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The Turning Wave Festival
is
an outstanding celebration
of Irish & Australian music and the related arts held over five days of
stunning events and performances,
catering for music & arts enthusiasts, families who wish to enjoy a safe festival, and those who just come to soak up the atmosphere and the friendliness. The Festival is
organised and presented by the Turning Wave Festival Committee under the
auspices of the Gundagai Regional Enhancement Group Inc and is realised with
the assistance and hospitality of the residents, businesses and Shire of
Gundagai and, a brilliant team of volunteers.
Idyllic Setting
Situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee
River, iconic Gundagai, with its wide main street and character buildings,
and its unique
culture and history provides the perfect stage for the Turning Wave Festival.
Irish
Connections
The Irish have been part of the fabric of Gundagai from
the days of early settlement. From Irish famine orphan girls, to the Sisters of
Mercy from Dublin to the infamous Irish bushranger, Captain
Moonlight Irish connections abound.
Diverse
Program
The Turning Wave Festival showcases some of the country's most
celebrated musicians, bands singer/songwriters, poets, storytellers,
raconteurs and dance troupes, in an exciting and diverse program that
includes concerts, dance, workshops, spoken word, theatre, street theatre,
exhibitions and events
appropriate to the festival ethos and its current theme.
While the Festival begins on
Wednesday with master classes and special events, the main program starts at
5pm Friday and runs through till 5pm Sunday.
Festival of
Innovation
Each year the festival undertakes to
add new and innovative events to complement and extend the existing program,
and to
seek new
ways
to explore
traditional and contemporary Irish & Australian music and the arts .
Festival of Participation
With community ensembles, individual blackboard events,
a Festival Folk Club, a Singers' Club, and numerous sessions around the town there's plenty of opportunity to get involved or find a stage to share your music.
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