Cygnet Folk Festival Sideshow: Austral

Cygnet Folk Festival Sideshow: Austral

Get along to the first in our series of Cygnet Folk Festival Sideshows and experience the dance banger crafting brilliance of Austral.

Winners of the Traditional Folk Album of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards for their debut album ‘Thylacine’ and nominated for a Music Victoria Award, Austral are a fully-charged, four-piece Australian tunes band combining didgeridoo, Irish pipes, high energy fiddling, journeying songs and energetic foot percussion.  Their music is infectiously danceable and you may find it hard to resist the urge to get up and join the dance party yourself.

“This album certainly scatters the dust… there’s a depth and variety of sounds here to rival much bigger bands… Austral deserves their place in the Irish musical Diaspora.”-Irish Music Magazine

 “Making its mark with band-winning rave reviews for its performance at the world-renowned Woodford Folk Festival.” - The Standard

 “They light a room up, if you ever get a chance to be in the presence of this band, do it... it’s a party!”- Blarney Pilgrims Podcast

When: Thursday, January 9, 2025, 7pm

Where: Rosny Barn

How much: $35