The Festival Ladies

The Woodford Folk Festival is held annually over six days and six nights from Dec 27th through to January 1st. More than 2000 performers and 580 events are programmed featuring local, national and international guests.

The extensive programme features concerts, dances, street theatre, writers’ panels, film festival, comedy sessions, acoustic jams, social dialogue and debate, folk medicine, an entire children’s festival, an environmental programme featuring talks, debates and films, art and craft workshops, circus performances and workshops, late night cabarets, parades and special events including a spectacular fire event.

Within the festival village you can find 20 performance venues, of which 18 are all weather. The festival streets are lined with restaurants, cafes, stalls, bars, street theatre and parades. Tree-filled campgrounds, butterfly walks, ponds and wildlife complete the picturesque site.

The music line up for this year’s Woodford Folk Festival has been announced and will feature:

Gotye, De Pedro, Cloud Control, Xavier Rudd, Tinpan Orange, Eagle and the Worm, Husky Owl Eyes, The Herd, Jesca Hoop (USA), Andy Bull, Daily Meds, Dubmarine, Jordie Lane, The Red Eyes, Graveyard Train, Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro, Sticky Fingers, Band of Frequencies, Benjalu, OKA, BLAKwax (USA/AUS), Buffy Sainte-Marie, Busby Marou, Hanggai, The Bakery, The Ninth Chapter, Charlie Mayfair, Tuba Skinny (USA), The Medics, Crooked Still (USA), Daniel Champagne, Danny Widdicombe, Die Roten Punkte, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Faux Pas, Frank Yamma, Swamp Thing (NZ), Gambirra, Watussi, Hiatus Koiyote, Hugo and Treats, Jack Carty, Jamie MacDowell & Tom Thum, The Sunshine Brothers, Jess Beck, John Flanagan and The Begin Agains, Lola the Vamp, Rita Fontaine, Flavella L’Amour, Lucy Wise and The B’Gollies, Sol Nation, Sue Ray, Dougie Maclean (SCOT), Tim Edey & Brendan Power (IRE/NZ), Tripod, More Fiddles Than Frocks, Andrea Soler, Amelia Curran (CAN), David Myles (CAN), DJ Mike Ford, Elixir (feat. Katie Noonan), Dachambo (JAP), Monsieur Camembert, Kira Puru & The Bruise, My Friend The Chocolate Cake, Roesy, Sherman Downey & The Silver Lining, The Transylvaniacs, Brothers Grim, Charlie A’Court (CAN), Genevieve Chadwick, Joe Robinson, Pugsley Buzzard, Invisible Friend, The Old Spice Boys, The Re-Mains, Benny Walker

Woodford Folk Festival
Dec 27th 2011 – Jan 1st 2012
Woodford, QLD
http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/