Record Number of Performer Applications
Over 900 applications have been received for the 2010 National Folk Festival, a 10% increase from the previous year.
There has been a terrific response from Tasmania with a whopping 700% increase in applications.
Managing Director of the Festival, Jared Wilkins, said “The strength of the applications has been in the diverse selection of music, song, spoken word and dance being offered. Such a response indicates the way in which this Festival is viewed and bodes for an amazing National that should not be missed.”
Artistic Director, Dave O’Neill, now faces a large challenge of going through all the applications while knowing there are only 200 available performance spots.
It takes some time to review all the applications and to go through the assessment process. The Festival does this as quickly as possible and aims to notify all artists in writing by December of the status of their application.
