway, Bulli MORE INFORMATION http://illawarrafolkfestival.com.au/folk-musicschool Ann Lehmann: folkschool@illawarrafolkfestival. com.au
Tuesday 12 January
New Hall
Chill Room
Old Hall
9am
REGISTRATION
10am
INDIAN RAGAS Ayanamsha
FIDDLE MUSIC OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Ward MacDonald
PLAYING THE CASTANETS Ruido
11am
WHISTLE 101 Fresh Off The Boat
SING WITH YOUR FIDDLE The Wish List
UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS Gobsmacked!
12pm
CONCERTINA FOR BEGINNERS Christiaan Dolislager
SCOTTISH FIDDLE The Poozies
MAKE PUPPETS AND STORIES Lilli Story
1pm
BEGINNER FIDDLE The Wish List
LEARN SONGS OF THE WORLD SingGongGo
JUNK INSTRUMENTS DEMO AND JAM The Junkadelic Brass Band
2pm
BEGINNER MANDOLIN Ann Lehmann
FESTIVAL CHOIR Lotte Latukefu
GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT The Poozies
3pm
BEGINNER BOUZOUKI Beth Patterson
CHALLENGING ROUNDS AND CANONS (VOICE) The Wish List
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC Hernan & Janis
4pm
SMALL HALL TRAD TUNES IRISH SONGS Ward MacDonald Irish Mythen
FOLKAPHONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA (15-30 year olds) with Emma Nixon HONK TUNES Ken Field
5pm
wednesday 13 January
PARTICIPATION Folk school participants are also encouraged to join in the following: BE PART OF THE BIG BUSH BAND Play for the opening Bush Dance, Wednesday night from 8pm, Global Green. Bulli Showground. FREE ENTRY FINALE PARADE You can be part of the Finale Parade on Sunday evening. You will need to have a Festival Pass to be part of it. Assemble at The Shed venue from 6.15pm. Parade departs at 6:30pm from the Piazza.
9am
REGISTRATION
10am
SCOTTISH HARP AND CLARSACH The Poozies
ZYDECO / CAJUN TUNES Lagoon Hill Zydeco
11am
SCOTTISH FIDDLE TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES The Wish List
SMALL HALL TRAD TUNES BEGINNER BODHRAN Ward MacDonald Johnny Spillane
12pm
SCOTTISH ACCORDION The Poozies
FESTIVAL CHOIR With Lotte Latukefu
JUNK INSTRUMENTS DEMO AND JAM The Junkadelic Brass Band
1pm
CONCERTINA Christiaan Dolislager
FIDDLE 2 The Wish List
OPEN GUITAR TUNINGS Jordan McRobbie
2pm
BEGINNER BOUZOUKI Beth Patterson
FIDDLE MUSIC OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Ward MacDonald
CELTIC GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT The Poozies
3pm
SONGWRITING Irish Mythen
NEW ORLEANS BRASS MUSIC Ken Field
PERCUSSIVE GUITAR TECHNIQUES Daniel Champagne
4pm
BEGINNER MANDOLIN Ann Lehmann
SONGWRITING Reg Meuross
FOLKAPHONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA (15-30 year olds) with Emma Nixon
WHISTLE 102 Fresh Off The Boat
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WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY NAGS LOUNGE 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm
GLOBAL GREEN
9.00pm
BYO H20 BOTTLE
Curious Rendition Orchestra
SMOKE FREE MUSIC
Irish Mythen Daniel Champagne Junkadelic Brass
9.30pm 10:00pm
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8.00pm 8.30pm
Free Entry
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Lagoon Hill Zydeco
WELCOME BUSH DANCE Good Tunes Band BYO Instrument Lilly & King
THURSDAY 14 JANUARY ENTRY | Season Pass | Adult Day Pass $30 Youth $15 | Child U12 Free
SLACKY SHOW FLAT BAR PAVILION
NAGS GRANDSTAND GLOBAL LOUNGE RESTAURANT GREEN
LA PETITE GRANDSTAND BAR GRANDE
THE ODEON
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
12.00pm
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
SESSIONS
12.00pm
LUNCH ITALIAN STYLE
12.30pm
12.30pm
Music by Zumpa & friends. $15 with Festival Pass Holders, $20 Non.
1.00pm 1.30pm
1.00pm 1.30pm
2.00pm
2.00pm
2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm
6.30pm
THE TASTER
7.00pm Matt Glass, Jordan McRobbie, Mia Wray, 7.30pm Innes, Out of Abingdon, Kaisha, Lily & King, Lizzie Flynn 8.00pm
Daniel Champagne
9.00pm
The Poozies
10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm
3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm
Tim Scanlan & Toshi Bodhran Welcome to Country
9.30pm
3.00pm
The Con Artists
6.00pm
8.30pm
2.30pm
Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra Rehearsal
Come Gather ‘Round People
Paul McKenna Band
5.30pm
Festival Choir GREAT TRIPE DINNER & CONCERT Ethnodelica $25 with Dingo’s Festival Pass / Breakfast $30 others Bob Rummery & Scott Wise Duncan Liz Stringer Chalmers Jonathan Duo Agogo Bob Lynn Chloe & Jason Banjo Jackson Roweth John Broomhall Environmental Irish Mythen Encroachment Kenny Bartley Reg Meuross Neil Murray
Beatmeisters
Beth Patterson
Poetry with Peter Mace
6.00pm 6.30pm
Irish Mythen
Aussie Tune The Junkadelic 7.00pm Session Brass Band 7.30pm No Such Thing 8.00pm Reg Meuross HONK JAM 8.30pm Trad Session with Ken Field 9.00pm The Humphreys Ward MacDonald 9.30pm Singalong Shanty Club
10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm
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FRIDAY 15 JANUARY
BLACK DIAMOND MARQUEE
SLACKY FLAT BAR
SHOW PAVILION
NAGS LOUNGE
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
8.30am 9.00am
10.00am 10.30am
Ethnodelica
11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm
Reg Meuross
Harman and Hellens
Queen Porter Stomp
Mick Daley
12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm
Vic Janko Orkestar
David Bridie Humbug
2.00pm
Inka Marka
2.30pm 3.00pm
SONGS OF THE ILLAWARRA swag of performers
The Settlement
Kaisha
3.30pm
4.30pm
Frank Yamma
1916 Uprising Show
5.00pm
The Poozies
5.30pm 6.00pm
James Blundell
6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm
Ami Williamson
8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm
Dougie MacLean
9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm
Riogh
Parade Mick Thomas & Squeebox Wally
Shane Howard Trio
Folkaphonic Punk Orchestra
Glover & Sorrensen Out of Abingdon Liz Stringer
The East Pointers
9.30am
The Goodwills
10.00am
Alma Mater
Matt Glass & the Loose Cannons
The Con Artists Beth Patterson
Donna Dean & Tui Melody Boys Jordan McRobbie
Banjo Jackson
Rebecca Bastoli
Junkadelic Brass Band Neil Murray
SHELLBACK SHEILA The Roaring Forties
Thirroul Readers & Writers Festival Preview
10.30am
Paddy & The Wonderband
12.00pm
QUEENS OF SONG & MELODY MANDOLIN MAYHEM Scott Wise, Innes, Keystone Angel Maurie Mulheron, 12:30-1:30pm BrodieButtons, Irine Vela, Beth Patterson Jan Preston’s Boogie Circus 1:45-2:45pm Songs from the Sixties Irish Mythen 3-4pm Lizzie Flynn & Handsome Young The Reckoning Strangers 4:15-5:15pm
The Wish List
Peter Willey & Matthew Hobbs
Scarlet’s Revenge
Innes
Hernan & Janis
The Button Collective
Big Erle
Beatmeisters Daniel Champagne
Love In The Jungle
Tim Scanlan & Toshi Bodhran
Inka Marka
Black Joak Morris
11.30am
12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm
7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm
The HaBiBiS
Senor Cabrales
11.00am
6.30pm
Patrick Lyons & The American Creek Band
8.30pm 9.00pm
Santa Taranta
9.30pm
Lily and King Paul McKenna Band
10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm
AFTER DARK Fresh Off The Boat
12.00pm
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CONCERTS 9.00am
Mia Wray
11.00pm 11.30pm
Karen Lynne Bluegrass Circle
CONCERTS
8.30am
Craig & Simone Dawson
O’Leary
4.00pm
CONCERTS
12.00pm
Beth Patterson
9.30am
POET’S BREAKFAST Hosts Peter Mace & Zondrae King
GRANDSTAND THE CHAPEL THE MINERS RESTAURANT CAMP
Shane Howard
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Evening Pass (from 6pm) $50 | Youth $40 | Child U12 Free
GLOBAL GREEN
THE SHED
LA PETITE GRANDE
GRANDSTAND BAR
THE ODEON
PIAZZA
CAFE DE RUDE
CONCERTS / DANCE
KIDS SHOWS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
SESSIONS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
OUTDOOR
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
8.30am
GOOD TUNES SESSION David De Santi
10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm
Lilli Story Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra The Shield Maidens Rehearsal Maypole with Molly Illawarra Breakfast Poets
2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm
ARVO POETS Peter Mace Lorraine McCrimmon Jonathan Bob Lynn Zondrae King Brian Bell
4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm
PARADE TUNES Ken Field BLUES MANDOLIN TECHNIQUE Scott Wise
Environmental Encroachment Sydney Irish Dancers
8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm
Ungus Ungus Ungus
12.00pm
DANCE TIME Lagoon Hill Zydeco DANCE TIME Ungus Ungus Ungus
Merryweather Tia Juana
The Scratchies Duncan Chalmers
Super Kenny The Legs Mz Mally Moo
YOUTH AT THE FOLKIE Brynn Luker 6.15-7 pm Daisy Beattie & Ruby Foster 7.15-8pm The Rhythm Hustle 8.15-9pm Tropical Wax 9:15-10pm Joe Mungovan 10:15-11pm
SMALL HALL SESSION Ward MacDonald
Denis McKay
Chord-eaux John Tubridy & The Gentle Folk
UKE CONCERT Swingaleles
Scientists Behaving Badly
EVENIN’ POETS Zondrae Lorraine, Brian
Aviva Sheb’a
BLUEGRASS PICK
Rani’s Fire Ribbon Gang Kay Proudlove SHANTY SINGALONG Redfern Shanty Club
ACOUSTIC SESSION AREA TILL LATE
David Beniuk
11.30am 12.00pm
Kenny Bartley
12.30pm 1.00pm
Rudey Tudey Comedy
Tia Juana AUSTRALIAN TRADITION CONCERT
Stewart Holt Rudey Tudey Comedy
AUSSIE TUNES No Such Thing
1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm
2:45-3:30pm
CD LAUNCH Bob Rummery 3:45-4:30pm
Daisy Beattie & Ruby Foster
5.00pm
Astro Cobalt
6.00pm
5.30pm
6.30pm
Bush Music Club 4:45-5:30pm The Pie Eaters 5:45-6:30pm
10.30am 11.00am
BYO H20 BOTTLE
Az-I-aM
Southern Gentlemen Harman & Hellens Astro Cobalt
SMALL HALL SESSION Ward MacDonald
Rudey Tudey Trivia
Jonathon Bob-Lynn
SEA SHANTY SING John Broomhall FESTIVAL CHOIR Rehearsal
10.00am
Duo Agogo
Three-Sixty
Dru Yoga for Kids Steve Robinson
YOUTH TRADITION AWARDS Round 1
ZYDECO JAM Lagoon Hill Zydeco
9.30am
Rudey Tudey Karoake
Black Joak Morris
Mike Martin 6:45-7pm
John Littrich & The Water Runners
John Broomhall 7:45-8:30pm
Black Vat Trio
Chloe & Jason Roweth Band 8:45-9:45pm Dingo’s Breakfast 10 -11pm
Rudey Tudey Nude Cabaret (AO)
7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00pm
Big Erle
Gobsmacked!
9.00am
SMOKE FREE MUSIC
Keystone Angel
9.30am
Dru Yoga with Fiona Davis
Tia Juana
9.00am
8.30am
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SATURDAY 16 JANUARY
BLACK DIAMOND MARQUEE
SLACKY FLAT BAR
SHOW PAVILION
NAGS LOUNGE
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
8.00am
9.00am
Keystone Angel
10.30am
Hernan & Janis
12.00pm
Liz Stringer
12.30pm
Irish Mythen
1.00pm 1.30pm
Shane Howard Trio
2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm
Paul McKenna Band
3.30pm 4.00pm
5.00pm
Mick Thomas & Squeezebox Wally
5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm
Ungus Ungus Ungus
7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm
The Dead Maggies
8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm
The East Pointers
10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm
Lagoon Hill Zydeco
James Blundell
Ami Williamson
John Littrich & The Water Runners
Mike Martin
Jan Preston’s Boogie Circus
Bob Rummery & Scott Wise
1916 Uprising Show Duo Agogo
FROM CONNACHT THE WHITE ROCKS Dingo’s Breakfast
Stewart Holt Frank Yamma
Out of Abingdon
David Bridie
Craig and Simone Dawson
Frank Yamma PARADE Riogh
Dougie MacLean
Kaisha
O’Leary
Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
The Poozies
Mia Wray Swing Booty
Banjo Jackson
2.00pm
The HaBiBis
3.30pm
Shanty Club
4.30pm
Jonathan Bob Lynn Chloe & Jason Roweth Band
5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm
Daniel Champagne
8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm
Neil Murray
Scarlet’s Revenge
10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm
AFTER DARK Vic Janko Orkestar Jmaes Blundell
Karen Lynne Bluegrass Circle
1.00pm
Joe Mungovan Santa Taranta
The Button Collective
12.30pm
5.00pm
Ethnodelica
The Settlement
David Beniuk
4.00pm
Curragh
Big Erle
12.00pm
Lisa Couper
Jeannie Lewis
HONK JAM Ken Field
11.30am
3.00pm
The Humphreys The Shield Maidens & The Celt
Inka Marka
10.00am
2.30pm
Alma Mater Senor Cabrales
9.30am
1.30pm
Beth Patterson
12.00pm
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Zlatkos Balkan Cabaret
9.00am
11.00am
Humbug Environmental Encroachment
8.30am
10.30am
Patrick Lyons & The American Creek
12.00pm
Ami Williamson
11.30am
4.30pm
Tia Juana
The Con Artists Reg Meuross
CONCERTS
from WATERFALL TO BULLI MIDDLE EASTERN JAM ASTRO COBALT HARMAN AND HELLENS FRESH OFF THE BOAT
Ayanamsha
11.00am
CONCERTS
8.00am
Black Vat Trio
10.00am
CONCERTS
POET’S BREAKFAST Hosts Lorraine McCrimmon, Dingo’s Breakfast
8.30am
9.30am
GRANDSTAND THE CHAPEL THE MINERS RESTAURANT CAMP
SATURDAY 16 JANUARY
ENTRY | Weekend Pass $135 | Adult Day Pass $85 | Evening Pass (from 6pm) $55 | Youth $40 | Child U12 Free
31st ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL 2016
GLOBAL GREEN
THE SHED
LA PETITE GRANDE
GRANDSTAND BAR
THE ODEON
PIAZZA
CAFE DE RUDE
CONCERTS / DANCE
KIDS SHOWS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
SESSIONS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
OUTDOOR
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
8.00am 8.30am 9.00am
Dru Yoga with Fiona Davis
9.30am
GOOD TUNES SESSION David De Santi SAPLING SESSION Bush Music Club
Merryweather
SMOKE FREE MUSIC
8.30am
Rudey Tudey Trivia
Cinnamon Twist Duncan Lilli Story Belly Dance Chalmers 10.30am Peter Willey & Ana Otero Mz Mally Moo Matthew Hobbs SMALL HALL SESSION BYO H20 11.00am Glover & Flamenco BOTTLE Ward MacDonald Sorrensen 11.30am Zingara Sydney Irish Maypole with Molly The Wish List Ceili Dancers 12.00pm AUSSIE TUNES Kay Proudlove Cinnamon Twist Suzuki Kids and Co. 12.30pm Fly With Me The Pie Eaters Belly Dance 1.00pm Rebecca Mexidahlia’ Mexican Gobsmacked! Mick Daley Black Joak Morris WOOLLY YARN Folkloric Dance Bastoli 1.30pm Chord-eaux SPINNING Junkadelic 2.00pm Circus Wow Brass Band Matt Glass & the COMPETITION The Goodwills The Roaring 2.30pm Loose Cannons Ana Otero Forties Lilli Story Flamenco 3.00pm Folkaphonic Songs From Mexidahlia’ Mexican Youth Orchestra the Sixties 3.30pm Merryweather John Broomhall Folkloric Dance Rehearsal The Pie Eaters 4.00pm Jordan Sydney Irish Super Kenny McRobbie Ceili Dancers Tim Scanlan & 4.30pm Festival Choir Toshi Bodhran AMERICANA 5.00pm The Rhythm Rehearsal YOUTH TRADITIONS IN OZ Hustle 5.30pm AWARDS PEARLIES SHOW Donna Dean & The PETER ELLIS Eaton Gorge Round 2 6.00pm Tui Melody Boys Black Joak Morris MEMORIAL Theatre Company Middle Mike Martin 4:45-5:45pm 6.30pm DANCE Eastern Jam YOUTH AT THE FOLKIE 7.00pm No Such Thing Innes Fresh Off Queen Declan Jenkinson 6 -7pm The Boat 7.30pm Porter Stomp SMALL HALL SESSION 6:30-7pm Circus Wow Ward MacDonald Astro Cobalt Luc English 8.00pm Zumpa AFRICAN DANCE 7:15 -8:15pm 7:45-8:15pm Glover & Sorrensen CELTIC SESSION 8.30pm Beatmeisters Joshua Burgh Karen Lynne *adult content warning Tim Scanlan & 8-8:30pm 9.00pm Rudey Tudey Bluegrass Circle Toshi Bodhran Melanie April Nude Cabaret *AO 8:30-9:30pm 9.30pm 8:45-9:15pm Handsome Lily and King SINGALONG 10.00pm Young Strangers Doux Manouche Harman & Hellens 9:30-10:15pm Shanty Club 9:45-10:45pm 10.30pm 10.00am
11.00pm
Paddy & The Wonderband 10:30-11:15pm
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11.30pm 12.00pm
12.00pm
Dougie MacLean
Daniel Champagne
Background photo: David Bridie Jan Preston
David Beniuk
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BLACK DIAMOND MARQUEE
SLACKY FLAT BAR
SHOW PAVILION
NAGS LOUNGE
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
GRANDSTAND THE CHAPEL THE MINERS RESTAURANT CAMP CONCERTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
8.00am
8.00am
POET’S BREAKFAST Hosts Peter Mace, Zondrae King
8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am
Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra
Karen Lynne Bluegrass Circle
10.30am 11.00am 11.30am
Mia Wray
Santa Taranta
12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm
Big Erle
Curragh
1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm
Neil Murray
Chloe & Jason Roweth Band
3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm
The Poozies
4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm
Illawarra Pipes Handsome Young Kutcha Edwards Strangers
6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm
Paul McKenna Band
Chinese Lion Dance Finale Parade
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Dingo’s Breakfast, Peter Willey & Matthew Hobbs, Glover & Sorrensen, Tia Juana Peter Mace
COMBINED UNION CHOIRS 25 YEARS ON! Sydney Trade Union Choir
Lagoon Hill Zydeco David Beniuk
Jeannie Lewis
8.30am 9.00am
Tamnesia Tim Scanlan & Toshi Bodhran Scarlet’s Revenge Mick Daley
Donna Dean & Tui Melody Boys The Rhythm Hustle
O’Leary Jan Preston’s Boogie Circus Irish Mythen
Queen Porter Stomp The Settlement
Jordan McRobbie Keystone Angel The Button Collective
FESTIVAL FINALE Choir, Orchestra Guest artists.
Andalus Arabic Choir
Ethnodelica
SMALL HALLS CONCERT Liz Stringer 1:15-2:15pm The East Pointers 2:45-3:45pm
The Wish List Ungus Ungus Ungus
Reg Meuross
Matt Glass & the Loose Cannons
James Blundell
The Dead Maggies
from WATERFALL TO BULLI THE JUNKADELIC BRASS BAND ENVIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT
10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm
Kaisha
3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm
7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm
Riogh
9.00pm
Irish Mythen
9.30pm
Kutcha Edwards
9.30pm
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Astro Cobalt
10.00am
6.30pm
8.30pm 9.00pm
The HaBiBis
The Southern Gentlemen
Out of Abingdon
Humbug Beth Patterson
9.30am
SingGongGo
SUNDAY 17 JANUARY
31st ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL 2016
Entry | Adult Day Pass $75 | Youth $40 | Child U12 Free
LA PETITE GRANDE
GRANDSTAND BAR
THE ODEON
PIAZZA
CAFE DE RUDE
CONCERTS / DANCE
KIDS SHOWS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
SESSIONS
CLOSE UP CONCERTS
OUTDOOR
CLOSE UP CONCERTS 8.00am
Dru Yoga with Fiona Davis
8.30am
9.00am
Black Joak Morris
Lilli Story
Sydney Irish Dancers
Gobsmacked!
10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm
Mz Mally Moo
Senor Cabrales
Murphy’s Puppets
1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm
Ruido Andalus Arabic Choir
Innes
Brynn Luker
Sydney Irish Dancers
Vic Janko Orkestar
Mike Martin
Black Joak Morris
Lisa Couper
The Shield Maidens
Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning
Murphy’s Puppets John Littrich
Solidarity Choir Maypole with Molly Inka Marka
Almer Mater
JOHN DENGATE PARODY CUP Daniel Champagne Harman & Hellens
GOOD TUNES SESSION David De Santi
Kenny Bartley
Black Vat Trio
Illawarra Pipe Band
THE SONG GOES ON LIMERICKS ALL-IN The Roaring Forties HONK JAM w/Ken
Host Brian Bell
SUNDAY POETS Peter, Lorraine, Zondrae, Brian SMALL HALL SESSION Ward MacDonald AUSSIE SING Bush Music Club ARVO POETS Peter, Zondrae, Brian
Lily & King Junakdelic Brass Dingo’s Breakfast SINGALONG Shanty Club
9.00am
Craig and Simone Dawson
10.00am
Jonathon Bob Lynn
11.00am
The Pie Eaters Peter Willey & Matthew Hobbs
WANDERING Circus WOW
Doux Manouche
Chinese Lion Dance
Zlatkos Balkan Cabaret Duo Agogo
FESTIVAL CHOIR Black Joak Morris Final rehearsal
Rudey Tudey Comedy & Variety
9.30am
10.30am
11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm
Fresh Off the Boat
6.00pm
WA TUNES Bob Rummery
Rudey Tudey Food Trivia
Rhythm Hustle
9.30am
SAPLINGS SESSION Bush Music Club
Mexidahlia
8.30am
THE SHED
The Button Collective
8.00am
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ARTISTS A to Z
Alma Mater
1916 Uprising Show The Easter Rising was an insurrection, mostly in Dublin city, that lasted from April 24th until April 30th 1916. Told in word and music with a choir and Judy Stubbs (piano), Miffy Ryan (viola), Rita Woolhouse (cello), John Spillane (whistles) and Maurie O’Sullivan as the narrator. FRI 4:15–5:15pm Pavilion SAT 2–3pm Pavilion
Alma Mater
Alma Mater reawaken the voices of worlds gone by, bringing to life the traditions of Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha. Let Alma Mater take you back in time. FRI 10–11am Restaurant SAT 4:15–5:15pm The Chapel SUN 12–12:45pm La Petite Grande
Ami Williamson
“A festival loves to book an artist such as Ami Williamson. She’s a class act with poise, passion and ‘personality plus’, she has the power to own her show – the stage and the audience’s adoration. Ami can’t help it if she’s also beautiful and charming, but
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we’ll put up with anyone who creates a buzzfest – as she can.” Jamie McKew, Port Fairy FF. FRI 7–8pm Black Diamond SAT 3:30–4:30pm Slacky Flat Bar
Ana Otero Flamenco
Ana Otero is one of Australia`s foremost recognised dancer/teacher/choreographers. Having performed internationally as well as nationally, her experience is second to none: with much of her study done in Spain. SAT 10:45–11:15am Global Green SAT 2:30–3pm Global Green
Andalus Arabic Choir The Andalus Arabic Choir counts among its members both Arabic speakers (from Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia etc.) as well as non–Arabic speakers. The choir’s repertoire concentrates on Arabic Andalusian songs dating back as far as the Middle Ages as well as on classical and folk songs from all over the Middle East and North Africa. SUN 12–1pm The Chapel SUN 3–3:45pm Global Green
Andalus Arabic Choir
Ann Lehmann
Ann Lehmann is a Wollongong based experienced teacher and music therapist. She’s classical guitarist with a folky attitude and loves noodling on her round back mandolin. TUE 2–3pm Folk School WED 4–5pm Folk School
Astro Cobalt
Take four highly trained musicians, add addiction to bluegrass, a passion for contemporary music, traditional music and all good music generally and what do you get? Astro Cobalt! FRI 5:45–6:30pm Cafe de Rude FRI 8:15–8:45pm Grandstand Bar SAT 7:15–8:15pm The Odeon SAT 9–10am Music Train SUN 11–11:45am Miner’s Camp
Aviva Sheb’a
Wild, zany, profound, Aviva has performed and taught movement and voice for over 50 years internationally. Her comfort zone is onstage being her off-the-wall self. FRI 7–7:45pm La Petite Grande
The Beatmeisters
Ayanamsha
Black Joak Morris
Ayanamsha features Mike Quigley – drums and Scott Benning – sitar. This duo combines North Indian melodies (raga) with contemporary jazz/rock rhythms and textures. TUE 10–11am Folk School SAT 10–11am Pavilion
Black Joak Morris performs the traditional folk dancing of the English Cotswolds. Skilled, energetic and friendly, the Joakers delight and mystify audiences of all ages. FRI 7–7:30pm The Piazza SAT 1–1:30pm The Piazza SAT 6–6:30pm The Piazza SUN 9:30–10am Global Green SUN 1:15–1:45pm The Shed SUN 4:30–5pm The Piazza
This trio perform a delightful variety of genres. There is a strong Celtic and Country flavor from Johnny and Ray, add the versatile vocals of Chris and her originals into the mix and it’s a whole new recipe that has matured into a smooth blend. FRI 1:30–2:15pm The Odeon
Banjo Jackson Since releasing his debut album in 2015, South Australian folk singer Banjo Jackson has been inspiring audiences from Nevertire to New York. Check it out. THU 9–9:45pm Nag’s Lounge FRI 1–2pm Restaurant SAT 1:30–2:30pm Miner’s Camp
The Beatmeisters What’s that rhythmic knock at the door? The Beatmeisters return with their trademark high energy percussive pulse that will massage your feet to a moving groove. Incorporating percussion and rhythms from West Africa, the Middle East, India, and Latin America their shows will leave you bubbling with excitement. THU 6–6:45pm Nag’s Lounge FRI 8:15–9:15pm Miner’s Camp SAT 8–9pm Global Green
Beth Patterson Beth is a dynamic, multi instrumentalist who plays the bouzouki. Combining traditional Irish, Celtic and folk ballads with Cajun, world–beat and progressive rock influences, her own creative songwriting and a unique sense of humor. TUE 3–4pm Folk School WED 2–3pm Folk School THU 5:45–6:30pm La Petite Grande FRI 11:30am–12:30pm Restaurant FRI 1:15-2:30pm Miner's Camp Mandolin Mayhem SAT 3–4pm The Chapel SUN 3–3:45pm Nag’s Lounge
Big Erle Big Erle’s handcrafted, well–worn blues is sure to get your feet a tappin’ and your thighs a slappin’. Big Erle is sure to enthrall, entertain and inspire you to think about your place in the world. FRI 7:45–8:45pm The Chapel SAT 9–10pm Pavilion SUN 12:30–1:30pm Black Diamond
Black Vat Trio Sydney based 3–piece bringing you their own delightful thumping eastern european–inspired tunes with a twist of polka and sea shanties, and some classic Klezmer and Balkan music. FRI 8:30–9:15pm Cafe de Rude SAT 9:30–10:30am Slacky Flat Bar SUN 10:15–11:15am The Odeon
Ami Williamson
Bob Rummery Bob has been performing and championing West Australian songs and music both as a solo performer and with West Australian band Loaded Dog. He will be releasing his first solo album – The Man With the Concertina. Bob will be accompanied by leading WA musician Scott Wise. THU 7:30–8:15pm Global Green FRI 3:45–4:30pm The Odeon CD Launch SAT 12:30–1:30pm Nag’s Lounge SUN 9:30–10:30am Grandstand Bar WA Tunes
Black Vat Trio
Brian Bell The wit and the depth of Brian Bell’s poetry and life commentary continues to astound audiences at gatherings from Tamworth to Toorak. FRI 6–6:20pm Grandstand Bar SUN 12–1pm Grandstand Bar Limericks SUN 1:45–2pm Grandstand Bar SUN 5:40–6pm Grandstand Bar
Bob Rummery
Brynn Luker Brynn Luker is a Sydney living, singing/ song writing artist who has an acoustic/ folk pop feel to her music. FRI 6:15–7pm The Shed Youth Folk SUN 11:45–12:15pm The Shed
Bush Music Club The Bush Music Club (Australia’s oldest folk club, founded 1954) has been actively promoting Australian folk traditions to young and old for over 60 years. FRI 4:45–5:30pm The Odeon SAT 10–11am The Odeon Sapling Session SUN 3:45–4:45pm Grandstand Bar SUN 9–10am The Odeon Sapling Session
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Chloe & Jason Roweth Band
Chord-eaux
Daisy Beattie & Ruby Foster
Curragh
Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance
The Button Collective
The Button Collective The Button Collective is a travelling folk band. Brodie Buttons’ personal delivery of his guitar–driven songs is backed by accordion, bass, banjo, fiddle, flute, and rich vocal harmonies. FRI 1:15-2:30pm Miner's Camp Mandolin Mayhem FRI 7–8pm Miner’s Camp SAT 11pm–12am Slacky Flat Bar SUN 5:30–6:30pm Restaurant
Chloe & Jason Roweth Band Vibrant arrangements of new and old traditional Australian ballads, work songs, early country music, original music, poetry, yarns, and dance tunes. THU 8:50–9:05pm Restaurant FRI 8:45–9:45pm The Odeon SAT 6:30–7:30pm Miner’s Camp SUN 2–3pm Slacky Flat Bar
Chord–eaux Chord–eaux was formed in 2009 and is a Wollongong–based folk band. Chord–eaux’s performances comprise traditional songs and tunes plus some more contemporary popular songs. FRI 4–4:45pm La Petite Grande SAT 1:15–2pm The Odeon
Christiaan Dolislager Christiaan has presented many workshops at festivals with piano accordions, button accordions, anglo concertinas and repairs. Get the inside knowledge as well! TUE 12–1pm Folk School WED 1–2pm Folk School
Declan Jenkinson
Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance
Virginia and Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance are well known for there charismatic stage presence, fluency of style, and dynamic choreography. SAT 10–10:30am Global Green SAT 12:15–12:45pm Global Green
Circus WOW
It’s Circus Wow! Wow stands for ‘Women of Wollongong’. Our motto: Ordinary women doing extraordinary things. So keep a lookout for our ‘Steampunk Time Wardens’, roaming the festival keeping an eye on things. Kids, don’t miss the awesome acrobatic action in The Shed, where you can have a go yourself! SAT 1:45–2:30pm The Shed SAT 7:15pm The Piazza SUN 2pm The Piazza
Come Gather Round People
Come Gather ‘Round People is a visual and musical feast of songs of peace and protest, back to the heady days when we were all fired up and ready to take on the establishment. Featuring the talents of local musician Claire Roberts and Sydney guitarist Stephen Verney Smith. THU 2:30–3:30pm Pavilion
The Con Artists
Fun and irreverent, The Con Artists are a carnival of percussion, wind, brass, accordions and fiddles. Conceived in September 2010 by David Rooney and David De Santi, The Wollongong Conservatorium of Music’s all ages community band combines young up and coming Con students, adult community musicians, and some of the region’s most prominent folk musicians. THU 4–5pm Slacky Flat Bar FRI 11–12pm The Chapel SAT 10:30–11:30am Black Diamond
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Craig & Simone Dawson
Simone and Craig are known for their proficient musicianship and audience interaction along with their poignant, occasionally capricious, and sometimes ludicrous, hard hitting ballads. FRI 3:30–4:15pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 2:15–3:15pm Restaurant SUN 10–10:45am Cafe de Rude
Curious Rendition Orchestra The ‘Curious Rendition Orchestra’(CROW) is an adults only ensemble with a world/folk bias and designed for the less experienced music performers and comeback players. WED 6:45–7:15pm Nag’s Lounge
Curragh Curragh brings together 6 of the Illawarra’s well known artists. Their friendships and musical, relationships range from 35 years to a few months, and it became immediately apparent that it made sense to combine their musical talents to form Curragh. SAT 7:30–8:30pm Restaurant SUN 12:30–1:30pm Slacky Flat Bar
Daisy Beattie & Ruby Foster Daisy and Ruby are singers of Australian folk songs, shape note hymns, Appalachian ballads and sea shanties. They’re also billy tea drinkers, wildflower collectors and award winning sponge cake makers. Accompanied by mountain dulcimer and Autoharp, their voices will give pleasure to thine ears FRI 7:15–8pm The Shed FRI 4:45–5:30pm Cafe de Rude
Doux Manouche
Donna Dean
Duo Agogo
The Dead Maggies
The Con Artists
David Bridie
Daniel Champagne
Declan Jenkinson
Road warrior Daniel Champagne travels the globe bringing his unique songwriting and guitar technique to every growing new audiences. World domination is on the horizon. WED 8:15–8:45pm Nag’s Lounge WED 3–4pm Folk School THU 8:15–9pm Slacky Flat Bar FRI 9–10pm Restaurant SAT 8–9pm Miner’s Camp SUN 4:30–5:15pm La Petite Grande
Declan Jenkinson has been playing the Anglo concertina for five years. He plays fast Traditional Irish jigs, reels and the occasional Irish waltz. SAT 6:30–7pm The Shed Youth Folk
David Beniuk “Few artists successfully wed cerebral lyrics with melting melodies. Beniuk does and levitates into the Paul Kelly, Michael Thomas, Tim Rogers, Neil Finn group of bloody good songwriters.” The Australian. FRI 11:15–12pm Cafe de Rude SAT 12:15–1:15pm Miner’s Camp SUN 3–4pm Pavilion
David Bridie The quiet achiever of Australian music, David Bridie’s unmistakable voice infuses the songs of “Not Drowning Waving”, “My Friend The Chocolate Cake” and his solo albums with passion, conviction and integrity. Solo, Bridie mesmerises with story and song, accompanied by stunning visuals. FRI 12:30–1:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 1:45–2:45pm The Chapel
The Dead Maggies The Dead Maggies ‘created their own genre… Tasmanian Convict Punk’ (ABC Radio). A combination of folk–punk and cow–punk, The Dead Maggies burst onto the Tasmanian music scene in April 2013, and have been rocking venues ever since. SAT 7:30–8:30pm Black Diamond SUN 5:15–6pm Miner’s Camp
Denis McKay Denis, like a lot of his fellow old farts, started singing and playing when he retired. With eclectic tastes in music, he sings and plays collected Australian dance tunes and songs, Old Time/Roots songs and tunes. FRI 11:30–12:15pm The Odeon
Dingo’s Breakfast Dingo’s Breakfast are a radical mix of Australian and Irish songs with a slam of Performance Poetry. They always have the accent firmly on comedy. THU 7–7:45pm Nag’s Lounge FRI 10–11pm The Odeon SAT 8–9:30am Pavilion Poets Breakfast SAT 2–3pm Nag’s Lounge From Connacht Where the White Rocks Grow SUN 10:30–10:50am Pavilion Ha! Ha! Ha! SUN 2–3pm The Odeon A Dingo’s Tour of Hell
Donna Dean & The Tui Melody Boys A masterful songwriter whose best work packs an emotional punch. She writes with poetic economy like James McMurtry and Dolly Parton. A diamond among coal. FRI 11:45–12:45pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 4:45–5:45pm The Odeon SUN 9:30–10:15am Restaurant
Dougie MacLean Scotland’s finest singer–songwriter is internationally renowned for his song ‘Caledonia’, music for ‘Last of the Mohicans’ and inspired performances. He has received two prestigious Tartan Clef Awards, a place in the Scottish Music Hall of Fame and an OBE in the
Dougie MacLean
New Year Honours list! ‘A musical hero’ Wall Street Journal. FRI 8:30–9:30pm Black Diamond SAT 8–9pm Slacky Flat Bar
Doux Manouche Doux Manouche are a trio consisting of guitarists Kieran and Blake, and double bass player Lachlan, who have a repertoire ranging in styles from Gypsy Jazz of the 1930’s, to modern folk and flamenco. SAT 9:30–10:15pm The Shed Youth Folk SUN 2–2:45pm Cafe de Rude
Dru Yoga Join a morning yoga class, with Fiona Davis, to feel energised and balanced ready for your day at the Festival. Join Julie for a fun and playful yoga class designed for Kids 3–12. Grown ups are welcome to join in. FRI 9–10am Global Green FRI 2–2:30pm The Shed For Kids SAT 8:30–9:30am Global Green SUN 8–9am Global Green
Duncan Chalmers One of the finest voices in the folk circuit, Duncan’s songs evoke his passion for life, peace and love of humanity. THU 8–8:15pm Restaurant FRI 12–12:45pm La Petite Grande SAT 10–10:45am Cafe de Rude
Duo Agogo Melbourne guitarists Adam May and Paul Carey play Brazilian Choro, their live show is a fiery display of guitar mastery. THU 8:30–9:15pm Global Green FRI 10:30–11:15am The Odeon SAT 3:15–4:15pm Pavilion SUN 4–4:45pm Cafe de Rude
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The East Pointers
Frank Yamma
The East Pointers
This adrenalised, roof–rattling trio’s free–wheeling instrumental jigs, exhilarating reels and heart– breaking harmonies have made them torchbearers for a new wave in traditional music. Banjoist Koady Chaisson and fiddle player Tim Chaisson hail from Prince Edward Island, and are sixth generation of a heralded legacy of fiddlers and folk musicians. With guitarist Jake Charron, this is a kitchen party of traditional and original tunes, some with an Irish influence, some Scottish, others rooted in the Maritimes. FRI 11pm–12am Slacky Flat Bar SAT 9–10pm Black Diamond SUN 2:45–3:45pm The Chapel Small Halls Concert
Eaton Gorge Theatre Company
Since the early 2000’s The Eaton Gorge Theatre Company has specialised in developing unique theatrical experiences. Their characters, like the King and Queen of Green are funny, engaging and loved by young and old. EGTC write, teach, act, produce and live performance. FRI, SAT, SUN On the Street SAT 5:30–6:30pm La Petite Grande Pearlies Songs
Environmental Encroachment Chicago performance art group Environmental Encroachment (EE) uses a marching band, costumes, and antics to create unique entertainment environments. THU 9:30–10:30pm Global Green FRI 7–7:45pm Global Green SAT 11:45–12:45pm Restaurant SUN 9–10am Music Train
King & Queen of Green
Ethnodelica A one of a kind Australian/Russian/Ukrainian folk– rock band Ethnodelica combines musical traditions of both hemispheres to make something truly special. THU 6:30–7:15pm Global Green FRI 10–11am Black Diamond SAT 8–9pm Nag’s Lounge SUN 12–12:45pm Miner’s Camp
Festival Choir Join the Festival Choir and perform at the Festival Finale with a folk orchestra and special guest. The choir will be led by Lotte Latukefu for the fourth year. TUE 2–3pm Folk School WED 12–1pm Folk School THU 5:15–6:15pm Global Green FRI 3–4:15pm Grandstand Bar SAT 4:15–5:45pm Grandstand Bar SUN 4:30–5:30pm The Odeon SUN 6:45–8pm Slacky Flat Bar Finale Concert
Fly With Me Fly With Me lifts you into the stratosphere of flight history and mile–high fun with air hostess comedy, traditional flying songs and cool jazz classics. SAT 12:15–1pm The Odeon
Folkaphonic Punk Orchestra Folkaphonic is a new concept developed to provide opportunities for community music playing for both experienced and learning musicians. The youth orchestra is the first project and the second is a folk punk band! Featuring a rum barrel full of special musical guests, expect lots of energy, sea shanties and rollicking choruses at the inaugural performance of the Folkaphonic Punk Orchestra! FRI 9:30–10:30pm Slacky Flat Bar
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Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra The Folkaphonic Youth Orchestra is a new gathering of young folk musicians and singers (15–30yrs) from across Australia meeting to learn, teach each other and perform traditional and contemporary folk songs and tunes from Australia and beyond. Through a tapestry of workshops, sessions and performances, Folkaphonic will provide opportunities for young musicians to learn a variety of musical styles in a space dedicated to development, friendship, inspiration and sharing. The orchestra will be directed by Emma Nixon with assistance from David De Santi and David Rooney. TUE 4–5pm Folk School WED 4–5pm Folk School THU 2:30–3:45pm Global Green FRI 10:30–12pm Global Green SAT 2:45–4:15pm Grandstand Bar SUN 9:30–10:30am Black Diamond Concert
Frank Yamma An initiated Pitjantjatjara man, Frank sings in his native Indigenous language and in English. His mighty songs, magical guitar playing and deeply arresting voice cross cultural and musical boundaries – a love song sung in Pitjantjatjara will make your heart sing in whatever language you speak. . FRI 4–5pm Black Diamond SAT 5–6pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 12:30–1:30pm The Chapel
Fresh Off The Boat Traditional Irish jigs, reels, and songs by 4 multi– instrumentalists who sing and play uilleann pipes, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and bodhran. TUE 11–12pm Folk School WED 10–11am Folk School FRI 11:30–12:30am Restaurant SAT 7–7:45pm Cafe de Rude SAT 10–11am Music Train
Gobsmacked
Glover & Sorrenson
The HaBiBis
Glover & Sorrensen Glover & Sorrensen are funny. In fact, with two stand–up comedians onstage at the same time, it’s twice as funny. Glover & Sorrensen explore our crazy world, feeding off the audience and gagging with hilarious and unpredictable results. Hold onto your funny bones... FRI 6:45–7:45pm Pavilion SAT 11–11:45am Cafe de Rude SAT 8:15–9:15pm La Petite Grande SUN 11:10–11:30am Pavilion Ha! Ha! Ha! SUN 6:45pm Slacky Flat Bar Festival Finale Hosts
Gobsmacked The dynamic Gobsmacked Duo, Bertie & Louis, are back with their unique brand of mischievous and musical storytelling. ‘There’s a Dragon in my Suitcase II’ continues the adventures of two heckling dragons trying to make sense of this new land. TUE 11–12pm Folk School WED 11–12pm Folk School FRI 9:30–10am The Shed SAT 1–1:30pm The Shed SUN 10:15–10:45am The Shed
Good Tunes Session Giving new life to good folk tunes is the aim. Led by David De Santi, accordionista from the Wongawilli Band, I Viaggiatori, The Humphreys and The Con Artists, it will be a musical journey over various continents. WED 8–10pm Global Green Bush Dance FRI 9:30–10:30am Grandstand Bar SAT 9:30–10:30am Grandstand Bar SUN 10:45–11:45am Grandstand Bar Italian Tunes
The Goodwills Maleny–based duo The Goodwills (Bob and Laurel Wilson) present original Aussie– flavoured story
Handsome Young Strangers
Good Tunes - David, Sam and Aniello
songs some light, some dark, but always with a fresh perspective. FRI 9:30–10:15am Nag’s Lounge SAT 2–2:45pm Cafe de Rude
The HaBiBis
The Humphreys
scene, performing and promoting contemporary and traditional Latin–American folk music and culture. TUE 3–4pm Folk School FRI 6:45–7:45pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 10:30–11:30am Restaurant
“The haBiBis weave the guitar, oud and bouzouki with consummate ease, in wide chiming choruses and intricate dances over which voices cast seductive spells” Rolling Stone. They perform exquisite traditional music from Greece, Anatolia, Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. FRI 1:15-2:30pm Miner's Camp Mandolin Mayhem FRI 7:45–8:45pm Restaurant SAT 3–4pm Miner’s Camp SUN 10:45–11:45am The Chapel
Humbug
Handsome Young Strangers
The Humphreys is a band of fun–loving local fellows performing a fusion of blues, folk and trad with an accordion and mandolin twist. Expect Waltzing’s for Dreamers to Galway Girl! THU 8:45–9:30pm La Petite Grande SAT 4:45–5:45pm Restaurant
HYS return to Slacky Flat with a new swag of tunes and larger beer bellies. Get ready for some Colonial Bush Punk Hijinks. FRI 4–5pm Miner’s Camp SAT 9:30–10:30pm Global Green SUN 4:45–5:45pm Slacky Flat Bar
Harman & Hellens
Together with their adept bandmates, David Harman and David Hellens take listeners on a journey of Appalachian–inspired music from the southern US. A blend of modern and traditional songs and tunes, bright and dark, energetic and reflective, there is something for all lovers of acoustic music. FRI 9:30–10:30am Slacky Flat Bar FRI 7:45–8:15pm Grandstand Bar SAT 9:45–10:45pm The Odeon SAT 10–11am Music Train SUN 5:30–6:15pm La Petite Grande
Hernan & Janis
Hernan and Janis both started their musical journey in Chile, their country of origin, since the 80s they have been involved in the Australian music
Humbug play well loved Irish and Scottish traditional and contemporary songs and tunes– sing–a–longs which are heart moving and toe tapping. Expect soaring harmonies, groovy rhythms and passion. FRI 1:30–2:30pm Pavilion SAT 11–12pm Miner’s Camp SUN 2–2:45pm Nag’s Lounge
The Humphreys
Illawarra Breakfast Poets
Since 2007, IBP have been writing and reciting both traditional and contemporary ‘Bush Poetry’. Members have won many competitions and championships. With a swag of poets available – all with their own special style, they are sure to please. FRI 12:30–2pm Global Green
Illawarra Pipe Band
Formed in 1945 the Illawarra Pipe Band has been playing bagpipes and drums and entertaining crowds since. There is nothing like the sound of the Pipes and Drums leading a procession as many know. The Illawarra Pipe Band consists of playing and non playing members and welcomes anyone with an interest in Pipes and Drums. SUN 10:30–11am The Piazza SUN 4:30–4:50pm Slacky Flat Bar
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Innes
John Littrich & The Water Runners
Ken Field
Jan Preston's Boogie Circus
Jeannie Lewis
Jonathyn Bob Lynn
James Blundell
Inka Marka
James Blundell
John Broomhall
Inka Marka are famous for being the most unfamous group in Australia. With 18 years under their belt, starting out as humble buskers and now headlining major International World Music Festivals, Inka Marka continue to thrill audiences with their haunting and mystical interpretations of pre Colombian and Contemporary music of the Andean regions of Latin America. FRI 2–3pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 6–7pm Pavilion SUN 5–6pm Global Green
Acknowledged by many as the act single–handedly responsible for turning a younger demographic of Australians onto country music James combined the story–telling ethos of country icon Slim Dusty with a more rock orientated approach influenced by his love of acts such as John Mellencamp, The Band and The Angels. FRI 5:30–6:30pm Black Diamond SAT 2–3pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 5:15–6:15pm The Chapel
Singer songwriter and interpreter of traditional Australian songs, John has performed throughout Australia. He is a long term resident of the Illawarra. He released Volume 1 of Australian Sea Songs and is working on the second volume. FRI 1:30–2:30pm Grandstand Bar Shanty Sing THU 9:15–9:30pm Restaurant FRI 7:45–8:30pm The Odeon Australian Sea Songs SAT 3:15–4pm La Petite Grande
Innes Innes is a one man electronic bluegrass party. He uses guitar, mandolin and laptop as if programmed by Kraftwerk and possessed by Tony Rice. THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 1:15-2:30pm Miner's Camp Mandolin Mayhem FRI 6:30–7:30pm The Chapel SAT 6–7pm The Odeon SUN 11–11:45am La Petite Grande
Irish Mythen Think back to a time in your life when you heard music that was so powerful and beautiful you were instantly engaged. That very well could have been an Irish Mythen show, an experience in the joy of everything. This 2015 East Coast (Canada) Music Association winner was born and raised in Wexford County Ireland and has travelled the globe musically. TUE 4–5pm Folk School WED 3–4pm Folk School WED 7:30–8pm Nag’s Lounge THU 9:40–9:55pm Restaurant Tripe Dinner THU 6:45–7:30pm La Petite Grande FRI 3–4pm The Chapel SAT 12:30–1:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 2:30–3:15pm Restaurant
Jan Preston’s Boogie Circus Known as Australia’s foremost female Boogie & Blues piano player and singer, she delivers high energy performances which, together with her candid and communicative personality, has given her longstanding popularity in Australia and overseas. FRI 1:45–3:45pm The Chapel SAT 12:30–1:30pm Pavilion SUN 1:30–2:15pm Restaurant
Jeannie Lewis Jeannie Lewis, one of Australia’s most passionate vocal artists celebrates the centenary of Edith Piaf’s birth through song and stories from Jeannie’s own French Connections. Jeannie will be joined by Jeremy Cook and Alister Spence. SAT 7–8pm The Chapel SUN 5:30–6:30pm Pavilion
Joe Mungovan Songsalive Folk Singer Songwriter of the Year, Joe Mungovan is a musician with a folk/indie style which blend together to produce his unique style. FRI 10:15–11pm The Shed SAT 9:15–10:15pm Miner’s Camp
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John Dengate Parody Cup The late John Dengate was one of the finest exponents of parody in the country– so much so, that often when folks heard traditional tunes they’d remark– whoever wrote that pinched John Dengate’s tune. A chance for budding parodists to win the treasured cup. SUN 3:15–4:15pm La Petite Grande
John Littrich & The Water Runners John and his band of South Coast musicians join forces to play their own brand of contemporary folk that lightens the heart and moves the feet. FRI 7:30–8:15pm Cafe de Rude SAT 11:15–12:15pm Pavilion SUN 3:30–4pm The Shed
John Tubridy & The Gentle Folk John Tubridy and The Gentle Folk have come together for this Festival to share some old Folk Favourites as well as some new material. which may be political, satirical, lyrical and funny. FRI 5–5:45pm La Petite Grande
Karen Lynne Bluegrass Circle
John Broomhall
Jordan McRobbie
Junkadelic Brass Band
Jonathon Bob Lynn Jonathon (native of Ireland) is a lover of language, be it sentimental, traditional, literary or humourous. This celebration of language is ever mindful of that Irish reverence for the power and magic of the word. THU 8:25–8:40pm Restaurant Tripe Dinner FRI 12:30–1:15pm The Odeon FRI 3:30–4pm Global Green Arvo Poets SAT 5:30–6:15pm Miner’s Camp SUN 11–11:45am Cafe de Rude
Jordan McRobbie WA born, virtuosic twelve–string guitarist and troubadour Jordan McRobbie brings his powerfully honest voice with soul–infused melodies to the festival for uplifting performances that have had audiences captivated nationwide. WED 1–2pm Folk School THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 1–2pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 4–4:45pm Cafe de Rude SUN 3:30–4:15pm Restaurant
Joshua Burgh Joshua is an independent, self produced, singer/ songwriter. He plays coastal/acoustic folk and alternate music including vocals, acoustic guitar and a kick drum. He draws inspiration from his organic surroundings on the South Coast. SAT 8–8:30pm The Shed Youth Folk
Junkadelic Brass Band Blending New Orleans style Street rhythms with Jazz, Funk, Latin and hip–hop, the Junkadelic Brass Band bring the party, with beats on junk instruments! TUE 1–2pm Folk School WED 12–1pm Folk School WED 9–9:30pm Nag’s Lounge THU 7–8pm The Odeon FRI 2:30–3:30pm Restaurant
Kutcha Edwards
SAT 1:45–2:15pm Global Green SUN 9–10am Music Train SUN 1:30–2pm The Piazza
Kaisha
Middle Eastern/folk–rock, all female trio, an exceptional union of progressive, shamanic sound– scapes, intense acoustic rock, traditional middle– eastern rhythms, and a fearless lyrical sensitivity. THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 2:45–3:45pm Pavilion SAT 6:30–7:30pm Nag’s Lounge SUN 3:15–4pm Miner’s Camp
Karen Lynne Bluegrass Circle
Bluegrass band headed by Australia’s well known female Bluegrass vocalist Karen Lynne, She has 10 albums, four of which are Bluegrass. Her latest, a gospel project, Shine Your Light was recorded in Tom T Hall’s Nashville studio. FRI 5:30–6:30pm Pavilion SAT 8:30–9:30pm The Odeon SUN 9:30–10:30am Slacky Flat Bar
the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra, and the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. TUE 5–6pm Folk School WED 3–4pm Folk School WED 5:30–6:30pm Nag’s Lounge Honk Jam THU 8:15–9:15pm The Odeon Honk Jam FRI 4:45–5:30pm Global Green Honk Jam SAT 7:30–8:30pm Pavilion Honk Jam SUN 12–12:30pm The Piazza Honk Jam
Kenny Bartley
Kenny is an Aussie, heartfelt, funny, smile filled, storytelling singer/songwriter from the Northern Illawarra. He leaves audiences with a big warm fuzzie and emotions stirred. Super Kenny is his cousin, entertaining with a funny, interactive kids show that is a big hit with kids... and adults. THU 10–10:45pm Nag’s Lounge FRI 2:45–3:15pm The Shed Super Kenny FRI 12:15–1pm Cafe de Rude SAT 4:15–4:45pm The Shed Super Kenny
Keystone Angel
With a jazz–nuanced folk singing style and a penchant for wordplay, Kay has been one of indie– folks best kept secrets whose live performance is a display of honest storytelling and a general acceptance of awkwardness. FRI 10–10:45pm La Petite Grande SAT 12–12:45pm Cafe de Rude
Keystone Angel perform their own music from ABC radio featured “Carry Me Away” and new CD “Stardust” including well–known pieces by Lorrena McKennitt and Leonard Cohen. “Haunting and passionate. Hiedi Limebeer’s voice is acrobatic and similar in strength to Kate Bush and ethereal like Enya’s.”–Cathererine Gale, The Advocate FRI 12:30–1:30pm The Chapel SAT 9–10am Black Diamond SUN 4:30–5:15pm Restaurant
Ken Field
Kutcha Edwards
Kay Proudlove
Ken Field is a saxophonist and composer. He leads the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, an experimental and improvisational brass band. His solo releases document his work for layered saxophones and his soundtracks for dance and film. Field has performed for President Bill Clinton, and with Trombone Shorty, Charles Neville, former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf,
Kutcha is a proud Mutti Mutti Man. His beautiful voice and soulful arrangements are fused into a compelling compilation of original songs. His music and stories are the songs of his journey, his people’s journey, and these are his gift to connect with and inspire others. SUN 5–6:15pm Black Diamond
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Lily & King
Liz Stringer
Neil Murray
Lilli Story
Lagoon Hill Zydeco Zydeco: the lively, accordion and rub–board led music of Louisiana. Here it’s played by Tasmanians who put their own jazzy twist to it. WED 10–11am Folk School WED 9:45–10:30pm Nag’s Lounge FRI 8:45–9:45pm Global Green FRI 10:45–11:45am Grandstand Bar SAT 10:30–11:30pm Black Diamond SUN 4:15–5:15pm Pavilion
The Legs Their music walks the lanes and alley ways of this chaotic city called life. A curious and eclectic combination of musical talent, The Legs explore words, melodies rhythm and poetry. The legs – bring your own arse. FRI 3–3:45pm La Petite Grande
Lilli Story A well known local storyteller, Lilli has been spreading her wings to the international stages of late. From Iran, to Spain, Singapore, Colombia, Peru, Malaysia she has shared stories, magical moments and connection. Come along and be transported, to another world. One of magic, adventure, music, mystical beings, animals and jungles. TUE 12–1pm Folk School FRI 10:15–10:45am The Shed SAT 10–10:30am The Shed SAT 2:45–3:15pm The Shed SUN 9:30–10am The Shed
Lily & King Lily & King are a quirky, musical junkyard – blissful, beautiful, dirty and wicked. Their set sits somewhere between a captivating 40’s nightclub routine and the raw, reckless spirit of New Orleans street buskers.
Mia Wray
THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 9:30–10:30pm Miner’s Camp SAT 9:30–10:30pm La Petite Grande SUN 12:45–1:45pm The Odeon
Lisa Couper
Lisa Couper is a singer/songwriter of folk gospel songs. With a love for beautiful melody, lyric and the American folk gospel traditions of old, she ruminates and makes musical the deeper yearnings of the soul sending them upward as musical prayers and heart songs. SAT 3:30–4:30pm Restaurant SUN 1–1:45pm La Petite Grande
Liz Stringer
Liz Stringer’s powerful and emotive live performances and melodically rich, story–based songs have earned her a place among Australia’s most respected songwriters and performers. THU 8–8:45pm Nag’s Lounge FRI 9:15–10:15pm Pavilion SAT 12–1pm Black Diamond SUN 1:15–2:15pm The Chapel
Lizzie Flynn & The Reckoning With perceptive lyrics Lizzie Flynn’s songs evoke a strong response from her listeners. Her live performance showcases her ability to connect with a wide range of people through stripped–back songs that share meaningful stories. Joining her are long time collaborator Michelle Scully (double bass) from Melbourne, singer Lisa Couper from Yamba, Emily Wolfe (violin) and Dave Elliston (multi– instrumentalist) from Tassie! THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 4:15–5:15pm The Chapel SAT 6–7pm Restaurant SUN 2–3pm La Petite Grande
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Lisa Couper
Lorraine McCrimmon A performance poet with several years experience of enthralling a crowd with a large repertoire of both humourous, serious and traditional poems , have performed National Folk , Cobargo, Majors Creek, Uranquinty and Gulgong festival. FRI 3–3:30pm Global Green FRI 6:40–7pm Grandstand Bar SAT 8–9:30am Pavilion Poets Breakfast SUN 1:30–1:45pm Grandstand Bar
Love in the Jungle
LITJ is a locally produced celebration of original Salt laced contemporary acoustic folk, boosted with a twist of world percussion and authentic Aussie indigenous sounds. Get ready to rumble with the Jungle! FRI 9:45–10:45pm Nag’s Lounge
Luc English SAT 7:15–7:45pm The Shed Youth Folk
Matt Glass & The Loose Cannons
Matt Glass and the Loose Cannons dip and weave between stomping upbeat folk and rousing alt– country, with three part harmonies and a variety of stringed instruments. THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 10:30–11:30am Nag’s Lounge SAT 2–3pm La Petite Grande SUN 4:15–5pm Miner’s Camp
Maypole with Molly
Maypole with Molly formed in 2009, filling a need for more kids activities at the National Folk Festival. Founding member and accordionist Erika Cleaver is an experienced preschool teacher and enjoys sharing music and dance with kids. FRI 11:45–12:15pm The Shed SAT 11:30–12pm The Shed SUN 4:15–4:45pm The Shed
Mexidahlia
Mick Daley
Lizzie Flynn
The Legs
Mick Thomas
Matt Glass & The Loose Cannons
Mike Martin
Melanie April
Mick Daley
Murphy’s Puppets
Melanie April comprises of a local family duo. Inspired by both traditional and contemporary music, Mel and Tom are able to experiment and adopt an open attitude for a unique performance. SAT 8:45–9:15pm The Shed
Best known as frontman for hard–travelling band The Re–mains, Mick Daley has taken a turn for the verse with a swag of savage and tender new songs. FRI 12–1pm Pavilion SAT 12:45–1:45pm La Petite Grande SUN 1–1:45pm Nag’s Lounge
Dennis Murphy’s Puppets have taken the centuries– old Commedia dell’ Arte tradition from Italy and made it accessible to a modern Australian audience. Arlecchino, one of Europe’s favourite clowns, entertains both young and old. Children love the silliness while adults appreciate the witty one–liners. SUN 12:30–1pm The Shed SUN 2:45–3:15pm The Shed
Merryweather With uplifting infectious harmony Margaret Bradford and Margaret Essex sing as the duo, Merryweather. With an original blend of fine melody and thoughtful lyrics they celebrate their love of acoustic music and sing a mixture of traditional and contemporary favourites including some self–penned songs as well. FRI 12:30–1pm The Shed SAT 3:30–4pm The Shed SAT 9:30–10:15am La Petite Grande
Mexidahlia Folkloric Dance Showcasing traditional Mexican folkloric dance from the state of Jalisco and Sinaloa. The dances are vibrant, colorful and joyful to watch. SAT 1–1:30pm Global Green SAT 3:15–3:45pm Global Green
Mia Wray Raised on the Sunshine Coast, singer/ songwriter, Mia Wray, sings with soul and passion, creating a unique sound that compels you to listen. There’s tension and controlled power within her song writing and performances infusing soft melodic tunes with a subtle soulful sound. THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 10:30–11:30pm Pavilion SAT 8:45–9:45pm Restaurant SUN 11–12pm Black Diamond
Mick Thomas Mick Thomas has been a staple of Melbourne’s music scene for well over 25 years. Raconteur, troubadour, balladeer and poet, Mick Thomas is best known as the Blundstone–wearing song master of pub–rock icons Weddings Parties Anything and current band The Roving Commission. Squeezebox Wally will join him on piano accordion. FRI 6:30–7:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 4:30–5:30pm Black Diamond
Mz Mally Moo
Middle Eastern Jam
The man behind “My Island Home”, “Blackfella Whitefella” and “Good Light in Broome”, Neil Murray continues to champion what it means to call Australia home. One of our finest songwriters, he will showcase his latest album'Bring Thunder and Rain'. THU 10:30–10:45pm Restaurant FRI 3:45–4:45pm Restaurant SAT 10–11pm The Chapel SUN 2–3pm Black Diamond
A community group bringing together dancers and musicians with a passion for the Middle East through monthly dance and music jams, workshops and cultural events. SAT 6–7pm Grandstand Bar SAT 9–10am Music Train
Mike Martin Mike writes with a voice to tweak us, to remind us, to move us, yet one that also comes at us on our level, not from any assumed higher ground. A voice that coaxes us into seeing things differently, sometimes with a laugh, sometimes with a tear, sometimes with a touch of razzamatazz. FRI 6:45–7:30pm The Odeon SAT 11–12pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 6–6:45pm Cafe de Rude SUN 10–10:45am La Petite Grande
Mz Mally Moo is a rock star to three year olds. She presents fun preschool music that’s entertaining and engaging. FRI 3:30–4pm The Shed SAT 10:45–11:15am The Shed SUN 11–11:30am The Shed
Neil Murray
No Such Thing
No Such Thing is a group of musicians who play collected Australian dance tunes. The band recreates the authentic feel of the old time dance bands and will soon get your feet tapping. THU 7–8:15pm Grandstand Bar FRI 2:45–3:30pm The Odeon SAT 5:30–7:30pm Global Green Peter Ellis Memorial Bush Dance
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Out of Abingdon
Paul McKenna Band
The Poozies
Rebecca Bastoli
O’Leary
Through song, story, music and verse, the boys bring to the stage the traditional themes and rhythms of Ireland’s rich culture. Featuring soaring vocals, haunting harmonies, exciting percussion, and magical moments on fiddle, Irish whistle and pipes. FRI 3:30–4:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 5:30–6:30pm The Chapel SUN 12:30–1:15pm Restaurant
Out of Abingdon
This duo, a potent mixture of Warwick’s mesmerising bluesy guitar and husky vocals with Tina’s double– bass grooves and silky vocals, has enchanted audiences worldwide. THU 6:15-8pm Slacky Flat The Taster FRI 8–9pm Pavilion SAT 3:30–4:30pm Nag’s Lounge SUN 11:30–12:15pm Restaurant
Paddy & The Wonderband
With some band members now based in Sydney and Melbourne, Paddy & The Wonderband at the Folkie is a homecoming tradition. Their roots are firmly in gypsy jazz, but their wide array of creative arrangements pushes their instrumentation to its limits and forges a sound all of its own. FRI 11:45am–12:45pm Miner’s Camp SAT 10:30–11:15pm The Shed Youth Folk
Parades
Join the parade! It will involve The Con Artists, Environmental Encroachment, Junkadelic Brass Band and Ken Field. Ken, from Honk USA, will provide tune learning workshops. Assemble at the northern end of Slacky Flat Bar for the parades. FRI 6–6:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 6–6:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 6:15–6:45pm Black Diamond
Riogh
Patrick Lyons & The American Creek Band In keeping with his musically diverse background, Lyons’ songs reveal an eclectic approach underscored by thoughtful and provocative lyrical themes. FRI 6:30–7:30pm Restaurant SAT 10:30–11:15am The Chapel
Paul McKenna Band Combining their love for folk and traditional music, as well as original songs and tunes; The Paul McKenna Band have been called ‘the best folk band to have come out of Scotland in the last twenty years’ New York Times. THU 10:15–11pm Slacky Flat Bar FRI 10:15–11:15pm The Chapel SAT 3–4pm Black Diamond SUN 3:30–4:30pm Slacky Flat Bar
Peter Mace Peter’s selection of traditional, contemporary and original material will have you laughing with delight one minute and maybe shedding a tear the next. THU 6–6:45pm Grandstand Bar FRI 8:30–9:15am Pavilion Poets Breakfast FRI 2:30–3pm Global Green Arvo Poets FRI 7:30–10pm The Odeon Aussie Tradition (MC) SUN 8–9am Pavilion Poets Breakfast SUN 11:30–11:50am Pavilion Ha! Ha! Ha! SUN 1:15–1:30pm Grandstand Bar SUN 5–5:20pm Grandstand Bar
Peter Willey & Matthew Hobbs Peter and Matthew, both accomplished musicians, celebrate suburban tragedy and comedy. Funny
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Santa Taranta
stories, jokes, poems, parodies and original songs highly recommended for home renovators. FRI 5:45–6:30pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 10:30–11:15am La Petite Grande SUN 10:50–11:10am Pavilion Ha! Ha! Ha! SUN 1–1:45pm Cafe de Rude
The Pie Eaters Alan Musgrove is an award–winning Australia bush fiddler and singer and has spent 40 years collecting and performing traditional music. He is accompanied Robert Stephens who can claim 30 years experience on the Canberra and Melbourne music scenes. Their music has a snappy style that retains the essence of traditional music. FRI 5:45–6:30pm The Odeon SAT 12–1pm Grandstand Bar Session SAT 3:30–4:30pm The Odeon SUN 12–12:45pm Cafe de Rude
The Poozies One of the longest–standing UK groups, The Poozies are pioneers – their four–part harmonies and instrumentals effortlessly fuse folk with pop, soul, country, Gaelic and ‘any enticing genre’. TUE 12pm, 2pm Folk School WED 10am, 12pm, 2pm Folk School THU 9:15–10pm Slacky Flat Bar FRI 5–6pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 8:30–9:30pm The Chapel SUN 3:30–4:30pm Black Diamond
Queen Porter Stomp Queen Porter Stomp use their dirty swamp magic to shirk those prohibition blues. A wicked mix of ukulele, lush vocals, banjo and horns. FRI 11–12pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 7–8pm La Petite Grande SUN 4–5pm Nag’s Lounge
Queen Porter Stomp
Reg Meuross
The Roaring Forties
Scarlett's Revenge
Rani’s Fire
Riogh
Russell Hannah
Sydney based acoustic indie band Rani’s Fire combine blends of folk, pop and alternative music with smooth vocals and cheeky lyrics to seduce their audiences. FRI 8–8:45pm La Petite Grande
Their Celtic influenced music is passionate, transcendent, physical and sublime. Where they perform, audiences are swept along on an undercurrent of energy; a vocal and musical powerhouse which is captivating and compelling, subtle, and original. FRI 10–11pm Black Diamond SAT 6:30–7:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 8:30–9:30pm Slacky Flat Bar
Our own cuddly Sir Big Russ, aka Russell Hannah, was awarded an Order in 2011, hence the Sir. He has co–authored a book on Australian railway folklore, written poetry, limericks and associated with other poets and yarn–spinners. However, he still does remain a tormenter of accordion players and a lover of tripe... THU 6–11pm Restaurant Tripe Dinner & Concert SAT 1:15–2:30pm Grandstand Bar Woolly Yarns
The Roaring Forties
Santa Taranta
Veteran harmony singers with a cartload of traditional and finely–crafted contemporary folk songs with rousing choruses about Australian social, industrial and political history, and more. FRI 4:30–5:30pm Nag’s Lounge Shellback Sheila SAT 2:15–3:15pm The Odeon SUN 11:30–12:30pm The Odeon Song Goes On
Santa Taranta play music inspired from the traditional southern Italy music. Their styles include Pizzica, Tammurriata and Stornelli, as well as Polkas from the barbershop and the occasional serenade d’amore. From the Salento peninsular to Mt Vesuvio they will infect your blood and keep you dancing like a spider and weeping like la Madonna… FRI 9–10pm The Chapel SAT 10–11pm Restaurant SUN 11–12pm Slacky Flat Bar
Rebecca Bastoli be immersed insongs both honest and disarming from Rebecca's debut EP 'Stranger', inspired by the vivid and evolving tradition of folk music in Australia. FRI 2:15–3:15pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 1–1:45pm Cafe de Rude
Reg Meuross One of England’s finest singer songwriters, Reg Meuross returns to Illawarra with his “beautifully crafted songs and warm personal manner”. He was a big hit last year and had everyone singing along to his songs as if they were old favourites, WED 4–5pm Folk School THU 10:05–10:20pm Restaurant THU 7:45–8:30pm La Petite Grande FRI 11:30–12:30pm Black Diamond SAT 11–12pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 4–5pm The Chapel
The Rhythm Hustle The Rhythm Hustle are a groovy, vibrant outfit from Newcastle with an eclectic spin on funk and folk classics and a handful of scrupulous originals. FRI 8:15–9pm The Shed Youth Folk SAT 5–5:45pm Cafe de Rude SUN 10:30–11:15am Restaurant
The Ribbon Gang The Ribbon Gang stand and deliver original songs about the fascinating bushrangers of our past with a mix of Illawarra folk, Shire jazz and exciting vocal harmony. FRI 9–9:45pm La Petite Grande
Rudey Tudey Waiters Crazy cabaret, trivia and comedy all mixed up with French food! Your hosts are Kiki Bittovabitsch and Pascal Du Merde FRI 10:30–11am Cafe de Rude Rude Food Trivia FRI 1:15–1:45pm Cafe de Rude Comedy/Variety FRI 4–4:30pm Cafe de Rude Comedy/Variety FRI 6:45–7:15pm Cafe de Rude Karoake Supper FRI 9:30–10pm Cafe de Rude Rude Nude Cabaret SAT 9–9:30am Cafe de Rude Rude Food Trivia SAT 9–9:30pm Cafe de Rude Rude Nude Cabaret SUN 9–9:30am Cafe de Rude Rude Food Trivia SUN 5–5:30pm Cafe de Rude Comedy/Variety
Ruido There are no barriers in this amazing troupe. The Dancers sing and play and the musicians get up and dance! TUE 10–11am Folk School SUN 2–2:45pm Global Green
Scarlet’s Revenge Pirate folk punk – inspired by Celtic folk, Irish punk, and dirty blues. Think edgy vocals, acoustic guitar, accordion, flute solos, backed by a rockin’ band! FRI 5:30–6:30pm Miner’s Camp SAT 10:30–11:30pm Pavilion SUN 12–12:45pm Nag’s Lounge
Scientists Behaving Badly These people have escaped from the lab and have turned to cooking up their own style of music with a slight classical bent. FRI 6–6:45pm La Petite Grande
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Shane Howard Trio
The Shield Maidens & The Celt
Sydney Trade Union Choir
Senor Cabrales
Shanty Club
The Settlement
Scott Wise
Shane Howard Trio
Solidarity Choir
Scott Wise is accompanying Bob Rummery at the festival. Since 1980 he has played mandolin, harmonica and guitar with Western Australia’s iconic Ten Cent Shooters country blues band. FRI 1:15–2:30pm Miner’s Camp Mandolin Mayhem FRI 5:45–6:45pm Global Green Blues Mandolin
Shane Howard is one of Australia’s most important and influential writers and singers. Just like the sky and waters of the Great Southern Ocean, where Shane Howard was raised and resides, his latest CD, ‘Deeper South’, features songs full of music and poetry that are deep and dark, yet illuminated by great shafts of light. FRI 8–9pm Slacky Flat Bar SAT 1:30–2:30pm Black Diamond
Solidarity Choir has been singing songs of justice and freedom for over 25 years. It was formed in 1987 to sing Nkosi Sikelel’ Afrika (God Bless Africa) in support of the struggle against apartheid. The Choir has continued to sing in English and other languages in support of people’s struggles for liberty. SUN 4–4:45pm Global Green
The Scratchies The Scratchies is a band of musicians originally formed at the Illawarra Folk Festival in 2013 to play folk music. Drawing from a rich diversity of individual repertoires, The Scratchies play a variety of folk songs and tunes including a number of originals and parodies . FRI 11–11:45am La Petite Grande
Senor Cabrales Señor Cabrales comprises six musicians with attitude and passion who play the energetic and intense music of Celtic Europe, particularly Asturias, Galicia and Brittany, while also drawing influences from Scottish and Irish tradition. The band, born in Bathurst more than ten years ago, has performed at numerous folk festivals and clubs and the two CDs, Aquí and Sol y Sombra, have been favourably received. FRI 8:15–9:15pm Nag’s Lounge SAT 4:30–5:30pm Pavilion SUN 11–11:45am Global Green
The Settlement A five–piece rare alternative/folk outfit, sticking to their southern stomp roots. Their journey is to develop and spread an Australian folk/roots sound, never to be pigeon holed. Fuelled by fiddle and strong rhythm their music is bound to invoke! FRI 2:30–3:30pm Black Diamond SAT 9:30–10:30pm Slacky Flat Bar SUN 5:15–6:15pm Nag’s Lounge
Shanty Club
A jolly and raucous barrel of singing old songs, making new friends, and discovering your sea legs. Sometimes a fiddle and accordion, sometimes a cappella, and always a lot of fun choruses to get you singing like a salty dog! Shanty Club has a history of surprise guests, an encouraging and inclusive atmosphere! THU 9:45–10:45pm La Petite Grande FRI 11–12am La Petite Grande SAT 4:15–5:15pm Miner’s Camp SAT 9:45–10:45pm Cafe de Rude SUN 3:15–4:15pm The Odeon
The Shield Maidens & The Celt
The Shield Maidens & The Celt will captivate you with their harmonies or they may just take you captive. You’ll sail along with their Latvian and Norwegian Viking songs of old, plundering a Celtic folk tune or two along the way, and disembark, swooning, in lounge land. FRI 11–11:30am The Shed SAT 5–6pm Nag’s Lounge SUN 2–2:30pm The Shed
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They sing, clap, tap, bang, laugh and groove, embracing songs from the wide world, both folk and popular songs old and new. TUE 1–2pm Folk School SUN 9:30–10:30am The Chapel
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Songs of the Illawarra In 2015–2016 the Illawarra region will be commemorating its Bicentenary of European settlement. A bunch of local songwriters will present their memories of Illawarra in song. FRI 10:15–11:30am Pavilion
Songs from the Sixties Maurie Mulheron is a singer, songwriter and multi– instrumentalist. He is also a playwright and Life Member of Sydney’s New Theatre. He specialises in the music of Pete Seeger and The Weavers as well as the protest song movement of the 1960s. FRI 1:15–2:30pm Miner’s Camp Mandolin Mayhem FRI 2:45–3:45pm Miner’s Camp SAT 3–3:45pm Cafe de Rude
Southern Crane Martial Arts Academy Southern Crane Martial Arts Academy is a contemporary Kung Fu and Chinese cultural practice organisation. Their style is directly descended from the Tibetan White Crane Style with a history of over 800 years. SUN 6–6:20pm Slacky Flat Bar Lion Dance SUN 3–3:30pm The Piazza Lion Dance
The Southern Gentlemen Southern Gentlemen play sharp bluegrass flavoured with close harmonies. Their reputation is growing
Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers
Steve Robinson
Tim Scanlan & Toshi Bodhran
Stewart Holt
through supporting artists such as The Company and Laurie Lewis and appearances at Harrietville and Beechworth. FRI 7:15–7:45pm Grandstand Bar Bluegrass Pick SUN 10–10:45am Miner’s Camp
Steve Robinson Labelled as Urban Folk, Psychedelic Jazz, blues, alternative indie and even “Bob Dylan goes to the circus” an engaging, brilliant musician with sharp insightful lyrics FRI 2–2:45pm La Petite Grande
Stewart Holt A wordsmith and multi–instrumentalist, Stewart Holt serves social commentary with a twist of twisted comedy. FRI 3–3:45pm Cafe de Rude SAT 11:30–12:15pm The Chapel
Suzuki Kids & Co Suzuki Kids n Co is a group of Suzuki students, plus some siblings, parents and grandparents. They have formed this group especially for the folk festival as they wanted to experience learning and performing Australian Folk Music. SAT 12:15–12:45pm The Shed
Swing Booty Swing Booty is a 7 piece genre mash–up of funk/ soul/blues complete with afrobeat and latin undertones, the Booty will fun you. SAT 9:30–10:30pm Nag’s Lounge
Swingaleles Swingaleles bring a hot new twist to a traditional folk instrument, the Ukulele. You can bring your Uke and play along or sing as they did. FRI 4:30–5:30pm Grandstand Bar
Tropical Wax
Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers tick all the boxes – energetic, fun, entertaining and take their audience on a whirlwind dance tour of Ireland. FRI 8–8:30pm Global Green SAT 11:30–12pm Global Green SAT 4–4:30pm Global Green SUN 10:15–10:45am Global Green SUN 12–12:30pm Global Green
Sydney Trade Union Choir For 25 years Sydney Trade Union Choir has entertained and inspired audiences with songs of hope and struggle. The songs are old, new, serious, witty, and always harmonious. To help celebrate their 25th anniversary STUC will be joined on stage by Jeannie Lewis, Maurie Mulheron, Sonia Bennett and Tom Bridges. SUN 1:45–2:45pm Pavilion 25th Anniversary Concert
Tamnesia Tamnesia is an acoustic Gospel/blues/roots band that has been around for 10 years and featured a few times at previous Illawarra folk festivals in various formats. SUN 10–10:45am Nag’s Lounge
Thirroul Readers & Writers Festival Preview The sneak preview of the Thirroul Readers and Writers Festival (planned for September 2–4, 2016) will feature writers, playwrights and a song writer, performing and talking about writing. FRI 10:30–11:30pm Miner’s Camp
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Three–Sixty Three–Sixty perform iconic folk songs from the 1960s, with more as well! They bring back all these great songs to both inspire and entertain you. FRI 1–1:45pm La Petite Grande
Tia Juana Tia Juana is a local comic singer/songwriter with a passion for quirky ballads and bizarre love–songs. As well as dabbling in some traditional tangos, she has been known to flirt outrageously with Nana Mouskouri, pester Fado singers and come up with some very silly homespun tunes! FRI 1:15–1:45pm The Shed FRI 2–2:45pm Cafe de Rude SAT 9:30–10:30am Nag’s Lounge SUN 11:50–12:10pm Pavilion Ha! Ha! Ha!
Tim Scanlan & Toshi Bodhran Aussie one man band meets explosive Japanese percussionist. Together they explore their love for traditional Irish, Quebecois, Breton and Scottish tunes. Joining them on fiddle is John John Festivals Mana Okubo. THU 5:15–6pm Slacky Flat Bar FRI 10:15–11:15pm Restaurant SAT 4:15–5:15pm La Petite Grande SAT 8:30–9:30pm Grandstand Bar SUN 11–11:45am Nag’s Lounge
Tropical Wax Tropical Wax are a youth 4 piece band who hail from the coastal towns of Gerringong and Kiama. Fusion of Blues, Roots, and Indy Funk. FRI 9:15–10pm The Shed Youth Folk
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Zondrae King
Vic Janko Orkestar
The Wish List
Zlatkos Balkan Cabaret
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Ward MacDonald
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The psychedelic gypsy prog–rock band so radical they named it thrice. Carnivalesque party music and dance for the creatively inclined. FRI 10:15–11:15pm Global Green SAT 6–7pm Black Diamond SUN 2:15–3pm Miner’s Camp
Zingara is a group of 5 young, local musicians playing a delicious combo of gypsy jazz and electro swing. With their mesmerizing beats, Zingara will have the audience ecstatic and ready to show off their wildest dance moves! SAT 11:15–12pm The Odeon
The combined Union Choirs, consisting of Newcastle People’s Chorus, Sydney Trade Union Choir and the Illawarra Union Singers have been singing at the Illawarra Folk Festival for many years. They sing songs of protest, social justice, women’s rights and the environment. SUN 12:30–1:30pm Pavilion
Ward MacDonald grew up in the Scottish fiddling traditions of Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s east coast. The founder and artistic director of the PEI Fiddle Camp, Ward’s own playing reflects four generations of family fiddling and is spiced with a unique blend of Cape Breton, Acadian, and Irish influences. TUE 10am, 4pm Folk School WED 11am, 2pm Folk School THU 8:30–9:45pm Grandstand Bar FRI 12–1pm Grandstand Bar FRI 9–10pm Grandstand Bar SAT 10:45–11:45am Grandstand Bar SAT 7:15–8:15pm Grandstand Bar SUN 2:30–3:30pm Grandstand Bar
Vic Chapman
The Wish List
Union Choirs
Vic is a local Aboriginal elder and will be officially opening the festival on behalf of the original Dharawal land owners. Vic was also the first Aboriginal school principal in NSW and his son, John, was a great supporter of the Illawarra Folk Club. THU 6–6:15pm Slacky Flat Bar Welcome to Country
Vic Janko Orkestar Wollongong’s own fiery ten–piece Balkan brass band, the Vic Janko Orkestar, is a compelling fusion of funked up dance grooves and Balkan/Gypsy brass tunes. Led by tapan player extraordinaire, Vic Jankulovski, and featuring diva vocalist Lotte Latukefu, the VJO is influenced by modern genre–crossing artists such as Slavic Soul Party & Frank London. FRI 1–2pm Black Diamond SAT 11:30–12:30am Restaurant SUN 12:45–1:30pm Global Green
Award–winning musicians, Emma Nixon and Nicole Murray, showcase the amazing art of fiddlesinging in The Wish List. Joyous, exquisite and touching musical moments are revealed. TUE 11am, 1pm, 3pm Folk School WED 11am, 1pm Folk School FRI 5–6pm Restaurant SAT 11:30–12:30pm La Petite Grande SUN 1–1:45pm Miner’s Camp
Youth Traditions Awards Young artists aged between nine and 25 will have the chance to perform traditional folk songs and tunes in the third annual Youth Traditions Award concerts. FRI 4:30–6pm The Shed SAT 5–6:15pm The Shed
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Zlatkos Balkan Cabaret An ensemble of talented musicians have come together to form a unique folk group, performing traditional folk music from around the world. With a special love for gypsy music from the Balkans and Eastern Europe, Zlatkos’ Balkan Cabaret share the spirited and captivating tunes of gypsy life, from moving love songs to passionate dance music, with the soul–stirring fire of true gypsy blood. SAT 1–2pm Restaurant SUN 3–3:45pm Cafe de Rude
Zondrae King Contemporary Bush Poetry from a mother’s point of view. A city girl with a bushie’s eye. FRI 9:15am–10am Pavilion FRI 4–4:30pm Global Green FRI 6:20–6:40pm Grandstand Bar SUN 9am–10am Pavilion SUN 2–2:15pm Grandstand Bar SUN 5:20–5:40pm Grandstand Bar
Zumpa Be transported with this ensemble to forgotten fishing villages, moonlit olive groves, and a hard life under a hot sun where peasants play music to celebrate life with a fierce sense of humour. They provide the sounds and energy of folk, gypsy and Italian world music woven expertly together to provide a truly spaghetti and meatballs experience. THU 12–2pm Pavilion Italian Lunch SAT 8–8:45pm Cafe de Rude
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Illawarra Folk Club & Illawarra Folk Festival The Illawarra Folk Club was formed in 1979 and has conducted fortnightly concerts on and off in the Wollongong/Illawarra region ever since. Since 1985 the Club has presented the Illawarra Folk Festival 20 times in the village of Jamberoo and 11 times in Bulli. The festival has grown from a humble beginning to being recognised as one of Australia’s premiere folk festivals and the biggest in NSW. The Illawarra Folk Club is a community based incorporated association dedicated to the preservation, performance and presentation of folklore in all its various forms. The members include many local folk musicians, dancers, poets and storytellers.The Club holds regular concerts and events at venues around the Illawarra area. The Festival is a sub-committee of the Folk Club with around 40 members. It meets once month during the year and more often as the festival approaches. If you are interested in helping with the Folk Club or Festival then contact us by calling 1300 887 034 or email info@illawarrafolkclub.org.au The Club has provided support to a number of local artist members who have produced recordings. It has also assisted in providing folk performers to many community and charity events in the Illawarra.It has produced a monthly newsletter for the past 31 years. You can join the Club and receive discounts to the regular concerts. Folk Club membership forms are available from the website and the Festival Reception. www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
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2016 ORGANISING COMMITTEE Thanks to the following dedicated volunteers who’ve provided more than 7,000 hours of effort as the Festival Organising Committee. Steering Committee Russell Hannah, Graeme Morrison, Neil Rowsell, Rod Cork, Judy Cork, Bruce Jackson, Robyn Jackson, Peter Davis, Tarcita Heaven, David De Santi Steering Committee Chair Neil Rowsell Folk Club President/Festival Chairman Russell Hannah Folk Club Secretary Graeme Morrison Artistic Director David De Santi Operations and Project Director Neil Rowsell Marketing and Media David De Santi, Nick Hartgerink Advertising David De Santi Artist Accommodation Suzi Wakefield Artistic Setup Lana Patrin, Bec O’Shea, Amanda Buckland, Virginia Settre, David De Santi Artist Liaison & Registration Lilli Pang Booking Committee David De Santi, Russell Hannah, Graeme Morrison Camping Peter O’Neill CD Compilation Graeme Morrison, David De Santi Choirs Mairi Petersen Communications & Emergency Rod Cork Community Partnerships Tarcita Heaven, Suzi Wakefield, Robyn Jackson, David De Santi Construction Manager Simon Leamon Electrical Services Mark Bailey Equipment Pickup & Return Rod Cork Festival Bar Graeme Morrison
Festival Shop & Merchandise Shane Moon, David De Santi Hotline Robyn Jackson Imagery and Graphic Design David De Santi, Pedro Altuna First Aid Greg Adams Folk Summer School / Youth Traditions Ann Lehmann, David De Santi Grants and Awards David De Santi Honk Festival Sub-Committee Lotte Latukefu, David Rooney, Sally Wilson, Nyrie Raiss-Davis, Graeme Morrison Instrument Lock-Up Sue Bromham Internet Site / Newsletters David De Santi MC & Venue Management Russell Hannah, David De Santi, Music Train Brian Dunnett, Russell Hannah, Rod Cork Office Management, Ticketing Robyn Jackson, Bruce Jackson Operations Management Neil Rowsell, Tarcita Heaven Photography Graeme Morrison, Liz Aitken, John Aitkin, Kim Rudner, Sam St John, Jessica Millman, Jenelle McWilliam, El Cooper, Eric Hahn Publicist Nick Hartgerink Raffle Bulli & Northern Illawarra Rotary Club, David De Santi
Recycling/Green Army John Spira, Jason Gleadhill Safety Mike Burke Security Graeme Morrison Signage Helen Wilson Site Planning David De Santi, Rod Cork Site Services & Stores Tony Foley Site Setup & Packdown Area Managers Tom O’Toole, Phil Jones, Steve McClure, Kevin Donnegan, John Spira Smoke Free Management Aviva Sheb’a Social Media, Facebook Gail Norris, David De Santi Sound & Production David De Santi, Steve McClure Souvenir Programme David De Santi, Pedro Altuna Sponsorship David De Santi, Bonnie Hittman Stalls Judy Cork, Rod Cork Survey John Jones, Bulli & Northern Illawarra Rotary Club Traffic Mike Traynor, Tony Cory Transport Rob McIntosh Treasurer, Peter Davis, Val McGarry Video Javier Valledor (Why Documentaries), Liz Aitken, John Aitken Volunteers Management Therese Driscoll, John Driscoll Volunteer Lounge & Catering Suzi Wakefield Water Conservation David De Santi, Lana Patrin, John Spira, Green Music Australia Youth Projects David De Santi, Ann Lehmann
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Join the 2017 Festival Organising Committee
The Illawarra Festival runs on the huge efforts of volunteers. Can you offer any useful services to the festival? Or perhaps just a couple of hours of your time during the festival to help us keep things running smoothly? We would love to hear from you!
If you feel enthused by the festival and its survival you might like to become part of the organising committee. Send an email with your details and interest to volunteers@illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
The 31st Illawarra Folk Festival Organising Committee wishes to thank these special people and organisations for their generous support, time, goods and services. As ever, their enthusiasm for this wonderful creative cultural community event is essential to make it all happen. • Reg Mombassa for allowing the use of Riff as the festival logo • Mick Keelan and Sue Fox from NSW Trainlink for their support of the Green Music Train • The local business, tourist and Wollongong City Council communities
Volunteer Registration for 2017 Festival Go to www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au from October 2016
The Venues Black Diamond Marquee Concerts
This is the main festival concert space set in the middle of the Showground Racing Track. It will feature all the major concerts from Friday to Sunday evening and the Festival Finale.
Cafe de Rude NEW!
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A new French flavoured food and bar venue with intimate concerts and theatre variety, comedy and cabaret! Your hosts are the Rudey Tudey Waiters.
The IIlawarra Folk Festival has 14 venues including a Festival and 2 food and market areas – the Global Green and the Piazza. All of the venues are within the confines of the Bulli Showground.
The Chapel
Concerts, Workshops
The Chapel is situated in the Grevillea Park in a natural environment. The park is to the west of the showground and at the base of the Illawarra escarpment. It features a beautiful grassed and ambient area for acoustic style concerts.
Global Green
Outdoor entertainment / Concerts
The Global Green Stage is a Pavilion Tent over a large, specially constructed wooden floor. It will feature concerts, dances, dance demonstrations, dances workshops and other outdoor entertainment. The stage will be surrounded by food and market stalls to create a ‘piazza’ environment.
Grandstand Bar
Sessions and Concerts
This is in the Grandstand building and is adjacent to the Slacky Flat Bar. It hosts sessions from early to late and a number of concert and spoken word events.
Grandstand Restaurant Concerts, Workshop
This is upstairs in the Grandstand building and is used from Thursday lunchtime to Sunday evening. There will be concerts, workshops and Folk Club type concerts. It is also the venue for the world famous Tripe Dinner.
La Petite Grande
The Shed
This is a new venue adjacent to the Grandstand and at the trackside finishing post. Capacity of 120 persons for close up concerts and variety performances.
Children are entertained in this area from Friday to Sunday during daylight hours. Youth folk concerts are held on Friday and Saturday evenings
Concerts
Miners Camp Concerts
An intimate venue at the Grevillea Park Gates area. Bulli is renowned for its mining heritage, hence the name.
Nags Lounge Concerts
The southern part of the huge Horse Stables will be converted into an intimate concert venue.
The Odeon
Kids Festival, Youth
Slacky Flat Bar Concerts
A building under the Grandstand that can seat up to 500 persons. It forms part of the Festival Bar area. It hosts many ‘folk pub’ style performers. It is used on Thursday evening for the Opening Charity Concert and then from Friday evening to Sunday evening. The Bar stocks a number of Coopers Beers, wines, cider and soft drinks.
Show Pavilion
Concerts, Workshops
A new venue on the harness track at the southern end of the Grandstand Complex.
This is a building behind the Grandstand and can seat up to 150 persons. It will be used from Friday morning to Sunday evening. It is the venue for the Poets Breakfast events – BYO breakfast and a poem.
The Piazza
Trackside Blackboard & Cafe
Close Up Concerts
Outdoor entertainment
Open air stage in the middle of the track area between the Black Diamond Marquee and The Shed venue. Enjoy food, coffee and other refreshments while watching dance, street theatre, circus and the passing crowd.
72 www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
This venue is adjacent to the Grandstand Bar and at the trackside finishing post. It’s where unbooked artists get a chance to perform featuring Blackboard, and other concerts. See the Tantric Turtle folks to get a spot and for refreshments.