Michael Sollis News Today

Folk culture was alive and well at EPIC, where  an estimated 40,000 people gathered for the National Folk Festival, writes reviewer CASSIDY RICHENS.

Any notion that the 2024 National Folk Festival will be a tame event was exploded when Shortis and Simpson burst into a round of the ditty, Bob Menzies’ Balls, the launch at Smiths Alternative on Wednesday morning.

A triumvirate of musicians with deep roots in the Canberra arts community will head up the 2024 National Folk Festival.

Jazz vocalist and songwriter Liam Budge, one of Canberra music's greatest success stories, is changing direction and, under his stage name Creswick, is about to stage a theatre work on the subject of fatherhood at The Street Theatre.

Three new members have been appointed to the board of the body that manages the ACTs cultural facilities, including Canberra…

“Under Pressure” (David Bowie Tribute), 2017 Will and Garrett Huxley. IT’LL be sequins, surrealism and sweet vibes in the National Portrait Gallery from 7-11pm on Friday, May 14, with inflatable sculptures, vocals, moves and colourful costumes by Victorian creative artists The Huxleys. As well, DJ Charlie Villas, Jazida, drag-man Guy Alias and performer Simone Page Jones will all be in action. Includes a peek at “Australian Love Stories”, too. Bookings essential. THE He...

Music / “Songs from a Stolen Senate”, Griffyn Ensemble. At Belco Arts, March 13. Reviewed by GRAHAM McDONALD THE story so far… This concert was originally planned to open the new performance space at the revamped Belco Arts (previously known as the Belconnen Arts centre) in May last year. The idea for program was to commission a number of First Nations composers to set words, compiled by poet Melinda Smith from various Parliamentary speeches, for performance by the Griffyns. The plague p...