THE INAUGURAL SYDNEY FOLK FESTIVAL
Event Date: 16/07/2019, 07:00 pm
Win a double pass to any day of your choice.
At four great venues in Pitt Street over 2 days and 3 nights, the heart of Sydney will see more than 60 acts
in a massive celebration of the best and most adventurous in today’s new generation of folk.
Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, top notch musicians aged from 9 to 90
will thrill audiences with a wild rainbow of sounds. You’ll hear fresh young world beats and original voices, traditional music (ballads, shanties, blues, bush music, bluegrass and newgrass) and way, way beyond to Afro funk, Celtic punk and more!
Artistic director, well-known Aussie cultural historian and performer Warren Fahey (Folkways Music, Larrikin Records), says this festival will ‘totally blow away’ any outdated stereotypes of ‘old school’ folk.
“We’ve prepared a joyous celebration of all the musical genres that sit under the big umbrella of ‘folk’.
Storytelling – colonial, indigenous, multicultural – is central… but so is participation.
There’s dance, poetry, theatre, food and drink… and much, much more. The entire line-up is Aussie – in fact all but two acts are from NSW! In the heart of the city – every venue is within 5 minutes’ walk of Sydney Town Hall.”
President of the Folk Federation NSW - presenting the event - Brian Jonathon said a truly urban folk festival was long overdue.
“There are scores of regional folk festivals across the country, where everyone has to ‘go bush’ for a rough (and often soggy!) experience. We thought it was time to bring the rich diversity of contemporary folk to town!”
The festival theme is ‘The next generation of folk’.
With an emphasis on youth, the performers will range from extraordinary talent, ten-year old Allegra Dunning and 2019 Young Folk Award winner Cowra’s Josh Maynard, to legends like internationally-acclaimed singer- songwriter, Eric Bogle – who will sing his much loved hits.
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City Tattersall’s Club, SMSA and the Pitt Street Uniting Church,
Sydney New South Wales,2000
City Tattersall’s Club, SMSA and the Pitt Street Uniting Church,
Sydney New South Wales,2000
