Re: Newstead
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:56 am
Heather it sounds to me like you have just discovered the Folk Music and Folk Festival scene!
I stumbled into this wonderful area about 15 years ago and like you I was totally amazed at the talent the entertainment and the wonderfully welcoming friendly people. You have experienced a good festival but a minor one. You need to make the trip to Canberra over the Easter weekend and attend the absolutely amazing National Folk Festival, one of the best in the world. You will never be the same again! You will come away wishing the world was like that for twelve months of the year and with a heap of new friends. Maldon Folk Festival held in early November is another wonderful event and is not too far from you. Most folk festivals feature poetry events and the National and Maldon excel in this area.
I stumbled into this wonderful area about 15 years ago and like you I was totally amazed at the talent the entertainment and the wonderfully welcoming friendly people. You have experienced a good festival but a minor one. You need to make the trip to Canberra over the Easter weekend and attend the absolutely amazing National Folk Festival, one of the best in the world. You will never be the same again! You will come away wishing the world was like that for twelve months of the year and with a heap of new friends. Maldon Folk Festival held in early November is another wonderful event and is not too far from you. Most folk festivals feature poetry events and the National and Maldon excel in this area.