The Northern Beaches Music Festival is an annual not-for-profit community based music festival that has been successfully operating for the last nine years. It has been created and operated through the amalgamation of four not-for-profit music and folk clubs on the northern beaches: The Shack, Fairlight Folk, Humph Hall and The Fig. The common aim for the festival is to provide the infrastructure and opportunities for musicians and other performing artists to play to an appreciative audience. We are all about supporting live music! We'll be playing twice on Saturday afternoon. Lots of other fabulous acts on all weekend . Stay tuned for details

Following the success of the inaugural Sunday Songwriters-in-the-Round is back with #2! Join Jasmine Beth + Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever + Peter Miller-Robinson for a cosy afternoon of songs and stories in the round at El Rocco, one of Sydney's oldest venues. Tickets are $20 (online) at this link https://jasminebeth.com/tour-dates or $30 on the door. About Jasmine Beth Jasmine Beth plays original songs about people of all kinds–from problem gamblers to problem politicians. Her main influences are folk and country singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s, including Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, John Prine, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, and Roger Miller. Her single 'The Gambling Man' (2021) was a Finalist in the Great American Song Contest 2021, shortlisted in the Australian Song Contest 2021, and Commended in the UK Songwriting Contest 2021. About Rosie & Nigel (aka The Go Two's) Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever are both well established in the festival scene, having played in numerous bands and line ups, apart and together. It is the music they play together that shines with an intimate and heartfelt intensity, shimmering in the ether between performer and listener. Rosie and Nigel draw upon the rhythmic and melodic lines that weave through Australian, Irish, Scottish, English and American folk traditions, as well as presenting original material which they are currently recording for their debut CD. Their music is a joyful antidote to current hard times. Rosie (RAPT, Seanchas, Trippy hippy band, Mothers of the Nation band Folklore, Mothers of Intention) on vocals, acoustic guitar, Irish bouzouki and bodhran. Nigel (Willing Ponies, Acoustic Shock, The Three Jimmies, Three Marketeers, Faraway eyes, Karen Lynne band, Mothers of the Nation band) on vocals, mandolin, flatpick acoustic guitar and octave mandolin. https://rosieandnigelduo.com/ https://m.facebook.com/rosieandnigelduo/ https://www.youtube.com/.../UCy.../featured About Peter Miller-Robinson Peter Miller-Robinson is an award winning songwriter and guitarist based in Australia. He is a storyteller with a keen eye for the foibles and folly of human interaction. He draws on a wide range of musical styles and traditions to convey sometimes wry, sometimes poignant musical vignettes. Peter has shared the stage with international and local artists, including Rodriguez, Bo Diddley, Eric Burdon, Chris Smither, Chris Wilson and Stephen Cummings. He is an enthusiastic live performer and has spent recent years travelling in Ireland, England and mainland Europe, playing house concerts, music venues and festivals. https://petermiller-robinson.com/

The Go Two’s (Rosie and Nigel Duo) (Sydney) perform a special magical blend they call ‘Antipodean Folk and Bluegrass’. Troubadour favourites Rosie McDonald (Singer, Guitar, Irish Bouzouki and Bodhran player) and Nigel Lever (Singer, Mandolin), perform together in a superb duo that draws on the rhythmic and melodic traditions of American Folk, Blues and Bluegrass genres and the rich lineage of the Irish, Scottish and Celtic folk. Also on the bill -Snez, an enchanting songstress with a warm, passionate & compelling performance style. She has performed at many large Australian concerts & festivals, sharing the stage with Renee Geyer, Jenny Morris, Robyne Dunn, Sophie B Hawkins (USA), Mahalia Barnes, GANGajang and more. She recently won the prestigious Alistair Hulett Songwriting Award. ‘Joyful, defiant and vulnerable by turns’ Michael Smith, Rhythms Magazine ‘Absolutely Beautiful’ Christopher Lawrence, ABC Radio ‘Up there with any song I’ve EVER heard….the audience went berserk!’ Jeff Cripps – Blues Producer of the Year. https://www.trybooking.com/BYXMK

The Northern Beaches Music Festival will be taking place in April 2021 and will be staged once again at the Tramshed Community Arts Centre and the Berry Reserve by the beautiful Narrabeen Lake:

Performance Times: 5pm Saturday Solar

6pm Saturday Tramshed

8pm Saturday Berry

A Night of Antipodean Folk & Bluegrass: Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever draw on the rhythmic and melodic threads that weave through Australian, Irish, Scottish, and American folk traditions, presenting a joyful antidote to our current hard times. The Crow Mountain Band blend old-time bluegrass instrumentation with honey-dipped harmonies, painting portraits of human frailty and grit, sorrow and strength, love and redemption.

Limited number of tickets due to Covid-19 restrictions, so book early!

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2764173063847446/

Our City to the Bush Concert on Saturday arvo (15 Aug) is a beauty! It gets underway at 4:00pm with stalwarts of the Sydney folk scene Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever. This concert also features the two FFNSW Young Folk Arists of 2020 Freya Peterson and Felicity Dowd Music. To finish up we're heading over the mountains to join Chloe & Jason Roweth to experience the warmth of some old-style bush entertainment. To view the full Program and get ticket information visit https://www.sydneyfolkfestival.com.au/ Join us for SFF@HOME 14/15/16 August and support our artists while you connect with our folk community.

4:00 PM Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever // 4:40 PM Freya Peterson 5:00 PM Felicity Dowd // 5:30 PM Chloe & Jason Roweth

All proceeds to the artists

Details coming soon

Skinkwould House Concerts in Bundanoon: A concert is live music performed in a private residence to guests invited by the owner. The performer is paid by guests making a donation. Bookings are essential as seating is limited. Contact Dallas, (organiser) for more information on 0417 254 41.

Festival Description:

St Albans Folk Festival, held over a weekend close to Anzac Day, is home to quality Traditional & Contemporary Folk Music, Australian Bush Music, Music Sessions, Workshops, Dances, Poetry and Children's Activities. The event showcases local and international performers, song writers and musicians. The festival runs a market of food, produce and other stalls. Patrons travel for the day or camp on the banks of the McDonald River 20 kms from Wisemans Ferry in the beautiful Hawkesbury River area, North of Sydney and West of Gosford. The village has one of the oldest pubs in Australia, the Settlers Arms and a Historical Cemetery.

Seanchas @ The National Folk Festival Fiona McVicar / Rosie McDonald / Anthony Woolcott / Ken O'Neil

These time travellers in sound together unlock the secrets shrouded in the words, music, symbols and stories of the past - from beautiful ballads and songs of the joy of lovers re-united to choruses delighting in the seasons, from toe tapping, skirt-swirling fiddle tunes to evocative mist-swirling airs. Seanchas bring you the music that inspires and delights them. With 2 guitars, 2 Irish bouzoukis, fiddle, bodhran and 3 part vocal harmony, Seanchas explore the depths and breadth of the folkloric canon to bring you the music that inspires and ignites them.

The National Folk Festival: From high-end entertainment to the expression of folk-life through grassroots and community activities our multifaceted National Folk Festival is the ultimate celebration of all things folk. Our Festival is designed to inspire, enliven and entertain. From traditional and contemporary grooves to the quirky and the endearing it features all the key elements that make people want to come from everywhere to be part of it. Our vibrant Festival site is populated with themed bars, Festival food and market stalls, circus performers and roving musicians and our multi-disciplinary program is broad and innovative boasting an A-list of performers from around Australia and the world. 20 venues provide a range of concert and performance based experiences from our big stages to more intimate spaces where you can enjoy a more up-close experience with our performers.

Venue: The Shack presents 21st Century folk music - an entertaining and diverse range of quality acoustic music on the first Saturday of each month. For further information head to: https://www.facebook.com/Shackfolk/ https://www.shackfolk.com/the-shack-4th-april-2020

Info coming soon

Concert for Cobargo fundraiser at the Gaelic club: After decades of enjoying the generous hospitality of the Cobargo community at its annual Cobargo For Festival, it's time to give something back.
​ This wonderful community has been wrecked by recent fires (and it's only mid-summer) and this concert aims to bring people together, sing and share stories and laughter, and raise money for the Cobargo Community Bushfire Relief Fund.

Tickets: $25/$20 at the door

Crookwell Irish Concert: Crookwell Services Club is proud to host a lively night of Traditional Irish Music and Song, celebrating Irish heritage and the contribution of early Irish settlers to the historic Upper Lachlan Shire town of Crookwell and surrounds.

This is sure to be a popular event, so bookings are essential!

This concert complements the Crookwell AP&H Society Irish Heritage Weekend, running at the Crookwell Showground. Other events happening on this weekend include the famous Laggan Markets, where you can pick up a bargain and sample local produce, and the Pig Races at the Laggan Pub.

RAPT: Freewheeling jazz edged folk, blues, bluegrass and original acoustic music.

Described as a jazz edged acoustic trio, RAPT’s sophisticated and exciting arrangements, intricate vocal harmonies and fine instrumentation wrap around the expression of their stories with sparkling musicianship. Featuring acoustic rhythm,classical and jazz style guitar playing, 2 double bass players,sometime simultaneously on the same bass! sparkling bluegrass mandolin and bouzouki and down home rootsy banjo.

These varied influences give strength to their own compositions and the interpretation of others work. RAPT's arrangements are instantly appealing, personal and travel the paths of their collective experience and musical influence as they take the audience into their world via story and song.

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Details: Mountaingrass is Australasia's Premier Bluegrass and Appalachian Old-Time music festival. The festival presents performances of bluegrass and traditional (American) old-time music from acts from the United States, New Zealand, most states in Australia. It also features both bluegrass and old time music slow jams, a fully acoustic concert, a blackboard gospel concert on Sunday morning, an instrument makers display (and sales), and lots of opportunities for all attendees, to share with each other through jamming and picking sessions.

For further details, follow link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1474334776040424/

https://mountaingrass.com.au

The Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival is an acoustic weekend of concerts, workshops, jamming, dancing and more, focused on Old-Time, Bluegrass and Folk traditions.

It is a family friendly festival and we encourage participation from all ages and are dedicated to sharing our love of music. Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Inc. would like to acknowledge that this festival is held on the traditional lands of the Gumbaynggirr people, and pay our respect to elders both past and present.

The Festival Committee recognises the importance of involving and providing younger generations with opportunities to perform and learn. This is why each year our programme features a combination of artists with a fresh realisation of music and practiced, well-versed artists from Australia and overseas. In 2017 we held the Inaugural Dorrigo Old-Time Music School featuring tutors from Australia and America. This is an opportunity for musicians of all ages and background to learn, jam and perform with tutors who have the knowledge, heritage and respect of Old-Time music. The school is not just for musicians focusing on the Old-Time genre, there are many skills taught at the camp that are applicable across a wide range of musical genres. The DF&BF Inc. supports all creative arts and we believe they are the pinnacle of culture and our diversity. They evoke emotion, bring the stragglers and the masses together, allow imagination, beg for unique connections between seemingly disparate ideas and accompany our originality. And we believe that is what the festival has achieved over the last 17 years and will continue to achieve. Over the years the Festival Committee has worked alongside local artists involving local schools and community groups in visual arts projects. These are displayed in the venues over the festival weekend. It is important to us that we involve the youth of Dorrigo’s regional surrounds to provide them with a visual into different cultures. We have also worked with the local schools facilitating musicians to give workshops for school age students, who are then provided the opportunity to perform at the festival. Many different artistic opportunities have arisen from a strong partnership with Dorrigo’s schools and we are thrilled about it. During the Festival local schools and community groups run a Sausage Sizzle providing a kid friendly and affordable meal, as well as supporting local groups. During the Festival patrons are able to have a wander around the food and craft stalls to gain a little taste of the handmade crafts and fresh produce the local area has to provide.

For further details, follow the links below: https://www.facebook.com/events/460414421189372/ https://www.dorrigofolkbluegrass.com.au/

Details: Seanchas (pronounced Shenehas) is the Gaelic for “folklore, old tales, ancient history, tradition”. Australian Celtic Folk at its best. This is a supergroup of outstanding musicians. With Rosie McDonald of Mothers of Intention and RAPT (guitar, Irish bouzouki and vocals), Fiona McVicar of Black Water and KeJaFi (vocals & fiddle to-die for), Ken O’Neil, from Ireland and Kejafi (Irish bouzouki and guitar) and Anthony Woolcott from Triantan (vocals and bodhran). Exquisite instrumentation and multi-layered vocal harmonies bring the old and mysterious tales and tunes to life.

The Fossickers – Halcyon, Sophie, Ruby and Ruth – four Sydney lasses who sing Australian and Traditional Folk, Sea Shanties, Gospel, Waulking, Working and Women’s songs.

For further details, follow the link below https://www.facebook.com/events/995215184203356/

For details head to: https://irishcelticmusicfestival.weebly.com/