This will be our 24th Festival Party and the 4th at Bulli. Here's some general information to help performers enjoy the party and experience.
Tell the World!
Your first job / privilege / courtesy is to tell the world you are playing at the Illawarra Folk Festival at Bulli, 15 to 18 January 2009! Tell them it's a huge party, great fun and terrific for their ears, feet and soul. We need every patron we can get.
Festival Performer Timetable
Esentially the programme will be based on the information provided by the artist in the online application form.
How to get to Bulli
Click here for an A4 sized map of how to get to Bulli (340kb)
Click here of a 2 page map from Sydney airport to Bulli (780kb)
Registration
- When you arrive at the main entrance go to the Performer Registration where you will be armbanded and given any final instructions or programme changes.
- Please note that only partners that have been notified to us before the festival will get complimentary tickets. Please do not turn up and ask for passes that have not been previously arranged.
- Please collect APRA forms and fill them in for each performance and return them to the Festival Reception Centre.
- If you have registered as a Volunteer then please check into the Volunteer Registration to recieve final instructions.
- Performers issued with Day Tickets can transfer their ticket to a Season Ticket by paying $25. Camping site is free. Ask at the Registration desk or make previous arrangements.
Office Times
Please note the following office times for registration and arrival:
- Thursday: 11am to 10.30pm
- Friday: 7.30am to 11pm
- Saturday: 7.30am to 11pm
- Sunday: 7.30am to 4pm
At other times call 1300 887 034 for assistance.
Performer Stage Set-Up Forms required ASAP
Please fill-in a performer set-up sheet and return to us by ASAP to allow us to arrange information for each of the venues you are performing at. Click here to go to the form.
Performance Etiquette and Conditions
- All performers must report to their specified venue and find the Venue Manager at least half an hour prior to performance to enable sound checks and stage setup to be completed.
- Please be conscious of finishing on time so you don’t eat into the next performer’s time.
- If you take longer than available to set up then it comes out of performance time.
- The venue manager / MC will give you a 10 minute call to finish in general.
- Many gigs have set-up time provided separately while others particularly in the smaller venues and theme concerts do not.
- In general there are NO encores - promote the next time you are playing or your CD!
- Water will be provided at most venues. Please advise the Venue Manager if supplies run-out.
- The Festival organisers reserve the discretionary right to change the venue or time of performance for appropriate circumstances.
Transport from Sydney Airport
If you are flying into Sydney Airport you can catch a train to Bulli! We can pick you up from Bulli Rail Station. A one way ticket costs $18 for an adult and $29.30 return. Take the Airport train to Central, about 9 minutes and then change to the South Coast Line (Blue Colour) for Bulli, about 90 minute trip. Click here for the South Coast Line timetable Click here for the Airport to Central Timetable
Click here for the Airport Link website for more information.
Click here of a 2 page map from Sydney airport to Bulli (780kb)
Products Sales
- You are more than welcome to sell your product as long as it is off-stage and not in the way of performances.
- We also have a Festival Shop run by our volunteers and Trad&Now Folk Magazine where you can consign your products.
- The festival takes a 15% commission. It will be situated in the Bar Area at the Grandstand and will be open for product consignment as follows:
- Thursday: 4pm to 6pm
- Friday: 9am to 9pm
- Saturday: 9am to 9pm
- Please pick up your products on Sunday or when you are leaving. The postage cost will be deducted from any due moneys for products that have to be posted.
Festival Raffle - CD Donation Please
To help with the bills for the festival, we run a major raffle. We would really appreciate the donation of some products for it. Please leave anything you can donate at the Festival Shop.
Performers Responsibilities
- Performers accept responsibility for their own liability insurance.
- When performing, you are a Festival service provider and as such, are not covered by the Festival's public liability insurance.
- We suggest investigating insurance options with Folk Alliance Australia, see www.folkalliance.org.au or calling Jan Francis on 02 4842 2887. You need to be or become a member of Folk Alliance Australia.
- Performers also accept all responsibility for their Tax obligations, Superannuation and WorkCover requirements.
Instrument Lockup
For the first time ever we will be running an instrument lockup. It will be located next to the Festival Shop near the Slacky Flat Bar. It is not a 24 hour service! It will open at 9am and close at 10pm. It would be greatly appreciated f you can spare some time to help at the lockup. Just see one of the staff there. Ultimately it's for the performers!
Camping Sites
We will provide area for camping but no reserved spaces.
Sessions
We actively encourage sessions. Please keep late night sessions (after 10pm) inside the Grandstand Bar area. There are many campers to consider so please don't session outside after 10pm.
Carparking
There is lots of free parking on-site and designated for performers near to the venues. Just ask the volunteers to direct you or ask at Registration.
Volunteer
The festival relies heavily on volunteers, over 130 are required, so if you can spare a couple of hours over the weekend even to just MC, it would be greatly appreciated. To register please click here
Payment
If you are receiving a fee, please provide a Tax Invoice with your ABN and GST if applicable. You can send it in earlier to: Illawarra Folk Club Inc. PO Box 5289, Wollongong, NSW, 2500 or fax 1300 887 034 or present it when you register. Please remember - No Invoice, No Payment.
Please participate!
- Sessions are in the Grandstand Bar downstairs or upstairs till late at night.
- Please do not session past 10pm in outside areas as a courtesy to fellow campers and the residents.
- Please patronise the Festival Pub as any support provided through these venues, helps the Festival to survive.
- Blackboard Concerts are primarily for non-Festival acts so the MCs will preference these acts before booked acts.
- The Festival is a waste wise recycling event so please do the right thing with your garbage and recycle where you can.
Join the Illawarra Folk Club
We'd encourage you to join the Illawarra Folk Club if you are a local and not a member yet. It's a great way to keep in touch with Festival news and deadlines and the Folk Club in general. Buy membership online from http://www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/store or call 1300 887 034
Useful Telephone Numbers
- Ambulance, Police, Fire: 000
- Radio Doctors 02 4228 5522
- Bulli Hospital: 02 4284 4344
- Wollongong Hospital: 02 4222 5000
- NRMA Roadside Assistance for vehicle breakdown: 13 1111
- Taxi: 02 4229 9311
- City Rail Train Times: 131 500
- Festival information line: 1300 887 034
