The Brisbane Folk Festival is Brisbane’s newest and most exciting celebration of food, dance, music and entertainment.

This years Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever. We continue to have a wealth of talent that performs all day long – bands, soloists, comedians, dancers, musical workshops, stalls, pipers and children’s activities.

This year we will be having an entrance fee of 15 dollars for adults (children free) so that we can cover costs. This is an extremely reasonable price considering that you will have non -stop entertainment from 10.00am in the morning til the early hours next day.

What we would ask and encourage you to do is to book off that date so that you can come along and enjoy the day, we would also love it if you could actively encourage all your friends to come along as well – get a party together – organize a team – make sure they all come along so that they can revel in a day of cultural folk fun and entertainment.

Come along Saturday the 2nd December 2006.

A Letter to the Friends of the Brisbane Folk Festival

Hotel contact :
John: 3217 3602

Festival contacts :

The Cornstalk gazette (Folk Federation of N.S.W.) September 2003

“THEY WERE DANCING IN THE RAIN”

The Brisbane folk festival was held on July 12 2003

The skies were threatening but it did not deter the volunteers who were at the Lord Stanley hotel early to set up the stages ,events and marquis

The festival comprised two stages going all day and night with 20 of qld’s best celtic/folk acts

The performers were magnificent – it was a complete showcase of musical entertainment

Instruments included mandolins,bouzoukis, fiddles, guitars, banjos, pipes from many nations including Ireland’s uillian pipes and magnificent vocals.

The bodhran (a drum made from the skin of goats or cows) extravaganza attracted 26 exponents of the instrument . The accompaniment was provided by Irish piper Adrian Jeffries.

The beautiful colours of the irish dancing girls dresses provided swirls of entertainment in between breaks

Children’s activities ensured the kids were occupied – face paint, throw the ball, 10 pin bowling, l.j.hooker bear, puppet shows

Comperes included radio celebrities Ian Eckersley, Brian Hinselwood –radio station personalities.

People travelled from townsville, cairns and canberra to attend the event

Brisbane folk festival organisers Roc Canning, Nick McEleavey and Teddy Rooney were delighted with the huge attendance, the quality of entertainment (headlined by Hot Toddy) and the determination of the volunteers who provided friendly and welcoming assistance to festival goers

The rain only came down for a short time but this did not stop the people dancing – a great time was had by all.