by Loaded Dog Folk Club | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles
image – Bushwhackers at Mudgee, Henry Lawson’s birthplace, Sept 7-8 1956 On Sunday 27th October we will be celebrating with a Special Luncheon and Dance at Petersham Town Hall – bookings essential – In the years after the Second World War...
by Loaded Dog Folk Club | Oct 10, 2024 | Articles
This report is in the Bush Music Club Library & deserves re-visiting. Folklore our Living Heritage. Report of the Committee of Enquiry into Folklife in Australia. Australian Government Publishing Service, 1987 In 2018 The Conversation published an article about...
by Folk Federation of NSW | Aug 8, 2024 | Articles, Industry News, Member News
The Folk Federation of New South Wales is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Young Folk Artist Awards. They are, Sam Fletcher (under 25 years) and Ais O’Neill (under 19 years). Each year applications are invited from emerging young folk artists across...
by Folk Federation of NSW | Jul 25, 2024 | Articles, Industry News, Member News
Cover photo above – Dancing in the Street SydFolkFest23 (Photo: Heather Kroll) Folk Organisers Meeting via Zoom – Sunday 14 July 2024 The purpose of this second 2024 gathering of Folk Organisers was to consider the three key focus areas distilled from the 14...
by Margaret Walters | Jul 25, 2024 | Articles
Preamble: Margaret Walters has been going to peace rallies as long as she’s been going to folk clubs (50+ years), and has amassed a large archive of peace songs. She wants to see the singing of peace songs revitalised in the way sea shanties have been. Contact her....
