Kavisha Mazzella, Nick Charles, Enda Kenny & Kris Mizzi at The Lomond.

"A power and presence that's beyond words" Colum Sands

Choir leader , Sound Healer and ARIA award winner and songbird Kavisha Mazzella original song's lyrical ingredients include humour, poetry, social justice and the spiritual. Combine this prowess with the voice of an angel and you have the experience of a Kavisha concert. Singing in English and Italian, she will take you on an uplifting boundary riding journey of well-crafted stories and songs ringing with echoes of Celtic, Fado and Gypsy influences that will strike a resounding chord within.

With 8 solo albums and countless collaborations under her belt, she has sung and given vocal workshops at national music festivals and abroad.

In 2000 Kavisha was awarded Italia Nel Mondo award for her work in creating Italian Women’s Choirs The Joys Of the Women and La Voce Della Luna in Australia

In 2011 Kavisha was awarded an Australia Day Honour for her contribution to music and Community.

In October 2023 She was awarded a lifetime achievement award from Folk Alliance Australia for advocating for cultural diversity in the Australian Folk scene .

In 2023 she started a new Italian community Choir in Melbourne “Lingua Madre” open to all .

Her website is www.kavisha.com

Known internationally as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues” Nick’s recordings and performances have won every award and accolade this country has to offer including Port Fairy Folk Festival Artist of the Year and The AGE Blues album of the year.

He’s toured the US 13 times performing more than 300 shows there. His latest album “Guitar Music” has a typically broad palette of influences and includes wonderful renditions of acoustic guitar classics from country fingerpicking and a nod to his country blues heroes.

Enda Kenny is an Irish-born songwriter who has made his home in Australia. Through ten independent albums, his thoughtful, descriptive stories have struck a chord with festival audiences worldwide.

A string of early songwriting awards have led to a full time career as one of the best entertainers in the world of folk and acoustic music. His songs are always memorable, often hard-hitting and spiced with plenty of humour.

Now residing near Mount Beauty in the Victorian Alps, Enda is touring extensively throughout Australia and is a regular visitor to New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Holland and Germany. Enda is the latest Artist of The Year at Newstead Live Music Festival and is a nominated finalist in the 2024 AFMA (Australian Folk Awards) as Artist of The Year -Solo and also The People's Choice Award.

"On small stages to intimate audiences or large stages to festival audiences he always holds the crowd in the palm of his hand. Witty and intelligent songwriting and a brilliant night's entertainment"
Eleanor McEvoy

His latest release After The Interval is being launched this month at Yackandandah Folk Festival.

Winner of 2017 Troubadour Award as well as 2021 Folk Alliance 'Australian Solo Artist of the Year', Melbourne Singer/Songwriter Kris Mizzi is making waves throughout the Folk circuit across the country.

More than just a few have said that ‘Mizzi's songs take them to a place they'd forgotten in themselves". Well crafted stories which draw hopeful and heartwarming wisdoms found in the people and places we experience everyday.

With a 'strong and gentle' voice, and an art for weaving beauty and truth into the words of each song, Kris Mizzi reaches the hearts of his audiences with performances that are joyful, uplifting, confronting, spiritual, comedic and vulnerable all at once.

He has been described by other musicians as having 'one of Australian Folk Musics finest voices' leaving listeners feeling as though they have experienced something truly special. His current performances with multi-instrumentalist Christian Meyer have had audiences on their feet.

Poetic lyrics, meandering melodies and 'a voice which truly moves people', along with a unique picking style, Mizzi really is a complete artist and is becoming renowned for his intimate performances and thoughtful songs, throughout the country.

2017 saw him receive the Troubadour Artist of the Year award which assisted with his first solo EP release. 2019 saw Khristian release his first full length album. 'Some Other Morning' was the result of a year of work captured in one 10 track strong recording. Featuring songs which have become anthems at various Folk Festivals around the country.

More recently, he has performed as headline act at various Regional Concert Halls, House Concerts and has performed at numerous Festivals around the country where he continues to captivate capacity audiences. His songs have had an overwhelming public response which continues to grow.

in 2021 Khristian was awarded Folk Alliance 'Best Australian solo Artist of the Year'.

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