upcoming events
Newport Folk Festival 2010 | Friday 3 - Sunday 4 July
Music in the park, concerts, workshops, dances, choirs, jam sessions, local traders' market... More details available on the Newport Fiddle & Folk Club website.
Lochaber No More | 8:15 - 9:45pm, Saturday 3 July
One of the highlights of this year's Festival will be a performance of Lochaber No More. The show tells the story of the Jacobite Rebellions and their aftermath in story and song, with music from Braemar and friends and narrated by Alyson Fearon. Lochaber No More has been acclaimed at folk festivals all around Australia and it's coming to Newport for one night only!
Tickets $20 / $15 concession. Tickets will be available online from
Hobsons Bay Tickets from Mon 7 June.
Western Suburbs Choirs Festival | 1:30 - 4:00pm, Sunday 4 July
There are so many choirs in Melbourne's west we thought it would be fun to get them all together in The Substation for a sing! Each choir will perform their own bracket, then all choirs will join together for a grand finale. Last year we had 8 choirs participating, this year it's 12! Entry by gold coin donation.
past events
Carols at The Substation | Saturday 12 December 7:30 - 9pm
The first ‘Carols at the Substation’ was held at The Substation Saturday Dec 12, 7:30 - 9pm. It featured the Newport Carols Orchestra, the Newport Choir and Willin Wimin.
The event was proudly supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club, Hobsons
Bay City Council, The Substation and Outlets Community Centre.
Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Friday 3 - Sunday 5 July
Music in the park, concerts, workshops, dances, choirs, jam sessions, local traders' market... This was a festival for everyone, whether you want to join in, learn something new, have a dance or just listen.
> More details available on the Newport Fiddle & Folk Club website.
Newport Folk Festival 2008 | Friday 4 - Sunday 6 July
Over the weekend of the 4-6 of July the very first Newport Folk Festival took place.
This was a wonderful music festival filled with many opportunities to play, sing, dance and learn. Various venues around Newport hosted a range of activities including a colonial bush dance, Irish fiddle music, farmers market and music workshops.
On Saturday 5 June from 10am The Substation hosted Willin’ Women, the Western Region Concert Band Choir, a string quartet and performances by Ted Smith and Gerry Nelson.
You can view the Newport Folk Festival Program at www.nffc.org.au |
