2016 National Folk Festival Program by National Folk Festival

50TH NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL 1967-2016

24-28 MARCH | EXHIBITION PARK, CANBERRA

2016 SOUVENIR PROGRAM RRP $5

DON’T WASTE THE NATIONAL DOING OUR BIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Last year, the Festival partnered with ACT Smart, an ACT Government initiative committed to creating a more sustainable future. Initiatives included more water refill stations and more visible signage around our waste stations to clearly show what rubbish goes in what bin. We also displayed images and information about correct waste disposal in our Festival program and on the big screens in the Budawang. As a result of the increased awareness and education, we diverted 53% of our total waste away from landfill! To top off our amazing recycling result, the National Folk Festival won the 2015 ACT Smart Business Sustainability Award for Biggest Recycler Large Event. We couldn’t have done it without you all, so THANK YOU! We love to educate and encourage everyone to recycle at the Festival. So here is a little reminder about our bins and what should go in them:

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Waxed paper, cling wrap or foil

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Steel and tin cans

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Wooden utensils

We also had a lot of help behind the scenes from our service providers and volunteers. We would like to thank our wonderful Volunteer Waste Coordinator, David Pinson and his team of super human trash fairies! This team keep the bins moving throughout the entire Festival. They ensure we have no overflowing bins, waste stations are clean and tidy, and they keep our Festival site waste free and clean. We can’t thank them enough for their energy, commitment and can do attitude! And lastly, we would like to thank SUEZ (formerly SITA) our waste provider. SUEZ provides all the bins along with the onsite compacting trucks that manage our large volumes of waste efficiently and quickly. SUEZ also ensures that all our waste and organics arrive at the correct depot once it leaves the Festival. Thank you all again for a fantastic result in 2015! Your continued support to help keep our Festival waste free and clean is greatly appreciated. Every little bit helps, the Festival and the environment. Supporting the Yellow Van and our stallholders to redistribute useable food to those who need it. The Yellow Van is the only food rescue service in Canberra and for less than $1, a meal is rescued, transported and delivered to Care&Share and 80 other charities around Canberra, who ensure the most needy in our community are looked after. Each month, The Yellow Van rescues and delivers over 20 tons of good food before it goes to landfill, providing over 60,000 meals to disadvantaged people in the community – an equivalent of 2,000 meals a day. The Yellow Van receives no government funding and relies heavily on community support through donations. commsatwork.org/theyellowvan.

FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR In 1967 the first National Folk Festival was held in Melbourne. Officially opened on Friday 10 February by Alan Marshall, it continued over the weekend with concerts, talks and workshops. Its committee, composed of representatives of various Melbourne folk organisations and interested individuals, intended the Festival to be an annual, national event, a focal point for the exchange of songs, styles and ideas. The journey to the realisation of that first Festival was, no doubt a heartfelt one generating many stories and anecdotes along the way. I am not going to relate those stories. I was not there but I am delighted to welcome you all to the 50th National Folk Festival and it is a privilege to do so. From a simple idea built on solid foundations, the Festival has grown and continues to be a vibrant event embracing community, participation, creativity, inspiration and expression. I am thrilled that the National Folk Festival has reached this milestone 50th event and that it continues to be a significant and dedicated advocate for the folk arts. The Festival’s longevity is a testament to its ability to keep reinventing itself, to regenerate without losing its core values and the fundamental elements that make it special…its unique character, wonderful sense of community, familiarity and inclusiveness. It is also a testament to the many core communities who have invested time, energy and expertise to make it happen over its long history. As we mark this 50th Festival I would especially like to acknowledge our current staff and volunteers who come together, many well before the event, and work long, hard hours to make sure every detail is arranged and every piece in this amazing puzzle fits together. Our National Folk Festival works because of the passion and dedication of those involved. I would also like to extend an enormous thank you to all our partners and sponsors who are acknowledged throughout this program for the essential support that they provide. It’s Easter. From traditional sounds and contemporary grooves to the quirky and the endearing, from high-end entertainment to participation through grassroots activities we come together to celebrate all things folk. The power of folk is in its ability to transcend age barriers and connect with audiences in unique and engaging ways. Enjoy your five days in our perfect world, make your own stories, find your niche in our Festival family, be who you want to be and enjoy! Thank you for joining us to celebrate 50 Fabulous Festivals! Pam Merrigan

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IMPORTANT SITE CHANGES

CONTENTS

Dear Festivalgoers,

Sponsors & Supporters The Festival Team Festival Awards 2015 Recognition A Celebration of Australia’s First Peoples NFF & NLA Themes & Presentations Workshops Participate Spoken Word Street & Circus Lifetime Achievement Award Festival Highlights Community Arts Mind, Body, Spirit KidzFest Instrument Makers Dance Program - Thursday Program - Friday Program - Saturday Program - Sunday Program - Monday Our First National Folk Festival Festival History Boards 1967 Looking Back - Special Events Performers Festival Markets Opening Hours Useful Information Site Map Entertainment Zone Map

Being our 50th National Folk Festival we thought we would do something very special. For the first time at the National we will feature the Spiegel Zelt, a 97 year old 12.8m diameter Spiegel Tent imported from Belgium. With seating for 130 people including floor seats and booths, this venue will be located in the heart of the Festival opposite the Quokka and Central Park. The Spiegel Zelt program will include concerts, workshops and special presentations. Also new for 2016 is a shipping container. Yes, a shipping container! Fitted with walls, floor, lights and a PA this venue will provide a blackboard stage throughout the weekend. The Container will operate during the day, Friday to Monday. See times p. 14. In addition to these exciting new venues there are other changes around the Festival site to note. The Bohemia Bar has done a flip. Still located in front of the Coorong it will now back onto the strip of trees that form the back of house for stalls. Still opening into the forecourt it will now face the Coorong gate so you certainly won’t miss it. We will also be pouring two new beers exclusively at the Bohemia Bar: Sapporo and Brooklyn Larger. You definitely don’t want to leave the Festival without trying these delicious brews! Central Park has a new look in 2016. The stage is smaller with a cover and we are placing some tiered seating and tables out the front. The stage will still be located at the Marquee end of the park while the Quokka end will house a pod of stalls. With ample seating, green grass and shaded areas this is the perfect area to relax, have something to eat and watch a show. The Tantric Turtle has moved and is now located opposite the Scrumpy. The Piazza has also flipped, spinning around to run parallel to the road and opening it up to our main pedestrian thoroughfare. You can’t miss it! Workshop Venues: The Acoustic Lounge and Song Room have gone. Workshops will be held in The Terrace, an improved and larger Billy Moran Tent and the Board Room (located in the Session Bar). The Spiegel Zelt will also host workshops between 10:00am and 3:30pm each day. Check the Program for times. We have also added a rehearsal space for performers in the Coorong building.

JUST A REMINDER — OVAL CAMPING The Oval will be split into two parts again as per last year. If you wish to camp on the Oval your tent must be set up in the ‘tent only area’ and your car must be parked in the designated car park area. Please see the Festival maps on p. 76-77.

EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTRE Our Emergency Control Centre (ECC) will operate again this year. The ECC is our hub for all emergency services including our Operations Officer and Duty Manager. The ECC is for emergencies only and can be contacted 24 hrs a day on 0406 375 691. We are excited about our modifications and additions, especially our Spiegel Zelt, for the 2016 50th Festival and trust that the site is an enjoyable, relaxing, entertaining and vibrant space for all to enjoy! For all the changed locations see the Festival maps on p. 76-77. Proudly supporting the Spiegel Zelt

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APPLICATIONS: 2017 NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Performers Available on our website from 1 JUNE 2016 Application close 1 July 2016 stalls Available on our website from 1 AUGUST 2016 Application close 31 October 2016 volunteers Available on our website from 1 NOVEMBER 2016 Please visit our website for more information: www.folkfestival.org.au | enquiries: 02 6262 4792

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THE FESTIVAL TEAM

To its very core, the Festival is a volunteer organisation. Each year around 1300 volunteers give their time to help us create 5 days in a perfect world. Our volunteer family includes everyone from the Board of Directors and our experienced Area Coordinators, through to the people who greet you at the gate and keep the site clean. The jobs our volunteers perform are a vital part of our organisation. Please be respectful and remember to thank them if they help you .

AREA COORDINATORS

Access Team Beth Nasser Admin T David Price Admin T Sue Crebbin Bar - Bohemia Ewan Lawrie Bar - Flute and Fiddle Louisa Rytmeister Bar - Scrumpy Kim Lai Bell Bar - Scrumpy Stephen Whitmill Bar - Session Chris Kremp Bar - Session Dawn Riggett Bar Cashiers Kylie Mulligan Bar Cashiers Nadia Dean Bar Set Up Stuart Biggs Bars Stock Charles Dean Bohemia - Venue Linda Tune Bohemia - Venue Scott (Feral) Sneddon Camp Site Carole Santinon Car Park Christian Doran CCO (Admin T) Chole Sawyer Clean Up Roberta Boni Comms John Dalton Comms Leonie Steel Community Arts Donna Pinder Community Arts Libby Alexander Construction Mervyn Aston Festival Office Pamela Manning Festival Registration Allan Nicholls Festival Shop Nancy Opdyke Festival Shop (Performer Checkin) Sharan Fergie Festival Support Ann Bell Festival Transport Julie Colley Firewood Tony Weston Flute and Fiddle Greg Hudson Flute and Fiddle Lynne Hudson Gates - Internal Jane Goffman Gates - Pre Festival Lorraine Brinsden Gates - Wells Station Sarah Ferrier Instrument Lockup Fernando van der Linden Kids Festival Nicola Sneddon Lost Property Jan O’Connor MCs Andrew Bevan Pre Festival Registration Judy Baker Program Sales Tarryn Balsdon Raffle Tickets Jacqui Price

Signage Stalls Team Supplies Ticket Office Ticket Office (Bottom Box Office) Ticket Office (Top Box Office) Tidy Team Venue Management Venue Management Venue Management Volunteer Centre

James Coombs Jim Morris Andrew Smart Alison Smart Rowan Hearn Belinda Josey Winsome Willow Samantha Cain John Nicholls Bill Bruce Ann Bell

Waste & Recycling David Pinson

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ASSISTANCE Laurie McDonald Spoken Word Hemlock Mejarne Street Performers Elena Kirschbaum Circus Giselle Nathan Street Choirs Roger Montgomery Word Poetry Debate Martin Pearson Word Poetry Debate Andrew Galan Spoken Word (Majestic) Phil Emmerson Instrument Makers

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gabrielle Mackey President Phil Green Vice - President Ronald Brent Secretary Pam Merrigan Festival Director Rick Kenyon Jacqueline Bradley Graham McDonald Peter Williams Rob Thorman

MARKETING Miss Bettina Media www.missbettinamedia.com.au

ADDITIONAL DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY 2016 poster artwork — original design by Tony Pyrzakowski Program cover image — taken from the 1967 first National Folk Festival Program Volunteer Photographers: Sabine Friedrich, Peter Saunders, Ben Davies, Brian Rosenberg, Dayna Ransley, Victor Zubakin, Eliya Cohen, David Burke, Adam Thomas, Graeme Morrison, Matthew James and Jonathan Holden (video).

Helen Ludellen Instrument Makers Dale Jacobsen Instrument Makers Concert

SITE AND VENUE DECORATION NFF Design Elements: Design Concepts by Sam Barrett, Realised by a brilliant team of volunteers and artists. In-Venue Designs: Central Park, Scrumpy Bar, Bohemia Bar, Marquee, Majestic, Session Bar, Piazza, Coorong, Flute and Fiddle Bar, Budawang forecourt, The Lyric, Billy Moran Session Tent NFF installation art: Welcome Home doors, Windows into the festival, Five Day lights, totem poles, Circus tents, Bohemia doors, Signposts, Mad Mirrors, Five Words and others

OTHER DESIGN ELEMENTS Community Arts: Mural boards Ted Bradley: Flag bunting and flag poles Brian Sudding: Budawang stage design Ralph Fox: Scrumpy pallet furniture, Busk Stops

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

to the hundreds of volunteers. To all those people who have put up with those whose lives were taken over by the Festival and all those inadvertently omitted from these lists. To everyone who has helped in even a small way, thank you from the 2016 National Folk Festival.

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FESTIVAL STAFF

PAM MERRIGAN Festival Director

LAINEY KEIR Business Manager

KARLIE MEGAY Program Administration

JESS HENDERSON Design / Publications

AMY WHITING Production Manager

DAVID BLAKE Operations Officer

BETTINA RICHTER Publicist / Media

RUBY HUDSON Volunteer / Special Events Manager

PIYA PATTAMARANGGOON Accounts

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OPENING HOURS: Thursday: 3:00pm - 7:00pm | Fri, Sat, Sun: 9:00am - 9:00pm | Monday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

FESTIVAL AWARDS 2016

RECOGNITION

Awards that recognise achievement and excellence and nurture talent make an important contribution to maintaining a dynamic Australian folk community. The National Folk Festival is proud to host the following awards that are presented to individual artists and groups in recognition of artistic endeavour in folk music, dance and the folk arts.

50th National Folk Festival Featuring acts from all around Australia

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD See p. 20 Presented at the Opening Concert — Thu 7:00pm Budawang

When planning for the 50th Festival began we wanted to ensure a good representation of artists from right around Australia. For our 50th milestone Festival we are featuring all our States and Territories.

Volunteers are the life-blood of our Festival. This award recognises exceptional effort and dedication – above and beyond!

This year’s backdrop in the Budawang, designed by Brian Sudding has three key elements. The centre stage depicts the wide Australian landscape representing the early Festivals that moved around the country. The right-hand MC’s stage shows the fiddle/ banjo and sound-wave motif taken from the cover of the 1967 program and used again for our program in 2016. The left-hand side stage shows a Canberra skyline, the Festival’s home since 1993.

PETER J DALY MEMORIAL AWARD

FLYING THE FLAG FOR THE 50TH

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Established by Meg Daly in memory of her husband Peter, a longstanding volunteer and Stalls Coordinator for many years, this award is presented to an artist or group of Australian origin that gives an outstanding performance of Celtic music at the Festival.

LIS JOHNSTON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR VOCAL EXCELLENCE Awarded by the Johnston family to an excellent ‘unknown’ singer at the National, the award is presented in memory of Lis Johnston, a wonderful singer and stalwart of the Victorian folk community.

FAA YOUTH FOLK AWARD Nominated by folk clubs and festivals around Australia, this award is presented by Folk Alliance Australia to a promising young folk act 25 years and under. Finalists perform Sunday 10:30am Majestic

ALISTAIR HULETT MEMORIAL AWARD Presented in memory of the late, great Scottish folk singer whose name is inextricably linked to songs of social justice, the Alistair Hulett Memorial Fund awards this for the best song of social justice in the current year.

GILL REES YOUNG MUSICIANS AWARD – NEW Presented to a promising young folk act seen performing at the Festival by Charmian Boulter in memory of Gill Rees, a talented multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, and a great exponent of the Hammered Dulcimer who performed for many years at the NFF.

TRADITIONAL SOCIAL DANCE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA The TSDAV presents two awards, the Beat Klippel Memorial Trophy and the VFMC Perpetual Trophy to the creators of two new dance compositions. Monday 9:30am Piazza

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL RECITER OF THE YEAR This perpetual award, crafted in solid iron bark wood, will be awarded for the 34th time to the best reciter at the Poets’ Breakfasts. Daily 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

MCARTHUR’S FART Contained in a tightly sealed Vegemite jar this coveted award will be presented to the winning team in the World Poetry Debate. Sun 5:00pm Budawang

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL YARN SPINNING COMPETITION Open to all Festival attendees and presented to the best ‘yarn spinner’ over two days of competition. Sat & Sun 1:00pm Stock Camp

INFINITE SONG COMPETITION This year’s theme is Infinite 1967 Top 100. Fri – Sun 2:10pm Marquee (Heats) Mon 12:40pm Budawang (Final)

The Festival would especially like to thank all of you who supported our Flying the Flag campaign through your generous donations. This has greatly assisted us in bringing artists from right around the country.

SPECIAL 50TH FESTIVAL EVENTS For these please see p. 45

STATE AND TERRITORY HIGHLIGHTS These are listed in order of when the National Folk Festival was first held in that State or Territory. Sadly, Tasmania has never hosted a National Folk Festival. VICTORIA: The Australian Chinese Music Ensemble comes to NFF through a partnership with the National Library of Australia (NLA) for two performances only (Fri & Sat). Hear new Irish music from Ciaran O’Grady, Aifric Boylan & Graeme Newell or catch 3-time Golden Guitar winners, The Davidson Brothers. Don’t miss the circus antics of Trash Test Dummies or Wedderburn Charming Emus’ tributes to the late Peter Ellis. QUEENSLAND: Irish Joe Lynch brings his new show, The Legend of Diarmuid and Grainne to NFF. Cloudstreet returns to NFF after a long break with concerts and their Sectret History of Queensland. Bluegrass enthusiasts will enjoy the virtuosity and wry humour of The Company. There are also award winning songs from Noel Gardner & Alex Bridge. NSW: The Fagans, one of Australia’s leading folk families are appearing for the first time in several years. Also look out for riff and groove, blues & roots outfit 19-Twenty, the African infused music of Miriam Lieberman, Redfern Shanty Club and Route 66, a tribute to the decade when our Festival began. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: The Amazing Drumming Monkeys are back and sure to please the young and the young at heart. Also catch Živana displaying and teaching dances from the Balkans, the award-winning Kaurna Cronin, Welsh born harpist/singer Siobhan Owens and TripleJ Unearthed outfit Conchillia. ACT: Presentations from the NLA are always a program favourite, Larry Brandy, Wiradjuri man and storyteller will delight while John Gardiner-Garden and the Earthly Delights will lead dancers on a time-travelling experience. Recently formed band Burrows will impress. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Don’t miss Eastwinds’ eclectic music with exotic influences or the subversive wit and word craft of Ballpoint Penguins. A new face for NFF is fusion folk singer songwriter Latehorse, while the WA Collective features Festival favourite Gina Willams but also brings Stephen “Baamba” Albert, Dave Mann and Wil Thomas with their diverse styles and stories to the 50th. NORTHERN TERRITORY: Rayella deliver a journey into the heartbeat of Australia’s centre while Jacinta Price from Alice Springs, performing with Scottish soul man Colin Lillie sings about her Aboriginal/Celtic heritage. Bush music from the red centre is reflected in the music of Bloodwood and Darwin-based The Fettlers will share traditional and contemporary songs about railways and aviation in the Top End. TASMANIA: Matthew Dames, one of Tasmania’s finest contemporary folk singers heads an impressive showcase from our most southern state. Grab your chance to hear The Chordwainers play their elegant instruments crafted in leather or catch the fresh, exciting young band Frumious or Hobart trio Moonshine Whiskers & The Ragged Pony.

A CELEBRATION OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST PEOPLES Celebrating Australia’s First Peoples is a vital part of the National’s program and is now one of the most popular features of the Festival. Music is an important vehicle for our Indigenous communities, giving voice to their stories. Knowledge and culture are shared through music and special presentations.

STEPHEN “BAAMBA” ALBERT (WA COLLECTIVE) National treasure, singer, storyteller, raconteur and star of Bran Nue Dae, Baamba draws on a unique family legacy from the 1930s to present a rich cultural mélange of Broome.

RAYELLA Rayella are Mudburra people from one of the most remote locations in Australia, the Marlinja Community in the Northern Territory. Their music is described as ‘a deep blend of modern life and ancient energy’.

JACINTA PRICE 2011 NAIDOC Artist of the Year, Jacinta’s music is grounded in a blues, folk and Celtic ethos. Her debut album ‘Dry River’, a tribute to her hometown of Alice Springs, conjures up landscape, people and culture, and will feature at the Festival.

GINA WILLIAMS

STEPHEN “BAAMBA” ALBERT

LARRY BRANDY

COL HARDY

An Aboriginal storyteller from Wiradjuri Country, near Condolbolin NSW, Larry is a regular performer at museums, libraries, schools and festivals and will feature as part of our KidzFest Program.

Col began his career in the 1960s as a member of the Opals, a country outfit and sometime house band for Jimmy Little’s travelling All-Coloured Revue. He will feature in a fascinating presentation by the National Library of Australia titled ‘Black and White Tangle’. (See p. 9)

GINA WILLIAMS AND GUY GHOUSE (WA COLLECTIVE) Gina and Guy return to the Festival stage for a third time, this year as part of the WA Collective. Gina’s haunting vocals in Noongar Language are complemented by Guy’s inventive and unique guitar style.

DON’T MISS

DJAADJAWAN DANCERS

Community Radio First Peoples Concert (See more p. 21)

After impressive performances at the Sydney Opera House Dance Rites Competition 2015, this dedicated group of proud, Koori women from the far South Coast of NSW return to the National to share their Yuin culture.

Land Care and Awareness: Sun 5:30pm The Terrace

Music and Reconciliation: Sat 4:00pm Spiegel Zelt Songs in Indigenous Languages: Sun 11:20am Spiegel Zelt

WIRADJURI ECHOES Canberra’s award-winning Indigenous dance group will perform the Smoking Ceremony as part of our Welcome to Country and deliver some special events during the weekend.

See individual artist program entry for performance times.

RAYELLA

LARRY BRANDY

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THE NATIONAL LIBRARY AND THE NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL: A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP See materials from the National Library of Australia’s collections come to life on the stages of the National Folk Festival. The Library and Festival partnership includes concerts, workshops and the notable National Folk Fellowship performance.

THE NATIONAL FOLK FELLOWSHIP Each year the National Library and the National Folk Festival jointly offer the National Folk Fellowship. The Fellowship helps performers discover and explore one of the most significant and original folklore collections and related materials in Australia. Fellows receive special access to the Library’s collections and create, from their research, a performance which airs at the Festival.

CHRIS SULLIVAN IS THE 2016 NATIONAL FOLK FELLOW Chris Sullivan, one of Australia’s most prolific and influential folklore collectors, developed a serious interest in folk music in 1978. A desire to learn ‘Australian’ concertina style led him to folklore collecting. An archaeology student, actively interested in contemporary music, particularly jazz, he developed a set of ethnographic-based methodologies centered on comprehensive documentation and high technical standards. He introduced traditional musicians to folk revival performers and, reasoning the music had to be heard to be appreciated, brought both to festival stages, beginning in 1982 with performances alongside Dunedoo concertina player Dooley Chapman at the Festival of Sydney and the NFF. The Horton River Band formed under his leadership in 1983 to record and perform with fiddler Charlie Batchelor, appearing at many East Coast festivals, including the 1984 National. Subsequent band performances introduced festival audiences to the music of iconic players including Frank Collins, Joe Yates, Stan Treacy, Jim Lowe, and Aboriginal accordionists, Jim French, Ivy Fernando and Rita Croker. An AIATSIS member, Chris is a leading collector and scholar of Western and syncretic forms of Indigenous music. His critical MA thesis (ANU, 2005) explained the comparative absence of Australian collected music in the folk revival. Currently a doctoral candidate at Southern Cross University, his thesis examines the place of collected music within the international context, and the case for an ‘Australian folk music tradition’. Chris began recording for the National Library in 1984. Chris’s Folk Fellowship project examines the surviving examples of concertina music with an aim to develop performance expressive of both repertoire and playing style. The concertina was ubiquitous in Australia from the 1840s to the mid-20th century. The quintessential dance music instrument, more popular than the fiddle, was found in homes, shearers’ huts, bush camps and Aboriginal communities. Stand-out players were feted. Despite widespread popularity, recorded examples are comparatively rare and unrepresented in the folk revival — with the notable exception of Dooley Chapman. Most Australian music played on this German/Anglo-chromatic concertina form is in generic non-style, clearly derived from post 1950s Bush Music Club influence and based on

the single-row diatonic format of the mouth organ and melodeon. In contrast, recorded examples of traditional players reveal cross-row, chromatic and chordal approaches pre-dating a diatonic, free reed mindset. These stylistic features differ significantly from those found elsewhere in the world, notwithstanding the close correspondences between some players and tunes. At the Festival Chris will feature some of the interesting tunes he uncovered in the National Library’s collections played in a variety of styles. His themed, illustrated presentation will evoke the social and cultural context recreating the unique sounds of the concertina music, solo and in historically accurate combinations with other instruments. In a fresh Horton River Band line-up, Chris has brought together a mix of young and more experienced musicians, each with an affinity for the music: Ian White, banjo; Kevin Bradley, guitar; Sue Hobson, fiddle. The music will be recorded during and after the Festival and a CD will be available later in the year. Sat 11:20am Trocadero

NATIONAL LIBRARY CONCERTS For 22 years folklorist Rob Willis has presented performers to the Festival and recorded them for the Library’s collection. Performers share their own experiences and learn from carriers of folklore traditions and culture.

CONCERT 1 — THE BLACK AND WHITE TANGLE — FEATURING COL HARDY Opening the door for later Indigenous artists, wellknown vocalist Col Hardy OAM is a pioneer of Australian contemporary Aboriginal music. From the Kamilaroi tribe and born and raised in Brewarrina NSW, Col has a repertoire of folk, country, gospel and pop. Performing since the 1960s, he was the first Aboriginal performer awarded a Golden Guitar at Tamworth and is recognised by contemporary performers including Kutcha Edwards and Archie Roach. Join Col Hardy, accompanied by Chloe and Jason Roweth and Bill Browne, in conversation and performance with NLA folklorist Rob Willis. Fri 11:20am Trocadero

CONCERT 2 — “IF WE DIDN’T CHANGE WE WOULD ALL STILL BE RATTLING BONES” During the 1970s Australian folk revival, three of the most significant and trend setting bands were Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Band, Cobbers, and SteamShuttle. Appearing at various pop and cultural festivals gave them exposure to wider audiences and set the direction of many contemporary and later groups. Hear founding members John Armstrong, Barry Golding and Graham Seal with NLA folklorist Rob Willis in music and conversation on their roles in the evolution of Australian folk music and what they are doing now. Sat 2:20pm Trocadero

CHRIS SULLIVAN - 2016 NATIONAL FOLK FELLOW

WORKSHOP — DO IT YOURSELF FAMILY FOLKLORE A must for family historians and genealogists, this session provides information and ideas on how you can preserve and record the tales of your family, friends and community. Graham Seal, Professor of Folklore at Curtin University; National Library interviewers and folklorists Rob and Olya Willis; and Maureen Seal, a keen family historian, will share memories, songs, stories and myths from their own experiences. Sun 2:30 Board Room

Live @ The Lounge

Hear the stories behind the performances as artists share their traditions, music, careers and life. Held twice daily at the Budawang with interviewers from the National Library.

STEPHEN “BAAMBA” ALBERT Fri 1:40pm

KRISTINA OLSEN Fri 6:40pm

DANNY SPOONER Sat 1:40pm

MIRIAM LIEBERMAN Sat 6:40pm

SHEILA KAY ADAMS Sun 1:40pm

TONY MCMANUS Sun 6:40pm

THEMES & PRESENTATIONS

1916 UPRISING This presentation about the 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland will be presented in music and words in English and Gaelic and is supported by the Embassy of Ireland. Fri 3:20pm Trocadero Mon 10:00am Trocadero

2016 FOLK FELLOW PRESENTATION — CHRIS SULLIVAN The 2016 National Folk Fellowship has been awarded to Chris Sullivan for his project The Good Old Concertina. See p. 9 for details. Sat 11:20am Trocadero

BLACK AND WHITE TANGLE — NLA PRESENTATION Opening the door for Indigenous performers in an era when Aboriginal people were not even allowed into many venues. Rob Willis with Col Hardy. See p. 9 for details. Fri 11:20am Trocadero

BROADCASTERS’ FORUM Presenters, artists and listeners get together to talk about the folk music we hear on radio. The Broadcasters’ Forum is facilitated by Bruce Cameron, producer and presenter of ‘Come All Ye’ on 2MCE-FM community radio since 1976. Sat 4:00pm Board Room

BUSH TRADITIONS CONCERT This Concert showcases tunes from the ‘Australian Tradition’ and talented musicians playing in the Australian traditional context. It celebrates the contribution of performers from our traditional past and assists in the dissemination of knowledge about our rich tradition and how it fits into the worldwide scheme of traditional music. Sat 3:30pm The Lyric

DESERT ISLAND POEMS — STEPHEN WHITESIDE Stephen will interview selected Festival poets, asking them which seven poems they would take with them if they were forced to live the rest of their lives on a desert island. Mon 3:50pm Spiegel Zelt

MARGRET ROADKNIGHT

DINGO’S TOUR OF HELL, THE — DINGO’S BREAKFAST

KEEPING THE SONGS GOING IN THE TOP END — THE FETTLERS

The Dingo’s Breakfast have been to ‘Hell and Back’ and have seen the punishments paid out to those bad folk on this blessed planet who lie to us, cheat us and rob us of dignity and respect and make life so miserable. Too Right! Judge for yourselves.

The members of Darwin’s Top End Folk Club strive to keep folk music afloat in a sea of heavy rock and country music. Traditional and contemporary songs about railways and aviation have inspired The Fettlers to record two albums.

Mon 1:10pm Trocadero

FESTIVAL FOLK SING GORDON LIGHTFOOT CD LAUNCH Greg Champion, Fred Smith, Cloudstreet, Penny Larkins, Suzette Herft, Liz Frencham, Dave O’Neill and Bob Rodgers, Enda Kenny, Duncan Chalmers and Canada’s Scott Cook perform a bunch of famous songs from this CD tribute to one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time. The CD is the fifth in the ‘Festival Folk Sing’ series put out by The Troubadour Foundation and all proceeds from the CD sales go to a charity supporting Australian folk culture. As well as all of the above performers the CD also contains tracks from Mike McClellan, Joe Dolce, Andrew Szery, Tommy Leonard and Cliff Ellery. Sun 8:30pm Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

FOLK ALLIANCE AUSTRALIA Sun 10:30am Majestic (Young Folk Performer of the Year Award Concert) Sun 6:00pm Board Room (AGM)

FROM THE FIELDS OF CONNACHT WHERE THE WHITE ROCKS GROW — DINGO’S BREAKFAST Hear wild tales of slavery, rebellion, murder and mayhem visited upon the Irish folk. Listen to amazing stories told with all the verve and black humour for which the Dingo’s Breakfast are renowned. Sat 10:00am Trocadero

IF WE DIDN’T CHANGE WE’D ALL STILL BE RATTLING BONES — NLA PRESENTATION Rob Willis revisits the Australian folk scene of 1970s with founding members of three significant and trend setting bands, Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Band, the Cobbers and SteamShuttle. See p. 9 for details. Sat 2:20pm Trocadero

Sun 10:00am Trocadero

LAND CARE AND AWARENESS: WIL THOMAS Wil is rapidly gaining a reputation as an artist with something important to say. He wears his heart on his sleeve and delivers stories of the land through song. He is a passionate advocate for land and culture and has been a great ally to the local Kimberley community. Sun 5:30pm The Terrace

LEGEND OF DIARMUID AND GRAINNE, THE — IRISH JOE LYNCH Irish Joe is the most authentic Irish Storyteller (Seanachai) in Australia today. Joe will present ‘The Legend of Diarmuid and Grainne’, an ancient Celtic saga full of romance, tragedy and sheer beauty. This is a cultural masterpiece not to be missed! Sat 10:30pm The Spiegel Zelt Sun 8:00pm The Spiegel Zelt

LIES THAT MADE AUSTRALIA, THE — KEITH MCKENRY Every society embraces myths that define its national self-image. In this solo tour de force Keith examines the myths of Australia and its history through poetry, humour and audience participation. This is great fun — but not for the faint-hearted! Sat 3:40pm Trocadero

MUSIC AND RECONCILIATION: STEPHEN “BAAMBA” ALBERT AND GINA WILLIAMS Baamba is a national treasure. After 40 years in the business he has just released his first album and has performed on stages and theatres all over the world. Joined by Festival favourite Gina Williams they focus on the power of music and its significance for ‘reconciliation’. Sat 4:00pm Spiegel Zelt

THE CHORDWAINERS

THEMES & PRESENTATIONS OUR RED CENTRE — BLOODWOOD Our Red Centre is a journey through the outback with images, song and spoken word. It’s a rare feast of what the Territory is about. Mon 11:50am Trocadero

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLYFISH SANDWICH — A PENGUIN’S GUIDE TO GOURMET (BALLPOINT PENGUINS) Food obsessed Penguins pack more than pilchard pie in this practical guide to Antarctic cuisine. Embark on a culinary adventure of the comic and undoubtedly pungent variety. Sun 5:10pm Trocadero

PETER ELLIS MEMORIAL BUSH CONCERT — WEDDERBURN CHARMING EMUS The concert will open by asking for acts from the audience, well-known artists and others who may wish to contribute. The individual members of the band will also contribute. Sun 3:30pm The Lyric

ROLLING WAVE SUITE

settings of her work. Margaret Walters has selected the songs, many of which include references to Australia. Fri 10:00am Trocadero

In the tradition of the first National Folk Festival, Sing Out for Justice is a forum to lift voices and spirits by joining in on stirring songs from various social justice campaigns (many from the pages of Sing Out! and sung by the ‘Pied Piper’ Pete Seeger). Fri 5:10pm Trocadero

SONGS AND POETRY OF JOHN DENGATE — CHLOE & JASON ROWETH BAND John Dengate was a ‘National Treasure’, modern Lawson, musician, failed punter, educator and a very fine songwriter and satirist. Chloe and Jason Roweth celebrate John’s contribution to Australian folk with a selection of John’s songs, poems and stories. Fri 2:00pm Trocadero

SONGS OF REEDY RIVER — BUSH MUSIC CLUB Most of the songs used in the iconic Australian musical play Reedy River, about the aftermath of the Shearers Strike of 1891, were first collected by Bush Music Club members. Songbooks will be provided.

Fri & Sun 4:00pm Spiegel Zelt

Sat 5:00pm Carnival Stage

ROUTE 66

SONGWRITERS’ CONCERT — THE FIRST NFF TO THE FUTURE

Mon 2:30pm Trocadero

SECRET HISTORY OF QUEENSLAND, THE — CLOUDSTREET The Secret History of Queensland is a presentation of songs and stories about Queensland history. These compelling tales of the past are delivered through music, song and stories, all illustrated by projected sandpainting. Mon 4:10pm Trocadero

SENTIMENTAL BLOKE, THE — GEOFFREY W GRAHAM Geoffrey brings to life some of the extraordinary verse of CJ Dennis. If you’ve never been into CJ Dennis you will become an instant convert. Fri & Sun 5:00pm Carnival Stage

SHELLBACK SHEILA: SEA SONGS OF CICELY FOX SMITH — THE ROARING FORTIES The Victorian poet, Cicely Fox Smith, wrote vividly of the life of sailors working on clipper ships. Her fruity vernacular enticed tunesmiths world-wide to make

festival folk sing

Gordon Lightfoot

SING OUT FOR JUSTICE! — MARGRET ROADKNIGHT

The Rolling Wave Suite is a new work for orchestral instruments, traditional band, choir and dance. It incorporates tunes, songs and dance to tell the story of Irish immigration to Australia

To celebrate 50 years of the National Folk Festival this concert highlights some of the popular music we were listening to during the 60s when the Festival began life. A 6-piece house band with invited guests will be sure to rock your soul.

The concert looks back at songwriters from the first NFF (Glen Tomasetti, Don Henderson, Harry Robertson, Phyl Vinnicombe (Lobl), Ken Mansell and Clem Parkinson), revisits some prominent songs from subsequent NFFs and looks forward with ideas for songwriting. Sun 11:20am Trocadero

TALKING HEADS — GRAHAM MCDONALD Each afternoon longtime folk music broadcaster and writer Graham McDonald will be talking with one of the Festival’s guest performers. The conversation will range across the performer’s life and their music with a couple of songs or tunes to spice up the discussion. Fri/Sat/Sun 5:30pm Spiegel Zelt

TASMANIAN IMAGINATION — THE CHORDWAINERS The Chordwainers perform live to images of natural Tasmania — mountains, coastlines, forests, and wildlife, with a special focus on the alpine environment in which master leather sculptor, Garry Greenwood, lived and made their instruments. Sun 3:20pm Trocadero

TRIBUTE TO DECLAN AFFLEY — COLLEEN Z BURKE & FRIENDS This tribute concert for folk singer/musician Declan Affley (1939–1985) includes Cornerbrook, Colleen Z Burke,

Sun 8:30pm Flute ‘n’ Fiddle Seamus Gill, Jeannie Lewis and others, including several winners of the Declan Affley youth award. Sat 5:20pm Trocadero

WASN’T THAT A TIME — PHYL LOBL AND FRIENDS Phyl Lobl — a significant songwriter and presenter, and Margret RoadKnight — one of the country’s top interpreters of song, are both well known to festival audiences and were both performers at the first National Folk Festival in 1967. They join voices with others to relate the zeitgeist of the time and pay homage to the ideals and the work of those who created the National Folk Festival. Fri 12:40pm Trocadero

WATERSONS, THE — DANNY SPOONER Danny Spooner will look at the career of the Waterson Family who amazed the British folk scene in 1963 when they first appeared. He’ll also explore their influence on the Australian folk revival. Sun 1:30pm Trocadero

WAVES TURN, THE: BOOK LAUNCH — COLLEEN Z BURKE A memoir by poet/author Colleen Z Burke interspersed with poems and traditional and contemporary songs. It delves into her working class Irish Catholic Bondi childhood, the 1960s folk revival and life with folk singer/ musician Declan Affley. Fri 11:20am Spiegel Zelt

WELL-TRAVELLED ‘WILD ROVER’, THE — BRIAN PETERS Brian Peters explains, with live performance, slides and recordings, the history of the famous song ‘Wild Rover’, composed in England in the 17th century. He explores the importance of the song’s Australian history in developing the song we know today. Sat 1:00pm Trocadero

3-PART HARMONY SINGING — THE YOUNG’UNS The lads will guide you tenderly through the basics of 3-part harmony singing using some well-known folksongs and handy techniques. You don’t have to be able to read music or be a confident singer to come along and have a go. Sat 2:00pm Spiegel Zelt

ACADIAN TUNES — PASCAL MIOUSSE (VISHTEN) Acadian fiddle tunes are similar but different from their musical cousins: Québécois, Cajun, Irish, Cape Breton and Old-Time tunes. Pascal will teach Acadian tunes with a focus on stylistic motifs that are common in the Acadian tune repertoire. Fri 10:00am Spiegel Zelt

ART OF THE RECITER, THE — KEITH MCKENRY A hands-on workshop on the art of performing poetry for an audience. Topics include building a bracket, respecting your audience, learning from your audience, use of props, and the difference between verse reading and recitation. Fri 1:00pm Board Room

ATLANTIC CANADIAN FIDDLE — TIM CHAISSON (THE EAST POINTERS) Tim is a seventh-generation musician who plays the fiddle, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, drums, and bass. In this session he’ll teach a basic fiddle tune or two from his beautiful home province of Prince Edward Island (PEI). Sun 2:30pm The Terrace

AUSTRO-CALEDONIAN TUNES — PAUL DANGL & GRAEME ARMSTRONG (BLACK MARKET TUNE) Paul and Graeme present a stringed instrument feast sharing and learning traditional and contemporary Austrian and Caledonian tunes.

WORKSHOPS CREATIVE GUITAR WORKSHOP — CRAIG DAWSON

form, what to say between numbers. A hilarious, interactive experience that has to be experienced to be believed [Public Health Warning — Keith doesn’t have incontinence but is a carrier!]

This “hands on” workshop examines guitar techniques with an emphasis on open tunings. The workshop focuses on composing and “breaking out of the square”. Creative thinking exercises are taught to help this.

Sun 12:40pm Spiegel Zelt

BLUEGRASS DAVIDSON STYLE — DAVIDSON BROTHERS

Mon 3:30pm Billy Moran Tent

DO IT YOURSELF FAMILY FOLKLORE — NLA PRESENTATION

Lachie Davidson is a 3-time national bluegrass mandolin champion. His technique and ability have developed from modern to traditional influences and his vast experience performing and recording Internationally. National 5-string banjo champion Hamish Davidson has been tutoring banjo for 20 years and has released a book of tabs featuring almost 30 original tunes and songs recorded by the Davidson Brothers. It’s a big workshop space so join the boys and explore the techniques required in detail.

Graham Seal, Rob and Olya Willis and keen family historian Maureen Seal present a session for all those interested in family history. Sun 2:30pm Board Room

FLAMENCO MUSIC WORKSHOP — ENCUENTRO DOS Come and learn more about flamenco music with Encuentro Dos. The workshop will involve demonstration and teaching. Bring your instrument if you like.

Mon 11:20am The Terrace

BLUEGRASS FIDDLE — GEORGE JACKSON (THE COMPANY)

Sun 11:30am The Terrace

Australian bluegrass fiddle champion George Jackson breaks down the bowing and techniques that characterise bluegrass fiddling. There will be something for everyone at this workshop, plus you’ll learn a tune to go away with.

FLUTE SUMMIT, THE — DOUGAL ADAMS AND BEN STEPHENSON Dougal Adams and Ben Stephenson (The Freewheeler/ Trouble in the Kitchen) come together to share, compare and contrast their approaches to tunes.

Mon 2:30pm Spiegel Zelt

Mon 12:50pm Billy Moran Tent

BLUEGRASS GUITAR — JAMIE CLARK (THE COMPANY)

FRENCH MUSETTE — BRUCE MCNICOL

Australian flat-pick guitar champion Jamie Clark breaks down the picking techniques and licks that define this challenging style. Jamie is a seasoned guitar instructor and you’ll be sure to go away with plenty to work on and inspiration to boot.

Bal-musette rose in the 1880s. After Italian accordions came to Paris, the musette dance styles reached their zenith. We’ll have charts for chord instruments and tunes for melodic ones. We’ll listen to the originals then learn to play them.

Sat 11:30am The Terrace

Sat 10:00am Billy Moran Tent

CELTIC RHYTHMS — DAVID HYAMS AND THE MILES TO GO BAND

THE BITS BETWEEN THE SONGS — KEITH DONNELLY

David Hyams, along with members of the Miles to Go Band, will show approaches to backing Celtic music on guitar to enhance and support the flow and rhythm of the tunes. He’ll also discuss the role of the guitar in a traditional session.

Keith reveals the secrets of that most difficult art-

Mon 11:20 Spiegel Zelt

Sat 2:20pm The Terrace

FROM POEM TO SONG — MAGGIE SOMERVILLE Maggie Somerville will discuss the process of creating songs from existing poems, with an emphasis on traditional Australian material. Participants will be expected to produce a song from a set poem by the end of the workshop. Mon 2:30pm Board Room

18– 20 November 2016 Au s t r A l i A’ s p r e m i e r b l u e g r A s s A n d o l d t i m e m u s i c f e s t i vA l Concerts with US artists and the best from Australia. Workshops for players of all levels. A very friendly and inclusive festival at Harrietville in the Ovens Valley of Victoria. mountaingrass.com. au

WORKSHOPS GET YOUR SING ON — ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS! You will learn new songs, sing in harmony and learn about the vocal apparatus. Good old-fashioned fun with an awesome four-part harmony folk band. Come along and bring your voice pipes and an instrument if you like! Mon 10:00am Spiegel Zelt

IMPROVISING WITH DRONES AND MODES — EASTWINDS Eastwinds specialise in modal improvisation using rhythmic didgeridoo as a starting point. Learn some scales, rhythms and chords that work with drone accompaniment, and be prepared to join in. Fri 2:20pm The Terrace

LAP SLIDE GUITAR — ANDREW WINTON Come and join Andrew for an interactive session chatting about his favourite thing – lap slide guitar! Everything from tunings, picks and slides, history to practice tips will be covered. Come with questions and bring your slide guitar if you have one. Sun 10:00am The Terrace

MAKING CLAP STICKS — RAYELLA Traditional Owner Raymond Dixon is a skilled clap stick maker. Ray demonstrates how to select and craft the clap sticks as well as explains their significance to the Mudburra people and demonstrates their use in ceremony and song. Fri 12:30pm Central Park Stage

MASTERING ANGLO CONCERTINA — CIARAN O’GRADY This is a dynamic workshop by an Anglo expert. Ciaran is a very experienced and engaging workshop leader who brings a creative approach and well-prepared classes. It’s about putting spirit into the concertina, developing styles and technique. Fri 12:50pm Billy Moran Tent

MASTERING IRISH FIDDLE — AIFRIC BOYLAN Aifric is a highly sought after fiddle tutor who taught extensively in Ireland before emigrating in 2014. In the workshop setting, she explores technique, style and, most importantly, finding the magic in the music. Sun 12:50pm Billy Moran Tent

ME ON STAGE, …YOU’RE JOKING — GEOFFREY W GRAHAM Geoffrey presents a workshop on aspects of performance skills, drama, and stage communicating for adults and younger. He includes stage craft, vocal techniques, movement and the art of performing with passion and fun. Sat 1:00pm Board Room

MONGOLIAN THROAT SINGING — BUKHU (HORSE&WOOD) Explore and learn the techniques and styles of the unique Mongolian singing style known as “Khuumei” (throat

singing). From galloping Mongolian rhythms to sparkling harmonic overtones this is guaranteed to be a workshop with a twist.

this workshop. Sing out loud and enjoy connecting to the oldest and most innate instrument — your human voice! A sublime experience.

Sun 10:00am Spiegel Zelt

Fri 12:40pm Spiegel Zelt

MONTY PENGUIN — BALLPOINT PENGUINS

SLAM POETRY — ANDREW GALAN

Life is quite absurd, and death’s the final word. So come and sing the Ballpoint Penguins’ arrangement of Eric Idle’s ‘Galaxy Song’. Music is provided, but you don’t need to follow it. You don’t need to follow anybody! You’re all individuals! Sat 10:00am Spiegel Zelt

MUSICAL BOARD-GAMES — POCKET FOX Join Pocket Fox for a fun experiment in musical gamemaking. Board-gaming aficionado Paddy and art teacher Nicky will lead the workshop. Create the perfect board-game to bring your musical dreams to fruition. All materials are provided. Sun 4:00pm Board Room

OLD-TIME MUSIC FOR EVERYONE — CATGUT Band members will teach a tune with parts for both voice and instruments, accessible for all levels of experience. The history, tradition and contemporary practice of oldtime music will be discussed. Fri 11:30am The Terrace

RAGS TO BLUES TO JAZZ — CHRISTOPHER CADY Christopher’s material varies from the works of Hoagy Carmichael, Willie Nelson to Blind Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Blake and Big Bill Broonzy. He will discuss the place of ragtime and blues and the influences from jazz, jugband and popular song, demonstrating through live performance. Fri 10:00am Billy Moran Tent

SCOTTISH ACCORDION — COLIN NICHOLSON (BLACK MARKET TUNE) Colin’s workshop includes traditional and contemporary Scottish tunes with particular focus on the tunes of the Orkney Islands. Sat 12:50pm Billy Moran Tent

SING LIKE A SAILOR — REDFERN SHANTY CLUB Shanty Club will teach you to sing like a sailor. At this workshop you can learn sea shanties or bring along shanties of your own to sing. They will teach the chorus of each shanty and give a bit of sea shanty background and history. Mon 2:20pm The Terrace

SING OUT LOUD — MIRIAM LIEBERMAN WITH LARA GOODRIDGE AND KATE ADAMS African songs, ancient Hebrew psalms and classical Indian vocal warm ups are amongst the teaching repertoire in

Join BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!’s Master of Conflict and Andrew Galan for a poetry workshop that will have you writing, yelling and flailing your arms about within minutes. Fri 4:00pm Board Room

SONGS AND MUSIC OF THE CAJUNS — LE BLANC BROS CAJUN BAND All band members join together to present a workshop interspersing tunes and songs with history, Cajun French language and instrument demonstration. Fri 2:00pm Spiegel Zelt

SONGS IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES — GINA WILLIAMS & THE JERRY CANS Music from Arctic Canada, sung in Inuktitut or songs in Noongar Language from Western Australia, The Jerry Cans and Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse join forces to share the importance of maintaining language and culture in music. They will also share songs, styles, and languages. Sun 11:20am Spiegel Zelt

SONGWRITING — ANDY WHITE Bring songs and share work-in-progress with Andy, who lectures in songwriting at NMIT (Melbourne), and Bath University (UK). Face-to-face feedback, tips and general hints. Open to both songwriters and folk interested in songwriting. Sun 11:00am Board Room

STRING PLAYING — WITH DAN WITTON (BUSH GOTHIC) Dan incorporates his experience as a dancer and acrobat into a physical string-playing workshop. Breathing, weight, relaxation, strength, movement and listening become one palette — without you even thinking about it! Mon 10:00am Billy Moran Tent

THE GAMBIA — MUSIC, CULTURE AND TRADITION — JAALEEKAAY Jaaleekaay musicians Amadou Suso and Yusupha Ngum come from a long lineage of musical families in their home country of The Gambia. Join them in an intimate setting and learn about the rich heritage of West African culture and music. Sat 12:40pm Spiegel Zelt

THE SONG GOES ON — THE ROARING FORTIES Chorus songs about songs! They’re fun, physically & mentally stimulating; they generate solidarity, aid causes, maintain a tradition, and pay tribute to past singers. Sat 11:20am Spiegel Zelt

WORKSHOPS

TIPS AND TRAPS ON SELFPUBLISHING — PHIL THE STORYTELLING POET

TRACING HISTORY THROUGH DANCE — HEATHER CLARKE

WRITING AND PUBLISHING POETRY — STEPHEN WHITESIDE

Phillip Rush shares how knowledge and experiences on the pitfalls and possibilities of self-publishing, including costs, distribution, illustrations, frustrations and more.

Australia has a unique heritage of dance which is only now emerging. Dances such as Botany Bay (1788) and Captain Cook’s Country Dance (1797) highlight the importance of music and dance in our early culture.

Stephen will conduct a discussion on writing and publishing poetry with helpful hints and how-tos.

Mon 1:00pm Board Room

Sat 2:30pm Board Room

TOURING, SHOWCASING AND SELF MANAGEMENT — FOLK ALLIANCE AUSTRALIA

WRITE BREATHE PERFORM — CANDY ROYALLE

Join Folk Alliance Australia and some of the Festival headliners and tour managers who will share knowledge, ideas and experiences of the industry to help you move ahead.

This workshop facilitated by Candy Royalle is designed to help both emerging and established writers of poetry, storytelling and/or song, engage an audience. It focuses on the development of writing for performance and the building of confidence.

Sun 2:00pm Spiegel Zelt

Mon 11:00am Board Room

Sun 1:00pm Board Room

CANDY ROYALLE

IN 2016 THE NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL WILL OFFER

FREE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS THANKS TO THE CBRFREE NETWORK DELIVERED BY THE ACT GOVERNMENT AND IINET

Blackboard Stages

The Bohemia Bar is our main Blackboard Venue operating daily between 10am and midnight. Selection is by a ballot system. Forms are available from the Bohemia staff and must be returned by 3pm each day to be in the ballot for the next day’s program. (Not open to booked performers) In 2016 NFF is operating a NEW Blackboard Venue located in the Budawang forecourt facing into one of our stall precincts. This is The Container. The Container is proudly supported by Canberra Weekly, the ACT’s Biggest, weekly, free magazine. See the daily noticeboard for opportunities. Fri/Sat/Sun 10:00am - 5:00pm and Mon 10:00am – 4:00pm Blackboard opportunities are also available at: The Stock Camp (see p.47) Tantric Turtle (between the Lyric and Majestic) Check with the individual venue organisers for times / gigs / more details.

PARTICIPATE AUSLAN CHOIR Karen Kyriakou along with deaf choir leader Trudy Fraser will lead an all-inclusive session of signed song. Creating Auslan interpretations to specially selected songs, they encourage and promote understanding of this beautiful expressive language, delving into the world of Auslan (Australian Sign Language). No previous signing experience is necessary and these sessions will suit both the skilled and the curious. Fri/Sat/Sun 8:30am Spiegel Zelt Sun 4:30pm Trocadero (Performance)

BUSH TRADITIONS SETTLER SESSIONS Here’s your chance to learn the music of Australia’s settlers! These Sessions are lead by active players and collectors. They feature music collected from Australia’s settlers and their descendants, presented in an informal and approachable manner. Bring an instrument and play along or just sit and listen.

FESTIVAL FIDDLE RALLY — TRISH BARKER The Festival Fiddle Rally has become a popular event at the Festival over the last 10 years. It is an opportunity for fiddlers of all ages and genres to get together and play a selection of Celtic-based tunes. Three rehearsals cu lminate in a fabulous performance at the close of the Festival. Fri/Sat/Mon 10:00am The Terrace

Daily 12:30pm Session Bar

FESTIVAL BUSH ORCHESTRA — DAVE JOHNSON There are four rehearsals where you can learn and polish a number of Australian tunes. Copies of parts will be available at rehearsals. A commitment to all sessions is desirable to achieve a satisfying standard for a final performance. Daily 2:10pm Billy Moran Tent Mon 5:30pm Trocadero (Performance)

FESTIVAL CHOIR — JANE THOMPSON AND JAMES RIGBY Don’t miss out on the chance to sing in the iconic Festival Choir in this special anniversary year. Jane and James are loved, respected and much sought after Australia wide for their warm and fun leadership as well as inspiring song selections and beautiful arrangements. Daily 1:00pm The Terrace Mon 6:50pm Budawang (Performance)

All levels welcome. We’ve got the instruments and the knowhow. It’s fun time. Come and PLAY!

NIGHTLY SINGING SESSION

David has been accumulating ‘good’ tunes for over 30 years and wants to share them! Be ready for a visit around Australia, Italy, Quebec, Scotland, Scandinavia, Spain, France, Ireland, England and beyond! Sheet music available. Sat & Sun 5:30pm Billy Moran Tent “Harry Robertson writes songs that are great to sing.” Wendy Lowenstein, 1967. Evan & Lyn Mathieson & friends celebrate 50 Nationals with a rousing session of songs from Harry Robertson, a true NFF original!

Join this good old Aussie song session carrying on the work of the late Dennis O’Keeffe. Bring along an Aussie song — new or old — and rip into it.

NFF PERCUSSION JAM — PETER VADIVELOO

GOOD TUNES SESSION — DAVID DE SANTI

CONCERTINA CONVERGENCE SESSIONS

DENNIS O’KEEFFE MEMORIAL AUSTRALIAN SONG SESSION

Daily 3:50pm The Terrace

Fri/Sat/Sun 9:00am Scrumpy Garden

HARRY ROBERTSON SINGING SESSION

Fri 5:30pm & Sat 3:30pm Billy Moran Tent

for four fun rehearsals to create a magical percussion piece for this year’s Finale concert. Don’t have a drum? Don’t worry, we’ll give you something to play!

Mon 6:30pm Budawang (Performance)

Daily 10:30am Session Bar

These sessions provide an opportunity to share tunes, learn about concertinas and playing styles and compare instruments. They will be led by talented concertina players Greg Wilson, Carole Helman, Steve Wilson and Malcolm Clapp

Sat 5:10pm The Terrace

IRISH SLOW TUNES SESSION — MELBOURNE COMHALTAS Lead by well-known dance musicians Joan and Ray Mundy this slow session is aimed at beginner musicians practicing to play with other musicians in a friendly and all-inviting atmosphere. Sun 3:30pm Billy Moran Tent

JOY DURST MEMORIAL SONG BOOK – VICTORIAN FOLK MUSIC CLUB (VFMC) For nearly 50 years, the VFMC has published the Joy Durst Memorial Songbook introducing these songs to new generations of folkies. The club holds regular singing sessions based on the Songbook and brings this session to Canberra for all singers to enjoy. This session will encourage singers to join in and learn some of the lesser known songs in this collection. Mon 12:40pm Spiegel Zelt

NATIONAL UKE MUSTER — UKULELE REPUBLIC OF CANBERRA The Ukulele Republic of Canberra leads other uke enthusiasts at the Festival in an early morning gathering to play and sing together across the folk, rock, blues, roots and every other genre.

You are invited to bring your voice and share a song or join in on the choruses. Various hosts. Fri & Sun 9:30pm The Terrace (Redfern Shanty Club) Sat 9:30pm The Terrace (The Roaring Forties) Mon 9:00pm The Terrace (Evan & Lyn Mathieson & friends)

SESSION EXPERIENCE Grab your instrument and start the day playing! Session Experience suits those who prefer a slower pace or who need written music. The playlist and music are available on the website and written music is displayed on overheads during the sessions. The tunes are from English, Celtic and Australian traditions and are well known. Daily 8:30am Session Bar

SING WITH THE MORRIS Come along and sing the songs of the Morris dancers. Drawn from both traditional and modern folk songs, we enjoy songs of the coal miners, sailors, drunkards and peasant folk. Sat 5:00pm Bohemia Bar

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN SING So You Think You Can Sing brings together six fantastic musicians to form a backing band like no other. Throw in the words for some of the most popular blues, rock, folk and traditional songs and get up on stage and boogie. Live karaoke at its best — all we need is you! Sat 6:00pm Bohemia Bar

TUNES FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL FOLK FELLOWSHIP 2004 — DAVID DE SANTI David focuses on tunes discovered during his residency at NLA for the first National Folk Fellowship in 2004. Many are still unknown or not played in Australian music circles. Fri 3:30pm Billy Moran Tent

Daily 8:30am Carnival Stage

WALTZ-A-THON PART2

NFF PERCUSSION EXPERIENCE — PETER VADIVELOO

By popular request The Bush Music Club’s Concert Party will be leading the second installment of this non-stop jamboree of our favourite waltzes. Music provided.

Come and PLAY some music! The Percussion Experience welcomes all — from beginners to skilled, from kids to adults. Join Peter Vadiveloo, Dani Rocca and Adam Burke

Sun 7:00pm The Terrace

SPOKEN WORD

RHONDA TALLNASH

ANDREW GALAN Andrew Galan is an internationally published poet and co-producer of Australia’s renowned poetry slam BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! His poetry is gut, direct, has been described by reviewers as ‘riddled with satire’, and is imagination and reality meeting, sometimes to eat, sometimes to fight. Published in journals such as the Best Australian Poems and Cordite, his verse has been showcased at events from the National and Woodford to Chicago’s Uptown Poetry Slam. Fri 1:30pm Majestic Sat 11:30am Board Room Sun 1:30pm Majestic

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

PETER MACE

CLAIRE REYNOLDS — JUDGE: YARN SPINNING COMPETITION

involvement, bush verse (traditional to original) and comedy — and there’s more! Put it all together!

Claire is a bush poet who was ‘talked into’ having a go at yarn spinning which has given her another avenue for sharing her love of this wonderful country and its bush traditions. She was ‘tickled pink’ to win the yarn spinning at the National in 2015.

Fri & Sun 5:00pm Carnival Stage

Sat & Sun 1:00pm Stock Camp

COLLEEN Z BURKE Colleen Z Burke, author and poet, will present prose extracts and poems from her memoir, The Waves Turn, with music from Cornerbrook (Irish/Newfoundland) and others. She will also host a Tribute Concert for folk singer/ musician Declan Affley (1939-85).

Mon 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

GRAHAM MCDONALD’S TALKING HEADS Festival veteran and sometime folk music journalist and broadcaster Graham McDonald sits down with a selection of Festival guests and talks with them about their lives and careers, musical and otherwise. There may even be a song or two for good measure. Fri/Sat/Sun 5:30pm Spiegel Zelt

GREGORY NORTH

Poetry, Speaking, Rhyming, Ballads, Haiku, Shopping Lists — whatever words you’ve got we want’em for BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! is a Poetry Slam that gives YOU a microphone, audience and two minutes to perform — and then be judged by five judges chosen randomly from the audience, as well as by our very own Master of Conflict. So sign up with The Score Adder for the National Folk Festival BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! And remember, no props, no music, two minutes and 1st prizes!

Fri 11:20am Spiegel Zelt

Fri 4:00pm Board Room

Sat 10:00am Trocadero

Sun 1:30pm Majestic

Sat 7:00pm The Terrace

Sat 10:40pm Carnival Stage

Sun 9:00pm Majestic

Sun 3:30pm Central Park Stage

Mon 1:10pm Trocadero

BUSH POETRY VS ALL OTHER POETRY

FOX & WITCH

It’s a fight to decide the future of poetry. One team of ‘bush poets’ and one team of ‘all other poets’ will confront words and judges from the audience to decide which poetry shall rule them all. Two teams enter — one team leaves victorious! Fri 1:00pm Majestic

CANDY ROYALLE The inimitable Candy Royalle returns to the National with a stellar line up. She will also appear solo in spoken word events across the weekend. Sun 7:00pm Carnival Stage Mon 11:00am Board Room Also see General Program

Sat 5:20pm Trocadero

DINGO’S BREAKFAST Roger Montgomery, John Angliss and Bruce Boyd are Dingo’s Breakfast. These ‘reprobates’ from WA are regular tourers to the east and this year will be presenting two marvellous new shows plus a great selection of Oz music and performance poetry, with the accent, as always, firmly on black comedy. Beauty!

Fox & Witch is a collaborative performance woven from the narrative poetry of Raphael Kabo and the new choral soundscapes of Aphir (Becki Whitton). Witch lives on the edge of the city, in a crumble-down shack by the old canal. Fox lives in a tower of glass in the centre of the city, where all the roads meet. When Fox stretches his gaze to the edge-land and bares his teeth, a story begins. Fri 10:40pm Carnival Stage Sun 9:40pm Spiegel Zelt

GEOFFREY W GRAHAM Geoffrey’s unique style makes poetry lovers love music and comedy, makes musos love bush verse and makes comedy lovers love it all. A blend of song, guitar, audience

Discovered wandering in the Blue Mountains, this man of many hats will have you wondering which voice is really his. Known for his rendition of The Man From Snowy River in 15 different accents and his adventures with sticky tape, the voices and characters in his poems and yarns could be the result of medical experimentation or maybe he’s just a freak of nature. Whichever it is, this threetime Australian bush poetry champion brings his many characters to life whenever he performs. Fri 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

IRISH JOE LYNCH This is Irish storytelling at its very best. Joe is a multiaward winning storyteller/poet. He will make you laugh, cry and feel as you travel back with him to the heart of Celtic storytelling, and back to an old derelict prison in the rainy moors where future Australians sat awaiting transportation. He will take you out beyond the Milky Way and deep inside your own heart. Irish Joe was a finalist in the National’s Infinite Bee Gees and Infinite Elvis comps. A cultural treat not to be missed! Sat 10:30pm Spiegel Zelt Sun 3:30pm Central Park Stage Sun 8:00pm Spiegel Zelt

SPOKEN WORD JASON ROWETH — JUDGE: RECITER OF THE YEAR AWARD A natural storyteller, with a warm and engaging stage presence, Jason is a singer, musician, reciter and, winner of the 2015 NFF Reciter of the Year, and 2013 NFF Yarn Spinner of the Year. Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

KEITH MCKENRY An award winning performance poet and folklorist, Keith presents a mix of whimsy, humour and social comment that defies stereotype. He remains the only person to have recited McArthur’s Fart at a reception on the 30th floor of the United Nations Building in New York, The Spirit of the People in the foyer of the Australian High Court and A Study in Linguistics in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. His solo album ‘Bugger the Music, Give Us a Poem!’ won Album of the Year at Tamworth in 1999. Fri 1:00pm Board Room Sat 3:40pm Trocadero

PHIL THE STORY-TELLING POET Phil is a prize-winning and best-selling poet, with 21 volumes of rhyming, metred verse, and over 150,000 books in print. He has been Tasmania’s ABC Country Hour poet since 1993, with 970 poems presented on air. There is much humour and much Australiana in many of the poems. Phil has been the Cygnet Folk Festival poet for 21 years to date, and the founder of, and participant in, poets’ breakfasts and great poetry debates at that festival. Fri 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle Fri 7:00pm The Terrace

Fri 11:30am Carnival Stage (Kidzfest)

Sat 3:30pm Central Park Stage

Fri 3:30pm Central Park Stage

Sun 11:30am Carnival Stage (KidzFest)

Sat 7:00pm The Terrace

Mon 1:00pm Board Room

Sun 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

POETS’ BREAKFAST Our daily poet’s wake up call is the place to share a poem or just sit back and enjoy the fun. The 34th Festival Reciter of the Year Award will be judged each day at this event. Daily 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

Sun 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

POETRY IN THE PARK

LORRAINE MCCRIMMON

Hosted each day by one of our featured poets this provides a great opportunity to spruik or recite a poem.

Fri 7:00pm The Terrace

RHONDA TALLNASH — AUSTRALIAN FEMALE BUSH POETRY The 2015 Australian Female Bush Poetry Performance Champion and children’s author Rhonda Tallnash performs her quirky ‘Rhymes and Rants’ that includes classical, modern and original works. Much of her performance stems from her unique slant on the ‘funny’ and a definitely warped mind! For children’s events, Rhonda’s unique all-Aussie rhyming children’s stories are showcased on the screen in full colour and entertain children and adults alike.

Sat 7:00pm The Terrace

Lorraine McCrimmon is a performance poet of several years with a large repertoire of traditional and contemporary poems.

Fri/Sat/Sun 3:30pm Central Park Stage

POETRY POP-UPS

Sun 7:00pm Carnival Stage

TALL POEMS Tall stories might think they have the exclusive right to stretch the truth beyond all limits. Throw in a little rhyme and see how much further you can go. Bring along your tallest poem or find one that will test the limits of audience incredulity as you take them into the world of expanded credibility. Sat 2:00pm Stock Camp

WORLD POETRY DEBATE It’s on again in 2016! Join the fun and mayhem as those two raconteurs, purveyors of wit and wisdom, Martin Pearson and Roger Montgomery and their teams battle it out for the coveted McArthur’s Fart. The theme of this year’s debate is 50 Years On Is Australia Better Off.

Sat 3:30pm Central Park Stage

Watch out for these at the Container in the Budawang forecourt.

Mon 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

Daily 12:30pm The Container

MAGGIE SOMERVILLE AND STEPHEN WHITESIDE

POETRY IN THE ROUND

Sun 5:00pm Budawang

Here’s an opportunity to join our featured poets and to share a poem. Walk-up spots will be available.

YARN SPINNERS’ COMPETITION

Singer/songwriter Maggie Somerville won two separate awards in 2014 with Waratah Bay and Yabby Catcher. Her CD collection of original songs and tunes, ‘Roller-Coaster’, was released in 2013. Stephen Whiteside’s collection of poems for children, The Billy That Died With Its Boots On and Other Australian Verse, published by Walker Books in 2014, won a Golden Gumleaf for ‘Book of the Year’ at the Australian Bush Laureate Awards during the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2015. Stephen is also President of the C. J. Dennis Society. Sat 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle (Stephen) Sun 1:00pm Board Room (Stephen)

Fri & Sat 7:00pm The Terrace

POTPOURRI OF POETRY (DE FEMME) Poems start small, incubate, grow, then emerge into the light in an infinite myriad of forms and variations. This year’s Potpourri features a tantalising mix of poetry from the female of the species (homo sapiensis poeticus), with Jacqui Malins, Rhonda Tallnash, Melinda Smith, Zoe Anderson and Candy Royalle.

Take part or sit back and enjoy as the Festival’s best yarn spinners compete to see who can tell the best tale. Judged by the 2015 Yarn Spinning Winner, Claire Reynolds. Sat & Sun 1:00pm Stock Camp

Sun 7:00pm Carnival Stage

Sun 6:10pm Carnival Stage (CD Launch) Mon 10:30am Carnival Stage (KidzFest) Mon 2:30pm Board Room (Maggie) Mon 3:50pm Spiegel Zelt (Stephen)

PETER MACE — BUSH POET Peter has entertained audiences at most of the major festivals in Australia, on the Indian Pacific and the Ghan as well as the cruise ship the Rhapsody of the Seas. Peter’s selection of traditional, contemporary and original material will have you laughing with delight one minute and shedding a tear the next. Fri 3:30pm Central Park Stage Fri 7:00pm The Terrace Sat 8:30am Flute ‘n’ Fiddle

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

STREET & CIRCUS

BIG RORY AND OCHIE AND THE GIANT SEAGULLS (SCOTLAND)

HIGHWIRE EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Loved worldwide, Big Rory and Ochie are a delight to chance upon on their daily strolls, whilst The Giant Seagulls can charm the food right out of your hand. This is high quality interactive street theatre! Sun 6:00pm Festival Parade

The dynamic circus production duo of Elena Kirschbaum and Jane Schofield from Highwire Events and Entertainment are back, with the shows you’ve loved from previous years, with all new acts and all new mayhem! Watch out for the Not For Kids Kids’ Show, Circus Hokum, Circus Death Match, and the Circus Death Match Training Ground.

CIRCUS DEATH MATCH

See individual listings

The ‘death match’ is an event where all the circus artists and circus enthusiasts get to duke it out to see who wins in a host of circus-themed contests.

KANGAROO AND GOOSE

Daily around the Festival precinct (Roving)

Mon 1:40pm Majestic

CIRCUS DEATH MATCH TRAINING GROUND Fancy taking part but don’t have the skills? Join this workshop and see if you have what it takes to be a ‘Circus Death Match’ participant. Fri & Sun 10:00am Central Park Stage

CIRCUS HOKUM The big circus cabaret is back. Don’t miss it! Sun 7:30pm Majestic

CIRCUS VS MORRIS It’s time to get behind your team. Will it be the chainsaw juggling sword swallowers or the bell jingling, stick wielding hankie wavers who emerge victorious from this hard fought contest? Sat 1:30pm Majestic

Find Kangaroo and Goose on the streets of the Festival daily and they will write and illustrate a poem for you — for free! Commissions can be for you or for someone else — they will also perform them for you or for friends anywhere at the Festival. So, with a hop and a honk — Kangaroo and Goose! Daily around the Festival precinct (Roving)

NOT FOR KIDS KIDS’ SHOW Very cheeky and sometimes a little bit naughty, the Not For Kids Kids’ Show is back in its special time slot. Caution: May contain nudity and juggling. Fri Midnight Majestic

RIFF RAFF RADICAL MARCHING BAND Riff Raff Radical Marching band is a community marching band created in 2010 to enliven protests and progressive community events and causes. Fusing pop tunes and traditional songs of revolution with creative chants on social and environmental issues, RRRMB brings sound and colour to marches and rallies — enabling a style of activism, which is both fun and accessible.

DRUMMERS NOT PLUMBERS

Fri & Sun 11:30am National Side Shows

Thump the tuned tubes on the ground, keep the beat and follow the colour coded chords to be in an on the spot street band. Be part of making music with some awesome soloists.

Sat & Mon 1:30pm National Side Shows

Fri & Sun 1:00pm Quokka Arena Sat 11:30am Quokka Arena Sat 2:30pm National Side Shows Mon 11:30am Quokka Arena

Sun 6:00pm Festival Parade Also see KidzFest Program

SOLID STATE CIRCUS Solid State Circus returns to the National with its irrepressible style of Australian larrikin street circus. A favourite with all ages, don’t miss these astounding performers as they bounce around the Festival’s busking sites. Daily Performances Quokka Arena and National Side Shows Sun 6:00pm Festival Parade Mon 6:00pm Majestic

TABLA BELLYDANCE Festival favourite TABLA bellydance takes to the streets with their signature blend of urban folk bellydance. Interactive and engaging, TABLA draws on the spirit of the Egyptian ghawazee in their fun, light-hearted and family friendly street shows. Fri 5:00pm/Sat 7:00pm/Sun 11:45am/Mon 2:30pm Central Park Stage

TRASH TEST DUMMIES Amazing circus skills meets side-splitting laughs as three dexterous dummies take out the trash and take to the stage in Trash Test Dummies! These talented trash-talking garbologists break funny bones and new ground in one fell swoop as they clean up their act in a ridiculously funny and family-friendly show. These world class circus performers and their household wheelie bins take fun to new heights with riotous stunts and an astonishing display of balance, acrobatics, slapstick and juggling. Fri Midday Majestic Sat 8:00pm Majestic Pop-up Performances - Festival precinct & also see KidzFest Program

STREET & CIRCUS

ZAMPOÑISTAS Zampoñistas are Australia’s premier Bolivian panpipe marching band (not much competition, you say!). Their act is unique. Dressed in ponchos, they weave in and out of crowds, twisting, turning and spinning as they play — totally engaging audiences and innocent bystanders alike! Come see and hear something really different as the Zampoñistas plot world domination by panpipes! And watch out for their guerrilla panpiping — you never know where they will pop up! Fri & Sun 3:00pm National Side Shows Sat & Mon 10:00am Quokka Arena Sun 6:00pm Festival Parade

THE STREET MORRIS

BIG RORY AND OCHIE

Daily performances around the Festival precinct

JOLLEY HATTERS MORRIS Jolley Hatters Morris Dancers are based in Hobart, Tasmania and have been teaching and performing traditional Morris dancing on the island for over 28 years. Wearing baldricks of red and green, honouring the history of the Apple Isle, they are regularly seen at festivals and events around the state. The Jolley Hatters are predominantly a Cotswold side, however, they also perform some North-West style dances as well as several boisterous Border dances.

NGĀTI MORRIS (NZ) Ngāti Morris is the travelling arm of the New Zealand Morris dance community (the word Ngāti means Tribe in the Māori Language). Drawn from any or all of the New Zealand Morris sides, Ngāti Morris perform when there are insufficient members of a particular side present at an event. In their distinctive black Baldricks the crossed shoulder belts of Morris dancers — embroidered with distinctive silver ferns they are an eye-catching addition to any folk festival. Like most southern hemisphere Morris sides, their dances cut across traditions — Cotswold, Border and North West and they have also developed their own Kiwi repertoire with dances and songs such as E Papa Waiari.

RIFF RAFF RADICAL MARCHING BAND

THE STREET CHOIRS

The choir performs in churches, halls, parades and they have even escalated to the dizzy heights of performing on the back of an old cattle truck. They go where they can be heard!

ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION

Fri 2:00pm The Container Sat 11:00am/ Sun 3:00pm/Mon Midday Central Park Area

The Perth Morris Men celebrated 40 years of dance in 2014 and in 2015 made the trip to the epicentre of Morris Dancing — England. The men travelled to various towns and cities throughout the UK and the visit also included an appearance at Thaxted. The side will continue the long distance travelling and perform the dances from the Cotswolds and the Border country at this year’s National.

Another Roadside Attraction is a brilliant Sydney-based 32 strong acappella choir singing multi-layered and uplifting songs in 4/5 part harmony. Their repertoire includes subtle and beautiful arrangements written by choirmaster Tanya Sparke, including songs by Cloud Control, Luluc, Fleet Foxes and Florence and the Machine plus original tunes. Unlike any other contemporary choir, Another Roadside Attraction will take you through an emotional choral journey of the heart.

WILD MORRIS

Fri Midday/Sat 3:00pm/Sun 11:00am Central Park Area

Wild Morris represents the Australian Morris Ring at large. A recent development - and influenced in many ways by its New Zealand counterpart, Ngāti Morris - Wild Morris brings together dancers from the various states who are attending festivals and performances as individuals, rather than as members of sides. Wild Morris establishes a common repertoire so that dancers and musicians do not feel excluded from street performances or massed dances.

Mon 2:00pm The Container

PERTH MORRIS MEN

Daily performances Central Park Area & National Side Shows

POLLYPHONICS CHOIR Conducted by Polly Christie (Kwela Street Band), Pollyphonics Choir is a group of talented singers from central Victoria. Nurses, artists and music teachers come together to create vibrant and colourful performances. Acappella or accompanied with guitar and harp, they sing a blend of folk, jazz, Latin American and gospel songs.

SOUNDS LIVE CHOIR Sounds Live Choir is an acappella choir from Bathurst NSW. The choir formed in 2010 out of two projects: the Bathurst Multicultural Choir and a project for 2MCE’s Sounds Live Festival. The choir performs regularly at community events and has sung at Inland Sea of Sound Festival in Bathurst, Womindra World Music Festival in Canowindra, Blackheath Choral Festival and the annual Bathurst Sings event. Fri 3:00pm/Sun Midday/Mon 11:00am Central Park Area Sat 2:00pm The Container

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This is awarded to a person who, throughout their lifetime, has made a significant commitment and contribution to enriching folk music and culture in this country. For our milestone 50th Festival the Board of Directors will honour two outstanding champions of folk music, Phyl Lobl and Danny Spooner.

PHYL LOBL Phyl Lobl began writing and then performing songs in the late sixties as Phyl Vinnicombe. Along with Glen Tomasetti, Shirley Andrews and others she served on the committee that instigated the National Folk Festival. Warren Fahey of Larrikin records used Phyl’s talents on several LPs before releasing ‘On My Selection’, an LP of then contemporary Australian songs. A second LP consisting almost entirely of Phyl’s compositions, ‘Broadmeadow Thistle’ followed. Phyl was the first artist to take part in the Folk Touring Circuit initiated by the National Folk Trust. An appointment to the Music Board of the Australia Council brought a break in performing and resulted in improved funding for folk music. Her appointment also helped gain recognition and funding that led to the National Folk Festival moving permanently to Canberra. Phyl’s accolades are too numerous to mention here, but her work has continued over the years and she is still active in championing folk music and in encouraging and nurturing young musicians. Fri 12:40pm Trocadero Wasn’t That a Time Sat 2:00pm Budawang Founders’ Concert Sun 11:20am Trocadero Songwriters’ Concert

PHYL LOBL

DANNY SPOONER Danny Spooner’s passion is the expression of British and Australian culture through folk music. Born into a working-class family in the East End of London Danny arrived in Australia in 1962. Influenced by the likes of Declan Affley, Martyn Wyndham-Read and Margret RoadKnight, Danny developed his craft and soon understood the importance of the social context of folk song. He has performed in folk clubs all over Australia, New Zealand and in Britain on his visits home. He has appeared at every major folk festival in Australia, at which he has given a vast range of workshops on aspects of folk songs of Britain and Australia, many that were recorded by ABC national radio. His passion is getting people singing and he has inspired and encouraged many to develop their singing craft. Nothing gives him more pleasure at a festival than getting a good singing session going. Described as “a living national treasure”, Danny Spooner can make traditional music seem new, and make new songs seem old. Sat 2:00pm Budawang Founders’ Concert Sun 1:30pm Trocadero The Watersons

DANNY SPOONER

32nd

12 - 15 JANUARY 2017

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

COMMUNITY RADIO: FIRST PEOPLES CONCERT In 2016, Canberra’s 2XX, Melbourne’s 3CR and Bathurst’s 2MCE celebrate 40 years of Community Broadcasting. During the time since each station was first licensed, each has played a significant role in promoting the achievements and activities of Indigenous Australians. In recognition of this 2XX, 3CR and 2MCE, in conjunction with the National Folk Festival, will host a special First Peoples Concert. The concert will be made available to over 200 Community Radio stations throughout Australia via the Community Radio Network, operated by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and the National Indigenous Radio Service. Feature artists to appear on this concert are Rayella, Stephen “Baamba” Albert and Jacinta Price. Sat 10:00am The Lyric Since its inception, Community Radio has had a strong focus on new and emerging music outside the mainstream and many artists have had their first airplay and the majority of their exposure in this most democratic and vibrant of media sectors. Community Radio continues to serve local communities all over the country and has always had a strong presence at the National Folk Festival. This year you can put a face the voice when you visit the Community Radio Station Stall located just outside the Festival Shop. You might also like to record a ‘cheerio’ for your fellow listeners. The National Folk Festival, 2XX Canberra, 3CR Melbourne and 2MCE Bathurst would like to thank The Community Broadcasting Foundation for their support of this event.

JACINTA PRICE

IRELAND 2016: GLOBAL PROGRAM The following concerts and presentations at the 2016 National Folk Festival are part of the Government of Ireland’s international program to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising.

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL REMEMBERS THE EASTER RISING One of the most significant events in modern Irish history, this armed insurrection took place, mostly in Dublin, during Easter Week 1916. This illustrated historical presentation focuses on the significance of the 1916 Easter Rising through music and narrative in both English and Irish. John Spillane and Band with Choir and narrated by Maurie O’Sullivan. Fri 3:20pm Trocadero Mon 10:00am Trocadero

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE JOURNEY OF A NATION RISING The Irish have had a significant impact on Australia, its music and its culture from convict days to the present through both forced and free immigration. These concerts celebrate our connection with Ireland in dance, music & song. Four Events, one for each of the Provinces of Ireland Fri 12:30pm The Lyric (Ulster) Siobhan Owen Sat 12:30pm The Lyric (Connacht) Coolfinn Mac with Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers Sun 12:30pm Coorong (Munster) Dance Event – An Afternoon of Munster Sets Mon 12:30pm The Lyric (Leinster) Ciaran O’Grady, Aifric Boylan and Graeme Newell with Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers.

SIOBHAN OWEN

GALA EASTER RISING CONCERT Features two of the Festival’s headline Irish acts. Mon 2:40pm Budawang Colum Sands Mon 3:30pm Budawang The Rambling Boys

RELATED EVENT — THE ROLLING WAVE SUITE The Rolling Wave Suite is a new work for mixed instrumentation and traditional band. It incorporates music, song and dance to tell the story of Irish immigration to Australia from convict times to the present. Fri & Sun 4:00pm Spiegel Zelt

CIARAN O’GRADY

COMMUNITY ARTS

The Creative Heart of the Festival

If you are a creative person — and we know you are cos you’re here at the Festival, then this is the place for you. Come along and spend some time with the resident artists and other creative folk indulging in some arty fun. Community Arts is where you can drop in for 30 mins between sessions and paint a piece of the Festival or stay for longer to learn a new skill, contribute to the large ephemeral sculptural pieces or make a gorgeous individual piece of art to take home. Community Arts offers structured workshops where you can learn new skills from experienced artisans or join in one of the varied ongoing art experiences on offer. For up-todate info on what’s happening daily in the Community Arts area check the notice boards or call in at the Community Arts office during the Festival. Community Arts is open each day 9.00am to 5.00pm.

WORKSHOPS We are pleased to offer a variety of art/craft workshops for you to enjoy during the Festival. Because our workshops are so popular, we want to make sure as many people as possible have the opportunity to participate and enjoy the experience. We have also listened to your feedback and we are introducing Advanced Skills workshops for people who already have some skills and would like to extend them. Workshop charges: We are charging a $15 fee for all Introductory workshops (1 ½ hours) and $20 for Advanced Skills workshops (2 hours). B ookings: Book and pay for your workshop at the Community Arts office. Show your receipt to the presenter when you arrive at the workshop. You will only be able to enrol in one workshop with each presenter (however if there are any unfilled spaces for workshops they will be open for additional enrolments on the morning of the workshop). Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. All workshops have limited spaces and fill up fast so don’t forget to book in at the Community Arts office as early as possible so you won’t miss out.

Full details and workshop timetable are available at the Community Arts Office opposite Majestic.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION WORKSHOP

ACTIVITY

PRESENTER

Woodcrafting

Have fun constructing a handcrafted wooden toy using pre-cut components.

Volunteers from the ACT Woodcraft Daily Guild.

Create a unique piece of jewellery learning about the crystals and jewellery techniques. Create your very own unique, crochet beanie. Fibre is making a comeback! Learn this simple, creative, colourful craft that will be sure to stay with you for life. Be enthralled by creating your own dream catcher. Learn the different techniques and materials that can be used.

WORKSHOP DAYS

Blue Haze Crystal crew

Daily

Deb White of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival Roadshow

Daily

Jody Fallowfield from La Luna Dreaming

Daily

Make a plaited leather item, using round and flat plaiting techniques. Workshops can cater for both beginners and more advanced. Add colour to your life by learning this easy and eco friendly method of tie dyeing. This is a taster workshop for beginners. Socks, cloth and canvas will be provided or you can bring your own item for dyeing. Learn to create temporary henna tattoos for yourself and friends blending ancient and modern techniques and materials.

Maureen Irving from Custom Leathercraft

Fri and Mon

Sharon Doak from Rainbowtopia

Daily

Riana from Happy Faces

Fri and Sun

Face painting

Explore techniques for creating intricate and individual fantasy faces.

Riana from Happy Faces

Sat and Mon

Sketching

Bring out your inner artist whilst learning basic drawing techniques.

TBA

Daily

Maureen Irving from Custom Leathercraft

Sat and Sun

Jennifer Skelly from Red Parka Designs

10:00am – Midday

Jewellery Crochet Weaving Leatherwork Tie Dyeing Henna

ADVANCED SKILLS WORKSHOPS Leathercraft Bookbinding Puppet making

Make a plaited Stockman’s Belt. You will need to attend both sessions to complete the belt in 2 x 2 hour sessions. In this workshop you will design and make your own beautiful book from handmade, recycled and decorative papers. Your unique individualised book will be suitable to use as a journal, notebook, dream diary or sketch book. Learn how to design, make and assemble your very own magical marionette. Puppetry techiques will also be taught

Felting in 3D

Create 3 dimensional pieces in felt. Try your hand at some pixie boots.

Screen printing

Design and make your own Festival artwork using screen printing techniques

Sol the Puppetman from The Daily Squeaking Tribe Volunteers from the Canberra 10:00am – Midday Sat and Sun Region Felters Katy Robinson from Captain Robbo’s Midday – 2:00pm Daily Adventure Pants

COMMUNITY ARTS

ALL DAY COMMUNITY ART EXPERIENCES All of the following activities are led by members of the community arts team and are designed so you can spend a chilled and relaxed hour of artistic fun or you can get really creative and become involved in creating some more challenging art pieces. Paint – put your mark on the 2016 NFF community mural and revisit the masterpieces that you painted in previous years as the mural boards pop up all around the Festival. If you’re feeling a bit more artistic there are many other painting opportunities on offer. Craft – try your hand at knitting, crocheting, quilting, and rug making or share your textile skills with other Festivalgoers. Sculpt – construct your own amazing piece for the community lantern parade, or join in with others in creating large parade puppets. All the sculpture pieces are made from recycled art materials and junk. Carve – whether you use bold strokes or subtle fine lines tap into your primitive self as you carve masks from palm fronds. Print – print your own lino cut and stencilling designs on our Festival bunting that will contribute to the Festival colour for years to come. Dye – have some fun using simple batik techniques to add more colour and intrigue to the Festival bunting. Wire – create and wear funky wearable art made from recycled ‘stuff’ and contemporary art materials. Community – there are a number of continuous Festival projects that we welcome you to contribute to such as a rag rug started in 2010 and a Festival quilt started in 2011. Folk – for those a little more adventurous make a lifesize “ephemeral twin” to add to our community installation of Folk at the National. Colour – if you are feeling like you need to relax then there’s some fabulous community colouring in panels waiting for you to add your special touch to. Weave – create a beautiful bowl or basket from native grasses and found objects.

FESTIVAL COMMUNITY PARADE The bigger the better, so come on everyone, have some fun and be a part of the Festival Parade. All ages are welcome to join in and this is your opportunity to showcase to the world all the fabulous things that you have created in Community Arts and the KidzFest. The Parade starts at 6:00pm on Sunday night and winds its way through the Festival. Workshops occur daily in the Community Arts and KidzFest areas where you can make your own hat, mask, lantern, light sculpture or puppet for the parade. See blackboards at these venues for more details.

MIND, BODY SPIRIT

in Sydney and Brisbane. Their special interest in this presentation is their joy in communal singing. Sunday 9:30am Billy Moran Tent

EASTER CHURCH SERVICE DRU YOGA Discover why Dru Yoga is so effective as a tool for transformation. De-stress, relax and feel great with fun activations and a soothing energy block release sequence incorporating movement, breath and visualisation. Stretch and energise through a combination of uplifting yoga poses that will enrich you with optimism and lightness, and have significant positive effects on your health and well-being. All this is followed by a rejuvenating relaxation to set up your day at the Festival. Daily 8:30am The Terrace

COMMUNAL HYMN SINGING WITH ROGER HOLMES AND HIS BEAUTIFUL ASSISTANTS Roger and his Beautiful Assistants have been involved, individually and collectively, in singing, music, and dance at the National for over forty years, as well as being stalwarts of their own local folk scenes, especially

Easter is the highlight of the Christian calendar. Come and join us for Gospel music, Bible readings, prayers, poetry and Communion and a special children’s segment. Sunday 8:30am Trocadero

HEARTS ON FIRE: MARTIN PEARSON AND ROGER HOLMES Martin and Roger have an enormous and eclectic knowledge of song, and have participated in many presentations at the National, individually, together, and grouped with others. They have been involved in singing at the National for more years than they care to remember, but the bits they remember are wonderful. Friday 5:10pm The Terrace

LAND CARE AND AWARENESS: WIL THOMAS Wil is rapidly gaining a reputation as an artist with something important to say. He wears his heart on his

sleeve and delivers stories of the land through song. He is a passionate advocate for land and culture and has been a great ally to the local Kimberley community. Sun 5:30pm The Terrace

ZUMBA® WORLD DANCE FITNESS Zumba world dance is a great way to get you moving and keep your body fit. Join Rosie and Amanda for a morning workout guaranteed to give to a flying start to your day. Wear light clothing and gym or dance shoes. Daily 8:30 Piazza

AMAZING DRUMMING MONKEYS KidzFest is a great place for all the family but especially for young folk, with plenty of entertainment and activities throughout the day.

The show feature lots of circus skills including unicycle, hula hoops, plate spinning, and plenty of audience participation.

There are many opportunities to learn new skills, dress up or participate in a range of interactive workshops such as weaving, painting and craft activities.

Fri 4:30pm Bite Sized Circus Tent (KidzFest Area)

The over 12s might also like to checkout Community Arts activities pp. 22 & 23. KidzFest is open daily 10:00am – 5:00pm with concerts on the Carnival Stage and workshops and activities in the Bite-Sized Circus tent. See the daily blackboard for themes and activities. Dance for young folk is programmed on the Central Park Stage and there’s a Family Bush Dance on the Piazza, Sat 5:00pm.

ALL-AUSSIE CHILDREN’S STORIES — RHONDA TALLNASH Children’s author Rhonda Tallnash performs unique Aussie rhyming children’s stories, which are showcased on the screen in full colour. Enjoy some wonderful rhyming storytelling and meet Frederick the Farting Fridge, Fair Dinkum Ned and Josie Goat. Fri 11:30am Carnival Stage

AMAZING DRUMMING MONKEYS This adorable family show has delighted audiences around Australia and overseas for the past 12 years! Two monkey puppets play African drums and lead audiences in a fun-filled interactive show, combining music, comedy, dancing and special guests. The monkeys appeal to a great range of people. There are cute and funny monkeys for kids, great drumming for adults, variety segments for all ages and a message for the world. “The Next Wiggles” (NT News), “Beating Hi 5 hands down” (Adelaide Advertiser). Daily 11:00am & 1:30pm Central Park Stage

BIG TOPS & TINY TOTS Youth circus coach Luth Wolff presents Big Tops & Tiny Tots, a 45-minute adventure in circus for 3–5 year olds.

BILLY THAT DIED WITH ITS BOOTS ON, THE — MAGGIE SOMERVILLE AND STEPHEN WHITESIDE Stephen Whiteside will present poems and stories from his Golden Gumleaf winning book for children, The Billy That Died With Its Boots On and Other Australian Verse, published by Walker Books in 2014. Mon 10:30am Carnival Stage

BLUEY BONES — THE JOLLY SWAGMAN Steve Wilson, in the guise of Bluey Bones — The Jolly Swagman delights the young’uns with some classic Aussie children’s songs and bush yarns and gets the kids involved with sing-a-longs and percussion, games and fun stuff. Sun 12:30pm Carnival Stage

BUSH GOTHIC Stories and songs of bushrangers, the gold rush and sheep are woven into a concert of traditional Australian songs like Waltzing Matilda and Little Fish. There will be en-masse spoon playing and guest children lagerfone soloists. The opposite of The Wiggles, Bush Gothic offers children entertainment with soul, depth and fun. Fri 1:30pm Carnival Stage

DOCTOR STOVEPIPE Doctor Stovepipe’s beginners’ guide to Zoology introduces children to the world of animal ecology and cryptozoology in song. By the end of the course, your child will be pronounced proficient and ready to practice Zoology! Sun 3:30pm Carnival Stage

EASTWINDS — MAKING FUFU PIPES Mark Cain shows how to construct and play a miniclarinet out of balloons and reticulation pipe — a great activity for kids over six. Sat 2:00pm Bite Sized Circus Tent (KidzFest Area)

FAMILY BUSH DANCE — VFMC BILLABONG BAND The Victorian Folk Music Club will present a fun and inclusive dance for all the family tailored to accommodate little kids (with parents) or bigger kids. Sat 5:00pm Piazza

FIDDLE CHICKS, THE The Fiddle Chicks present a musical tour of the world! Come along and boogie with Dee and Emma’s show. You never know where they’ll take you with their fiddles and stomping good fun. Mon 12:30pm Carnival Stage

GINA WILLIAMS AND GUY GHOUSE Gina will introduce children to her Aboriginal culture through language and song. Children will learn a greeting and a simple welcome song Wanjoo to sing with Gina and Guy. There will be time for questions. Sun 2:30pm Carnival Stage

KEITH DONNELLY To say kids love Keith is like saying they love chocolate; it just goes without saying! Keith’s original songs and stories will have children of all ages [and any grown-ups in the area!] in stitches. You really haven’t seen children’s entertainment until you’ve seen Keith entertain children! Fri 2:30pm & Mon 1:30pm Carnival Stage

LARRY BRANDY ABORIGINAL STORYTELLER Larry Brandy is a Wiradjuri man who enjoys sharing his culture with people of all ages. He regularly performs for museums, libraries, schools and festivals. He has

performed with Apache children in the US as well as First Nations children in Canada and Alaska. Participants are invited to be part of the performance as they learn more about his Aboriginal culture. Fri 10:30am & Sat 3:30pm Carnival Stage Sun 12:45pm Central Park Stage Mon 2:30pm Carnival Stage

LEATHER INSTRUMENTS AND TASSIE TALES — THE CHORDWAINERS The Chordwainers present an interactive performance on beautiful leather instruments with stories about Tasmania and how the instruments were made. See them up close, ask questions, and learn some basic instrumentmaking and song-making techniques. Sat 12:30pm Carnival Stage

LITTLE PUPPET WORLD Little Puppet World performs original live music puppet shows all over Australia, as well as creating puppet theatres and puppets for film, television and stage performances. Join us with our cast of lovable characters on a fun-filled musical adventure as we inspire the imaginations of little dreamers to make the puppet world come to life. Our performers and puppets tell magical stories featuring live original music set in lovingly handcrafted puppet theatres. Fri 3:30pm/Sat 11:30am/Sun 10:30am/Mon 3:30pm Carnival Stage

MAYPOLE WITH MOLLY Participants will be mesmerised by Molly’s multicoloured maypole and the lively accordion playing with traditional Austrian influences — including music from Mozart, written especially for the maypole. Founding member and accordionist, Erika Cleaver (Molly) is an experienced early childhood teacher who loves sharing dance with kids. She is joined by her husband Philip who designed the height-adjustable maypole and calls the dances. Percussion is available for those who prefer to play music.

LITTLE PUPPET WORLD trained by master puppeteers and puppet builders. She works full time performing, teaching and creating puppetry for audiences all over Canberra. Fri 12:30pm/Sat 2:30pm/Sun 1:30pm/Mon 11:30am Carnival Stage

RIFF RAFF RADICAL MARCHING BAND Learn the instruments of a marching band, what are wind and brass instruments, why do they make the sounds they do and how? How and why were all those different drums part of a drum kit? Learn to march and walk in formation of a marching band. What’s with the funny clothes? Daily 10:00am Bite Sized Circus Tent (KidzFest Area)

SAPLINGS BUSH MUSIC WORKSHOPS

Fri & Sun 2:00pm KidzFest Area

Daily Saplings Bush Music workshop for young musicians and would-be musicians aged 8-16, beginners, intermediate and experienced - bring acoustic instruments, use ours!

Sat & Mon 11:00am KidzFest Area

Daily 11:30am Billy Moran Tent

MORRIS FOR KIDS! Learn how to skip and rant with Brandragon Morris! We’ll teach you the basic steps for North West, as well as our favourite processional! Sat 12:40pm Central Park Stage Mon 11:45am Central Park Stage

PHIL THE STORY-TELLING POET Phil tells folk tales from around the world illustrated by chalk drawings as the tales are told. Sun 11:30am Carnival Stage

PUPPETOODLE After sending hundreds of audience members (young and old) into fits of laughter at last year’s Festival, Marianne and her brother Jonathan are back to bring more puppetry magic to this year’s Festival experience. Mettes, founder of PuppetOOdle, has travelled and worked through Europe, the US and Australia to be professionally

TEENY TINY STEVIES — THE LITTLE STEVIES The girls have recently been writing kids’ music and released their first album for kids, ‘Useful Songs For Little People’, in December 2015. They’ll be showcasing some of their songs for kid in a one-off show at the Festival. Sat 1:30pm Carnival Stage

TRASH TEST DUMMIES Circus Skills with Dummies is a fun hands on workshop for kids of all ages with these family friendly circus performers. Sun 2:00pm Bite Sized Circus Tent (KidzFest Area)

THE YOUNG’UNS Here’s a fantastic opportunity to experience our UK guests, The Young’uns, in a fun filled concert especially for the young and the young at heart. Sat 10:30am Carnival Stage

IMPORTANT INFORMATION We aim to provide a safe environment for families. The KidzFest is located beside the Carnival Stage. Patrons are advised that: 1. Parents/guardians are responsible for their child(ren) at all times whilst on site. 2. Children under 12 should be accompanied by a responsible carer. 3. The KidzFest is an entertainment venue and NOT a child-minding facility. 4. Children are expected to behave in a manner that is not threatening or disruptive to other participants. 5. A child whose behaviour is considered to be anti-social will be asked to leave the KidzFest. 6. Alcohol and smoking are not permitted in the KidzFest area.

INSTRUMENT MAKERS

The Instrument Makers Hall is a unique and intimate setting that brings together some of Australia’s master artisans to exhibit their exquisite handcrafted musical instruments and to share their skills and knowledge with performers, patrons and their peers. This is an opportunity to see, hear and, for prospective buyers, to play some beautiful handcrafted instruments and to meet the people who make them. The Instrument Makers Hall is open in the Quokka Pavilion from 10 am to 5pm Friday to Monday

BENEDICT STEWART INSTRUMENTS Benedict crafts period and contemporary woodwind, fretted and percussive musical instruments for both professional and enthusiast players. With more than two decades dedicated to the trade, Benedict has worked with some of Australia’s significant instrument makers and manufacturers. He has established a reputation for producing high quality musical instruments that have found their way around the globe. Benedict is as passionate about teaching the trade of instrument making as he is making. He devotes time to instructing the annual guitar build with Bon Bon Creative Tours in Verona, Italy and hosts regular instrument making courses from his Castlemaine workshop in Victoria. He is also a sessional instructor for the musical instrument making qualification courses held at Northern College of Arts and Technology (NCAT) in Preston, Melbourne.

DEMASSON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Nara Demasson is an instrument maker based in Melbourne who builds a range of musical instruments including old time banjos, guitars, ukuleles and frame drums. Having trained in woodworking, Nara has been building and repairing instruments for the last 15 years. Nara is also a well-known musician from the folk scene with bands like Santa Taranta, Vulgargrad and Brunswick

Bluegrass Collective. He is influenced by many traditional musical styles and their instruments.

DOUG EATON LUTHERIE Doug Eaton — String Instruments. From Maleny, SE Queensland, Doug has made and restored acoustic string instruments including guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, early music instruments and dulcimers, since 1970. He selects the finest timbers, preferring to use Australian timbers where appropriate.

EARTHSONG FLUTES Craig has been working in the Canberra region handcrafting and playing Native American Style flutes for the past 12 years. He has travelled and played at flute events in the USA and Australia, learning and perfecting his craft from masters in the field. Craig’s clients include both world-class professional flute players and those who play for a hobby.

GLADSTONE GUITARS Gladstone Guitars builds custom instruments, that sound, feel and look great, each being a unique art work. Based in Gladstone Queensland, they favour Australian timbers, but use a wide variety of tone woods.

HARPS AND HARPS Brandden is internationally known for his passion for harps, his design innovations and fine craftsmanship. He makes custom acoustic harps renowned for their warm resonate sound as well as fully electric and MIDI harps. He provides a total harp service by also restoring antique harps, doing harp repairs, and importing harps and harp accessories.

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ILJA GRAWERT — VIOLINMAKER Born into the tradition of violin making, Ilja studied under some of Europe’s best violin makers. After receiving his qualifications, he established his own workshop in Germany, concentrating on making new instruments and restoration. After moving to Brisbane in 1994, he continued his work as a violin maker and now has a shop in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. He caters to professionals, as well as beginners and advanced students, with backgrounds in not only classical education but also folk, jazz, and other types of music. He welcomes the chance to chat with anyone interested in the art of violin making, and is happy for people to watch while he works. Apart from selling the full range of bowed stringed instruments, strings, accessories and print music, Ilja does world-class repairs, restorations, and makes new instruments and setups.

JENS PLOESSER GUITARS Jens Ploesser is a Canberra local and an experienced cabinet maker of 20 years, with a love for guitars and music. All Jens Ploesser Guitars reflect his passion, craftsmanship and eye for detail in working with fine timbers. “The magical world of acoustic guitars has become my obsession; it’s a detailed and complex process to make a guitar sing. With every guitar I build, I am totally captivated and focussed on the instrument. Let me show you every detail and every component which make my guitars a pleasure to play.”

KALLQUIST GUITARS Luke Kallquist from Kallquist Guitars is a Brisbane-based luthier, making traditionally inspired instruments specialising in acoustic guitars. The aim is to create instruments that have that “played in” sound and feel of the highly sought after vintage instruments. Hand tools are used to do the majority of the work and machinery and power tools kept to a minimum. There is a standard

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1st Prize

Choose a custom built instrument, made especially for you from one of the following (value up to $3,000): • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

O rchestral woodwind or set of whistles by Benedict Stewart Instruments OR Choice of acoustic guitar by Doug Eaton Lutherie OR Quilted maple steel string guitar by Gladstone Guitars OR Reverie harp by Harps and Harps OR Orchestral model guitar, Tasmanian blackwood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, African ebony bridge, fret board and peg head veneer, paua shell purfling, fret board markers and rosette with high gloss French polish finish by Jens Ploesser Guitars Lap steel guitar and fretless old time banjo by LJ O’Shea Banjos OR Mandolin or guitar by Peter Coombe Mandolins OR A matched set of three mountain dulcimers - bass, standard and octave. Made from Australian red cedar and Alaskan yellow cedar by Richard Troughear Instruments OR Set of instruments including a concert pineapple ukulele, 8 string ukulele with pick up, travel banjo and travel guitar by Rocky Creek Strings OR Guitar by Shane Briggs Guitars OR Hand-made full-size violin made in the style of Stradivarius from imported timbers, including case by Stefen Instruments OR A hand milled and hand crafted acoustic guitar by Wailer Guitars OR Choice of any of the range by White Swallow Banjos OR A top of the range fully optioned All-In-One dual KiKBox® Cajon package including depth control, internal pickup, seatpad, FootTam™, and freight within Australia by Woodskin

2nd Prize

2016 Handcrafted Festival Quilt – by Carolyn Griffin (the quilt is on display in the Festival office) 3rd Prize

2 Adult Season/Camping Tickets to the 2017 National Folk Festival

Drawn at 8pm at the Farewell Concert, Budawang Pavillion, 28 March 2016 Results published on our website 29 March 2016 - Winners will be notified by phone ACT Permit No. ACT R 16/00009 National Folk Festival Ltd

INSTRUMENT MAKERS line of instruments available based on a variety of classic models. The majority of work is through custom order guitars that are made to suit the customer on all levels — sound, feel, and aesthetics. The customer is involved in the whole process from wood selection and design to final set up. Luke exhibited at the 2015 Melbourne guitar makers festival.

LASZLO LUTHIERS With 30 years experience as an orchestral bassist and banjo player, and nearly as many setting up and restoring instruments, Paul Laszlo is now concentrating on making stringed instruments, both fretted and fretless, flat-top and carved, bowed and plucked, while also specialising in personalised double bass setups.

LENNART LOVDIN The nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle) is the Swedish national instrument. It has existed in Sweden for over 700 year in various forms, depending on the musical taste at the time. The chromatic version played today was developed about 70 years ago. Today, the nyckelharpa is widely used as a folk instrument and increasingly in many other musical styles, for example medieval music.

LJ O’SHEA BANJOS Larry is a Canberra instrument maker of vintage style 4–5 string banjos, octave mandolins and lap steel guitars. Having a passion for unique instruments, this year Larry has a range of American Civil War style gourd banjos and banjoleles.

PETER COOMBE MANDOLINS Peter Coombe is based in Bega NSW, and has been making instruments of the mandolin family since 1994. More recently he has been making guitars as well as the mandolins and mandolas. Many of his mandolins and mandolas have been exported to the US and Europe. He uses Australian native timbers, as well as the traditional imported timbers, and has written articles about the use of Australian native timbers in mandolins.

RICHARD TROUGHEAR INSTRUMENTS Richard Troughear made his first Appalachian dulcimer in 1969 as a soldier in Vietnam — that instrument is now in the collection of the Australian War Memorial. After a career as a bio-medical engineer, he took up mountain dulcimer making again — and discovered that even simple instruments aren’t really so simple after all. Mountain dulcimers are simple, yet also complex and mysterious. And for something a bit different — raindrop ukuleles, carved from solid wood, have become popular additions to the range.

ROCKY CREEK STRINGS

WAILER GUITARS

Rocky Creek Strings is a family business hand building unique stringed instruments in the Northern Rivers of NSW. Using a variety of timbers, they produce highquality ukes, banjos and other stringed instruments. They have been doing this for several years and have been really excited to see their instruments enjoyed around the country at many folk and music festivals. They love what they do and aim to make the most interesting and exciting instruments they can. Please come and check out the range and if there is something you would like that they don’t have, they love a challenge.

Samuel Wales has always had a great appreciation of timber and the craft of using his hands. His love of guitars and the possibilities of advancing them through technology inspired him to spend the past nine years redefining the traditional methods of guitar building while keeping true to the elements that speak to him the most. His industrial design background has assisted him in combining new and old technologies to capture the finest tonal qualities of the finest pieces of timber. Being a luthier is not only a livelihood for Samuel, it is a passion. His hope is that people will fall in love with the same warm richness of sound that speaks to him with each guitar that he lovingly crafts.

SHANE BRIGGS GUITARS Shane currently designs and crafts steel string guitars and harp guitars from his Melbourne workshop using tone woods from both hemispheres to create instruments that are highly responsive, incredibly playable and aesthetically refined. His works are influenced by the aesthetics of the world’s contemporary guitar making scene, modern finger style guitar music as well as his personal tastes as a guitar player.

STEFEN INSTRUMENTS Roland Stefen lives in Wollongong, NSW with his wife Lyn. His love of timber, combined with his ability to craft or build just about anything, led him to embark on a mission to make his first instrument many years ago. Since then, he has made more than 100 violins as well as violas, cellos, mandolins, ukuleles and guitars using traditional materials and techniques. He has a broad knowledge of the construction and history of stringed instruments gained from extensive research. Many of his instruments are used by professional musicians. He is dedicated to producing instruments of a high quality that are handcrafted, meticulously finished with oil varnish, and individually set-up. This attention to detail is reflected in the sound they produce.

SYN WHISTLES Erle has been making bodhrans, flutes and whistles for over 25 years and has been a popular exhibitor at the National Folk Festival for many of those years. Look onstage or in the session bar to see his instruments being played or come to the exhibition to try one for yourself!

SZABADICS GUITARS Szabadics Guitars began as an ambitious hobby project in 2007. Even before the first instrument was finished, new instruments were being planned. What started as a hobby had grown into a passion. The desire is to create acoustic instruments that will inspire their players and remain affordable.

WHITE SWALLOW BANJOS White Swallow Banjos has been making banjos for over 30 years. Almost all parts are made in the Adelaide workshop. Ten different styles of banjos are currently being produced.

WOLF DRUMS AND FLUTES Graeme has been making Native American style flutes for over a decade, which has followed on from his passion of making Native American style drums. He has worked with timber for over 50 years, with an emphasis on sustainable resources. He has developed and fine-tuned his own voicing style in the flutes. He specialises in Native American style flutes made from burl. Following his passion for timber and Blues music he has delved into the art of making cigar box guitars.

WOODSKIN Woodskin™ has significantly advanced the traditional cajon, enabling its use in a wide variety of musical genres. With patented built-in kick drum, switchable snare, tone and depth controls it offers versatility and a uniquely crisp and powerful sound. In addition to traditional hand playing, Woodskin’s™ KiKBox® Cajon uses foot pedals to produce the rich bass and snare and tom sounds it is renowned for. Woodskin’s™ KiKBox® is used by professional musicians of all types, from percussionists to guitarists, the world over.

INSTRUMENT MAKERS CONCERT The Instrument Makers’ Concert showcases the quality and sound of a selection of handcrafted instruments, played by some of the Festival’s top performers, in a concert setting. Sunday 6:30pm Trocadero

FESTIVAL OF DANCE

BEDAZZLED BELLYDANCE

COALBROOK BAND

Dance is a wonderful social activity and provides a vibrant element to our Festival program. The National offers both spectator and participatory activities with special attention given to ensure accessibility for all levels of experience. Everyone is welcome to dance with many opportunities for those with little or no previous experience in either the style or dance in general to pick up enough to get started. There will be dancing!

of Morris Dancing. With exciting events like the Maypole, Jig and Clog Display, Kids Workshop and Circus vs Morris, you can be sure to find something to delight!

National Festival in Canberra, receiving comments such as “…best dancing I’ve done in Australia” (Andy Stafford, Chippenham Folk Festival, UK).

Sat 11:45am Central Park Stage

Fri 10:30am Piazza

Sat 1:30pm Majestic

Fri 10:30pm Coorong

Sat 5:00pm Bohemia Bar

Sun 5:30pm Coorong

ANN O’DONOVAN AND THE CEILI PLAYBOYS

Mon 11:45am Central Park Stage

Resident musicians for the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers this group will play for the afternoon of Munster Sets, a part of the Centenary of the 1916 Irish Uprising presentations. Sun 12:30pm Coorong

ANTHONY AND LISA SIMON Anthony and Lisa Simon are two of the country’s most inspiring and popular dance instructors. They join Chris Duncan, Catherine Strutt and Jenifer Strutt to call the dances for our evening of Scottish dancing.

Sun 2:15pm Central Park Stage

BEDAZZLED BELLYDANCE Bedazzled Bellydance is a dance school that offers classes in a range of modern and folkloric bellydance styles from Turkey and Egypt. Known for their vibrancy, cultural knowledge and welcoming atmosphere, students from beginner to advanced perform regularly at community events, engaging audiences with a taste of the exotic Middle East. Fri 5:30pm Piazza Sat 11:30am Piazza

Fri 7:00pm Coorong

Sun 2:30pm Piazza

AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL & FOLK DANCERS

BLACK JOAK MORRIS

With the wealth of different dance styles introduced into Australia since early settlement, our folk tradition has a diverse and exciting range of dances. Take a journey through time with the Australian Colonial & Folk Dancers as they present dances brought to us from American, European and Celtic backgrounds and which have been embraced by our folk culture. Enjoy the changing dance styles and music with this passionate and innovative troupe from Sydney. Sat 3:30pm Piazza Sun 2:00pm Piazza Mon 1:30pm Piazza

AUSTRALIAN MORRIS RING The Australian Morris Ring is delighted to present our uniquely Australian adaptation of the old English tradition

Black Joak Morris performs the traditional folk dancing of the bucolic English Cotswolds. Morris dancing is fresh and varied, friendly and skilled, danced to live music provided by our talented and knowledgeable musicians. The Joakers are an energetic side, who couple athletic display with bright costumes and loud bells to delight and mystify audiences of all ages.

BRANDRAGON NORTH WEST CLOG MORRIS Brandragon North West Clog Morris has been delighting punters in Victoria and around the country for over ten years. Famous for their energetic dance style and bright costumes, they are sure to delight once again at the NFF’s anniversary celebrations. Sat Midday Piazza Sun 9:30am Piazza

BRISAS DEL PERU FOLK DANCE GROUP Brisas Del Peru is one of Australia’s best Peruvian folkloric dance group recognised for reliving Peru’s most unique and hidden folkloric treasures. Brisas Del Peru has expanded to 18 talented dancers ranging from 2–24 years of age. These dancers showcase an evolution of Peruvian music, and are the first group to show the uncommon dances of Peru. Brisas Del Peru has managed to keep their culture alive throughout all its events over the past eight years. Fri 1:30pm Piazza Sat 1:30pm Piazza

Fri 9:30am Piazza

Sat 5:40pm Coorong

Sun Midday Piazza

Sun 3:30pm Piazza

BLUETONGUE BUSH CEILIDH

BRUCE HAMILTON (USA)

Bluetongue brings the experience, energy and broad appeal of the current UK ‘e-Ceilidh’ scene. Some of the best dance musicians from the UK and Australia, well versed in social dance on both sides of the globe, have pulled out all the stops to bring the energy of rock and funk to bush dance. In 2013, the band played at the

Bruce Hamilton is a well-respected teacher of English country dancing with 45 years’ experience. He has launched classes, trained teachers, coached demonstration teams and adjudicated festivals. A retired research scientist, Bruce is always looking for new ways to understand and present ideas. He tries to weave many

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threads besides technique and choreography into his lessons. Music, sociability and physiology are his current favourites. Fri 12:20pm Coorong Sat 10:50am Coorong Sat 4:00pm Coorong

BUSH CAPITAL BAND The Bush Capital Band is the Monaro Folk Society’s bush, or Australian traditional social dance band. The band makes dancing fun, and is equally at home playing for a rollicking woolshed bush dance or a formal social dance ball. We make it our mission to make dancing at all levels worthwhile and fun. Mon 4:00pm Coorong

CANBERRA SWING KATZ With the motto ‘All the Cats Join In’, they are all about fun, friends and great swing dancing in Canberra! With a touch of vintage flavour, they love to bring the dances, music and style of the 1920s–1950s to today. Canberra Swing Katz specialises in Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and related swing dances and offers classes, performance and social dancing, inviting YOU to join in!

WELL HALL ENGLISH DANCERS

Sun 5:30pm Piazza

groove. These Festival Scottish Ball favourites are back especially for the 50th. They have more than 25 years experience playing at the NFF and are the only Scottish dance band in Australia where every member has danced Scottish dance for as long as they’ve played it.

Sun 6:00pm Piazza

Fri 7:00pm Coorong

Sat 4:30pm Piazza

Mon 1:00pm Piazza

CEFFYL GWYN WELSH DANCERS The Ceffyl Gwyn Welsh Dancers, from the City of Whitehorse in Melbourne, perform some of the more intricate country and fair dances from the 17th century to modern times. The selection of dances illustrates the diversity of patterns, styles and music (jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip-jigs, court dances) from various parts of Wales. Audiences comment favourably, not only on the interesting patterns in Welsh dances, but also on the delightful, melodious dance music. Sat 4:00pm Piazza Sun 5:00pm Piazza Mon 12:30pm Piazza

CELTIC ECLECTIC Celtic Eclectic (featuring Arthur Kingsland as presenter) presents dances suitable for experienced dancers in any of the Anglo-Australian–Celtic dance genres (e.g., Australian colonial, Irish set dancing, English country, Scottish country and American contra dancing). They also compose and teach challenging new Australian dances with interesting variations. Dances are suitable for those who wish to stretch their capacities. Fri 10:50am Coorong Sat 12:20pm Coorong

CHRIS DUNCAN, CATHERINE STRUTT AND JENNIFER STRUTT Here is a treat for dancers! The last time this trio of Scottish fiddle, piano and double bass played for the Scottish Ball at the National they blew dance pumps off with their powerful rhythm and Scottish music

COALBROOK BAND For over forty years Coalbrook Band has been delighting the dancers with their music. The band musicians are experienced in the various genres of music that make up the Australian dance program. The band presents music of many styles in an exciting way that gives a lift to dancers’ feet. Sat 12:20pm Coorong

COAST CEILI BAND A dynamic Sydney-based band, Coast Ceili is renowned for its infectious rhythms for Irish Set and Ceili dancing. The band has been a regular for Sydney’s Gaelic Club Ceilithe for over 10 years, played for the Canberra Set Dancing Weekend, twice been invited to play for Ceilithe in Ireland and released two Set Dancing Downunder CDs to wide acclaim. The lineup consists of fiddle, accordion, banjo, whistle, keyboard and bass. The band will be joined by specialist callers. Sat 7:00pm Coorong

COMHALTAS MELBOURNE For the last 26 years Comhaltas Melbourne have met every week, passing on the culture of Irish traditional music, dancing and singing in a friendly and social way. Our ‘Taste of Irish’ will show you the fun and enjoyment this group experiences when performing together. Comhaltas Melbourne performed the ‘Taste of Irish’ show at the Maldon Folk Festival in 2014 and 2015 and at the National Celtic Festival in Portarlington in 2015. Fri 9:30am Coorong (Marie Brouder) Fri 12:30pm Piazza Fri 6:00pm Piazza Sun 11:00am Piazza

CONTRAPLEX Bringing together four of Australia’s premium dance musicians playing everything from electric through acoustic instruments with rhythm to make you writhe — dancing to Contraplex is the best fun you can have standing up. With the immaculate calling of Jeannette Mill, these contra dances are accessible to anyone and will be a highlight of your Festival. If you don’t dance, then come just for the music, it is guaranteed to get your foot tapping! Sat 10:30pm Coorong Mon 1:30pm Coorong

CORAL EDEN & THE MELBOURNE COLONIAL DANCERS Coral Eden, as part of The Melbourne Colonial Dancers, has been running beginner dance classes since 1993. Her commitment to help people learn, enjoy and become competent dancers is demonstrated by her support of the beginner stream at the National for the past four years. Sat 9:30am Coorong Sun 9:30am Coorong

DJAADJAWAN DANCERS A group of strong Yuin women from the South Coast of NSW celebrate their culture through traditional dance and song. The Djaadjawan Dancers make all the costumes, jewellery and accessories worn during their performances. They are in high demand, performing at events and festivals across the country. Fri 11:45am Central Park Stage Sat 3:00pm Piazza Sun 4:00pm Piazza Mon Midday Piazza

FESTIVAL OF DANCE

GYPSY DREAMING GATHERING Gypsy Dreaming are a colourful, dynamic dance troupe who perform gypsy-infused American tribal-style bellydance with a range of props including sword, tambourine fan and shawl. They will be joined by dance troupes including local favourites Buasavanh and some special guests from interstate. The music is a truly global experience with influences from the Balkans, Spain, Africa and the Middle East and includes pre-recorded pieces and live musicians. Fri 2:30pm Piazza

JOHN GARDINER-GARDEN AND THE EARTHLY DELIGHTS HISTORICAL DANCE ACADEMY In a rare Festival appearance, top dance teacher, leader and researcher John Gardiner-Garden, together with a dozen great dancers and musicians from his Earthly Delights Historical Dance Academy, will lead you on some ‘horizon-expanding’ ‘outside the usual genre’ fun. This is dance time travelling!! Fri 5:20pm Coorong Sun 2:30pm Coorong

Sat 6:30pm Piazza

MARGARET WINNETT’S IRISH STEP DANCERS

Sun 1:00pm Piazza Mon 4:00pm Piazza

HEATHER CLARKE, DANCE HISTORIAN With a growing international reputation as a dance historian, Heather’s innovative approach to research is attracting the attention of dancers, historians and musicians alike. Heather is currently undertaking a doctorate at Queensland University of Technology tracing the dances connected with early colonial times Sun 2:30pm Board Room

Margaret Winnett’s Irish Step Dancers portray the elegance and finesse of traditional Irish dancing. Since last appearing at the National they have been working on some snazzy new dances, both solo step dancing and Ceili dancing, including some figure dances Margaret discovered recently whilst visiting Ireland. Fri 2:00pm Piazza

MAYPOLE WITH MOLLY

JAMIE AND KATHY Jamie and Kathy have been dancing together for 30 years. They have a particular interest in the skills and partner connection aspects of contra dance, and will be teaching beginner and advanced contra workshops at the Festival. Sat 10:30am Piazza Sun 10:50am Coorong

JIM & INGRID REHLE-WILLIAMS

Fri 3:00pm Piazza Sun 12:30pm Piazza Mon 11:30am Piazza

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, A Canberra Scottish Country Dancers mark the 50th National Folk Festival with Scottish country dances connected to the history of each Australian state. The dances provide a colourful and lively reminder of the contribution Scottish folk have made to modern Australia and illustrate the diversity of this dance form and the connections between Australia and Scotland. Fri 3:30pm Piazza Sun 1:30pm Piazza Mon 2:30pm Piazza

SET IN THEIR WAYS

Sat 2:30pm Piazza Mon 11:00am Piazza

Mon 12:10pm Coorong

They have performed in many places in Australia and in Scandinavia. Their workshops have introduced many Australian musicians to the music of the north.

Participants will be mesmerised by Molly’s multicoloured maypole and the lively accordion playing with traditional Austrian influences — including music from Mozart, written especially for the maypole. Founding member and accordionist, Erika Cleaver (Molly) is an experienced early childhood teacher who loves sharing dance with kids. She is joined by her husband Philip who designed the height-adjustable maypole and calls the dances. Percussion is available for those who prefer to play music.

A lively, fun-loving group of adult set dancers from Canberra, they enjoy kicking up their heels to the fine music of Ireland. Whether it be reels, polkas, jigs, hornpipes or slides, you will find your feet tapping along to the infectious rhythms as they dance, and you will want to be the first in line to join them at a workshop — and why not? Sat 1:00pm Piazza Sun 4:30pm Piazza Mon 3:30pm Piazza

SNAKE GULLY BAND

Fri 1:40pm Coorong

Sun 8:00pm Coorong

Snake Gully Band plays for traditional Australian bush dances and colonial balls. The musician line up comprises two fiddles, acoustic bass, keyboard, guitar and percussion. The dance caller is Don Richmond. Snake Gully present a graduated range of dances suitable for beginners through to more challenging ones for experienced dancers. The band and caller are regular performers at BMC, CCDBMA and Monaro dance groups.

Mon 9:30am Coorong

SALMIAKKI PELIMANNIT

Thurs 8:00pm Coorong

Jim and Ingrid have been teaching Bavarian dancing for over 10 years and have been dancing much longer. They have presented workshops at the National, Illawarra, Cobargo and Majors Creek festivals. Ingrid was born and raised in Bavaria, Germany and Jim lived there for 10 years.

Daily see KidzFest

PORT PHILLIP BAND A core band of experienced musicians from the Victorian Folk Music Club present the Heritage Ball Part 1.

Salmiakki Pelimannit Band is one of the few groups in Australia who regularly perform the music of Scandinavia.

Connecting the folk community, industry & culture The peak national body for the promotion and development of the Australian folk industry ▶ Youth Development Program

Where to find FAA at the National Folk Festival, Sunday 27th March

▶ Artist Showcases ▶ National Conference

National Youth Showcase Concert :

▶ Professional Development

PANEL WORKSHOP—

▶ Members’ Insurance ▶ Advocacy ...and a range of other benefits

THE MAJESTIC

10:30am – 1:00pm

Touring and Getting Ahead in the Industry:

SPIEGEL TENT

2:00pm – 3:30pm

FAA AGM 2016:

BOARD ROOM

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Join Now. To learn more, visit:

www.folkalliance.org.au

FESTIVAL OF DANCE SOL DE ESPAÑA FLAMENCO DANCE TROUPE Sol De España is a community run flamenco group that engages young women, girls and boys in a UNESCO world heritage-declared dance that teaches language, harmony and acceptance as well as confidence and self esteem. Sol De España share the happiness, joy and passion that is flamenco for young and old. Fri 4:00pm Piazza Sat 12:30pm Piazza Mon 3:00pm Piazza

STRINGFIDDLE BIG BAND The Stringfiddle Big Band comes with a reputation for bringing life to our music heritage at great and significant dance occasions — where music and pageantry come together! Heritage Ball Part 2 Sun 10:00pm Coorong

SURLY GRIFFIN MORRIS The Surly Griffins are a mixed side, formed in early 2012 to fill the Morris gap in the Canberra region. Boldly challenging the neatly defined traditions of Morris, they bring together the best of Border and Cotswold styles in a hybrid approach featuring traditional and modern dances. The Surly Griffins style continues to evolve, recently expanding to include longsword dancing from the northeast of England. Fri Midday Piazza Sat 9:30am Piazza

SYDNEY IRISH CEILI DANCERS Now in their 58th year, the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers delight in entertaining their audiences with lively and innovative performances. They appear at the Festival as part of the Centenary of the 1916 Irish Uprising presentations. Fri/Sun 4:00pm Spiegel Zelt

written dances and see if you agree with the judges! The dances will be instructed, danced and judged in this session. Awards are given for the best ‘general social dance’ and the best ‘dance for more experienced dancers’.

The selection of dances illustrates the diversity of patterns, styles and music from past centuries including the Regency period.

Mon 9:30am Piazza

Sun 3:00pm Piazza

VFMC BILLABONG BAND The Billabong Band is the performance group of the Victorian Folk Music Club, made up from current club membership. The band has consistently run successful colonial/bush dances over 50+ years of the club’s existence. Sat 5:00pm Piazza

VIRMALISED — SYDNEY ESTONIAN FOLK DANCERS With the use of exciting choreography, vibrant traditional costumes, and live music, Virmalised brings to life a story of the seasons and the celebrations of life throughout a year. Fri 3:00pm Piazza Sun 12:30pm Piazza Mon 11:30am Piazza

WEDDERBURN CHARMING EMUS

Fri 4:30pm Piazza Mon 2:00pm Piazza

WIRADJURI ECHOES Wiradjuri Echoes Indigenous dance group is very well known for their professional work throughout Canberra and surrounding districts. They showcase indigenous culture through dance and artefacts giving audiences a full and entertaining experience while teaching them about their culture. Thurs 7:00pm Budawang Sat 11:50am & 5:00pm Central Park Stage

ŽIVANA Živana is one of South Australia’s most accomplished performance groups. The dancers have performed together for more than 20 years and love dancing to the interesting rhythms of eastern Europe. This year they will share their love of syncopated rhythms by teaching two dance workshops and will perform a suite of dances from the Azerbaijan region.

Members of premier old time dance bands from Central Victoria (Wedderburn Old Timers, Emu Creek and Gay Charmers) combine to present traditional old time dance music using many collected tunes from over a century ago. Having played at previous heritage balls they will again provide an exceptional dance card for all to enjoy as a tribute to Peter Ellis OAM our late band member/leader.

Fri 5:00pm Piazza

Fri 3:00pm Coorong

What a way to start your day! Zumba World Dance is a great way to keep your body fit. Join Rosie and Amanda for a morning workout guaranteed to give you a flying start to your day.

WELL HALL ENGLISH DANCERS The Melbourne-based Well Hall English Dancers perform for your entertainment some graceful and intricate country dances from the 17th century to modern times.

Sat 2:40pm Coorong Sun 10:30am Piazza Mon 10:50am Coorong

ZUMBA® WORLD DANCE

Daily 8:30am Piazza

Sat/Mon 12:30pm The Lyric Sun 12:30pm Coorong

TANGO SOCIAL CLUB OF CANBERRA With influences from the Pampas and the high Andes, 19th century romanticism, and the sophisticated city of Buenos Aires, Argentine Tango offers a unique folk tradition that is alive and well around the world in the 21st Century. The Tango Social Club of Canberra is here to showcase this social dance and show that “if you can walk, you can tango”. Fri 11:30am Piazza Fri 7:30pm Piazza Sat 2:00pm Piazza Sat 7:30pm Piazza Sun 7:00pm Piazza

TSDAV DANCE COMPOSERS’ COMPETITION The Traditional Social Dance Association of Victoria (TSDAV) has run a dance composer’s competition since 1980, in which dance devisers are invited to submit their latest creations. Why not come and try out the newly

MARGARET WINNETT’S IRISH STEP DANCERS

THURSDAY 24 MARCH KINDLY SUPPORTING

BUDAWANG

COORONG

FLUTE ‘N’ FIDDLE

SCRUMPY

BOHEMIA BAR

5:30

6:00

6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00

Opening Concert 7:00 – 9:30

9:00

Welcome Dance with Snake Gully Band 8:00 – 11:00

9:30

National Folk Club 5:30 till late

10:30

11:30

CENTRAL PARK STAGE FRIDAY

Midday 12:30

2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00

Amazing Drumming Monkeys Djaadjawan Dancers 11:45 – 12:15

5:30

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Amazing Drumming Monkeys

10:30 WELCOME TO THE BOHEMIA 10:00 – Midnight

Amazing Drumming Monkeys

Hashemoto 2:30 – 3:10

URoC 2:30 – 3:10

Australian Morris Ring Jiggity Cloggity 2:15 – 3:15

TABLA Bellydance 2:30 – 3:15

Poetry in the Park hosted by Peter Mace & Rhonda Tallnash 3:30 – 4:30

Poetry in the Park hosted by Phillip Rush & Lorraine McCrimmon 3:30 – 4:30

Poetry in the Park hosted by Gregory North & Joe Lynch 3:30 – 4:30

SATURDAY

TABLA Bellydance 7:00 – 7:45

The Poetry Workshop Andrew Galan 11:30 – 12:30

11:30 Midnight

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Songwriting with Andy White 11:00 – 12:30

WRITE BREATHE PERFORM Candy Royalle 11:00 – 12:30

11:30 Midday 12:30

Hashemoto 12:30 – 1:10 The Art of the Reciter Keith McKenry 1:00 – 2:00

ME ON STAGE, … Writing and Publishing YOU’RE JOKING Poetry Geoffrey W Graham Stephen Whiteside 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 2:00

Tracing History Through Dance Heather Clarke 2:30 – 3:30

Do It Yourself Family Folklore NLA Presentation 2:30 – 3:30

Saplings Concert

Wiradjuri Echoes 5:00 – 5:40

6:30

11:00

Morris for Kidz 11:45 – 12:15

Larry Brandy Storyteller

TABLA Bellydance 5:00 – 5:40

FRIDAY

Amazing Drumming Monkeys

Keep an eye out for Jo & Harmony our Stage MCs and for special pop-up 60s events.

7:30

10:00

10:30

Morris for Kidz 12:40 – 1:10

12:45 – 1:15

9:00

10:00

TABLA Bellydance 11:45 – 12:30

Clap Sticks Rayella

8:30

9:30

Circus Death Match Training 10:00 – 10:45

6:00

7:00

Welcome Singing Session led by The Roaring Forties 7:30 – 10:00

THE BOARD ROOM

Wiradjuri Echoes 11:50 – 12:30

4:30 5:00

SATURDAY

Circus Death Match Training 10:00 – 10:45

1:00 1:30

8:00

The Beez 11:30 – 12.20

Midnight

11:30

Richard Perso 8:30 – 9:20

Doctor Stovepipe 10:30 – 11:20

11:00

7:30

19-Twenty 9:30 – 10:20

10:00

10:30

7:00

Den Hanrahan and the Rum Runners 7:30 – 8:20

8:30

10:00

6:30

Sparrow-Folk 6:30 – 7:20

BAD!SLAM! NO!BISCUIT! WORKSHOP 4:00 –5:00

Broadcasters Forum Hosted by Bruce Cameron 4:00 –5:00

Tips and Traps on Self-publishing Phillip Rush 1:00 – 2:00

1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30

From Poem to Song Maggie Somerville 2:30 – 4:00

3:00 3:30 4:00

Musical Board-games Pocket Fox 4:00 –5:30

4:30 5:00 5:30

Folk Alliance Australia AGM 6:00 – 7:00

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

FRIDAY 25 MARCH KINDLY SUPPORTING

BUDAWANG

MARQUEE

TROCADERO

FLUTE ‘N’ FIDDLE

SCRUMPY

MAJESTIC

THE LYRIC

8:30

9:00

Poet’s Breakfast hosted by Phillip Rush and Gregory North 8:30 – 10:30

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midday

Horse&Wood 10:00 – 10:50 Tony McManus & Beppe Gambetta 10:50 – 11:40 Dave Mann 11:40 – 12:30

12:30 1:00

The Wheeze and Suck Band 10:00 – 10:50

Jane Germain & Pete Cornelius 11:00 – 11:50

Kristina Olsen 1:00 – 1:50

1:30

10:00 – 11:00

The Black and White Tangle NLA Presentation 11:20 – 12:20

Jaaleekaay Midday – 12:50

The Young’uns 12:30 – 1:20

Wasn’t That a Time Phyl Lobl & Friends 12:40 – 1:40

2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 2:00 – 2:50 Brian Peters 2:50 – 3:40 Frencham Smith 3:40 – 4:30

4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00

Infinite 1967 Top 100 (1) 2:10 – 3:40

Mànran 4:00 – 4:50

Perch Creek 5:20 – 6:10

Black Market Tune 5:00 – 5:50

Colum Sands 6:00 – 6:50

Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band 7:00 – 8:00

Davidson Brothers 7:00 – 7:50

Vishten 8:00 – 9:00

Le Blanc Bros Cajun Band 8:00 – 8:50

Spiro 9:00 – 10:00

David Hyams and the Miles to Go Band 9:00 – 9:50

Skipping Girl Vinegar (Solo Show) 10:00 – 11:00

The East Pointers 10:00 – 10:50

The Rambling Boys 11:00 – Midnight

Martin Pearson 11:00 – 11:50

8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midnight 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00

Bob & Margaret Fagan 12:40 – 1:20

Chloe & Jason Roweth Band Songs and Poetry of John Dengate 2:00 – 3:00

Horton River Band 2:20 – 3:00

Matthew Dames 12:30 – 1:10 The Pie Eaters 1:20 – 2:00 Goldstein 2:10 – 2:50

3:10 – 3:50

Loren Kate 3:00 – 3:50

The Little Stevies 4:00 – 4:50

Kaurna Cronin 4:00 – 4:50

Taylor Pfeiffer The Banjo Girl IRELAND The Easter Rising 1916 Centenary Presentation 3:20 – 4:50

The Fettlers 11:40 – 12:20

9:30 10:00

The Fiddle Chicks 10:00 – 10:50 Frumious 10:30 – 11:20 Phil Wiggins & Dom Turner 11:00 – 11:50 Circus Show Trash Test Dummies Midday – 12:50

Bush Poetry Vs All Other Poetry 1:00 – 2:10

Sásta 2:30 – 3:20

Rowena Wise 11:30 – 12:20 A Nation Rising Ulster Siobhan Owen 12:30 – 1:20 Latehorse 1:30 – 2:20

Co-cheòl 2:30 – 3:20

Margret RoadKnight Sing Out For Justice! 5:10 – 6:10

Miriam Lieberman with Lara Goodridge & Kate Adams 6:30 – 7:20

Cloudstreet 5:00 – 5:50

Gordie Tentrees 4:00 – 4:50

Jacinta Price 5:00 – 5:50

Andy White 6:00 – 6:50

Bush Gothic 6:00 – 6:50 All Our Exes Live In Texas 6:30 – 7:20

Sheila Kay Adams 7:00 – 7:50

The Freewheeler 7:00 – 7:50

Rayella 7:30 – 8:20 Australian Chinese Music Ensemble 8:30 – 9:20

The Raglins 5:00 – 5:50 Castlecomer 5:30 – 6:20

Bloodwood 6:00 – 6:50

Jordie Lane 7:30 – 8:20 WA Collective 8:00 – 9:00

The April Maze 8:00 – 8:50

Joseph Tawadros Trio 9:30 – 10:20

Encuentro Dos 8:30 – 9:20

Den Hanrahan and the Rum Runners 10:00 – 10:50

Eastwinds 10:30 – 11:20 National Folk Club 9:00 till late

Ciaran O’Grady, Aifric Boylan & Graeme Newell 7:00 – 7:50 The Company 8:00 – 8:50

Richard Perso 9:00 – 9:50

Conchillia 11:00 – 11:50 19-Twenty Midnight–12:50

Jay Wars and The Howard Youth 1:00 – 1:50

Sian Evans 9:00 – 9:50 The Beez 9:30 – 10:20 Sparrow-Folk 10:00 – 10:50 Candy Royalle + Freed Radicals 10:30 – 11:30

Not For Kids Kids’ Show House Band – Pocket Fox Midnight – 1:00

10:30 11:00 11:30 Midday 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30

The Jerry Cans 3:30 – 4:20

The Mae Trio 4:30 – 5:20

Live @ the Lounge

7:30

Coolfinn Mac 11:50 – 12:30

Steve Wilson 10:50 – 11:30

Andrew Winton 4:30 – 5:20

6:30 7:00

Acoustic Shock 11:00 – 11:40

The Chordwainers 1:30 – 2:10

Live @ the Lounge 2:00

The Guitar Cases Band 10:00 – 10:40

Roaring Forties Shellback Sheila: Sea songs of Cicely Fox Smith

9:00

Percussion Jam 9:00 – 9:30

Ballpoint Penguins 11:00 – 11:50

4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midnight 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00

FRIDAY 25 MARCH KINDLY SUPPORTING

SPIEGEL ZELT 8:30 9:00

Auslan Choir Rehearsal 8:30 – 9:30

9:30 10:00 10:30

Acadian Tunes Pascal Miousse (Vishten) 10:00 – 11:00

11:00 11:30

Book Launch The Waves Turn Colleen Z Burke 11:20 – 12:20

KINDLY SUPPORTING

CARNIVAL STAGE National Uke Muster Morning Strum 8:30 – 10:00

KidzFest Larry Brandy Aboriginal Storyteller 10:30 – 11:10 All-Aussie Children’s Stories 11:30 – 12:10

Midday 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30

Vocal Workshop Miriam Lieberman, Lara Goodridge and Kate Adams 12:40 – 1:40

Le Blanc Bros. Cajun Songs of the Cajuns 2:00 – 3:00

3:00 3:30

Concert Program Commences

4:00 4:30

The Rolling Wave Suite 4:00 – 5:00

5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00

Graham McDonald’s Talking Heads 5:30 – 6:10 Black Mountain String Band 6:20 – 7:00 Noel Gardner & Alex Bridge 7:10 –7:50

Moonshine Whiskers & The Ragged Pony 8:00 – 8:40 Hayley Shone 8:50 – 9:30

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Catgut 9:40 – 10:20 GhostNoises 10:30 – 11:10

THE TERRACE

Keith Donnelly 2:30 – 3:10

Little Puppet World 3:30 – 4:10

Spoken Word Event The Sentimental Bloke Geoffrey W Graham 5:00 – 6:00 Friday Night Carnival

Old-time music for everyone Catgut 11:30 – 12:30

Festival Choir 1:00 – 2:00

Improvising with Drones and Modes Eastwinds 2:20 – 3:30

NFF Percussion Experience 3:50 – 4:50

Bruce McNicol 8:10 –8:50

Fox & Witch 10:40 – 11:30

COORONG

WORKSHOP Beginner Irish Set Dancing Marie Brouder 9:30 – 10:30

Rags to Blues to Jazz Christopher Cady 10:00 – 11:00

Sapling Session Bush Music Club 11:30 – 12:30

Mastering Anglo Concertina Ciaran O’Grady 12:50 – 1:50

Festival Bush Orchestra 2:10 – 3:10

PIAZZA Zumba® World Dance Fitness 8:30 – 9:15

The Session Experience 8:30 – 10:00

WORKSHOP New Challenges in Australian Dance Arthur Kingsland 10:50 – Midday

WORKSHOP Black Joak Morris 9:30 – 10:30 WORKSHOP eCeilidh demystified 10:30 – 11:30 Tango social club of Canberra Surley Griffin

Dennis O’Keeffe BOHEMIA BLACKBOARD Memorial Australian Song Session DAILY SELECTION WILL 12:30 – 2:30 BE MADE THROUGH A BALLOT PROCESS. Forms are available from the venue each day.

WORKSHOP Intro to English Country Dancing Bruce Hamilton 12:20 – 1:40

A Taste of Irish Comhaltas Melbourne 12:30 – 1:30 Brisas Del Peru

WORKSHOP ‘Huaylash’ Intro to Bavarian Dancing Margaret Winnett’s Irish Jim & Ingrid Rehle-Williams Step Dancers 1:40 – 2:40

Gypsy Dreaming Gathering Virmalised

DANCE Peter Ellis Memorial Tea Canberra Scottish Country Dancers Dance Wedderburn Charming Sol de Espana Flamenco Emus 3:00 – 5:00 Well Hall English Dancers

Tunes from the first National Folk Fellowship 2004 David De Santi 3:30 – 5:00

Hearts on Fire Martin Pearson and Roger Holmes Concertina Convergence 5:10 – 6:40 Session 5:30 – 7:00

Poetry in the Round + walk-ups with Phillip Rush, Peter Mace and Lorraine McCrimmon 7:00 – 9:00

Dave Oakes 6:00 – 6:40

WORKSHOP Time Travellers’ Dance Guide John Gardiner-Garden and the Earthly Delights 5:20 – 6:40

The Plough 6:50 – 7:30

BOHEMIA BLACKBOARD

West Texas Crude 9:00 – 9:40 Nerds & Music 9:50 – 10:30

SESSION BAR

Živana

URoC 6:30 – 7:10 Andy Salvanos 7:20 –8:00

BILLY MORAN BOHEMIA BAR TENT

Bush Traditions Settler Session 10:30 – Midday

PuppetOOdle 12:30 – 1:10

Bush Gothic 1:30 – 2:10

KINDLY SUPPORTING

Dru Yoga 8:30 – 9:30

Festival Fiddle Rally 10:00 – 11:00

SHOWCASE Forms are available from the venue each day.

DANCE An Evening of Scottish Dancing with Chris Duncan, Catherine Strutt & Jennifer Strutt Calling by Anthony & Lisa Simon 7:00 – 10:00

Bedazzled Bellydance

8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midday 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00

Beginner Irish Ceili with Comhaltas Melbourne 6:00 – 7:30

WORKSHOP Introduction to Tango 7:30 – 8:30

6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00

Singing Session Redfern Shanty Club 9:30 – 11:30

10:30 Bluetongue Bush Ceilidh Dance House 10:30 – Midnight

11:00 11:30

Midnight

12:30

1:00

1:30

1:30 THE NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL & ITS DIRECTOR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE PROGRAM & THE ACTS AS CIRCUMSTANCES DEEM NECESSARY

2:00

SATURDAY 26 MARCH KINDLY SUPPORTING

BUDAWANG

MARQUEE

TROCADERO

FLUTE ‘N’ FIDDLE

SCRUMPY

MAJESTIC

THE LYRIC

8:30

9:00

Poet’s Breakfast hosted by Peter Mace and Stephen Whiteside 8:30 – 10:30

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midday 12:30 1:00

Australian Chinese Music Ensemble 10:00 – 10:50 Jordie Lane 10:50 – 11:40 The Fagans 11:40 – 12:30 Miriam Lieberman with Lara Goodridge & Kate Adams 12:30 – 1:20

1:30

Andy White 10:00 – 10:50

The Mae Trio 11:00 – 11:50

Eastwinds Midday – 12:50

Cloudstreet 1:00 – 1:50

Live @ the Lounge 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00

Founders’ Concert The Raglins Mae Trio Margret RoadKnight Danny Spooner Phyl Lob and Enda Kenny 2:00 – 3:40

Infinite 1967 Top 100 (2) 2:10 – 3:40

Phil Wiggins & Dom Turner 4:00 – 4:50

Joseph Tawadros Quartet 4:00 – 4:50

Siobhan Owen 4:50 – 5:30

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 5:00 – 5:50

Vishten 5:30 – 6:20 Spiro 6:00 – 6:50

6:30

Dingo’s Breakfast From the Fields of Connacht Where the White Rocks Grow 10:00 – 11:00

Brian Peters The well-travelled ‘Wild Rover’ 1:00 – 2:00 If We Didn’t Change We’d All Still Be Rattling Bones NLA Presentation 2:20 – 3:20

Keith McKenry The Lies That Made Australia 3:40 – 5:00

Tribute concert for singer/ musician Declan Affley (1939-1985) 5:20 – 6:40

Bloodwood 11:50 – 12:30

West Texas Crude 10:50 – 11:30 Christopher Cady 11:40 – 12:20

Ciaran O’Grady, Aifric Boylan & Taylor Pfeiffer The Banjo Girl 12:30 – 1:10 Graeme Newell 12:40 – 1:20 Ballyhooley 1:30 – 2:10

Noel Gardner & Alex Bridge 1:20 – 2:00

7:30

Kristina Olsen 7:00 – 8:00

The Jerry Cans 7:00 – 7:50

Sheila Kay Adams 8:00 – 9:00

The Wheeze and Suck Band 8:00 – 8:50

Davidson Brothers 9:00 – 10:00

Women in Docs 9:00 – 9:50

Steve Poltz 10:00 – 11:00

Sásta 10:00 – 10:50

Mànran 11:00 – Midnight

Frencham Smith 11:00 – 11:50

8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Horse&Wood 7:00 – 7:50

Encuentro Dos 8:00 – 8:50

1:00 1:30 2:00

Kaurna Cronin 10:30 – 11:20

The Freewheeler 11:30 – 12:20

All Our Exes Live In Texas 12:30 – 1:20

Circus Vs Morris The Final Challenge 1:30 – 2:40

Andy Salvanos 2:20 – 3:00 Hayley Shone 3:10 – 3:50

Martin Pearson 3:00 – 3:50

David Hyams and the Miles To Go Band 3:00 – 3:50

Bush Gothic 4:00 – 4:50

Rowena Wise 4:00 – 4:50

Enda Kenny 4:00 – 4:50

Co-cheòl 5:00 – 5:50

Burrows 5:00 – 5:50

The East Pointers 5:00 – 5:50

Chloe & Jason Roweth Band 6:00 – 6:50

Sian Evans 6:00 – 6:50

Tony McManus & Beppe Gambetta 6:00 – 6:50

Andrew Winton 7:00 – 7:50

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan 8:00 – 8:50

The Chordwainers 9:00 – 9:50

Gordie Tentrees 7:00 – 7:50

Castlecomer 8:00 – 8:50

Pocket Fox 9:00 – 9:50

WA Collective Showcase 10:00 – 11:30 National Folk Club 9:00 till late

Circus Show Trash Test Dummies 8:00 – 8:50

A Nation Rising Connacht Coolfinn Mac 12:30 – 1:20 Jane Germain & Pete Cornelius 1:30 – 2:20

Black Mountain String Band 2:30 – 3:20

Jaaleekaay 11:00 – 11:50

The Timbers Midnight –12:50

Midnight at the Majestic with The Beez Midnight –1:00

11:00 11:30

12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30

Bush Traditions Concert Various Artists 3:30 – 5:00

4:00 4:30 5:00

Candy Royalle + Freed Radicals 5:30 – 6:20 Matthew Dames 6:30 – 7:20

The Little Stevies 7:30 – 8:20

The Fiddle Chicks 8:30 – 9:20

Conchillia 9:30 – 10:20

Doctor Stovepipe 11:00 – 11:50

10:30

Midday

Perch Creek 9:00 – 9:50

Richard Perso 10:00 – 10:50

Goldstein 1:00 – 1:50

Community Radio Concert First Peoples Rayella 10:00am Stephen “Baamba” Albert 10:40am Jacinta Price 11:20am 10:00 – Midday

Skipping Girl Vinegar 7:00 – 7:50

Jay Wars and The Howard Youth 10:00 – 10:50

Midnight 12:30

10:00

Moonshine Whiskers & The Ragged Pony 2:10 – 2:50

Live @ the Lounge 7:00

9:30

Nerds & Music 10:00 – 10:40

Craig and Simone Dawson 11:00 – 11:40 Chris Sullivan & the Horton River Band Folk Fellow Presentation 11:20 – 12:40

9:00

Percussion Jam 9:00 – 9:30

Keith Donnelly 10:30 – 11:20

5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midnight 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00

SATURDAY 26 MARCH KINDLY SUPPORTING

SPIEGEL ZELT 8:30 9:00

Auslan Choir Rehearsal 8:30 – 9:30

9:30 10:00 10:30

Monty Penguin Ballpoint Penguins 10:00 – 11:00

11:00 11:30 Midday

The Song Goes On Roaring Forties 11:20 – 12:20

12:30 1:00

The Gambia Music, Culture and Tradition Jaaleekaay 12:40 – 1:40

1:30 2:00 2:30

4:00 4:30

3-Part Harmony Singing The Young'uns 2:00 – 3:00

Concert Program Commences Music and Reconciliation: “Baamba” Albert and Gina Williams 4:00 – 5:00

5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30

Graham McDonald’s Talking Heads 5:30 – 6:10 Frumious 6:20 – 7:00

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00

Latehorse 7:10 – 7:50 Hashemoto 8:00 – 8:40 Dave Oakes 8:50 – 9:30

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

CARNIVAL STAGE National Uke Muster Morning Strum 8:30 – 10:00

KidzFest The Young'uns 10:30 – 11:10

Little Puppet World 11:30 – 12:10

Zumpa 9:40 – 10:20 Diarmuid and Grainne Irish Joe Lynch 10:30 – 11:10

THE TERRACE

PuppetOOdle 2:30 – 3:10 Larry Brandy Aboriginal Storyteller 3:30 – 4:10 Saturday Night Carnival Songs of Reedy River Bush Music Club 5:00 – 6:00

Festival Fiddle Rally 10:00 – 11:00

Bluegrass Guitar Jamie Clark (The Company) 11:30 – 12:30

Festival Choir 1:00 – 2:00

The Pie Eaters 8:10 – 8:50

BILLY MORAN BOHEMIA BAR TENT

Austro-Caledonian Tunes Paul Dangl & Graeme Armstrong (Black Market Tune) 2:20 – 3:30

NFF Percussion Experience 3:50 – 4:50

Dingo's Breakfast 10:40 – 11:20

Zumba® World Dance Fitness8:30 – 9:15 WORKSHOP Surley Griffin Workshop 9:30 – 10:30

WORKSHOP Bush Traditions Settler Session The Habit: An Unexpected Journey 10:30 – 12:00 Bruce Hamilton Bedazzled Bellydance 10:50 – 12:10

Sapling Session Bush Music Club 11:30 – 12:30

Scottish Accordion Colin Nicholson (Black Market Tune) 12:50 – 1:50

PIAZZA

WORKSHOP Beginner Contra Jamie and Kathy 10:30 – 11:30

Brandragon Morris BOHEMIA BLACKBOARD DAILY SELECTION WILL BE MADE THROUGH A BALLOT PROCESS.

Festival Bush Orchestra 2:10 – 3:10

Dennis O'Keeffe Memorial Australian Song Session 12:30 – 2:30

DANCE Dancers’ Dance Coalbrook Band with Arthur Kingsland 12:20 – 2:20

WORKSHOP Dancing through the Balkans 1 2:40 – 3:40

Concertina Convergence Session 3:30 – 5:00

DANCE Potpourri of English Country Dance 4:00 – 5:30 Sing With the Morris 5:00 – 6:00 WORKSHOP Brisas Del Peru ‘Festejo’ 5:40 – 6:40

6:00 – 9:00

Sol de Espana Flamenco Well Set in Their Ways Brisas Del Peru ‘Festejo’

8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Midday 12:30 1:00 1:30

Tango Social Club of Canberra