[Edited extract from public address]
For tens of thousands of years the Pyipgil Gundidj clan has gathered in ceremony on this country. Since 1977 the Port Fairy Folk Festival has been celebrated each year on the land of the Pyipgil Gundidj clans – on Peek Whurrong country.
Last year one of Uncle Archie Roach’s proudest moments was when he officially opened the inaugural Archie Roach Foundation (ARF) stage on his mother’s ancestral land and Port Fairy Folk Festival (PFFF) festival-goers packed in to learn, listen and dance along to First Nations artists from all corners of the continent. This year, many of Uncle Archie’s long time musical collaborators, friends and family will come together to honour his legacy.The ARF Stage is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, the Australian Government through the Office for The Arts and the Australia Council for The Arts.
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Port Fairy Folk Festival (PFFF)
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