Port Fairy Folk Festival Drop First Names For 2014

There is always a vast array of wonderful talent showcased at the Port Fairy Folk Festival; that's been the case for almost four decades and it won't be changing when the 38^th annual event hits next March.

International acts like New Orleans piano great Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, American jazz-pop darling Madeleine Peyroux, country blues and western swing preservationist Pokey La Farge and the UK's Rory McLeod join the likes of Archie Roach (performing his new Creation show), Chris Wilson's Crown Of Thorns, Ben Salter, Margaret Roadknight and Ash Grunwald

The event happens from Friday 7 March through to Monday 10 all around the town of Port Fairy. Tickets are available from the festival website now.

The full contingent of acts on the first announcement is below, with more to come soon.

Alaska String Band, Altan, Antonio Serrano, Archie Roach – Creation, Ash Grunwald, Ben Salter, Blair Dunlop, Bobby Alu, Chris Wilson's Crown of Thorns, Daniel Champagne, David Bridie & The Pills, Dog Trumpet, Gleny Rae Virus & her Playboys, Grace Barbé, Jaaleekay , Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Lunasa, Madeline Peyroux, Margret RoadKnight, Marisa Quigley, Mic Conway's National Junk Band, Pokey La Farge, Rory McLeod , Rose Cousins , The Band Who Knew Too Much, The JVG Guitar Method, The Mae Trio, The Pigs, The Tealeaves, The Tiger & Me, The Topp Twins, Things of Stone and Wood