Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

established 1980

PO Box 5289
Wollongong
NSW, 2500

email

Secretary
Ros Shieldhouse

tel/fax: 1300 887 034

President and Concert Bookings
Russell Hannah

 

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Welcome to the
Illawarra Folk Club

This site contains information about the Illawarra Folk Club Inc established in 1980, the Illawarra Folk Festival, Folk in the Foothills a one day Folk Festival (3rd weekend each October) 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.

 Click here for the November 2009 Monthly newsletter, PDF format, 11 pages, 1.4MB

Illawarra Folk Festival

IFF

 

The festival is organised by volunteers of the Illawarra Folk Club. The 24th llawarra Folk Festival is now over. It was held 15-18 January 2009.The 25th Illawarra Folk Festival will be held from 14-17 January 2010. Performer applications closed 31 July 2009.

Click here for the new Illawarra Folk Festival website.

Below is the graphic kindly provided by Reg Mombassa for the 2010 Festival T-Shirt - available now! A must for any Mambo design collectors! Click here to buy from the Illawarra Folk Festival Store.

Play the Youtube clip below to get a 60 second taste
of the fun of the 2008 Illawarra Folk Festival.

 

News

COMING FOLK CONCERTS

There is an amazing array of talent coming to Wollongong over the next few months!

23-25 Oct Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival

FRI 6 Nov, 7.30pm - FOLK CLUB 5 PACK CONCERT
Perla Aura, Nothing But Jam, CJ Shaw, Rachel Dillon, John Broomhall Trio
CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG $10 Members, $15 Non Members

MON - THU 15 - 19 NOV, Midday each day - ILLAWARRA FOLK WEEK CONCERTS
Acts to be advised

WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY, free admittance

FRI 20 Nov, MIDDAY - ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL LAUNCH
Wollongong City Mall Amphitheatre

SAT 21 Nov,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT
The Borderers, Coolfinn Mac, plus support acts
CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG $10 Members, $15 Non Members

FRI 4 Dec,  7.30pm - ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW SHOWCASE 10 acts
CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG $10 Members, $15 Non Members. Free for Festival Pass holders. Last chance to buy Early Pasess for $75.

SAT 19 Dec, 6.30pm Christmas With Wongawilli 5 hour bush dance and Christmas Dinner

13-14 Jan 2010 - FOLK FESTIVAL MUSIC SCHOOL
more information

14-17 Jan 2010 - 25th ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL
BULLI SHOWGROUND & surrounds
more information                    BUY TICKETS ONLINE

2010 CONCERTS

Illawarra Folk Club concerts are held generally on 1st Fridays and 3rd Saturdays of the month.

FRI 5 Feb,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Alistair Brown (UK) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 20 Feb,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Illawarra Folk Festival Thank You, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 5 Mar,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - artists to be advised, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 20 Mar,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Eleanor McEvoy (Ire) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 9 Apr,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Les Barker (UK) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 17 April,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - James Keelaghan & Hugh McMillan (Can) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 7 May,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - artists to be advised, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 15 May,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Ballpoint Penguins (WA) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 4 June,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Italian Week Folk Music Concert, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
11-14 June - FOLK CLUB TOUR to 2nd Snowy Mountains of Music, Perisher Valley
SAT 19 June,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - artists to be advised, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SUN 17 Oct,  8.30am to 7.30pm - FOLK IN THE FOOTHILLS, one day folk festival - artists to be advised, Jamberoo Valley Lodge

Every Wednesday Night, 8pm to 10pm - Bush Dance, Wongawilli Community Hall, all welcome, dances called and walked through, acoustic musicians welcome to join the band hosted by members of the world travelling Wongawilli Band. Enq 0409 57 1788, desanti@bigpond.com  click here for more details

For more details go to the Folk Club Myspace

 
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