About The Festival

10 String Symphony (USA) • 19-Twenty • 28 Paces • 3 Left Feet • 5 Leaves Left • A.J. Leonard’s Tropical Lounge • A.J.Leonard & Jenny Rowlands • Abigail Washburn (USA) • Accelerando • Adam Page • Afenginn (Denmark) • Afro Moses (Ghana) • ahab (UK) • Aisling Gheal • Ajak Kwai (Sudan) • Al Ward • Alan Kelly Quartet (Ireland) • Alana Wilkinson • Alanna & Alicia • Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas (UK/USA) • Alison Brown Band • Alistair Hulett (Scotland) • Alistair Hulett (Scotland) + Dave Swarbrick (UK) • All Our Exes Live In Texas • Allan Caswell • Altan (Ireland) • Alwan • Andie • Andrea Soler • Andrew Winton • Andy ‘Sugarcane’ Collins • Andy Cowan • Andy Irvine (Ireland) • Andy Irvine & Rens van der Zalm (Ireland/Netherlands) • Andy M Stewart & Gerry O’Beirne (Ireland) • Ange Takats • Anne Ridgway • Anne Lawson • Anne McCue • The April Maze • April Verch (Canada) • April Verch Band (Canada) • Arabesk • The Arcade Circus • Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter • Archie Roach. • Arlo Guthrie (USA) • Ash Grunwald • Babalu • Baby et Lulu • The Backsliders • The Baker Suite • The Bakery • Baltic Bar Mitzvah • Banditaliana (Italy) • The Barons of Tang • Basia Bulat (Canada) • Bathurst Folk Club • The Bazzookas (Netherlands) • The Bean Project • The Beez (Germany • Ben Waters with Derek Nash (UK) • Bearded Gypsy Band • Belle Jar • Bellyache Ben & The Steamgrass Boys • Ben Sollee (USA) • Benny Walker • Beoga (Ireland) • Bernard Bolan • Bert Jansch (UK) • Big Rory & Ochie (Scotland) • Blackheath Folk Club • Blair Dunlop (UK) • Blue King Brown • Blue Mountain Rain • The Blue Swimmers • The Bluehouse • The Blues Preachers • Bob Corbett & the Roo Grass Band • Bob Malone (USA) • Boo Hewerdine (UK) • The Borderers • Born Again Pagans • Breabach (Scotland) • Brent Parlane • Brett Hunt • The Brewster Brothers + Jim Conway • Brian Kennedy (Ireland) • Briggs • Broderick Smith • Broderick Smith & Band • Brothers Comatose (USA) • Brothers Three • Bruce Mathiske • Bruce Cockburn • Buck & Deanne • Buckman Coe (Canada) • Buddy Knox • Buffy Sainte-Marie (Canada) • Bumpin’ • Burach (Scotland) • Busby Marou • The Bushwackers • Bustamento • Caiti Baker • Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band • Cass Eager & The Velvet Rope • Castlecomer • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (Canada) • Celtic City Sons • Chain • Chain of Hearts • Charm of Finches • Chase the Sun • The Chipolatas (UK) • The Child Ballads • Chris Gillespie • Chris Gillespie & The Wandering Hands • Chris Kempster • Chris Smither (USA) • Chris While & Julie Matthews (UK) • Chris Wilson • Christof (Netherlands) • Circle of Rhythm • Circo Blurto • Circus Solarus • Clarke’s Grey Vest • Claude Hay • The Cleaning Ladies • Closet Klezmer • Cloud Control • Co-Cheol • Cocky’s Joy • Coda • Colin Hay • Colin Offord • Collector • Colum Sands (Ireland) • The Company • The Cottars (Canada) • Copperline • Counterpoint • Cranky Franky • Crary & Gambetta • The Creel • Crooked Fiddle Band • Crooked Jack (Scotland) • Crooked Still (USA) • Crowd Around • Csokolom (Netherlands) • Cyndi Boste • Damon Davies • Damon Davies & David O’Neill • Dan Crary (USA) & Don Ross (Canada) • Dan Parsons • Dan Sultan • Daniel Champagne • Danny O’Keefe • Daoirí Farrell (Ireland) • Darren Hanlon • Dave Gunning (Canada) • Dave Swarbrick (UK) • David Bachall & Damian Jones • David Beniuk • David Bridie • David Francey (Canada) • David Ross Macdonald • David Spry • Davidson Brothers • Dawn Egan • Debapriya Samanwaya (India) • Del Rey • Denis Kevans • Dereb the Ambassador (Ethiopia) • Des Miller • Dewayne Everettsmith • Dick Gaughan (Scotland) • Didjeridu Dingo • Dirty Lucy • Djan Djan (Mali/India) • Doctor + The Badmen • Dori Freeman (USA) • Dog Trumpet • Don Hopkins & Mal Green • Doug Ashdown • Dougie MacLean (Scotland) • Dr Don’s Double Dose • Drew Johnston • The Duffys • Dya Singh (India) • Eddi Reader (Scotland) • Edwina Hayes (UK) • Elana James (USA) • Eleanor McEvoy (Ireland) • Elephant Sessions (Scotland) • Eliza Carthy (UK) • Eliza Carthy & Band • Eliza Gilkyson & Nina Gerber (USA) • Ember Swift (USA) • Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan (Scotland) • Enda Kenny (Ireland) • Equus • Eric Bibb (USA) • Eric Bibb (USA) + Danny Thompson (UK) • Eric Bogle • Eric.Bogle + John Munro • Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges (USA) • Fagan & Kerr • The Fagans • Faith i Branko (Serbia) • Faith Petric (USA) • Felpeyu (Spain) • Fergusson • Fiddlers Feast • The Field • Fiona Boyes • Fiona Scott-Norman • FLAP! • Flats & Sharps (UK) • Folk Uke (USA) • Fourplay • Francesca Sidoti • Frank Burkitt Band (NZ) • Frank Yamma • Frankie Armstrong (UK) • Frazey Ford • Fred Smith • Frigg (Finland) • Fromseier Hockings (Denmark) • Front Country (USA) • Fruit • The Fumes • Funk Injection • The G Men • Gabe Andrews • The Gadflys • Gail Page Trio • Gary Daley • Gawurra • Genevieve Chadwick • Genticorum (Canada) • George Kamikawa & Noriko Tadano (Japan) • Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse • Glenn Skuthorpe • Glenn Cardier • Go Jane Go (USA/Canada) • The Good Lovelies (Canada) • Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys (Canada) • Gordon McIntyre & Kate Delaney • Grace Barbé • Graeme Johnson • Graveyard Train • Gregory Page (USA) • The Grigoryan Brothers • The Grigoryan Brothers and Adam Page • Gumbo Fever • Gurrumul • Guy Blackman • Guy Davis (USA) • Halfway To Forth • Hanggai (China) • Hans Theessink (Austria) • Harry Manx (Canada) • Hat Fitz & Cara • Hat Fitz + Itchy • Heartstring Quartet (UK) • Heval • The Hickory Project (USA) • Himmerland (Denmark) • Hiring Fair • Holly Throsby • Hot Potato Band • Hottentot Party • Huang Ngoc Trang • Ian Date & George Washingmachine • Imogen Clark • Inka Marka • Irish Mythen (Ireland) • J.E.N. Veron • Jaaleekaay (Gambia/Australia) • Jacinta Tobin • Jack Broadbent (UK) • Jack Carty • Jackie Leven (Scotland) • Jake Shimabukuro (Hawaii) • James Keelaghan (Canada) • James Keelahan • The James Valentine Quartet • Jan Preston • Janis Ian (USA) • Jaron Freeman-Fox (Canada) • Jason & Chlöe Roweth • Jeannie Lewis • Jeff Lang • Jen Cloher • The Jerry Cans (Canada) • Jess Chalker • Jesse Valach & Blues Mountain • Jews Brothers Band (NZ) • Jigzag • Jim Conway • Jim Conway’s Big Wheel • Jim Jarvis & Alan Meadows • Jim Low • Jimmi Carr • Jo Davie • Jodi Martin • John Butler • John Derum • John Ewbank • John McCutcheon (USA) • John Spillane (Ireland) • John Williamson • John-Paul Bell • Johnny & Tinker Duffy & Rens van der Zalm • Johnny Huckle • Jonah’s Pride • Jordan Millar • Jordie Lane Duo • Joseph & James Tawadros • Joseph Tawadros Trio • Josh White Jr. (USA) • Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker (UK) • Joy & Lara • Judy Collins (USA) • Judy Small • Juggling Jam • Jumbledat • Justin Townes Earle (USA) • Juzzie Smith • K’Crasher • Kane & Welch with Fats Kaplin (USA) • Karen Lynne & Band • Karl Brodie • Karma County • Kate Campbell (USA) • Kate Fagan • Kate Miller-Heidke • Kate Rowe • Katie Noonan & The Captains • Katie Noonan’s ELIXIR with Michael Leunig • Katy Moffat (UK) • Kaurna Cronin • Kavisha Mazzella • Kay Proudlove • Kaya • Kell Taylor • Ken McLean • Kerrianne Cox • Kerryn Fields (NZ) • Kev Carmody • Kieran Halpin (Ireland) • Kieran.Kane + Kevin Welch • Kim Churchill • Kim Richey (USA) • Kim Sanders & friends • King Curly • King Marong & Safara • King Tide • Knight & Kells • Knox (Fiji) • Kooyeh • The Kransky Sisters • Kristina Olsen (USA) • Kristina Olsen & Peter Grayling (USA) • Krystle Warren (USA) • Kutcha Edwards • La Mauvaise Réputation • Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence • Laura Love (USA) • Laura Zarb • Leah Flanagan • Leah Flanagan & Band • Leeanne Botham • Leigh Walker • Les Chauffers À Pieds (Canada) • Les Poules a’ Colin (Canada) • Lil’ Fi • Lime & Steel • Limerick • Linda Mizzi • The Little Stevies • Lior • Lior & Paul Grabowsky • Lisa Fitzgibbon • Lisa Miller & Rebecca Barnard • Liz Stringer • London Klezmer Quartet (UK) • Loudon Wainwright III (USA) • Love Over Gold • The Loveys • Lucy Wainwright-Roche (USA) • Lucy Wise & Stephen Taberner • Luka Bloom (Ireland) • Luke Webb • Lunasa (Ireland) • Lyall Adonis • Macy Gray (USA) • The Mae Trio • The Maes • Malcura • Mama Kin • Mamadou Diabate (Mali) • Manuhiri with Lorraine Jordan + Gill Hunter • Marcia Howard • Margaret Walters & John Warner • Margret Roadknight • Marlene Cummins • Martin Doherty • Martin Foote • Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (Ireland/USA) • Martin Pearson • Martin Simpson (UK) • Martin Wyndham-Read (UK) • Maru Tarang (India) • Mary Black (Ireland) • Mary Coughlan + Band • Matt Tonks • Matt Tonks & Syd Green • Matt Walker & Ashley Davies • Matty T Wall • McIntyre & Delaney • Mel Parsons (NZ) • Mélisande [électrotrad] (Canada) • Melissa Crabtree and Dayan Kai (USA) • Method • Mia Dyson • Mic Conway • Mic Conway & The National Junk Band • Michael Fix • Michael Jerome Browne (Canada) • The Mighty Reapers • Mick Hart • Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission • Mihirangi • Mike Martin • Mike McClellan • Mike West + Truckstop Honeymoon (USA) • Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen • Miriam Lieberman Trio • The Mission Songs Project • Missy Higgins • Mojo Juju & the Snake Oil Merchants • Monique Clare • The Morrisons • The Moulettes (UK) • Mother Tongue • Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro (Japan) • Moxie (Ireland) • Mozaik (Ireland) • The Mudlarks • Mums ‘n’ Roses • Mundy (Ireland) • Mundy/Turner (UK) • Mustered Courage • My Bubba (Iceland/Sweden) • My Friend the Chocolate Cake • Mzaza • Nanci Griffith (USA) • Nancy Kerr & James Fagan • The Naked Waiters (USA) • Nano Stern (Chile) • National Junk Band • Neko Case (USA) • Ngaiire • Nick & Liesl • Nick Charles • Nick Charles Trio • Nigel Foote • Nii Tettey Tettey & Ray Pereira • Nikki Madden • No Real Job • Noelie McDonnell (Ireland) • Nomos (Ireland) • Noriana Kennedy (Ireland) • Noriko Tadano • Not The Question • The Northern Folk • Nuala Kennedy Trio (Ireland) • Oh Pep! • The Oily Girls (Scotland) • Old Man Luedecke (Canada) • The Old Spice Boys • One Africa • One Night Jam • The Once (Canada) • The Others – James Morrison + Paul Grabowsky + Kram (Spiderbait) • Pacific Curls • Pacific Curls (NZ) • Paddy Keenan (Ireland) • Pandit Ashok Roy (India) • Pat Drummond • Patty Larkin • Paul Brady (Ireland) • Paul Kelly • Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen • Pauline Scanlon (Ireland) • Penelope Swales • Perch Creek • Perch Creek Family Jug Band • Peter Rowan (USA) • Peter Rowan Band (USA) • Peter Rowan Trio (USA) • Peter Willey • Phil Davidson • Phil Manning • Phil Wiggins & Dom Turner (USA/Australia) • Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin (UK) • Pierre Bensusan (France) • The Pigram Brothers • The Pigs • Pikelet • The Popes (Ireland) • Preston Reed (USA) • Preston’s Historic Punch & Judy Puppet Show • Psycho Zydeco • Pugsley Buzzard • Quarry Mountain Dead Rats • Quentin Arnold • Rachael Brady • Rachael Brady and The Moonshine Special • Rachel Hannan’s Big Band • Rachel Hore • Rae Spoon (Canada) • Ragamuffin • The Ragged Band • The Raglins • Ralph McTell (UK) • The Rambling Boys (Ireland) • Rannoch (Scotland) • Red Molly (USA) • Red River & The Rocktones • Reels on Wheels • Rescue Ships • Rhiannon Giddens (USA) • Richard Thompson (UK) • Riley Lee • Robyne Dunn • Roesy • Róisín O (Ireland) • Ron Sexsmith (Canada) • Rory Ellis • Rory McLeod (UK) • Rory McLeod & Aimee Leonard (UK) • Rose Bygrave • Rosie Flores Trio (USA) • Rowena Wise • The Ruby Bloomers Women’ Circus • The Rumjacks • Rumpunch • Ruth Hazelton & Kate Burke • Ruthie Foster (USA) • Sabrina Dinan (Ireland) • Sal Kimber & The Good Ole Boys • Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel • Sally Dastey • Sara Storer • Sarah Blasko • Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion (USA) • The Satellites • Saul Rose (UK) • Seamus Begley & Jim Murray (Ireland) • Seamus Begley Trio (Ireland) • Sean Keane Band (Ireland) • Sean Taylor(UK) • Señor Cabrales • Sensitive New Age Cowpersons • Serendipity • The Session Men • Seth Lakeman • Shane Howard • Shane Howard Band • Shaun Kirk • Shekel & Hide • Shellie Morris • Shielie Nielsen • The Simpson 3 • Shooglenifty (Scotland) • Sideshow Annie • Sime Nugent • Simon Thoumire & David Milligan (Scotland) • Skorba • Skye Mostafa • Slava & Leonard Grigoryan • Slava Grigoryan • Sly Hats • Snail • Snaketown Rattlers • SNEZ • SON (Susan O’Neill) (Ireland) • Sonia Bennett • Spooky Mens Chorale • STAV. • Steve Appel & Melanie Horsnell • Steve Poltz (USA) • Steve Taberner & Lenny Marks • The Stiff Gins • The Stray Sisters • String Theories • Sue Ray • Sunas • Swamp Thing (NZ) • Swing In Time Band • Tania Bowra • Thando • The Three-Handed Beat Bandits • The Three Sisters • The Topp Twins (NZ) • That 1 Guy (USA) • Those Bloody McKennas • Tiddas • The Ticklers • The Tiger & Me • Tim Gaze & Rob Grosser • Tim Malfroy • Tim O’Brien & Two Oceans Trio (USA) • Tinker & Friends • Tinker, Mike & Ged • TinPan Orange • Tjupurru • Tomato Tomato (Canada) • Tom Dockray • Tom Richardson • Tonchi McIntosh • Toni Geiling & N.A.C. (Germany) • Toni Gelling (Germany) • Tonks Green • Tony Eardley • Tony McManus (Scotland) • Tony McManus & Alain Genty (Scotland/France) • Tony McManus & Beppe Gambetta (Scotland/Italy) • Tony Small & Toni Geiling • The Topp Twins (NZ) • Totally Clogged • Totally Gourdgeous • Tracey Campbell Trio • Tracey Yarad • Tripping On Trad • Truckstop Honeymoon (USA) • Uncle Earl (USA) • Uptown Brown • Urthboy • Us Not Them • Valanga Khoza (South Africa) • The Velvet Janes • Victor Martinez Prada & Sons (Chile) • Vika & Linda • Vikki Thorn • Vin Garbutt (UK) • Vince Jones Band • The Volatinsky Trio • The Wagana Dancers • The Waifs • Wagons • Waiting for Guinness • Wallis Bird (Ireland) • Ward & Johnson • Warren Fahey & The Larrikins • Waterson Carthy (UK) • We Two Thieves • The Well Oiled Sisters (UK) • Wheelers & Dealers • Whiff of Doom • The Whitlams • Whitetop Mountaineers (USA) • William Crighton • Witches Leap • Women In Docs • The Woohoo Revue • The Wrigley Sisters • Xavier Rudd • Xylouris White (Greece/Australia) • Yarwah • Yeshe & The Groove Master with Moussa Diakite • The Young Folk (Ireland) • The Young’uns (UK) • Z-STAR (UK) • Z-Star Delta (UK) • Zoë Keating (Canada) • Zulya Kamalova • The Poets Breakfasts • The Heartlands Conversations • Oh! There are such a lot. And many of this impressively diverse and eclectic line-up have performed at more than one festival — they love it. If we have forgotten anyone, we're really, really sorry, but you know who you are.