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The Bellingin Courier Sun has run a story on this weeks Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival featuring a hiost of performers including Bluegrass Parkway, The Bushwackers, Coolgrass, Ami Williamson, Dear Orphans, Spot the Dog, Ewan MacKenzie Duo, Present Company, Hunter and Suzy Owens, Slickville Pickers, My T Fine String Band, Gary Brown to name but [...]
There are many visitors who return to Dorrigo every year for this Festival because of the great atmosphere, and the opportunity to jam with fantastic and sometimes famous musicians under a shady tree or round the campfire. Along with this huge cast of entertainers, there is a full workshop programme covering a wide range of [...]
The Tenth Annual Festival – 21st to 23rd October 2011. Dorrigo Festival organisers are once again planning an intimate and friendly three-day weekend of acoustic music featuring some of Australia’s best Folk & Bluegrass and Old-time country musicians. The picturesque Dorrigo showground should once again come alive with concerts, workshops, dancing, jamming, impromptu performances, poetry [...]
Dorrigo Festival 21st – 23rd October 2011. The 10th Anniversary Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival promises to be a particularly special celebration with some great surprises planned. So stay tuned for further updates and information. Organisers are now taking applications from performers for the 2011 Festival – please go to the Performer Application Page. Applications [...]
$10,000 For Dorrigo Festival The Bellingen Shire Council has received a grant for the development of a number of major festivals within the Shire. One of the events to receive a funding boost from Government is the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival. Council recently received a state government grant of $10,000 for its 2011 festival. [...]
Dorrigo 22nd to 24th October 2010. The Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival really kicks off at on Friday 22nd Oct., at 6:00pm with and Old Time Square Dance led by The My-T Fine String Band in the showgrounds’ main pavilion. There’s fun for all the family, all dances are called so you and your feet [...]
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th October Festival organisers have advised us that planning is well underway for the 9th Annual Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, celebrating the wonderful traditions of bluegrass and folk music. This year’s Festival will take place across the weekend of Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th October. [...]
The folk at the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival have re-launched their website with a new address – dorrigofolkbluegrass.com. The 2009 Festival will be held on the weekend of the 23rd, 24th and 25th October. This year’s artists include 2009 Golden Guitar winners Hamish and Lachlan Davidson – The Davidson Brothers as well as singer [...]
With just one week to go this festival is now in its seventh year. They have a very solid line-up of Bluegrass, Old Timey and Folk performers attending. The headline Bluegrass act, Bluegrass Parkway, are making the trip across a day earlier to perform in Dorrigo’s Old Gazette Theatre on the Thursday night 23rd, where [...]
As previously reported on ABB, the headline bluegrass act, Bluegrass Parkway, are making the trip across a day earlier to perform their 1945 Radio Show on the Thursday night 23rd Oct in the Dorrigo’s Old Gazette Theatre. Bluegrass Parkway will also be featuring in the festival’s main concerts and be giving workshops throughout the weekend. [...]
A reminder from Dorrigo Festival promoters: This is just a short reminder that if you haven’t already purchased tickets for this years Festival, you only have a week left to get them at the Early Bird price. We have also enabled online ticket ordering for those who prefer to do it all online. Simply visit [...]
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