Community Cajun Dancing (9pm)
Cajun set with live music for audience free form participation.
Junction 142
Community Balkan Dance (4pm)
Live music for audience participation Balkan folk dance workshop led by Yorgo Kapporis.
Bubbuzouk
Hailing from depths of little Athens AKA Marrickville, Bubbuzouk will be boarding the magic bus up to the hill top and things are gonna get… Greeky. The 5 piece band features: • George Doukas – Vocal, Guitar, baglama • Helene Ioakimidis – Vocal, percussion • George Xenikis – Bass • Christina Bacchiella – Percussion •…
Imad-Eddine Dably
Imad-Eddine Dably is a well-known Gnaoua musician and traditional instrument artisan from Essaouira, Morocco. He is an ambassador for the history of African Moroccan Sufi music, hailing from a prominent Sufi family in Essaouria. Since 2007 Imad has travelled worldwide promoting the preservation of traditional Moroccan instruments such as the Gembri, Qarqapa, and Tbel as…
Two if by Sea
Two if by Sea features the talents of Rachel Johnston, a world class cellist who has turned her hand to to folk and bluegrass music and teamed up with Bathurst man Trent Arkley-Smith, who has been working the top-level circus music circuit of Europe with his prodigious mandolin talents. Two If By Sea takes the skill of classical…
Narrownecks
With American old time string band roots, Narrownecks are based in Sydney, Australia. Fiddler David Hoffmann (USA) is a multi-generation old time musician, and has been surrounded by the music of the Appalachian mountains since he was in the womb. Clawhammer banjo player Harry O’Donovan (CHW) has brought a love for Indian and world music…
Moo Choir
Based at Warrimoo in the lower Blue Mountains. MooChoir is an open access community choir that sings a range of gospel, pop, contemporary, and occasionally classical songs. Moo is an acapella SATB choir that shares the joy of music making, and welcomes experienced singers at any time, and less experienced singers at the start and…
Dusha Balkana
Sydney base Australian Academy of Balkan Dance and Culture – Dusha Balkana (Soul of the Balkans) perform song and dance from the Balkans – Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. Founded and run by Artistic Director and Choreographer Yorgo Kaporis, the Ensemble’s repertoires are all original choreographies by Yorgo. This group is a non political…
Cat and Clint
An Old Time Duo featuring sweet vocal harmonies, banjo, fiddle, guitar and mountain dulcimer. They are inspired by Traditional Appalachian Mountain Music and the passing down of fiddle tunes and ballads through generations of players from Australia and the USA. Whether it’s a murder ballad, a song of longing and heartbreak, a crooked fiddle tune…
Craig Woodward & Kat Mear
In this exciting new duo, coming together through their shared passion for American Old-time Stringband and traditional ‘Southern’ dance and social music, fiddler extraordinaire Kat Mear (Cash Savage & the Last Drinks, Jerry Hayle’s Uncle Bill, Grace Cummings band and more) is joined by Melbourne based multi instrumentalist and traditional ‘Roots’ music specialist Craig Woodward…