KYARNA is a singer-songwriter making Country, folk and Americana music rooted in story, place and connection. Her songs move through love, grief, family, memory and the complicated beauty of being human, delivered with a voice that is intimate, honest and unflinching.

PIRRITU’s music is a gentle, honest, and melodic personal journey that entices you into the depths of sadness, love, and shimmering hope.

With two album releases under his belt, The songman’s work honours a cultural journey to connect back to land, language, and family with a continual thirst for deeper understanding of his people and country.

Nicole Smede is a Warrimay poet and Artistic Director – First Nations at The Poetry Company. Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet and musician. Together they lead Baraya Barray ~ Whale Song (Sing Country), a three-year poetry journey following the humpback songline up and down the east coast and gathering story, language and song with First Nations communities from Country to Country.

Uncle Noel Butler and Trish Butler will perform stories and songs. Uncle Noel is a Budawang Elder of the Yuin Nation.

Nathan Lygon, chair of Twofold Aboriginal Corporation will open Giiyong Ganya on Saturday 28 November 2026. Nathan is a Yuin, Dharawal and Wolgalu man. Born and raised on Thaua country.