Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners please be aware this episode contains references to a deceased person.

"The spirit of the old storytellers and the people who were protesters is not dead. It's alive and well in the next generation."

Recorded ahead of his appearance at The Planting Festival in May, this conversation between Harley Breen and Troy Cassar-Daley is exactly the kind of yarn Radio Woodfordia was made for. Troy is calling in from his childhood home on Gumbaynggirr Country near Coffs Harbour, where he's been on a quiet sabbatical — renovating sheds, working with reclaimed timber, reconnecting with family, and slowly starting to write songs again.

What unfolds is a wide-ranging, deeply warm conversation about what it means to come home — to country, to community, to the things that restore you. Troy talks about the campfire tradition he and his cousins hold each year on country, the song Shadows on the Hill and the story behind it, his daughter Jem's first year on the road, and why he thinks the kids from Tamworth he visits each December need to come to Woodford. He also has something to say to the person who wondered why a country music artist would be booked at a folk festival.

This episode is for:

• Anyone who finds peace working with their hands
• People who believe storytelling isn't a genre — it's a way of being
• Anyone who has ever felt restored by going back to the place that made them

Dive in to hear about:

• The campfire tradition that started with grief and became something vital
• Why Troy thinks telling stories and singing songs has nothing to do with genre
• Jem Cassar-Daley's first year on the road with Troy — 82 shows, one red eye flight, and a moment that made Troy certain she was built for it

To come to The Planting Festival visit: https://theplanting.com.au/ To come to the Woodford Folk Festival and FWOD next year visit: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

FOR MORE:

Troy Cassar-Daley: https://www.troycassardaley.com.au

Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

CREDITS:

Host: Harley Breen

Guest: Troy Cassar-Daley

Executive Producer: Bree Hickson-Jamieson

Producers: Josh Weier, Bree Hickson-Jamieson

Music by: The East Pointers

Recorded on Jinibara Country

#RadioWoodfordia #TroyCassarDaley #HarleyBreen #WoodfordFolkFestival #ThePlanting #Woodfordia #Storytelling #FolkMusic #CountryMusic #Podcast #FirstNations #FirstNationsMusic

Join the Woodfordian Citizens:

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- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.

- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.

- Bonus podcast content

- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets

- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival

Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen

More information at www.woodfordia.org

For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/

Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

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"We might not have achieved what we wanted to, but by Jesus we tried."

This episode was recorded live from the Woodford Folk Festival as part of First Wine of the Day. Day four, and Harley Breen and Nikki Britton are running on fumes, festival feeling, and a very good chilled red. They'd already cried before the show started — two men had just got married on the hill, and their friends sang to them. That's Woodford.

Bar manager and sommelier Linus Wilson opens with a lesson in Beaujolais-style winemaking, Professor Ian Lowe delivers one of the most quietly galvanising conversations about our relationship with the natural world you'll hear anywhere, The Cartridge Family play two songs about tolerance and mismatched love, and Katie Noonan — in her 30th year at Woodford — closes the show with a performance dedicated to Quandamooka Country.

This episode is for:

• Anyone who needs a reminder that the natural world is worth fighting for — and that the fight is winnable
• Anyone who loves a love story between two people who probably shouldn't work — but absolutely do
• Anyone who's ever cried at a Folk Festival and didn't even try to stop

Dive in to hear about:

• The hoop pine Ian Lowe planted at the first Woodford Folk Festival — now standing 20 metres tall
• Why Professor Ian Lowe believes we're pulling random bricks out of the wall of life — and what we owe the generations coming after us
• Katie Noonan's 30th Woodford, her 30th album, and a song performed on the 30th of December — some things are just meant to happen

To come to the Woodford Folk Festival and FWOD next year visit: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

FOR MORE:

Katie Noonan: https://www.katienoonan.com.au

The Cartridge Family: https://www.instagram.com/the_cartridge_family_band

Professor Ian Lowe: https://experts.griffith.edu.au/9862-ian-lowe

Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

Nikki Britton: https://www.instagram.com/thenikkibritton

CREDITS:

Hosts: Harley Breen, Nikki Britton

Guests: Professor Ian Lowe, Rusty Berther & The Cartridge Family, Katie Noonan, Linus Wilson

Producer: Bree Hickson-Jamieson

Executive Producers: Benny Wallington, Georgia Shaw

Artwork: Hannah Rose

Social Media: Eliza Cowan

Assistant: Madeline Corcoran

Camera Operators: Amelie Barham, Ben 'Tofty' Toft

Editing: Amelie Barham

Music by: The East Pointers

Recorded on Jinibara Country

#RadioWoodfordia #KatieNoonan #IanLowe #TheCartridgeFamily #WoodfordFolkFestival #HarleyBreen #NikkiBritton #LivePodcast #Woodfordia #Biodiversity #FolkMusic #Conservation #Comedy #LiveMusic

Join the Woodfordian Citizens:

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- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.

- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.

- Bonus podcast content

- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets

- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival

Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen

More information at www.woodfordia.org

For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/

Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

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One of the best reviews of Woodford Folk Festival you'll ever hear comes second-hand, from a new friend named Neil.

This episode was recorded live from the Woodford Folk Festival as part of First Wine of the Day. Day three, and Harley Breen has finally had a shower. With Nikki Britton stranded on the Bruce Highway (again), comedian Oliver Clark steps in as co-host — and promptly gets upstaged by a surprise grandma in full polyester, and the national treasure that is Dr. Karl.

Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki breaks down the three-part formula behind his seemingly infinite knowledge, sings a surprisingly committed rendition of Bad Case of Loving You, and reminds us all that science is simply a way to not get fooled. Then UK folk troubadour Beans on Toast, fresh off his first ever Woodford appearances the day before, drops in to play two songs — opening with the kind of song that sneaks up on you with Send Me a Bird, before closing out with the crowd singalong Beano, a love letter to Australian slang.

This episode is for:

• Anyone who's ever had their faith in humanity restored by a community
• People who want to know how Dr. Karl actually knows everything
• Anyone who needs a good cry followed immediately by a singalong about prawns

Dive in to hear about:

• What happens when your co-host gets stranded on the Bruce Highway and someone's grandma shows up instead
• The three-part formula Dr. Karl uses to make complex knowledge stick — and why a surprise midnight visit from a Hollywood A-lister is involved
• Beans on Toast finding a home at Woodford on his very first visit

To come to the Woodford Folk Festival and FWOD next year visit: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

FOR MORE:

Beans on Toast: https://www.beansontoastmusic.com

Dr. Karl: https://drkarl.com

Oliver Clark: https://www.instagram.com/theoliverclark

Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

Nikki Britton: https://www.instagram.com/thenikkibritton

CREDITS:

Hosts: Harley Breen, Nikki Britton

Guests: Oliver Clark, Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki, Beans on Toast, Granny

Producer: Bree Hickson-Jamieson

Executive Producers: Benny Wallington, Georgia Shaw

Artwork: Hannah Rose

Social Media: Eliza Cowan

Assistant: Madeline Corcoran

Camera Operators: Amelie Barham, Ben 'Tofty' Toft

Editing: Amelie Barham

Music by: The East Pointers

Recorded on Jinibara Country

#RadioWoodfordia #DrKarl #BeansOnToast #OliverClark #WoodfordFolkFestival #HarleyBreen #NikkiBritton #LivePodcast #Woodfordia #FolkMusic #LiveMusic #Comedy

Join the Woodfordian Citizens:

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- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.

- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.

- Bonus podcast content

- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets

- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival

Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen

More information at www.woodfordia.org

For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/

Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

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"Every time you visit Woodford you leave a different person."

This episode was recorded live from the Woodford Folk Festival as part of First Wine of the Day. Harley Breen and co-host Nikki Britton open with one of the most quietly beautiful moments Radio Woodfordia has captured — the story of a she-oak walking stick, a stranger's generosity, and a carving made from a sapling found during a wilderness rites of passage ceremony. It's the kind of story that reminds you why Woodford exists.

Poet Nick Grivas then takes the room by storm with his searing and uncomfortably accurate slam piece Chasing Cheap Dopamine, Bobby Alu plays the song that soundtracked the birth of Harley's first child, bars manager Linus Wilson finally explains what orange wine actually is, and the Beddy Rays close out with their very first Woodford performance.

This episode is for:

• Anyone who needs to feel something real today
• People who've ever been handed an unexpected gift by a stranger
• Anyone who's checked their phone at least once while listening to this

Dive in to hear about:

• A she-oak walking stick, a family heirloom, and a gift returned
• Chasing Cheap Dopamine — slam poetry for the accidental cyborg in all of us
• The truth about orange wine (and why sediment is your friend)

To come to the Woodford Folk Festival and FWOD next year visit: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

FOR MORE:

Bobby Alu: https://www.bobbyalu.com

Nick Grivas Liquid Lyrics: https://www.instagram.com/liquid_lyrics

Beddy Rays: https://www.beddyrays.com/

Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

Nikki Britton: https://www.instagram.com/thenikkibritton

CREDITS:

Hosts: Harley Breen, Nikki Britton

Guests: Nick Grivas, Bobby Alu, Linus Wilson, Beddy Rays

Producer: Bree Hickson-Jamieson

Executive Producers: Benny Wallington, Georgia Shaw

Artwork: Hannah Rose

Social Media: Eliza Cowan

Assistant: Madeline Corcoran

Town Cryer: Ché Pritchard

Camera Operators: Amelie Barham, Ben 'Tofty' Toft

Editing: Amelie Barham

Music by: The East Pointers

Recorded on Jinibara Country

#RadioWoodfordia #BobbyAlu #NickGrivas #BeddyRays #WoodfordFolkFestival #HarleyBreen #NikkiBritton #SlamPoetry #LivePodcast #Woodfordia

Join the Woodfordian Citizens:

Perks -

- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.

- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.

- Bonus podcast content

- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets

- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival

Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen

More information at www.woodfordia.org

For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/

Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

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"Why can't we just live at Woodfordia? And why isn't this just how we all live?"

In this episode, Harley sits down with Katie Noonan. It's Katie's 30th year at Woodford, and she's just finished her 30th studio album - serendipitous!

Katie's Woodford journey started in 1995 when she won the Woodford band competition (prize: a ticket to next year's festival). That hook worked, and she's been back every year since, volunteering, performing with her band george, performing solo, with her family, and now with her new album "Alone But All One," which she's premiering at the festival.

But this isn't just a musician's story. It's about growiing up with the opera-singing mum and witnessing the super talented Jeff Buckley at 18, before deciding to become a "musical weirdo." Katie now runs the Eumundi School of Music to provide children with free music education and still references Woodford as her church.

This episode is for:

• Musicians wondering if they can survive making art in the streaming era
• Parents trying to explain to their kids why music matters more than money
• Anyone who's ever left Woodford wondering "why can't life be like this?"

Dive in to hear about:

• Taking on Jeff Buckley's five-octave range (the ultimate artistic challenge)
• Brisbane's unique 90s music scene
• The joys and struggles of Woodford camping

To learn more about Katie Noonan: https://www.katienoonan.com.au/

To come to the Woodford Folk Festival: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

FOR MORE: Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

CREDITS:

Host: Harley Breen

Guest: Katie Noonan

Producer: Benny Wallington

Executive Producers: Cameron Scurrah, Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Georgia Shaw

Video editing: Amelie Barham

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

Recorded on Jinibara Country

#RadioWoodfordia #KatieNoonan #George #WoodfordFolkFestival #JeffBuckley #AustralianMusic #HarleyBreen #Woodfordia

Join the Woodfordian Citizens:

Perks -

- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.

- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.

- Bonus podcast content

- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets

- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival

Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen

More information at www.woodfordia.org

For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/

Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.