What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia's national folklife centre?
- Written by Emily Gallagher, PhD Candidate, School of History, Australian National University
Poster for the 23rd National Folk Festival in Maleny, Qld, 1989. Since 1994, the Festival has been held in Canberra.
Courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive and Kim Brown, 462585.Most Australians know something about “folklore”. Every year crowds converge on Canberra for the National Folk Festival. But, folklore encompasses...





