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One of the acts performing at the 2009 Folkie are The Beez. Hailing from Germany they are staunch traditionalists of the genre playing some of the classic folk tunes with a slight twist.Have a look at the video below to see what we mean.The Beez Showreel

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Here are the first performers announced for the 2009 Festival. You'll find some old friends returning and some brand new visitors to the National. Like every year there is an exciting blend of International performers and Australians offering traditional and contemporary folk music as well as plenty of folk music from all over the world.INTERNATIONALOld Man Luedecke (Canada)In the tradition of

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The National Folk Festival offices have moved into new, larger offices closer to Exhibition Park in Canberra.As a result of the move we have had to change our postal address, fax and phone numbers.The new contact details for the National Folk Festival are:Postal Address: PO Box 179, Mitchell, ACT, 2911Phone: 02 6262 4792Fax: 02 6255 4825Don't panic if you posted anything recently as we have

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Believe it or not the 2008 National Folk Festival will be the earliest it has ever, and possibly will ever, be in the year.The way Australia works out Easter is based on the gregorian calendar. Easter Sunday must, of course, always fall on a Sunday. It also must fall between March 22 and April 25. If you want to really get into the calculations for Easter (Which includes discussion about Paschal

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It is with much heaviness in our hearts that we have to announce that Les Barker will no longer be performing at the 2008 National Folk Festival.Les had a heart attack a couple of weeks ago followed by some surgery to remove a blood clot. He has since recovered and has been released back into the community with a large number of pills and is experimenting with deep-fried aspirin.All of us at the

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For 2008 the Masterclasses once again give musicians a chance to get specialised tutoring with some real masters of their craft. Leading the classes for 2008 are;Mike Compton - Bluegrass MandolinA bluegrass legend this is a special opportunity to learn some new skills from a man who is said to sound more like Bill Monroe than the man himself.Donal Baylor - Bluegrass FiddleOne of Australia's

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The 2008 Poster is the first of three in a series by local artist Franki Sparke. Franki has produced nine pieces of art in nine different mediums to be used over the next three Festivals. The pieces are an artist's interpretation of the feelings and essence of the National. Stay tuned for a more detailed look at the pieces over the next few months.

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Have a look at this great video from the Session Bar in 2007. Playing in the session are some local session legends and a couple of blow-ins from Irish band Grada.

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The National Folk Festival is a big part of many people's lives especially for those of us on the Festival Staff. For us in the office the Festival doesn't go for 5 days it goes for 365. There is a great deal that goes on through the year.In the past we have only been able to get information out to the world through our publications and this has sometimes lead to a large delay on some of the

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