Credit: Albert Comper

there is a glistening body of water, under beautiful sunlight, a wild mountainous backdrop and a yellow grass spot of land in the forground

Acknowledgement of Country

Van Diemen’s Band acknowledges with deep respect the Traditional Owners of the land lutruwita (Tasmania) on which we have the privilege to make music.

Acknowledgement of Country
A group of people hold musical instruments standing on the grass in front of an old white small church, this church is surrounded by bushland

Van Diemen's Band

Van Diemen's Band breathes new life into historically-informed performance practice, delivering extraordinary performances across lutruwita / Tasmania and beyond.

Van Diemen's Band

Van Diemen's Fiddles

Van Diemen's Fiddles (VDF) is a quartet of Tassie fiddlers combining the exceptional talents of Van Diemen’s Band artistic director Julia Fredersdorff on baroque violin, Klezmer and folk fiddler Rachel Meyers, Classical/ folk/ experimental violinist Emily Sheppard, and modern/Baroque violist Katie Yap.

Van Diemen's Fiddles

Lunchbox Concerts

Curated by VDB Artistic Director, Julia Fredersdorff, our Lunchbox Concerts in Hobart, Burnie and Launceston showcase a wide range of lutruwita / Tasmanian talent - all for the price of a sandwich!

Lunchbox Concerts

Education & Community Engagement

VDB delivers a range of education programs, from educational academies to schools workshops, as well as community engagement programs throughout each year.

Education & Community Engagement

Our People

Meet the team behind Van Diemen's Band.

Our People

Our Instruments

Extraordinary music requires extraordinary instrumentalists - and instruments! Meet the instruments used by Van Diemen's Band in our recordings and performances.

Our Instruments

Our Reviews

Reviews from our performances across Australia and aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our Reviews