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===1950's to 70's===
[[File:Babayaga_Trio_performing_at_Surfers_Paradise_1964.JPG|thumb|Babayaga Trio ''(L to R)'' Ray Gurney, Murray Uhlmann and Frank White on a [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] Tour 1964]] [[File:Mucky_Duck_poster_1978_Tour.jpg|thumb|right|1978 [[Mucky Duck Bush Band]] tour poster for the [[Pilbara|Pilbara Region]]]]
However, folk music continued to develop amongst small audiences. Bush bands experienced a revival in 1953 with the musical play ''[[Reedy River (musical)|Reedy River]]'', which was first produced and published by the [[New Theatre (Newtown)|New Theatre (Sydney)]]<ref>Reedy river [music]: the songs from the Australian musical drama / by Dick Diamond</ref> and most recently produced in 2002.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Written by [[Dick Diamond]], the musical featured twelve or so Australian songs, which included [[Doreen Bridges|Doreen Jacobs]]' setting of [[Helen Palmer (publisher)|Helen Palmer]]'s "Ballad of 1891", as well as the title song, [[Chris Kempster]]'s setting of Lawson's "Reedy River". The backing band for this popular stage production was "[[The Bushwhackers (band)|The Bushwhackers]]", who had formed a year earlier in 1952. As the musical was performed in [[Brisbane]] and other Australian cities, local "bush bands" modeled on the Sydney group, such as Brisbane's "The Moreton Bay Bushwhackers" featuring Stan Arthur and [[Bill Scott (author)|Bill Scott]], sprang up in each place; many of these remained together following the closing of the musical, and spawned other, similar groups.
This traditional period was superseded by a revival of [[folk music]] that featured more contemporary forms. The Australian band [[The Seekers]] emerged in 1963 and blended traditional music, and Lionel Long, with contemporary folk music and pop, an illustration of the rapid evolution and diversification of folk music that took place in the mid-1960s. In Brisbane, from 1962 until it closed in 1977, the Folk Centre (renting facilities on Ann Street, adjacent to the People's Palace hotel) served as a crucible for both established and emerging artists. Stan and Kathy Arthur ran it, and the Wayfarers (Stan Arthur, Garry Tooth, Bob Stewart & Alistair Frazer) were the mainstay of the venue;<ref>The Folk Rag. Stan Arthur – an oldie but goodie. [https://archive.today/20150309152222/http://www.folkrag.org/profiles/stana.htm] accessed March 7, 2015</ref> while emerging local groups included the Wildwood Trio and the Babayaga Trio.<ref>Malcolm J Turnbull. The early years of the folk revival in Brisbane (cont). {{cite web|url=http://www.warrenfahey.com/early-brisbane-2/ |title=Early Brisbane 2 | Warrenfahey |access-date=2015-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121503/http://www.warrenfahey.com/early-brisbane-2/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>Lucifer Canon. What a Crazy World We're Living In, Two Bellies. An Impromptu Pairing......Wildwood Trio (rep. Bob) and Babayaga (rep. Ray) Uploaded Nov 19, 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDzGLDMG1Y</ref><ref>Brisbane Folk History Project – preserving the folk history of southeast Queensland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc_rHc-uL68</ref> In Perth, W.A. in the early 70's, Stan Hastings ran a popular folk club called The Stables (a music venue in Malcolm Street) where Stan and his son Greg were instrumental in starting a Bush Band – ''[[Mucky Duck Bush Band]]''. The 'Duck' turned professional in 1974, taking Australian bush music to many regional areas of W.A. Greg Hastings left the band in '79 to go solo and the band has kept going, with numerous different members throughout the years.▼
This traditional period was superseded by a revival of [[folk music]] that featured more contemporary forms. The Australian band [[The Seekers]] emerged in 1963 and blended traditional music, and Lionel Long, with contemporary folk music and pop, an illustration of the rapid evolution and diversification of folk music that took place in the mid-1960s.
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In Perth, W.A. in the early 70's, Stan Hastings ran a popular folk club called The Stables (a music venue in Malcolm Street) where Stan and his son Greg were instrumental in starting a Bush Band – ''[[Mucky Duck Bush Band]]''. The 'Duck' turned professional in 1974, taking Australian bush music to many regional areas of W.A. Greg Hastings left the band in '79 to go solo and the band has kept going, with numerous different members throughout the years.
=== 1970's to 90's ===
The popularity of international folk-rock artists such as [[Bob Dylan]], [[The Byrds]], and [[The Band]], along with the rise of protest movements, inspired new folk and folk-rock acts in Australia in the 1970's, such as [[Eric Bogle]], [[Judy Small]], [[Redgum]], and the folk-punk band [[Roaring Jack]].
Many folk acts featured songs with political or social commentary. Bogle wrote the song '[[And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda|And the band played Waltzing Matilda]]' in 1971 as an oblique comment on the [[Vietnam War|Vietnam war]] but instead referencing Australian involvement in Gallipoli. The song became a hit overseas in the mid 70's and has since won awards, been covered many times and been voted as one of the [[APRA Top 30 Australian songs|Top 30 Australian songs]] of all time.
Redgum achieved mainstream chart success in 1983 with their #1 hit '[[I Was Only 19|I was only 19]]' - another political commentary on war.
In the 1980's and 90's Indigenous musicians such as [[Kev Carmody]], [[Archie Roach]] and [[Tiddas (band)|Tiddas]] gained a following combining acoustic folk songs with story-telling, and occasionally incorporating traditional Aboriginal instruments.
As music festivals became more popular in the 1970's, festivals dedicated to folk music began. [[Port Fairy Folk Festival|Port Fairy folk festival]] started in 1977 in Victoria, under the theme of 'Australian and traditional Irish music'. The festival has continued annually, expanding it's focus to include folk music from around the world. Similarly, [[Maleny Folk Festival|Maleny folk festival]] which began in 1987 in Queensland, expanded to the [[Woodford Folk Festival|Woodford folk festival]] in 1994, and now encompasses a wide range of international folk and some rock music. Both these, and smaller festivals such as the Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk, Roots & Blues [https://www.bmff.org.au/], have provided an outlet for folk and folk-inspired music outside mainstream venues and radio.
===2001-Present===
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