Hi legends,
CresFest folks & roots festival takes place in Creswick from 31 March – 2 April.
We have the opportunity to interview some artists at this year’s festival if anyone is interested.
Can I suggest you have a look at the line up below and let me know via email if anyone sparks your interest and dates/times you would prefer, then the CresFest team will do their best to fill requests.
Femme Fortissimo has requested Martha Spencer and What’s Golden has requested Skyscraper Stan but all other artists are a possibility.
Local suggestions
Most should be available.
Lucy Wise – Malmsbury, releasing a new album this year which will launch at CresFest
Singer-songwriter
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/lucy-wise
Evan & Mischa – Malmsbury
Celtic, Breton
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/evan-and-mischa
Mickey & Michelle – Hepburn
Harp & fiddle
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/mickey-and-michelle
Skyscraper Stan – Ballarat
Songwriter
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/skyscraper-stan
Pirritu
Ngiyampaa man and First Nations singer-songwriter
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/pirritu
Victorian artists co-presenting with The Boîte as ‘The World Comes to Creswick’
Sanacori, Italy https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/sanacori
Misagh Zamani, Iran https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/misagh-zamani
Leo Dale [Australia] and Vinod Prasanna [India]
International suggestions
Some of the internationals are arriving just before the festival, phone / zoom interviews can be arranged prior to that if you’re keen and time zones etc work out.
Natalie & Brittany Haas (USA)
https://www.cresfest.com.au/art…/natalie-and-brittany-haas
Critically acclaimed as individual musicians, it’s a rare delight for them to perform as a duo – a delight for the sisters and for audiences alike.
Natalie is one of the most sought after cellists playing traditional music today. Julliard trained
Brittany Haas is widely regarded as one of the most influential fiddlers of her generation. Performs with Gillian Welch.
Martha Spencer (USA)
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/martha-spencer
Singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass, dulcimer, mandolin) and flatfoot/clog at a young age.
Will be doing duets with local Archer (based in Smeton)
Chris Stout and Catriona McKay (Scotland)
https://www.cresfest.com.au/…/catriona-mckay-and-chris…
Catriona McKay is from Dundee on the east coast of Scotland and Chris Stout is from Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands.
Catriona played for the late Queens lying in state
While and Matthews (UK)
https://www.cresfest.com.au/artists/while-and-mathews
Awarded the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Duo, the 2018 Port Fairy Folk Festivals Artist of the Year, they are seasoned Festival tourers in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Check out their latest media release attached for more info on the artists.
Again, please let me know via email sponsorship@mainfm.net who you are interested in interviewing and perhaps a couple of dates/times which would suit.
Many thanks, Sue