Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

established 1980

PO Box 5289
Wollongong
NSW, 2500

email

Secretary
Ros Shieldhouse

tel/fax: 1300 887 034

President and Concert Bookings
Russell Hannah

 

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Welcome to the
Illawarra Folk Club

This site contains information about the Illawarra Folk Club Inc established in 1980, the Illawarra Folk Festival, Folk in the Foothills a one day Folk Festival (3rd weekend each October) and local performers and events around the Illawarra region in New South Wales, Australia.

The Illawarra region is situated approximately 100 kilometres south of Sydney on the New South Wales coast with Wollongong as the major centre. It also includes the Shellharbour and Kiama areas.

 Click here for the February 2010 Monthly newsletter, PDF format, 14 pages, 2.2MB

Illawarra Folk Festival

IFF 

The festival is organised by volunteers of the Illawarra Folk Club. The 25th llawarra Folk Festival is now over. It was held 14-17 January 2010. The 26th Illawarra Folk Festival will be held from 13-16 January 2011. Performer applications will open in April and close 31 July 2010.

Click here for the new Illawarra Folk Festival website.

Below is the graphic kindly provided by Reg Mombassa for the 2010 Festival T-Shirt - available now! A must for any Mambo design collectors! Click here to buy from the Illawarra Folk Festival Store.

Play the Youtube clip below to get a 60 second taste
of the fun of the 2008 Illawarra Folk Festival.

 

News

COMING FOLK CONCERTS

There is an amazing array of talent coming to Wollongong over the next few months!

12-13 Jan 2011 - FOLK FESTIVAL MUSIC SCHOOL
more information

13-16 Jan 2011 - 26th ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL
BULLI SHOWGROUND & surrounds
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2010 CONCERTS

Illawarra Folk Club concerts are held generally on 1st Fridays and 3rd Saturdays of the month.

FRI 5 Feb,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Alistair Brown (UK) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 20 Feb,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Illawarra Folk Festival Volunteer Thank You, WONGAWILLI COMMUNITY HALL
FRI 5 Mar,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - 5 PACK CONCERT, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 19 Mar,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Eleanor McEvoy (Ire) plus Riogh, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 28 Mar,  5pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Best Music and Wurst Sausage with THE BEEZ (Berlin), WONGAWILLI COMMUNITY HALL, dinner and concert
FRI 9 Apr,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Les Barker (UK) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 17 April,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - James Keelaghan & Hugh McMillan (Can), The Wishing Well plus more, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 7 May,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - 5 PACK CONCERT, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SAT 15 May,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Ballpoint Penguins (WA) plus 2 more acts, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
FRI 4 June,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - Italian Week Folk Music Concert, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
11-14 June - FOLK CLUB TOUR to 2nd Snowy Mountains of Music, Perisher Valley
SAT 19 June,  7.30pm - FOLK CLUB CONCERT - artists to be advised, CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG
SUN 17 Oct,  8.30am to 7.30pm - FOLK IN THE FOOTHILLS, one day folk festival - artists to be advised, Jamberoo Valley Lodge

Every Wednesday Night, 8pm to 10pm - Bush Dance, Wongawilli Community Hall, all welcome, dances called and walked through, acoustic musicians welcome to join the band hosted by members of the world travelling Wongawilli Band. Enq 0409 57 1788, desanti@bigpond.com  click here for more details

For more details go to the Folk Club Myspace
 
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