A smaller, compact festival but still full of everything you need to enjoy an exciting three summer days of folk, world, roots, bluegrass, gypsy and celtic music and poetry, comedy and dance thrown in for good measure.
Set in the spectacular northern Illawarra Escarpment (NSW), enjoy more than 200 performers at events over three days.
Amazing artists (local, interstate and overseas) – camping onsite with friends – three great venues – Folk Music School – stalls galore – parking onsite.
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2023 Illawarra Folk Festival Artists
65 artists – 5 venues – 100 plus concerts from 4pm Friday 20 to 10pm Sunday 22 January 2023
INTERNATIONALS
Ajak Kwai (South Sudan), Curtis Eller (USA), Grace Petrie (UK), Jellymans Daughter (UK), Ken Field’s Hoot Band (USA), Paul McKenna Band (UK)
NATIONAL ACTS
Bush Music Club – Concert Party, Cigany Weaver, Den Hanrahan and The Rum Runners, Emily Lubitz Band, Glenn Skuthorpe, Good Tunes, Handsome Young Strangers, Kay Proudlove, Liv Cartledge, Margaret & Bob Fagan, Munsterbucks, Rheinberger and Wilson, Shanty Club, Shining Bird, Suzette Herft, Swing Beans, The Go Set , The Morrisons, The Papercollar Pickers, The Morning Star, The Raglins, The Water Runners, Wallaby Track Bush Band, Zumpa
LOCALSAz-I-Am, Black Joak Morris, Carefree Road Band, Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance, Combined Union Choirs, Curious Rendition Orchestra, Dear Violet, Dru Yoga, Fiddledance Bush Band, Friends of Steve, Gobsmacked!, Kenny Bartley and the Midnight Feast, Luke Spook, Mally Moo’s Music, Maurie Mulheron & Pat Craigie, Maypole with Molly, Meridian, Mother Banshee, Nikriann, Peter Mace, Peter Willey, Robyn Sykes, Rusty & The Saint, Saplings Sessions Bush Music Club, Steampunk Vagabonds, Stonybroke, Storybeats, Super Kenny, The Con Artists, The Femme Fatales, The Other Noonans, The Swingaleles, Tribal Jewels Dance Co, Zlatkos Balkan Cabaret