Workshops
Fourteen fabulous workshops will be held in the Soccer Club across Saturday and Sunday.
These are great opportunities to learn skills and gain valuable insights from our talented festival artists.
Workshops fill up quickly, so grab your seats early!
1
Tim Scanlan & Mana Okubo - Foot Percussion
Details coming soon.
2
Peter Campbell - build a potent identity without sacrificing musical integrity
Is ‘branding’ a dirty word for folk musicians?
Aren’t we all about authenticity, good old-fashioned values, hand-made music and honesty? How do we reconcile these qualities with the need to promote our music in a highly competitive, social media-driven market?
Peter Campbell was Creative Director of a high-end graphic design practice for just on 40 years and has been a singer-songwriter for 60. This workshop draws on this diverse experience to investigate what a ‘brand’ actually is for a musician, why it isn’t something to be afraid of, and how to create one that will help your music cut through without sacrificing your musical integrity.
3
Bret Mosley - Freeing the Voice
Details coming soon.
4
Niq Reefman - Ukulele Techniques
Details coming soon.
5
Horns Of Pan - Live Looping workshop
Details coming soon.
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Rheinberger & Wilson - Comedy song-writing
Details coming soon.
7
Mal Webb - Bandmouth, Beatbox and Beyond
Details coming soon.
8
Luke O'Shea - Writing songs that heal, connect, and empower!
Having recorded and produced eight albums and won seventeen Golden Guitar Awards at the Country Music Awards of Australia, Luke will share some ideas about writing songs.
9
Andrea Kirwin - Fijian songs and stories
Details coming soon.
10
The Bard Band - Play and sing historical tunes
Details coming soon.
11
Horse Drawn Cadillac - Harmonica workshop
Details coming soon.
12
Kangaroo Ceili Band - Learn some favourite tunes for Irish set dancing
In Gaelic Ireland, there were at least ten instruments in general use. These were the crwth (a small rubbed strings harp) and cláirseach (a bigger harp with typically 30 strings), the tiompán (a small string instrument played with a bow or plectrum), the feadán (a fife), the buinne (an oboe or flute), the guthbuinne (a bassoon-type horn), the beannbhuabhal and corn (hornpipes), the cuislenna (bagpipes), the stoc and storgán (clarions or trumpets), and the cnámha (bones). There is also evidence of the fiddle being used in the 8th century.
So bring along your instrument, any instrument (except ukuleles), and learn some great tunes. Just kidding - even ukes are welcome.
13
Jacob Boote - slide guitar and open tuning on guitar
Details coming soon.
14
The Butter Trackers - Irish tunes at a relaxed pace
Traditional Irish tunes played at a relaxed pace for beginners. All instruments and players of any level are encouraged and welcome to join in.