Poets Breakfast 

2012 details coming soon - in the meantime, 2011 events are still shown below.

The Yackandandah Folk Festival Poet’s Breakfast will be held at The Sports Park on Saturday 26th March and Sunday 27th hosted by Carol Heuchan.

 

 

Twice Australian Champion Bush Poet and five times Laureate Award winner, Carol is in great demand for concerts and festivals of all kinds.  She’s the winner of the richest prize in poetry history (a thirtyfour thousand dollar tractor!) and has amassed numerous awards for writing and performing.

 

 

 

She starred in a national ABC series, Bush Slam,  and has done three overseas tours including sixteen concerts in the 

U.S. in January 2010 with this response

 

 

 

from Doris Daley, Academy of Western Arts Performer of the Year - quote  “better than shiraz, better than shrimp on the barbie, FAR better than Mr. C. Dundee, Australia’s greatest export and best secret weapon.

The yarns and poetry kick off both Saturday and Sunday at 8.30am. Bring along your yarns, poetry or even funny hat, but there are no prizes for the funny hats. In fact the best prizes are a rollicking good yarn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carol is a natural communicator and this leads her to a variety of activities - compering, guest speaking, workshops to name a few.  She is now the very popular Main Arena commentator at the Royal Easter Show, combining her knowledge of horses with her skills at the microphone.