Directory
Contact name
Lucia Okumura, Festival Director
Phone
02 4576 7023 /h or 0415 568 698
Address
PO Box 625, Richmond, NSW 2753
7-9 April 2006. Closing date for performers applciation : 1 August 2005
Hawkesbury Showground, Racecourse Road, Clarendon (nr Windsor), NSW
Hawkesbury Showground, Racecourse Road, Clarendon (nr Windsor), NSW
Contact name
David De Santi
Phone
1300 887 034
Address
PO Box 5289, Wollongong, NSW, 2500
14-17 January 2010
1 May
30 July
Email
info@illawarrafolkclub.org.au
Bulli Showgrounds, 20km north of Wollongong, 80km south of Sydney1 May
30 July
Description
NSW's largest folk festival presented by Illawarra Folk Club. Over 120 acts, 4 days, 11 venues, on-site camping / parking, established in 1986 in Jamberoo originally and now held at Bulli Showgroudn, approx. 1hour south of Sydney.
Contact name
Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
Phone
(02) 6281 1098
Address
87 Schlich Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
The weekend of the 3rd Saturday in April each year
Canberra
Canberra
Contact name
Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
Phone
0409 817 623
Address
87 Schlich Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600 Australia
Held in April every year.
Canberra
Canberra
Contact name
Jane Richter
23rd to 25th, October, 2009
Kangaroo Valley
Kangaroo Valley
Koetong Gathering
Contact name
Jan Lewis
Phone
02 6077 4332/w
Contact name
Program & Marketing Director
Phone
(03) 5565 9355
Address
PO Box 187, Koroit, VIC 3282
In a variety of free and ticketed intimate venues throughout the historic Irish village of Koroit (near Warrnambool) on the southern coast of Victoria.
May - see website for dates.
November - see website for dates.
May - see website for dates.
November - see website for dates.
Description
Irish/Aussie Bush genre of course - there is no better way to travel!
Contact name
David Nicholson
Phone
(03) 5350 2204
April - date varies
Lake Bolac Foreshore, Victoria
Lake Bolac Foreshore, Victoria
Contact name
Lynda Bullen
Phone
03 5475 1167
Address
POB 135, Maldon, Vic 3463
Always Melbourne Cup Weekend
In and Around the Township of Maldon
In and Around the Township of Maldon
Contact name
Melanie Green
Phone
08 9399 0603
Address
Locked Bag No 2, Armadale WA 6992
Sat 1 and Sun 2 April 2006
Minnawarra Park, Cnr Armadale & Orchard Rds, Armadale, WA
Minnawarra Park, Cnr Armadale & Orchard Rds, Armadale, WA
Moorambilla
Contact name
Margaret Grove
Phone
02 9713 2482; 0414 773 714
Address
20 Altona St Abbotsford, NSW 2046
Sunday 14 September 2003 at 4 p.m.
Paddington Town Hall
Paddington Town Hall
Contact name
KC Gordon
Phone
03 5754 4827 or BH 03 5754 4008
Address
PO Box 6, Mount Beauty, Vic 3699
Last Fri, Sat, Sun of April.
Mount Beauty, North Eastern Victoria
Mount Beauty, North Eastern Victoria
Contact name
Jane Speechley
Phone
02 6262 4792
Address
PO Box 179, Mitchell, ACT 2911
Email
info@folkfestival.asn.au
Exhibition Park, CanberraDescription
Contact name
Mike Watts
Phone
03 63973427
Address
Box 72 Bracknell Tasmania 7302
Email
music@celt.com.au
Westbury, Tasmaniacurrent
16th October 2009
Description
A celebration of concertina, button accordion, piano accordion, mouth organ, jaw harp and musical saw at this quirky button box and free reed music festival, Held in Westbury Tasmania 16 - 18th October 2009
Contact name
Jim MacQuarrie
Phone
0244742736
Address
17 Crest Cres.,Moruya Heads, NSW 2537
Email
marmac@newsouthfolk.com.au
Moruya, NSW AustraliaDescription
Experienced touring of both International and Australian performing musicians.
Contact name
Festival Info
Phone
(02) 9516 0639
Address
29 Dec 2008 - 1 Jan 2009
Email
info@peatsridgefestival.com.au
Peats Ridge - 69 Cooks Road, Glenworth Valley NSW (1 hour north of Sydney)Description
Peats Ridge 2009 is three full days of festival fun. Over New Year the valley becomes a feast for the senses filled with music, arts and culture. Two hundred bands perform across ten stages, there’s a theatre, cabaret and comedy program, a children's festival and dozens of free workshops.
This year's artists include Lamb Sarah Blasko, The Panics, Blue King Brown, Liam Finn, Dappled Cities, Whitely, Ash Grunwald, Bertie Blackman and many more.
Contact name
Jamie McKew, Festival Director
Phone
03 5225 1232
Address
PO Box 1252 Geelong 3220
10–13 March, 2006 - apps close 31 July 2005
Port Fairy, Victoria
Port Fairy, Victoria
Contact name
Neil Wills
Phone
07 3206 9226
over the weekend of 13th to 15th July 2007
Kindilan Convention Centre, German Church Road, Redland Bay, QLD
Kindilan Convention Centre, German Church Road, Redland Bay, QLD
Contact name
Barb Howard
Phone
(08) 9021 2779 H, (08) 9093 0479 W, 0417 984 313 M
Address
PO Box 444 Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
Kalgoorlie Art Centre, Western Australia
Ron Higgins
Phone
(08) 8683 0723 Mob 0413 582 889
Address
PO Box 2432, Port Lincoln SA 5606
Rose's Gap Folk Music Camp
Contact name
Helen McGeachin
Address
c/o Post Office Chewton VIC 3451
September (middle weekend of the Victorian School holidays)
Rose's Gap Recreation Centre, North Grampians
Rose's Gap Recreation Centre, North Grampians
Contact name
Debra Thorsen
Phone
0401 076 560
Address
PO Box 302, Semaphore SA 5019
Labour Day Long Weekend, 28Sept - 1st October, 2007
Semaphore Foreshore and Semaphore Hotels and Venues
Semaphore Foreshore and Semaphore Hotels and Venues
Contact name
Therese Virtue
Phone
03 9417 3550
Address
PO Box 1019, Collingwood, Vic 3066
Description
Featuring 40 workshops and 6 concerts including: Songs from around the world, Indigenous Songs,Songs from the Millennium Chorus and Schools Chorus,Song writing and accompaniment, Singing technique, Choir issues, Children's Festival, Under 25 program, Choirs Concerts.
Contact name
Grafton Festival of Music
Phone
02 6649 4101
Address
PO Box 584 Grafton NSW 2460
Easter '08 21- 24 March. Master Classes 17 - 20
Grafton Northern NSW
Grafton Northern NSW
Contact name
John Greneger
Phone
02 9528 2193/h
Address
Closest weekend to Anzac Day (2-3 day event)
St. Alban's, McDonald Valley, NSW (near Wisemans Ferry)
St. Alban's, McDonald Valley, NSW (near Wisemans Ferry)
Description
Contact name
David Wilson
Phone
02 6558 3048
Address
535 Manchester Rd., Barrington, NSW 2422
October 1 - 3, 2004
Barrington, NSW
Barrington, NSW
Stinky Creek World Food & Music Fair 2009
Website
www.cellarfolkclub@angelfire.com.au
Contact name
Ron Higgins
Phone
0428886870
Address
PO Box 2432
Saturday 3rd October 2009 10am to Midnight
Email
ronh555@gmail.com
Lions Hostel, Lincoln Highway, North Shields SA (near Port Lincoln)Description
A One-Day Multicultural Fair with Music & Foods from different cultures, replacing the weekend Festival, for this year.
Contact name
June Smyth
Phone
02 6768 4504/w
Address
PO Box 552, Tamworth , NSW 2340
Australia Day weekend in January
Tamworth
Tamworth
Contact name
Bec Biber
Phone
03 682095
Address
2/24 Sackville Street, Port Fairy, 3284
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16th November 2008
Killarney Recreational Reserve - Killarney, Victoria
Killarney Recreational Reserve - Killarney, Victoria
Phone
09 445 2227
Address
5 Cowper St., Devonport, Auckland, NZ
Last weekend January
Kumeu Showgrounds, Kumeu off State Highway 16
Kumeu Showgrounds, Kumeu off State Highway 16
