The Other Noonans | January 13, 2026 | Illawarra Mercury - video Dailymotion

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Sight-impaired performers Danny and Sam Noonan will be playing shows as The Other Noonans at the 39th annual Illawarra Folk Festival from January 16-18, 2026. Footage by Robert Peet

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00:00Hi, we're the other people. I'm Danny and this is my partner Sam and we're a folk duo who are

00:12performing this weekend at the Illawarra Folk Festival and we're also vision impaired which

00:18is why we're here talking to you because we are also performing on Thursday night at the

00:24charity concert that's being held and one of the two wonderful charities that are being supported

00:30is Cocky Guides and Cocky Guides happen to be a sensory tourism company that Sam and I have

00:37used for many years now they basically provide tours and experiences that focus on other senses

00:45other than sight which seems to be obviously a big thing about getting a camera out and taking

00:50lovely photos but that doesn't work for us so we might go and go to lavender farms or wineries or get

00:56to feel structures and different things it's all whatever you can imagine but basically

01:04I'm here to ask you if you wouldn't mind if you could come along on Thursday night to the

01:09charity concert at the where is it again Sam right here Danny it's at Bulleye that wasn't planned at all

01:17Bulleye Showground or come along to the Folk Festival because the Illawarra Folk

01:23scene always needs support and we would love to see you there

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