by Dave Johnson | May 10, 2025 | Articles
Since the Committee of Bush Traditions decided to withdraw from running folk community based events’ folk have been asking “What does this mean for us?” Apart from the COVID hiatus the Goulburn Gathering has been held since 2006 as an annual event...
by Loaded Dog Folk Club | Apr 1, 2025 | Articles
photo – Carol Garland, 2004 (photo Sandra Nixon) extract from article published in 2010 in Folk Fed’s previous website. The Dog was founded in 1990 by a small group of folkies – Peter & Jacqui Kerrawn, Yuri, Jo Elliot, Peter Hicks & Gary...
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...
