 Affley became a regular performer at the Troubadour Coffee Lounge in Sydney and later at Frank Traynor's Folk Club, Melbourne, leading to appearances at many other venues and folk festivals.He played small parts in several films including Peter Weir's "The Last Wave", and Richard Lowenstein's "Strikebound", of which he was musical director.His group the Wild Colonial Boys appeared in the Tony Richardson film "Ned Kelly" in 1970.