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 Folk Federation of NSW | Jul 10, 2024 | Industry News
Cover photo above – Austral at SydFolkFest22 (Photo: Steve Mullarkey) If you love folk as much as we do and are involved in organising folk activities big or small you are invited to FolkFedNSW’s next Folk Organiser’s meeting. This will take place via Zoom...
by Folk Federation of NSW | Jun 26, 2024 | Industry News
Calling all NSW performers! Performer Expressions of Interest for the 2025 Cobargo Folk Festival on the beautiful NSW Sapphire Coast are open until 6 July. The Cobargo Folk Festival is a folk and roots music, arts and cultural event held annually on the first weekend...
by Folk Federation of NSW | May 7, 2024 | Articles, Industry News
One of the most valuable activities undertaken by FolkFedNSW in recent years has been its annual Young Folk Artists of the Year Awards which are offered in two categories, under 19 years and 19 – under 25 years of age. These awards have been running since 2019...
by Pam Merrigan | Apr 5, 2024 | Industry News, Reviews
2024 National Folk Festival – A Snapshot. With many music festivals, folk and otherwise on a precipice and indeed, with some having already slipped into the abyss, it was a sheer delight to be in Canberra for the 2024 National Folk Festival. Autumn in Canberra...