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.

  Events shaded are free - do not require a festival ticket.

Friday Night

6.30pm Assemble for Opening Parade starting at Yackandandah Hotel  Everyone welcome –

 

Public Hall

Marquee

Star Hotel

 

 

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
 

The Yackandandah Hotel  Sessions 8pm - late


Saturday

Yackandandah Hotel Sessions in the Beer Garden All Day

Buskers Competition See Ticket Office for more information


 

Public Hall

Marquee

Star Hotel

Courthouse

The Shed

Senior Cits Hall

Frances' place

Other Venues

 
 

 

      8.30 – 10.00
Poets Breakfast
  10.30 – 12.00
Carol’s Poetry
workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

11.00 Drumming Circle workshop

 

11.00
Brent Parlane

Young shed

  11

 

11.25 Richard Perso 11.40 Cecile Corbel 11.30 Margret
RoadKnight
Instant Singing
 

12

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
12

 

12.40 Nick Tiliacos & Goodnight
Thomas
12.40 The Go Set 12.20 Nick &
Liesl
   

  1

1.00 Dale Willis
1

 

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
 

  2

2.10 David Ross Macdonald 2.20 Faerd 2.00
Stephanie Zahra
 2
  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
 

  3

3.15 Cloudstreet & George Papavgeris   2.50 Simon Phillips 3.00
Bohemian Nights
3.10 Drumming
Energy
 3

 

 

 

 

 

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
 
  4 4.20 Dale Willis 4.10 Chris Aronsten    4

 

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
5.00 Sayon Souare
5.30 Wangaratta Ukulele Band
6.00 Bluegrass Parkway
7.00 The Great Yackan-
dandah Jam with Yack Choir, Strum Club, Yack Primary School & others

 5

 

5.30 Fiddlin’ Round
Damien Neil, Nate
Downey, Peter Uhrbrand,
Elizabeth Taylor, Nipha
Keegan, Jody Porter
5.45 Tim McMillan  
  6      6

 

  6.25 Grimick  
  7

Saturday Night Concert

7.45George Papavgeris
8.20 Cecile Corbel
8.55 Emily Spiller
9.30 Faerd
10.05 Bohemian Nights
10.40 Mike Compton & Bluegrass Parkway
     7
  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

 

Public Hall

Marquee

Star Hotel

Courthouse

Open Stage

The Shed

Frances' Place

Other Venues

 

            8.30 - 10.00
Poets Breakfast
  9.00 Combined Churches Folk Festival Family Service Memorial Gardens  

10

10.00 Qigong 10.00
Lyell Sayer

Young Shed

10

 

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

 

11

11.05
Heidi HIbberd
11.00
Richard Perso

11

 

  11.25
Timothy
McMillan
11.40
Luke R Davies
11.30
Yackandandah
violinists
Senior Cits Hall
Workshops

 

12

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

12

 

  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

 

1

1.00 Cloudstreet 1.15
Nick & Liesl
12.50
Chris Aronsten
1.00 Anam Cara 1.00 Luke R Davies
Harmonica Workshop

1

 

1.40 Erin 1.25
Emily Spiller
1.35
Grimick
1.20 Aimee Glass

 

2

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

2

 

2.20 Faerd 2.45 The Andi & George
Band
2.25
Bohemian
Nights
2.35
Margret
RoadKnight

 

3

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

3

 

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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