2023 Festival Recap
We have some exciting new international and national talent joining us in 2023!
Daoirí Farrell
Dublin-born singer and bouzouki player
Since being crowned the All Ireland Champion Singer in 2013, he has toured far and wide, performing at festivals around the globe, including in Canada, Australia and Europe. He has also toured the USA as a vocalist for Lúnasa, performed in the UK in the lineup of the renowned Transatlantic Sessions and played to a live and TV audience at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall.
COLIN LILLIE
Singer, songwriter from Alice Springs
This gypsy Scotsman has found a new life in Alice Springs in the central Australian desert, where he has thrived as a songwriter. Colin released his debut album "Glass Homes" in 2016 and managed to take out the AU Review people's choice Australian Artist Of The Year award.
Irish tudors
Ireland-based Trio - Fiddle, accordian & guitar
Sorcha Costello, Conor Connolly and Pádraig Ó Dubhghaill are a skilled and dynamic trio who perform together regularly in Ireland however, this is their first trip to Australia.
Between the trio, their resume is stacked, including two TG4 Young Musician of the Year awards, a prestigious mentorship with Mary Bergin and representing Ireland at the World Expo in Dubai in 2021.
Charm of Finches
Sister folk Singers from Melbourne
Winners of the 2021 Music Victoria Best Folk Act and 2021 Australian Folk Music Awards Youth Act of the Year and long-listed for the 2020 & 2021 Australian Music Prize, Charm of Finches' international accolades include 2020 Independent Music Awards Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album and 2021 International Song Competition for their music video "Treading Water."