The Substation/ Newport Folk Festival/
$40 Full Price
$30 Concession
$30 Newport Fiddle & Folk Club Members
Free for under 18 years
Tickets available via Newport Folk Festival
PRESENTED BY NEWPORT FIDDLE & FOLK CLUB
The Newport Folk Festival returns this year with a delightful package of concerts, workshops and join-in sessions that will warm the hearts of all music lovers. The Substation is just one of numerous venues hosting music across Newport on Saturday 24 June. The festival will showcase dancing (Austral – Celtic, The Royal High Jinx – European, Harmaniax – Cajun); choirs (Pitchface – Yarraville, Sweet Monas Choir – Ballarat) and orchestral music (Newport Strings, Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde, Footscray Gypsy Orchestra).
The Substation will host the festival-return of one of Australia’s finest fingerpicking guitarists, Jordan Brodie, who will perform and then unravel the mysteries of his craft in a separate workshop. Other festival delights playing at The Substation include Dandelion Wine (an ethereal electro-medieval band with medieval instruments, female vocals and electronic beats), and Lachlan Hawkins from Brisbane who plays the handpan with hypnotic melodic rhythms and deep lyrics to soothe the soul.
Come along and join in by playing, singing, dancing or sit back and soak in the music. Who knows – you might even be inspired to join the Newport Fiddle & Folk Club and become a musician.
View the full lineup online, grab your ticket and plan your day from fine music to good-time sessions. Oh – and don’t forget to bring the family. Kids and all school students are free!
Newport Folk Festival is a great community festival first created by the Newport Fiddle & Folk Club back in 2008. It has a long history of contributing to the cultural life of Newport and the Hobsons Bay Area.
ACCESS
The Substation is wheelchair accessible and gender neutral accessible toilets are available. Visitors may enter The Substation using the ramp or stairs at the main entrance. There is a lift on the ground floor, to the left of the foyer, providing access to levels 1 and 2.
The Substation bar and bookshop will be open during the festival.
SET TIMES AT THE SUBSTATION
11am Pitchface
12pm Newport Drummers
1pm Tues Blues
2pm Jordan Brodie
4:30pm Dandelion Wine
5:30pm Lachlan Hawkins
6:30pm Newport Strings
7:30pm Sweet Monas Choir
View the full festival program.
The Newport Folk Fesitval is produced by Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.
