From 27 December, 2025, Woodford Folk Festival returns for its 38th edition of music, art and culture at the iconic Woodfordia in Queensland.
Featured on the mammoth line-up (1,600-plus shows, 450-plus acts) is indie folk duo Hollow Coves, who return to the festival for the second time.
Hollow Coves' vocalist and guitarist Ryan Henderson has been attending Woodford Folk Festival since he was a teenager, and was inspired to start writing music after seeing Angus & Julia Stone at the festival.
"It's crazy to think back all those years now and the impact that that had on me and the music that I ended up making," Henderson explains over Zoom, back in Australia after their recent North American tour.
"I often would go to Woodford as a patron just as someone who loves the festival and I've been probably, I don't know, I've lost track now but I'd say like, probably eight or nine times over the years. . . it's definitely a surreal moment to be looking out from the other angle as a performer.
"My parents go every year, they'll be there again this year. So, that'll be sweet to have them there as well."
With Woodford Folk Festival being such a formative part of his life, Henderson has many memories of artists that he was inspired by and discovered by attending the festival.
"First one that comes to mind is a band called Half Moon Run, they are a Canadian band. The amazing thing about Woodford is they do bring a lot of international artists; like they have some sort of partnership with Canada particularly where they bring a lot of Canadian artists over. Half Moon Run was definitely a standout; like their live show is incredible.
"But also I saw like East Pointers there for the first time and a band called Tijuana Cartel. There was one New Year's where Tijuana Cartel played what was the chai tent at the time and it was incredible, such an amazing show."
Hollow Coves are coming to the tail-end of their touring cycle for their latest album 'Nothing To Lose'. It was five years between their debut album 'Moments' (2019) and 'Nothing To Lose' (2024), but it sounds like the gap for the next album may be shorter.
Henderson shares they've already written close to 50 songs. "We have actually been, this year, writing quite a lot. So, working towards another album. We've probably written the most that we've ever written in our career for an album.
"We just took a bit of a different approach, which was like 'let's just write as many songs as we can'. So we're coming up to about 50 songs that we've written so far for this next album, which usually we just write 15 and cut it down to 12 or 11 or whatever.
"But now we're coming up to 50 songs. We're like pretty stoked with some of the songs in there. We've still got to do all the demoing and all that sort of stuff, but that's kind of the plan. We want to take our time with this next album, demo it a lot and make sure that it is great."
Woodford Folk Festival 2025-26 is on from 27 December-1 January.
Woodford Folk Festival 2025-26 Line-Up
2 Toots Bob [Uncle Bob]Aaron Mears
Abbey Lane
Abby May
Adjoa
African Fusion Collective
Al Zayton Palestinian Dabke Troupe
Alan Kelly
Alexandra Hudson
Alieta Belle
Allan Caswell
Allie Ng-Lee
Aly de Groot
Amazing Fun for Kids
Ambum Cultural Group from Enga Province
Andi Snelling
andie
Andrea Soler
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band
Andy Golledge
Anjali Leonard
Anka Leivi Pyrography
Ann-Maree Long
Anna Yen
Anne-Marie Te Whiu
Apolline
Artfolk
Asia Armstrong
Baala Baajo
Ball Mania
Bansuri - Murali Ramakrishnan
BARKAA
Barleyshakes
Beach Volleyball
Beans on Toast
Beddy Rays
Belinda Tucker
Bella Gregory
Bellingen Playback Theatre Company
Ben Knight
Bernie May
Birdz and Fred Leone
Black Bear Duo
Blak n Blues
Bobby Alu
Bobby Singh
Body Choir
Bolivia Marka
Boomerang Alliance
Brett Blake
Briggs
Brisbane AcroYoga
Briscoe Sisters
Brock Saddler
Brotherhood of the Wordless
Bruce Watson
Bubble and Hoop Enchantment
Buddy Knox
Budjerah
Bullhorn
Byron Taiko
Byron Youth Theatre
C.W. Stoneking
Carol Wilmot
Cary Morin Duo
Catbird Theatre and Parados Productions
Cate McQuillen
Catherine Conaty
Cedric Irving
Centre for Disability Research and Policy, The University of Sydney
Centre for Ecological Learning
Ceremony
Chameleon
Champions of Woodfordia
Charley Castle & the Boys in the Well
Chase The Sun
Chess – Bend Your Brain
Children of Yoga
Chloe and Jason Roweth
Chloe Coote
Chris Lane
Circus Amara
Civic Video
Clare Bartholomew
Clare Perrott
Claudia Williams
Cocoloco
Collapsing Stars
Comunidade do Samba
Conan the Bubbleman
Coomba All-Stars
CoralWatch
Corinne Grant
Corn Nut Creek
Costa Georgiadis
Cracked Anvil Forge
Craig Woodward & Friends
Dabke and Tatreez
DAMIEN
Damon Gameau
Dancing with Amy Armour
Darling & Daring Productions
David Dean
David Pope
Day of Embers
Deanna Borland-Sentinella
DeeJaye Katch
Dezzie D and the Stingrayz
Dink
dirtgirlworld
Dizzy Days
DJ Alixia (House of Joy)
DOBBY
Don't Clap, Just Throw Money
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Drinking & Dragons
Dummies Corp
Eamonn O'Flaherty
Electric Apes
Electric Fields
Elemental Journeys
Elemental Yoga & Sound Immersion
Elke Enchanted
Elliot Leach
Embellysh Photography
Emlyn & VannSiwa
Emma Dean
Emma Nixon
Enga Gallery
EPIC Pathways
Erin Lee
Feel the Wind
Festival Feet Running Crew
Festival Friends
Festival Friends - Circus
Festival Friends - Sessions
Festival Friends - TinLids
Find Your Country
Fiona Boyes and Mark Grunden
Fiona Scott-Norman
Flame and Pickle
Flynn Gurry
Folk Bitch Trio
Folkaphonic Youth Folk Orchestra
Folly Games
Frank and Louis
Fred Smith
From The Flame Trees
Gaia Scarf
Gailla
Geoff Wood
Georgia Fields with River Suite String Quartet
Georgie Taylor
Glenn Loughrey
Good Pash
Gordi
Gosti i Gosti
Grace Alexandra
Grace Spinks
Grandma and Bunky the Very Naughty Monkey
Greg Nunan & The General Jacksons
Greg Sheehan
Greshka
Gubbi Gubbi Dance
Gwyn Williams
Happy Bears Workshops
Harley Breen
Heart Breath Awakening
Heather Ellis and Helen Betts
Helen Schwencke
Hoarder's Hall
Hollow Coves
Hoppers
Humarimba
Ian Dearden
Ian Lowe
Ibis Love
Ingrid Johnson
Isabella Ferroni
Jaaleekaay
Jacob Vincent
Jaiden McGregor
Jaimeson Gilders
Jam & Scones
James C. Atkins
Jamiesha
Jane Richens
Janna Guy Ori Tahiti
Jason Murphy
Jason Roweth
Javier Rocha Pica
JAZZPARTY
Jean-Marc Hero
Jen Wynter
Jennifer Andrews
Jennifer Synders
Jeremy Mansfield
Jess Ribeiro
Jillian Zamora
Jim Moginie
Jinibara Dance Group
Jinibara Elders
Jinibara Speaks
Joe Hallenstein
Jordan Kenny ft. KỌRỌSI
Josh Coutinho
Josh Spyro
Joshua Gilbert
JR.Dynamite
Julie Pellissier-Lush
JUMAN and Friends
Jungaji
Kalari Martial Yoga
Karl Priebe
Karma Dives
Kasiva Mutua
Kate Day
Katelyn Dewar
Katie Noonan
Kavalya
Kee'ahn
Kellie Loder
Ken Wishaw
Kerryn Coombs-Valeontis
Kid Hank and his Ockerstra
Kids Are Great
Kirsty and Kester
Kirsty Bishop-Fox
Kirtananda
Kooii
Kris Martin
Kris Mizzi
Kristin Kelly
KUČKA
Lara Anderson
Large Mirage
Last Night's Fun
Laureen & Friends
Le Step Sunshine Coast
Lee Hardisty
Life Drawing Sessions
Limestone Cowboy
Linda Jay
Lior
Liquid Lyrics Poetry Slam
Lisa Iselin - Sundog Craft
Listen Up! Environmental Sound Workshop
Lothlorien
LOVELOVELOVE
Lucinda Kenny
Luminous By Nature
Luna Shakti
Maetreyii
Mago Menla & Friends
Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan
Mama Kin Spender
Mana Duet
Mandala House – The Architecture of Awakening
Mandy Hawkes
Mango Jam Big Band
Maple Glider
Maple's Pet Dinosaur
Maren May
Mark Purser
Mary Gore
Mast Gully Fellers
MECLA - WWF Australia
Meg Jäger
Melanie Jackson
Melody Graves and the Hokum Redemption
Melody Pool
Melon the Human
Memetica
Mexican Dance Group of Queensland
Michelle Freeman Yoga
Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo
Mitch Jones
Monica Richter
Monks of Tibet
Monstress
Montana Taylor
Msaki
Mt Ninderry Art House
MUFASSA & The Summer Haze
Muralisto
Nadia Milford Move Beyond The Mind
Nancy Brown
Natalie Billing
Natureweavers
Nearly Normal Norman
nGraveYard collaboration
Nick Grivas
Nicole Brophy
Nicole Murray
Nigel Wearne & The Spectres
Nikki Britton
O, The Observer
Oh_ho Co
Oliver Clark
Once More Creative
Otto & Astrid - Die Roten Punkte
Pam Hata
Pansuri
Pendragon Shoes
Penny Davies
Penny Davies & Roger Ilott
Pheobe Parker
Phil Smart
Piper Butcher
Play with Clay
Poetica
Potters of Woodfordia
Pratima Mumford
Priscila Rios & Groove Bahia
Professor Wallace's Puppet Theatre
Psaltis Cauley
Qua Family
Rachel from Inspire Bellydance
Rachele from Createarth
Radical Son
Rae Blossom
Rainbow Endz
Randal Breen
Rebecca Jones
Rebel Lyons
Red Hill
Rexy
Rhian Miller
Rhiz & The Sugarplums
Rhoda Roberts AO
Richard Walley OAM
Richard Wood
Riff Raff Radical Marching Band
River Suite String Quartet
Robin Clayfield
Robyn Walley
Rod Goodbun and Edwina Shaw
Rory Kelly
ROSHANI
Rough Town
Rowan Miller
Ruby Jackson
Rufous Whistler
Runa Cara
Rusty Berther
Rusty Pickups
Saije
Samba Life Productions
Samba Vibes
San Cisco
Sandpoppy Weaving
Sarah Blasko
Sarah Howells
Scrabblicious
Shad Wicka
Sharon Brooks & the Mamma Funk Band
Sharron mirii Bell
Shaun Bennett
ShayeKet Productions
Shugorei
Siena Stubbs
Silky Roads
Solsonica
Spankie Jackzon
Spencer Hitchen
Splash Gourdon
Stefan Hauk
Steve Reinthal
Stitch Witch Fix Club
Strange Chaos by Oozing Future
Strange Reverie
String Beings
Stunned Mullets on the Little Red Trapeze
Sue Ferrers Quartet
Suitable Circus
Sunny Days - Rise, Nourish & Thrive
Sustain Abilities
Suzi Wildgoose
Talisk
Tanuki Band
Tanzpro – The Dance of Life
Taro Terahara
Tenzin Choegyal
The Amazing Drumming Monkeys
The Buckleys
The Burton Brothers
The Calmer Warriors
The Cartridge Family
The Cassettes 80s Dance
The Fairy Green
The Great Band Competition
The Hootie Tooties
The Humbuckin' Pickups
The Junes
The Lake Gkula Mermaid
The Lettering House
The Library
The Lofty Mountain Band
The Lost Garden
The Mask Family
The Mobile Jewellery Tutor
The Museum of Interactive Effigies
The Ocelots
The Parenting Collective
The Pitts Family Circus
The Sacred Union Labyrinth
The Seben Brothers
The Seduceaphones
The Spooky Men's Chorale
The Squeaking Tribe
The Squeaky Theatre
The Three Voices
The Tullamarines
The Water Runners
The Wobble Bus
The Woodford XI
Thomas Forest Bailey
Tie Dye Magic
Tiffany Grace
Tom Neilson
Tommy Castles & Carl Dickens
Tommy, Sam and Felicia
Toshi Sakamoto
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
TRILLA
Trio Balkanski
Troy Cassar-Daley
Tsering Dorjee Bawa
Turn Up Event
Upsound Instruments Make and Play
Victoria Falconer
VOiiiD Collective
Vulcana Circus
We Mavericks
Wendy Edwards
Where Water Meets
Whistle & Trick
Wild Gloriosa
Wild Thyme
Wilder Rose
Wildlife Threads
Will Gibb
William Crighton
Willow Nischler
women in docs
Woodford Morris Dancers
Woodfordia Community Zine
Woody Campfire
Yasmina Sadiki
Yi-Jung Hsien
Yogeshwari Giri
Yurt Party
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Zenith Virago-Deathwalker
Zesty Productions
Zoë Awen
