22nd Illawarra Folk Festival at Bulli, 25 to 28 January 2007
Artists Contact Details
| ARTIST | CONTACT | EMAIL CONTACT | WEBSITE | SHORT DESCRIPTION |
| INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS | ||||
| Ann Vriend | Chris Martin | chrismartin@lycos.com | www.annvriend.com | Solo piano vocal, original material, rootsy soul. |
| David Essig | David Essig | essig@telus.net | www.davidessig.com | Canadian singer/songwriter/slide guitarist - roots and blues. |
| Joel Fafard | Joel Fafard | mail@joelfafard.com | www.joelfafard.com | Solo Slide - finger picking guitar/ funny stories / arrangements of appilation MTN songs. |
| Madviolet | Brenley MacEachern | brenley@madviolet.com | www.madviolet.com | Female Folk Duo from Canada. We play acoustic guitars, lapsteel, fiddle and a bit of banjo. We can also tour as a four piece with rhythm section. |
| Nuova Agricola Associazione | Nuova Agricola Associazione | info@naa.it | http://www.naa.it | 20 songs in Abruzzo dialect, in a contemporary roots style, from Italy. |
| Rory McLeod | kish for Rory McLeod | talkativemusic@dial.pipex.com | www.rorymcleod.com | Singer Songwriter one man soul band slow and upbeat dancestories and tunes, accompanying himself on guitar, harmonica, tapshoes, spoons, trombone, vocals, from Flamenco to blues, through to Celtic, East European, Klezmer and Calypso rhythms |
| The Beez | The Beez | rob@thebeez.de | www.thebeez.de | Berlin cabaret/music/ comedy,4 voices,accordion,dobro,guitar accoustic bass guitar |
| Usutu | Daniel Goodacre | goodacre_daniel@hotmail.com | www.myspace.com/usutu | Urban Afro Fusion 7 piece band - Vocals, talking drum, keyboard, sax, trumpet, guitar, bass, drums also features zulu dance. We also do African druming and gumboot Dance workshops |
| NATIONAL ARTISTS | ||||
| ALMA LATINA FIRE | Marisol Pacheco | andez1@optusnet.com.au | Voices and Rhythms group of 25 singing and playing traditional and contemporary music from Latin America | |
| Andrew Winton | Karen Winton | kazmoid@iprimus.com.au | www.andrewwinton.com | Blues/Roots/Folk/Instrumental and Voice, specialist slide guitars, acoustic guitar, stompbox |
| Azadoota | Elle Zirwanda | azadoota@hotmail.com | www.azadoota.ozymusic.com | 'Baghdad meets Brazil'. World Music 6 piece, Iraqi heritage, Latin rhythms, contemporary style. |
| Brett Robin Wood with Liz Frencham | Brett Wood | brett.wood@optusnet.com.au | www.brettrobinwood.com | Sparkling, humourous acoustic-guitar folk: Whimsy & wordsmanship with Frencham’s honey-soaked backing vocals & bass accompaniment. |
| Carmel Charlton | Carmel Charlton - Hancock | carmel@carmelcharlton.com | www.carmelcharlton.com | Originals/Australiana/Vocals/Guitar/Piano. Seniors with lots of interteraction. Children's workshops & theme presentations. |
| Chloe & Jason Roweth | Jason Roweth | jason@rowethmusic.com.au | www.rowethmusic.com.au | Original, Traditional and Contemporary Australian songs and dance music in fresh and striking arrangements. |
| Coolgrass | Bruce Packard | brucepackard@yahoo.com | www.myspave.com/coolgrass or www.geocities.com/coolgrassband | 4 piece bluegrass lineup, (banjo, mandolin, guitar, double bass) with strong emphasis on comedy |
| Dave de Hugard | Dave de Hugard | dugy@impulse.net.au | Traditional Australian singer, musician | |
| David Meyers | David Meyers | meyers@webone.com.au | Singer/Songwriter,Guitarist Bushpoet and entertainer singing folk/bush ballads, reciting poems and bush yarns | |
| Ecopella | Miguel Heatwole | mheatwole@bigpond.com | www.ecopella.org | A capella choir with six Illawarra members environmental folk /traditional/new/funny/moving/thought provoking |
| Emily Barker | Emily Barker | emilyblahblah@gmail.com | www.myspace.com/emilybarker or www.emily-barker.com | Acoustic folk/country performed by singer-songwriter Emily Barker with earthy accompaniment by The Red Clay Halo. |
| Enda Kenny Band | Enda Kenny | endakenny@optusnet.com.au | www.endakenny.com.au | Amazing folk songwriter with one of Australia's finest fiddlers Lindsay Martin. |
| Francesca Sidoti | Francesca Sidoti | cescasidoti@yahoo.com.au | www.myspace.com/cezsidoti | Solo folk/acoustic performer. Vocals and guitar, performing original content. |
| Glover & Sorrensen | Alan Glover | alan@glover.com.au | Internationally experienced comedians with a special love for festival audiences. | |
| hoddle | jacqui bradley | u4111908@anu.edu.au | trad australian and Irish duet, fiddle guitar and vocals | |
| Jane Scott | Jane Scott | joakpoet@dodo.com.au | poetry - mostly contemporary original | |
| Jigzag | Liz Frencham | info@jigzag.com | www.jigzag.com | original songs & instrumentals with a celtic/world flavour & lots of improvisation, 3 voices, guitar,double bass,violin. |
| Lance Green | Lance Green | lwgreen@homemail.com.au | Dance Caller/MC/Dance Workshops | |
| Les Smokin' Gitanes | Nigel Glassey | nigelglassey@hotmail.com | Fast authentic and popular Eastern European gypsy music with humourous presentation. | |
| Linda Lockyer | Linda Lockyer | lockyerfamily@hotmail.com | Singer/ songwriter, folk songs influenced by the people places and events in Australia | |
| Linnéa Swedish Folkdancers | Graeme Traves | linneafolk@hotmail.com | www.swedesinsydney.org | Traditional Swedish folk dance group and musicians |
| Lucy & Larissa | Lucy Voronov | lvoronov@tpg.com.au | Dressed in spectacular traditional costumes, two classically trained female artists present a mix of Eastern European and Australian vocal & instrumantal music on unique in Australia traditional string instrumants- cimbalom and bandura. | |
| Margaret Bradford/Allan Dean | Margaret Bradford | margie@loyaltyisp.com.au | http://loyaltyisp.com.au/~ssxmbfd/ | Singer song-writer, guitarist/bowed psaltery also Childrens performer.. instruments made from recycled materials for children to play along. |
| Margaret & Bill Winnett & Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers | Margaret Winnett | wnntt@optusnet.com.au | www.sydneyirishceilidancers.com.au | Traditional Irish dancing workshops and demonstrations with three musicians and up to 20 dancers including children. |
| Margret RoadKnight | Margret RoadKnight | margretr@ihug.com.au | http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~margretr/opening.htm | Singer, various roots styles. |
| MARIA FORDE | MARIA FORDE | mforde@alphalink.com.au | www.mariaforde.com | SINGER SONG WRITER GUITARIST,SOLO,ORIGINAL SONGS,IRISH AND AUSTRALIAN INFLUENCE. |
| Mike Jackson | Mike Jackson | djwombat@bigpond.net.au | www.mikejackson.com.au | Multi instrumental performer of traditional tunes, songs, stories from Australia and around world. Shows and workshops for either adults and kids plus Ukulele workshops |
| Pastance Duo | Alex Cronin | pastance@bigpond.com | www.pastance.com | Celtic with a medieval twist harp, vocal harmonies, guitar, recorders, shawm, lute, percussion |
| Penelope Swales | Penelope Swales | penelope@penelopeswales.com | www.penelopeswales.com | Singer/songwriter/storyteller originals plus songs collected from world travels. Acapella, guitar, some live sampling |
| PENNY DAVIES & ROGER ILOTT | PENNY DAVIES | restless@gil.com.au | www.restlessmusic.com.au | Penny & Roger sing their own and other Australian songs, accompanied by guitars, mandolin & sometimes percussion |
| Prestons Historic Punch and Judy | Keith Preston | artbeatkp@aol.com | www.prestonspunch.folkaustralia.com | Traditional Punch and Judy Puppet Show performed in the old style for adults and kids |
| Shiny Bum Singers | David Meyers | meyers@webone.com.au | Approximately 10 performers singing outrageous parodies - worksongs of the Australian workplace. | |
| Skorba | Andy Busuttil | andy@bluemountainsound.com.au | www.bluemountainsound.com.au | World Music: 4 singer/musos, darabuka/ hand percussion, saxillo, wind, various strings |
| Spicy Fruit Chutney | Linda Oxley/Jeremy Kemp | jezbo_8@hotmail.com | - | Celtic/Folk / 4 musicians playing guitar, bass, violin, mandolin, pipes, drums/percussion, vocals |
| Sydney Balalaika Orchestra | Lucy Voronov | lvoronov@tpg.com.au | www.balalaika.com | Folk music of Russia performed on authentic folk instuments domra, bayan, cimbalom,balalaika, male and female singers. |
| the Beenies | Corinn Strating | thebeenies@hotmail.com | Trad Aus/Irish tunes and songs, vocal harmonies, fiddle, flute, bouzouki amongst others | |
| The BordererS | Jim Paterson | info@theborderers.com.au | www.theborderers.com.au | Energetic Celtic / World / Country International 3 to 5 piece act who appeal to grannies & kids. |
| The Counterfeit Gypsies | Kath Paal | counterfeitgypsies@yahoo.com.au | www.thecounterfeitgypsies.com | World music, High energy 6 piece Gypsy band with violins, flute, upright bass, guitar and percussion. |
| The Roaring Forties | Jennifer Lees | roaringforties@optusnet.com.au | Folk Group, 6 singers, 3 of whom play guitar/mandolin/bodhran, guitar, tin whistle | |
| The transylvaniacs | Sally Corry | sally@carpathiantours.com.au | http://members.optusnet.com.au/castopic/ | Hungarian, Romanian and Rom music from Hungary and Transylvania. Violin, viola double bass, cimbalom & dance. |
| Vic Jefferies | Vic Jefferies | jeffries@tech2u.com.au | Performance poet and Master of Ceremonies | |
| Wallaby Stew | Penelope Grace | pglc@mail.com | Australian poems, songs and stories recited by Neil Morrison, accompanied by Penelope Grace on violin. | |
| Wheeze & Suck Band | John Milce | jmilce@sherborne.com.au | www.wheezeandsuck.com | Traditional & contemporary folk music played with attitude. |
| women in docs | Roz Pappalardo | management@womenindocs.com | www.womenindocs.com | Contemporary Singer / Songwriters with popular, radio friendly songs - great audience participation. |
| NATIONAL ARTISTS | ||||
| Alan Musgrove & His Whatsaname Band | ALAN MUSGROVE | thalia-@hotkey.net.au | FOUR PIECE BAND PLAYING TRADITIONAL AUSTRALIAN MUSIC, WITH GUITAR, FIDDLE, BUTTON ACCORDION, DOUBLE BASS AND VOCALS. | |
| Alegrias Andinas | Bertha Solis | cafe_canela1@hotmail.com | Peruvian folklore dance group with 10 dancers | |
| Angelica Waite | Angelica Waite | angelicawaite@ozemail.com.au | Young folk singer songwriter.Accoustic guitar and vocals | |
| Avalanche | Peter Channon | diannewatts@bigpond.com | Bluegrass 5 Musicians, Banjo, Guitar,Fiddle,Mandolin,Double Bass. Traditional & Contemporary | |
| Big Snore Hammers | Samuel De Santi | desanti@bigpond.com | www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au | Celtic meets Italian meets French Canadian and more, led by 9 year old! |
| Bodie Jarman | Bodie Jarman | ijbjarman@austarnet.com.au | www.myspace.com/bodiejarmanmusic | solo performer, playing all original blues, folk, bluegrass. similar to Jeff Lang. |
| Caitlin Dreise -cochrane | Caitlin Dreise-Cochrane | cool_kait86@hotmail.com | young singer/songwriter | |
| Cantolibre | Fernando Arancibia | canto_music@mail2me.com.au | Six musicians playing folk and traditional Latin World Music with all acoustic string, wind, and percussion instruments . | |
| Cheeky Tzatziki | Ann Lehmann | annlehmann@idx.com.au | www.cheekytzatziki.com | Glam folk at its funniest- wind, plucked strings, percussion, vocals and accordians by four fab 'culturally challenged' women. |
| Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance Troupe | Virginia Keft-Kennedy | ctbellydance@gmail.com | www.cinnamon-twist.com.au | Middle Eastern Dance troupe with 10-15 dancers specialising in traditional Middle Eastern and North African folk dance. |
| Claudia Schmidt | Claudia Schmidt | gabrielle.h@bigpond.com | 12 year old singer songwriter and left handed guitarist | |
| Combined Union Concert | Mairi Petersen | mairigeorgep@bigpond.com | THE ILLAWARRA UNION SINGERS, together with the Newcastle Peoples Chorus, the Sydney Trade Union Choir and the Blue Mountains Trade Union Choir would like to sing in a Combined Union Concert. | |
| crazy creek | bruce fumini | brustrings@yahoo.com.au | 3 piece bluerass group guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, double bass. | |
| Crooked Fiddle Band | Joe Gould | jessrandall@gmail.com | Modern World Music including bluegrass, Romanian, gypsy swing. Violin, Guitar/Bouzouki, Bass, Junk Percussion/Drums. | |
| Cultural Collective | Lillian Pang | lillipang@fastmail.com.au | Storytelling for adults. Stories themed on love and travel. Two main storytellers using mainly voice but include guitar, churango, djembe and other percussion. | |
| Dad & Dave | David De Santi | desanti@bigpond.com | www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au | Marmalada of Italian music - accordion and hand percussion by Papa |
| Erin Daniel | Erin Daniel | erinnatasha@optusnet.com.au | Mellow folky acoustic solo guitar and vocals | |
| FIDDLEDANCE | Dave Oliphant | doliphan@bigpond.net.au | BUSH/GOODTIME/BLUEGRASSY BAND | |
| Gobsmacked! | Bertie McMahon | gobsmacked@people.net.au | Children's entertainment duo with guitars, ukuleles, assorted percussion and props. | |
| High Fidelity | Niki Donald | roomformusic@optusnet.com.au | Instrumental, 2 violins, guitar, showcasing the violin. Various styles ie Celtic, World, Country, Latin. | |
| Irish Australian Singers | Tom Hughes | male and female 22 person choir | ||
| Jane Aubourg | Jane Aubourg | just_fiddling_around@hotmail.com | Contempory folk on solo electric violin | |
| Julian Badman | Julian Badman | julian@home.brentwood.com.au | Folk styles, youth singer, guitar player and fiddle player | |
| Kalalaya Dance Group | Chandrakala Ilango | arapi91@hotmail.com | Classical Indian Dance Group, performes many types of indian dances including classical, folk and bollywood | |
| Kane Dennelly & Jason David | Kane Dennelly | kanedennelly@hotmail.com | www.myspace.com/kanedennelly | Folk/Blues/Roots/Country duo. Guitar - Vocals - Percussion |
| Lilli Pilli Tales | Lillian Pang | lillipillitales@fastmail.com.au | Bilingual Storyteller telling stories from around the world using instruments, song, puppets and language from country the story is from. | |
| No Such Thing | Kim Clark /Yvonne O'Grady | iffaj@shoal.net.au | Collected Australian traditional tunes | |
| Obrobini | Perla Fefey | pfefey@wollongong.nsw.gov.au | Lot'sa drums and percussion 6 members |
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| 'Once Upon A Song' | Anna Jarrett | ajstory@ozemail.com.au | www.travellingstoryteller.com.au | Once Upon A Song is a joyful celebration of traditional tales & tunes for kids |
| Paddy | Paddy Kelly | sabine4@bigpond.com | 12 year old Folk Music, Solo Violin | |
| PETTIBONE | James Twyford | pettiboned@hotmail.com | folk swing grass gypsy 4 members on double bass guitars violins cello clarinet flutes | |
| Quite/Nick Rheinberger | Nick Rheinberger | nick@fourtwelve.com | Blues and folk singer, comedian, poet and storyteller, playing with another incredible multi-instrumentalist. | |
| Replay | Karen Mewes | karen@highcomm.com.au | Youth band, strings, whistle and vocal. Contemporary, traditional and original folk tunes. | |
| Settlers Match | John Spillane | j.spillane@people,net.au | 6 musicians playing Celtic/Australian, Reunion Concert | |
| Shadow Folk | Adam Humphreys | Shadow_mask_is@hotmail.com | Adam Humphreys, Declan O'Driscoll and Holden Davies performing folk on guitars and a bouzouki. | |
| Shannon Evans | Shannon Evans | nev_982@hotmail.com | www.myspace.com/shannonevansmusic | one-man band. acoustic/resonator/slide guitar, didgeridoo, harmonicas, stomp box, tambourine. fun loving! |
| Shimmy N Sheik Belly Dance Co | Julie Abela | julie@shimmy.com.au | www.shimmy.com.au | Modern Egyptian and folkloric stlyle Belly Dancers |
| sin fronteras | jose gana | sfronteras@gmail.com | music from latin america and spain, 3 singer/musicians playin, charango, quena, guitar, cuatro, mandolin, percusion, drum, and more. | |
| Southern Crane Martial Arts Academy | Luciano Valeo | l_looch@optusnet.com.au | www.southerncrane.org | Traditional Chinese 'Lion' Dance 6-8 piece ensemble of performers 2 lions, chinese drum and cymbols and chinese gong. |
| Suzuki Strings | Jane Stackhouse | janestackhouse@hotmail.com | Around 15 children performing simple folk tunes on violins. | |
| Tamnesia | Pete Bennett | oilcanpete@telpacific.com.au | www.tamnesia.com | Old blues/roots & Gospel 4 piece. Acousic gtr, dobro/lap guitar, bass, acoustic drums. |
| Tim Lukey | Tim Lukey | lukeyfour@westnet.com.au | 12 year old singer/songwriter and guitarist | |
| Tom Stjepanovic | Tom Stjepanovic | jastj@bigpond.com | - | Currently a solo artist who plays a classical and flaminco style of guitar |
| Victoria Collopy and Claire Cave | Victoria Collopy | vcollopy@hotmail.com | Folk (Irish and Australian, Traditional and Contemporary ) - 2 Female Vocalists /Guitarists | |
| We Love You Madly | Denise Thomas | quom@eftel.com.au | 'Chamber Folk', 3 piece with cello, saxophone, clarinet, tin whistle, guitar & vocal, original songs | |
| Wollongong Harmony Chorus | Jan McCarthy | jan_mccarthy@optusnet.com.au | www.wollongongharmony.org.au | A capella women's 4-part chorus - approx. 25 singers |
| Wongawilli | David De Santi | desanti@bigpond.com | www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au | Well travelled Australian folk / bush band in its 20th year celebration |
| Wongawilli Colonial Dancers | David De Santi | desanti@bigpond.com | www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au | Bush dance demonstration |
| Zumpa | David De Santi | desanti@bigpond.com | http://www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au/zumpa.php | The band plays a lively selection of music from the various regions of Italy and in particular the southern region of Campania, whose capital is Naples. The De Santi family is well represented along with members of Wongawilli and Obrobini with a few extra paesani. A feature instrument is the tricche ballache, an Italian version of the lagerphone. The selection of tunes includes tarantellas, quadriglias, mazurkas, waltzes and old songs. |