Folk Alliance Australia

Connecting the folk community, industry & culture

Australian Music Festivals – 2022 Dates

by

FAA’s partner organisation music website Listening Through The Lens has recently published the first iteration of a list of Australian music festivals for next year (a range of music genres).

The article includes around 400 festivals in all. As of October 2021, just over 110 of those events have published dates for 2022, representing just below 30% of the total.  Given that many events occur in the second half of the year, there will be a delay in 2022 dates being announced.  Overall, it seems to be a positive sign that live events will be returning in significant numbers next year (given no other public health (impacts).

State-by-State, events with announced dates are Victoria (41), NSW (29), Queensland (19), Tasmania (10), SA (6), WA (4), NT (2) and ACT (1). 

At the time of its publication, only two events have definitively advised that they will not be proceeding in 2022 – Ten Days On The Island (Tas) and Illawarra Folk Festival (NSW).


THE FULL LIST IS HERE

Details of these events are updated monthly.

***

Mundial Montreal 2021

by

Mundial Montreal, the North American world music conference, is back in 2021 for its 11th edition in a hybrid format.

The event will take place in person from November 16 to 19, bringing together delegates and artists from a dozen countries, and will be accessible via the digital platform PairConnex from November 8 until November 26.


BUY YOUR HYBRID BADGE

***

Bush Gothic News

by

One of our 2021 Australian Folk Music Award Finalists Bush Gothic will be embarking on a UK tour next August/September.

You can support the band’s endeavours at their PATREON PAGE

***

Paula Punch – Album Launch

by

Paula Punch’s Song to the Trees album was released on 2 September and has elicited very enthusiastic responses. 

Details for the album launch show have now been released – click on the image for tickets.

***

Canadian Folk Music Awards – 2022 Nominees

by

Allison Russell – Photo; Listening Through The Lens

Organisers of the Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) have announced the nominees for 2022.

The CFMA 2022 Awards Weekend takes place April 1 to 3 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and the nominees over nineteen categories include Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago), The East Pointers, Scott Cook, Whitehorse, The Hello Darlins and Dana Sipos.


FULL LIST HERE

***

Eagle & The Wolf – New Album ‘Two Lovers’

by

Eagle & The Wolf

Eagle & The Wolf (Sarah Humphreys & Kristen Lee Morris) are based in the Blue Mountains and have managed through many personal difficulties to release their second album Two Lovers last month.


Here’s a link to an OFFICIAL VIDEO for “Currawong”:

***

Cygnet Folk Festival 2022 Line-up

by

Gelarah Pour – Photo: Listening Through The Lens

Lior and Domini

Tenzin Choegyal

Gelareh Pour

Albi & the Wolves

Austral

Fred Smith

Anita George Band

As The Crow Flies

Ash and Sara

Bill Jackson with Kerryn Tolhurst (Contemporary Folk Album of the Year)

Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife

SARAY Iluminado

are among the performers announced for the 40th Cygnet Folk Festival, south of Hobart 14 to 16 January 2022.

TICKETS HERE

***

Riley Catherall – Debut Album ‘When I Go’

by

Born and raised in Yass Valley (NSW), Riley Catherall kicked off a musical career in his teens and cut his teeth playing in bars up and down the East Coast.  A steady progression has led to joining Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes and now an impressive debut album.

Produced by Damian Carafella at Victoria’s EOR Studios, When I Go (released last July) has received some very positive responses, with many singles lifted from the collection, including “Mother Please”:

***

Justin Bernasconi – New Album and Video

by

Justin Bernascono – Photo: Listening Through The Lens

Justin Bernasconi’s latest album (his third) Sleeping Like A Maniac was released recently. 

One of the new tracks “Lady In The Field” has been featured in a video clip. The song is a tale of a retired farmer who regrets sabotaging the love of his life long ago. He imagines returning to the field of sweet memories.


***

Folk Alliance Australia (FAA)

is the peak national body representing folk cultural activity and the folk industry of Australia. We are a membership organisation that provides an information resource and networking, showcase and professional development opportunities for the Australian folk community.

 

 

FAA Membership

Provides discounts for industry insurance and website building.  Members can also actively participate in the Australian Folk Music Awards

FAA-Logo

FAA Partner

FAA Partner

Insurance Discount

faa partner

Website Discount

faa partner

Listening Through The Lens Music Site