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The Brunswick Music Festival has been held annually in March since 1989 and is one of Victoria's premier music festivals and a major multi cultural event for Australia. The festival is an integral part of a statewide circuit of visual, sporting, culinary and performing art celebrations held in the early months of the year - during Australia's summer and autumn seasons.


VIN GARBUTT
Several years ago Vin was voted Britain's best live performer, a coveted award indeed, and years later he's still a force to be reckoned with, still pulling no punches and still pulling crowds wherever he plays around the world.


KEVIN BURKE and GED FOLEY
The 2007 Louis McManus Memorial Concert presents Kevin Burke one of the true legends of Irish music. Performing with long time accompanist and singer Englishman Ged Foley they form one of the perfect partnerships in Irish Traditional music.


THE MAMMALS
Born in New York, folk-rock quintet, The Mammals, have evolved since their birth in the spring of 2001, picking up new sounds and styles along the way. Now, wielding the combined power of Appalachian fiddle-banjo alchemy, their own contemporary lyric poetry, and a dynamic rock-n-roll rhythm section .


LAURA LOVE
Laura Love is a beautifully eclectic artist and a pure original. She is an African-American funk bassist with an astonishing voice, who is greatly influenced by blues and bluegrass, jazz, folk, gospel, reggae and country. Laura has described her style as 'folk-funk' or even 'hip-Alachian' she's whip smart, down to earth, and funny as hell.


ERIC BOGLE
Eric Bogle is by far Australia's most successful folk touring artist, last year he completed his fourteenth visit to the US and on each successive tour his audience is still growing. He's by way of a wee phenomenon in the world of acoustic and folk music.


FOURPLAY
First time festival guests FourPlay bring a new dimension to the string quartet ensemble. There is no other string quartet quite like FourPlay operating like in the world today. They bring a dynamic fusion of a rock'n'roll mentality and pop sensibility to the finely honed skills of classical musicians with years of training.


CHRIS SMITHER
One of North America's leading blues and folk artists, Chris Smither is renowned for his alluring baritone vocals, superb song writing and outstanding musicianship. Smither is a proud carrier of a true American tradition.

APODIMI COMPANIA
For their only Melbourne concert the band have worked up a tremendous new repertoire including folk tunes, rebetika, island songs and dances, instrumentals and some of their own original compositions. Bookings essential!


RORY McLEOD
A one man soulband, poet and storyteller, a modern travelling troubadour using tap shoes, acappella, harmonica, guitar, trombone, spoons, finger cymbals, bandorea and djembe.


RICCARDO TESI and BANDITALIANA
Riccardo is one of Italy's best diatonic accordion players, a highly respected composer and musicologist who with his group are charting new waters in Italian world music. This extraordinary four-piece group is blending Italian (Tuscan) styles with Mediterranean influences to produce some of the most exciting world music in Europe.

Aintree Sweet
Ajak Kwai
Alistair Hulett
Andy Baylor
Andy Baylor Cajun Combo
Apodimi Compania
Asphyxia
Azura's Belly Dancers
Band That Knew Too Much
Banditaliana
Barb Waters & Mothers of Pearl
Bates Motel
Baylor Brothers
Black Sea Dance Group
Blue Stone Junction
Big Low
Big Rory
Big Wheel
Briscoe Sisters
Brunswick Women's Choir
Boo Hewerdine
Captain Darling
Carp
Chris Smither
Chris Wilson
Clint Dylan O'Gradey
Colum Sands
Counterfeit Gypsies
Croque Monsieur
Dallas Frasca
Dan Sultan
Danny Burton
Dave Steele
Dave Swarbrick
Deborah Conway
Dev'lish Mary
Doch
Downhills Home
Duck Musique
Dya Singh
Ella Thompson
Eric Bogle
Five Venoms
Floyd Thursby
Fourplay
Frankie Wants Out
Fred Penner
Ged Foley
Glenn Tilbrook
Grenadines
Gonebanda
Havana Palava
Idle Diddlies
Inertia
Jaezed
James Fagan
Jan Preston
Jean Paul Bell
Jim Conway
Jimi Hocking Band
Joe Dolce
Joe Geia
Jo Jo Smith
Josh Owen Band
Justin Brady


Kavisha Mazzella
Kerri Simpson
Kevin Burke
King Marong
King Tide
Kutcha Edwards
La Voce della Luna
Laura Love
Lia Avene
Lil' Fi
Lin van Heck
Liz Stringer
Lyndon Wesley
MadViolet
Mandy Connell
Melbourne Fiddle Collective
Mike Cooper
Monica Weightman
Moreland Brunswick Band
Motor Vehicle Sundown
My Left Boot
Nancy Kerr
Nathan Kaye
Natyalaaya Dance Company
Paddy Keenan
Pallaconian Dancers
Riccardo Tesi
Rod Payne
Rory Ellis
Rory McLeod
Rosie Burgess
Rosie Hayden
Sally Ford & Pachuco Playboys
Sandilands
Sarah Aubrey
Sarah Carroll
Ska Vendors
Skirl
Sounds of Polynesia
Stovetop
Susie Keynes
Sweet Cheeks
The Borderers
The Mammals
Tim Scanlon
Tonchi
Tully Sumner
Vin Garbutt
Winston Wuttenee
Young Husband
Zoophyte
Zydeco Jump
Zykado

Brunswick Music Festival
PO Box 477, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia
Phone +61 3 9387 3376 - Fax +61 3 9380 8234 - Email johnbmf@vicnet.net.au
Booking Office and Tickets 9388 1460