Themed Concerts
Words Beneath the Trees
With the Craggs
The Craggs (5 piece) have recently returned from touring the US where they performed this show at the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. The show combines music, storytelling & a high quality visual display to present a celebration of the Tasmanian wilderness & some of its characters.

As Robyn Carney (Arts Officer MAC) described :

Love Songs To Tasmania
Now if you tire of beating drums, driving fiddle and earnest singer- songwriters and need somewhere quiet to introspect then this concert is for you. A slide show of stunning landscape photography and images by local indigenous painters form the continuous backdrop against which a host of instrumental virtuosi  play gentle music.
The Musicians include, Brian Owens, Nigel Hope, Cary Lewincamp, Peter Miller, NicK Charles, Peter Anderson, Soteria Bell and Christina Baehr. The Artists and Photographers whose work forms the moving backdrop for the concert are:-

Mike Raine's interest in music ignited in the early sixties. Over the years he has played in many bands. Based in Ranelagh, he maintains an involvement in the folk music scene by providing live mixing for folk festivals. Recently his interests have expanded to include photography. He finds the scenery surrounding him in the Huon Valley provides continuous inspiration for his photographic pursuits.

Paul Hoelen - Born in New Zealand, Paul has travelled a great deal and, after much exploring, eventually chose, in 1998, to base himself in Tasmania. Paul has used his photographic skills in a wide number of applications during his professional photographic career. His greatest love, however, is his wilderness work.  

Mike Peters - Mike is a well known Australian photographer who specialises in landscape & figure photography. Up until recently Mike was based in Sydney but has since moved his Studio to Hobart Tasmania, where he has just completed some of his finest work.

Rob Blakers is a nature and wilderness photographer who uses Hobart as a base from which to explore Wild Tasmania. He is passionate about the protection of the wilderness and sees the continuing inroads into Tasmania’s wild country and forests as a tragedy of our time. His images have been used extensively for nature conservation.

Susan Freund recently began painting again after a twenty year break. She favours seascapes and landscapes in acrylics and oils and finds inspiration all around her in southern Tasmania. Susan recently won the Judge’s Choice award at the 2009 “Watermark” exhibition and exhibits at a number of local galleries including the Lovett Gallery.

Richard Stanley paints landscapes and seascapes in oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolours. He also produces limited edition prints, cards and bookmarks which are available throughout Tasmania. He is owner and operator of Cygnet Fine Art and Craft Gallery. Richard has won many prizes and his work has been sold to collectors throughout Australia as well as in America and Europe.

Jill Miller is a self taught painter from the United Kingdom who specialises in the beautiful art of water colours with pen detail. On arrival in Australia Jill was fascinated by the intensity of light and colour. She now runs her own gallery, Jill Miller Art, near Cygnet where she finds herself surrounded by sufficient beauty to inspire her to paint for many years to come.

Erika Kirchner is from Hamburg, Germany . She is fascinated by the beauty of the Australian Bush, particularly its properties of re–generation after fire. Her work will relate to all Tasmanians who experienced the 1967 bushfires which remain fresh in so many minds. Erika is a print maker as well as a painter and has exhibited her work in a number of galleries including The Lovett Gallery, Cygnet.

Helen Jessup has been painting, sketching and creating throughout her life and has produced work in a wide range of media. Her work features subjects representing light, colour and form in some of her favourite places in Tasmania. She has a deep sense of attachment to this part of the world and has more recently begun to include figures in works which are evocative of beachside living.

Bob Brown - If there was a parallel universe Bob would be a photographer with a Hasselblad camera, forty seven filters and a tripod. As it is he became a devoted Green and Senator. He finds that photography is fun and diverts him from the cares of the world to its beauties.

 Independent Aboriginal Painters
Leigh Oates is a Trawlwoolway artist based at Mountain River in the Huon Valley. His work relates to the story of the Aboriginal people and their history in Tasmania. He often include ants , which he sees as metaphors for human lives, in his work. Leigh’s  preferred medium is acrylic and gouache on canvas. His work is currently on display at Art Mob Gallery in Hobart.

Mick Quilliam's Aboriginality comes from his Grandmother’s side of his family with his Grandfather encouraging his love of the Tasmanian bush and its wildlife. His paintings speak eloquently of his culture, of family and the land.
Mick uses a strong palette of bright colours, mainly acrylic on canvas. His work is on display at Art Mob Gallery, Hobart.

West Winds Photographic Group is an active photographic club in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel area. It meets regularly at the West Winds Community Centre in Woodbridge. Members are active photographers who are interested in developing their photographic skills. The club conducts frequent photo outings to enable members to appreciate and photograph the beauties of Southern Tasmania.
Saturday 1.00 pm - 9.00 pm Community Church (Huon Christian Life Centre)

Finishers and After Thoughts
The Fiddler on The Lawn
Out on the lawn outside the carpark a lone fiddler will strike up the lament for the end of the weekend, “A Farewell to Cygnet”....but things may not be what they seem.
Sun  6.25 pm Lawn Near Carmel Hall

The Street Parade
Havana Palava, Chicada, Junkology,and a host of others will lead a Street Parade that traditionally marks the cessation of Sunday’s day concerts.
Sun 6.30 pm

The Cabaret
An institution of the Cygnet Festival..various Stars of The Festival are encouraged to play their hearts out for a short bracket each..usually with a lot of comedy and silliness thrown in. This perennial favourite ends the Festival on a high!
Sun 7.00 pm Carmel Hall

The Big Drum Out Session
This year we have a new venue close to the bay side camping area at Burton's Reserve. We also have some red hot drumming groups, from NSW's  Rhythm Hunters to our own Rhythm Collision, Chicada and Junkology! That's a lot of bang. Bring your instrument and beat the drum for next year’s festival early Sunday Night at The Scout Hall.
Sun 7.00- 8.30 pm, The Scout Hall, Burton's Reserve.

The Drill Hall Blues and Old Time Jam Session
Come along to the Drill Hall and finish off the Festival. Playing along or just listening as banjos, guitars, mandolins, fiddles and voices jam and pick and bow their way through Blues, Old-Timey, Bluegrass and Raggy Standards!
Sun 7.00 pm Drill Hall