{"id":6103,"date":"2018-02-02T00:23:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2018-02-02T00:23:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:23:23","slug":"second-times-folk-charm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/living\/second-times-folk-charm\/","title":{"rendered":"Second time\u2019s a folk charm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The annual Port Fairy Folk Festival is getting closer, and the program is nothing short of a brilliant array of artists from across the globe, excelling in a range of genres and disciplines to celebrate the true joy and diversity of folk music and culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In its 41 years, the Port Fairy Folk Festival has introduced Australian audiences to new music and ideas, and the 42nd Festival will be no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Moore, who made her debut as festival director in 2017, is still just as excited and nervous if not more so than last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have 40 new artists who have never performed at the festival,\u201d Caroline said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team and I are committed to bringing new talent and music to the festival each year, as well as ensuring festival favourites return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope people are enchanted by the array of music from all over the world and we have definitely ramped up the dancing aspect this year too!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDancing will be taken to the next level with tango, Irish jigs, and African rhythm styles on offer, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the international front, for their first ever tour of Australia, we have The Eskies, a band from Ireland who just blew me away when I stumbled across them in 2016 and will be releasing their second album on stage. This group will definitely get everyone up for a boogie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The festival is proudly presenting two exclusive performances of Exile &#8211; Songs &#038; Tales of Irish Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The brainchild of Shane Howard, this event brings together artists from Ireland and Australia in a moving celebration of the Irish impact on Australian life.<\/p>\n<p>Through abundant literature, music, poetry and art, as well as a keen hunger for sport and justice, the Irish spirit has stamped itself on the evolving culture of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The full festival program will be available today (Thursday) at portfairyfolkfestival.com.au.<\/p>\n<p>The 42nd Port Fairy Folk Festival will run from March 9-12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Port Fairy Folk Festival is getting closer, and the program is nothing short of a brilliant array of artists from across the globe, excelling in a range of genres and disciplines to celebrate the true joy and diversity of folk music and culture. 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