Held across three days, from Friday, March 31 to Sunday, April 2, the whole town comes alive with gold rush-era buildings, local pubs, cafes, and outdoor venues hosting intimate performances by celebrated contemporary folk and roots artists.
Bringing together celebrated local, regional and statewide contemporary folk and world music artists for a weekend of revitalising musical encounters in the forested gold rush town of Creswick, between Daylesford and Ballarat, CresFest Folk and Roots Music Festival is back in March 2023.
Following the festival’s first-ever edition last year, the multi-generational celebration of music, art and culture returns with an incredible lineup of Australian talent, alongside celebrated international artists featuring acts, including the likes of renowned Aboriginal singer/songwriter and proud Mutti Mutti man Kutcha Edwards, undisputed queens of British folk duos While and Matthews, Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches (aka Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes, Ami Williamson and her One Woman Show, and Colum Sands ARIA award winner and songbird Kavisha Mazzella.
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Other artists joining the festival include CMAA ‘Golden Guitar’, Australian Folk Music and Music Victoria award winners, The Weeping Willows (Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth), high-energy, four-piece Australian instrumental group Austral, and Bush Gothic, a trio presenting traditional Australian folk songs within a broader modern musical palette with a drumkit, fiddle-sing, double bass, piano and spoons, plus heaps more.
CresFest is a multi-generational celebration of music, art, and culture across three days where the whole town comes alive with gold rush-era buildings, local pubs, cafes, and outdoor venues hosting intimate performances by celebrated contemporary folk and roots artists.
To celebrate the arrival of the festival, we’re giving away a double passes to the event in Creswick from March 31 2023 to April 2 2023.
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CresFest takes place from March 31 2023 to April 2 2023. Head here for more info.
