Rory McLeod (UK)
Gypsy-cockney lyrical genius - a one man, foot-tapping soulband
Kieran Halpin (Ireland)
Often mentioned in the same breath as Paul Brady and Van Morrison
as one of the finest Irish singer/songwriters of our time.
Zulya and the Children of the Underground (Vic)
2007 ARIA winner Best World Music Album. Sends the hairs on the
back of your neck tingling to life, and the effect then spreads
out into more sweeping paroxysms of delight—John Shand, SMH
Monsieur Camembert (NSW)
Django and the Hot Club of Paris get tangled up with klezmer on
a hot night on the back streets of the Buenos Aires. Heaven must
have one corner that grooves like this!
Jugularity (Vic)
Swinging singing bluesy gypsy comedy jug band cabaret—a complete
festival on eight legs!
Kavisha Mazzella trio (Vic)
Fremantle’s favourite export, the boundary-riding, ARIA-winning
musical storyteller with the shimmering voice and a stellar band.
Stiff Gins (Qld)
Picked up where Tiddas left off, with moving stories and laid-back
melting harmonies.
Tonchi Mcintosh (NSW)
This Scots-Aztec bred but Bourke-raised songwriter is a startlingly
clear-eyed lover of its hot blue skies and dry black soils.
Chris Duncan and Catherine Strutt (NSW)
Australia’s foremost Scottish-style duo, bringing a renewed
spirit to the tradition’s merry jigs, wild reels and delicate
airs.
The Hottentots (NSW)
Australia’s definitive coffeehouse couple meld a satchel of
styles and instruments into something all their own—upbeat
yet timely and moving.
Jane Saunders and Michael Fix (NSW/Qld)
Australia’s finest alt-country singer and ABC Records recording
artist, with immaculate guitar backing from a virtuoso player
Double Entendre (WA)
Anyone under 80 who can remain seated for these 2007 WAMI World
Music winners’ Balkan barbershop-doof-barnyard-rasta hoedowns
must need their pulse checked!
Andy Rigby and Friends (Vic)
Australia’s folk harp genius strokes in styles ranging from
Lima to Limerick. But if you’ve always fancied trying the
South African Township style, bring drum, horn or pennywhistle in
C and join the vibrant Kwela Street Band!
Mal Webb (Vic)
Beatbox doesn’t half cover it...Like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex
Twin and Cole Porter playing Scrabble—B. Freely
Klezmeritis (Vic)
The best of Australian Klezmer – compelling folk-dance music
in the exuberant Jewish tradition
Judy Small (Vic)
One of the genuine greats of Australian songwriting – an unforgettable
performer
Junior (SA)
Warm harmonies, catchy songs and on-stage charisma – a sideways
look over the back fences of Australia.
Wise Family Band (WA)
Regular festival favourites have been making an international
splash lately with tours of Ireland and the US - the new generation
of Australian folk/roots music
JENNY M THOMAS (Vic)
Stunning fiddle/voice reconstructions of Australian classics
DANNY SPOONER (Vic)
L legend of traditional song
CAMOON (NSW)
virtuoso trio of oud/violin/percussion featuring Sirocco percussionist Guy Madigan, bringing vibrant life to Middle Eastern modes
ADAM HALL and the VELVET PLAYBOYS (WA)
D dynamic Perth-based rockabilly rhythm and swing to rock out the dance floor
COOLGRASS (Vic)
Seriously good bluegrass played for laughs
GROOVY LIPS and THE YANG (WA)
D didge-based indigenous roots grooves from Broome
ALEX LEGG (Vic)
Unforgettable Scots/Australian songwriter with a one-man rhythm-section guitar style all his own
CLARKE's GRAY VEST (WA)
Warm, lyrical and seriously hot, WA's finest purveyors of blues-tinged acoustic swing
[Full list of all booked Festival
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