What's on in the Canberra arts scene, April 29, 2017

By Karen Hardy
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:44pm, first published April 26 2017 - 5:42pm

Folk follow-up

Young women stood out among the award winners in the wrap-up of this year's National Folk Festival. Captivating indie singer-songwriter Loren Kate, who grew up on the Central Coast, took out the Lis Johnston Award for Vocal Excellence. The Gill Rees Award for a promising young musician (or musicians) was awarded to the girls from Charm of Finches, Ivy and Mabel Windred-Wornes who are only 14 and 17. The young sisters from Melbourne delighted one and all with their outstanding musicianship and smooth harmonies. The Folk Alliance of Australia Youth Folk Award went to Brisbane-based singer, songwriter and cellist Monique Clare, and the Peter J Daly Memorial Award was won by Victorian all-girl group The Drowsy Maggies.

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