Storyteller and children’s songwriter, Annie Bryant, takes you on a musical story journey through the garden, around the farm and into the Australian bush. Annie’s heartwarming stories and sing-along family folk songs tickle and delight the senses, while celebrating a child’s sensory connection to the natural world, growing food, living with animals and caring for the earth.
Lauded as masters of the bouzouki and mandolin, the legendary Andy Irvine (Planxty/Mozaik/Patrick Street) combines with the brilliance of Luke Plumb (Shooglenifty) to present one of the most anticipated collaborations in recent times. The duo brings with them their first album together featuring original and traditional songs and bearing all the hallmarks of iconic folk and traditional music.
Alistair covers the field from comic ditties, big ballads, songs of struggle (usually unsuccessful) and against temptation, odes to conviviality and songs of unashamed sentimentality. Of course there are also outrageously funny stories from a master of the art. Born in Scotland, he has been singing the old songs, and new songs written by people who like the old songs, since he was fifteen years old and a regular at his local folk club.
Twin sisters, Alanna & Alicia, charm audiences with their original folky/jazz songs, sweet harmonies and onstage warmth, wit and fun. At our festival, they are launching their beautiful new album, ‘Songs I’m Singing with Me,’ and also singing songs from their previous albums, including Twin lines 2013 and Two in a Book 2010.
Accompanying them are Damien Neil (guitar) and Matiss Schubert on mandolin, violin.
