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! Since its inception, the festival has been commited to reducing its environmental impact and leaving behind a more sustainable community by undertaking projects of ongoing value to achieve our DOWNLOAD shared community goals. THE YFF 2019 APP FOR FREE FROM Thank you for joining us for our 2019 THE APP STORE festival. Enjoy a memorable weekend. OR GOOGLE PLAY 3 FESTIVAL 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 4 Yackandandah Folk Festival 5 WORKSHOPS CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 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 6 Yackandandah Folk Festival 7 FREE EVENTS 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. 8 Yackandandah Folk Festival 9 PERFORMANCE PROGRAM 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 10 Yackandandah Folk Festival 11 SATURDAY 23 CONTINUNED 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 14 Yackandandah Folk Festival 15 FESTIVAL MAP 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.