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An outdoor festival entrance with lettering over the top that reads "National Folk Festival".

A woman with chin length dark curly hair stands in front of an arch with lettering that reads "National Folk Festival".

A woman singing on stage wearing a black dress.

A large group of people sitting and standing at an outdoor section of a festival.

Four people on a stage with different musical instruments performing to a crowd.

"And I think that really does contribute to the offering, it's very unlike a music festival where you just sit and listen."
A person playing a drum.

Three women in dresses dancing.

People playing fiddles and string instruments on stage.

Founder of the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club

A woman with chin length dark curly hair stands in front of an arch with lettering that reads "National Folk Festival".

"I think that volunteers really enjoy contributing, and that really ties in with that ethos that folk music is about doing."

A woman with short grey hair stands smiling in front of a festival marquee.

"I've got people from all over Australia. I've actually got a traveller at the moment who's from Scotland,"
she said.

Eight people sat around a table playing different musical instruments at an outdoor festival.

"They want to experience the whole festival experience without being on the bill [as performers] … and get the feel of what happens behind the scenes,"
she said.

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