Applications close at midnight on 18 April 2023.
The Festival officially starts at 6 pm on Friday 12 January and ends at 11 pm on Sunday 14 January.
All acts selected are programmed across the weekend and are expected to be available for the entire festival, including possible selection in the Sunday night Finale Concert, which is programmed over the Festival weekend.
The data submitted is verified before the application is evaluated and reused elsewhere, such as your act's bio on the festival website.
We request that all text should be appropriately formatted and spell-checked to save our busy volunteer crew's time!
Please don't use ALL CAPS, or all lowercase (except email addresses), especially with names of people, acts, and places. For example, your town eg Cygnet; the full name of your home state eg Tasmania, not Tas or TAS, Australian Capital Territory, not ACT, New South Wales, not NSW.
Before completing the form below, please read the Performer Guidelines and Information
Thanks for taking the time to apply to play at Cygnet Folk Festival.
Please complete the following details with care and good luck from the Cygnet Folk Festival team!
perform@cygnetfolkfestival.org
dbmanager@cygnetfolkfestival.org
Please enter the agency name
Enter the street address - eg 27 Easy Street
Select as applicable.
This information must be correct as it affects the terms and conditions of contracting, accommodation and logistics.
This is your opportunity to pitch to the festival selectors why we should book your act. Describe your live performance, musical style, experience, history, etc.
Should your act be accepted, we will ask for a 50-word bio for the program guide pitching to the festival patrons why they should see your performance.
Applications will only be considered from acts that have nominated the number of performers in their line-up.
If you are applying as a solo performer, enter "1". The number entered here determines how many performer contacts can be added and weekend passes allocated.
We will collect the contact details of other performers after contracting.
Your requested fee should be for the entire festival, not per performance. Please quote your fee excluding GST. When considering your fee, please remember that the Cygnet Folk Festival is a small, self-funded, not-for-profit Festival run by volunteers.
Higher fees are generally required by full-time professional musicians/artists than by hobbyists or performers with 'day jobs'.
Tasmanian acts: Single artist – $100–250, Duo – $150–$400, Band – $300 to $800 dependent on the number of members plus weekend passes for performers.
Tasmanian dance groups/choirs/community performance groups: Up to $150 or season tickets. A day pass is provided for members if performances are on one day only or for large groups.
Interstate acts: Artists might like to consider the base fees for local artists and then add travelling costs to arrive at a figure. We are aware that many of you quote even below this, which is much appreciated and makes it possible to book a greater range and number of acts.
International acts: Fees are negotiable, but in general, the offered fee can range anywhere between $500 and $4000, dependent on the number of artists in the act, suitability and appeal to the festival. Airfares are not provided by the festival. Artists are responsible for arranging their own visas and transport to and from the airport. Ground travel from Hobart to Cygnet is provided.
We prefer auditioning by streaming sources such as Youtube, Spotify, Soundcloud, or Facebook Artist Pages etc – especially Youtube!
If your act is accepted, your website and Youtube channel will be included in the Festival website.
If you have YouTube videos, please create a playlist of your audition material and copy/paste that link into the field below.
Do not expect our selectors to search for your content!
If you have Spotify audio tracks, please create a playlist of your audition material and copy/paste that link into the field below.
If you have Soundcloud audio tracks, please create a playlist of your audition material and copy/paste that link into the field below.
If you don't have one, leave this field blank.
Add an additional weblink if not covered above.
Please note that the image will not be displayed in your application form, but rest assured, it works reliably and we'll let you know if there are any issues.
Click on the + Add another to add additional types of performances on offer.
Please enter the name of the performance.
Please enter a brief description of the performance, including relevant details such as age group for children's shows, ability levels for workshops, callers for dances, etc
Please enter performance duration in minutes.
If so, you will be required to provide current Registration to Work with Vulnerable People details after contracting.
It is a requirement of the Festival's public liability insurance that all members of a paid act must be covered by either an “act” policy that clearly states that all members of the act are covered or each individual member must have their own insurance cover.
If your act is selected, you will be required to forward proof of public liability insurance as part of the contract acceptance process. The minimum required level of indemnity for any one occurrence is AUD$20,000,000.
The Certificate of Public Liability Insurance MUST explicitly state the name of the act or performers covered and also that it covers public performance activities. If you are offering a workshop, it must state that it covers this activity also. A business policy that does not explicitly state that it covers performance will not be accepted.
If your current certificate expires before the 2023 Festival, we will still require a copy of this and a copy of the new certificate when you renew your policy.
If a performance fee is requested, I understand and accept that every member of the act will be required to have public liability insurance cover with a minimum level of indemnity for any one occurrence of AUD$20,000,000.
Select any year that applies. If you've performed before 2018, select No.
I am responsible for supplying all act information.
I confirm the act will be available to perform over the entire Festival weekend from 6 pm Friday 12 January to 11 pm Sunday 14 January 2024, including possible selection to perform in the Sunday night Director's Concert & Cabaret.
I have read and accept the terms & conditions as stated in the Performer Guidelines & Information, which can be viewed HERE
