The next festival will be on the 14th to the 16th of January 202

Festival Volunteer Coordinator

Cygnet Folk Festival is looking for a great all-rounder to get involved as Volunteer Coordinator, with interviews in the first week of August and start as soon as possible after selection.  This is a volunteer position with an honorarium of $1000 per festival.  Our next festival will be 14th -16th January 2022.  

The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for scheduling volunteers for all the areas of the Festival.  They will also act as the main point of contact for all volunteers pre, during and post the event.  Hours are flexible and will require weekly contact with the Festival Coordinator once applications start coming in during August.  

While we need an organised people-person with lots of energy onsite to manage Volunteer HQ during the festival, we also need someone with proven experience of working with database applications. We use the Festival Pro database for everything to do with managing our volunteers and scheduling.  While initial training will be provided, the successful applicant will be expected to self-learn to increase their knowledge of the database.  

If this sounds like you, please check out the Volunteer Coordinator Position.  

Expressions of Interest should include a CV and Cover Letter (maximum one page each), emailed to info@cygnetfolkfestival.org by 2nd August 2021.  

Folk Alliance Australia is the peak body for the folk music industry in Australia and has recently announced the inaugural Australian Folk Music Awards (AFMA)

The AFMA will celebrate and recognise the musical and cultural talent, vibrancy, richness, diversity and community nature of the Australian Folk Music sector and will be launched on October 14th in Adelaide at a live-streamed Live Music Awards Concert and Gala event at The Lion Arts Centre.

For more details and nomination forms for all awards

Becoming a member of Huon Folk Inc is a great way to support the Cygnet Folk Festival and to stay informed of the progress of the Huon Folk Inc association, as well as get voting rights at our general meetings.

To become a member please fill in the online form available here.

 “The History Project” acknowledges all the workers, performers and lovers of the festival from the last 40 years. You can upload photos, text or a short audio recollection of festivals past and we’d love to hear from you!!

This project is supported by a Rapid Response Grant from the Huon Valley Council.

Also, if you have any old video from past events, you can either upload them to YouTube and email us the link, or perhaps add them to a USB memory stick and mail it to: 29 Macfarlane Street, South Hobart Tasmania 7004. If you have old super 8 or other film footage, please contact us.