POETRY & BUSH MUSIC

The MFSR Bush Festival Poetry and Music Competition started in 1995 and is now regarded as one of the most prestigious events in the country. Over 25 years Jan Lewis created an iconic calendar event that will now be carried into the future by a new generation of poetry devotees.

2024 VICTORIAN BUSH POETRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

“The Hills are alive, with the sound of…….” well, not music, but good old fashioned ‘Aussie Bush Verse’ & song as the Victorian Bush Poetry Championships spring back to life in the heartlands of the rugged Snowy Mountains.

The Man from Snowy River Bush Festival will be the shining host of the Championships next year, welcoming back the ‘creme de la crème’ of Australian Bush Poets to strut their stuff and enthral audiences with their consummate skills as they search to line their pockets with the $3,500 in prizemoney on offer at this exciting event.

All the regular Performance Championship sections will be on offer in which competitors vie to show their skills over a range of subject matter including Classical, Modern, Original Serious & Original Comedy. In addition, there will also be Yarnspinning & Novice competitions as well.

No, we haven’t forgotten our writers. The ‘Silver Brumby’ (Original Serious) & Corryong Larrikin (Original Humorous) written sections are also being held and will be judged pre-festival as per usual.

‘Walk-ups’. There’ll be ‘Walk-ups’ aplenty with 3 x Poet’s Breakfasts hosted by those rascals “The Rhymer from Ryde” & his sidekick Matthew Hollis. Never fear there’ll be time to sit back & relax as well with Kevin McCarthy & Simon Dillon hosting the ‘Singalong Campfire Sessions’ late into the night on ‘Banjo’s Block’.

Senior Judge & Assistant Poetry Events Manager Graeme Johnson will be joined by “Featured Poets” Geoffrey. W. Graham, The Rhymer from Ryde, Tim Sheed & John Peel who will also assist him on the various judging panels as well.