The Woodford Folk Festival features a huge list of nationally and internationally acclaimed performers. Check out their biographies and times in our Artists section, a fully searchable database of all festival acts.

The Woodford Folk Festival Programme is released each November.

Below is a sampler of the 450+ performers at last year’s Woodford Folk Festival: DEC 27 2004 – JAN 1 2005.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
Téada (Ire)
Java (France)
Dick Gaughan (Scot)
Bob Brozman (US)
The Bisserov Sisters (Bulg)
Kris Demeanour and His Crack Band (Can)
Brendan Power (UK)
Mike West and Truckstop Honeymoon (US)
Brassfabriken (Swed)
Del Ray and Steve James (US)

SOME NATIONAL GUESTS
Deborah Conway
Shane Howard and Band
The Pigram Brothers
Eric Bogle
Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
Fourplay
Mic Conway’s National Junk Band
Martin Pearson
Briscoe Sisters
Linsey Pollak
Cloudstreet
Coolangubra
Penelope Swales
FRUiT
Kransky Sisters
Tulca Mor feat. Jenny Fitzgibbon
Mal Webb
Jenny Fitzgibbon and Steve Cook
Spooky Men’s Chorale

OASIS
The Cat Empire
Missy Higgins
Xavier Rudd
The Waifs
Resin Dogs
The Beautiful Girls
Butterfingers
Bomba
Dirty Lucy
Coda
Waiting for Guinness

JAZZ, BLUES AND ROOTS
Vince Jones
Tina Harrod with Jackie Orszaczky Band
Jeff Lang
Chain
Ash Grunwald
Lucky Oceans
Fiona Boyes
Stringmansassy
The Re-mains
Elixir
Wiley Reed
Zydecats

WORLD STYLES
Monsieur Camembert
Arte Kanela
Zulya & the Children of the Underground
Kurdish Earth
Spiros Rantos’ Greek Trio
Nadya and Her 101 Candles Orkestra
Rebetiki
Martinez
Christos Baltzidis
Doch
Mohata
Rumberos
Doug de Vries & Diana Clark’s Cafe Brazil

COMEDY
Garry Who
Alan Glover
Fiona McGary
Mandy Nolan
Paul Brasch
Steve Allison
S Sorrensen
J P Bell
Liz Skitch

STREET PERFORMANCE
Oskar
Australian Unicycle Society
Benny B
Daniel Oldaker
Lost Property
Manouvre
Big Rory
Cyberfire
Sault Poets
Wee John
FlameOz
FreakyFraus
Hysterical Trousers
Jambezi
Junkstas
Orecrystal
Rumpelstiltskin the Worldly Kangaroo Jester of Oz
The Paraffinalien
ZambiaCongo Capoeira

Features:

Fire Event
A spectacular finale to the festival, this closing ceremony use tales, imagery music, ritual and ceremony to explore balance in our time.

The Carnival of Misrule
Don your mask and visit a world within a world where chaos, creativity, majesty, beauty, renewal and release all play their part in the larger masquerade of life. Processions, amusements, spectacle and magic are designed to explore yourself in the play of another, to surrender the individual to the group mind, to release inhibitions and to challenge the norm.

Rhythm Fest
Some of the most original and exciting musicians across a full spectrum of musics come together to form the 4-hour organic epic that is the Woodford Rhythm festival. Melody, groove and multimedia extravaganza explode in the only New Year’s event you’ll want to dance to.

Radiance
An event within itself: six days with national and international experts sharing their knowledge and experience through talks, forums and workshops exploring issues of alternative health, freedom and happiness.

The Palace
The full regalia of circus, vaudeville, cabaret, burlesque and traveling show: human absurdities, curiosities and physicalities; ballyhoo; diverse amusements; circus and sideshow for your delectation…

Street life
Mermaids, medieval knights, jugglers, jesters, stilt walkers, slapstick, fools, fire-breathers, acrobats and ex-sideshow artists have slithered, rowed, winged and wheeled their way to Woodford. Stoic, static, romantic and erratic, Street Rovers celebrate the element of surprise in the streets. All the while, our new outdoor street performance pitches feature outdoor entertainment never before seen at the festival.

Folklines
Experience the mystery and grace of the ancient and evolving performing arts. Featuring a vibrant cultural music, dance, poetry and theatre traditions at the root of contemporary Australian society, in celebration of the many cultures we create and share.

Murri Programme
Many cultural forms of expression, from: Intimate talks with Murri Elders; spectacular corroborees; large stage musical performance; hands-on workshops in craft traditions; gallery tours; cutting edge forums and discussions; all highlighting the depth and variety of Australian Indigenous culture.

Onscreen
From early silent films to the latest of international animation, short film, and multimedia projections, grab the popcorn, get cozy and let ‘HollyWoodford’ screen the broadest palette of moving images.

Wordplay
Poets, preachers, larrikins, lairs and liars grace the stage in the finest exhibition of logodaedaly and verbalistic legerdemain. Poet’s breakfasts, Yarns, tales … and three hours of stand up comedy each night, with no repeats!

Create
Experiment, provoke imagine, surprise, aspire and explore your creative side in paper, fibre, glass, clay, wax, mosaic, costume, paint, muds, ochre and spices at the visual arts festival.

Dance
Enter a timeless realm of seductive lilting rhythms, extravagantly fancy footwork and alluring world dance styles. Participate in a variety of dance workshops or dance for pure enjoyment ot the infectious sounds and great rhythms.

Children’s Festival
Our Children’s festival offers six days of non-stop theatre, music, hands-on workshops. Puppetry, concerts, folk clubs and circus thrills. Enter the wonder, magic, fantasy and laughter in the hearts and minds of our young folk.