Merry Christmas all. This 2 CD set is a selection of tracks representing performances at what is now known as the National Folk Festival across its first 35 years (1967-2001). The greater majority are by Australian based performers (foreign born or otherwise). As such it provides a good sampling of local performers and the wide range of their offerings. This set has long been out-of-print but releases by some of these artists are still readily available from commercial or internet sources. Of course there are artists whose work could not be featured on this set and other artists have emerged since 2001.
Some of the featured artists have sadly gone to "Fiddlers Green" but they live again in these recordings.
All tracks are MP3 @320VBR. In total, just over 200MB.
Download CD1 and Graphics Folder-
From MediaFire
Download CD2 -
From MediaFire
You will need to decompress these files to be able to play the tracks.
Contact mr.stockman@gmail.com if files become unavailable.
I will be regularly profiling some of Australia's contemporary folk artists and albums and providing links for purchasing some of their offerings. The first will be very well known to Australian folk fans. They are two of my favourite modern performers - Kate Burke and Ruth Hazleton. They teamed up at Narrabundah College in the Australian Capital Territory in the late 1990s and have regularly performed together over the succeeding years including four CDs, many performances at folk festivals, and tours of the UK and have also appeared on compilations. Each is an excellent musician/singer in her own right and each has performed in other groups. They currently have three CDs available for purchase through their well-developed website but if you look around they can be cheaper elsewhere.
