Artists 2019

Paul is a classically trained guitarist with entensive experience in many styles and genres. After studying at WAAPA and Liszt music academy Budapest, Paul discovered Django Reinhardt's music in 1987, is now a proficient exponent of it and many other improvised styles...

Born out of the English festival scene and raised-up on the dusty roads of Australia, Out of Range were massive hits at Mullumbimby and Nimbin Roots Festivals last year. They are smashing it with their irreverent, happy, upbeat, foot-stomping music, sliding...

Alon Shemesh is one of the leading artists in the Israeli didgeridoo-scene . In 2017 he won the Israeli Didgeridoo competition, and since 2013 he's been playing and performing with different types of music bands and by himself, in festivals, events and workshops In...

Paul Cannon is a man whose songs are drawn from life’s experiences. He fuses his accomplished finger and flatpicking guitar playing with looping to produce a mesmerising layered soundscape. He is a one man tunes band with three independently produced C.D’s. Paul’s...

The Outsiders formed from a program through the power of music.to empower people with different abilities. Each band member has a varying level of special needs. With a common talent they have overcome these barriers to become respected musicians and songwriters. In...

Canadian songwriter/producer, Carolyna Lovely, settled in the hinterland Hinterland after 30 years of international live performances in festivals, clubs, and theatres on 4 continents. Lovely Bones consists of Carolyna and la group of local musos....

The Mindfulness Poet is Brendan O'Shea, who uses story telling and passionate performance poetry to tell how he overcame depression and anxiety. Drawing on his experiences as a Buddhist Monk and yoga teacher he shows how Mindfulness makes life better, easier and more...

Autoharp Builder and player Evan Mathieson is a survivor from the days when to play folk music and to organise folk festivals was likely to have the special branch camping on your doorstep! Since those early days Evan has sung and played at festivals, folk clubs,...

Brian Martin Music aims to spread harmony with harmony, by helping people to experience music of different cultures; empowering people around the world to share their voices and instruments with others in community and unity. Lots a great events happening....

Linsey Pollak and Lizzie O’Keefe present ˜Dangerous Song, combining the sounds of endangered and extinct animals with the human voice. This work is a response to the current 6th Extinction Crisis and its a Song for the Planet. The animals calls speak directly to the...

Weaving and layering live looping within his unique guitar and vocal soundscape, Hayden takes the listener with him on a journey of transcendent multiplicity. Hailing from the liberated musical landscape of modern South Africa, Hayden Hack left his homeland some 12...

Cabaret of Resistance
 with hits by Marilyn Munroe, Willie Nelson, ABBA, The Monkees, Everly Brothers and Bee Gees, protest has never been this much fun. A theatrical lock-on of song with Jenny Fitzgibbon. In strong, gutsy style Jenny shows our energy for creative...

Highlife are a Qld World Music Award Winning band who have gained a reputation in the Australian Music Scene with relentlessly high energy dance music. Their sound fuses Afro – Beat rhythms with psychedelic funk and progressive trance. With front man Hayden Hack, a...

Rimfire is all about good close harmony! Four experienced fellas creating a wall of sound that is hard to believe. They dress dapper and love those ringing chords! This Barbershop Quartet also branches into other styles. Four men singing a Cappella in close harmony....

Body Slap will leave you feeling uplifted, invigorated and alive. Brian & Christine's wonderful sense of timing and rhythm enhance this experiential workshop; he will ‘break it down’ and help you discover how much fun you can have slapping yourself around!

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An exciting A Cappella Choir which creates a magical experience that opens the heart and connects people. Conductor 
Brian Martin combines many musical and healing talents to facilitate these voices singing world music and rhythms. With wonderful harmonies from around...

The day she finished University, she packed her guitar and set off to explore the world, and the world of music. She has spent time living, studying music and performing on the Black Sea, Moscow, Egypt, Spain, The USA and has now happily settled in Australia....

Electro-folk, klezmer-fusion entertainer Niq Reefman is a one-man-musical. Drawing curiosity globally with his eclectic tale-spinning songs he's also the BEST IN THE GALAXY at playing trumpet and accordion simultaneously. His songs fuse jazz chords, folk lyrics &...

Joe is an Irish born Folk/Roots artist that now calls Australia home. A true singer/songwriter and storyteller who draws on 20 years of performing and touring the world in his must-see stage shows. He has recently released his third album ˜Happy Days”. A...

Blending elements of high energy Celtic punk, unpredictable gypsy strings, pirate shanty folk rock and a circus sideshow extravaganza; the genres used to describe ASA are endless. With soaring Eastern-European inspired violin melodies fused with hip-shaking rhythms,...

The Piano Wizard Andrew Farrell is a famous Australian pianist, singer, songwriter. He is widely acknowledged as a versatile virtuoso pianist with great and unique technical and improvisation skills. His wide range of skills include performing as an Australian jazz...

The voice people think will come out of her gives Hailey the element of surprise. Her charismatic performances and honest writing style has earned Brisbane’s Hailey Calvert many fans as well as turning her into a festival favourite. In winning the blues category in...

Nashville based Australian guitarist Van Larkins plays a modern fusion of traditional styles with a one man band approach incorporating bass, rhythm, melody and harmony without looping. After learning from the best (Phil Emmanuel, Tommy Emmanuel, Michael Fix and Clive...

With a career spanning six decades, Ian B. MacLeod is dubbed "The Rockabilly Cowboy". His warmth, charisma and magnetism still shine through today whether he is singing Slim Whitman classics or fabulous Rockabilly hits of the 50s and 60s. Ian’s career spans back to...

Crushed velvet and broken glass, cigar smoke and a gathering storm. RedCrow is a band of contrary themes. Americana alt-country roots music shares a whiskey with wide soundscapes; concise, lyrically rich songs swap stories with Celtic-brushed instrumentals. Moonlight...

Instrumental;, acoustic fingerstyle guitar pieces. A mix of original compositions by myself and others (eg Emma Nixon) and traditional dance tunes from England, Ireland, France and Scotland. (ie Celtic/Breton)....

Blackall Blues is a local contemporary blues band made up of four passionate and experienced musicians. Their vast repertoire includes everything from soft ballads to high-energy Blues/Rock. With soulful saxophone, heartfelt vocals, electrifying guitar and a tight...

The Goodwills trio together have over 90 years of musical experience. Although singer song-writer Bob and vocalist Laurel met Helen in the early 80s, they have only recently joined forces as the an augmented Goodwills. Helen is a classically trained violinist with an...

With carefully crafted lyrics and a powerful bass voice, Luke's rousing anthems and contemplative ballads range from our First Peoples to refugees, fracking, war, drug addiction and some light hearted commentary on modern life. Growing up in country Victoria, Luke now...

An exciting 3 piece all-girl band with a BIG sound and a double helping of Joy. With their tight grooves, dynamic vocals & upbeat style, 'The Chix' onstage vibe is purely contagious. Musically derived from a blues foundation, with an added twist of Country,...

Allegra Dunning is the Junior FFNSW Young Folk Artist of 2019 at her young 10 years of age. She is a singer songwriter that performs a mix of rearranged covers and her originals. She writes songs about experiences, emotions and things we fear, with a distinctive...

Paper, Scissors – Rock!” You close your eyes ….is it a saxophone, a clarinet, a flute, an oboe? …..you open them and “WHOA!” …what you see are instruments made from paper, cellotape, a drinking straw, a rubber glove and some garden hose. Linsey makes music by...

A compelling and intriguing combination serving an acoustic punch of original folk, funk, swing, reggae, blues and a touch of country. Dynamic, emotive voices and playful harmonies accompanied by guitar, violin, flute and harmonica. David and Caroline tangle up with...

Storyteller/Singer/Poet. My act varies every time, it can jump from a song to a story to poetry. Only one thing remains constant, my connection with my audience. If I can make you feel loved and included and happy you came, that's my reward, and that'll keep me...

Hello Tut Tut takes its audience on an high energy, stimulating musical safari shaped by the aesthetics of cultures from around the world. Exploring their heritage through a unique blend of gypsy, klezmer, balkan and latin sounds. One of Melbourne’ s best Dance Bands,...

Dosed are from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland that really do go way back. Since their inevitable emergence from the Jam Shed, they've become known for their colourful mix of personalities and contagious high-energy presence on stage. If you haven't been Dosed already...

From the Northern Rivers via New Orleans the Magnificence bring the good time, traditional Jazz party. They growl, they mewl, they cook and they make audiences feel better about otherwise questionable life choices A great fun band check em out....

With their eponymous album winning three titles in the Australian Celtic Music Awards 2018, Gone Molly are truly unique folk storytellers. Breathing life into colourful characters and tales imagined or discovered, Mollies will lead you on a journey through the grimy...

Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentalist and looping beatboxing songwriter Mal sings his brain provoking songs with guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, trombone and loopers. Kylie (who's played with Orchestra Victoria, Stevie Wonder and Barry White!) provides violin and...

Original, wild folk that resembles everything else. This duo packs emotional punches but have songs to heal the scars. AU’s Lindsay Martin brings sensitive strings and velvet vocals, while NZ’s songstress Victoria Vigenser delivers driving rhythms and gritty,...

The music of Murray Wall and Natalie Richy interweaves lush lyric and melody with upbeat Latin rhythm to create a funky and innovative sound with a definite jazz sensibility. Through rich vocals, guitar and percussion, the duo perform infectious originals and choice...

Barry can incorporate in a performance innovative scatting, interwoven with the unmistakable sounds of Tuva singing with influences here from [the late] Paul Pena as well as exploring the technique of split harmonics. He has performed in the UK at the world renowned...

With five albums and three books to her name, British singer-songwriter, poet, composer and multi-instrumentalist Emily Maguire is truly "a talent to be reckoned with" (RnR Magazine, UK). Known in the UK for her thought-provoking lyrics and highly emotive, hauntingly...

Streams is the musical creation of Kyle Sanderson, who after journeys beyond and within his homeland of the Sunshine Coast, gathered his stories together and begun to weave them into tunes. Moving through worldly and other worldly feelings, he explores his acoustic...

In a career spanning over three decades, Joe is a renowned singer/songwriter, guitarist, and influential figure in the development of contemporary Indigenous music. He writes music of bravery and beauty, telling of Aboriginal life in Australia, of the quest for...

Deline Briscoe is an internationally acclaimed singer songwriter hailing from the Gugu Yalanji of North Australia. Her soulful, intimate sound has defined her as one of Australia's finest voices. Deline has performed to over a million people worldwide, alongside...

Sorong Samarai brings together rising stars and living legends of PNG and West Papua. Heavy beats and fierce log drumming of the Manus Islands combine to create a fresh sound that is truly unique to this part of the globe. Razor sharp lyrics by multilingual MC Sprigga...

Khristian's songs elegantly articulate many contemporary issues Australia is facing today. His award winning songs have been described as 'captivating', leaving listeners feeling they have experienced something truly special. Poetic lyrics, meandering melodies and 'a...