When Sharon Casey started volunteering at the National Folk Festival in 1998, she wasn’t into folk and didn’t play an instrument, but 26 years of volunteering later she’s “folkified” and plays a mean fiddle.
Folk has always been inclusive, says National Folk Festival managing director, Heidi Pritchard, and this year’s festival is set to be the most inclusive yet, with an array of First Nations and LGBTQI+ performers, plus improved accessibility onsite.
If you’re after something other than chocolate eggs and fluffy bunny tails this Easter, check out the National Folk Festival when it returns to Exhibition Park in Canberra over the long weekend, 6-10 April.
Iconic Australian band, The Waifs, is one of the headline acts at this year’s National Folk Festival, heading to Exhibition Park over Easter, 6-10 April. CW had a chat with Josh Cunningham to discuss festival culture, 30 years of touring, and chosen family.
To commemorate Anzac Day, this week’s cover story has a special focus on Australia’s Indigenous service men and women, such as Lance Corporal Kathleen (Kath) Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) who served in WWII.
