Program

The 2012 full colour 60 page Souvenir Program
is now available to view ONLINE.

Printable versions are below.

Clear here to see the 60 page
Souvenir Progam ONLINE 

Hard copies will be available from Festival Reception at the Bulli Showground from 10 January 2012.

Program Information for download

These are extracts from the Souvenir Program.

Full PROGRAM in Grid Format
(Folk School & WED/THU/FRI/SAT
)

7 pages PDF

ARTISTS BIOGRAPHIES
& PERFORMANCE TIMES

17 pages 

FESTIVAL HELP GUIDE
HOW TO ENJOY THE FESTIVAL

4 pages  
 SATURDAY &
SUNDAY Grids

4 pages PDF
WED/THU/FRI Grids
2 pages PDF
SATURDAY Grid
2 pages PDF
 SUNDAY Grid
2 pages PDF
 SITE MAP &
VENUE INFORMATION

2 pages PDF
 FOLK SUMMER SCHOL
(WED/THU)

1 page PDF
FESTIVAL FEATURES
6 pages 
 GREEN MUSIC TRAIN
ARTISTS & SCHEDULE

1 pae PDF
AUTOHARP SCHOOL
PROGRAM
webpage 

Click here to download the full 60 page
souvenir program as a low resolution version (18MB)

Please note this is still a large file and may take time to download!

KEY DATES

November 11-19  Illawarra Folk Week - Festival Fringe Events

November 18      Festival Launch at Wollongong City Mall

November 19      FOLK Instrument EXPO, Gleniffer Brae - Festival Fringe Event

December 22      End of Early Bird Season Pass for $100, save $30. Click here to buy.

January 11           On-Site Camping opens for Festival goers, from 10am

January 11 & 12  Folk Summer School at Bulli Uniting Church and Show Pavilion venues

January 12           Lunch Italian Style, Tripe Dinner & Concert and Opening Concerts

January 12           Charity Concert for Greenacres and Cancer Council of NSW

January 13-15    Bulli Showground Folk Village comes fully alive with 12 venues, 150 artists, 350 concerts, dances, workshops, sessions,visual presentations, gourmet food stalls, bars & craft stalls.

January 14/15     Green Music Train from Bondi/Junction to Central Station to Bulli. 3 Trains with 8 carriages of music!

Participate 

Bodhran workshop with Kevin Kelly Fun in the Piazza Folk Summer School - Autoharpists

The Blackboard

See the MC and get your name on the board and that’s it. You are now a festival performer.

Sessions

Thhese occur anytime and anyplace though the occasional one is organised at the GrandstandBar. Grab your instrument and join in.

Dance

Learn to Salsa, Bush Dance, Belly Dance and more. Or sway and dance at the Saturday World Music Dance Party. sunday

Parade (Sunday evening)

Chance to dress up, make anoise, play music as the parade winds its way across the oval to the Finale.

Drumming

The Honeyeaters Grove in the Grevillea Park is the home of Drumming sessions and workshops.

Poetry & Yarn Spinning

BYO poem for the daily Poets Breakfast. Join in the ‘One Minute Wonders’ andthe great Limerick Competition. And bring your stories to the great ‘Woolly Yarn Spinning’ Competition.

Kids

Plenty of action for the kids. No video or computer games here, but lots of dancing, storytelling, Circus fun,instrument making, playing and singing.



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LATEST NEWS

APRIL 12, 2012
Expression of interests to perform at the 2013 Illawarra Folk Festival are now open. Applications will close on 30 June 2012. Click here to read the artists application and remuneration guidelines and for the link to the application form.
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