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The Turning Wave Festival of Irish and
Australian Music & the Related Arts
is
an outstanding celebration
held over five days of 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 Inc in partnership with 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.
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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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