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FULL 2008 FOLK FESTIVAL PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE Click here
The Festival is on rain, hail or shine! 9 venues undercover, lots of on-site parking, hot food and drink. |
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About the Festival
The Illawarra Folk Festival has been held annually in since 1985 and is one of NSW's premier music festivals and a major multi cultural event for Australia organized totally be volunteers.
Home to the Festival is the City of Wollongong, one of the most culturally diverse communities in Australia with many of its residents born outside Australia and with many languages other than English spoken in the home.
Cultural activities have produced a vibrant artistic community and the Illawarra Folk Festival has showcased them since the beginning.
The Festival was held in the village of Jamberoo for 20 years but moved to Bulli in the northern suburbs of Wollongong in 2006.
Performer applications are closed 31 July 2007.
Click here to go to the Performer Application and Remuneration Guidelines.
MAJOR SPONSORS
GOLD: BlueScope Steel [] Wollongong City Council [] Tourism New South Wales
SILVER: Coopers Beer [] DIG Digital Radio [] Bulli Heritage Hotel
BRONZE: Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council [] Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club [] Trad&Now Folk Magazine [] Wollongong Music Centre
SUPPORTERS: Illawarra Tourism, National Folk Festival, Bulli Harness Racing Club, Bulli Greyhound Club, Bulli Show, Wonoona Lions Club, Transfield Services, Grevillea Park, Bulli Uniting Church, St Johns Ambulance, Mount Kembla Heritage Festival, Folk Alliance Australia, Leo Morrison Solicitors, Oxford Hotel, IMB Banking & Financial Services
Become a sponsor
APPLICATIONS:
Volunteers – close 10 November
Stalls – start in October
WANTED
Youth performers. Click here for details. Application deadline 10 November 2007
Instrument makers. Click here for details.
TICKETS
Stage 2 tickets are on sale for $80, a saving of $15 on the full price.
Offer closes 15 January
Camping is $15 per person and only available with Season Tickets
The ticketing has been grouped in Season Tickets and Camping, Day Tickets, Evening Tickets and Merchandise.
Click on the options below. You can make selections from each category and then use the side menu to go to the other ticket styles.
Contact:
Festival Hotline 1300 887 034 info@illawarrafolkcub.org.au
David De Santi, Festival Director desanti@illawarrafolkclub.org.au
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NEWS
Tourism Grant Announced, 4 October
Matt Brown, Minister for Tourism, announced that the festival has been given financial assistance from the Arts 2008 Regional Flagship Events Program.
Illawarra Folk Store Launched, 23 October
The Illawarra Folk Club now has a fully operational On-lIne Store where you can purchase Festival and other event tickets, local performers CDs and books. Click here to go there.
Global Green to continue
The multicultural aspect of the Global Green stage will continue with the kind support of Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council. A specially designed dance stage will again be constructed in the Scandinavian outdoor style.
Folk Summer School
16 and 17 January 2008 at Bulli
A great introduction to Folk Music, Tunes, Instruments and Musical Creativity. It's an action packed two days with a variety of tutors and a chance to be part of the Festival's Italian Lunch Concert! Presented by the Illawarra Folk Club Inc in a long continuing tradition of providing folk music tuition, awareness and opportunities to musicians and singers. There will be around 15 to 20 sessions with various tutors including some of ther performers coming to the festival. Each tutor will provide a session on their subject during the day from 9am to 4pm. Instrumental students will learn an Italian tune to perform at the Festival Italian Lunch to be held in the Bulli Showground Grandstand Restaurant on Thursday 17 January 2008. Italian Lunch is on from Midday to 2pm. More details to come or contact Ann Lehmann - annlehmann@idx.com.au or 0414 680 123
Folk Music Scholarships
The Illawarra Folk Club is extremely proud and excited to announce 20 scholarships for the 2008 Illawarra Folk Festival Music School. The scholarships will cover the cost of attending the School and 1 Family Season pass to the Illawarra Folk Festival - worth $250. Entries close 30 October. More details.
Contact Ann Lehmann - annlehmann@idx.com.au or 0414 680 123
Artist bookings so far
Bajaly Suso (Ghana)
Bernard Carney & David Hyams
Big Erle
Big Snore Hammers
Brian Dubb
Bruce Mathiske
Chloe & Jason Roweth
Counterfeit Gypsies
Dog Trumpet
Eric Bogle & John Munro
Fiona McVicar & Craig Kelly
Franklyn B Paverty
Frencham Smith
Gary Og (Scotland)
Gregory North
High Fidelity
Joe Dolce & Lyn Van Hek
John Broomhall
Junior
Karen Cummings trio
Karen Lynne & Acoustic Shock
Karl Broadie
Kate Fagan
Lawnmowers
Martin Pearson
Mothers of Intention
Nano Stern (Chile)
Neil Adam and Judy Turner
Nester Lou and Slim Knackers Show
Nick and the Big Bang Theory
Obrobini
Pat Drummond
Paul Buckberry
Pettibone
Rhythm Hunters
Scarlett Affection
SONiA & Disappear Fear (USA)
Squeezebox Boogaloo
Tangocentric
TETE ADEHYEMAA DANCE THEATRE (Ghana)
The Band Who Knew Too Much
The Fourth Realm
The Go Set
The Miles To Go trio
Wheeze & Suck Band
Whitetop Mountaineers (Vermont, USA)
Wongawilli
and many more to come...
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