Welcome to the Illawarra Folk Club

16 page May 2013 Newsletter available to view online. Click Here

This site contains information about the Illawarra Folk Club Inc established in 1980, the Illawarra Folk Festival, Folk by the Sea a new 3 day Folk Festival in September and local performers and events around the Illawarra region in New South Wales, Australia.

The Illawarra region is situated approximately 100 kilometres south of Sydney on the New South Wales coast with Wollongong as the major centre. It also includes the Shellharbour and Kiama areas.

Illawarra Folk Club concert details are below. Concerts are generally held first Fridays and third Saturdays of the month.

The Illawarra Folk Club is a non-profit incorporated association comprising local musicians, dancers, poets, storytellers and culturally minded folk!

Join the Illawarra Folk Club to receive discounted concert entry, regular emails and newsletter and to support. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The festival is organised by volunteers of the Illawarra Folk Club. The 28th llawarra Folk Festival is now over. It was held 17-20 January 2013.

The 29th Illawarra Folk Festival will be held from 16-19 January 2014.

Artists expressions of interest to perform will open in April 2013 and close 30 May 2013.

Here's a sample of the fun from the 2013 Illawarra Folk Festival.

COMING EVENTS

plus Bob Campbell,
Chippo Days
CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG

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3-5pm SANOMA FOOD & WINE
16 ADDISON STREET
SHELLHARBOUR

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plus THE CON ARTISTS
CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG

Launch of DVD Dall' Italia All' Australia

plus Emma Hannah

CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG

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News

Illawarra Folk Concerts & Events

There is an amazing array of talent coming to Wollongong over the next few months! Illawarra Folk Club concerts are generally held 1st Fridays and 3rd Saturdays of each month except for December at CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG and in general start at 7.30pm with a mystery act, then a support act and then the main act..

16, 17 January 2013 - Illawarra Folk Festival Summer School, 2 days of classes
17-20 January - 2013 Illawarra Folk Festival
FRIDAY 25 JANUARY, 7.30pm - Dom Flemons, George Mann, Rick Nestler & Rik Palieri (USA) Wongawilli Community Hall $15/$20
FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm - Josefina Paulsson (Sweden) Nykelharp & Fiddle, Eric Erdman (USA) | City Diggers Wollongong
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm Vin Garbutt (UK), plus Enda Kenny | City Diggers Wollongong
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SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY 3-5pm Good Tunes Session | Sanoma Food and Wine Shellharbour
FRIDAY 1 MARCH, 7.30pm CD Launch Concert with Dani Karis, No Such Thing, Claire Roberts | City Diggers Wollongong
SUNDAY 10 MARCH, 4pm Don’t Mention the Wall (Germany ) | Wongawilli Hall
SATURDAY 16 MARCH, 7.30pm Ye Olde Folk Club & Illawarra Folk Festival Volunteer Thank You | Wongawilli Hall
SUNDAY 24 MARCH 3-5pm Good Tunes Session | Sanoma Food and Wine Shellharbour
TUESDAY 26 MARCH, 2pm House Concert - Himmerland Band(Denmark) | Minnamurra – bookings: info@illawarra folkclub.org.au
FRIDAY 5 APRIL , 7.30pm Pukara (South American), The Thompsons | City Diggers Wollongong
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SATURDAY 20 APRIL , 7.30pm - Chippo Days, CJ Shaw, Maureen O'Brien | City Diggers Wollongong
SUNDAY 28 MAY 3-5pm Good Tunes Session | Sanoma Food and Wine Shellharbour
FRIDAY 3 MAY, 7.30pm - Ami Williamson, Marcus Sturrock | City Diggers Wollongong
SATURDAY 18 MAY, 7.30pm - Chaika | City Diggers Wollongong
FRIDAY 24 MAY, 7.30pm - Launch of the Dall' Italia All' Australia DVD with I Viaggiatori, support by The Con Artists | City Diggers Wollongong
FRIDAY 31 MAY, 7.30pm - Eleanor McEvoy (Ire) | City Diggers Wollongong
7-10 JUNE 5th Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music - Join the Illawarra Folk Club tour
SATURDAY 15 JUNE, 7.30pm - The Borderers (SA), | City Diggers Wollongong
FRIDAY 5 JULY, 7.30pm Dana Lyons (USA), John Flanagan | City Diggers Wollongong
SATURDAY 20 JULY, 7.30pm - Hither and Yon, Shenanigans Barbershop Quartet | City Diggers Wollongong
FRIDAY 2 AUGUST, 7.30pm - Wee Willi Fest Concert - Wongawilli, Colonial Dancers & friends | City Diggers Wollongong
SATURDAY 17 AUGUST, 7.30pm - Songs of Henry Lawson with Christine Wheeler & Band | City Diggers Wollongong
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 7.30pm - Phil Garland (NZ), The Spouse Girls | City Diggers Wollongong
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm - Penny Davies & Roger Ilott | City Diggers Wollongong
27-29 SEPTEMBER - Folk by the Sea | Kiama more details
16-19 JANUARY 2014 29th Illawarra Folk Festival more details