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To our BMMF community,

The Blue Mountains Music Festival has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 Festival until March 2022.

We understand what a disappointment this decision will be to you, our wonderful patrons and performers, but your safety and the safety of our community is our number one priority.

We realised that under current restrictions the festival we would be able to hold in March 2021 would be a much smaller and pared-back affair. Not the festival that you are all used to with the incredible mix of international and national artists. The uncontrollable risks seemed too vast and not worth the health of our community, patrons, volunteers and artists. We also had to consider the financial viability of holding a pared-back festival and the possibility of another last-minute postponement making a financial bounce back impossible. And for all these reasons we have decided to wait until 2022.

All BMMF 2020 ticketholders who chose to holdover their tickets to 2021 will be automatically carried over to 2022 when we can bring you the kind of festival that you know and love! Without you, the future of the Blue Mountains Music Festival is uncertain, and we thank you for your continued support.

We will continue to work out ways to bring you smaller concerts and fundraising events in the lead up to BMMF 2022. Thank you to all our wonderful patrons, artists, volunteers and suppliers for your understanding, kind words and messages of support.

We look forward to seeing you all in March 2022 and a brighter and stronger future for live music! Save the date March 18th 19th 20th 2022 for the 25th Blue Mountains Music Festival!.

Cheers,

The Team at BMMF

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BMMF Performers 1996 – 2019

10 String Symphony (USA) • 19-Twenty • 28 Paces • 3 Left Feet • 5 Leaves Left • A.J. Leonard’s Tropical Lounge • A.J.Leonard & Jenny Rowlands • Abigail Washburn (USA) • Accelerando • Adam Page • Afenginn (Denmark) • Afro Moses (Ghana) • ahab (UK) • Aisling Gheal • Ajak Kwai (Sudan) • Al Ward • Alan Kelly Quartet (Ireland) • Alana Wilkinson • Alanna & Alicia • Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas (UK/USA) • Alison Brown Band • Alistair Hulett (Scotland) • Alistair Hulett (Scotland) + Dave Swarbrick (UK) • All Our Exes Live In Texas • Allan Caswell • Altan (Ireland) • Alwan • Andie • Andrea Soler • Andrew Winton • Andy ‘Sugarcane’ Collins • Andy Cowan • Andy Irvine (Ireland) • Andy Irvine & Rens van der Zalm (Ireland/Netherlands) • Andy M Stewart & Gerry O’Beirne (Ireland) • Ange Takats • Anne Ridgway • Anne Lawson • Anne McCue • The April Maze • April Verch (Canada) • April Verch Band (Canada) • Arabesk • The Arcade Circus • Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter • Archie Roach. • Arlo Guthrie (USA) • Ash Grunwald • Babalu • Baby et Lulu • The Backsliders • The Baker Suite • The Bakery • Baltic Bar Mitzvah • Banditaliana (Italy) • The Barons of Tang • Basia Bulat (Canada) • Bathurst Folk Club • The Bazzookas (Netherlands) • The Bean Project • The Beez (Germany • Ben Waters with Derek Nash (UK) • Bearded Gypsy Band • Belle Jar • Bellyache Ben & The Steamgrass Boys • Ben Sollee (USA) • Benny Walker • Beoga (Ireland) • Bernard Bolan • Bert Jansch (UK) • Big Rory & Ochie (Scotland) • Blackheath Folk Club • Blair Dunlop (UK) • Blue King Brown • Blue Mountain Rain • The Blue Swimmers • The Bluehouse • The Blues Preachers • Bob Corbett & the Roo Grass Band • Bob Malone (USA) • Boo Hewerdine (UK) • The Borderers • Born Again Pagans • Breabach (Scotland) • Brent Parlane • Brett Hunt • The Brewster Brothers + Jim Conway • Brian Kennedy (Ireland) • Briggs • Broderick Smith • Broderick Smith & Band • Brothers Comatose (USA) • Brothers Three • Bruce Mathiske • Bruce Cockburn • Buck & Deanne • Buckman Coe (Canada) • Buddy Knox • Buffy Sainte-Marie (Canada) • Bumpin’ • Burach (Scotland) • Busby Marou • The Bushwackers • Bustamento • Caiti Baker • Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band • Cass Eager & The Velvet Rope • Castlecomer • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (Canada) • Celtic City Sons • Chain • Chain of Hearts • Charm of Finches • Chase the Sun • The Chipolatas (UK) • The Child Ballads • Chris Gillespie • Chris Gillespie & The Wandering Hands • Chris Kempster • Chris Smither (USA) • Chris While & Julie Matthews (UK) • Chris Wilson • Christof (Netherlands) • Circle of Rhythm • Circo Blurto • Circus Solarus • Clarke’s Grey Vest • Claude Hay • The Cleaning Ladies • Closet Klezmer • Cloud Control • Co-Cheol • Cocky’s Joy • Coda • Colin Hay • Colin Offord • Collector • Colum Sands (Ireland) • The Company • The Cottars (Canada) • Copperline • Counterpoint • Cranky Franky • Crary & Gambetta • The Creel • Crooked Fiddle Band • Crooked Jack (Scotland) • Crooked Still (USA) • Crowd Around • Csokolom (Netherlands) • Cyndi Boste • Damon Davies • Damon Davies & David O’Neill • Dan Crary (USA) & Don Ross (Canada) • Dan Parsons • Dan Sultan • Daniel Champagne • Danny O’Keefe • Daoirí Farrell (Ireland) • Darren Hanlon • Dave Gunning (Canada) • Dave Swarbrick (UK) • David Bachall & Damian Jones • David Beniuk • David Bridie • David Francey (Canada) • David Ross Macdonald • David Spry • Davidson Brothers • Dawn Egan • Debapriya Samanwaya (India) • Del Rey • Denis Kevans • Dereb the Ambassador (Ethiopia) • Des Miller • Dewayne Everettsmith • Dick Gaughan (Scotland) • Didjeridu Dingo • Dirty Lucy • Djan Djan (Mali/India) • Doctor + The Badmen • Dori Freeman (USA) • Dog Trumpet • Don Hopkins & Mal Green • Doug Ashdown • Dougie MacLean (Scotland) • Dr Don’s Double Dose • Drew Johnston • The Duffys • Dya Singh (India) • Eddi Reader (Scotland) • Edwina Hayes (UK) • Elana James (USA) • Eleanor McEvoy (Ireland) • Elephant Sessions (Scotland) • Eliza Carthy (UK) • Eliza Carthy & Band • Eliza Gilkyson & Nina Gerber (USA) • Ember Swift (USA) • Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan (Scotland) • Enda Kenny (Ireland) • Equus • Eric Bibb (USA) • Eric Bibb (USA) + Danny Thompson (UK) • Eric Bogle • Eric.Bogle + John Munro • Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges (USA) • Fagan & Kerr • The Fagans • Faith i Branko (Serbia) • Faith Petric (USA) • Felpeyu (Spain) • Fergusson • Fiddlers Feast • The Field • Fiona Boyes • Fiona Scott-Norman • FLAP! • Flats & Sharps (UK) • Folk Uke (USA) • Fourplay • Francesca Sidoti • Frank Burkitt Band (NZ) • Frank Yamma • Frankie Armstrong (UK) • Frazey Ford • Fred Smith • Frigg (Finland) • Fromseier Hockings (Denmark) • Front Country (USA) • Fruit • The Fumes • Funk Injection • The G Men • Gabe Andrews • The Gadflys • Gail Page Trio • Gary Daley • Gawurra • Genevieve Chadwick • Genticorum (Canada) • George Kamikawa & Noriko Tadano (Japan) • Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse • Glenn Skuthorpe • Glenn Cardier • Go Jane Go (USA/Canada) • The Good Lovelies (Canada) • Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys (Canada) • Gordon McIntyre & Kate Delaney • Grace Barbé • Graeme Johnson • Graveyard Train • Gregory Page (USA) • The Grigoryan Brothers • The Grigoryan Brothers and Adam Page • Gumbo Fever • Gurrumul • Guy Blackman • Guy Davis (USA) • Halfway To Forth • Hanggai (China) • Hans Theessink (Austria) • Harry Manx (Canada) • Hat Fitz & Cara • Hat Fitz + Itchy • Heartstring Quartet (UK) • Heval • The Hickory Project (USA) • Himmerland (Denmark) • Hiring Fair • Holly Throsby • Hot Potato Band • Hottentot Party • Huang Ngoc Trang • Ian Date & George Washingmachine • Imogen Clark • Inka Marka • Irish Mythen (Ireland) • J.E.N. Veron • Jaaleekaay (Gambia/Australia) • Jacinta Tobin • Jack Broadbent (UK) • Jack Carty • Jackie Leven (Scotland) • Jake Shimabukuro (Hawaii) • James Keelaghan (Canada) • James Keelahan • The James Valentine Quartet • Jan Preston • Janis Ian (USA) • Jaron Freeman-Fox (Canada) • Jason & Chlöe Roweth • Jeannie Lewis • Jeff Lang • Jen Cloher • The Jerry Cans (Canada) • Jess Chalker • Jesse Valach & Blues Mountain • Jews Brothers Band (NZ) • Jigzag • Jim Conway • Jim Conway’s Big Wheel • Jim Jarvis & Alan Meadows • Jim Low • Jimmi Carr • Jo Davie • Jodi Martin • John Butler • John Derum • John Ewbank • John McCutcheon (USA) • John Spillane (Ireland) • John Williamson • John-Paul Bell • Johnny & Tinker Duffy & Rens van der Zalm • Johnny Huckle • Jonah’s Pride • Jordan Millar • Jordie Lane Duo • Joseph & James Tawadros • Joseph Tawadros Trio • Josh White Jr. (USA) • Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker (UK) • Joy & Lara • Judy Collins (USA) • Judy Small • Juggling Jam • Jumbledat • Justin Townes Earle (USA) • Juzzie Smith • K’Crasher • Kane & Welch with Fats Kaplin (USA) • Karen Lynne & Band • Karl Brodie • Karma County • Kate Campbell (USA) • Kate Fagan • Kate Miller-Heidke • Kate Rowe • Katie Noonan & The Captains • Katie Noonan’s ELIXIR with Michael Leunig • Katy Moffat (UK) • Kaurna Cronin • Kavisha Mazzella • Kay Proudlove • Kaya • Kell Taylor • Ken McLean • Kerrianne Cox • Kerryn Fields (NZ) • Kev Carmody • Kieran Halpin (Ireland) • Kieran.Kane + Kevin Welch • Kim Churchill • Kim Richey (USA) • Kim Sanders & friends • King Curly • King Marong & Safara • King Tide • Knight & Kells • Knox (Fiji) • Kooyeh • The Kransky Sisters • Kristina Olsen (USA) • Kristina Olsen & Peter Grayling (USA) • Krystle Warren (USA) • Kutcha Edwards • La Mauvaise Réputation • Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence • Laura Love (USA) • Laura Zarb • Leah Flanagan • Leah Flanagan & Band • Leeanne Botham • Leigh Walker • Les Chauffers À Pieds (Canada) • Les Poules a’ Colin (Canada) • Lil’ Fi • Lime & Steel • Limerick • Linda Mizzi • The Little Stevies • Lior • Lior & Paul Grabowsky • Lisa Fitzgibbon • Lisa Miller & Rebecca Barnard • Liz Stringer • London Klezmer Quartet (UK) • Loudon Wainwright III (USA) • Love Over Gold • The Loveys • Lucy Wainwright-Roche (USA) • Lucy Wise & Stephen Taberner • Luka Bloom (Ireland) • Luke Webb • Lunasa (Ireland) • Lyall Adonis • Macy Gray (USA) • The Mae Trio • The Maes • Malcura • Mama Kin • Mamadou Diabate (Mali) • Manuhiri with Lorraine Jordan + Gill Hunter • Marcia Howard • Margaret Walters & John Warner • Margret Roadknight • Marlene Cummins • Martin Doherty • Martin Foote • Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (Ireland/USA) • Martin Pearson • Martin Simpson (UK) • Martin Wyndham-Read (UK) • Maru Tarang (India) • Mary Black (Ireland) • Mary Coughlan + Band • Matt Tonks • Matt Tonks & Syd Green • Matt Walker & Ashley Davies • Matty T Wall • McIntyre & Delaney • Mel Parsons (NZ) • Mélisande [électrotrad] (Canada) • Melissa Crabtree and Dayan Kai (USA) • Method • Mia Dyson • Mic Conway • Mic Conway & The National Junk Band • Michael Fix • Michael Jerome Browne (Canada) • The Mighty Reapers • Mick Hart • Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission • Mihirangi • Mike Martin • Mike McClellan • Mike West + Truckstop Honeymoon (USA) • Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen • Miriam Lieberman Trio • The Mission Songs Project • Missy Higgins • Mojo Juju & the Snake Oil Merchants • Monique Clare • The Morrisons • The Moulettes (UK) • Mother Tongue • Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro (Japan) • Moxie (Ireland) • Mozaik (Ireland) • The Mudlarks • Mums ‘n’ Roses • Mundy (Ireland) • Mundy/Turner (UK) • Mustered Courage • My Bubba (Iceland/Sweden) • My Friend the Chocolate Cake • Mzaza • Nanci Griffith (USA) • Nancy Kerr & James Fagan • The Naked Waiters (USA) • Nano Stern (Chile) • National Junk Band • Neko Case (USA) • Ngaiire • Nick & Liesl • Nick Charles • Nick Charles Trio • Nigel Foote • Nii Tettey Tettey & Ray Pereira • Nikki Madden • No Real Job • Noelie McDonnell (Ireland) • Nomos (Ireland) • Noriana Kennedy (Ireland) • Noriko Tadano • Not The Question • The Northern Folk • Nuala Kennedy Trio (Ireland) • Oh Pep! • The Oily Girls (Scotland) • Old Man Luedecke (Canada) • The Old Spice Boys • One Africa • One Night Jam • The Once (Canada) • The Others – James Morrison + Paul Grabowsky + Kram (Spiderbait) • Pacific Curls • Pacific Curls (NZ) • Paddy Keenan (Ireland) • Pandit Ashok Roy (India) • Pat Drummond • Patty Larkin • Paul Brady (Ireland) • Paul Kelly • Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen • Pauline Scanlon (Ireland) • Penelope Swales • Perch Creek • Perch Creek Family Jug Band • Peter Rowan (USA) • Peter Rowan Band (USA) • Peter Rowan Trio (USA) • Peter Willey • Phil Davidson • Phil Manning • Phil Wiggins & Dom Turner (USA/Australia) • Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin (UK) • Pierre Bensusan (France) • The Pigram Brothers • The Pigs • Pikelet • The Popes (Ireland) • Preston Reed (USA) • Preston’s Historic Punch & Judy Puppet Show • Psycho Zydeco • Pugsley Buzzard • Quarry Mountain Dead Rats • Quentin Arnold • Rachael Brady • Rachael Brady and The Moonshine Special • Rachel Hannan’s Big Band • Rachel Hore • Rae Spoon (Canada) • Ragamuffin • The Ragged Band • The Raglins • Ralph McTell (UK) • The Rambling Boys (Ireland) • Rannoch (Scotland) • Red Molly (USA) • Red River & The Rocktones • Reels on Wheels • Rescue Ships • Rhiannon Giddens (USA) • Richard Thompson (UK) • Riley Lee • Robyne Dunn • Roesy • Róisín O (Ireland) • Ron Sexsmith (Canada) • Rory Ellis • Rory McLeod (UK) • Rory McLeod & Aimee Leonard (UK) • Rose Bygrave • Rosie Flores Trio (USA) • Rowena Wise • The Ruby Bloomers Women’ Circus • The Rumjacks • Rumpunch • Ruth Hazelton & Kate Burke • Ruthie Foster (USA) • Sabrina Dinan (Ireland) • Sal Kimber & The Good Ole Boys • Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel • Sally Dastey • Sara Storer • Sarah Blasko • Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion (USA) • The Satellites • Saul Rose (UK) • Seamus Begley & Jim Murray (Ireland) • Seamus Begley Trio (Ireland) • Sean Keane Band (Ireland) • Sean Taylor(UK) • Señor Cabrales • Sensitive New Age Cowpersons • Serendipity • The Session Men • Seth Lakeman • Shane Howard • Shane Howard Band • Shaun Kirk • Shekel & Hide • Shellie Morris • Shielie Nielsen • The Simpson 3 • Shooglenifty (Scotland) • Sideshow Annie • Sime Nugent • Simon Thoumire & David Milligan (Scotland) • Skorba • Skye Mostafa • Slava & Leonard Grigoryan • Slava Grigoryan • Sly Hats • Snail • Snaketown Rattlers • SNEZ • SON (Susan O’Neill) (Ireland) • Sonia Bennett • Spooky Mens Chorale • STAV. • Steve Appel & Melanie Horsnell • Steve Poltz (USA) • Steve Taberner & Lenny Marks • The Stiff Gins • The Stray Sisters • String Theories • Sue Ray • Sunas • Swamp Thing (NZ) • Swing In Time Band • Tania Bowra • Thando • The Three-Handed Beat Bandits • The Three Sisters • The Topp Twins (NZ) • That 1 Guy (USA) • Those Bloody McKennas • Tiddas • The Ticklers • The Tiger & Me • Tim Gaze & Rob Grosser • Tim Malfroy • Tim O’Brien & Two Oceans Trio (USA) • Tinker & Friends • Tinker, Mike & Ged • TinPan Orange • Tjupurru • Tomato Tomato (Canada) • Tom Dockray • Tom Richardson • Tonchi McIntosh • Toni Geiling & N.A.C. (Germany) • Toni Gelling (Germany) • Tonks Green • Tony Eardley • Tony McManus (Scotland) • Tony McManus & Alain Genty (Scotland/France) • Tony McManus & Beppe Gambetta (Scotland/Italy) • Tony Small & Toni Geiling • The Topp Twins (NZ) • Totally Clogged • Totally Gourdgeous • Tracey Campbell Trio • Tracey Yarad • Tripping On Trad • Truckstop Honeymoon (USA) • Uncle Earl (USA) • Uptown Brown • Urthboy • Us Not Them • Valanga Khoza (South Africa) • The Velvet Janes • Victor Martinez Prada & Sons (Chile) • Vika & Linda • Vikki Thorn • Vin Garbutt (UK) • Vince Jones Band • The Volatinsky Trio • The Wagana Dancers • The Waifs • Wagons • Waiting for Guinness • Wallis Bird (Ireland) • Ward & Johnson • Warren Fahey & The Larrikins • Waterson Carthy (UK) • We Two Thieves • The Well Oiled Sisters (UK) • Wheelers & Dealers • Whiff of Doom • The Whitlams • Whitetop Mountaineers (USA) • William Crighton • Witches Leap • Women In Docs • The Woohoo Revue • The Wrigley Sisters • Xavier Rudd • Xylouris White (Greece/Australia) • Yarwah • Yeshe & The Groove Master with Moussa Diakite • The Young Folk (Ireland) • The Young’uns (UK) • Z-STAR (UK) • Z-Star Delta (UK) • Zoë Keating (Canada) • Zulya Kamalova • The Poets Breakfasts • The Heartlands Conversations • Oh! There are such a lot. And many of this impressively diverse and eclectic line-up have performed at more than one festival — they love it. If we have forgotten anyone, we're really, really sorry, but you know who you are.