September 1st, 2024Town Folk Festival
Town Folk Festival, a single-day contemporary folk music festival has announced its expansion this year, bringing an enormous line-up of local and international talent to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday, November 16.
The line-up includes A. Savage (US), the solo project of Parquet Courts frontman Andrew Savage, singer-songwriter Marlon Williams (NZ), and four-time ARIA award-nominated future-soul powerhouse Ngaiire.
In their only Victorian appearance for 2024, global touring The Teskey Brothers will perform on the main stage, along with Yirinda, the project of Fred Leone and Samuel Pankhurst, who combine ancient Aboriginal language with sublime modern production.
The mesmerising Grace Cummings will play songs from her acclaimed third album Ramona, alongside Jess Ribeiro, Queenie and many more.
Maintaining its family-friendly, community-oriented atmosphere, the festival will activate local venues such as The Bridge Hotel and Shedshaker Brewery, with the exciting addition of a major festival site at the Sunken Oval.
Festival director Jeremy Furze said Town Folk was growing up.
“After three iterations in ‘cute neighbourhood gathering’ mode, the time felt right to kick off the training wheels and step this thing up to ‘big fat festival’ mode,” he said.
“The multi-stage, multi-venue format will remain – again utilising all the wonderful spaces along Walker Street – but this year we will drop a stage on the Sunken Oval across the road and push the faders up a few notches.”
There will be performances from A. Savage, Aplegate, Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me!, Felicity Cripps Band, Grace Cummings, Harmony Byrne, Jess Ribeiro, M79, Marlon Williams, Merryn Jeann, Ngaiire, Queenie, Ruby and Loretta, Tek Tek Ensemble, The Maes, The Teskey Brothers and Yirinda.
Tickets have gone on sale now.
Words: Darren Lowe
