22 –24 MARCH 2019 WELCOME TO THE FESTIVAL!
Bringing together the best live music in the broad folk tradition, the Yackandandah Folk Festival celebrates the spirit of our great little community - creative expression, belonging, volunteering, sustainability and good times!
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PROGRAM Tinman
FRIDAY
Official opening, Welcome to Country and opening parade from 6.30pm Street Stage and High SATURDAY Street A community parade Community dinner led by local street from 5pm, band, The High Memorial Gardens Street Shufflers, and Meal tickets on sale featuring local schools from 3pm and community groups. Face painting Gourmet dinner from 4.30pm onwards. and dessert made with love and local SUNDAY A FREE courtesy bus service will link Butson FREE BUS Park, Yackandandah Sports Park and the town Bush Dance produce. This event is a major fundraiser SERVICE centre. The bus will run continuously during Festival Market 7.15pm, Street Stage for Yackandandah these times. See the festival map for bus route Featuring Di Simpson Primary School and from 9am, High and and bus stop locations. and the Old Jig Jog. Yackandandah Toy Wellsford streets All welcome! Library. More than 140 stalls! Fri 6pm-10pm | Sat 9am-10pm | Sun 9am-4pm
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Workshop entry by SATURDAY SATURDAY festival wristband only, all workshops held at 12pm - 12.45pm Tricky Troy Children’s St James Hall. Children Vocal workshop for adults and Magic Show must be accompanied children with Marcia Howard 9.30am - 10.30am by an adult at all times. 2pm - 2.45pm Drumming, rhythm and grooves Street Stage For more information, workshop with Nicky Bomba please ask at the Art and Craft ticket office or visit 3pm - 3.45pm yackfolkfestival.com How to use a loop pedal to 10am - 2pm create harmonies with Paige Memorial Park Black Creative drop-in art and craft workshops for kids SUNDAY
10am - 10.45am Sleight of hand magic tricks with Whitedog 11am - 11.45am Finger-style guitar with Richard Gilewitz 12pm - 12.45pm Songwriting workshop - how to start and finish a song - with Fred Smith Band
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Poet’s Breakfast Yackoustica Battle Arts Yack O’Shea-Ryan Irish Street Stage Street Stage Community Choir Dancers demonstration Sat 8.30am - 9.30am Sun 11am - 1pm Public Hall Yackandandah Primary School Sun 8.30am - 10.00am Sun 11.45pm - 12.45pm Sun 1pm A chance for emerging acoustic artists, aged 15-25, Led by Aaron Silver, the choir Witness colourful Irish jigs and Youth Music Sessions to play on stage with a will bring together diverse reels, performed by folk festival Street Stage supportive audience and voices from across the region. favourites, the renowned Sat 10am - 8.30pm have the chance to win $200, O’Shea-Ryan Irish Dance group. Sun 10am - 4pm plus a gig at next year’s festival. Contact Annette A free performance space created Walton on 0417166824 or at by young people for young people [email protected] aged 12-25, who wish to share to enter. their music. There are also open mic sessions for people doing The Street Urchins their first gig. If you would like to Buskers Competition do an open mic set put your name down and you will be allocated Various locations a time. (Please note places are Sun 11am –1pm limited.) A place to relax, be Register at the festival entertained and soak up the office between 9.30am and vibes. The Street Stage venue is 10.30am Sunday. There are tobacco-, alcohol- and drug- two categories: Under 15 free. For performer details, visit and Open. Busking occurs yackfolkfestival.com or theshed between 11am and 1pm at various locations around town, Ecumenical services with a final at the Street Stage. Memorial Gardens Prize: a free ticket to the 2020 Sun 9am festival and a spot on the 2020 program. See festival All welcome. office, website and Facebook for more details.
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THURSDAY 6.30pm 8.45pm SATURDAY 11am 12.15pm Tinman Red Tail Ring Maja Richard Gilewitz Public Hall Marquee Star Hotel Public Hall 21 23 Dean Haitani 6.45pm Pete Denahy Tinman Marquee St James Church 7.30pm Dean Haitani Star Hotel 10am Marquee Whitedog Grooveyard Whitedog 11.15am Hammond Combo 9.30pm Grace’s Place Star Hotel Dana Sipos Star Hotel 7pm Saoirse Public Hall Genevieve Public Hall Nathan Power 12.30pm Chadwick Marquee The Jam Tarts Trio Montgomery Star Hotel 9.45pm St James Church Church Z-Star Delta 10.15am Clarence Room 7.30pm Marquee Melissa Crabtree Luke Robinson FRIDAY with Dayan Kai Grace’s Place The Humbuckin’ Claire Anne Taylor Pickups Public Hall 10pm Public Hall 11.30am Street Stage 22 The Royal High Jinx Leah Jeskie 7.45pm The Go Set acoustic Star Hotel Grace’s Place 12.45pm Clarence Room 4pm Marcia Howard Paige Black Marquee Rosie Haden and Luke Robinson 10.30pm Courthouse Fred Smith Band Greg Hoepner 11.45am Star Hotel Eddie Cole 8pm Public Hall St James Church 1pm Courthouse 5pm Grooveyard Genevieve Hammond Combo 10.30am Monique Clare 10.45pm Chadwick Star Hotel Forgotten Land 12pm Star Hotel The Go Set Star Hotel Marquee Clarence Room Tom Richardson 8.30pm Star Hotel Pete Denahy 6pm Nicky Bomba 10.45am Marquee Montgomery 11pm Fred Smith Band Public Hall Joel Havea Church All Strings Attached Marquee Enda Kenny Courthouse Star Hotel Star Hotel Public Hall
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1.15pm 2.30pm 3.30pm 4.45pm 8pm 10.15pm Out of Abingdon Pans on Fire Out of Abingdon The Neon Effect Nicky Bomba The Royal St James Church Street Stage Clarence Room Courthouse Marquee High Jinx Star Hotel Joel Havea Melissa Crabtree 3.45pm 5pm 8.15pm Grace’s Place with Dayan Kai Richard Gilewitz All Strings The Settlement 10.30pm Clarence Room Courthouse Attached Star Hotel Claire Anne Taylor 1.30pm Star Hotel Public Hall Maja 2.45pm 4pm 8.30pm Clarence Room Hello Tut Tut Dana Sipos Z-Star Delta 11pm Marquee The Frank Burkitt Courthouse Star Hotel Band The Go Set 1.45pm Public Hall Marquee The Maes 3pm The Frank Burkitt 5.15pm Courthouse Marissa Quigley Band Marcia Howard 9pm 11.15pm Marquee Public Hall and Her Sunday Z-Star Delta Hello Tut Tut 2pm Best Monique Clare Marquee Star Hotel Grooveyard Star Hotel 4.15pm St James Church Hammond Combo Black Orchid 9.15pm Star Hotel 3pm Stringband 5.30pm The Humbuckin’ Red Tail Ring Public Hall Forgotten Land Pickups The Settlement Marquee Montgomery Clarence Room Star Hotel Marquee Church 3.15pm St James Church 7pm 9.30pm 2.15pm Saoirse Earth Hour Concert The Maes The Neon Effect Public Hall The Jam Tarts Trio Public Hall Public Hall Public Hall Grace’s Place Tom Richardson Cat and Clint Marissa Quigley 10pm St James Church 4.30pm and Her Sunday St James Church All Strings Tom Yates Enda Kenny Best Attached Rosie Haden and Grace’s Place Clarence Room Marquee Marquee Greg Hoepner Nathan Power Grace’s Place Star Hotel
12 Yackandandah Folk Festival 13 SUNDAY 11am Whitedog 1.15pm 2.30pm 4pm Cat and Clint Clarence Room Marcia Howard The Frank Burkitt Fred Smith Band Star Hotel Courthouse Band Public Hall 24 12.15pm Marquee Dean Haitani Saoirse 1.30pm Pete Denahy Clarence Room Gordon Mullen 9.30am Courthouse The Royal High Jinx Star Hotel St James Church Luke Robinson Marquee 11.15am 5pm St James Church 12.30pm Pans on Fire Melissa Crabtree Enda Kenny The Jam Tarts Trio The Maes with Dayan Kai Street Stage 10am Marquee St James Church Public Hall Paige Black Courthouse Leah Jeskie The Neon Effect Hello Tut Tut Star Hotel UPENDO Choir Grace’s Place 11.30am St James Church Street Stage Star Hotel Matt McIntyre Maja 3pm Rosie Haden and Eddie Cole 6pm Marquee St James Church Claire Anne Taylor Greg Hoepner Grace’s Place Joel Havea Public Hall Leah Jeskie The Settlement Grace’s Place Star Hotel Clarence Room Marquee 2pm Cat and Clint 1pm Dana Sipos Forgotten Land Star Hotel 10.15am Red Tail Ring Public Hall Genevieve Grace’s Place Star Hotel Paige Black Chadwick Marissa Quigley Clarence Room Courthouse 11.45am Black Orchid and Her Sunday Yackandandah Stringband Best 3.15pm Public Hall 10.30am Community Choir Star Hotel Out of Abingdon Public Hall Nathan Power Richard Gilewitz Monique Clare Courthouse Marquee Clarence Room Clarence Room 12pm 3.30pm Eddie Cole The Humbuckin’ Tinman St James Church Pickups 2.15pm Marquee Star Hotel Montgomery Tom Yates Church Grace’s Place Courthouse
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Railway Ave WODONGA
BEECHWORTH Kars St Hammond4 St 7 1 Public Hall
2 Marquee 2 Hammond St Racecourse Rd High St YACKANDANDAH 3 Star Hotel PRIMARY SCHOOL FOOD COURT
William St 4 St James Church and Hall Wellsford St 1 5 5 Grace’s Place FREE VENUE High St 8 3 6 Clarence Room VILLAGE 9 6 GREEN BUTSON PARK
7 Courthouse Church St Church
8 Memorial Gardens Quiet Windham St Camping 9 Street Stage FREE VENUE MYRTLEFORD
Windham St
Wellsford St
FESTIVAL/TICKET OFFICE CAMPING - TENTS PERFORMER/STAFF Bells Flat Rd PARKING ONLY WELLSFORD HOUSE GREEN CAMPING - CAMPERVANS ROOM (PERFORMERS ONLY) PETROL STATION BABY FEED AND CHANGE VISITOR INFORMATION POLICE STATION WIFI HOTSPOT PUBLIC TOILETS BUS STOP FREE SERVICE WATER ACCESSIBLE TOILETS BUS ROUTE FRI 6PM-10PM EVENT PARKING YACKANDANDAH CAMPER SHOWERS BUS ROUTE SAT 9AM-10PM SPORTS PARK DISABLED PARKING BUS ROUTE SUN 9AM-4PM PERFORMERS
Cat and Clint have charmed and his stories are from his heart many an audience with their and mind with compassion for take on old-time mountain music humanity. Dean’s many successes featuring foot-stomping fiddle include touring US, Europe, tunes, haunting ballads, twanging Australia. banjo and vintage country blues. They come from Blackwood, in the Eddie Cole central highlands of Victoria, one Soulful vocals, exquisite guitar of Australia’s old-time bluegrass work set against a solid backbeat All Strings Attached hotspots. stomp box, Eddie Cole sings gorgeous originals such as ‘Rusty Claire Anne Taylor Shack’ as well as a selection of All Strings Attached Hailing from Tasmania’s ancient choice covers such as ‘To make Call them what you will - Tarkine rainforest, Claire Anne you feel my love’ and ‘Four five high energy Celtic punk, Taylor crafts soulful folk songs seconds’. unpredictable gypsy strings, that capture both the beautiful Dana Sipos pirate shanty folk rock or a circus and dark elements of the human Enda Kenny sideshow extravaganza; the list of experience. With a colossal voice One of Australia’s best known genres used to describe All Strings and a powerfully captivating songwriters and a cracking Attached is endless. Soaring stage presence, her live shows entertainer, Enda has toured eight eastern European violin melodies leave audiences in no doubt they Dana Sipos is an acclaimed countries in the past two years fused with hip-shaking rhythms, have just witnessed something Canadian songwriter, who tours and has eight independent CDs to driving guitar riffs and layered extraordinary. his name. vocals, All Strings Attached may extensively throughout North America and Europe. Her new be hard to describe but they are Forgotten Land is a husband album, Trick of the Light, released sure to leave you satisfied. and wife duo. Gem tells stories on Roaring Girl Records in May through song and takes you on Black Orchid Stringband 2018, is described as a “luminous and compelling work” (Exclaim!). a journey through her life spent comprises West Papuan largely in Bath in the UK, before musicians based in Melbourne Dean Haitani is a blues and roots moving to Australia and settling who maintain the spirit of national singer/songwriter, and has honed in Yackandandah. Gem sings from unity in their freedom struggle the craft of acoustic and electric the heart with emotion and Dave through rhythmic ukuleles and guitar, vocals and harmonica. His accompanies her with his funky big harmonies. Claire Anne Taylor music is contemporary, forever rhythms on percussion including pushing the musical envelope, djembe and cajon.
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The Frank Burkitt Band Fred Smith Band Frank Burkitt is a songwriter and a Fred Smith joins forces with storyteller who has been performing Matt Nightingale on double his own brand of folk song for more bass and legendary sideman than 15 years. After relocating from Carl Pannuzzo to present Edinburgh to Wellington, he formed songs from his rich back an insanely talented backing band catalogue and his new album that has become popular throughout Great, a wry interrogation of New Zealand and Australia for American politics, history and its quirky arrangements, upbeat pathologies. performances of American roots music with flavours of country, jazz Fred Smith Band and swing, and sharp suits!
Genevieve Chadwick and a dynamic and engaging live Imagine if Janis Joplin and John act not to be missed. Lee Hooker had a baby together; Grooveyard Hammond Combo musically, this girl would be the is a four-piece organ combo offspring of that union. She looks playing an extensive and eclectic like an angel, roars like a lion and mix of blues, soul and R&B tunes. plays guitar like a demon. The group produces spontaneous, Gordon Mullen engaging and entertaining music. Playing kurzweil, ukulele and Hello Tut Tut takes its audience guitar, Yackandandah local on a musical journey shaped by Gordon Mullen gives his own the aesthetics of cultures from take on popular covers, as well as around the world. The group’s performing his original repertoire. debut album, World Music The Go Set combines the Dance Band, pays homage to its traditional sounds of bagpipes, members’ ancestry, drawing upon The Frank Burkitt Band fiddle and mandolin, with rock sounds of the klezmer, Balkan and guitars, and rousing choruses. gypsy musical traditions in order A hybrid of the old and the new, to craft original music that is both current and timeless.
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The Humbuckin’ Pickups songs that engage your heart The Maes have brought their Maja contemporary twist on folk High energy and a love of and mind. She will be joined by Captivating her audiences, Serbian- music to global audiences, performing see The Humbuckin’ members of the Wood Street born songstress Maja is making with performances at the Pickups produce a show that Family Band. a name for herself through her Hydro Stadium at Celtic is captivating and beautiful to thought-provoking and deeply Luke Robinson Connection, Glasgow; witness. It’s Australiana rockin’ personal songwriting style. Echoing Americana Folk Festival, folk! The Humbuckers are a fun- With carefully-crafted lyrics soul, folk and blues music, Maja’s Nashville; Cambridge Folk loving lot, drawing the crowd in and a powerful bass voice, diverse range of styles come to Festival, UK; Edmonton Folk with their stories, their humour Luke’s rousing anthems and highlight her eccentric character Festival, Vancouver Folk Music and their captivating songs. contemplative ballads tackle and fierce vocal performance. stories about everything from Festival, Canada; Woodford, The Jam Tarts Trio is a quirky our First Peoples to refugees, Port Fairy and National Folk Marcia Howard has sustained a group of women who celebrate fracking, war, drug addiction and Festivals, Australia. diverse career during the past 30 ageing well by singing the some light-hearted commentary years. She was a member of the music of the 1950s and 1960s on modern life. Winner of the legendary Australian band, Goanna, with a touch of theatre, quirky 2018 Yackandandah Folk Festival as a backing singer, keyboard player choreography and loads of fun! Busking Competition (open and songwriter. She was named Artist section), he will release his debut of the Year at Port Fairy Folk Festival Joel Havea is soulful album later this year. 2016, and appeared on the Voice 2016, singer-songwriter whose many in Delta Goodrem’s team. She released influences reflect his roots as a her fifth album, Everything Reminds true world citizen, born in Tonga, Me, in October 2017. raised in Melbourne and currently based in Europe. Since the release Marisa Quigley and Her of his debut album in 2012, he has Sunday Best played more than 600 concerts Singer-songwriter Marisa Quigley is a in over 20 countries on four fine storyteller and powerful vocalist. continents. Backed by some of north-east Victoria’s finest musicians, her songs Leah Jeskie is a singer- span the gamut from haunting to songwriter and multi- heartfelt to hilarious. With a blend of instrumentalist from north- blues/roots, country/folk, a wink and eastern Victoria. Weaving a nudge, a tickle and a poke, this act is experiences and stories with soulful, fun and endearing. diverse music styles, Leah creates The Maes Matt McIntyre is the winner of the 2018 Yackoustic Competition. 22 Yackandandah Folk Festival 23 PERFORMERS
Melissa Crabtree Monique Clare with Dayan Kai Dancing between intricate, Melissa Crabtree is a world- rhythmic cello lines, compelling travelling, river-running, award- lyrics and heart-tugging winning singer/songwriter/ harmonies, Monique Clare is an guitarist who crafts original music award-winning, songwriting rooted in her love for the wild, powerhouse. Onstage she’s a pure majestic lands of the American joy to watch, offstage she’s hosted west. Dayan Kai is a classically mountaintop sunrise concerts, trained multi-instrumentalist, taught cello in Afghanistan and singer/songwriter, vocalist, travelled the world to dive deeply and producer with a lifelong into folklore treasure troves. dedication to music.
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Montgomery Church Nathan Power Cielle Montgomery and James Borrowing inspiration from artists Church are Montgomery Church - such as the Tallest Man on Earth, a blend of acoustic folk, Americana Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and bluegrass influences, distilled Nathan Power explores a love of in the Snowy Mountain ranges of folk music to communicate stories country New South Wales. With loosely based on life experiences. its organic union of dobro and Armed with a parlour guitar and guitar, harmony vocals, and tasteful backed by mandolin, this is folk Melissa Crabtree with Dayan Kai songwriting, this captivating duo is music at its finest. enthralling in its dynamic intimacy, embracing all that is subtle, spacious, and sensitive.
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Paige Black The Neon Effect O’Shea-Ryan Irish Dancers Harpist Michelle Doyle, cellist perform Irish jigs and reels. From Catie Martin and oboist/ tiny tots to seniors, these dancers fiddler Jessica Foot meld their dress in colorful Celtic costumes rich sonorities with eclectic and put on a lively, toe-tapping craftsmanship to explore the far display for audiences. reaches of the contemporary Aussie-trad musical vernacular. Out of Abingdon Through soulful strains, deep Accomplished in its artistry, this grooves and an explosion of duo creates a soulful atmosphere colour, The Neon Effect ignites where unpretentious musicianship the music of its time and place. is firmly centre stage. Tina’s ethereal vocals and grooving Paige Black is a singer- double bass accompanied by songwriter who will caress Warwick’s fearless physical you with her melodic, soulful expression on guitar are translated sound and draw you in with The Neon Effect Nicky Bomba into a full-bodied combination of her raw emotion and relatable jazz, blues and ballads. stories. Paige’s unique voice, backed by the keys, brings you sounds of soul, pop and folk rolled into one. Paige will take Nicky Bomba is an you on a journey with her songs internationally renowned narrating the places she’s been, musician, producer and the relationships she’s had and songwriter. As leader of the her sense of curiosity. ARIA award-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra, front man for the Pans on Fire steelpan Carribean styled Bustamento orchestra’s repertoire includes and a highly respected drummer calypso, latin, samba, bossa, jazz, (three albums with John Butler world music, rock ballads and Trio) he is constantly touring and classical music. Born of a bushfire working on musical adventures. recovery project, Pans on Fire Consequently, the music loves not only to entertain but produced by this peace-lovin’ also to educate audiences about troubadour is a melting pot of this unique instrument. fun, adventure and exotic sounds of the people and places he loves. Out of Abingdon 26 Yackandandah Folk Festival 27 PERFORMERS
off their fourth full-length Rosie Haden and Greg Hoepner Saoirse Red Tail Ring studio release, Fall Away Blues, play music to swoon by - dark This award-winning Celtic band Premo and Beauchamp are electric folk, Grace Slick meets will enthrall audiences with “re-imagining Americana music Neko Case. This pair’s music is its beautiful songs, luscious with pure soul” (The Steel melodic, harmonic, edgy and harmonies, feisty jigs and reels Wheels). rhythmic. and fabulous dancing feet. With a selection of traditional Richard Gilewitz The Royal High Jinx tunes and songs and original For nearly four decades, Australia’s mesmerising works, Saoirse is the real American fingerstyle wizard contemporary world music band, Celtic deal! Richard Gilewitz has fascinated The Royal High Jinx, has burst onto listeners with six- and 12-string festival stages with originality, The Settlement is a band finger gymnastics, while spinning virtuosity and theatricality. Its of brothers from regional enchanting yarns of a seasoned songs and tunes are inspired by Victoria, who rose from the beer- raconteur. His signature playing European traditions peppered soaked pub scene. They have style delivers a technical with gypsy jazz, Latin, Balkan and released music each year since diversity of banjo-style patterns electro-swing grooves with a pinch forming and have been touring Pete Denahy and classical arpeggios with a of folk. In 2018, TRHJ excited and Australia relentlessly, earning rhythmic percussive approach, Having cut his teeth doing comedy ignited European audiences on themselves the reputation of a exploring the history of guitar and playing fiddle on the Slim its Gone Gone Gone Germany gang of reprobates who live to with sounds of folk to Americana, Dusty Show, five-time Golden Tour. Sing along with and dance to play, on and off the stage. the blues to the classical, ragtime Guitar winner Pete works at his Australia’s most colourful band! to pop, and everywhere in own show now, which includes between. much comedy and also features his fine original songs, many of which are from his current bluegrass release, Singin’ Shoes - songs inspired by the history of his home, Yackandandah.
Red Tail Ring is Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp. Together this Michigan-based duo creates intricate arrangements of original folk music and traditional Richard Gilewitz ballads with banjo, fiddle, guitar, and lush harmonies. Fresh The Settlement
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Tinman Renowned as a maestro on the Z-Star Delta is an explosive Born out of a New Year’s eve loop pedal, Tom dances around duo fronted by international campfire sing-along, Tinman creating soundscapes of four- artist, multi-instrumentalist is a group of friends making part vocal harmonies, multiple and producer Zee Gachette dreamy folk music infused with guitar sections and complicated (Z-STAR, SLOWTRAINSOUL), the voicings of mandolin, cigar percussion grooves, all live on based in the UK. Fast box guitar, piano accordion and stage. Yoga Loves Music becoming hot music property ukulele. Add to that the lush Z-Star Delta has been hailed UPENDO vocals and seductive harmonies as the highlight of many Fifteen women, who are refugees a festival, thanks to its of front-women Richelle and Yoga Loves Music Sarah-Rose, the quartet is a from Democratic Republic of legendary and high octane dream combination that comes the Congo and now living in They’re back! Yoga Loves Music live performances. This duo together to create an electric live Wodonga, Victoria, created is yoga practice blended with has a sound that travels performance. UPENDO in March 2018. Through waves of vibrational soundscapes through an intoxicating and song, drama and dance, they to invoke the highest connection modern mix of country blues bring to life their culture and to your true essence and awaken and desert rock. their connection to other your mojo! cultures. Formed initially to provide support for each other and to contribute to their group, produces a magnificent choral experience of vibrant harmony, movement and rhythm.
Whitedog aka Wayne Robert Davies, is an alternative country Tom Richardson folk singer and songwriter from the UK. His career has included appearances at Earls Court supporting Van Morisson, touring the UK club circuit with an eight- Tom Richardson piece ska band and appearing Z-Star Delta With an infectious and genuine at UK festivals including demeanor, Tom’s songwriting, Glastonbury. He is an endearing storytelling and intricate guitar singer songwriter who engages playing are a delicate balance his audience with jokes and of grace, truth and passion. observations.
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Festival Merchandise Baby feed and change space composted and now growing the FESTIVAL OFFICE community garden, 11 bins sent to T-Shirts: Yackandandah Folk Festival At this year’s Folk Festival, landfill and 32 bins returned empty. 2019 t-shirts are available to purchase the Australian Breastfeeding THU 21 2PM - 7PM In 2016 all 80 bins went to landfill form the festival office. Designed Association will be providing a FRI 22 1PM - 10PM due to contamination. by Sarah McAlister, the 100% cotton ‘Baby feed and change’ space, SAT 23 9AM - 10PM This year, please help us by; t-shirts are ethically Melbourne made available on Sunday, March 24 SUN 24 9AM - 4PM • Using the “Drop it Here” stations and printed in Albury. from 10am to 3pm. The location is 29 High St, Yackandandah Ardsville House (cnr Wellsford and and putting your stuff in the Water bottles: Festival water High streets), a house set back off correct bin (signage and helpers bottles will be on sale at the office. the main street, offering a quiet will be there to guide you.) Water points are spread around the and comfortable area for mothers • using the yellow-topped village and we invite you to drink our Totally Renewable and families to take a break. recycling bins for any items that clean, fresh mountain water rather Yackandandah (TRY) This service is run by volunteers. are known to be recyclable than commercially bottled water. There will be tea/coffee, toilet • using the green-topped bins for Yackandandah has spawned some Excess stock: Pick up a bargain - facilities and a change table items that are compostable - ripper community groups, one of past years’ t-shirts are available for available. Australian Breastfeeding compostablee food containers, which is TRY (Totally just $5 each! Limited stock. Association is a national service scraps, bones - and asking a Green Renewable Yackandandah). TRY run by volunteers providing Teamster for advice if unsure is leading the community towards breastfeeding information • only using the red-toppd bins 100% renewable power by 2022. and support to families. Get (destined for landfill) if your During 2019 TRY recorded a mighty information about our local groups material cannot be reused or milestone, generating 1GWh of Adults $30 and upcoming events here: recycled. The red bin is a last electricity from the mini grid Black abaalburywodonga resort! installed in late 2017. Fifty percent XS, S, M, L, • refilling your reusable water of Folk Festival surplus supports Towards sustainability XL, XXL bottle at water points provided the 100% goal. Starting in Feb The Yackandandah Folk Festival (marked on the map). You can 2019, Yackandandah will become aims to have zero landfill waste buy a folk festival water bottle at the proud owner of a ‘Virtual by 2022. We are slowly making the ticket collection office if you Power Plant’ - solar panels on progress! In 2018, the Green forgot your own public buildings sharing electricity Team volunteers sorted 80 bins • use the Dish Piglet wash stations with friends and neighbours. This Children’s $20 of discarded material during the on Saturday, or water points, $170,000 project brings alive the Yellow weekend. The result? Twenty- to rinse your reusable food new energy vision! Learn more at: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 five bins sent to recycling, 13 bins containers totallyrenewableyack.org.au
32 Yackandandah Folk Festival 33 We’re proudly supported by: The festival is a community DID YOU ENJOY event organised and run by volunteers. We are always looking YOURSELF? for enthusiastic volunteers who love music and truly want to be part of COME BACK the event. Contact us on Facebook, NEXT YEAR! yackfolkfestival.com | PO Box 98, Yackandandah, VIC 3749
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