Port Fairy Folk Festival, 7 - 10 March 2025
Port Fairy Folk Festival, 7 - 10 March 2025

DAVID ARDEN

David Arden is an accomplished First Nations musician and songman who has worked alongside some of the most respected names in the Australian music Industry. David has toured extensively both nationally & internationally having spent five years as lead guitarist and vocalist with Archie Roach, and Ruby Hunter.

His music pays tribute to land, country and his Gunditjmara / Kokatha heritage. David’s long and significant career is marked by his dedication to celebrating and preserving First Nation culture and history through music.

His collaborations with other artists and his ongoing performances have made a significant impact on the Australian music scene, and he continues to be a vital figure in promoting and sharing First Nation stories and traditions through his music, as a Gunditjmara/Kokatha Songman.

www.davidaarden.com

 

“The Port Fairy Folk Festival is one of Australia’s top musical highlights”

ABC

“The jewel in the south-west of Victoria’s events crown”

The Standard

“The internationally renowned Port Fairy Folk Festival is Australia’s most popular folk festival”

The Age

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For tens of thousands of years the Pyipgil Gundidj clan has gathered in ceremony on this country. Since 1977 the Port Fairy Folk Festival has been celebrated each year on the land of the Pyipgil Gundidj clans – on Peek Whurrong country. The Port Fairy Folk Festival pays their respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that the land we gather on each year for the Festival is the traditional lands of the Peek Whurrong people.

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For tens of thousands of years the Pyipgil Gundidj clan has gathered in ceremony on this country. Since 1977 the Port Fairy Folk Festival has been celebrated each year on the land of the Pyipgil Gundidj clans – on Peek Whurrong country. The Port Fairy Folk Festival pays their respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that the land we gather on each year for the Festival is the traditional lands of the Peek Whurrong people.