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Gusto Gusto EP Launch – Secret Dance Party
2 pm Sun – Garden Stage followed by meet the band and CD signing at 3.15pm next to Festival Shop
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Writing and storytelling – Finding your unique voice
12noon Sat Gem Gallery
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His Sinuses Weren’t Very Well – A Tribute to Les Barker
10am Sunday – CWA Hall
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WORKSHOPS for BIG SING in the middle of the street
Join the Festival Choir for this joyous event at Tablelands Folk Festival. Everyone welcome!Workshops in Yungaburra Community Hall in the lead up to the festival and then let it all out on Saturday afternoon of the Festival as part of the Festival Grand Parade.SIGN UP for pre-festival FREE WORKSHOPS:
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‘Replete on Repeat’ with Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan
Multi-instrumentalist, vocal adventurer and beatboxer, Mal Webb, has been utilising and exploring digital looping technology as an integral part of his songwriting and performing for more than two decades. Along the way, he’s pushed the limits of the technology, conceptualising music that you would never think to make if it weren’t for looping. In this…
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The Juliettes Trio
1 pm Sat – TAFE Stage 1.15 pm Sun – TAFE Stage
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An Introduction to Scottish Country Dance
4 pm – Sat – Community Hall
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Tablelands Ultimate Music Trivia
Secret Men
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Congratulations and Celebrations
Bronwyn & Michael
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Bugzy Bumblebee
Bugzy Bumblebee
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WATCH the TFF Highlights Reel
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Sing Out!
Tom and Keryn
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Poet’s Breakfast
Peter Firth
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Great Big Sing In The Middle Of The Street
the Festival Choir
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MEGACHOIR
WOYAYA and BELLA CAPELLA
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Welcome to the Cairns Poetry Slam!
Selected Judges
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TFF McGinty’s Song Writer Competition
Judges – Shirley Lynn, Fiona Sewell and Jeanette Wormald
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Yoga flow to live music
Rachel Tyne and Nick Atherton
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Pub Verandah Session
All weekend
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Roving Dragon Puppets
Mixed Lollies
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Welcome to Country with Elder Uncle Laurie Padmore +Auntie Syb Breselin – Friday 6 pm – Fringe Stage
We Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Yungaburra/Janggaburru, the Dulgubarra-Yidinji people and thank them for sharing Country. “Gadan wabu nyunduubany jiba durrgan – You all come together with a happy heart. Yungaburra is a name given by early settlers for this village. The name was adopted from our language name for the tree species. Our Dulgubarra…
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BellaCappella
11 am Saturday – Community Hall
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Join the Festival Choir
Jane Younghusband
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WOYAYA!
Festival Choir – 10 am Sat – Community Hall Woyaya – 1 pm – Community Hall Mega Choir – 2.30 pm Sat – Community Hall
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Sikelel’ iAfrika
Makepisi
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Cornish tune session
Sarah Calderwood
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Wordplay Wizardry
Tim Woodz
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The Art of Storytelling
Paul Brandon
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Stand-Up Comedy
S Sorrensen
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Roadtrippin’ through Swingin’ Blues
Django in the Djungle
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Harmony Singing
Jeanette Wormald and Paul Vandersar
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Songwriting Masterclass
Daniel J Townsend
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Clapping with Gusto
Gusto Gusto
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Write that Song Mate
Rough Red
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Come Sing with Me
Amber Farnan
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Vocal Confidence
We Mavericks
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Songs for the Soul
Day of Embers
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Gypsy Swing Guitar
Steve Baker and David Breeze
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All about that BAS
Gerry Mier
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It goes like this the 3rd the 5th
The Stamps
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Uke Stagecraft
Bad Boys of Uke
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Lip to Lung
Mal Webb
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Learn to Play Boogie Piano
Jan Preston
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Uke Deep Diving
Ukulele Death Squad
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Souljam
Belly Savalas
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Sing for your Tucker – Exploring vocal harmonies
Tuck Shop Ladies
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An actor’s tool kit
Tony Robertson
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Beginner tin whistle
Sarah Calderwood
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Tuck Shop Ladies – Vic
3 pm Sat – The Chapel 7.15 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 1.45 pm Sun – Pub Ballroom 12 noon Sun – Nick’s Restaurant – workshop
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Todd Cook – Vic
10 am Sat – Coffee and Clay Café 7 pm Sat – The Chapel 9 pm Sat – Fringe Stage 11 am Sun – The Chapel – Festival Song Circle
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Tenni
7 pm Sat – Garden Stage 2 pm Sun – TAFE Stage
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Tim Woodz – Vic
10.45 am Sat – TAFE Stage – Children’s Show 7.45 pm Sat – Coffee and Clay 12 noon Sun – Pub Ballroom 2 pm Sun – Gem Gallery – workshop
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That Rumpled Man
7 pm Fri – The Fringe 9.45 pm Sat – The Fringe 10 am Sun – Coffee and Clay Café 11 am Sat – Gem Gallery – workshop
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Stu Harcourt
11 am Sat – Coffee and Clay 2.15 pm Sat – The Chapel 2.15 pm Sun – The Fringe
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WazzMaloid
10 am Sat – TAFE Stage 10 am Sun – TAFE Stage
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Stevie Roberts
7.45 pm Fri – Coffee and Clay Cafe 1 pm Sat – Nick’s Restaurant 11 am Sun – Coffee and Clay Cafe
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Shirley Lynn
7 pm Fri – Coffee and Clay Café 1 pm Sun – Coffee and Clay Café
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Shehade
10.45 am Sat – Pub Ballroom 1.45 pm Sat – The Chapel
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Secret Men
8.30 pm Fri – Fringe Stage 1.30 pm Sat – The Chapel 8.30 pm Sat – Coffee and Clay Café 1 pm Sun – Nick’s Restaurant – Folk Trivia
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Sarah Calderwood and Paul Brandon – Bris
10.45 am Sat – The Chapel 9 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 10 am Sun – The Chapel 1 pm Sun – Gem Gallery – Workshop 1 12 noon Sun – St Mark’s Church – workshop 2 11 am Sun – CWA Hall – workshop 3
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PJ Myers
9.15 pm Fri – The Fringe 8.15 Sat – The Fringe 12 noon Sun – Coffee and Clay Café
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Nick Atherton
7 pm Fri – Nick’s Restaurant 5 pm Sat – The Chapel 7 pm Sat – Nick’s Restaurant
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Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan – Vic
7 pm Fri – Pub Ballroom 11 am Sat – Nick’s Restaurant 9 pm Sat – The Chapel 1.45 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom – workshop
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LJ Parks – Tas
7.45 pm Fri – The Fringe 11.45 am Sat – Pub Ballroom 7 pm Sat – Coffee and Clay Café 11 am Sun – The Chapel – Festival SongCircle
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Koahlition featuring Djawarray
8 pm Fri – Garden Stage 2.45 pm Sat – Garden Stage 7 pm Sat – Community Hall
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Katie Richards Band
7 pm Fri – TAFE Stage 10 am Sun – Garden Stage 4 pm Sun – TAFE Stage
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Jessie K
2 pm Sat – Garden Stage 11 am Sun – Pub Ballroom
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Jeanette Wormald Trio
11 am Sun – Garden Stage 3 pm Sunday – The Chapel – Judith Durham Tribute Show 1 pm Sun – CWA Hall – workshop
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JC and The Tree – Maleny
7.45 pm Fri – Nick’s Restaurant 11.45 am Sat – The Chapel 10 am Sun – Pub Ballroom
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Freaky Bizness
7 pm Fri – Community Hall 10 pm Sat – Community Hall 4.45 pm Sun – Garden Stage
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Django in the Djungle
10 am Sat – The Chapel 10 am Sun – Fringe Stage 1.15 pm Sun – Fringe Stage – workshop
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Day of Embers – Bris
9 pm Fri – Pub Ballroom 12.45 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 2 pm Sun – The Chapel 10 am Sun – St Mark’s Church – workshop
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Daniel J Towsend – Tas
8.30 pm Fri – Coffee and Clay Cafe 1 pm Sat – Coffee & Clay Cafe 2.45 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 11 am Sun – The Chapel – Festival SongCircle 1 pm Sun – St Mark’s Church – workshop
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Charlotte Powell
12.15 pm Sat – TAFE Stage 7.30 pm Sat – Fringe Stage
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Blue Reed
11 am Sat – Garden Stage 10.30 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom – Cairns Poetry Slam 4 pm Sat – Fringe Stage – Workshop
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Ben Wilson Duo
10 am Sat – Pub Ballroom 12 noon Sat – Nick’s Restaurant 10.45 am Sun – TAFE Stage 4 pm Sun – Garden Stage
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Bad Boys of Uke
12 noon Sat – Coffee and Clay Cafe 7.45 pm Sat – Nick’s Restaurant 1.45 pm Sat – Fringe Stage – workshop 1 3 pm Sat – Gem Gallery – workshop 2
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Amber Farnan
7 pm Fri – Garden Stage 10 am Sat – Garden Stage 12 noon Sun – Garden Stage 11.30 Sat – TAFE Stage – workshop
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We Mavericks – NSW
12 noon Sat – Garden Stage 8.15 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 4.15 pm Sun – The Chapel 11 am Sun – St Mark’s Church – workshop
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Ukulele Death Squad – Vic
11 pm Fri – Community Hall 8 pm Sat – Garden Stage 3 pm Sun – TAFE Stage 1 pm Sat – Gem Gallery – workshop
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The Beez – NSW via Germany
11 pm Fri – Pub Ballroom 4.45 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 3.45 pm Sun – Pub Ballroom
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The Stamps – WA
8 pm Fri – Pub Ballroom 3.45 pm Sat – Garden Stage 2.45 pm Sun – Pub Ballroom 2 pm Sat – Gem Gallery – workshop 12 noon Sun – Our Place Restaurant – Bookings essential
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S Sorrensen – Nimbin
3.45 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 9.45 pm Sat – Pub Ballroom 12 noon Sun – The Chapel 2 pm Sun – CWA Hall – Workshop
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Rough Red – Byron Bay
11 pm Fri – Garden Stage 1 pm Sat – Garden Stage 10 pm Sat – Garden Stage 12 noon Sun – CWA Hall – workshop
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Makepisi – Vic
10 pm Fri – Pub Ballroom 8 pm Sat – The Chapel 3 pm Sun – Garden Stage 1 pm Sunday – The Chapel – workshop
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Jan Preston’s Boogie Circus – NSW
9 pm Fri – Garden Stage 9 pm Sat – Garden Stage 4.45 pm Sun – Pub Ballroom 12.15 pm Sat – Fringe Stage – workshop
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Gusto Gusto – Vic
10 pm Fri – Community Hall 11 pm Sat – Community Hall 2 pm Sun – Garden Stage 12 noon Sun – Gem Gallery – workshop
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Black Cypress –Canberra
10 pm Fri – Garden Stage 4.45 pm Sat – Garden Stage 12.45 pm Sun – Pub Ballroom
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Belly Savalas – Vic
9 pm Fri – Community Hall 9 pm Sat – Community Hall 1 pm Sun – Garden Stage 12 noon Sat – Community Hall – workshop
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Amazonas Latin Music – Cairns
8 pm Fri – Community Hall 8 pm Sat – Community Hall 11 pm Sat – Garden Stage
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KOAHLITION – JULY Janggaburru Sessions
Tablelands Folk Festival Yungaburra /Janggaburru SessionsYungaburra HotelFolk Music Jam Session from 3pm on the pub Verandah KOAHLITION ON STAGE From 7.30 in the pub BallroomSaturday July 22No Cover chargeKOAHLITIONAn alliance of many cultures and the common goal to play roots, rock, reggae music, with a distinct Far North Queensland sound and conscious message.Koahlition has been…
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HOT Dates
Plan your festive year. Here are the dates to remember for participating in the Festival. Performers EOI: March 1 – May 31Stalls EOI: April 15 – August 31Volunteers EOI: July 1 – September 30Festival Tickets for sale in AugustSongwriters EOI: September 1 – October 15Tablelands Folk Festival: 27- 29 October Share the FUN!
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Performer Applications are now OPEN!
Please read TABLELANDS FOLK FESTIVAL ASSN. INC. PERFORMERS POLICY AND GUIDELINES. Then Complete and send the form.
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Festival Program
Checkout our Festival Program – www.tablelandsfolkfestival.org.au/program/
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Special Events
Checkout out our Special Events – www.tablelandsfolkfestival.org.au/special-event
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Fest Performers
Checkout our Festival Performers – https://www.tablelandsfolkfestival.org.au/festival-performers/
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Giant Lantern Making Workshops
The Bright Seed Lantern Project brings giant puppet-maker Daniele Poidomani of Memetica to work with interested people on the Tablelands to create giant lanterns inspired by the seed of our native forests. These lanterns will be the feature of this year’s Festival Parade, representing not only our respect for the natural environment, but also TFF’s…
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Mangrove Jack – Sept Sessions Yungaburra Pub
We’re thrilled to feature the ever popular North Queensland icons, Mangrove Jack as they take to the stage in a brand new line-up for the September 24 Yungaburra Sessions. Mangrove Jack have been a mainstay of the local music industry as performers, mentors and Festival organisers. They’ve travelled the World with their music, traditional Oz,…
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Hanz and his Amazing Bikemobile
All weekend
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Mick O’Mara
10.45 am Sat – Coffee and Clay Café 12 noon Sun – Coffee and Clay Café
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