11th Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival 14-16 Oct 2016 Presented by Shoalhaven Folk Club Inc kangaroovalleyfolkfestival.com.au Souvenir Program $2
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Thank You A big thank you to the following supporters of the Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival Shoalhaven City Council Jaqualine Lenz, Showground Caretaker KV A&H Society Osborne Park Committee Edmiston Jones Architects QBB Jing Jo Café Restaurant The Friendly Inn Pioneer Motel Glenmack Park Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association Kangaroo Valley Voice Kangaroo Valley Public School St Josephs Church Church of the Good Shepherd Randall Sinnamon, KVFF Resident Artist Triple U FM Community Radio Mike Gorman, Kangaroo Valley Solar KV residents who billet performers
Festival Information Noise
First Aid
We need to consider residents who live close to the showground and have a right to a good night’s sleep. Please keep sessions after midnight reasonably quiet, with definitely NO DRUMMING. Quiet sessions around the campfire at Glenmack Park will be allowed, but please consider other campers.
There is a St John first aid post between the Hall and the Pavilion. The St John members are volunteers, so be nice to them. They also love to have a chat if you’re passing.
Camping Please note that camping is not allowed in the showground, apart from the sound people and stallholders who need to guard their equipment. Anyone who is not booked in at Glenmack can go to Bendeela, where camping is free and there are no official noise restrictions.
Smoke Free Festival Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the festival site, except within a clearly marked designated smoking area.
Keep it Green Please make use of the recycling bins around the site to minimise the amount of rubbish going to landfill. Bring your own water bottles to refill.
Dogs
Dogs are allowed in the festival site, but please do not bring them into venues and ensure they Our liquor licence is restricted to the fenced are on a lead and supervised at all times. Do off bar area. Consumption of alcohol is not not leave dogs tied up outside venues since allowed in the venues or anywhere else in the they can easily become distressed. showground. Please do not bring your own supplies into the showground.
Alcohol
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Wombats and Other Wildlife Could we please remind all festival-goers to take extra care on the roads and in Bendeela campground, both during the day and at night. Just knocking a few km/h off your vehicle speed can help reduce the likelihood of collisions with wildlife.
Parking Patrons are encouraged to use the off-street parking provided in the dog show area of the showground. The entrance is through the public car park next to the police Station. If all the parking in the main street is taken up with festival-goers, it can affect the business of local shopkeepers.
welcome to attend. Good Shepherd Anglican Church opposite primary school, Sunday 10.00 am
Poetry Galore Poets’ breakfasts Saturday & Sunday 8.3010.30am Tantric Turtle Poets’ Brawl Sat 4pm La Petite Grande
Reciter of the Year
Competition for the best performance of a poem (original, contemp0rary, freeform or traditional). This is a walk up event, see Allan Stone to enter. The winner will receive custody of a beautiful hand crafted red cedar trophy for one year, a certificate and two 2017 weekend passes to come back and judge next year's Access to Oval winner. To avoid the steep steps, the venues on the Sunday 12.00 – 1.30 La Petite Grande oval can be accessed via breaks in the fence Koori Camp just below the Tantric Turtle and along the At new venue Mudjingaal. Indigenous disroad to the Pony Club. plays and activities all weekend. It’s also the CD Sales venue for the Kids’ Festival . There is no CD shop at the festival. Performers will be selling their own CDs at the venues.
The Tantric Turtle
specialises in creating a temporary space full of people, music, laughter and love. It will Due to sporadic patronage and to reduce our operate a blackboard concert for the whole expenses, there is no shuttle bus to Bendeela festival from 3pm Friday to 5pm Sunday. this year. Festival Fringe
No Shuttle Bus
Special Events Outdoor Gospel Service
Concerts 12.00 - 3.00 Saturday and Sunday at the Friendly Inn
Shoalhaven Folk Club
Bush Dance, 1st Satu r day, 8pm Now ra An hour of southern USA gospel singing, led School of Arts Annex. by a visiting singer. People will be invited to sing along to some songs. It's free and all are River Music – Concerts with visiting Australian and international folk performers.
Next Year's Festival 20-22 October 2017 4
Koori Camp At Mudjingaal Venue
Dance Displays Didgeridoo Making
Boomerang Painting
Magic Stones and lots more
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Workshops In The Pony Club
Saturday
Sunday
Early Jazz Jam
Mongolian Throat Singing
Old time ocker jazz with The Willy Wagtails 10.00 - 11.00
With Bukhu and Horse & Wood 9.30 - 10.30
Drinking Songs
Festival Choir
With Food of Love Choir 11.15 - 12.15
Jane Thompson & James Rigby 10.45 - 11.45
Whistle 101
Scots Song Workshop
With Fresh off the Boat. For people who have never touched an instrument. Whistles available for purchase on the day, or bring your own. You will know a tune by the time we finish. Great for kids or adults! 12.30 - 1.30
With Fiona Ross. Come along and learn a song or two from the treasure trove of traditional Scots material – from working songs to love songs, to the songs of Robert Burns and the 'muckle sangs' (big ballads). This workshop explores the traditional singing style and looks at the use of Scots language and the meaning of the songs themselves. The sang’s the thing! 12.00 - 1.00
Choral Workshop Led by all three members of Giffen. We will teach a choral arrangement of one of our original songs and invite the attendees to perform with us at one of our festival spots. 1.45 - 2.45
Festival Choir Jane Thompson & James Rigby have a knack for sourcing fabulous Australian songs, and making strong, beautiful vocal arrangements. All welcome! 3.00 - 4.00
Beginner Harmonica With Ken Gates. Harmonicas can be purchased $20 each. 4.15 - 5.15
Singing Session Hosted by Ecopella 8.00pm - ?
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Bringing Arrangements to Life With String Theories 1.15 - 2.15
Write Something We Know! Demystifying Songwriting with Mark Cryle & Carmel Newman 2.30 - 3.30
Themed Concerts Campfire Sedition Chloe & Jason Roweth Traces seditious and rebellious songs through Australia's history, with an eye for how the old may have informed the new; resonating through the generations, inspiring and informing the characters and events in new ballads as they appeared. Fri 7.00 - 8.00pm Pavilion
1916 Easter Uprising John Spillane & Friends A presentation of the 1916 Easter uprising in Ireland told in song, word and music. Sat 12.30 - 2.00pm Church Sun 10.00 - 11.15am Pavilion
West Australian Tales Embracing their local heritage, The Littlest Fox have searched through the archives to bring to life long forgotten stories of convicts, heroes and villains. Let the Littlest Fox guide you on a journey through time to meet some of colonial Western Australia’s most amazing people. Sat 8.15 - 9.00pm La Petite Grande
The Great Dave
Watersons Tribute Danny Spooner with Margaret & Bob Fagan A tribute to The Watersons, England's seminal and influential folk family. Sun 11.30am - 12.30pm Pavilion
The other Dave playing a Good Tune 7
Festival Fringe In The Friendly Inn Beer Garden Saturday 12.00
Julien Joel Clement
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Inspektor Gadje
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The Strumpets
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The Acfields
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Sam Buckingham
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Tia Juana & The Casbah
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Performers songwriting with a dash of cheekiness. Bound by two gorgeous voices that have spent many a childhood car trip harmonising with each other, sibling songsters Dan and Hannah Acfield have been aptly described as “the ying to each other’s yang”. Friday 8.15pm Pavilion Saturday 2pm St Josephs Church Saturday 6pm Marquee Sunday 12.00 noon Friendly Inn
1916 Easter Uprising On Easter Monday 1916, Irish republicans occupied the Dublin GPO and staged a rebellion against the occupying British Government. Although seemingly the ‘triumph of failure’, their actions inspired the establishment of the Republic of Ireland. Join Johnny Spillane, Rita Woolhouse, Miffy Ryan, Judy Stubbs, Maurie O’Sullivan and Eklektika in their widely acclaimed performance celebrating the 100 Year Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising through music, poetry and song. Saturday 12.30pm St Josephs Church Sunday 10am Pavilion
Abstract Souls are an experienced acoustic trio from the South coast who channel folk and soft rock sounds playing unique originals and covers. The group consists of experienced GrapeVine Jane guitarist and songwriter Josh Hamilton and singer songwriters Laura Brooks and Ingrid Hamilton. Friday 9.15pm La Petite Grande Saturday 3.15pm Tantric Turtle
The Acfields Sibling folk/ pop duo The Acfields combine perfect harmonies and inspirational
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Adam Jorgensen plays a mixture of blues/rock on acoustic guitar and vocals. He is influenced by many artists including John Mayer, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton.
Friday 5.45pm Hall Youth Concert Sat 5pm Tantric Turtle
Benji and the Saltwater Sound System draws upon Benji’s recent immersion in islander flavours fused with the reggae and African roots of its members’ past musical projects to create hypnotic soundscapes underpinned by painfully catchy melodies. Add to this the beautifully poignant lyrics that Benji has become known for and you can’t help but expect something special from this new line-up. Saturday 10.45am Hall Saturday 11pm Marquee Sunday 3pm Marquee
Bitesize Circus This show is animal free, all ages and is jam packed with feats of juggling, incredible bal-
ance, amazing acrobatics, spectacle, danger and a splash of comedy.
Saturday 1.15pm Mudjingaal Sunday 2pm Mudjingaal
Brea Likes To Daydream is a children’s show about a regular school girl who uses her imagination as a tool to ‘dream performs the traditional folk dancing of the all possibilities’. Each dream is told through bucolic English Cotswolds. Morris dancing is song. It is joyful and uplifting. fresh and varied, friendly and skilled, danced Saturday 10am Mudjingaal to live music provided by our talented and Sunday 1pm Mudjingaal knowledgeable musicans. The Joakers are an energetic side, who couple athletic display Bush Music Club with bright costumes and loud bells to delight Founded in 1954 to collect, publish and popuand mystify audiences of all ages. larise Australia’s traditional songs, dances, music and folklore the Bush Music Club is Sunday 9.30am Hall Australia's oldest folk club. We have been acVarious random places and times tively promoting Australian folk traditions to Bon Scotts young and old since then and will continue to Folk revivalists The Bon Scotts are taking do so into the future. their charismatic and often-boisterous live Saturday 10am Verandah show on the Saturday 11am Verandah road again. Saturday 10.45pm Hall After crashSunday 10am Verandah ing a few Cameron Fernie folk festivals, tourA keen musician, Caming the east eron has been playing coast and guitar since he was a taking a child. 12 months ago much needhe sang in public for ed winter break, the band has taken some the first time at the quality time off to put some new songs to Nowra High talent tape. With booming drums and drunken sing- quest and wowed the alongs, Good Times joyfully remembers mak- audience. He took out the first prize in the ing bad decisions, falling in love and getting recent Shoalhaven Unearthed Competition. lost. You will be captivated by his earthy unaffected singing style. Friday 11pm Marquee
Black Joak Morris
Saturday 1pm Marquee Saturday 10pm Marquee
Friday 4.45pm Hall Youth Concert Sat 5pm Tantric Turtle
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Friday 7pm Pavilion Saturday 2pm La Petite Grande Sunday 2pm La Petite Grande
Colin Towns has been dancing and teaching for over 30 years across a whole variety of styles from English, American, Morris, and Australian. Colin's clear and concise teaching, and his relaxed and fun approach will make any dances achievable, and a thrill for all who dance.
Chaika Sydney sextet Chaika are sensuous, cinematic and irresistibly danceable. Their music is a rich tapestry of spine-tingling vocal harmonies that weave seamlessly into instrumental dialogues, drawing influence from the Balkans and jazz. Described as “deeply touching and meditative” as well as “exuberant, virtuosic and uplifting”, their members have written for and performed with artists such as Monsieur Camembert, Mara! & the Martenitsa Choir, Riley Lee, The Rhythm Hunters and The Song Company. Together they create music of spellbinding beauty and exhilarating energy.
Saturday 11.30am Anglican Hall Sunday 2pm Hall
Friday 9.15pm Pavilion Saturday 2pm Marquee Saturday 9.30pm Pavilion Sunday 1.45pm St Josephs Church
Chloe & Jason Roweth
Danny Spooner is respected internationally as a singer of traditional & contemporary folk songs of the British Isles & Australia accompanying himself with a concertina or guitar. This man knows a work with vibrant arrangements of new and thousand songs! old traditional Australian ballads and work Friday 6.15pm La Petite Grande songs, early country music, original music, Saturday 1.15pm Tantric Turtle poetry, yarns, and dance tunes, drawing ex- Sunday 11.30am Pavilion plicit thematic connections between pieces to tell a larger story.
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Deep River Choir & Djembe Forte Their high energy show takes you on a fun and uplifting journey through Africa sharing their love of harmony and rhythm. Every show includes authentic and vibrant drumming and dancing while the singers convey engaging harmonies and stories in many languages. Saturday 12.45pm Hall Saturday 6.30pm Pavilion
Dorothy Schunmann Dorothy has been teaching Scottish and Irish dancing in the Shoalhaven area for more years than anyone can remember. Music provided by Bob McInnes and Jane Ellis. Sunday 12 noon Hall
Ecopella Warning! May cause harmony to the environment! Passionate, satirical and creative, this environmental choir has been spreading its a cappella manifesto since 1998. Ecopella's sense of fun fills each performance with posi-
tive and satirical messages. Even in serious mood the beauty and solemnity of the music is uplifting. Saturday 12.45pm Hall Saturday 3.30pm St Josephs Church Saturday 8pm Pony Club Sunday 11.15am Tantric Turtle
Fiona Ross & Michelle Burton Highly regarded as a fine interpreter of Scots song, Fiona’s singing style represents the essence of the tradition. Mentored by esteemed tradition bearer Andrew Hunter, her wide repertoire draws in songs from the breadth of the Scots song canon. Fiona’s strong yet sensitive singing is complemented by the enchanting accompaniment of renowned, Melbournebased, clàrsach (Scottish harp) player Michelle Burton. Friday 4pm Pavilion Saturday 10.15am St Josephs Church Saturday 6.15pm La Petite Grande Sunday 12 noon Pony Club
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Folklines
nie Stewart. Marie weaves her incredibly play Australian tunes for colonial & bush meaningful poetry into memorable sound and story complemented by Taylor’s ethereal vodances. They are good at it! cals and Luke’s rich sweeping textures and Friday 8pm Hall lyrical counterpoints. Saturday 2.30pm Anglican Hall Friday 6pm Marquee Sunday 1pm Verandah Saturday 1.45pm Pony Club Food of Love Saturday 4.30pm Pavilion is a community choir from the Shoalhaven Sunday 2.30pm St Josephs Church performing mostly a cappella anything from David de Santi mediaeval love songs to contemporary Australian and world music. We are inclusive, has been accumulating ‘good’ tunes for over easy going and love to perform at community 30 years and wants to share them! Be ready for a musical tour around Australia, Italy, events. Quebec, Scotland, Scandinavia, Spain, France, Saturday 11.15am Pony Club Ireland, England and beyond! Sheet music Saturday 12.45pm Hall available or use your ear to join in…
Fresh Off the Boat
Saturday 1pm Verandah What do you get when you ask a Canadian, an Sunday 11am Verandah Irishman, a Kiwi, and a couple of Aussie blokes to play traditional Irish music? With a broad range of instrumentation, Fresh Off the Boat brings you music from everywhere the Irish call home. Join us for jigs, reels, shanties, ballads, airs, and a few surprises too! Friday 6pm Pavilion Saturday 12.30pm Pony Club Saturday 5pm Marquee Sunday 12.45pm Pavilion
The Hellands Brothers Sven and Leif, and sister Sigrid are back with a fresh sense of vivacity, zeal and immaturity that only comes with age. Putting the ‘fun’ in dysfunctional and the ‘bling’ in sibling, these three will take you on a journey through their traditional and original folk stories.
Giffen Contemporary country singer/songwriter, Marie Le Brun is one of the most captivating young composers and under discovered musicians in the Sydney scene. Marie is joined by accordionist Luke Sweeting and vocalist Bon-
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Friday 8.15pm La Petite Grande Saturday 9.45am Hall Sunday 1.15pm Tantric Turtle
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Fiona Ross
Martyn Wyndham-Read
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(percussion) and Humph David D Bear De Santi (accordion) create a fusion of blues, folk and trad. The lads are venturing into songs from Richard Thompson (Waltzing’s for Dreamers), Steve Earle’s Galway Girl, Bob Dylan songs, Cajun and some original songs! Get ready for a musical stroll through woods! BYO honey and do not feed the Bears!
Honey Drippin Mud Skippers
Friday 9pm Marquee Bona fide pre-war Hokumbilly Jug Music: the Saturday 2.30pm Pavilion Mudskippers will have your toes a-tappin’ Sunday 3.45pm Pavilion with their special blend of Ragtime, Swing and Jugband tunes and songs. Saturday 10.15am Pavilion Saturday 7.45pm Tantric Turtle Sunday 12 noon Mudjingaal
Horse & Wood John and Bukhu first performed at Jenolan Caves in January 2012 in a sell out show underground with the most amazing acoustics as part of the Music of the World Concert and workshop series presented by Music Hunter Projects, and have since performed at the Sydney Opera House, Cygnet folk Festival, National Folk Festival Canberra, MONA Museum in Hobart, Festival of the Wind in Bondi and in Sydney’s world music and Jazz venues,as well as many other events and festivals around Australia. Saturday 12.15pm Pavilion Saturday 3pm Marquee Sunday 9.30am Pony Club Sunday 2pm Marquee
The Humphreys
InspeKtor Gadje Traditional folk music from the Balkans and many original tunes written by the band here in Nowra, much of it influenced by the music of the Roma. Saturday 1pm Friendly Inn Sunday 12.15pm St Josephs Church Sunday 4.45pm Pavilion
Jade Taunton Though only 17, Jade has been singing for 13 years and playing guitar for 3. She is influenced by Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Ed Sheeran.
is a band of fun-loving musical fellows. Steve Saturday 1 pm La Petite Grande McClure (guitar), Lou Mesinez (double bass), Youth Concert Sat 5pm Tantric Turtle Claudio Iacono (mandolin), John Nicholls
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Jane Thompson & James Rigby Delightful, insightful, warm and engaging, Jane’s pure singing voice and award-winning song-writing combined with James’ sensitive rhythm guitar and strong harmonies, capture the essence of Australia’s heart and soul, landscape and humanity. Friday 7.15pm La Petite Grande Saturday 9.30am Marquee Saturday 3pm Pony Club Sunday 10.45am Pony Club Sunday 12.30pm Tantric Turtle
Jez Lowe With the announcement of a double nomination in the 2015 BBC Folk Awards (Folksinger of the Year and Best Song), Jez Lowe strides through his third decade as a song-writing troubadour, on the back of a new and much acclaimed album, his 19th, entitled The Ballad Beyond. Friday 6.45pm Hall Saturday 12 noon La Petite Grande Saturday 4.15pm St Josephs Church Sunday 1.45pm Pavilion
Joe & Harmony's Trippy Hippy Show
friends Rose of Cimarron, Yossarian and Billy Shears they perform 60s classics in their own far out and groovy way that leaves audiences on a real high. If you lend them your ears, you too will find yourself magically transported back to the era that most people can’t even remember. Friday 7pm Marquee Saturday 3.45pm Hall Saturday 10.30pm Pavilion Sunday 5pm Marquee
John Littrich and The Water Runners play their own brand of music with elements of contemporary folk, bluegrass and Australiana. They like to tell stories about the South Coast and hope to move the feet and the heart. Friday 5pm Pavilion Saturday 12.15pm Mudjingaal (as Charlie and the Rockalots) Saturday 5.45pm Hall
Julien Joel Clement French-born Julien Joel Clement is known for his work as lead singer and guitarist in gypsy pop highoctane band Belle Jar. As a solo artist, Julien channels his energy in a singer-songwriter style mixing world music, blues and folk influences, building a relationship with the audience with his no-holds-barred on-stage presence.
Friday 3pm Marquee Saturday 12 noon Friendly Inn Joe Flower & Harmony Breeze are a trippy Saturday 7.15pm La Petite Grande hippy couple straight out of San Francisco’s Sunday 1pm St Josephs Church Haight Ashbury district circa 1967. With their
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surprise magical ending. The Kiki and Pascal show is a rom-com stand up variety that is best watched sitting down, with outrageous interactive situations and genuine originality. BUT, as talented as they are, that is all secondary to how damn funny and entertaining the show is. Don’t miss it because everyone will be talking about it, but they won’t know how to explain it.
Kangaleles
Saturday 10.15pm La Petite Grande
are a community group of singers and musicians, playing at fund raisers and festivals. They perform a style of 60s/70s music that many in the audience can sing and dance to. Saturday 12 noon Verandah
Kangaroo Ceili Band is Ian Hayden (button box, banjo), Jackie Luke (hammered dulcimer, keyboard, guitar) and Greg Wilson (concertina, celtic harp, button box). These versatile and experienced musicians play exciting up-tempo music for Irish ceili dancing as well as lively traditional English tunes for ceilidh dances. Friday 10pm Hall Saturday 11.30am Anglican Hall Saturday 3.30pm Anglican Hall Sunday 12 noon Verandah
Kangaroo Valley School Choir The amazing talent of the local school choir will again mesmerise the crowds at the festival. Saturday 10.30am Marquee
Ken Gates
Kiki Bittovabitsch
Ken has an amazing ability to pass on both his knowledge and passion for harmonica and ukulele. Saturday 4.15pm Pony Club
Kazadorian Comedy Princess “Kiki Bittovabitsch – she’s flirtatious, outrageous, monstrous, hilarious…in short, she’s bitchin’ brilliant.” – Anne-Louise Rentell, Artistic Associate Merringong Theatre.
Kiki & Pascal
Sunday 4pm La Petite Grande
The Kiki and Pascal show is the funniest love story of all time. The journey of this unlikely couple is wrapped around a show full of beautifully diverse skills, singing, juggling, contortion, interactive comedy, acrobatics and a
The Great Dave
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The Great Dave’s speciality is mixing high level circus skills with character and comedy, creating a show with a broad appeal that not
only “wows” the audience but engages them, inviting them into his world. His signature trick is the “rarely performed outside of The Chinese State Circus’ act of crockery manipulation” – kicking cups, saucers and then a spoon from his foot to a balanced stack atop his head…whilst riding a 6 foot unicycle! There are literally only a handful of people in the world performing this trick and it never fails to bring genuine gasps of amazement from the audience. Sunday 11am La Petite Grande
The Littlest Fox The Littlest Fox’s earthy acoustic tones and enchanting harmonies bring to life stories from Western Australia. The Littlest Fox have been credited for their absorbing vocal harmonies and story telling. Embracing their heritage, the duo have brought to life forgotten tales of shipwrecks, bush rangers, prison breaks and home grown heroes. With a handful of instruments under their belt, the girls always give a passionate, intimate performance with endearing stage banter to leave you feeling like old friends.
The Nostalgia Factory Antiques Books Gifts Furniture Collectibles
Saturday 11.15am Tantric Turtle Saturday 8.15pm La Petite Grande Sunday 10am La Petite Grande
Margaret and Bob Fagan began their musical journey in Canberra in the 60s and are favourites at Australia’s major festivals, both as a duo and with their family band ‘The Fagans’. Their strong blend of politically-edged traditional and contemporary songs, lyrical ballads and great choruses has ensured their popularity here and overseas. Saturday 10am La Petite Grande Saturday 3.30pm Pavilion Sunday 11.30am Pavilion
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Margaret Bradford Sydney singer, writer, musician, Margaret Bradford has gained a strong following in the live music scene around Australia. Her wellcrafted songs of conscience, humour and compassion reflect contemporary, environmental and social issues. Margaret has that knack to bring out the heartfelt essence of a song. Margaret also does a delightful children's show. Saturday 2.15pm Mudjingaal Saturday 5pm St Josephs Church Sunday 10am Mudjingaal
Mark Cryle & Carmel Newman This guitar/fiddle/ vocal duo deliver a rich blend of traditional Celtic tunes and songs blended with Mark’s highlyacclaimed song writing. Music for the head, the heart and for the feet, they will dazzle you with their rich musicality and keep any crowd engaged, entertained, singing along and baying for more.
and has been a regular visitor to the country since then.
Friday 5.15pm La Petite Grande Saturday 11.45am St Josephs Church Saturday 5.15pm La Petite Grande Sunday 3pm La Petite Grande
Michael Waugh gives a profound new voice to the Australian experience. His insightful storytelling cuts to the emotional heart of everyday life. A unique, intelligent and emotionally charged performer, Waugh has been compared to the honesty and power of Australian folk and country legends, Mick Thomas, Paul Kelly and John Williamson. He is uniquely Australian and genuine. Saturday 11.45am Hall Saturday 7.30pm Pavilion Sunday 2.45pm Pavilion
Miss Molly's Maypole
Molly’s maypole and her lively accordion will have kids dancing and creating intricate ribbon patterns or playing percussion. Emphasis is on fun audience participation where adults are invited to join in. Erika Cleaver (Molly), Friday 4pm Marquee an accordionist and Saturday 11am Marquee experienced early Saturday 9.15pm La Petite Grande childhood teacher, enjoys sharing music and Sunday 2.30pm Pony Club dance with kids. Martin Fairweather Saturday 11.15am oval is a multi-instrumentalist, a music teacher, a Sunday 11am oval performer and he leads the local ukelele group Nukem. Join him each morning for his Naomi Doherty is the Art & Craft supremo of the Kangaroo ukelele muster and singalong. Valley Folk Festival. You will always see her Saturday 8.30am Pavilion tent full of happy, busy kids. Remember that Sunday 8.30am Pavilion adults are also welcome to revive their artistic Martyn Wyndham-Read skills. is an English folk singer, notable as a collector Saturday 10am to 3pm Craft Tent and singer of Australian folk songs. He lived Sunday 10am to 1pm Craft Tent and worked in Australia from 1960 to 1967
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No Such Thing A group of musicians who play collected Australian dance tunes. The unusual name came about after a Scottish musician commented that “there is no such thing as Australian dance music� . The band recreates the authentic feel of the old time dance bands and will soon get your feet tapping. Saturday 4pm Verandah Sunday 10.30am Hall
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Northern Confluence Rob Mahony, Iska Samson, Andrew Black and Mick Thomson mix Celtic and American trad. music into modern arrangements and instruments. With rhythm to make you writhe their music is infused with a "joie de vivre" that leaves you with a smile for hours. For those who dance, the immaculate calling of Jeannette Mill will guide you effortlessly through the moves of New England Contra Dance and make dancing a highlight of your festival.
Saturday 9.30am Anglican Hall Saturday 8pm Hall
Paul Greene and the Other Colours Huskisson singer songwriter & producer Paul Greene has been a trailblazer on the Australian music scene. He released his first album in 2000. His 8th and most recent release came out in 2014, after his album Behind the Stars was an ARIA finalist in 2012. Not bad for a self managed, independent artist. Friday 10pm Marquee Saturday 2.45pm Hall Saturday 9pm Marquee Sunday 1pm Marquee
Regency Ryebuck Ryebuck, formed in 1978, is Sydney's longest running bush band; as Pastrami on Ryebuck, was Australia's first contra dance band; and plays as Regency Ryebuck for English dances. Caller Julie Bishop now runs Sydney Playford Dance Group. Saturday 10.30am Anglican Hall Sunday 3.15pm Hall
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Nigel Wearne House Concert in Nowra 3pm Sunday 30 October BYOG ph 0412 288923
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The Rhythm Hunters Adored for frenetic physical drum choreographies Rhythm Hunters have a decade of honing a musical style that visually captivates audiences with blood origins in the folk culture of Sumatra, Indonesia. Travel from the steamy jungles of Australasia to the radical beats of cyber culture and beyond. Friday 8pm Marquee Saturday 7pm Marquee Sunday 11am Marquee
Sam Buckingham has an uncanny ability of putting the most complex of human emotions into a single, simple song. With intimate storytelling and a strong wisdom supporting her tender hearted vocals, Buckingham will spark wonder and ignite the heart. Sam will also display her versatility with her early morning yoga classes. Saturday 8.30am Hall (yoga) Saturday 11.15am Pavilion Saturday 3pm La Petite Grande Sunday 8.15am Hall (yoga) Sunday 1pm Friendly Inn
Set in Their Ways A lively, fun-loving bunch of Irish Set dancers from Canberra featuring both traditional and contemporary dances including several written by the group. Live music from Ian Hayden and friends will get under our feet and lift us along - and will have your feet tapping along to the infectious rhythms as well! Sunday 1.15pm Hall
Ruido Indy Flamenco Ruido is the wild child of contemporary Australian flamenco. There are no barriers in this amazing troupe: the musicians get up and dance, and the dancers sing and play! Their show is an explosion of colour and passion that fills your senses. Ruido create gypsy ballads and tapping tunes for their evocative performances. Saturday 1.30pm Anglican Hall Saturday 3.15pm Verandah Saturday 4.45pm Hall Sunday 3.15pm Tantric Turtle
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The Somedays have a lot to offer from their breathtaking emotional heartfelt ballads to their high ener-
gy fusion of folk, gypsy, pop, ska and lots in between. Their songs have been described as “feel good fun songs” and their performance as “a high energy tight and entertaining band” and often find their hook laden songs being sung to at their first listen. Definitely one not to be missed. Friday 11.15pm Pavilion Saturday 12 noon Marquee Saturday 8.30pm Pavilion Sunday 4pm Marquee
Saturday 2pm Friendly Inn Sunday 2.15pm Verandah
Tia Juana & the Cazbah
String Theories are James Church (dobro/vocals), Glenn Skarratt (guitar/mandolin/vocals) and Simon Watts (violin/viola/vocals). Together, they form an acoustic trio unbound by genre. Though their instruments suggest bluegrass, their music crosses borders between folk, bluegrass, Americana, jazz, Celtic and classical. Saturday 11am St Josephs Church Saturday 4pm Marquee Sunday 1.15pm Pony Club
The STRUMpets are a local band of musicians from the Jervis Bay area in coquettish costumes performing a mixture of originals and covers, some following the theme of our raunchy name, others extolling our environmental ethos.
Folk singer meets Rock Chick in a musical hot pot of familiar and original tunes. Be seduced by sweet sounds, folk tales of woe and the occasional tortured rock riff. Singersongwriters, Tia Juana & the ‘Cazbah’ combine accordion, guitar, music and comedy in an entertaining cosmos of sound. Saturday 11am La Petite Grande Saturday 11.15pm La Petite Grande Sunday 2pm Friendly Inn
Trilogy Shoalhaven singing sisters, Trilogy (Joy, Kathy and Robin Sharpe) are joined by Jen Saunders to present the ever popular sixties singalong session featuring all your favourite songs from the grooviest of decades. Back to folk
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with Irish songs for their church gig. Saturday 2.45pm St Josephs Church (with Trio 42) Saturday 5.30pm Pavilion
make connections with Australian history, landscape and politics in their songwriting. They write energetic, discordant folk-jazz songs that smell distinctly like the bush, and they are sure to captivate you with stories of solar panels, creek-side rendezvous and Geoffrey Rush. Good for a raucous dance, their foot stomping rhythm is better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick! Friday 5pm Marquee Saturday 10am Pony Club Saturday 6.45pm Hall Sunday 10am Marquee
The Winnetts
Tulalah is a nine-piece outfit hailing from Melbourne. Incorporating elements of folk, jazz, rock & cinematic influence, they strive to create a sound that is far beyond the expanse of their instrumentation. Tulalah’s debut LP, ‘The Flood’ was released in October of 2015 to high praise and critical acclaim, dubbed as “a little bit Charles Stepney, a little bit Pentangle, a little bit folky, soul, jazz, fabulous stuff!” (Gilles Peterson – BBC Radio 6) Friday 10.15pm Pavilion Saturday 1.30pm Pavilion Saturday 8pm Marquee Sunday 12 noon Marquee
The Willie Wagtails are an old-time ocker jazz band who seek to
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Margaret & Bill Winnett have danced together for over fifty years and been instrumental in keeping the traditional dancing of Ireland alive here in Australia. Their workshops are not only instructional, they are fun and full of energy - especially when accompanied by the very live music of Ian, Greg and Jackie. Friday 10pm Hall Saturday 3.30pm Anglican Hall
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Mural painted by kids at KVFF 2014 assisted by Randall Sinnamon