The 2009 program is not yet available. Here's last year's program as an example of what you can expect.
2008 Program
You can download the program for 2008 as a PDF. The program may be subject to change but festival organiser will endeavour to update this program on an ongoing basis.
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Friday Night
6.30pm Assemble for Opening Parade starting at Yackandandah Hotel Everyone welcome – |
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Public Hall |
Marquee |
Star Hotel |
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7.30 Chloe Hall 7.50 Margret RoadKnight 8.10 Chris Aronsten 8.30 Cecile Corbel 8.50 Faerd 9.10 George Papavgeris 9.30 Emily Spiller
10.10 Bohemian Nights 10.30 Erin |
7.00 Timothy Cannon 7.30 Tim McMillan 8.00 The Taylor Project 8.30 Duhks 9.40 The Go Set 10.40 Bizerka |
7.00 Brent Parlane 7.30 Simon Phillips 8.00 Anam Cara 8.30 Heidi Hibberd 9.00 Nick & Liesl 9.30 Luke R Davies 10.00 Grimick 10.30 Damien Neil 11.00 Ryder 11.30 Midnight’s Poet |
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The Yackandandah Hotel Sessions 8pm - late |
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Saturday
Yackandandah Hotel Sessions in the Beer Garden All DayBuskers Competition See Ticket Office for more information |
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Public Hall |
Marquee |
Star Hotel |
Courthouse |
The Shed |
Senior Cits Hall |
Frances' place |
Other Venues |
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8.30 – 10.00 Poets Breakfast |
10.30 – 12.00 Carol’s Poetry workshop |
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11.00 Drumming Circle workshop |
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11.00 Brent Parlane |
Young shed |
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11.25 Richard Perso | 11.40 Cecile Corbel | 11.30 Margret RoadKnight Instant Singing |
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2.00 – 1.30 Folky Men’s Business Host: Ernie Gruner, Chris Aronsten, Luke R Davies, George Papavgeris , Tim Cannon, Damien Neil |
12.00 Sayon Souare | 12.00 Heidi Hibberd | Chalkboard 12.00 - 2.00 |
12.00 – 1.30 Weaving Women’s Stories with Marie |
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12.40 Nick Tiliacos & Goodnight Thomas |
12.40 The Go Set | 12.20 Nick & Liesl |
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1.00 Dale Willis | 1 |
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1.45 – 3.00 Only A Woman Host: Judy Small, Margret RoadKnight, Emily Spiller, Rachel Unthank, Cecile Corbel, Chloe Hall | 1.30 The Andi & George Band | 1.30 Ryder | 1.40 Cloudstreet | 1.30 Midnight’s Poet Children’s Workshop |
1.30 Australian Folk Songs with Lyell Sayer |
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2.10 David Ross Macdonald | 2.20 Faerd | 2.00 Stephanie Zahra |
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| 2.25 Mike Compton & Bluegrass Parkway | 2.35 Anna, Lucy and Eliza |
2.30 Children’s Interactive Storytelling Avril Lambert |
2.30 Irish tune Sharing with Erin |
Athenaeum 2.30 - 4.00 Story Telling competition with Marie |
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3.15 Cloudstreet & George Papavgeris | 2.50 Simon Phillips | 3.00 Bohemian Nights |
3.10 Drumming Energy |
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3.30 Bizerka |
3.30 Luke R Davies | 3.40 The Undesirables |
3.45 Strings & Skins | 3.30 Leonard Cohen Tribute with Tom Yates BYO fav song to share |
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| 4 | 4.20 Dale Willis | 4.10 Chris Aronsten | 4 | ||||||
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4.20 Judy Small | 4.25 Richard Perso | |||||||
| 5 | 5.00 Midnight’s Poet | 4.50 Nick Tiliacos & Goodnight Thomas |
5.10 The Hoofs | 5.00 – 8.00pm
Saturday Night
Gourmet Dinner & Community
Concert
Memorial Gardens |
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5.30 Fiddlin’ Round Damien Neil, Nate Downey, Peter Uhrbrand, Elizabeth Taylor, Nipha Keegan, Jody Porter |
5.45 Tim McMillan | |||||||
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6.25 Grimick | ||||||||
| 7 | Saturday Night Concert7.45George Papavgeris8.20 Cecile Corbel 8.55 Emily Spiller 9.30 Faerd 10.05 Bohemian Nights 10.40 Mike Compton & Bluegrass Parkway |
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| 7.45 Nick and Liesl 8.20 Midnight’s Poet 8.55 Rachel Unthank and the Winterset 9.30 The Andi & George Band 10.05 The Undesirables 10.40 Reeba |
7.45 Anam Cara 8.20 Damien Neil 8.55 The Taylor Project 9.30 Erin 10.05 Sal Kimber & Good Ole Boys 10. 40 Bizerka |
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Sunday
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Public Hall |
Marquee |
Star Hotel |
Courthouse |
Open Stage |
The Shed |
Frances' Place |
Other Venues |
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9.00 Combined Churches Folk Festival Family Service Memorial Gardens | ||||||||
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10.00 Qigong | 10.00 Lyell Sayer |
Young Shed |
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10.30 Warm up the vocals with Jane and James |
10.45 Simon Phillips |
10.30 Timothy Cannon |
10.30 Brent Parlane |
Chalkboard 10.30 - 12.00 |
10.30 – 12.00 Poetry Workshop Carol |
Yackan-dandah Hotel Sessions in the Beer Garden All Day |
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11.05 Heidi HIbberd |
11.00 Richard Perso |
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11.25 Timothy McMillan |
11.40 Luke R Davies |
11.30 Yackandandah violinists |
Senior Cits Hall Workshops |
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12.00 Yackandandah Festival Choir |
12.00 Ryder | 12.15 Chloe Hall | 12.00 O’Shea- Ryan Irish Dancers |
12.00 Nick & Liesl |
12.00 Finger Style and Percussive Guitar for the Funky Folk Dale Willis |
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12.30 Nothing too Serious. Host: Sal Kimber, Margret RoadKnight, Ernie Gruner, Judy Small, George Papavgeris, Mike Compton |
12.35 Bizerka | 12.30 Sayon Souare |
12.40 Strings & Skins |
12.30 -2.00 Living Happily Ever After. Story Telling with Marie |
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1.00 Cloudstreet | 1.15 Nick & Liesl |
12.50 Chris Aronsten |
1.00 Anam Cara | 1.00 Luke R Davies Harmonica Workshop |
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1.40 Erin | 1.25 Emily Spiller |
1.35 Grimick |
1.20 Aimee Glass |
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2.00 The Undesirables | 1.50 Dale Willis |
2.00 Damien Neil |
2.10 Reeba |
2.10 Yasmin Powell |
2.00 Lyell Sayer Folk Sing-a- long |
2.00 African Dancing for children Sayon Souare |
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2.20 Faerd | 2.45 The Andi & George Band |
2.25 Bohemian Nights |
2.35 Margret RoadKnight |
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3.00 Rachel Unthank & The Winteset |
3.00 Sal Kimber & The Good Ole Boys |
3.15 Cloudstreet | 2.55 The Taylor Project |
2.50 The Hoofs | 3.00–4.00 Ready Get Set Get Pickin’ with David Ross MacDonald | Buskers Competition Various Venues – See Ticket Office for more information |
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3.40 Nick Tiliacos & Goodnight Thomas |
3.25 Mike Compton & Bluegrass Parkway |
3.40 Midnight’s Poet |
3.30 Winning buskers |
3.30 Squeal & Piggyback |
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