- Fairbridge Festival
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Fairbridge Festival
caption =
location =Australia
*Fairbridge Village, Western Australia
years_active= 1993- present
dates = 24 - 27 April 2008
genre = Folk,Blues , Roots, Acoustic, Celtic,A Capella ,World music The Fairbridge Festival is a
music festival held annually since 1993 at Fairbridge Village nearPinjarra inWestern Australia . The festival is usually held over a weekend near Easter.Visitors staying for the whole weekend can camp in the surrounding fields or book on-site cottage accommodation. The event takes place over two days and three nights, in seven main venues that include marquees, a chapel, dance stage and workshop rooms. The program features a variety of musical styles such as blues, roots, celtic, folk, dance, a cappella and world music as well as acts and activities specifically catering for children and young people.ite
The festival site was originally
Fairbridge School , a farm school established in 1913.Fairbridge Festival 2008
The 2008 festival was held from 24 - 27 April 2008, taking advantage of the ANZAC day long weekend. The acts included:
Tinpan Orange were accompanied by Harry Angus ofThe Cat Empire , who features on their album.Fairbridge Festival 2007
The 2007 festival was held from the 13 – 15 April 2007.The announced performers as of January 2007 include:
External links
* [http://www.fairbridgefestival.com.au Fairbridge Festival official website]
* [http://abc.net.au/southwestwa/fairbridge.htm ABC Fairbridge Folio]
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