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FESTIVAL GUIDE 26 – 28 April 2019
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CONTENTS Welcome to Fairbridge Festival
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Map
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Venues
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Music Performances
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Special Events & In Conversations
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Dance Program
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Special Workshops
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Children’s Program
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Backlot Program
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Essentials
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WELCOME TO FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL
It’s been another fascinating year of building the festival program. Travel has taken me to international showcases that are providing wonderful contacts and opportunities. On the local front, it is always great to be hearing about new bands and experiencing the development of established acts. It is really pleasing that alongside the mainstream, there is a steady flow of folk-based acts, world music fusions and artists who dabble in traditional music forms and tune making. This is the lifeblood of the festival music program: the artists who explore deeper stories, deeper sensibilities and nuance that give us the diversity and appreciation that the world consists of huge musical variety. You will detect distinct Italian vibes in the program this year. Visiting international and Australian artists combine in a medley of Mediterranean sounds, a fusion of cultural expressions that define this country with skipping rhythms, catchy melodies and visceral stories. Look for the brilliant Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana, Santa Taranta and our homegrown folk icon Kavisha Mazzella. We explore North American music from the earthy and raw sounds of old-timey Appalachian music and vintage swing, to bluegrass and what could virtually be described as ‘neo-classical acoustic’ played by the wonderful Kittel & Co. I’m immensely fond of this fusion of traditional forms with highly individualised arranging and playing that is truly artistic, cutting edge and new. Whatever your bent, Fairbridge Festival can guarantee that you will find something new, something inspiring and something to create lifelong memories. It may be in the kid’s program, at a dance workshop, a new-found friend, or a new band or two to follow. Study the program closely and milk it for all its richness and diversity. Rod Vervest, Fairbridge Festival Artistic Director
PATRONS
BERNARD CARNEY West Australian award-winning folk troubadour
BEN ELTON
Multi award-winning international raconteur, playwright and author
LUCKY OCEANS
Grammy awardwinning musician and radio announcer
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GINA WILLIAMS
Award-winning Noongar singer/ songwriter
ANDREW WINTON Award-winning West Australian singer/ songwriter
VENUES
CHAPEL
CLUBHOUSE
CLUB WEST
DJINDALUX
GUS’S BAR
HOOPLA
LOFT
Located at the top of Market Street and adjacent to the food stalls area, Chapel is a hallowed place of musical worship. This beautiful acoustic venue is ideal for vocal and intimate music concerts. The adjoining lawns are set up for fun activities for all ages and provide a great place to relax.
A beloved venue of history and memory, the Clubhouse is the home of intimate concerts with an emphasis on traditional music and special musical presentations, including festival Special Events. The Village Museum can be found in the East Wing. The Clubhouse Kitchen is the home of the Good Food for Cool Dudes cooking sessions.
Located in the west wing of the Clubhouse building, Club West houses our workshop program. From Friday afternoon, right throughout Saturday and Sunday, come along to enjoy festival artists revealing the tricks of their trade.
Situated behind the Chapel, Djindalux is our star attraction! A truly unique venue that imbues performances with an atmosphere of pure magic. You can’t miss out on the Djindalux experience! The name is a fusion of two ancient languages, Noongar (Djinda) and Latin (Lux) and translates as starlight.
Centrally located opposite Mandja and the food stalls area, Gus’s Bar is a Fairbridge Festival institution and absolute festival favourite. This is where you meet up with friends old and new and rub shoulders with artists! This year we feature a new selection of beers (including our favourite Guinness). Eftpos available.
Located on the basketball court near the west end of the festival precinct, Hoopla hosts dance displays and workshops during the day and some serious grooving at night! Put your dancing shoes on and head to Hoopla for an energetic and enlivening experience!
Upstairs at the Clubhouse, the Loft is home to Playback Theatre during the day. The entrance to this small and intimate venue is located across from Victor’s Garden Bar. There is strictly no food or drink allowed and please leave your shoes at the door.
All venues are subject to capacity restrictions.
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MANJDA
YOUTH
RUBY’S
BACKLOT
The much-loved Ruby’s is a licensed and seated venue tucked in behind Fairbridge House and adjacent to Victor’s Garden Bar. A popular venue to sit, relax, and enjoy a drink with the music. While it is an informal venue, we ask that audiences keep noise to a minimum during the performances.
Off the main drag and in the woods behind Nightingale Cottage, Backlot is a festival within a festival. Here you’ll find our youth program for ages 13+, a delightful medley of inspired music, crafty crafts and hands-on workshops. Backlot is home to the Teen Art Space and Seedbox, a chill-out zone.
Kaleidoscope provides all day entertainment for the younger ones (Mums and Dads too!). Find us east of the Clubhouse (museum end) and behind the swimming pool.
KIDS
KALEIDOSCOPE
Opposite Gus’s Bar and near the Chapel food stalls, Mandja (Noongar for meeting place) is our main concert venue and home to spectacular live music shows. Head here for the large-scale festival moments, combined concerts and spectacular evening shows.
BARS
PAPER SCISSORS ROCK
Located under the trees opposite Kaleidoscope, Paper Scissors Rock offers hands on art and creative workshops for children of all ages. You will find Face Painting nearby too!
HOOPLA BAR
From the sidelines of the Hoopla Stage, you can check out all the moves while chilling out at Hoopla Bar. Regional WA performers will be playing here at intervals throughout Saturday and Sunday.
PEACOCK BAR
Our newest addition to the festival, located at Artist Central, the Peacock Bar is a late night session and impromptu jamming space. Like the peacocks that inhabit the vicinity, the raucous and the beautiful combine in a lively and colourful expression.
VICTOR’S GARDEN BAR
Nestled on the west side of Ruby’s, Victor’s Garden Bar is a popular spot to enjoy a drink and bask in the sounds of Fairbridge Festival. This bar is named for revered sound engineer Victor O’Connor, who is sadly missed but will always be remembered. Visit Victor’s Garden Bar for a relaxed drink and chat.
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FESTIVAL PRECINCT | NO SMOKING AREA ROADWAY (NO VEHICLE ACCESS)
FIELDS CAMPING
EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY AREA
FOOTPATH MARKETS VENUE
DJINDALUX
YOUTH VENUE
CHILDREN’S VENUE MEETING POINT CHAPEL CHAPEL LAWN
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RUBY’S GARDEN BAR
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MANDJA
FESTIVAL SHOP
GUS’S BAR
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KID’S REGISTRATION MOTHER HEN’S COOP
KALEIDOSCOPE
PLAYGROUND
POOL
REGIONARTS HOOPLA BAR
CLUBHOUSE CLUB WEST
HOOPLA
TRANQUILA
FESTIVAL HQ
28 RIVERGROUNDS CAMPING
FIRST AID
ARTIST CENTRAL/ PEACOCK BAR (DINING HALL)
EMER ASSEM
EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY AREA
TICKET TENT
VIL
ENTRANCE CAMPSITE
TOILETS
ACCESSIBLE
BATHROOMS
FIRST AID
POTABLE WATER
Due to the nature of the rural site, we cannot guarantee venues and facilities will be located exactly where marked.
FOOD
EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY AREA
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FIELDS CAMPING GATE
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BACKLOT SEEDBOX TEEN ART SPACE
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ARTIST CAMPING
PONY RIDES
WONDERFUL INDONESIA
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RGENCY MBLY AREA
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FIELDS CAMPING VEHICLE ACCESS
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KINGSLEY PARK
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LEARNING CIRCLE
CLASSROOMS
COSY CAMPING
GLAMPING
RUBY FAIRBRIDGE CENTRE
THE OVAL
COTTAGES
LLAGE OFFICE
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Barbara Rowley House Oxford Nightingale Evelyn Saumarez Clive Shakespeare
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Wolfe Raleigh Hudson Darwin Lawley Middlemore Kitchener
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Glasgow Livingstone Newton Forrest Cook Nelson Rhodes
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Lister Scratton Lodge Jenner Elliot’s Nest Fairbridge House Heath Belfast
MUSIC PERFORMANCES
9TH TIME LUCKY Uke can do it! 9th Time Lucky is a project from singer/songwriter Minky G that combines wistful melodies with fun chords, in happy and unexpected ways. Bring your ukulele if you feel like a jam at the end! FRI CLUBHOUSE 10.40 – 11.00PM SUN RUBYS 10.30 – 11.15AM
THE ALBANY SHANTYMEN If Australia prides itself on mateship, then The Albany Shantymen distils mateship into music. A group of ordinary blokes that meet at their local pub and sing sea shanties. The joy and energy they bring to this traditional music is infectious. FRI GUS’S BAR 11.15PM – 12.45AM SAT GUS’S BAR 11.15PM – 12.00AM
ALISON PARADE This young two-piece band, Alison Parade, originates from the coastal town of Albany. The band consists of guitarist/vocalist Oscar Gilbert and drummer Angus Milne. Sharing the songwriting load, Gus and Oscar have built up a repertoire of original songs reflecting their take on life, living and growing up in a country town. SUN BACKLOT 10.00 – 10.30AM
APPALACHIAN HEAVEN STRINGBAND From sensitive and driving fiddle tunes, to dance tunes with curly toes, cheeky songs, and disarmingly touching ballads, Appalachian Heaven Stringband delights audiences young and young-at-heart with their old-time music! FRI RUBY’S 6.00 – 6.45PM SAT HOOPLA 6.15 – 7.00PM SUN CLUBHOUSE 2.45 – 3.30PM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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BASS LEMON Bass Lemon is a young band from Fremantle, who play a mix of rocky originals inspired by the likes of Bill Withers, Etta James and Nina Simone. Get your dancing shoes on and prepare yourself for some powerful, inspiring tunes! FRI HOOPLA 10.00 – 10.45PM SAT BACKLOT 6.30 – 7.15PM SUN GUS’S BAR 11.00PM – 12.00AM
BIG CRY A five-piece sad pop band from Fremantle who draw from folk, jangle and punk influences, to write songs about space, heartbreak and colonial landscapes.
SAT BACKLOT 12.30 – 1.00PM
BRUCE WATSON Joyful, hilarious, thought provoking and totally engaging original songs from one of Australia’s foremost folk songwriters and performers. Don’t miss Bruce’s children’s shows throughout the program. FRI CHAPEL 5.00 – 5.45PM SAT CHAPEL 10.15 – 11.00AM SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 11.30AM - 12.15PM CLUBHOUSE 10.45PM - 12.15AM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 10.30 - 11.15AM RUBY’S 12.30 - 1.15PM
BUSH GOTHIC Recently returned from a whirlwind year of international touring, Bush Gothic re-imagine trad Australian folk music, until the unfashionable is transformed into rebellious beauty. Counterculturalists who have internalised the creed of bushrangers, this daring trio will turn your expectations about trad music upside-down. SAT DJINDALUX 3.15 – 4.00PM SUN DJINDALUX 1.00 – 1.45PM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
BUTTER Smooth and tangy to the taste. Butter is a six-piece group from Perth, a concoction of genres churned with the love of soul, jazz and 90s hip-hop.
FRI BACKLOT 11.30PM – 12.15AM SAT BACKLOT 5.30 – 6.15PM
CHILALI AND THE CHIEF Singer-songwriter duo, Chilali and the Chief, deliver supreme indie-folk sounds with adult contemporary. The band meshes vocal harmonies with fiery guitar flourishes and impactful themes. FRI CHAPEL 7.30 – 8.15PM SAT RUBY’S 3.15 – 4.00PM SUN DJINDALUX 10.30 – 11.15AM
COMMEDIA VIVA Commedia Viva is basically two Italian fools weaving music, masks and stories from their past, while trying to eat as much pasta and cakes as possible! Giri Mazzella and Sanjiva Margio have been veterans of the local and international community arts and festival scene for the last 35 years. SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 12.30 – 1.15PM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 2.45 – 3.30PM
DAN HOWLS After a relentless summer of touring and playing Falls Festival, Nannup Music Festival and Blues at Bridgetown, WAM award-winner Dan Howls released his lead single from upcoming debut album ‘A Dime A Dozen’, which premiered on triple j’s Roots ‘n All in April 2018. FRI RUBY’S 10.15 – 11.15PM SAT BACKLOT 7.30 – 8.15PM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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DAVID RASTRICK WORLD-FOLK TRIO David Rastrick World-Folk Trio play an eclectic mix of folk styles with influences from around the world such as Eastern European, Caribbean, Spanish, Cuban, Australian and New-Orleansian with a swag of catchy, danceable original tunes. SAT CHAPEL 8.30 – 9.15PM
DAVID ROSS MACDONALD A tunesmith, guitarist and teller of tall tales from the road less travelled but long toured, David Ross Macdonald is an acoustic amalgam part late 60’s English folk and part Americana songwriter traditions. FRI CHAPEL 10.30 – 11.15PM SAT DJINDALUX 11.30AM – 12.30PM SUN RUBY’S 11.30AM – 12.15PM
DIGGIN’ THE JIG Diggin’ the Jig is a Celtic dance band from Denmark, Western Australia. They showcase the vitality and energy of traditional and contemporary Celtic fiddle tunes, plus some favourites from the Americas and their original collection. FRI RUBY’S 7.00 – 7.45PM FRI HOOPLA 9.00 – 9.45PM SAT RUBY’S 11.00 – 11.45AM SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 3.30 – 4.15PM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 1.30 – 2.15PM
THE DORSAL FINNS Dusting snow off their shoulders after a Scandinavian visit, a trio of fiddle / nyckelharpa / cello play traditional Scandinavian dance music fit for the Nordic gods.
FRI CHAPEL 6.00 – 6.45PM SAT MANDJA 12.00 – 12.45PM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
EDGELARKS Winners of the BBC Folk Award for Best Duo, Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin combine hauntingly beautiful vocal harmonies and astonishing instrumental virtuosity, with genre-bending material telling tales of myth, history and legend. FRI DJINDALUX 6.45 – 7.30PM SAT DJINDALUX 1.00 – 2.00PM SAT MANDJA 3.45 – 4.30PM SUN RUBY’S 1.30 – 2.15PM
EMPIRE BLUES Empire Blues is an established, dynamic blues-power trio whose influences come from the British Blues invasion of the 1960s. Initially the band took its material from this period, but over time has moved to performing more original material, believing that for blues music to evolve, you can’t keep just repeating the past. SAT RUBY’S 12.00 – 12.45PM SUN RUBY’S 3.30 – 4.30PM
EWAN BUCKLEY Father, singer, scientist, activist, social entrepreneur. Ewan is a melody-machine, singing the human experience with the welcoming warmth of a life-long performer. You might have caught him with band Public Son at the festival last year! SAT CHAPEL 2.45 – 3.30PM
FAMILY SHOVELLER BAND Family Shoveller Band, also known as the FSB Trio, have come a long way with entertainment and fun. They’ve played performances in the middle of the bush, beach and all around the country-side.
SAT HOOPLA 8.30 – 9.15PM SUN HOOPLA 8.30 – 9.15PM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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FIONA REA Traditional heart racing Irish tunes and songs, singer/songwriter classics and originals performed by the incredible Val Cutler on fiddle, Jon Edwards on mandolin and bouzouki and Fiona Rea on vocals and guitar. SAT RUBY’S 7.45 – 8.30PM
FLATS AND SHARPS Flats and Sharps are a high-energy bluegrass band from England, known for their own highly original songs, as well as their blistering renditions of bluegrass classics. FRI MANDJA 10.30 – 11.15PM SAT MANDJA 6.00 – 7.00PM SUN MANDJA 8.30 – 9.15PM
FRAEYA A powerful four-piece patchwork of lyrical folk rock featuring Fraeya, a 19-year-old songwriter currently residing in Fremantle, Western Australia. FRI HOOPLA 8.00 – 8.45PM SAT DJINDALUX 10.15 – 11.15AM SAT BACKLOT 11.30PM – 12.15AM
FRANK’S FISH TANK Frank’s Fish Tank is Frank plucking the clawhammer banjo, Racoo on fiddle, and Jason Snook adding his sweet intermingling bluegrass and blues style mandolin melodies to the fish tank equation.
FRI BACKLOT 5.30 – 6.15PM SAT BACKLOT 10.45 – 11.15AM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
GINA WILLIAMS AND GUY GHOUSE Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse will capture your hearts through songs and storytelling in rare Noongar (Aboriginal) language. Combining guitar brilliance and incandescent vocals it’s an extraordinary musical journey. FRI MANDJA 7.30 – 8.15PM
GLENN SWIFT
Glenn Swift: festival storyteller and parade jester. During the festival Glenn delivers Bedtime Stories, Kidz Kaperz, Parachute Games & Balloon Animals, Ghost Stories and the Alexander Technique workshop. FRI SAT SAT SUN
KALEIDOSCOPE 6.15 – 7.15PM SAT CLUBHOUSE 8.30 – 9.15AM CHAPEL LAWN 1.30 – 2.20PM & KALEIDOSCOPE 6.15 – 7.00PM CHAPEL 11.45PM – 12.45AM KALEIDOSCOPE 8.00 – 8.30AM & 9.00AM – 10.00AM
GRACE BARBÉ AFRO KREOL Award-winning Grace Barbé hails from the sunburnt Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles, where a colourful history of slavery, pirates, coups d’etat, and coconuts have produced a unique Kreol rhythm, language, and culture. FRI BACKLOT 8.30 – 9.15PM SAT DJINDALUX 11.00 – 11.45PM
THE HARDEY McMURRICK TWO Armed with double bass, resonator guitar, banjolele, harmonica and vox, the Hardey McMurrick Two mash up blues, jazz, appalachian old time, hip hop and spoken word, into a new life form that both delights and disorientates listeners into a unique musical experience. SAT DJINDALUX 11.30AM – 12.30PM SAT CLUBHOUSE 10.45PM – 12.15AM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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HOT POTATO BAND With Hot Potato Band, anything could happen! Known to cause a severe case of happy fever, this energetic 10-piece brass band has been putting smiles on the faces of audiences since 2009.
SAT HOOPLA 10.45 – 11.45PM SUN HOOPLA 7.15 – 8.15PM
IRIS The voices of six women combine for heavenly harmonies traversing the worlds of folk, gospel and contemporary a’capella.
SAT CHAPEL 5.15 – 6.00PM SUN CHAPEL 11.00 – 11.45AM
I VIAGGIATORI FT. KAVISHA MAZZELLA Be transported with I Viaggiatori to forgotten fishing villages, moonlit olive groves, and a hard life under a hot sun where peasants play music to celebrate life with a fierce sense of humour.
SAT DJINDALUX 5.30 – 6.30PM SUN DJINDALUX 11.45AM – 12.45PM
JACK DAVIES AND THE BUSH CHOOKS Jack Davies is a songwriter based in Fremantle, who weaves suburban Australiana and intimate poetry into thundering folk-rock ballads. Formed by friends, The Bush Chooks quickly grew Jack’s songs, and were nominated for three WAM awards. FRI BACKLOT 6.30 – 7.15PM SAT RUBY’S 9.45 – 10.30PM
SAT DJINDALUX 10.15 – 11.15AM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
JACOB WYLDE Dry full-bodied sound, medium folk aromas, sad flavours with hopeful undertones. Well balanced music. Jacob Wylde has been compared to Stevie Wonder by no one. His music is a lot less groovy, he was not a child prodigy, he cannot play every instrument flawlessly, and he has pretty good vision. In spite of this, some people still like his music. FRI CLUBHOUSE 9.50 – 10.10PM SAT DJINDALUX 10.15 – 11.15AM SUN BACKLOT 10.45 - 11.15AM
JAMILLA Jamilla combines haunting soul vocals, self-produced R&B beats, and chill-wave synths, to create a beautiful and seamless brand of nu-soul music. With an intense and captivating stage presence, and emotive and politically charge lyrics, Jamilla expresses her appreciation for human vulnerability and invites you to experience hers. SAT BACKLOT 9.30 – 10.15PM SUN BACKLOT 4.30 – 5.15PM
JANE AND THE RAIN With a collective age exceeding that of the whole of the Melbourne Youth Chorale, Jane and The Rain deliver what only age can guarantee: wit, self-deprecating humour, and sore knees. FRI RUBY’S 8.15 – 9.00PM SAT CHAPEL 12.45 – 1.30PM SAT CLUBHOUSE 10.45PM – 12.15AM
JIGJAM
JigJam is a multi award-winning quartet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with bluegrass and Americana, in a new genre which has been branded as ‘CeltGrass’. Their onstage energy, along with their virtuosic musical ability, has captivated audiences throughout the world. FRI DJINDALUX 10.15 – 11.00PM SAT MANDJA 10.30 – 11.15PM SUN DJINDALUX 3.15 – 4.00PM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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KAT WILSON TRIO A mash of coastal blues and folk melodies that created a sonic fusion, brewed with hours spent writing and sitting on council verge pick up furniture.
FRI CLUBHOUSE 9.25 – 9.45PM SAT BACKLOT 11.30AM - 12.15PM SUN BACKLOT 11.30AM - 12.00PM
KAVISHA MAZZELLA AND FRIENDS ARIA-award winner, Kavisha returns to the festival with the Italian project I Viaggiatori. In a special one-off performance, she shares the stage with other festival artists to deliver the familiar and new from a catalogue of work that spans decades of songwriting brilliance. SAT MANDJA 2.30 – 3.30PM
KIMBER’S MEN Kimber’s Men were formed in 2001 to sing songs of the sea and shanties, mainly acapella, but also with a variety of instruments. The line-up has changed over the years but the dynamism, power, harmonies and humour remains unchanged. They have performed to great acclaim in Europe and throughout the UK. FRI GUS’S BAR 11.15PM – 12.00AM SAT DJINDALUX 4.15 – 5.00PM SAT GUS’S BAR 11.15PM – 12.00AM SUN CHAPEL 1.15 – 2.00PM
KINGS AND QUEENS Walking the line between Americana and British folk music, Fremantle folksters Kings and Queens are quickly becoming one of Western Australia’s most beloved duos. FRI CHAPEL 11.30PM - 12.15AM SAT RUBY’S 1.00 – 1.45PM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
KITTEL & CO. Fronted by acclaimed American violinist Jeremy Kittel (formerly of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet), Kittel & Co. inhabit the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, folk and jazz sensibilities FRI CLUBHOUSE 7.00 – 7.45PM SAT DJINDALUX 2.15 – 3.00PM SAT MANDJA 4.45 – 5.30PM
KOONDARM Spreading an idea of inclusiveness, respect and acknowledgement of our history, the group of young musicians performs and learn songs in Nyoongar, as well as music written or performed by Aboriginal artists. SAT CHAPEL 11.15AM – 12.00PM SAT DJINDALUX 7.45 – 8.45PM
LIFE, ACTUALLY Jane Cornes presents a curated one-hour performance of original music and spoken word that looks at what it means to be human. Life, Actually is a deeply moving musical presentation of original words and music featuring Jane and The Rain and local poets Jaya Penelope and Kate Wilson. SAT CHAPEL 7.15 – 8.00PM SUN CHAPEL 12.00 – 1.00PM
THE LITTLE STEVIES
The Little Stevies have an uncanny knack of captivating an audience by being delightfully and unapologetically themselves. There’s something alluring in the authenticity of their often-hilarious storytelling of everyday life and touring adventures, which they’re only too willing to share. FRI RUBY’S 9.15 – 10.00PM SAT DJINDALUX 6.45 – 7.30PM SUN DJINDALUX 2.15 – 3.00PM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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LIZZIE FLYNN With a combination of lyrical honesty and charming melodies, Lizzie Flynn writes songs that blend a little satirical storytelling, with a lot of joyful emotion. Her latest album, ‘You & The Open Sky’, is a collection of original songs, which weave audiences through toe-tapping country to tender ballads with songs of lessons learnt and love lost. SAT RUBY’S 4.30 – 5.15PM
LOIS OLNEY In a voice rich with humanity, Lois Olney sings of joy, pain, love, and longing. With her remarkable but gentle voice, she distils these emotions and gets to the very heart of what it means to be human. FRI CHAPEL 8.30 – 9.15PM SAT CHAPEL 3.45 – 4.30PM SAT DJINDALUX 7.45 – 8.45PM
THE LONG JOHNS A four-piece posse, The Long Johns come together to play spooky country with that old timey swing, peppered with the spiciest of flavours to deliver songs of hope, loss, and hauntings.
SAT HOOPLA 7.15 – 8.00PM SAT RUBY’S 10.45 – 11.30PM
THE LOST QUAYS The Lost Quays are an eleven-voice vocal and instrumental group, based in the port of Fremantle. They perform sea shanties and songs of the sea. FRI GUS’S BAR 11.15PM – 12.45AM SAT RUBY’S 5.30 – 6.15PM SAT GUS’S BAR 11.15PM – 12.00AM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
THE MAES Award-winning The Maes (formerly The Mae Trio) are sisters Maggie (banjo, guitar, and vocals) and Elsie Rigby (violin, and vocals) from Melbourne, Australia. FRI DJINDALUX 5.45 – 6.30PM SAT MANDJA 7.30 – 8.15PM SUN MANDJA 4.00 – 4.45PM
MAN SANDAL Man Sandal is a five-piece band from Perth. You may remember them from a couple of years ago when they won the Act-Belong Commit Fairbridge Festival Quest competition, under the name Belgrade.
SUN BACKLOT 12.15 - 12.45PM
MÀNRAN Variously tagged as ‘folk-rock’, ‘trad-rock’, ‘Celtic-rock’ and even ‘grown-up folk-rock’, Mànran’s music has always defied easy labelling due to the eclectic mix of influences on the band and the alchemy that melds them. FRI DJINDALUX 7.45 – 8.30PM SAT HOOPLA 9.30 – 10.30PM SUN MANDJA 6.30 – 7.15PM
MARDAE SELEPAK & JOE FOWLER Displays of scintillating virtuosity, fearless interpretation but making simplicity the ultimate goal, Joe and Mardae create a potent mixture of serenity and excitement. SAT DJINDALUX 1.00 - 2.00PM SAT CHAPEL 6.15 – 7.00PM SUN CHAPEL 4.15 – 5.00PM
WORKSHOP AVAILABLE IN-CONVERSATION
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MARTIN PEARSON Martin Pearson is renowned as not only a marvelous satirist but also as a wonderful poet, musician, singer and author. He regularly performs at every major folk music festival and folk venue in the country. FRI DJINDALUX 11.15PM – 12.15AM SAT RUBY’S 6.30 – 7.15PM SAT CLUBHOUSE 10.45PM – 12.15AM
THE MEJADRA PROJECT The Mejadra Project is the result of a year-long collaboration between percussionist Imogen Thomson and pianist Austin Salisbury. Their original compositions bring together their unique musical backgrounds in a melting pot of modern Jazz and Afro-Cuban inspired grooves. FRI BACKLOT 7.30 - 8.15PM
MERAKI SAXOPHONE QUARTET Meraki Saxophone Quartet presents ‘A Heritage in Sounds’ - a concert of traditional music from Ireland, Croatia, Scotland and England, with an Australian twist. Come for the foot stomping reels from Ireland and stay for the gorgeous melodies of Croatia. SAT BACKLOT 4.30 – 5.15PM SUN CHAPEL 2.15 – 2.45PM
MICK THOMAS AND THE ROVING COMMISSION Mick Thomas and the Roving Commission hit the road with their much anticipated ‘Coldwater DFU’ album. Like its predecessor, ‘The Big Don’t Argue’ the album made famous by ‘Weddings Parties Anything’ thirty years ago, this record will find its identity on stage to crowds across the country. SAT MANDJA 8.30 – 9.15PM SUN MANDJA 7.30 – 8.15PM
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
MONIQUE CLARE Dancing between intricate, rhythmic cello lines, compelling lyrics and heart-tugging harmonies, Monique Clare is an innovative powerhouse in the contemporary folk scene. FRI CHAPEL 9.30 – 10.15PM SAT CHAPEL 9.30 – 10.15PM
MT. CLEVEREST A five-piece alt-rock, indie-rap band who have solidified themselves in the Perth music scene. They’re considered a melting pot of both genres and influences, with the funk rap stylings of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the clever guitar layers of the Arctic Monkeys, and the powerful breakdowns of Royal Blood. SAT BACKLOT 10.30 – 11.15PM SUN HOOPLA 9.30 – 10.15PM
NEW NAUSEA New Nausea’s sound alternates between subdued and ornate, and discordant and chaotic, with the ultimate aim of shaking you up, without entirely ruining your day.
SAT BACKLOT 8.30 – 9.15PM SUN BACKLOT 6.00 – 6.45PM
THE NOMADICS The Nomadics is the magical musical union between Dave Mann (We Two Thieves, Dave Mann Collective) and Bec Schofield. They are a force! Together, with their three young children, The Nomadics traverse remote Australia singing up stories of the people and places they encounter in their off-grid, nomadic life. SAT MANDJA 11.00 – 11.45AM SAT RUBY’S 2.15 – 3.00PM SUN MANDJA 10.00 – 10.45AM
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POWDERKEG Powerkeg brings you music from the 80’s and 90s… the 1880s and 1890s that is. A joyful and uplifting repertoire of vintage swing, hardbitten blues, rollicking rags, and gypsy-infused jazz tunes, they’ll leave you wanting more. SAT CLUBHOUSE 9.00 – 9.45PM SAT CLUBHOUSE 10.45PM – 12.15AM SUN CLUBHOUSE 1.45 – 2.30PM
PRISCILLA Perth electro-pop duo PRISCILLA deliver an eclectic fusion of feelgood riffs, power drums and visceral vocals. After a huge year coming off some smashing supports with The Presets, Haiku Hands, EDEN, Wafia, Woodes, and Matthew Young, the band is ready to bring you more powerful breakneck bop. FRI BACKLOT 9.30 – 10.15PM SUN BACKLOT 7.00 – 7.45PM
PROVIDENCE GOSPEL CHOIR A relatively new gospel choir that has taken Fringe World by storm for the last three years with their shows ‘Gospel at the Movies’, ‘Oh Freedom’ (gospel in the civil rights movement), and this year’s #blessed, gospel music for the tough times. SAT MANDJA 1.30 – 2.15PM
RIBS Stripped back, emotionally charged song-writing that will either hug you tightly or accidentally break your heart. Ribs blends storytelling and pop music together, heightening very human truths with emotionally charged accompaniment. FRI CLUBHOUSE 10.15 – 10.35PM SAT BACKLOT 10.00 – 10.30AM
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RICCARDO TESI AND BANDITALIANA Original compositions, instrumental virtuosity, precious rhythmic blends, and refined arrangements make up the stylistic element of Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana that, with its light and cheerful music, has enchanted the audiences at the most important folk and world festivals. FRI MANDJA 8.30 – 9.15PM SAT MANJDA 9.30 – 10.15PM SUN DJINDALUX 4.15 – 5.00PM
RORY MCLEOD A one-man soul-band, poet and storyteller. A modern travelling troubadour wielding guitar, harmonica, trombone, spoons, stomp box, tap shoes, a big heart and a cheeky wit. FRI MANDJA 9.30 – 10.15PM SAT DJINDALUX 11.30AM – 12.30PM SAT DJINDALUX 9.00 – 9.45PM SUN RUBY’S 2.30 – 3.15PM
ROSS COUPER & TOM OAKES Fiddle meets guitar. Foot-tappingly banging. Ear-pleasingly melodic. A beautifully rich combination of string on string that oozes with charisma. Ross and Tom keep their music simple: spine-tingling tunes with a sprinkle of banter. FRI CLUBHOUSE 8.00 – 8.45PM SAT DJINDALUX 10.00 – 10.40PM SUN MANDJA 2.45 – 3.45PM
SAT DJINDALUX 1.00 – 2.00PM SUN MANDJA 12.00 – 12.45PM
SANTA TARANTA Pizzica, tarantella and great music from the South of Italy in Melbourne.
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SILVERBEET Laid back, melodic and groove-based sounds from Fremantle’s number one gardener and meteorologist, James Dolin plus a band of fabulous lovelies.
FRI CLUBHOUSE 9.00 – 9.20PM SAT BACKLOT 1.15 – 2.00PM
SONU - SONGS FROM THE HOMELAND Salvatore Rossano and Santa Taranta present: SONU - Songs from the Homeland, a musical journey that celebrates Italian folk music in Australia. Beautiful songs, stories and voices from the National Library of Australia’s collections come alive in this powerful, emotional and life affirming show. FRI DJINDALUX 8.45 – 9.55PM SUN MANDJA 1.15 – 2.25PM
SOUKOUSS INTERNATIONALE Soukouss means ‘shake it’, so get ready for an unforgettable night of African music and dance! They’re a multicultural collective of performers showcasing the best of authentic high energy African song and dance. FRI BACKLOT 10.30 – 11.15PM SAT HOOPLA 12.00 - 1.00AM
THE STEVE HENSBY BAND The Steve Hensby Band is heavy on the horns and very danceable! Their self-titled debut was well received and featured folk music from different parts of the world, mused together to make a gypsy/circus style album. FRI HOOPLA 11.00 – 11.45PM SUN HOOPLA 6.00 – 7.00PM
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THE STRUGGLING KINGS A Perth-based alternative Indigenous rock band, hailing from One Arm Point community in remote WA. They share their Kimberley heritage on stage with Bardi language and a laid-back authentic stage presence that will entertain all ages. SAT BACKLOT 2.15 – 3.00PM SAT DJINDALUX 7.45 – 8.45PM SUN BACKLOT 3.00 – 3.30PM
TANYA RANSOM Tanya Ransom’s natural talent with words and melody, delivered by an effortless, blues tone voice, accompanies her laid-back guitar perfectly. On stage, her unassuming warmth and personality holds audiences attentive with stories of love, loss and life under the open Kimberley skies. FRI RUBY’S 5.00 – 5.45PM SAT CHAPEL 1.45 – 2.30PM SUN CHAPEL 3.00 – 4.00PM
TEENY TINY STEVIES Teeny Tiny Stevies, kids’ music that rules! Their songs and beautiful animations can now be seen on ABC Kids Television, and their sophomore album has been nominated for an ARIA award.
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 4.30 – 5.15PM
UPTOWN BROWN! Uptown Brown! is a singing gentleman-adventurer who performs on a self-invented one-man band. Performing a program of 1920s -1930s jazz and blues, this charming one-man band is ready to hit the streets of Paris, Marrakesh or Wagga Wagga. STREET PERFORMANCES ALL FESTIVAL LONG
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WARRALAKIN Song and verse from then ‘til now. Warralakin (Latitude 31.01S : Longitude 118.36E) is father and son team, Phil and Josh Gray.
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RUBY’S 8.30 – 9.45AM SUN RUBY’S 8.30 – 10.00AM
WASAMBA CARNIVAL DRUMMERS An infectiously happy combination of loud Rio-style percussion, rainbow circus samba costumes, light extravaganza and the joy of many passionate community members!
STREET PERFORMANCES ALL FESTIVAL LONG
WIL THOMAS A dusty blend of folk and rock, with a nod towards the blues, Wil Thomas is a journey man and a storyteller, a laconic troubadour and the kind of artist you yearn to have at your fireside. SAT RUBY’S 10.00 – 10.45AM SAT GUS’S BAR 12.45 – 1.30PM SUN CHAPEL 3.00 – 4.00PM
VOLUNTEERS – THANK YOU!
Fairbridge Festival would not happen without around 400 volunteers who contribute to this fabulous event each and every year. FolkWorld Inc. and the festival organisers acknowledge founding member Max Klubal’s generous support of our volunteer’s time and work. Look out for them in the blue volunteer t-shirts and let them know how much they are appreciated!
Songwriting competition for young Western Australians
See the 2019 Fairbridge Festival Quest winners perform on the Backlot Stage, 1.00pm – 2:40pm on Sunday 28 April. WA’S FOREMOST FOLK AND WORLD MUSIC ORIGINAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION IS SUPPORTED BY:
2019 Fairbridge Festival Quest Winners L–R: Isaac Smalley, Sofia Hourani, Jye Criddle, Tex Holmes Photo credit: Craig Hyde, HK Photography
Visit fairbridgefestival.com.au, sign up for eNews, receive alerts for the 2020 competition and enter your song. Like our Facebook page for the latest updates!
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SPECIAL EVENTS & IN CONVERATIONS
“Our Special Events are exactly that, special! Here you can enjoy artists engaging with each other in impromptu performances and concerts that explore certain themes. Here you will find those special layrs within the program, allowing you to enjoy something truly unique.” Rod Vervest, Artistic Director
WELCOME TO COUNTRY Join elders and dancers in a ceremony to welcome and inspire the festival. This year Harry Nanup and the Bindjareb Middar as traditional custodians of this land, will open the festival with a Welcome to Country ceremony.
FRI MANDJA 7.00PM
HOT STRING SESSIONS
SONU CD LAUNCH
Jeremy Kittel is a Grammy-nominated musician who crosses classical, jazz, Celtic and bluegrass music. He boasts a phenomenal array of prestigious awards and collaborations with scores of notable artists. Ross Couper and Tom Oakes are a fiddle and guitar duo that meld in a way that creates an energy and impact akin to a meteoric impact.
SONU is based on selected field recordings archived at the National Library during the past 40 years. Composer Salvatore Rossano, has faithfully researched these stories and songs, arranging them along with his own new compositions and featuring them with the splendid musicians of Santa Taranta.
FRI CLUBHOUSE 7.00PM KITTEL & CO FRI CLUBHOUSE 8.00PM ROSS COUPER & TOM OAKES
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SESSIONS AT THE PEACOCK BAR
LATE NIGHT LAUGHS W/ MARTIN PEARSON
Our newest venue down by the Dining Hall, the Peacock Bar is the place to gather late and enjoy festival artists jamming it out. Expect plenty of rousing tune playing and all the great ambience and energy of a good sesh!
Satirist, singer, poet, author and festival favourite across the country for decades, Martin never fails to leave an audience delirious with delight.
FRI PEACOCK BAR 10.30PM SAT PEACOCK BAR 10.30PM
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SPECIAL EVENTS & IN CONVERSATIONS PRESENTED BY ZENITH MUSIC: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
POET’S BREAKFAST
SATURDAY IN CONVERSATIONS
Phil Gray leads the way with all the usual fun and foolery of the Poet’s Breakfast.
Rob Zeilinski speaks with Doug Spencer SAT CLUBHOUSE 10.00AM
Family Shoveller Band speak with Ewan Buckley SAT CLUBHOUSE 11.15AM
Riccardo Tesi speaks with Doug Spencer SAT CLUBHOUSE 12.30PM
SAT RUBY’S 8.30AM SUN RUBY’S 8.30AM
PERTH PLAYBACK THEATRE
STARHAVEN
Perth Playback Theatre have been presenting improvisational theatre workshops at Fairbridge Festival for several years. Fun and engaging, based on using Fairbridge Festival stories as the content, they migrate to the big stage for this inaugural presentation.
Our annual showcase of young or emerging artists sharing the stage and tunes in the birthplace of the stars.
SAT LOFT 10.00 - 11.00AM & 2.30 - 3.30PM SUN LOFT 9.45 - 10.35AM SUN MANDJA 11.00 - 11.45AM
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BIG MAC’S CONCERT
THE ART OF THE DUO
Rory McLeod, Hardey McMurrick and David Ross Macdonald swap songs in a round robin that promises storytelling and spoken word, poetry and poignancy woven into a musical tartan as complex and rich as a fine single malt.
This special concert celebrates three of the festivals duo’s. From feisty fiddle and guitar tunes, to the tango’s of Piazzola, to English tales of myth and legend; revel in the art of duo as three times two hearts and minds intersect and interplay.
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SPECIAL EVENTS & IN CONVERSATIONS PRESENTED BY ZENITH MUSIC: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
INDIGENOUS SONG CIRCLE
I VIAGGIATORI Be transported in song and stories with I Viaggiatori; to forgotten fishing villages, moonlit olive groves and a hard life under a hot sun where peasants play music to celebrate life with a fierce sense of humour.
Join The Struggling Kings, Lois Olney, and the Koondarm Choir as they paint in song and story, the timeless landscape of Aboriginal language and culture.
SAT DJINDALUX 5.30PM SUN DJINDALUX 11.45AM
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WELCOME TO BRIGHTSIDE
DJINDALUX 7.45PM
CLUBHOUSE SONG AND COMEDY
Welcome to Brightside is the most bizarre political rally you will ever attend. Written by Terence Smith and Deb Edmondson (with considerable help from those geniuses of absurd comedy D. Trump and T. Abbott), the show is an interactive comedy which explores the truth about politics, leadership and the importance of quality baked goods.
MC Jane Cornes guides (or attempts to!) a late-night fusion of silly songery, stand-up comedy and spontaneous festival anomaly. Who’ll be there? We’re not quite sure yet but its guaranteed to be fun whatever happens.
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CLUBHOUSE 10.00 - 10.30PM
CLUBHOUSE 10.45PM
SHIPLOAD OF SHANTYMEN
SINGING THE SPIRIT
Hairy, bit scary, loud and blarey; collectively jumbled and formidably bundled into Gus’s Bar, get ready for a shanty blast like ne’er before. Get to the workshop earlier in the day to get your choruses charted for an action-packed adventure on the low C’s.
The Singing the Spirit concert is a fixture in the festival program that never fails to draw a huge audience. Join the evergreen Jenny Simpson as she leads an all-star cast through soul-stirring spirituals, gospelinfused blues, ballads, bluegrass and all manner of spirited performances.
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SPECIAL EVENTS & IN CONVERSATIONS PRESENTED BY ZENITH MUSIC: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
SUNDAY IN CONVERSATIONS
A FEDERATION OF FIDDLES
Bush Gothic speak with Doug Spencer
Join a global community of players in a concert that connects the dots through the greatest vector of numerous musical and cultural expressions: the fiddle.
SUN CLUBHOUSE 10.00AM
Rory McLeod speaks with Steve Barnes SUN CLUBHOUSE 11.15AM
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MANDJA 2.45 - 3.45PM
KIMBERLEY SONGSCAPES
JAMIE FONTANA TRIBUTE
Infused with a Kimberley glow and a pinch of red dirt come two musical compatriots from one of the most stunning landscapes in the country. Sharing songs and stories of the region they love, join Tanya Ransom and Wil Thomas in a celebration of place.
The saddest of news reached the festival last year of the passing of Jamie Fontana. A much-loved figure at the festival, Jamie was the smiling face and glittered beard at the entrance to Gus’s Bar. Andrew Winton delivers a special tribute to a sorely lost friend of Fairbridge Festival.
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SPECIAL WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY ZENITH MUSIC: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
UKE SONGS THAT DON’T SUCK! W/ BRUCE WATSON
APPALACHIAN MUSIC STYLES Members of the extraordinary Appalachian Heaven Stringband provide a workshop which demonstrates and teaches techniques and tunes in the Appalachian mountain style, and talk about how the tunes are connected to Irish, Canadian, Scottish, German and other folk roots.
Beginner ‘ukesters’ are welcome at this workshop from Bruce Watson, one of Australia’s foremost songwriters. Entertaining, sharp and witty; Bruce proves that it is quite simply impossible not to smile when you have a uke in your hands.
FRI CLUB WEST 3.30PM SAT CLUBHOUSE 4.00PM
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GOOD TUNES SESSION W/ DAVID DE SANTI
BLUEGRASS SLOWJAM The ‘slowjam’ is a relaxed and informal introduction to learning and jamming out a handful of simple bluegrass standards. No need for face-melting solos at breakneck speed or dazzling spectators with your latest lick; just nice and easy, fun and breezy bluegrass with a cruisy group of folks.
Italian Songs and Tunes. Led by master musician David De Santi, bring your instrument and learn tunes to earn your free spaghetti and meatballs at an Italian restaurant. Based upon ‘Zumpa’ a folk musician’s Italian tune book.
FRI CLUBHOUSE 4.45PM SAT CLUB WEST 5.00PM
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SHANTY WARM UP W/ ALBANY SHANTYMEN
CLUB WEST 4.45PM
THE ALEXANDER TECHINQUE W/ GLENN SWIFT
Join the Albany Shantymen and get your shanty plan sorted for the weekend. Songs of the sea, ships and other salty stuff will all be sifted through in preparation for salubrious shenanigans across the festival pubs and bars. Wear loose shorts to facilitate bass note singing. FRI
CLUBHOUSE 3.30PM
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SPECIAL WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY ZENITH MUSIC: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
KOONDARM NOONGAR LANGUAGE
PUB CHOIR W/ PROVIDENCE GOSPEL CHOIR
Koondarm are a choir of young musicians who are actively involved in workshopping Noongar language and culture with different communities, schools, festivals and youth programs. Join them at a workshop then at a special concert following in the Chapel. SAT SAT
PGC gets toes tapping, hands clapping, and voices joining in to the irresistible soul of gospel. Join this fun workshop and then wander over to the big Mandja marquee for a rousing gig. SAT SAT
CLUB WEST 9.30AM WORKSHOP CHAPEL 11.15AM PERFORMANCE
LEARN A FOLK TUNE W/ MONIQUE CLARE
CLUB WEST 10.45AM WORKSHOP MANDJA 1.30PM PERFORMANCE
COUNTING THE SCANDI BEAT W/ THE DORSAL FINNS
Cellist, Monique Clare will teach a folk tune by ear, building up to an epic arrangement by the end of the session. You’ll be able to choose your own adventure, between the melody and a few different accompaniment ideas. Perfect for instrumentalists and traditional folk players.
This fiddle workshop will teach Finnish/ Swedish styles of fiddle playing - the beats, the ornamentations, harmony playing and the symbiotic nature of the music and dance styles…and most likely the importance of vodka!
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CLUB WEST 12.00PM
CLUB WEST 1.15PM
RELEASE YOUR INNER SHANTYMAN W/ THE LOST QUAYS
FINGERSTYLE GUITAR W/ DAVID ROSS MACDONALD
Whether you’re calling be a Halyard Shanty, Foresheet Shanty, Capstan Shanty, Pump Shanty or Fo’c’s’le Song – The Lost Quays can help! These are work songs, so it’s ALL IN. Join the crew to find your fancy, learn some maritime history and have fun at this rollicking singalong.
Have you ever found yourself helplessly roaring down the freeway of fingerstyle oblivion when your tempo just refuses to stop escalating? Join a consummate picker (and drummer!) to get the intel on the pickin’ and grinnin’ that gets your audience in cruise control.
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SPECIAL WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY ZENITH MUSIC: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
HAND-MADE NOTEBOOKS W/ MAE ELLIOT
STRING MAKING W/ BEC MASSEY String: the foundation of so many craft projects. Participants will learn how to make string from scrap fabrics, a highly meditative pastime. Explore the possibilities that string making opens up.
In this creative, hands on workshop, we’ll walk through the folding and sewing techniques to make your own special handmade books.
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LOFT 3.45PM
HARMONICA W/ PHILLIP HENRY
THE FIDDLE ACCORDING TO KITTEL
Phillip demonstrates how he uses the harmonica in contemporary arrangements of songs and tunes. This will include a look at his country blues roots, a look at modern techniques such as beatboxing, using altered tunings and custom harps, singing with the harp, and vocal techniques such as singing bass lines. SUN
If Bach played bluegrass (what a thought!), he may well have sounded like Jeremy Kittel. Spend an hour with a genremelding acoustician who sits at the top of the world at the top of his game.
CLUB WEST 11.15AM
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A WORLD OF SOUND W/ MARK CAIN
CLUBHOUSE 12.30PM
DOBRO AND SLIDE TECHNIQUES W/ PHILLIP HENRY
Mark challenges you to join in guided improvisations featuring instruments from around the world. Whether you’re a player or not, this will most likely be the first time you’ll have the opportunity to play some of the wondrous instruments Mark has amassed here. SUN
LOFT 4.45PM
Edgelarks maestro Phillip Henry is a multiinstrumentalist of considerable depth and skill. In this workshop Phillip will demonstrate how he uses the square-neck Dobro, Indian slide guitar and bottleneck.
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DANCE PROGRAM “Crossing the world, this year’s dance program traverses the dance styles of Northern Europe, Philippines, the Americas, Africa and New Zealand. Most importantly, these workshops are about dance that connects people across cultures, abilities and age, I hope you will join us at Hoopla.” Annette Carmichael, Dance Co-ordinator
APPALACHIAN HEAVEN STRINGBAND SQUARE DANCE
Passed down over generations of callers, musicians and dancers, here’s your chance to learn old-time mountain style squares. Dance to hoedowns (reels) played in the Appalachian style, our dance caller will teach all comers, young and young at heart! SAT HOOPLA 11.30AM – 12.20PM
AFROTONIC Afrotonic teach and perform fiery West African style drum and dance. Come and feel the beats, have fun and get your sweat on! African dance speaks to your soul, young or old, no matter your fitness level or body type. SUN HOOPLA 12.30 – 1.20PM
BEGINNERS CONTEMPORARY DANCE Join two of WA’s most exquisite contemporary dancers, Russell Thorpe and Talitha Maslin, in a Beginner’s Contemporary Dance class. It’s a chance to discover the potential of your body for movement and expression SAT HOOPLA 3.10 – 4.00PM
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CONTRA DANCE GROUP Contra dancing is a popular social dance from the US which has connections to English, Scottish, Square and Bush dance. Contra dance is done to a walking step with flowing movements (and optional twirls and flourishes), and allows dancers to progressively dance with everyone else. SAT HOOPLA 9.00 – 10.00AM
DANCING DHEVAS Freeform ecstatic dance. Dance your heart out as you connect to self and others. Move like no one is watching, to great music. It’s all about the dance so we discourage talking during the workshop. All welcome, children must be accompanied. SUN HOOPLA 10.00 – 10.50AM
THE DORSAL FINNS Dusting snow off their shoulders after a Scandinavian visit. Learn the basics of dancing a schottische and a slangpolska. Grab a partner of any gender at the workshop. The less dancing experience, the better.
SUN HOOPLA 11.20AM – 12.20PM
HIP HOP W/ JESSE TEICHELMAN Jesse is a Perth based hip hop / street dancer who brings an exciting, exhilarating, upbeat workshop for all ages and abilities! Jesse has been on Australia’s Got Talent, danced with the likes of Justice Crew, Timomatic, Usher, and Missy Elliot’s backup dancers. SAT HOOPLA 1.50 – 2.40PM
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MANDURAH OZ.FIL FILIPINO DANCE Join Mandurah Oz.Fil for an exploration of Filipino culture. The Tinkling Bamboo Dance involves two people beating, tapping and sliding bamboo poles on the ground. We’ll teach you how to dance between two poles with grace and speed. SAT HOOPLA 10.30 – 11.15AM
MONKEYFUNK Legendary dancer Sete Tele and musician Marcio Mendes deliver the Ausdance WA’s Monkeyfunk experience. Kids of all ages, including adult kids, are encouraged to join in and help each other groove through some dance challenges! Great music, great fun. Suitable for children 6 years and younger with parent/carer. SUN HOOPLA 9.00 – 9.50AM
SAMBANISTAS SAMBA DANCE Perth’s original samba collective bring you Brazilian-style rhythms in this samba dance workshop. Come along and swing your hips to the mesmerising beat of live drums and join in the parade later!
SUN HOOPLA 3.00 – 4.00PM
SEATED DANCE CLASS Want to keep dancing but need to sit down after a big weekend? We’ve got you covered! Camille Spencer will guide you through easy phrases and improvisational exercises that stimulate creativity.
SUN HOOPLA 1.50 – 2.45PM
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SOUKOUSS INTERNATIONALE Soukouss Internationale are a multicultural collective of performers showcasing the best of authentic high energy African song and dance. Join them for an energetic dance workshop celebrating the iconic Congolese musical style known as soukouss. SAT HOOPLA 4.15 – 5.00PM
TAONGA MAORI Inhale the breath and energy of Maori knowledge systems to provide a spine of indigenous artistic expression. This workshop is a sharing of traditional Haka performance for people of all ages and ethnic roots. Facilitated by Manawa mai Tawhiti SAT HOOPLA 12.50 – 1.40PM
WAKE UP WITH TAOIST TAI CHI Watch a short demo, and then join in to learn the first few moves of the Taoist Tai Chi set. Set yourself up mentally and physically for the day.
SAT HOOPLA 7.15 - 8.15AM SUN HOOPLA 7.15 - 8.15AM
SKATING CLEANERS These two stage sweepers, and their unicycle riding friend, need to clean the Hoopla dancefloor between events. There’s not much time, they have to get their skates on but will they get carried away having the dancefloor all to themselves? SAT HOOPLA 8.20AM, 10.00AM, 12.20PM & 2.50PM SUN HOOPLA 8.20AM, 9.50AM, 11.00AM & 1.30PM
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Fairbridge Festival prides itself on being accessible for the whole family. With a program curated by Sam Longley, it’s crafted to entertain the little and the big ones, our relaxed and safe atmosphere is perfect for families who love to get involved and try something new. So, pack your camping gear, your torch and your best song, dance or joke (to perform at Kidz Kaperz of course!) and join us for a hoot of a weekend!
ARE WE THERE YET? W/ BRUCE WATSON
THE WEIRD TICKET: UKE-A-LOONEY
Full of antics and songs about vampires, pirates, hippopotamuseseseses.
What’s a Weird Ticket? A bit of a clown thing, unqualified and doing it anyway!
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 11.30AM - 12.15PM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 10.30AM - 11.15AM
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 2.30 - 3.15PM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 3.45 - 4.30PM
CIRCUSWA CUTTING TEETH
CLOWNING WORKSHOP W/ HARDEY MCMURRICK
SAT CHAPEL LAWN 12.00 - 12.45PM SUN CHAPEL LAWN 12.00 - 12.45PM
SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 12.30 - 1.15PM
THE FLIGHT OF THE FAIRIES
DIGGIN’ THE JIG
Some of Perth’s exciting future circus artists. They’re confident, skilled and energetic beyond their years.
They showcase the vitality and energy of traditional and contemporary Celtic fiddle tunes.
Look for a glimmer of magic as they light up at dusk.
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 3.30 - 4.15PM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 1.30 - 2.15PM
FRI ON THE STREETS 6.00PM SAT ON THE STREETS 5.30PM
BEDTIME STORIES W/ GLENN SWIFT
WIND WANDERER Captain Boots leads a choose-yourown adventure story that takes groups of children on an imaginary journey in search of treasure.
Join storyteller Glenn Swift as he tells tall bedtime tales. Wear your pyjamas and don’t forget to bring your torch!
SAT CHAPEL LAWN 4.00 - 5.00PM SUN CHAPEL LAWN 2.00 - 3.00PM
FRI KALEIDOSCOPE 6.15 - 7.15PM SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 6.15 - 7.15PM
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CHILDRENS PROGRAM
TEENY TINY STEVIES
PARACHUTE GAMES AND BALLOON ANIMALS W/ GLENN SWIFT
Kid’s music that RULES! Their songs and beautiful animations can now be seen on ABC Kids Television.
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 4.30 - 5.15PM
SAT CHAPEL LAWN 1.30 – 2.30PM
CATCH!
PERTH PLAYBACK THEATRE
An action-packed, interactive adventure for little ones that uses balls and play to tell a story about making friends and overcoming your fears.
Playback Theatre engages with you to bring creativity, laughter and emotions to life. SAT LOFT 10.00 - 11.00AM & 2.30 - 3.30PM SUN LOFT 9.45 - 10.35AM SUN MANDJA 11.00 - 11.45AM
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 10.30 - 11.15AM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 11.30AM - 12.15PM
COMMEDIA VIVA
KIDZ KAPERZ W/ GLENN SWIFT
An action-packed, interactive adventure for little ones that uses balls and play to tell a story about making friends and overcoming
Hey kids, it’s your turn to be a star! Are you a singer, dancer, joke or storyteller? Then Kidz Kaperz is for you! SUN REGISTRATION 8.00 – 8.30AM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 9.00 – 10.00AM
SAT KALEIDOSCOPE 12.30 - 1.15PM SUN KALEIDOSCOPE 2.45 - 3.30PM
PAPER SCISSORS ROCK
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN
Healthy, hands-on cooking workshops for young foodies!
Be inspired in this children’s creative workshop space.
FRI REGISTRATION DINING HALL 4.00 - 5.00PM SAT & SUN REGISTRATION DINING HALL 8.15 - 8.45AM SAT CLASSES 9.00AM - 4.00PM SUN CLASSES 9.00AM - 1.00PM
SAT PSR 9.00AM - 5.00PM SUN PSR 9.00AM - 5.00PM
FULL PROGRAM For full program head to fairbridgefestival.com.au or check out the Children’s flyer.
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BACKLOT STAGE
Off the main drag and in the woods near Fields camping, the Backlot is a cool mix of inspired music with crafty crafts, hands-on workshops and the Seedbox chill-out space. It’s the perfect spot for finding your new favourite band, late night boogies, and crafternoons with new friends. The Backlot Stage will be on fire with amazing bands across the weekend and the Teen Art Space will be spilling over with fun and nourishing activities to add some sparkle, chill and crafting to your weekend.
HIGHLIGHTS GRACE BARBÉ AFRO KREOL
NEW NAUSEA
New Nausea’s sound alternates between subdued and ornate, and discordant and chaotic.
Award-winning Grace Barbé produces a unique Kreol rhythm, language, and culture.
SAT BACKLOT 8.30 – 9.15PM SUN BACKLOT 6.00 – 6.45PM
FRI BACKLOT 8.30 – 9.15PM
SOUKOUSS INTERNATIONALE
FRAEYA
A powerful four-piece patchwork of lyrical folk rock.
They’re a multicultural collective of performers showcasing the best of authentic high energy African song and dance. FRI BACKLOT 10.30 – 11.15PM
SAT BACKLOT 11.30PM – 12.15AM
JACK DAVIES AND THE BUSH CHOOKS
JAMILLA
Jamilla combines haunting soul vocals, self-produced R&B beats, and chill-wave synths, to create a beautiful brand of nu-soul music.
Jack Davieso weaves suburban Australiana and intimate poetry into thundering folk-rock ballads.
SAT BACKLOT 9.30 – 10.15PM SUN BACKLOT 4.30 – 5.15PM
FRI BACKLOT 6.30 – 7.15PM
MERAKI SAXOPHONE QUARTET
PRISCILLA
Delivering an eclectic fusion of feelgood riffs, power drums and visceral vocals.
Traditional music from Ireland, Croatia, Scotland and England, with an Australian twist.
FRI BACKLOT 9.30 – 10.15PM SUN BACKLOT 7.00 – 7.45PM
SAT BACKLOT 4.30 – 5.15PM
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SUNDAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
BACKLOT TEEN ART SPACE PROGRAM
1.30PM-3.30PM
MOSAIC ART
2.00PM-3.00PM
SLOW MO VIDEO BOOTH
2.30PM-4.30PM
ART JAM
2.30PM-4.30PM
DIY FACE & BODY PAINTING WORKSHOP
10.00AM-11.00AM
GOOD FOOD FOR COOL DUDES (CLUBHOUSE KITCHEN)*
10.00AM-12.00PM
CLAY SUPERHEROES
10.00AM-12.00PM
DIY FACE & BODY PAINTING WORKSHOP
10.00AM-12.00PM
MAKE YOUR OWN CAMP FLAG
10:00AM-12:00PM
MOSAIC ART
11.00AM-12.00PM
GOOD FOOD FOR COOL DUDES (CHK) *
12.00PM-1.00PM
GOOD FOOD FOR COOL DUDES (CHK) *
1.30PM-2.30PM
SLOW MO VIDEO BOOTH
1.30PM-3.30PM
STRING MAKING
1.30PM-4.30PM
ART JAM
2.30PM-4.30PM
SASHIKO STITCHING
3.00PM-4.00PM
CARDBOARD KINGDOM (SEEDBOX)
10.00AM - 12.00PM
CLAY SUPERHEROES
10:00AM - 12:00PM
SASHIKO STITCHING
10.30AM - 12.00PM
GRACE BARBÉ SEYCHELLES COOKING CLASS (CBK)*
10.30AM - 12.00PM
STRING MAKING
10.30AM - 12.00PM
DIY FACE & BODY PAINTING WORKSHOP
FULL PROGRAM For full program head to fairbridgefestival.com.au or check out the Backlot flyer.
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ESSENTIALS
Festival HQ Festival administration is at Belfast Cottage. Lost/found property; lost children/parents; incident reports; and festival compliments/ complaints and feedback registers are here. On the left side of the road as you come into the site, next to the St John First Aid post. Under 18s can register for busking here.
Artist Central and Instrument Lock-up This service for musicians is located inside the Dining Hall, on the left as you come into the festival site. Artists are strongly encouraged to use this facility to store their instruments. ATM facility Centrally located for your convenience near Chapel Food Stalls area.
Festival shop (artist merchandise, CDs, festival and limited camping merchandise) Located at the top of Market Street, in front of Chapel Lawn. The festival shop is the place to go for all of your artist and festival merchandise needs. Some artist signings will be held inside the festival shop as scheduled. Times will be advertised within the shop, on the festival weekend.
Baby changing Mums and dads will find a changing table in Mother Hen’s Coop. Busking Budding stars up to the age of 18 can busk in the clearly marked ‘Busk Stop’ areas (look for the Alcoa signage and flags) once they have registered at Festival Headquarters.
First Aid The St John Ambulance first aid van is located next to HQ, on the main street as you come into the festival site. Please ask a crew member for directions if required.
Bus service from Perth and return to Perth West Coast Bus Charters provide a coach service from Wellington Street (outside the main train station) departing 9:00 am and returning 9:00pm each day. Passengers will be dropped off in the Temporary Parking just outside the Ticket tent. Passengers returning to Perth will board the coach at the vehicle parking bay opposite the Dining Hall (Artist Central). It costs $25 each way and can be booked directly with West Coast Bus Charters by calling 9409 4845, 0473 514 944, 1800 123 287 or by emailing Tanya admin@westcoastbuscharters.com.au.
Food Stalls Food and drink stalls operate all weekend, providing a variety of healthy food. You’ll find them south of the Chapel, behind Gus’s Bar, next to Hoopla, and a couple in Garden Bar. Kids Registration For anyone under 18, come along and register at the tent located as you approach the Children’s Festival Precinct from Chapel Corner. There will be pens to write your guardian’s mobile number on wristbands, take details of where you will be camping and give you general information about the Children’s and Youth Festivals. Mother Hen’s Coop is co-located here. Open hours: Friday 12.00pm-6.00pm, Saturday 9.00am-6.00pm, Sunday 9am-12.00pm.
Camping and vehicle movement For the comfort of others, please do not drive around the campgrounds or festival precinct once you have set up your campsite. There are specific ‘no vehicle movement’ areas and these must be observed. Take care to park your vehicle off access ways and do not block others. Vehicles and tents in Kingsley Park must be no closer than three metres to a cottage.
Licensed Venues The festival will run four licensed venues: Gus’s Bar opposite Mandja, Victor’s Garden Bar (behind Heath Cottage and adjacent to Ruby’s), Hoopla Bar on the sidelines of the Hoopla venue and Peacock Bar located adjacent to Artist Central (Dining Hall). No alcohol is to be consumed outside these venues. Note: the festival has a zero-tolerance policy on under-age drinking.
Festival Info and Raffle Ticket sales At the top of Market Street, near the Festival Shop. You can buy raffle tickets here and get general information about the festival. Volunteer Central is co-located here if you’d like to volunteer at the last minute. A phone-charging service will operate for a small fee. Please bring your own charger. Open hours: Friday 7.00am8.00pm, Saturday 7.30am-8.00pm, Sunday 7.30am-7.00pm.
Lost property, children (or parents!) To report lost persons or property, or to see if
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Volunteer check-in and volunteer central Located next to the Festival Shop at the top of Market Street and co-located with Festival Info and raffle sales.
what you’ve lost has been found, please go to Festival HQ in Belfast cottage. All children must wear a wristband, with guardian contact number, at all times. Mother Hen’s Coop Co-located next to Kids Registration, this little haven for mums and dads provides a comfy place to take a rest with your babies and toddlers. There is also a changing table here. No Smoking Smoking is not permitted within the festival precinct, see map. Phone Charging You can charge your mobile phone at the Volunteer Central for a $2 fee. You must bring your own charger. Open hours: Friday 7.00am8.00pm, Saturday 7.30am-8.00pm, Sunday 7.30am-7.00pm. Raffle An integral part of the fundraising that keeps this festival going! Buy up big for your chance to win a fabulous hand-crafted Scott Wise guitar and other fantastic prizes. Resource Recovery You can help us reduce waste to landfill. Our Resource and Recovery program includes water refill stations and sorting stations for compost, plastics, glass and cans. Meet our Bin Fairies who will help you know where to put your waste products. Bring your own plate, cutlery and cup from your campsite and use one of our wash up stations. Please take home any broken items of furniture and camping gear, to be recycled or repurposed. Safety Tips This is a rural site with uneven ground – be aware of hazards such as concrete kerbs, ditches, and gumnuts – and use a torch at night. Wear a hat, sunscreen, and drink plenty of water during the festival. Sorry – no campfires!
NOTE FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS For those with young children: The festival is family-friendly, but it can be distressing when young ones get parted from mum/dad/their carer. We do not provide childcare, so please be sure you always know where your little ‘uns are. Write your mobile number on children’s wristbands, and be sure they know where Festival HQ is should they get lost (in Belfast Cottage – the big green cottage towards the entrance, adjacent to the first aid post.) 53
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