http://www.soulshine.com.au/ News and reviews of Australian independent music and festivals. http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2008/06/15/322-WOMAD-TARANAKI-2008-New-Plymouth-NZ.html Festival Reviews WOMAD New Zealand is held in the province of Taranaki on the west coast of the North Island Overshadowed by Mt Taranaki the town of New Plymouth wakes from its usual laid back combination of rural and surf life to become a hive of colour and activity for one big weekend in March hellip WOMAD weekend Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:57:19 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2008/04/23/308-Bluesfest-2008.html Festival Reviews As the first year in a long time without a Franti Harper or Johnson on the lineup at Bluesfest it was clear from the get go that the festival 39 s organisers were aiming for something slightly different Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:47:30 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2008/03/16/304-WOMAD-08-In-Review.html Festival Reviews This year 39 s WOMADelaide festival saw 400 artists and 75 000 festival goers converge on the Adelaide Botanical Gardens for two days and three nights experiencing the best of what world music has to offer Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:17:17 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2008/01/08/291-Southbound-Festival-2008-.html Festival Reviews The New Year in the Southwest brings with it another edition of the Southbound Festival Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:00:11 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/04/22/160-Bluesfest-2007-a-lesson-in-blues.html Festival Reviews The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival is a five day festival internationally renowned for its unparalleled line up and unrelenting rain Now in its 18th year the festival certainly delivered on both counts with a magical drenched week at the most eastern point of Australia Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/04/14/161-West-Coast-Blues-roundup.html Festival Reviews This years South West Blues N rsquo Roots festival was an awesome event Featuring momentous acts superior organization and localized to Western Australia the roadshow filled the Fremantle Reserve with a pure joy nbsp Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:33:44 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/04/13/159-Point-Nepean.html Festival Reviews Byron Bay is a long way from Melbourne hellip about 1600kms give or take a few For Victorian blues and roots fans this has always been a thing of torment every Easter when some of the world rsquo s best performers from the genre descend on the northern New South Wales town This year however the inaugural Point Nepean music festival solved this problem once and for all Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:44:25 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/04/10/157-Narana-Festival-Photos.html Festival Reviews check out the photos from the Narana Festival by Jane Saunders Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:58:04 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/04/09/154-The-Art-of-Escaping-Great-Escape-2007.html Festival Reviews Music is definitely an important part of any music festival however The Great Escape should by no means be thought of as only a music festival as the organisers provide their festival goers with a few extra bits and pieces to stir and inspire Cabaret comedy spoken word circus fun yoga markets cult cinema trivia and disco bingo are just some of the creative kicks you can get at this festival at Sydney s Newington Armory Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:38:55 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/04/03/153-West-Coast-Blues-Roots-Rundown.html Festival Reviews What a fantastic weekend Review coming soon For now check out the photos from our photographer Brad Treeby from the weekend Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:52:41 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/01/30/97-Chill-Island-Review-Photos.html Festival Reviews In a week or so The Cat Empire will play their song quot Sly quot to a television audience of millions on Late Night with David Letterman in New York Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:16:42 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/01/10/42-Falls-Festival-2006-Review.html Festival Reviews Heading down the picturesque Great Ocean Road I found it hard to believe yet another year had flown by already And what better way is there to farewell the old year bring in the New Year than at the Falls Festival Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:17:22 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/01/09/24-Southbound-Festival-Review.html Festival Reviews Southbound WA 39 s finest music camping and arts festival nbsp returns for the third year running and puts nbsp on nbsp a nbsp stellar nbsp show Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:02:10 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/01/07/20-Pyramid-Rock-in-review.html Festival Reviews The Pyramid Rock Festival held over the New Years Eve period at scenic Pyramid Rock Phillip Island is fast becoming as big as The Falls Festival nbsp Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:23:43 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2007/01/03/15-Woodford-Folk-Festival-2006-07-in-review.html Festival Reviews With some punters arriving as early as Christmas Eve Woodford officially kicks off annually on December 27 and continues with a never ending programme for six days and six nights consisting of music arts workshops and an endless city of stalls to satisfy any interest or hunger Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:08:45 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2006/04/13/267-WOMADelaide-2006.html Festival Reviews When superstar Peter Gabriel brought together Thomas Brooman and Bob Hooton in 1980 to organise a festival called WOMAD World of Music and Dance none of the trio could have expected the explosion that it would trigger Tom Brookman reviews WOMADelaide 2006 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:39:29 EST http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2005/01/09/100-Falls-Festival-05-The-Good-The-Bad-and-The-Freaky.html Festival Reviews The Falls Festival really starts in a particular moment for most patrons that sense of dread you get just knowing that you rsquo ve forgotten to pack something Tent check Sleeping bag check Food check Shade check Baby wipes check Map oh crap Thankfully there are enough signs once you hit Geelong that you rsquo d be a fool to get lost Either a fool or someone up for some spontaneous sky diving but that rsquo s another story Sun, 09 Jan 2005 19:22:51 EST