Radio Woodfordia
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<p>What happens when Australia's biggest music and arts festival becomes home to a community of dreamers, builders, and storytellers?</p><br><p>Join comedian Harley Breen as he uncovers the wild stories behind the biggest festival you just might never have heard of. Broadcasting live from Woodfordia: A 500-acre regenerated dairy farm on Jinibara Country that's hosted the Festival for the past 30 years.</p><br><p>Expect cracking yarns from the visionaries who built this cultural phenomenon from humble Maleny beginnings, plus the artists whose careers launched from this hidden Queensland valley, just an hour from Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. </p><br><p>There are familiar faces and unsung heroes who come together to produce something many have experienced as a rite of passage. Like everything at Woodfordia, from the 136,000 trees planted, to our chai tent (one of the first places to serve chai in Australia), this podcast is unfolding, growing, expanding the Woodfordia Universe to invite more of us in. </p><br><p>Many arrive at all ages of life and say 'I've finally found my people'. </p><p>This is an invitation into the lives of our people who might just become yours too. </p><br><p>To learn more visits www.woodfordia.org or www.woodfordfolkfestival.com </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 10, 2026
Born on a School Oval — with Jacko and Lewy of Beddy Rays
<p>"You just got to grab it and go for it in that moment." — Jackson Van Issum, Beddy Rays</p><br><p>Beddy Rays are four best mates from Redland Bay, Queensland who have been inseparable since they met on a school oval at age six. Their debut album hit #1 on the ARIA Vinyl chart and #2 on the Australian Albums chart. They've appeared in the triple j Hottest 100 multiple times. They won the Rock Award at the 2024 Queensland Music Awards. And they play like a band who never forgot why they started.</p><br><p>Harley Breen sits down with vocalist Jacko (Jackson Van Issum) and lead guitarist Lewy (Lewis McKenna) on the afternoon of their first-ever Woodford Folk Festival performance — a headline slot at the Amphigrande, the festival's biggest stage — to talk about how they got here.</p><br><p>The conversation covers the full origin story: four primary school kids bonding over Green Day and The Offspring on a school oval, eventually picking up instruments because someone had to play the drums and their mate Benny turned out to be frighteningly good at Guitar Hero. The house party at Jacko's place while his parents were away that became their first gig. The years of playing venues around Fortitude Valley without a manager, without a plan, and without quite understanding how the music industry worked — until they got one and realised how much they'd been figuring out the hard way.</p><br><p>They also talk about the creative process — how Jacko writes from the centre of the song outward, why he tries to finish an idea the moment it arrives, and what it feels like to sit down to write and think: have I forgotten how to do this? (He hasn't. Neither has Harley.)</p><p>And they talk about what it means to play a folk festival when your sound is breezy coastal punk rock — and why, once you understand that folk is the precursor to punk, to hip hop, to protest music, it makes complete sense.</p><br><p>This episode is for:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Anyone who has ever started something with their childhood mates and just kept going</li><li>Fans of honest songwriting and bands who mean every word they play</li><li>People who think folk and punk have nothing in common — this conversation might change your mind</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Dive in to hear about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The school oval, the Green Day phase, and how four kids from Redland Bay became a band</li><li>Learning drums via Guitar Hero on expert mode — and why it actually worked</li><li>The house party that became their first gig (and the rum cans left up the side of the house)</li><li>Five years without a manager, and what they learned when they finally got one</li><li>How Jacko writes songs — and why finishing an idea in the moment is everything</li><li>Playing the Amphigrande on their very first Woodford Folk Festival appearance</li><li>Why folk music is the natural home of storytellers — whatever their genre</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Key topics: Beddy Rays, Jacko Van Issum, Lewy McKenna, Queensland punk, Australian indie rock, Woodford Folk Festival, songwriting, coastal punk rock, music origin stories, Australian music</p><br><p>To come to the Woodford Folk Festival this year visit:<a href="https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/</a></p><br><p>FOR MORE: </p><p>Harley Breen:<a href="https://www.harleybreen.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.harleybreen.com.au</a> </p><p>Beddy Rays:<a href="https://linktr.ee/beddyrays" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://linktr.ee/beddyrays</a></p><br><p>CREDITS: Host: Harley Breen | Guests: Jackson Van Issum and Lewis McKenna of Beddy Rays | Executive Producer: Benny Wallington, Bree Hickson-Jamieson | Producers: Cameron Scurrah, Georgia Shaw, Amelie Barham, Benjamin 'Tofty' Toft | Video Editing: Nick Haddow | Sound Editing: Kieron Atkinson | Music by: The East Pointers | Recorded on Jinibara Country | Recorded December 2025</p><br><p>Join the Woodfordian Citizens:</p><br><p>Perks -</p><br><p>- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.</p><p>- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.</p><p>- Bonus podcast content</p><p>- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets</p><p>- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival</p><br><p>Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen</p><br><p>More information at www.woodfordia.org</p><p>For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com</p><p>For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/</p><br><p>Credits:</p><p>Host: Harley Breen</p><p>Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington</p><p>Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson</p><p>Music by: The East Pointers</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 29, 2026
A Flower Growing Out of a Compost Heap — with Charlie McGee
<p>"A song is sort of like a flower coming out of a compost heap." — Charlie McGee, Formidable Vegetable</p><br><p>Charlie McGee once turned down $120,000 a year cutting carrots for a fossil fuel company. His finger wouldn't send the email. Instead, he took $2,000 and spent a year volunteering at festivals around the country — ending up at Woodford, where the seed of Formidable Vegetable was planted in a permaculture talk at the Greenhouse.</p><p>More than 20 years later, he's back. He's built a straw house in Denmark, WA with 40 friends, grown a garden his walls are literally made from, played Glastonbury five times, quit flying for seven years, and written a viral song from a hotel room in Slovakia that got shared by Reggie Watts and contributed — he'll take it — to a wobble in a certain streaming giant's share price.</p><p>Harley Breen sits down with Charlie for a conversation that covers an almost unreasonable amount of ground. They talk about what permaculture actually is once you get past the composting dunny of Charlie's childhood and into the systems thinking, the indigenous knowledge frameworks, and the radical idea that self-sufficiency is a myth — community is the point. About the impossible balance of being a touring musician who believes in living locally. About a major streaming platform investing artist royalties in AI killer drone technology, and the song Charlie wrote about it in a hotel room in Slovakia. About what it means to be a Luddite in 2025 as an act of resistance. And about active hope — the Joanna Macy framework that keeps Charlie going on the days when nihilism starts winning.</p><p>Also: garden snails purged with flour, eaten like salami bites, and treated as pets first. You've been warned.</p><br><p><strong>This episode is for:</strong></p><ul><li>Anyone who has ever wondered if the small ethical choices they make actually add up to anything</li><li>People who believe music can change the world — and want to hear from someone who has spent 20 years testing that theory</li><li>Anyone who has looked at the state of the world and needed someone to give them a framework for not losing their mind</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Dive in to hear about:</strong></p><ul><li>The $120,000 fossil fuel job Charlie's finger wouldn't let him accept — and the year of festival volunteering that followed</li><li>How a permaculture talk at Woodford's Greenhouse stage became the origin story of Formidable Vegetable</li><li>The viral song recorded in a hotel room in Slovakia, Reggie Watts, and what it means to chip away at a giant</li><li>Why Charlie quit flying for seven years, what it cost him, and why he started again</li><li>Active hope — Joanna Macy's framework for staying functional in the face of the world's problems</li><li>Why AI music is the next frontier and Charlie's plan to troll it back</li><li><br></li></ul><p><strong>Key topics:</strong> Formidable Vegetable, Charlie McGee, permaculture, regenerative living, music activism, Woodford Folk Festival, sustainable building, Glastonbury, AI music, active hope</p><br><p>To come to the Woodford Folk Festival this year visit:<a href="https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/</a></p><br><p><strong>FOR MORE:</strong></p><p>Harley Breen:<a href="https://www.harleybreen.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.harleybreen.com.au</a></p><p>Formidable Vegetable:</p><p>Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/formidableveg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/formidableveg/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/not_just_charlie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/not_just_charlie</a></p><p>Web: <a href="https://formidablevegetable.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://formidablevegetable.com.au/</a></p><p><a href="https://formidablevegetable.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://formidablevegetable.bandcamp.com/</a> </p><p>Joanna Macy and the Work That Reconnects:<a href="https://workthatreconnects.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://workthatreconnects.org</a></p><br><p><strong>CREDITS:</strong> Host: Harley Breen | Guest: Charlie McGee of Formidable Vegetable | Executive Producer: Benny Wallington, Bree Hickson-Jamieson | Producers: Cameron Scurrah, Georgia Shaw, Amelie Barham, Benjamin 'Tofty' Toft | Video Editing: Nick Haddow | Music by: The East Pointers | Recorded on Jinibara Country Recorded December 2025</p><br><p>#RadioWoodfordia #FormidableVegetable #CharlieMcGee #HarleyBreen #WoodfordFolkFestival #Woodfordia #Permaculture #Sustainability #MusicActivism #AIMusic #RegenerativeLiving #ActiveHope #Podcast #LiveMusic</p><br><p>Join the Woodfordian Citizens:</p><br><p>Perks -</p><br><p>- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.</p><p>- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.</p><p>- Bonus podcast content</p><p>- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets</p><p>- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival</p><br><p>Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen</p><br><p>More information at www.woodfordia.org</p><p>For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com</p><p>For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/</p><br><p>Credits:</p><p>Host: Harley Breen</p><p>Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington</p><p>Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson</p><p>Music by: The East Pointers</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 29, 2026
Piano Fixed the Maths. Then She Played Woodford — Grace Alexandra
<p>"I started doing piano lessons and I started getting better at maths." — Grace Alexandra</p><br><p>Last year, Grace Alexandra came to Woodford on a pay-it-forward ticket. This year, she's performing at it.</p><br><p>Grace is 16, Darug, and already the kind of artist who makes you lean forward. She first came to Woodfordia as a child, dancing with the Jinibara Dance Troupe in 2018. She came back last year as a punter — watched Jaguar Jones, Yothu Yindi, and Caravana Sun — and left knowing she wanted to be on those stages. Twelve months later, here she is.</p><br><p>Harley Breen sits down with Grace — and, delightfully, her mum, just off camera — for a conversation that's warm, unhurried, and quietly remarkable. They talk about the unlikely chain of events that led Grace to music: failing maths, choosing piano lessons over a tutor, and discovering, almost by accident, that she could sing. About growing up Darug , travelling to Sydney to connect with the Gadigal community, and writing a song about a place that moved her so deeply at age ten that she couldn't not write about it. About what it means to be a young Indigenous artist right now, and why the community of peers she needs doesn't quite exist yet in her area.</p><br><p>What she's already done is not nothing. Out of 15 First Nations artists nationally, Grace was selected for the First Sounds National Album, funded by AMRAP. She's played Bluesfest and the Gympie Muster. And now, Woodford.</p><p><strong>This episode is for:</strong></p><ul><li>Anyone who believes the best origin stories start with failing maths</li><li>People who want to hear what the next generation of Indigenous Australian music sounds like</li><li>Anyone who needs a reminder of what it looks like when a young person is completely, quietly sure of themselves</li></ul><p><strong>Dive in to hear about:</strong></p><ul><li>How failing maths led Grace to piano lessons — and how piano lessons fixed the maths</li><li>The pay-it-forward ticket that brought her to Woodford as a punter, and the moment she decided she'd be back as a performer</li><li>The place Grace visited at age ten that became the heart of an original song</li><li>Being selected for the First Sounds National Album out of 15 First Nations artists nationally</li><li>Why there's a gap in peer community for young musicians in her area — and why Woodford helps fill it</li></ul><p><strong>Key topics:</strong> Grace Alexandra, First Nations music, young Australian artists, Woodford Folk Festival, singer-songwriter, Indigenous storytelling, Sunshine Coast music scene</p><br><p>To come to the Woodford Folk Festival this year visit:<a href="https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/</a></p><br><p><strong>FOR MORE:</strong> Harley Breen:<a href="https://www.harleybreen.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.harleybreen.com.au</a></p><p>Grace Alexandra: <a href="https://linktr.ee/grace_alexandra_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/grace_alexandra_music</a> </p><br><p><strong>CREDITS:</strong> Host: Harley Breen | Guest: Grace Alexandra | Executive Producer: Benny Wallington, Bree Hickson-Jamieson | Producers: Cameron Scurrah, Georgia Shaw, Amelie Barham, Benjamin 'Tofty' Toft | Video Editing: Nick Haddow | Music by: The East Pointers | Recorded on Jinibara Country </p><p>Recorded December 2025</p><br><p>#RadioWoodfordia #GraceAlexandra #HarleyBreen #WoodfordFolkFestival #Woodfordia #FirstNationsMusic #IndigenousAustralian #SingerSongwriter #AustralianMusic #NewMusic #Podcast #LiveMusic</p><br><p><br></p><p>Join the Woodfordian Citizens:</p><br><p>Perks -</p><br><p>- Bi-Monthly emails sharing the ins and outs of the world of Woodfordia and the people who keep the heart beating.</p><p>- Special invites to special events on site at Woodfordia. Super special.</p><p>- Bonus podcast content</p><p>- Early early bird access to Woodford Folk Festival tickets</p><p>- Early access to workshop bookings at Woodford Folk Festival</p><br><p>Visit: woodfordia.org/woodfordia/become-a-citizen</p><br><p>More information at www.woodfordia.org</p><p>For the festival: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com</p><p>For Harley: https://www.harleybreen.com.au/</p><br><p>Credits:</p><p>Host: Harley Breen</p><p>Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington</p><p>Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson</p><p>Music by: The East Pointers</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Radio Woodfordia?
<p>What happens when Australia's biggest music and arts festival becomes home to a community of dreamers, builders, and storytellers?</p><br><p>Join comedian Harley Breen as he uncovers the wild stories behind the biggest festival you just might never have heard of. Broadcasting live from Woodfordia: A 500-acre regenerated dairy farm on Jinibara Country that's hosted the Festival for the past 30 years.</p><br><p>Expect cracking yarns from the visionaries who built this cultural phenomenon from humble Maleny beginnings, plus the artists whose careers launched from this hidden Queensland valley, just an hour from Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. </p><br><p>There are familiar faces and unsung heroes who come together to produce something many have experienced as a rite of passage. Like everything at Woodfordia, from the 136,000 trees planted, to our chai tent (one of the first places to serve chai in Australia), this podcast is unfolding, growing, expanding the Woodfordia Universe to invite more of us in. </p><br><p>Many arrive at all ages of life and say 'I've finally found my people'. </p><p>This is an invitation into the lives of our people who might just become yours too. </p><br><p>To learn more visits www.woodfordia.org or www.woodfordfolkfestival.com </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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