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The Wirrina Bluegrass & Acoustic Roots Festival 2024

Wirrina Bluegrass & Acoustic Roots Festival

Planning for the 2024 Festival is well advanced with a line-up of performers which holds much promise for another exciting long weekend of festival fun! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates and of course come back to this site for details.

Festival datesNov 22—24,  2024. That’s the 4th full weekend in November.

“Who’s playing at Wirrina this year?”

It’s shaping up to be another exciting weekend of bluegrass and other acoustic music for the 2024 Wirrina festival! Here’s the beginning of the “who’s  playing” list. Watch this space…

  • Nokosee Fields and Ryan Nickerson (USA)
  • The Cartwheels (Vic)
  • Fiddle We Must (SA)
  • Sue Baker and the Sourdoughs (SA)
  • The Wedgetail Beagles (Vic)
  • The Good Questions (SA)
  • Andrew Clermont (SA/NSW/QLD…)
  • Crooked Road (SA)
  • The Reverend and Mrs Rowdy and friends (SA)
  • Jonathan Ashley (Vic)
  • Adelaide Scottish Fiddle Club (SA)
  • Vetter og villskap (SA)
  • Inkling Trio (SA)
  • Escape Pods (SA)
  • The Burning Bridges (Vic)
  • Lasseter’s Gold (SA) —bush dance/workshop

Note: Gaelic Guitars will no longer be appearing.

Wirrina Music Camp

The Wirrina Music Camp will be held over the 3 days leading up to the Festival, at Wirrina Cove Holiday Park.

Music Camp Dates: Nov 19– 21,  2024.

Interested? Read more 

Music Camp Tutors

  • NEW CLASS: Chris Waite (Bass)
  • Nokosee Fields (Fiddle)
  • Ryan Nickerson (Guitar: Back up, rhythm, early blues)
  • Josh Bennett (Guitar and Mandolin)
  • Paul Cooper (Banjo)
  • Sally Carter (Ukulele)

Read about the tutors here: Wirrina Music Camp


Book Music Camp tickets here

Tickets for banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar selecting the tutor/instrument of your choice. Full Three Days 19-21 November.

Book for ukulele workshop

The ukulele workshop with Sally Carter is part of the Music Camp but has a separate registration link. Full Three Days 19 – 21 November.

Wirrina Young Musicians’ Award 2024

Wirrina Bluegrass Festival Young Musicians' Award

The Wirrina Young Musicians’ Award is a great opportunity for young players and singers to perform at Wirrina during the Festival.

Please encourage young people (17 and under) to come along and join in the fun! Prizes will be awarded for singing and instrumental performance in Bluegrass, Old Time and String Band genres of performance. The two winners will be able to play on the big stage after the competition.

First Prize $250 + other prizes.

Meet at the Blackboard sStage at 12 pm, Saturday  23, November.

  • Instruments played are to be acoustic stringed instruments.
  • One accompanist allowed (any age, acoustic stringed instrument).
  • Songs and tunes must be performed from memory.
  • Each competitor may perform one song or instrumental tune.
  • Register in advance or turn up on the day. Limited places available.
  • Free entry fro young people under 18 .
  • Free entry for accompanists for the day.
  • Entries & enquiries by email: wirrinabluegrass@gmail.com

Sessions

There are many options for sessions and  jamming at Wirrina Festivasl. So bring your instrument/s and join in the fun!

Irish/Celtic, Bluegrass and Old Time sessions, plus spontaneous sessions of any style can be held in the Open Mic tent, the Workshop tent  and around the fire pits after the end of programmed events each evening.

During performances

Our performers come from far and wide and rehearse hard to play for Wirrina audiences. Please be aware that jamming, talking and other noise travels far, so we ask you to keep that in mind when near concerts on the main stage and open mic stage. Please turn mobile phones to silent, give your attention to the performers and move away from the stages for chatting and socialising— there is plenty of space for this that won’t disrupt concerts.

Many thanks for being mindful.

Get involved!

There are a variety of ways to participate in the festival.

  • Apply to play on the program
  • Bring your instrument/s and play at the black-board tent
  • Join in the hosted sessions
  • Attend an instrumental or vocal workshop
  • Run a workshop
  • Jam in the session area
  • Come to watch and listen as part of the audience
  • Volunteer on the festival crew; six hours of service = one free festival ticket!

Book accommodation at Wirrina

Please go to the Wirrina Cove Holiday Park website to book your accommodation for the Festival—camping, caravans, and cabins available.
www.wirrinacoveholidaypark.com.au 
Click on the Upcoming Events page, then scroll down to the Wirrina Bluegrass section. There you will see a link/button to access accomodation bookings.

Reducing waste at Wirrina

We ask patrons to spare a thought for the environment and the volunteers who clean up after the festival. Thank you for helping us to reduce the rubbish. Lets keep up the great effort in 2024!  Reduce, reuse, recycle. 

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Festival merchandise

There will be some new ‘merch’ and old favourites in 2024! We love it when you buy from us because it all goes towards running the Festival.

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