2023 Festival

banner and logo

The Wirrina Bluegrass & Acoustic Roots Festival website

SECTION SUBTITLE

The 2022 Wirrina Bluegrass and Acoustic Roots Festival was a blast! So many fabulously varied performances and  many people came along to join in the fun. The 2023 Festival is already beginning to take shape. Mark the dates on your calendar—the last weekend of November. So that’s Friday November 24 to Sunday November 26. The festival is an annual gathering for people to hear, play and share acoustic music from the Bluegrass, Old Time, Acoustic Roots and other related traditions.

Bluegrass is great music. That’s why it heads up our festival. Our stage attracts world-class musicians; many come back each year to perform, to run workshops, and to join in the fun and inspiration of all that a Wirrina festival is.

2023 Festival dates: Fri Nov 24 to Sun Nov 26

Applications to play at the Festival in 2023 are now open.

Get in touch with us to express your interest. Send us a few paragraphs telling us about you and your music.
Include links to any videos or sound clips you may have online or maybe even a CD.


Wirrina Music Camp 2023

In 2022 we ran a 3 day music camp in the days leading up to the Festival. We received plenty very positive feedback – from participants and tutors.
So, we are in the early stages of planning Wirrina Music Camp 2023!  Drop us an email or send a message via social media if you are interested in attending. This will help us to make plans.

Visit this website again soon for further information.

Announcing more performers for the 2023 Festival

The committee members have been working our way though the impressive list of applicants for the year’s Festival. We are excited to announce that the first performers have been booked—with more to come in the next weeks. As well as the Foghorn String Band from Canada we have:

  • Tony O’Rourke
  • The High Street Drifters
  • McHarg Creek
  • Bluegrass Junction, and
  • Crooked Road.

The Foghorn String Band

The Foghorn String Band from Canada are coming our way in November! Not only will they be playing at the 2023 Festival, they will also be tutoring at the Wirrina Music Camp 2023, in the 3 days leading up to the Festival.  From their website:

The Foghorn Stringband is the present day gold standard for real-deal hard-hitting genuine old-time American string band music, with eight albums, thousands of shows, over 15 years of touring under their belts, and an entirely new generation of roots musicians following their lead … The Foghorn Stringband is comprised four master performers and historians: Caleb Klauder (vocals, mandolin, fiddle) – From Orcas Island, Washington; Reeb Willms (vocals, guitar) – From rural Farmer, Washington; Nadine Landry (vocals, upright bass) – From the Gaspé Coast, Eastern Quebec; Stephen ‘Sammy’ Lind (vocals, fiddle, banjo) – From Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Each member of Foghorn Stringband exemplifies the best of the roots music traditions from their respective native cultures …  In performance, Foghorn Stringband gather around one microphone, balancing their music on the fly, and playing with an intense, fiery abandon.

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

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 2022!  Reduce, reuse, recycle. 

.

Festival merchandise

Yes, there will be ‘merch’ in 2022! We love it when you buy from us because it all goes towards running the Festival. Details to be announced.

Copyright 2022 © Wirrina Bluegrass & Acoustic Roots Festival