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UPCOMING GIGS


PAST GIGS

18-20 October 2024

Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival

with the Stranded Assets

28 February - 2 March 2025

Cobargo Folk Festival

with the Stranded Assets

 

30 MARCH 2024

NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL - Budawang Stage

"Singing For Social Justice" concert

Join the prizewinners of the Alistair Hulett Songs for Social Justice award

at this special showcase concert. 

Featuring  Penelope Swales, Tony Eardley, Bob and Laurel Wilson, Snez,

Miguel Heatwole, Karen Law, Triple Effect and Fred Smith. 

27-31 DECEMBER 2023 - STRANDED ASSETS

Woodford Folk Festival, QLD

25th of JUNE - STRANDED ASSETS

Denmark Festival of Voice, WA 

20-23 JANUARY 2022

Newstead Festival with The Good Girl Song Project (Voyage) 

16-17 APRIL 2022

The National Folk Festival with The Good Girl Song Project (Voyage), & The Stranded Assets 

 


THEATRE


3-23 MAY 2021

Voyage tour. Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo.

STRANDED ASSETS

29 APRIL -1 MAY 2021

GANEAA Across the Arts Festival, Wangaratta 

17-26 JAN 2020

The Supper Club @ Tamworth Country Music Festival 

PENELOPE SOLO GIGS

 

While the Pandemic made things quiet on the gig front, Penelope has played literally thousands of solo gigs over the past 30 years. Highlights include Australia:

 

Woodford Folk Festival (16 festivals)

Port Fairy Folk Festival (7 festivals)

National Folk Festival (5 festivals)

Maldon Folk Festival (5 festivals)

Yackandadah Folk Festival (3 Festivals)

Tamworth Country Music Festival (3 Festivals)

Nanga Folk Festival

Fairbridge Folk Festival

Yungaburra Folk Festival

Yandina Folk Festival

West End Folk Festival

Majors Creek Folk Festival

Gulgong Folk Festival

Cygnet Folk Festival

And many more.

 

New Zealand:

Auckland Folk Festival

Wellington Folk Festival

 

USA:

Estfest Women's Music Festival, NY (Headline)

Forksville Folk Festival, PA (Headline)

Philadelphia Folk Festival

 

UK:

Sidmouth Folk Festival

Reading Folk Festival

Cambridge Folk Festival

Stonehaven Folk Festival

 

Ireland:

Rose of Tralee Festival

 

Penelope has also done venue tours of the above countries, house concert tours of Canada and the US, and gigs in major cities in Asia, including Japan, Beijing, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Bands She has also toured Europe and Australia several times with her band Totally Gourdgeous, which has played many of the same Australian Festivals. In addition, she has appeared at Mountaingrass and The Great Alpine Pick with bluegrass band Lonesome Still. She plays whistles with The Good Girl Song Project and has played Elizabeth Wade with the one-act festival version of Voyage at festivals around Australia and New Zealand. She continues to understudy the role in the new, full-length theatre production.

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