There’s more to Canberra than politics!
…that’s where the National Folk Festival is celebrated every Easter, when the city is frocked up in its golden autumn best. Australia’s festival flagship, the ‘National’, draws together people from all around Australia and the world. They come to share in the songs, dances, tunes, and verse that have flowed through the ages from many communities into Australian folk culture
Artists announced so far
International Guests
Chris Smither (USA), Patty Larkin (USA), Vin Garbutt (UK), Apodimi Compania (Greece), Emily Smith and Jamie McClennan (Sco), Genticorum (Can), Kristina Olsen (USA), Riley Lee (Aus) and Jeff Peterson (USA), James Keelaghan (Can), Faerd (Den), White Top Mountaineers (USA), Eddi Reader (Sco), Les Barker (UK), Charlie Walden Band (USA), Beppe Gambetta (Ita).
Australian Guests
TaikOz, Keith Potger, The Stiff Gins, The Ballpoint Penguins, Kamerunga, Tiffany Eckhardt, Dobe Newton and the Veterans, Trouble in the Kitchen, Felicity Urqhart and Band, Dave Arden.
Many many more to be announced…
Early Bird Tickets are now on Sale. Tasmania is the feature state for next year and residents can go for free
Taswegians go for free!!! - heck whats happened down there - they usually can screw the rest of us for more than just free, where's Bobby Brown - how come he didn't get the Fed's to cough up the airfare as well!! They should sack him, he's not doing his job and with the looming DD they might just get their chance.