Australian folk music artists

Pants Down Circus is a creative, vibrant and highly skilled ensemble working together to produce new, exciting and spectacular work without taking itself too seriously. Perfect for all ages this ensemble of highly skilled, charming and energetic performers are among the circus elite in Australia. Penny Davies & Roger Illott have been singing, playing, recording, and writing together since the 80’s. They communicate warmly, deeply and humorously in performance, drawing on their love for our colourful, diverse land and its people. Guitars, mandolin and warm harmony vocals. Pepperjacks, The (WA) combine four part harmony singing with slick performances on guitar, dobro, fiddle and harmonica. From flat out fingerpicked rags to broody folk tunes, from gypsy jazzgrass to Italian folk songs, the band refuse to be pidgeon-holed and revel in the love of a good tune, well delivered. The Pepperjacks are: Rod Vervest (guitar), Lara Norman (violin), Craig Sinclair (dobro, guitar), Bob Lipinski (vocals, harmonica, accordion) Perth Scottish Fiddlers With the spirit of Scotland and an Australian flavour, the Perth Scottish Fiddlers is a group of musicians who play the rich and extensive Scottish violin and dance repertoire. The group comprises fiddles, cello, guitar and accordian, and they play a range of music, from beautiful airs and elegant strathspeys to toe-tapping jigs and reels. Pocket Fox Proudly hailing from Canberra, Pocket Fox are a team of multi-instrumentalists whose energetic performance will have you singing, dancing and falling in love. They play original, eclectic folk-pop, full of rich vocal harmonies and catchy horn lines. After spending 2013 working hard in the studio, they have just released their debut album and are looking forward to sharing it with you at this year’s festival. Quarry Mountain Dead Rats instrumentation of banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar, double bass and washboard fits the bluegrass mold, but the influence of old- time mountain-music combined with rock‘n’roll sensibilities, give way to some- thing altogether different. Revellers are no doubt drawn to QMDR’s humour and anything goes attitude, but what stands out is their ability to tear into their songs with an intensity that’s rare for an acoustic band. Raglins, The (Award Winning Duo) perform traditional Australian folk songs with a twist, reinterpreting old Australian ballads and reimagining them into something new and memorable with funky rhythm guitar and esquisite vocals/fiddle. Runners up in the 2013 Folk Alliance Youth Awards the duo is, guitarist Robert Hillman (Port Fairy Emerging Artist of the Year) and vocalist/violinist, Hannah Pelka-Caven (Liz Johnston Memorial Award for Vocal Excellence). Rainee Lyleson Experience an intimate concert exploring some of Joni Mitchell’s most memorable songs and the stories that inspired their creation. Rainee Lyleson embodies Mitchell in her one-woman show, Take Me As I Am Evening with Joni Mitchell set at the peak of the incredible singer-songwriter’s career. You’ll feel like you’re in the room with a young Joni Mitchell with songs like A Case of You, Amelia and Big Yellow Taxi. Ray Grieve Author of A Band in a Waistcoat Pocket, Ray Grieve will launch his second book on the history of the harmonica in Australia at this year’s Festival. Ray has spent many years researching, interviewing players, collecting records, searching archives and conducting extensive correspondence on this subject. The book will be launced by Kevin Bradley from NLA. Recycled String Band, The Fast becoming festival favourites with there great sense of fun, musicianship and fine songs. And all done on instruments that had a previous life as something else, a not to be missed act. Rhys Davies ‘The Trickster’ is a talented young 14 year old whose fire eating, comedy, chainsaw juggling, unicycling and incredible magic is combined with his humorous antics to form a show fueled with fun and youthful energy. Rhymer from Ryde, The The “Rhymer from Ryde’s” Bush Poetry is 98% fat free...