2010 Brunswick Music Festival (11-21 march) has again confirmed a top line up of international and Australian folk and roots artists. The international line up is truly as diverse and outstanding as we've ever had the pleasure to present. Now confirmed from the United States are Mary Gauthier, Uncle Earl, John McCutcheon, Chris Smither, Truckstop Honeymoon and The Whitetop Mountaineers; Canada is represented by Genticorum; from Scotland Eddi Reader, Emily Smith, Dougie Maclean; from just over the border the extraordinary Vin Garbutt, from Ireland Mairtin O'Connor Trio (with Cathal Hayden and Seamie O'Dowd), Paddy Keenan; from Athens we welcome back Brunswick favourites Apodimi Compania; and in a first for Brunswick, from Israel George Sam'an (oud and fiddle) Ensemble, traditional Arabic music and song from Galilee. And there are a few more in the pipeline.....

The Australian line up is promising to be just as diverse and challenging. Archie Roach will perform songs from the early part of his career, songs from 1988, recorded by ABC Music Deli in that year and recently released by ABC Records. Read what Archie says about this period in his life and the songs reflecting such- http://www.myspace.com/archieroach We'll be squeezing those fantastic Pigram Brothers onto the Brunswick Town hall stage again, while the East Brunswick Club will host excellent local Brunswick acts who will be out in force featured among Melbourne's best roots acts. Hot Bluegrass and old time country, Americana, blues and swing will be featured strongly, representing the huge recent increase in interest in these styles of music among Melbourne musicians and audiences.