International: Music from Down Under - Links

Australia & New Zealand: Resources, Festivals, Artist Pages

Australia's Cultural Network -
This site features an excellent search engine. Type in "folk music" and go crazy.

Folk Australia
The Australian heritage folk site. A comprehensive guide to Australian folk music - who performs and writes it, where to see and hear it, news, articles, festivals, clubs, touring information and lots more.

Folk Australia House Concerts
Acoustic folk performances in an intimate Blue Mountains setting 1 hour from Sydney.

Folk Trax
An online shop specializing in Australian Folk Music but not forgetting the rest. It is based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Hard Yacka Records
Independent label issuing the work of several South Australian artists.

Kiwifolk
Comprehensive information for folk music in New Zealand: venues, festivals, artists, musical supplies... great site.

New Zealand Bluegrass
Yes, even among the Kiwis...

Port Fairy Folk Festival
Victoria. Mid-March.

Shed, The
Australian folk music at its best. The Shed is the place to visit if you are looking for the best in both recorded and published work in Australian folk.

South Australian State Folk Festival
Victor Harbor, South Australia. Held each year in October over the Labor Day long weekend.

Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford Village Green, Queensland. Held at the very end of December through New Year's Day.

Festivals

Australian Festivals Calendar
You guessed it - Folk Australia's online guide to festivals down under.

Cygnet Folk Festival
Tasmania - off the southern coast.

National Folk Festival
Canberra

Fairbridge Festival
South West Highway, Pinjarra, Western Australia. Folk, Blues, Acoustic, Celtic, World Music & Childrens' Events. Western Australia. Late April.

Port Fairy Folk Festival
Victoria

South Australian State Folk Festival
Victor Harbor

Woodford Folk Festival
Queensland

 

Artists

Carney, Bernard
Bernard Carney is known as an entertainer with comic observations in his songs.

Paul Dillon.Melbourne, Australia. Contempory accoustic singer songwriter with celtic roots.

Drummond, Pat
For thirty years, this singer-songwriter has mixed country, folk and rock and roll.

Low, Jim - singer/songwriter
A singer/songwriter who plays guitar and harmonica. His songs express a love and concern for Australia - its heritage, its people and places.

Rocky River Bush Band
Traditional and contemporary Australian Folk and Bush Songs, Celtic Music, Sea Shanties and 'Songs of the Sea'.

Spencer, Paul - Singer/songwriter.

 

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