Welcome to the
Brisbane Folk History Project

Brisbane has arguably the most vibrant folk music scene of all the major cities in Australia. The depth of talent among the local musicians, singers and organisers is outstanding, yet folk music and folk culture is little known in the mainstream.

The stories in song and verse handed down through the many songwriters in our folk music family are of historical importance not just to us but also to the wider community. With this in mind I want to set in motion this project with the aims of recording the history of the Brisbane folk music scene and promoting the work of the many and varied folk artists who are performing in and around Brisbane today.

As envisaged, the project will take four forms.

1: A DVD documentary recording the Brisbane Folk Music scene, past and present.

2: A compilation CD of Brisbane folk music artists, past and present.

3: A Companion Book documenting the history of the above.

4: An Exhibition of photographs and memorabilia.

Items 1 to 3 will be integrated as a single package which will be 'launched' at the Exhibition, probably sometime in 2009.

The Brisbane Folk History Project Inc. has been granted incorporation as an association.

Membership is open to all, and any assistance is gratefully accepted. A Funding Subcommittee is sourcing grants and a Research Subcommittee is collating information. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who has written about or researched this subject in the past. Any recordings, videos, films, articles, books, anecdotes and memorabilia would be invaluable.

The inaugural meeting was held in January 2007 for all wishing to participate in the project. Award winning film maker Liam Stewart has offered his services as director and I will bring my own 25 years experience in the Television industry to the project. Within our folk music community there are many skilled people who would contribute.