BURKE & WILLS FESTIVAL
2008


March 7th to 10th

Friday evening to late Monday night.


will include:Kieran Halpin (Scotland), Peter Denahy, Martin Pearson, Kate Fagan, Hardrive Bluegrass Band, Michelle Chandler, Enda Kenny, Andrew Clermont, Bruce Watson, Graham Wilson (UK), Celtaclysmic, Gary Rose and Colin Wilson, Bobby Shank, George Papavgeris (UK), and more very special guests .........

(subject to change)

 

Monday is always a big day, as several performers from Port Fairy usually come to spend the evening with us on their way home and join in our grand finale concert.

FOR THE 2008 PROGRAMME DETAILS CLICK HERE (updated 21/2/08)

Tickets prices for 2008 are:

$65 for adults
14 to 18 years half adult price
(No prepayment required)
Free for children under 14
Free camping
Day tickets $35 for adults and free for children under 14.

Probably the world's smallest folk festival, and certainly the most intimate and relaxed. One main stage, home-cooked meals and snacks, cellar door wines, free camping, beautiful open, spacious & peaceful landscape miles from anywhere, yet only 101kms. from Melbourne.

In its eighth year and determined to stay small, intimate and friendly, our annual Folk Festival is set around a marquee in the gardens around the winery and vineyard with nearly 360 degree distant everchanging views of the stunning landscape around the Burke & Wills Track between Lancefield and Mia Mia.

Run by former 'Troubadour' founder Andrew Pattison the event sees around 20 musicians and 200 festival goers enjoy an extremely relaxed weekend of concerts, sing-a-longs, quizzes, wine, food, snoozing under trees, etc.

The musicians love the easy-going atmosphere of this event, and the chance to play for the love of it all weekend, rather than being confined by the rigorous structures of some of the bigger festivals which have outgrown their grass roots beginnings.

Photo above: Rock & Roll Party - Brent Parlane, Spectrum and other festval artists. (The festival at its original home Lancefield Winery)


The Amazing Rhythm Aces at a previous festival.

How to get there:
We've moved!
The festival use to be the Lancefield Winery Folk Festival at Lancefield Winery, but we've moved recently and become Burke & Wills Winery so the festival is now Burke & Wills Festival at our new Winery in a fantastic location just a few kms. further north and bitumen all the way to our driveway!

Burke & Wills Winery is 31 kms. NW of Lancefield via the Burke & Wills track, in Coombes lane(our driveway), 3155 Burke & Wills Track, Mia Mia. Melway 609 G6, VicRoads Country Directory 60 B2.

From Melbourne go via the Tullamarine Freeway, Melbourne Airport, Bulla, Romsey, drive straight through Lancefield continuing north for 2 kms. and bear left onto Burke & Wills Track (to Baynton and Mia Mia) just after Mustey's Bridge. From there it is approx. 29 kms. to Coombes Lane, which is 4.5 kms. after Watchbox Road, and 1.5 kms. after Haires Lane and Buntings Lane. (You will also pass Knights' Granite Hill Winery a little over half way along the Track.)

Bookings & info:
Phone (03) 54 255 400
wineandmusic@bigpond.com

Performers please note that this festival is booked by invitation not application and being a small budget festival there is very little room for acts not already know to us. If you wish to send promotional material to us please do not send anything that needs to be returned. Mail to Burke & Wills Winery, RMB 350, Mia Mia 3444.