by Pam Merrigan | Jan 15, 2021 | President's Reports
The past year was certainly not the one we were all expecting. From the new year fires that raged on the NSW south coast to the even more devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic our folk communities across NSW and beyond have been severely affected. 2020 has...
by Brian Jonathon | Aug 17, 2018 | President's Reports
The months seem to go so quickly, and it just doesn’t seem that long since I last wrote for Cornstalk. Nonetheless over the last two months we have enjoyed a number of successful events not the least of which was our ‘Picnic at Parramatta Park’ the second of...
by Brian Jonathon | May 25, 2018 | President's Reports
I’m pleased to say there’s heaps of new FFNSW initiatives to report. First though, a message to lapsed members PLEASE REJOIN! It’s not just that subscriptions help us develop folk in NSW, they help us feel our work is valued and appreciated. Individual membership is...
by Brian Jonathon | Feb 3, 2018 | President's Reports
Since taking on the presidency I have been asked numerous times by muso friends: “So tell me why should I join, what can folk federation do for me?”. In the beginning I tended to reply for example, by explaining how useful our new website is, in that one can create a...
by Andy Busuttil | Aug 1, 2016 | President's Reports
Hi Folks, I’m aware that we have some ‘guests’ here who are not members of the Federation so thought I’d broadcast this to you all. Please join us if you can see the worth of this forum as a way of promoting yourselves and your gigs and events...
by Andy Busuttil | Jun 1, 2016 | President's Reports
One of the commitments I made to myself when I took up the role of President of the Folk Federation was, regardless of the controversy that this may generate, to attempt to open a dialogue on diversity and why it is of importance to us not only within this State but...