7:59am Thursday 20th June 2013
Background:
The Queensland Folk Federation (QFF) published its programme of the Woodford Folk Festival, featuring The Dreaming, in October 2011. Soon after, a protest campaign appeared on its Facebook pages attacking the Woodford Folk Festival.
The protest attacked the Woodford Folk Festival because in its program book, the logo of Santos, a mining corporation w…
Registrations for The Planting 2012 are now open.
The Planting, held at Woodfordia QLD over the May long weekend, is a camping weekend for the whole family featuring hands-on environmental projects along with a cultural programme of events. Through the daily community plantings the primary focus of the weekend is on nurturing Woodfordia to reach its natural potential as a forested par…
It was a wonderful festival.
I don’t know if it was the perfect weather conditions, the programme of fantastic acts we were so proud of, or the sheer relief of experiencing success after such a difficult year that made it so. It was probably a combination of all of these elements. But, as has always been the case, there is one over-riding factor that creates a good festival – you.
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for this year’s Woodford Folk Festival will open Friday March 9 and close Friday June 1. Any artist or presenter wishing to be considered for this year’s event must complete an EOI by the due date, and also provide the appropriate support material. Each year the number of applications and the quality of the artists increases, and while it’s a tough job m…
One of the great things about the Woodfordia experience is our community of supporters. David Gration is currently undertaking a research project on the Woodford experience and would like your help. In recognition of your contribution you will be offered the chance to participate in a prize draw to win either two season camping tickets for the 2012/13 Woodford Folk Festival OR an Apple IPad. …
In November last year, 6 weeks out from the 26th Woodford Folk Festival, the QFF attracted serious and passionate criticism because of a decision taken in July 2010 to accept Santos (a coal seam gas mining company) as a sponsor for The Dreaming. Early in 2011, we had made the decision to host The Dreaming as part of the Woodford Folk Festival due to Woodfordia being extensively damag…
Since the beginning of The Planting (formerly The Tree Planting Weekend) in 1997, we have aimed to turn a burnt out cattle property into a festival site. We took the long-term view and commenced some research on the property. We determined that the right thing to do was to plant endemic rainforest trees. Our advice from the then DPI was that it would take 20 odd years to achieve canopy and that…
Working up a future for The Dreaming as a stand-alone event is proving difficult. As has been stated on many occasions, this event is not one that can be supported on its own earned income, such as tickets, concessions, bars etc. The event costs around $1.8 million to produce, and needs $850k in sponsorship and funding income. Since the Global Financial Crises (GFC), raising this level of partn…
The Woodford Live CD series continues into its third year. Recordings of the best live performances from the Grande, Concert, and Amphitheatre stages will once again make their way onto a double-disc CD and provide festivillians with a unique audio snapshot of the 2011/12 Festival. The recording engineers have remarked that the range and quality of performan…
The level of uptake across the organisation in digital technology has been great and many have loved the efficiency it brings to their area.
For many years, central to organising the festivals has been the ‘Issues Paper’. Formerly an excel spread sheet, the Issues Paper recorded everyone’s complaints gathered through emails, calls and letters, The Director’s Report and suggestio…