Mo' music.. Alice Desert Festival 2011. Pic: Oliver Eclipse.
It’s that time of year again, when the crowds come out to play at a myriad of interstate music festivals.
Once again, Territory music acts are front and centre at some of the biggest and the best..
- National Remote Indigenous Media Festival - Iwantja Band, October 7
- Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga (SA) – Kevin McCarthy, October 21-23
- WOMAD Earth Station (SA) - Iwantja Band, October 22
- Melbourne International Arts Festival, notes from the hard road and beyond – Shellie Morris with the Black Arm Band, Joss Stone, Mavis Staples, Paul Dempsey, Ricki Lee Jones, Emmanuel Jal & John Schuman, October 22
- Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) Melbourne – Iwantja Band, November 22.
- Shine On Festival, Beaufort, Victoria – Sietta, November 19
- Queenscliff Music Festival, Victoria – Leah Flanagan, November 25 – 28.
- Homebake Music Festival, Sydney – Gurrumul Yunupingu, December 3.
- Summer Rhythms Festival, Canberra – eMDee, December 9-11 (exact date TBA).
- Blah Blah Blah Boutique Music Festival, Queensland – Sietta, December 28, 7.35pm.
- Peats Ridge Music Festival, NSW – Sietta, December 30, 8.30pm, Lyrebird stage.
- The Dreaming, Woodford, Qld – Frank Yamma, The Tableland Drifters (Lex Holt, Joe Davey, Angus Pearson, Lester Peterson & Jeff McLaughlin), December 30th, 31st and January 1st.
- WOMADelaide, SA – Gurrumul, March 9-12, 2012 (exact date TBA).
- WOMAD NZ – Gurrumul, March 16-18, 2012 (exact dates TBA).
There will be more festivals and NT bands to be added to this list in coming months!
In a festival? Let us know! Send an email to megan@musicnt.com.au
Words: Megan Spencer
