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Port Fairy Announces Second Round of Artists

October 13, 2015 at 13:28 (Festival News, News)
Tags: archie roach, cat canteri, cedric burnside project, colin hay, damian howard, flamenco fire, folk music, Graeme Connors, kaurna cronin, kristina olsen, marcia howard, oriel glennen, phillip henry and hannah martin, port fairy folk festival, shooglenifty, sol nation, spiro, steve earle, steve earle & the dukes, the barleyshakes, the borderers, the furbelows, the mae trio, the timbers, the tolka big band, tinpan orange, tolka, yhe little stevies

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This week the second round of artists were announced for the Port Fairy Folk Festival and once again we’re looking at some big hitters to join the already announced Ayleen O’Hanlon, Eric Bogle, Manran, Mary Black, Pierce Brothers, Ruby Boots, The Bushwackers, The East Pointers, The Young’uns and more.

On the international front Port Fairy has revealed the likes of Cedric Burnside Project (USA), Shooglenifty (Scotland), Kristina Olsen (Canada), Steve Earle & The Dukes (USA, above) Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin (UK) and Spiro (UK).

Locally the aditional artists are just as strong with Archie Roach, Colin Hay, Graeme Connors, Cat Canteri, Damian Howard, Flamenco Fire, Kaurna Cronin, Marcia Howard, Oriel Glennen, Sol Nation, The Barleyshakes, The BordererS, The Furbelows, The Little Stevies, The Mae Trio, The Timbers, The Tolka Big Band and Tinpan Orange all added.

The Port Fairy Folk Festival is held from the 11th to the 14th March in Port Fairy, Victoria. Tickets for 2016 are already on sale – check out the official web site for more information.

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The Woodford Folk Festival Drops 2014 Lineup

October 20, 2014 at 08:27 (Festival News, News)
Tags: andrew clermont, archie roach, betty & oswald, flap!, folk music, fred smith, husky, jeff lang, lau, Lior, lucy wise trio, mama kin, nahko and medicine for the people, oh pep, shooglenifty, siskin river, the cat empire, the company, the mae trio, tiny ruins, Violent Femmes, we two thieves, Woodford, woodford folk festival

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There were a ton of folk festival announcements all over the weekend but the one that everyone is talking about is the 2014 Woodford Folk Festival lineup. The full musical program dropped yesterday with the usual mix of folk, roots, trad, singer-songwriter and I-don’t-know-why-they’re-at-a-folk-festival artists.

The lineup itself is too huge to list here (you can see it for yourself here) but the highlights include the likes of Violent Femmes (USA), The Cat Empire, Archie Roach, Nahko and Medicine for the People (USA), Jeff Lang, Lau (SCOT), Tiny Ruins (NZ), We Two Thieves, Shooglenifty (SCOT), Flap!, Husky, Lior, Mama Kin, Siskin River, Andrew Clermont, The Mae Trio, Fred Smith, Lucy Wise Trio, Oh Pep!, Betty & Oswald, The Company and so so so much more.

The Woodford Folk Festival takes place from the 27th December to the 1st January. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.