Newstead Live is set to make its long-awaited return this weekend after two years of pandemic recess.
The four-day festival gets under way this Friday and will run through until Monday.
Newstead Live director Kelly Skinner said it had been a privilege to have been at the helm of the local festival since 2014.
“I love folk music and I love Newstead so it’s a match made in heaven for me,” she said.
“I just love bringing the event to life and it wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support we receive from across the community.”
The four-day festival will see more than 30 acts, workshops and events staged across a wide array of venues including the ever-popular Troubadour Tent at the Newstead Recreation Reserve, Newstead Community Centre, the Anglican Church, Shedshaker Stage and Bar in the Newstead Park, Blackboard Sets at Dig Cafe coordinated by Danny de Silva, the Enviro Shop, and an instrument makers exhibition at Newstead Arts Hub at the former Newstead Railway Station.
Children’s entertainment will be at Newstead Pre-School (‘Lilliput’), and of course the ‘Live and Local’ outdoor stage will be outside the pool in Panmure Street, which is blocked off for the weekend and will feature a host of free entertainment covering an eclectic mix of genres and styles.
There will also be a ‘Pool Party’ at the Newstead Pool on Sunday.
Among the acts to headline this year’s festival are 2020 Troubadour Foundation Award winners, We Mavericks, and Western Australian poet Kate Wilson.
Other artists will include Australian Irish songwriter Enda Kenny, soulful guitarist Kerryn Fields, acclaimed singer-songwriter-storyteller Michael Waugh, Scotland-born, Melbourne-based contemporary folk artist Rich Davies and the Low Road, just to name a few.
For festival and camping tickets visit newsteadlive.com
