2012 Daily Program Highlights
This is just a taster of what’s on each day – there’s a myriad more to follow shortly….full line-up online very soon!
THURSDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS:
OPENING CONCERT – Featuring:
- Flamenco Fire – from Queensland via Andalucia! – the shape-shifting footwork of dancer Simone Pope and the sleight of hand of Andrew Veivers on guitarra extraordinario.
- Nathan Rogers (son of Canada’s most celebrated songwriter Stan Rogers) and The Dry Bones Band (Canada)
- The Alan Kelly Gang (Ireland) – hotshot Irish tunesmiths with divine vocals
- Bernard Carney – one of Australia’s favourite songwriters
And for the more fringe-orientated brethren…You can hit the Scrumpy Bar with its roll-out-the-barrel spit-n-sawdust auditorium and Cider House No Rules Garden – it’s a Thursday night bohemian blast – with:
- Rapskallion – being their scallywag selves
- Mr Richard Perso – of the multi-didge and Pele percussive footwork
- Dr Stovepipe – ready to ignite your rhythmic arteries
- The Tiger and Me – architects of sing-along good times, dark-edged pop-leaning folk and side-leering swagger
- Woo Hoo Revue – ‘I think they eat gypsies for breakfast!’ Lulo Reinhardt
There’s also a fabulous Opening Dance with the Bush Capital Band
And the National Folk Club in the Flute n Fiddle – with surprise guests!
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Battlefield Band (Scotland) – highland warriors of Scottish trad music
- Riogh – Leading Australian Irish band
- stringmansassy – seamless and stylish songsters from Queensland
- Circle of Rhythm – 360 degrees of syncopation from world leading rhythm gurus – Bobby Singh, Ben Walsh and Greg Sheehan
- Katie Noonan and Elixir – one of Australia’s leading voices and sophisticated jazz-tinged accompaniment from Elixir
- Zulya and the Children of the Underground – sultry multi-linguistic voice of ARIA Award winner Zulya Kamalova and her band
- Shooglenifty (Scotland) – with their ‘Acid Croft’ and psycho-strathspeys
- Jeff Lang – one of Australia’s leading guitarists
- Chris While & Julie Matthews (UK) – leading ladies of folk song
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Mike McClellan – one of Australia’s most influential country-folk legends
- Volatinsky Trio – Russian & Balkan-flavoured original music
- Kristina Olsen – her heartfelt songs have been covered by many luminaries
- London Klezmer Quartet – queens of Klezmer from The Smoke
- Stephan Grossman – from the US – world renowned legend of Ragtime guitar
- Ballpoint Penguins – stylish a cappella from WA
- Cloudstreet – leading Australian duo of globetrotting propensity
- Peter Combe – the original “King of the Kids” in Australian Children’s Music
- Pocket Fox – one of Canberra’s finest young bands
- Ewan McKenzie & Swing Manouche – from Queensland – Django with laconic ease and style!
- Linsey Pollak – Queensland-based master of Macedonian multi-instrumental style improvisation, looped creativity and lunar-luthierie!
- Zulya & the Children of the Underground
- Stacy Phillips and Paul Howard – virtuoso Dobro, guitar, fiddle and voice from US
- Uncle Bill – Paul Kelly collaborators and stylish Bluegrass tinged song
- Kamerunga – World-tinged folk
- Bearded Gypsy Band – preparing their shaving kit to wreak bohemian havoc
- Gleny Rae Virus and Her Tamworth Playboys – say no more!
- Perch Creek Family Jugband – no mainstream fish – prepare to be charmed!
- The Ellis Collective
SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
- April Verch – simultaneous tapdance-fiddle-frenzy from Canada!
- Shooglenifty – wild men techno-tartan
- Jeff Lang – 6-string wizard – Canberra boy turned World boy
- Harry Manx – Mystic Mississippi Blues meet Rajastani Ragas!
- Daniel Ho – world-leading virtuoso of the Ukulele
- Riogh – seamless harmonies and intricate instrumentals
- Alison Rabinovici and Marcus Holden – fiddling extraordinaire!
- Festival Folk Sing Eric Bogle …and the band played Eric
- Sasta Irish Music Band – Irish émigrés from Queensland
- Bad! Slam! No! Biscuit! – Majestic Folk Fringe Poetry Slam!
MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Festival Folk Sing Bob Dylan…the answer is blowing in the Budawang
- Harry Manx
- Uncle Bill
- Infinite Leonard Cohen Song Final
- Festival Fiddle Rally
- Kristina Olsen
- Stefan Grossman
- The Alan Kelly Gang
- April Verch
- Mattias Perez Trio
- Le Blanc Bros Cajun Band
- Ado Barker and Ben Stephenson
- Mic Conway with Robbie Long
- Kamerunga
- Riley Baugus and Kirk Sutpin
- Soor Ananta
- Yeshe
- Sam Buckingham
- Azadoota
- Songs of the Snowy Mountains with Franklin B Paverty
- Green Man Cycle
- Victor Valdes
- The Lurkers
- Rough Red
- Finale Concert – under wraps – the best is yet to come!
