Full Lineup for the Healesville Music Festival Announced

Davidson Brothers
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Started back in 2010 the Healesville Music Festival has quickly become a quiet achiever on the folk music scene. The festival is organised by the local community of Healesville in Victoria’s Yarra Valley and attracts some of the countries best folk, country, bluegrass and roots artists for a weekend of amazing music.

This year’s lineup boasts a bunch of recognisable names including Chris Henry & Hardcore Grass, Davidson Brothers, Pete Denahy, The Stray Hens, The Yearlings, Orpheus Supertones, Nine Mile Creek, Michael Waugh, Jenny Biddle, Ben Mitchell & The Stylists, Nick Charles, The Dukes of Despair, Soulsville, Telecom Joe, The King Kats, The Hannafords, AJ Leonard and Jenny Rowlands, Blackberry Jam Bush Band, Healesville String Band, Aaron Burton, Richie Langford, Pans on Fire, Rudy the One Man Band, Michael the Balloonologist and more.

The Healesville Music Festival takes place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th November. For more information check out the official site here.

Port Fairy Announces Even More Artists for 2015

Oh Pep
Image Courtesy of Oh Pep!

This week we were treated to yet another bunch of artists added to the Port Fairy Folk Festival lineup and its seriously shaping up to be one of the best festivals of the season.

This time around the festival has added Heartstring Quartet (Ireland/UK), Jarlath Henderson & Ross Ainslie (Scotland), The Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, Aniar, Edwina Hayes, Enda Kenny Band, Jenny Biddle, Justin Bernasconi, Karavana Flamenca, La Mauvaise Reputation, Oh Pep! (above), Siskin River, Stray Hens and ZeoN.

The Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place in Port Fairy, Victoria from the 6th to 9th March. For more information and tickets check out the official site here.