FOLK CLUB AT THE CREEK Join us for Folk Club at Palm Creek Thursday Night at the Jam Tin

6.15pm Fools Gold 7.15pm Uke Nomad 8.15pm Deep Sea Creature 9.15pm 4 Degrees 10.15pm Batphink 11.15pm The Moonsets

This program has been prepared with organic ingredients hand-picked and toasted for that unqiue Palm Creek flavour. As is the case with all things handcrafted, there may be slight errors and changes in times etc but we won’t worry about that too much. To each and everyone of you thank you for sharing this festival with us. FRIDAY Start Mountain Stage Jam Tin Stomp Box The Homestead The Shed The HoneyPot/ Magic Garden Time The Hive (Kids Fest) 8.30am 8.45am 9.00am 9.15am 9.30am 9.45am SEE THE FRONT 10.00am Billy Tea and Damper 10.15am COVER FOR session with Stephen 10.30am Dymond-Ramplin 10.45am THURSDAY 11.00am 11.15am NIGHT’S LINE-UP Blackboard Session 11.30am with Peter Dymond- 11.45am Ramplin 12.00pm Leni Peirano 12.15pm 12.30pm KC and the Moonlight Bush songs and Tales 12.45pm Band with Bob Barford 1.00pm Tasha Zappala Pop up Ukestra Rainbows for Everyday 1.15pm 1:00-4:30pm 1.30pm Majelen Workshops Umbrella Clouds 1.45pm Firedog Bee Motels Rainbow Bunting 2.00pm Whiskey Porridge Zine Making Rainbow Creations 2.15pm Gocco Screen Printing Recycled Rainbow Wall 2.30pm Zen Tripitalia Collograph (Bring along any 2.45pm Rainbow Tie Dye coloured recyclables 3.00pm The Mystrees Workshop - Slow Rainbow Yarn to create this 3.15pm Australian Tunes Bombing Collaborative Session with Andy 3.30pm Jordan Brodie & installation) Paterson 3.45pm Lachlan Hawkins Rainbow Blowers 4.00pm Secret Tuesdays Ribbon sticks 4.15pm Steel Strings Lanterns of light 4.30pm Ray Smith and Kerryn 4.45pm Schofield 5.00pm Dana Lyons Swamp Tigers 5.15pm 5.30pm Harrison 5.45pm Electric Loop 6.00pm The Moonsets 6.15pm 6.30pm HJ 6.45pm 7.00pm Opening Ceremony - Welcome to Country 7.15pm All Strings Attached Jacob Diamond 7.30pm Wayne Chandler Welcome to 7.45pm Homestead 8.00pm All Australian Bush Alabanza 8.15pm Benji and the Music Circle Bring your voices and 8.30pm Saltwater Sound Hear Me Out System instruments! 8.45pm The Timbers Band 9.00pm 9.15pm Up Late Cabaret 9.30pm 9.45pm Essie Thomas The Sexies 10.00pm 10.15pm Z-Star Trinity 10.30pm 10.45pm 11.00pm DROP BY THE 11.15pm Fat Picnic 11.30pm ELDERS VILLAGE 11.45pm Dubarray The Elders Village is a new space created this year 12.00am just behind the Volunteers and First Aid Marquees. 12.15am You are welcome to drop by and have a yarn 12.30am with the traditional owners about the land we are 12.45am privileged to share for this festival, hear stories of this area and the work of a human rights activist. SATURDAY Start Mountain Stage Jam Tin Stomp Box The Homestead The Shed Blackboard The Honeypot/ Magic Garden Time Stage The Hive (Kids Fest) 8.00am Yoga with Jasmine See MORE STUFF 8.15am from 9am below 8.30am 8.45am 9.00am Jacob Diamond Billy Tea & Damper Kids Workshops- 9.15am demo with Stephen Puppets Dymond-Ramplin Fabric Printing 9.30am Poms Plus Songwriting Fish scale Competition 9.45am stenciling 10.00am Steve Williams Songwriting 10.15am 4th Sunday Folk Tony Squires 10.30am Jordan Brodie Music Group Tunes Cajam Circus 10.45am from Colonial & Performance Post Federation 11.00am Mark Hillman Pop up Ukestra Blackboard Session Cajam Circus Kids Workshops - 11.15am Workshop Ripped Paper Designs 11.30am Tasha Zappala Rainbow Bubbles 11.45am Mandala Rocks 12.00pm Dana Lyons Firedog Workshop 12.15pm Ray Smith 12.30pm Zen Tripitalia Songwriting 12.45pm Legends of Perhaps Z-Star Trinity 1.30-4pm 1.00pm Damper session Singing Workshop Workshops - Bee Motels/Zine 1.15pm Secret Tuesdays with Bob Barford with Majelen Making/Gocco 1.30pm Lost Crowd Screen Printing/ Kids Workshops - 1.45pm Ray Smith and Blackboard Session Collograph Rainbow Fish Collage 2.00pm Kerryn Schofield Andy Paterson Nomadica Tribal Paper Planes/ Slow Australian Workshop Belly Dance 2.15pm Essie Thomas The Firelight Origami Tunes Harrison Performance and 2.30pm Collective Rainbow Snake Workshop 2.45pm Don't Wake the Spinners Caterpillars 3.00pm Baby Biggie Nixz Political Bee Motels/Zine Musical 3.15pm All Strings Blackboard session Songwriting Making/Gocco Instruments 3.30pm Attached with Peter Dymond Dana Lyons Screen Printing/ Rainbow Blowers Ramplin Collograph Clay 3.45pm Benji and the Ryli Homie & K9 4.00pm Saltwater Sound Keane Busking Signing Flash Mob MORE STUFF System 4.15pm Mark Hillman Songwriting Rehearsals 9am - 4pm Groovin Grotto/ 4.30pm Wattle'n'Gum Junior MK Competition Tales from the 4.45pm Block of Flats Toadstool/Fairy 5.00pm Garden/Messy Play/ 5.15pm Box Play/Fence 5.30pm Weaving/Recycled Rainbow Wall 5.45pm 6.00pm 6.15pm Woodenbong Fire Tribe 6.30pm 6.45pm 7.00pm The Moonsets 7.15pm 33 1/3 Arik 7.30pm 7.45pm 8.00pm Bin Chicken 8.15pm Harrison ALSO TODAY 8.30pm Don’t miss these 8.45pm Dubarray KC & The Moonlight performances on the 9.00pm Band Village Green. 9.15pm 9.30pm 4.00pm The Vertigals/Elation 9.45pm Freaky Bizness Late November Aerials Workshop 10.00pm 10.15pm Fat Picnic 10.30pm 8.15pm The Vertigals 10.45pm Performance 11.00pm 11.15pm The Timbers Band 11.30pm 11.45pm Z-Star Trinity 12.00am 12.15am 12.30am 12.45am SUNDAY Start Mountain Stage Jam Tin Stomp Box The Homestead The Shed Blackboard The Honeypot/ Magic Garden Time Stage The Hive (Kids Fest) 8.00am Yoga See MORE STUFF 8.15am Dubarray from 9am below 8.30am Poets Breakfast 8.45am 9.00am Damper Wars Blackboard Session Kids Workshops 9.15am Celtic Strings with Bob Barford Ribbon Sticks 9.30pm & Stephen Hero Capes & Dymond-Ramplin Costumes 9.45am Halelujah Baby Ella Recycled Jewellery 10.00am Lachlan Hawkins 10.15am Kamryn 10.30am Homebrew Singing in Harmony 10.45am Zen Tripitalia Josie Workshop with Secret Jamming with The with Mark Both Tuesdays 11.00am Steve Williams Timbers Band 11.15am Tilly 11.30am Pop up Ukestra 11.45am Ray Smith and Jade 12.00pm Kerryn Schofield Mark Hillman Parade Prep 12.15pm Tasha 12.30pm Lettuce Dance 12.45pm Drumbumba Peter Dymond- Band Songwriting Kids Parade 1.00pm Majelen Ramplin Competition in concert 1.15pm Auslan Choir MORE STUFF 1.30pm Song Writing 9am - 4pm Groovin Grotto/ 1.45pm Harrison Workshop Fools Gold Tales from the 2.00pm Dana Lyons 4th Sunday Folk - La Luna Toadstool/Fairy 2.15pm Tunes from Colonial Songwriting Performance Garden/Messy & Post Federation 2.30pm The Chris Blyth Competition La Luna Workshop Play/Box Play/ Australia Fence Weaving/ 2.45pm Jam Session The Timbers Band Recycled Rainbow 3.00pm Benji and the Wall 3.15pm Saltwater Sound System 3.30pm African Drumming Pop up Ukestra 3.45pm Fat Picnic and Dan Performance 4.00pm Essie Thomas 4.15pm 4.30pm 4.45pm Festival Awards 5.00pm 5.15pm Closing Ceremony 5.30pm Dubarray 5.45pm 6.00pm The Beehives 6.15pm 6.30pm

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Open campfires are not permitted. For the Kids Festival tents, and we are sure you as well and get that stuff recycling! Every Parents/Guardians comfort of others, please do not play loud will be welcomed with open arms! bit helps. Please note the lake and creek on the music and drums in the camping area. In premises and supervise your children the interests of hygiene and the comfort of About the Folk Club We Acknowledge accordingly. Entry to the Festival shall others, pets are not allowed on the festival The Townsville Folk & Acoustic Music The Palm Creek Folk Festival respectfully constitute acceptance of these conditions. site. Smoking is not permitted in outdoor Club Inc. meets every second Thursday acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Failure to comply with any of these eating areas and within 4 meters of at the home of Folk, the Bellevue Hotel in Islander peoples as the First Australians, conditions shall constitute removal from marquees or enclosed areas such as toilet South Townsville. New performers are and pay our respect to Elders past, present the grounds. and shower blocks. always welcome. and emerging. Information to Patrons About the Festival Thank You Wristbands must be worn at all times. The Palm Creek Folk Festival, presented by We would like to thank all our No wristbands no entry into the festival the Townsville Folk & Acoustic Music Club entertainers, workshop presenters and venues. Inc., is now in its 27th year. The festival is a non-profit event run by a dedicated team sponsors for making the festival such a NO PETS of volunteers. If you would like to be a part success. A special thank you must go to of this team, please put your name down at the dedicated volunteers who have worked The Palm Creek Folk Festival is a family- the Festival Shop. tirelessly before, during and after the close friendly event and encourages responsible of the Festival, to ensure that everyone had drinking. Alcohol will not be sold on the a wonderful time. premises. Liquor legislations still apply Kid’s Festival Patrons are reminded to keep their and are enforced. Illegal substances Our Kids Festival is very much a vehicles locked at all times and not to leave will not be tolerated at the festival site. part of Palm Creek Folk Festival. We valuables lying around. Please ensure you Offenders will be dealt with by the law. would encourage parents of children secure any unattended alcohol at your We ask you to be considerate of others, to participating in the Kids Festival to put campsite. abide by the conditions of entry printed time aside over the weekend to assist with Please help the environment and the on the tickets and online and have a great the many and varied activities on offer. If festival and take your rubbish home. time at the festival. you are able to help, just call over to the Please take home your recyclable material WORKSHOPS 2018 GET INVOLVED Circle Dancing Basic Songwriting Blackboard Stage Song Writing Competitions LETTUCE DANCE BAND STEVE MAGUIRE Leave the nerves behind and front up There are two categories of song writing: A one hour circle-dancing workshop, Song structure, melody and lyrics. to one of our blackboard sessions and GENERAL which covers everything and tailored to the skill levels of participants. SUN THE SHED 1.30PM serenade your way into the hearts of the AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL which The Lettuce Dance Band will support the audience. covers human rights and freedom. So teaching; experienced dance leaders will Double Bass SEE PROGRAM tune your (or flutes or or assist participants who will dance to the HARRISON gumleaf) and bust out a rhyme. There are live band. Harrison is excited to offer a double prizes for both categories. SUN THE SHED 12.30PM bass workshop after seeing how many Wattle n Gum will have you dancing until SEE PROGRAM enthusiastic young bassists attended the the paramedics put a halt to proceedings. Songwriting 2017 festival. A traditional part of the Festival for all to Worts N All Homebrew TONY SQUIRES SAT THE SHED 2.00PM enjoy. Based on the traditional brewers arts in Songwriting techniques. Tips from local SATURDAY MOUNTAIN STAGE 4:30PM song, poem and yarn, and of course the and national performers passed on Percussive Guitar tasting, Worts n All will bring together through Tony Squires. Bring your magic MAJELEN Festival Parade brewers far and wide with their finest notebook and pencils! SAT THE SHED 1.00PM home brewed ales, lagers, stouts, ciders Join in the magic, kids and parents, bring SAT THE SHED 10AM and other tipples for judgement by their masks and costumes, and light up the Creeker peers. Busking festival in the parade that starts from The Slow tune sessions SUN HOMESTEAD 10:30AM MARK HILLMAN Hive winding our way throughout the ANDY PATERSON SAT THE SHED 4.00PM festival to return to The Hive! Andy is committed to passing on the SUN MAGIC GARDEN 12:45PM Poet’s Breakfast Australian Tradition through Australian Demystifying the Fretboard Wake up early (well not too early) for all tunes that have been passed down RAY SMITH Pop-Up Ukestra the merriment at the Poet’s Breakfast. This through generations. Come along and SAT THE SHED 12.00PM is a session of audience participation so The Pop-Up Ukestra caters to all skill participate - sheet music and chords will bring along your own poem. be provided, and ear players are also levels from Basics to the Aces. Beginners SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 8:30AM welcome. Singing in Harmony are welcome and may learn a simple 2 SECRET TUESDAYS FRI HOMESTEAD 3PM string pluck or a one chord strum while SUN THE SHED 10.30AM SAT HOMESTEAD 1.45PM those with more experience learn the riff and strum pattern. Suitable for ages 8-108! Political songwriting Jammin’ with The Timbers Band Entails 3 rehearsals and one performance! THE TIMBERS BAND FRI THE SHED 1.00PM and activism. A fun interactive work where we teach SAT THE SHED 11.00AM DANA LYONS simple Timbers songs SUN THE SHED 11.30AM SAT THE SHED 3.00PM SUN BLACKBOARD STAGE 11.45AM SUN BLACKBOARD STAGE 3.30PM African Drum and Dance Songwriting and Performing DRUMBUMBA Z-STAR TRINITY Join Drumbumba in drumming and International charismatic award winning dancing rhythms from all over Africa. singer songwriter, Zee Gachette tailors SUN THE SHED 3.30PM her masterclass to the appropriate age range, aiming to inspire by sharing her Prana Session – Live Music Yoga experiences of, and approach to, song- JASMINE AND DUBARRAY writing, performing some acoustic tunes, Dubarray have composed a live yoga discussing performance tips/techniques musical experience like no other. The and then writing a song together with ‘Prana Session’ has been a very popular the class which can be recorded and feature at festivals such as Woodford shared as a digital MP3 file to keep. Folk Festival & Splendour in the Grass & SAT BLACKBOARD STAGE 12.30PM is the collaboration of yoga with ambient sound bathing live music that brings a The Chris Blyth Jam Session deep sense of connection. Don’t miss this ZEN TRIPITALIA unique experience. Bringing a blend of Magnetiic Island & SUN STOMPBOX 8.00AM Berllin years together! Like fine wine, curious cocktails or a blur of beers you’ll experience a twist of Lime in your Zen in this one - don’t hesitate to join in SUN THE SHED 2.30PM WORKSHOP TBA GET INVOLVED

Make sure you check the complete listing of workshops and other activities for all the other things to do at the Creek Don’t Wake the Baby Fat Picnic Hear Me Out PERFORMERS 2018 Don’t wake the baby are Corby Fat Picnic is a soul-ska explosion Hear me out is a four piece hip Green and Shaun Dempsey at that preaches punchy horn hop band from Townsville that their stripped down, buff looking lines and bangin’ reggae beats - is here to play music and have 33 1/3 Benji & the Saltwater best. Acoustic versions of rock culminating in an energetic and a fun time. Heavily influenced North Queensland’s Favourite Sound System songs, and rocky versions of infectious live show. Corrupted by Australian acts like Hilltop High Energy Celtic Party Band. acoustic songs will have you by an unquenchable lust for Hoods, Bliss n Eso, and 2012 ABC TV ‘Exhumed’ band Since their formation in summer melting in your chair one minute groove and outstanding noises, Thundamentals, Hear Me Out competition regional winners. 2016/17, Benji and the Saltwater and high fiving your neighbour their music ranges across dub, bring incredible energy to every Just go and see them! Sound System have hit the shore the next. funk, soul & ska. Simply put, stage they perform on. Originally SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 7.15PM running. The group’s original SAT JAM TIN 2.45PM there just ain’t no party like a Fat formed in high school as part tunes have matured quickly after Picnic party! of a variety concert, the group 4 Degrees being exposed to audiences at Drumbumba FRI JAM TIN 11.15PM officially formed in 2017 and have a snowballing number of live SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 10.15PM been making their way up the 4 Degrees are the festivals first Drumbumba is a community shows and high profile festivals SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 3.45PM local music scene ever since. ever hydro-electric alternative minded drumming troupe based slots. The group has selected a FRI STOMPBOX 8.30PM folk band. Their sound is ethically handful of these songs to form the in Townsville. Featuring a fun n Fire Dog sourced, sustainably green band’s first EP titled Coming funky mixture of African rhythm, and will literally make you the song, and dance, we play on A HOMESTEAD institution, HJ Up for Water which is due to be Firedog has busked and happiest person that ever lived. released Autumn in 2018. traditional African instruments HJ is an 11 year old Townsville THURS JAM TIN 9.15PM and love sharing our passion for performed throughout Australia drummer whose influences FRI JAM TIN 8.15PM African rhythm and dance. and overseas over many include Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan, SAT JAM TIN 3.45PM years. Primarily a traditional 4th Sunday Folk SUN JAM TIN 3.00PM SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 12.45PM Joey Jordison, Lars Ulrich and Jay SUN THE SHED 3.30PM WORKSHOP – songwriter/folk singer he Weinberg. Playing since he as Music Group AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE entertains all ages via a wide old enough to walk HJ’s passion Biggie Nixz range of instruments with An hour of music from our for drumming is inspirational. A Using a fusion of electric and live singalongs, monologues, sea colonial and post federation Dubarray little heavier than folk music he’ll intruments Biggie Nixz creates shanties and theatre. Guest past with Townsville’s own Uplifting, Soulful & Euphoric, be adding some rock to this year’s a type of music that’ll have you musicians accumulate to help 4th Sunday Folk Music Group, Dubarray combine a fresh fusion festival. tapping your toes, laughing out build a massed climax. FRI STOMPBOX 6.30PM presented as it was, acoustic and and singing along. Described of boundary bending world unplugged. Enjoy the music, and music that infuses such styles as FRI HOMESTEAD 1.45PM as a mix between Tom waits, SAT HOMESTEAD 12.00PM learn about the people behind its Michael Jackson and Jack Black, trip-hop, funk, reggae, dancehall, Jacob Diamond creation. Biggie Nixz has spent the last 5 drum & bass, house and tribal Fools Gold Alt-folk oddity Jacob Diamond SAT HOMESTEAD 10.15PM years honing his craft in venues grooves layered on a bed sings bold songs about love and SUN HOMESTEAD 2.00PM A dynamic grouping of guitar around Townsville and . electronic ambience and organic death. After years in Perth’s and bass and drums, with With Casey Beggs on drums and undertones. songwriting underground, enigmatic stage presence Alabanza Ben Thomas on bass, this year’s FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 11.45PM Diamond has recently emerged SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 8.45PM and featuring delightful Circus Alabanza warmly invites performance looks to be one of as one of the foremost singer- SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 5.30PM harmonies, meaningful lyrics you to their newest and most his greatest yet. songwriters in the west, SUN STOMPBOX 8AM – LIVE MUSIC YOGA and catchy melodies, Fools exciting endeavour yet. Celestial furnished with huge melodies SAT STOMPBOX 3.00PM SESSION Gold have stumbled across a Spatium is a post-apocalyptic rave and incisive lyrics. winning combination. This in space. Join this trippy team of FRI JAM TIN 7.15PM Bin Chicken Electric Loop accidental ensemble of just over fire twirling science wizards as SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 9.00AM Bin Chicken are set to make a year, began as casual jam they battle their way towards the Electric Loop. The one man A another appearance at this year’s but quickly became a smooth brightest of burning stars. For a Cappella band, brings you a Jade festival. With their funky beats, easy collaboration, with a stage scintilla of flaming hallucinogenic unique performance through grungy grooves and on-stage dynamic that has been described Back to the Stomp Box for her fifth disco monster moves deep within vocal looping. Building melodies banter, they’re sure to be a hit on as both random and electric. year, exploring new and original the unknown epochs of the by layering his voice, he creates the Stomp Box stage. Just like the THURS JAM TIN 6.15PM vibes. Keen to mix it up. Keen as wider universe. Let the sparks of an atmosphere that keeps you majestic Ibis, they’ll be stretching SUN THE SHED 1.30PM WORKSHOP – BASIC a banana. Keen to mix it up with rainbow future flames light you listening. Get stuck in the loop their wings and strutting their SONGWRITING a banana? up this Palm Creek. with Electric Loop. stuff, So get your dancing shoes FRI STOMPBOX 5.45PM SUN STOMPBOX 11.45AM FRI THE HIVE 8.00pm ready! (Please don’t feed the Bin Freaky Bizness Chickens). Ella Freaky Bizness is a multi piece Jordan Brodie All Strings Attached SAT STOMPBOX 8.00PM Ella is a 15-year-old singer/ song- collective featuring sexy horns, Queensland Music Award This 6-piece gypsy inspired writer from Cooktown, FNQ. She pulsating rhythms, harmonic winning guitarist and composer, folk-rock band draw together Bob Barford has performed at Wallaby Creek vocals and soaring melodies. The Jordan Brodie, is regarded as “one numerous unlikely folk music Join Bob for a session of bush Festival in 2016 and 2017, busked band has developed a solid core of the best young guitar players traditions and successfully songs and tales. at the Cooktown Discovery of original tunes influenced by in the area” blending the sounds blend them together with a FRI HOMESTEAD 12.30PM Festival and has regular gigs reggae, afrobeats, soul and jazz. of folk, jazz and classical music, spicy mélange of punk, , SAT HOMESTEAD 1.00PM around venues in Cooktown,. They also cover a range of artists similar to Tommy Emmanuel, in a progressive rock and a dash SUN HOMESTEAD 9.00AM Ella first started performing her including Herbie Hancock, Toots show not to be missed. of pirate-metal. The result is a music at around the age of 13, and the Maytals and the Meters. FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 3.30PM sound that leads their audience Celtic Strings playing her soft-acoustic indie- Great for listening or getting your SAT JAM TIN 10.30AM on a merry dance of high sweat on. SUN JAM TIN 10.00AM Celtic Strings showcases pop style originals on guitar and energy mayhem and has reaped SAT JAM TIN 9.45PM Townsville’s young musicians on vocals. She sings mainly with her a reputation for causing an Josie , flute, tinwhistle, , guitar and likes to occasionally aftermath of ecstatic exhaustion. accordian, cello, kahun, bodhran, experiment with instruments Halelujah Baby Josie is a 15-year-old with a FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 7.15PM . Toe-tapping, exhilarating, such as ukulele, and Halelujah Baby play an eclectic passion for music! She has been SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 3.15PM Celtic infused tunesets lift mandolin. mix of original Folk/Rock mixed playing guitar and ukulele for 6 the audience to cheers and SUN STOMPBOX 9.45AM with hot contemporary favourites! years, and has been singing for Arik thunderous applause, inspiring Bleeding lead from Corby Green as long as she can remember. She Arik has been a unique guitarist/ people to have fun making music! Essie Thomas punctuates the meticulous beats has recently gravitated towards songwriter for many local bands SUN JAM TIN 9.15AM of Paula Swanson. A soulful singing country folk/ indie music Bending boundaries of folk and has been writing her own over the years. This year at the music, mixing soulful vocals, selection of songs with lead Stompbox he will be performing vocals from Anu Grace are songs since she was 8. A regular Dana Lyons a roots/blues twist and a hint performer around Townsville, an original solo act. Carefully, of bohemian gypsy groove, complimented by the earthy Arik has infused many styles of Best known for his global b.v’s & keys of Sophie Thomson. Josie is looking forward to comedy hit “Cows With Guns”, Essie Thomas is captivating and performing at Palm Creek. music into the orchestration of thought provoking with well Laurie Bycroft on bass keeps the his songs. Dana Lyons is a singer, guitarist Hal Baby ship rocking on course! SUN STOMPBOX 10.45AM and recording artist who has crafted songs telling deep truths SAT STOMPBOX 7.15PM SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 9.45AM toured the world for thirty years of love and life relatable to all Junior MK promoting environmental and listeners. Batphink social justice causes. FRI JAM TIN 9.45PM Harrison Junior MK grew up in Melboune Local Townsville band playing FRI JAM TIN 5.00PM SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 2.15PM Fresh off the release of their new and started taking an interest in original songs about love, life and SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 2.45PM SUN JAM TIN 4.00PM single, Harrison is “a rich slice of Hip Hop when he was 8 years just being alive. SUN JAM TIN 2.00PM acoustic folk” (Tonedeaf.com.au) old, started rapping in battle THURS JAM TIN 10.15PM SAT THE SHED 3.00PM WORKSHOP – combining soulful transcending raps and with friends at 13 and POLITICAL SONGWRITING & ACTIVISM harmonies, soaring string by the time he was 16 was taking arrangements, tap dancing and music seriously. He moved to Deep Sea Creature fiery Columbian rhythms into a Townsville in 2016 and met MC From the depths of imagination: slap-folk roots music experience Dwayne Dubbzone Wyles who the sounds of distant music certain to entertain audiences of recorded his first song ‘Moment emerge. Songs of poetry, and all ages. for Life’. Strongly influenced poetry of song; presented for FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 5.30PM by Tupac Shakur and his poet your edification. Polished for SAT JAM TIN 8.15PM mother, Junior MK began writing years, some of these pieces have a SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 1.45PM about his experiences as a pain lustrous sheen! SAT THE SHED 4.00PM WORKSHOP – killer to life as inspired by the DOUBLE BASS THURS JAM TIN 8.15PM words of Tupac “Through every SAT THE SHED 10AM WORKSHOP - dark night, there’s a brighter day”. SONGWRITING SAT STOMPBOX 4.30PM Kamryn Majelen Steel Strings The Moonsets Wayne Chandler Kamryn is a 14 year old Singer-songwriter using music Annabel Kelly and Sophie Horn The Moonsets (formerly The Normally at home thrashing Townsville girl with a love to tell the stories of the people formed a duo in 2017, performing Flumes) conjure up a lushly it out like Slayer, Wayne can for music. Performing covers around the world I meet. Real around Townsville. Both girls funky, dark and sparkling, shred a mean guitar. But for one and originals her music is best stories of poverty, riches, sing, play guitar and . intoxicating brew. Electric Harp weekend a year The Stomp Box described as Indie Folk Pop. brokenness, faith, hope, truth Sophie also plays the saxophone, pours out psychedelic melodies manages to tame the wild beast. Influenced by Ed Sheeran, Missy and love. clarinet and ukulele. Both Sophie over stylin’ rhythms laced FRI STOMPBOX 7.30PM Higgins, Passenger, Beyonce and FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 1.30PM and Annabel are 15 years old, with soulful vocals. Splashing Ruth B. We welcome Kamryn SUN JAM TIN 1.00PM and chose to perform at Palm out a luscious live sound, The Whiskey Porridge to the Palm Creek stage for her SAT THE SHED 1.00PM WORKSHOP – Creek to share their love of indie Moonsets transcend genres Whiskey Porridge is a band of first time. PERCUSSIVE GUITAR and folk music. They hope you leaving you spellbound in their Townsville locals and expats enjoy the festival along with wake. SUN STOMPBOX 10.15AM delivering sweet soulful tunes. Mark Hillman their performance. THURS JAM TIN 11.15PM Strong supporters of the live NQ KC & The Moonlight Band Combining his unique vocal FRI STOMPBOX 4.15PM FRI JAM TIN 6PM SAT JAM TIN 7PM music scene, we love to entertain KC & The Moonlight Band are a tones, ranging from smooth you. and soulful to rockin’ wails, Steve Williams well-oiled music machine. They The Mystrees FRI JAM TIN 2.00PM not only have their own standout with driving rhythms, intricate A Songwriters Competition style of groovy ingenious melodies and dynamic winner at the Tablelands Folk The Mystrees were born from the Woodenbong Fire Tribe guitar licks, soul soothing bass percussion from his guitar, the Festival, Steve has recently musos of the Misty Mountains, Woodenbong Fire Tribe get their lines and the unique backbone sounds of Mark Hillman reach released his third Album where trees still grow and musos groove on to electro swing with a beat - they also have inimitable out and envelop listeners in “Mosey”. Hailing originally come out of the woodwork. hint of carnival old school circus. personalities which they aren’t sonic bliss, with the intention of from Cardiff Wales, Steve has Singing eclectic and up beat shy to captivate an audience leaving them feeling uplifted and played venues in the UK and original songs that you can SAT FROG HOLLOW 6.15PM with! inspired. across Europe, but now we are understand and identify with. FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 12.30PM SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 11.00AM lucky that he calls Far North Songs about life, politics and Z-Star Trinity SAT STOMPBOX 8.45PM SUN JAM TIN 12.00PM Queensland home. A talented people, with powerful positive Shaking up the Australian SAT THE SHED 2.00PM WORKSHOP – messages and catchy choruses. BUSKING Cairns local not to be missed. blues scene, award-winning Lachlan Hawkins SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 10.00AM FRI JAM TIN 3PM international artist Zee Gachette Lachlan is one of Australia’s Poms Plus SUN JAM TIN 11.00AM will be setting the stage alight The Sexicclesiastes with her high octane energy most inspiring young Poms Plus perform a variety of Swamp Tigers Having been described as a modern blues, psyche rock, folk percussionists and educators, songs from whimsical, poignant “raucous circus of hyper speed n’ funk. Zee’s inimitable talent with a background in jazz, to quirky. Beautiful melodic This earthy, Magnetic Island gypsy rock” embracing “just for improvising onstage is simply classical and contemporary songs with stunning harmonies based duo blend together using about every element of theatrical exhilarating to watch, inspiring music. Lachlan has a passion for and voices accompanied by tight harmonies and emotive rock & roll in existence”, this standing ovations from music the unique steel sound sculpture guitar and . Three songs. With their dramatic mix psychedelic punk folk outfit has legends like Jimmy Page (Led known as the ‘handpan’, and of the Poms Plus members of bittersweet melodies and been bringing their vigorous Zeppelin), Roger Daltrey (The his latest musical project, “No have long been connected to country/folk style, Swamp Tigers foot stomping hectic good times Who) and Amy Winehouse. A Enemy Within”, sees him moving the Townsville Folk Club and are excited to make their debut tunage to Palm Creek for at least show not to be missed! away from the drum kit chair to festival, with Judy being a festival appearance at Palm explore the meditative sounds of Creek. 15 years. The heat has caused FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 10.15PM member since 1969. SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 11.45PM this instrument. FRI STOMPBOX 5.00PM their memories to be a little hazy. SAT JAM TIN 9.30AM SAT BLACKBOARD STAGE 12.30PM – FRI STOMPBOX 9.45PM FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 3.30PM SONGWRITING AND PERFORMING SAT JAM TIN 10.30AM Tasha Zappala SUN JAM TIN 10.00AM Ray Smith and Her intense gypsy-folk melodies The Timbers Band Zen Tripitalia Kerryn Schofield The Timbers’ thumping rhythms Late November will at one moment materialize Andrew Clermont and Chris Ray Smith is an acclaimed into dainty falsettos, and at the and big misty mountain Blyth play an eclectic mix Late November are the freshest singer/songwriter and multi next into a throaty, growling melodies will cast you away to of Bluegrass, Folk, Western indie rock outfit to come out of instrumentalist. “If he doesn’t chest tone. An edge and a gritty a sweaty, smoky, melting-pot of Swing, Country, Celtic tunes & Townsville. They deliver original bring a tear to your eye you presence, Zappala weaves folk, roots and Celtic bushman improvisation combining the music with passionate lyrics haven’t been listening.” A abstracted tales of foggy brassy punk. They rollick and virtuosity of Andrew’s amazing with a driving rock beat behind classically trained flute memories and days adrift. hammer their way through live sometimes acoustic guitar, fiddle it. Mid 2018 saw the release of player, Kerryn Schofield also FRI JAM TIN 1.00PM gigs with abundant energy and or mandolin with that of Chris’s their debut EP, capturing their plays a bizarre range of other SAT JAM TIN 11.30AM have become festival favourites electric guitar. energetic live sets in a whole SUN STOMPBOX 12.15PM throughout Australia. instruments. “The stories she Andrew is three time Australian new way. FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 8.15PM tells through her music will rattle Bluegrass guitar champion SAT STOMPBOX 9.45PM your ancestors!” The Block of Flats SAT JAM TIN 11.15PM SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 2.45PM chameleon multi-instrumentalist, FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 4.15PM “These lads invite you in with SUN BLACKBOARD STAGE 11.45AM and Chris former Magnetic Legends of Perhaps SAT JAM TIN 1.45PM a cup of tea and a scone then WORKSHOP – JAMMIN’ WITH THE TIMBERS Island Musicians club president SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 11.45AM Legends of Perhaps are a young smack you with defibrillators. If I BAND and guitarist now based in Berlin sibling band with folk/pop SAT THE SHED 12.00PM WORKSHOP – was younger and cooler I’d want DEMYSTIFYING THE FRETBOARD and Barcelona, who has played influences. They are passionate to be in the BOF”: Neil Young, The Vertigals/Elation in numerous bands and carved a about their planet and this Ryli Homie & K9 Keane 2018. unique sound for himself. shines through in some of their SAT JAM TIN 4.45PM Aerials Workshop FRI MOUNTAIN STAGE 2.30PM songs. Singer/songwriter Amber Ryli (Homie) and Keane (K9) Townsville-based aerial SAT JAM TIN 12.30PM Farnan leads her band with are teenaged rap artists from The Firelight Collective performance artists, the SUN MOUNTAIN STAGE 10.45AM mature vocals as she sings tales Magnetic Island. This dynamic SUN THE SHED 2.30PM WORKSHOP TBA In the warm glow of a campfires Vertigals, bring an entrancing of laughter, fear and sorrow seen duo write their own rap songs illumination, at a music festival combination of aerial dance through the eyes of youth. about their teenaged life. somewhere last year, tomorrow infused with acrobatics and SAT STOMPBOX 3.45PM SAT STOMPBOX 12.45PM or perhaps right now, music contortion. Their gravity-defying rises into the night sky riding on performances on a range of Leni Peirano Secret Tuesdays the backs of sparks and embers aerial apparatus will captivate Leni Peirano is a singer- Secret Tuesdays mingle tales of and settles on the campground, your imagination and add a little songwriter who fuses an eclectic love and death with slapstick enticing others to seek it out magic to the festival air. mixture or Australian and vignettes of drunken nights and and to join in. This was the idea SAT VILLAGE GREEN Latin American folk traditions getaway cars, to tell secrets tall for The Firelight Collective, a through rhythmic classical and true – some sweet as country band made up of musicians who Uke Nomad guitar and intimate lyricism and sunshine, some dappled dark might come and go from time Uke Nomad play original storytelling. Having spent her with blood, sweat and liquor. to time like those embers in the & contemporary Jazz/Folk life traversing her dual homes FRI JAM TIN 4.00PM night sky, but at the core, like featuring Tenor & Bass Ukuleles of Australia and Uruguay, Leni SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 1.15PM the glowing coals below would at their best. Tripping tenor uke has absorbed disparate musical SUN THE SHED 10.30AM WORKSHOP – retain core members to keep the SINGING IN HARMONY loops allows the flute & gorgeous flavours to produce a soundscape fire alive. vocal lead and harmonies to that is refreshing and heartfelt. SAT STOMPBOX 2.15PM soar, providing a backdrop for FRI JAM TIN 12.00PM Shay & Katie the hand penned lyrics to shine Shae and Katie, from Townsville, through amidst a smattering of Lost Crowd have a connection only two favourite covers. sisters can have. They enjoy the Young Townsville band having a THURS JAM TIN 7.15PM simple things, even if it’s just a giggle and a head scratch with a voice and a guitar. fresh set list of familiar grooves. Wattle ‘n’ Gum SUN STOMPBOX 11.15AM These guys love to entertain with Townsville’s own Bush Dance their loving dysfunctional band band extraordinaire! Festival with beyond music to share. favourites Wattle’n’Gum will SAT STOMPBOX 1.30PM get young and old folk up and dancing. SAT MOUNTAIN STAGE 4.30PM