Welcome to the Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Inc.
The Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Inc. is a “Not For Profit” community group, which supports and encourages Folk Music, Dance, Folk Lore and Bush Poetry in the Newcastle / Hunter Valley region, with regular concerts and activities showcasing international, national and local artists.
Throughout the website you will find information on Club concerts and activities, local folk-related sessions, events and things of interest to our members and other folk-minded people.
If you have something of interest, be it pictures, information or history, that you think would benefit the Folk Music scene in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley please don’t hesitate to let us know. We are here to promote Folk Music and related areas for all of us to enjoy.
The Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Inc. acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.
UPCOMING EVENTS
HUNTER BUSH DANCERS BUSH DANCE WORKSHOP DATES: Usually held on the 3rd Sunday of the month Next workshop: 15th February 2026 2pm - 4pm in the Supper Room Teralba Community Hall – Anzac Parade, Teralba. Cost – Folk Club members $6, non-members $8.00 – Children under 16yrs FREE when accompanied by an Adult Here are [...]
Gabrielle Newland is a versatile vocalist, guitarist, and mountain dulcimer player based in Newcastle, NSW. She is also a soprano in the Newcastle Chamber Choir. One of her influences is Joni Mitchell, and Gabrielle's renditions of Joni's songs are absolutely mindblowing. You will love her stage presence and genuine warmth, and the enjoyment [...]
MORISSET SHOWGROUND - 40 Ourimbah Street, Morisset. PETS WELCOME - dogs on leashes, please. As in 2025, we will be sharing the Showground space with the monthly markets and poultry auctions on Friday night and Saturday. This will impact SessionFest all Friday night and Saturday until about 3:00pm but there will be a programme of sessions [...]
Scupriri Sydney Sicilian Folk Ensemble 'Scupriri' is the Siciliano dialect word for discovery! The mission statement of this Sydney based Sicilian Folk Music Ensemble is to perform traditional and contemporary folk music from across the history of this beautiful Italian island. To spread the love and enjoyment of Sicilian musical culture in the wider Australian [...]
HEADLINE ACT - Kristina Olsen Kristina Olsen (Venice, California, USA & Vancouver, BC, Canada) is one of the most entertaining and compelling performers on the international acoustic circuit. A superb multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina, banjo, mandolin and piano) as well as an award-winning songwriter with a big bluesy voice, [...]
Snez says: This year is going to be massive with the release of my 6th full length album called 'Cardboard Wings' in April. Then, I’m hitting the road for an Australian tour… and for the first time ever, I’m taking my music overseas on a UK tour! This is a huge, terrifying, exciting dream come true — a [...]
Jason and Chloe Roweth are without question two of our finest interpreters of Australian traditional folk music. Their large body of work work stands as a testament to their expertise as musicians; incorporating electric, country, blues, rock, grunge, show and 'trad' sounds to explore Australia's rich traditions. Far from predictable in approach, they incorporate song, dance [...]