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NOVEMBER 2014In this issueDates for your diary p4Festivals and Other events p7Majors Creek Folk Festival p7The BMC at Kangaroo Valley p8Ashcapella - Has it been 15 years? p9Folk News p10Dance News p11Vale: Mark Doran p12The Settlers Songbook launched p13Folk Fed End of Year Bash p14

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Metropolitan musical chemistry that melds into a soaringly beautiful soundscape. 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville. 7.30pm. $27.70, $32.70 (incl. b.f.). Bookings, stickytickets.com.au/17669. 9550 3777

Sunday 2ndDance Workshop, with Chris Wild teaching dances from Albania - drawing on her recent trip there. Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt St. 10am - 3pm. $25 ($22 FDA); half day $18 ($14 FDA). Sandra (02) 6552 5142 or Kay 9528 4813, [email protected]. folkdanceaus-tralia.org.au

Gaelic Club. Junior Fleadh: children are taught and play Irish music together, in a fun way. Free for children - costs are covered by concert takings. Upstairs, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 10.30am to 2.30pm. 0422 203 892 or 0402 411 552

Camelot Lounge. dahlia dior: 'Edith Piaf and Friends'. Rodrigo's classical, evocative Mon Amour Aranjuez, Jacque Brel's emotive Ne Me Quitte Pas, an exciting montage of Piaf's classics, Milord, Mon Dieu, Exodus and of course Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien; also hits of Aznavour, Montand, Trenet, Django Reinhardt and more. With father and son virtuoso accordionists Ross and Marcello Maio, Mark Harris with percussive double bass, and drum supremo James Waples. 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville. Booked, $30, at stickytickets.com.au/18795, $35 at the door.

Saturday 8thGaelic Club. Irish Concert and Fun-draiser. Sydney’s best Irish musicians, singing, dancers. Mairead Hurley, All Ireland Concertina Champion, with band Restless Legs - Mairead plus Louise Phelan (fiddle), Ben Stephenson (from Trouble in the Kitchen - fiddle & guitar). Plus Fiona McVicar and Ken O’Neill (tunes and songs). Guest spots from Irish dancers, and music students

Saturday 1stThe Shack. Kevin Bennett, respected singer songwriter with Sydney roots band The Flood, writes relevant, contemporary music with blues, rock, country elements. He sings his life. A popular co-writer with Troy Casser-Daley, etc. 'Paul Kelly’s Blues' was nominated for APRA Song of the Year; 'Hello Blue Sky', recorded by The Flood, reached number one on Country Music Chart. +tully, singer song-writer musician extraordinaire. Entranc-ing, sensitive songs, , with melodic delivery and innovative, impressive guitar technique. His music, enthrall-ing and unpredictable, spans near all genres and emotion. Groove-laden acoustic mystery. +FranKlin: Mordy and Gibs, jamming together, produced original songs. Their rhythms, songs, high energy connect with audiences. After several years of gigs on Northern Beaches, they have a growing following in Brisbane through regular appear-ances at the Generator Events series of concerts. Tramshed Community Arts Centre, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen (betw. car park & Ambulance Station). 7.30-11pm. $25, members $20. 0413 635 856, shackfolk.com

Camelot Lounge. MiriaM lieBer-Man, singer songwriter with a unique perspective. She accompanies her powerful vocals with kora (21-stringed African harp) and acoustic guitar, as soloist and with her trio: Kate Adams (cello) and Lara Goodridge (violin). Despite this unusual mix, there is a

from classes and Junior Fleadh. 7.30 pm. Upstairs, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. All money raised is to support Irish music lessons and cultural activi-ties. All performers donate their time. $15, children free. 0435 240 844, gaelic-club.com.auCentral Coast Dance: Ragtime Theme with JH Dance Band. Ragtime costume encouraged. East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Henry Parry Drive & Wells St. 7.15 for 7.30pm. Grand March commences at 7.30 sharp. $16, conc. $15, students (13-18) $8. Robyn 4344 6484, Kerrie-Anne 4393 9341, Allan 4333 1638. See ccbdma.org/schedule.htm for list of possible dances.

Petersham Bowling Club: annie lou Band (Canada). A night of origi-nal and traditional old-time stringband music from Canada, featuring the Annie Lou Band in their first ever Sydney show! 77 Brighton St, Petersham. 8pm. Ph. 9569 4639 thepbc.org.au

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Humph Hall. annie lou Band (Canada). Annie Lou is Anne Louise Genest – a Canadian artist who carries the spirit of an old storyteller, creating songs steeped in oldtime mountain, Ap-palachian, and traditional country and bluegrass music. Coming to Australia with Annie are Sarah Hamilton (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Andrew Collins (man-dolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals) and Max Heineman (bass, vocals). 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Heights. 3pm. Enq, book-ings: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802, [email protected] humphhall.org

Thursday 13thShanty Session on James Craig. Theme, 'Van Diemen's Land'. The Apple Isle is the source of many fine songs about convicts and whalers. Songs from Don, Margaret, Sally, and others. 8pm (ship opens 7.30). Break for supper around 9, followed by shanty circle where all can contribute. $7: $5 to-wards maintenance, $2 supper. (Sydney

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Heritage Fleet members pay only $2. Membership, shf.org.au/membership-volunteering/memberships, $60 a year, $35 conc.) All welcome. We take a very liberal view of what constitutes a sea song! NO ALCOHOL to be consumed on board. If walking from city: over Pyrmont Bridge, right into Murray St, walk past big white National Maritime Museum & straight ahead you see James Craig. Closest pub. trans: Pyrmont Bay station for Light Rail. Parking may be available in front of NMM. Turn into wide driveway in 2 Murray St, outside big white building; turn immediately left - press Intercom button at right of gate, give name & say you're there for Shanty Session on James Craig. Margaret 9698 2206, Mike 0419 992 119

Sutherland Acoustic. Kristina olsen (US) - one of the most enter-taining and compelling performers on international folk circuit. Superb multi-instrumentalist, award-winning songwriter with big bluesy voice. Powerful songs - sassy bottleneck blues, lilting ballads, swing jazz, raunch and roll (and hilarious storytelling). Born San Francisco, raised in Haight-Ash-bury in 1960s, her approach to music and life was formed by that environ-ment of vital cultural expression, social activism and diverse musical influences. Tradies Gymea, 57 Manchester Rd N (cnr Kingsway). 7.30pm. $15, $10. Jenny 9576 2301

Friday 14thHumph Hall. david hyaMs trio (Wa). Fremantle based songwriter and instrumentalist David Hyams returns to NSW, joined by a fiddle from WA and fine Melbourne cellist Francesca Mountfort, who adds her rich accompa-niment to instrumentals from his ‘Miles To Go’ albums as well as songs from his recent release “Travelling

Bones”. Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Heights. 7pm. Enq, bookings: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802, [email protected] humphhall.org

Saturday 15thBush Music Club. Diamond Jubilee Concert, Dance and reunion session. 2 hour concert followed by a 2 hour dance in the Main Hall, then back to Hut 44 for reunion session. Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 1-11pm. $5 (incl. sausage sandwich). 0428 265 780. bushmusic.org.au

Django Bar. Mic Conway and Robbie Long. (Below Camelot Lounge), 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville. 8.30pm. camelotlounge.wordpress.com

Sunday 16thContra - Rerun. Dance workshop with caller Keith Wood. Anyone is welcome. Dances are walked through and called. Join us afterwards for a meal at nearby Pennant Hills Bowling Club. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Main Hall, 70 Yarrara Rd. 2-5pm. $5. Tea, coffee available. Keith 0420 913 934

Gaelic Club. Irish Joe Lynch – amazing Irish Poet, who has wowed audiences from Ireland to Woodford to the Nation-al Folk Festival. Award winning poet and storyteller who grew up around the Cork and Kerry mountains. There he developed his gift and his love for the ancient art of Irish Storytelling. Has performed at all the major festivals, and was a finalist in the World Performance poetry competition. Recently performed

on ABC's 'Books & Arts Daily' (Mi-chael Cathcart) with Damien Dempsey and Sásta. He will make you laugh, cry and feel like you never imagined. 1st Floor, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 7.30pm. $10, $7 member.

Saturday 22ndLoaded Dog. Solidarity Choir + Alanna & Alicia (Vic.) - equal billing. Solidarity Choir has been around for over 25 years. During that time they have collected some of the world's most uplifting songs of freedom, and sung them with joy and defiance. soli-daritychoir.com.au. Alanna and Alicia - 'deliciously idiosyncratic and saucy songs...wry, frank observations of life and love…quality quirky lyrics deliv-ered with verve and the kind of close harmonies you'd expect from sisters'. alannaandaliciaegan.com. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, upstairs, 79 Johnston St. 7.40 for 8pm. $20, $18. BYO, supper available. Sandra (02) 9358 4886. theloadeddog.org.au

The Troubadour. Melanesian Music Group. CWA Hall, The Boulevarde, Woy Woy (opp. Fisherman’s Wharf). 7pm. $12, incl. light supper. Children free with paying adult. 4341 4060, 0419 231 319. troubadour.org.au

Sunday 23rdMiC ConWay and roBBie long, among the performers at 'Rock the Gate': a massive anti fracking mini-festival in Sydney. Benefit for Lock the Gate against Coal Seam Gas mining. Enmore Theatre, 118-132 Enmore Rd, Newtown. upliftfestival.com/rock_gate

Humph Hall. Fred sMith + liz FrenChaM). Fred Smith is without question one of Australia's best song-writers and every time he has come to Humph Hall it has, not surprisingly, been to a capacity audience. With over 9,000 viewings the YouTube clip of 'Sapper's Lullaby' is by far the most popular Humph Hall video clip. On this occasion Fred will once again share the


stage with longtime sidekick Liz Frencham, playing a range of songs from both his solo & their shared repertoire. Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts. 3pm. Bookings: 9939 8802, [email protected]

Friday 28thDuke's Place. Australian songs in concert and session. Special guest: alex hood. In 1954 Alex joined the cast of the musical Reedy River. He subsequently performed with The Bushwhackers, and when they broke up in 1957 with the Rambleers. From the late 1950s onwards he became a travelling musician, singing and playing a variety of instruments at clubs, pubs and theatres, and later at schools and on radio and television. Bring something to drink, a supper contribution and Austra-lian songs to share in the session after supper. Bush Music Club, Tritton Hall (Hut 44), Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 8pm (doors 7.30). $10. Sandra 9358 4886, [email protected]

Sunday 30thBush Music Club. Saplings Sessions for young musicians of all levels aged 8-16 who play acoustic instruments. Experience the joy of playing Aus-tralian collected music with expert bush musicians. Tritton Hall (Hut 44), Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 1-4pm. Helen 4297 5128. bushmusic.org.au

Regional and ACTSaturday 1stNewcastle Hunter Valley Folk Club. glenn sKuthorpe. Multi-talented singer songwriter, with guitar, mando-lin, uke, banjo, harmonica. Blues, roots, country, folk; reminiscent of Springs-teen and Steve Earle. Has performed around the globe, on stage with Buddy

Miller, Ed Kuepper, Robert Cray, Bon-nie Raitt, Michelle Shocked. His music is featured on films, documentaries, TV series. His songs reflect univer-sal themes; emotionally and lyrically searching out ancient myths and leg-ends of humanity. + Jane harding and aManda BroBerg, launching new CD, as Putty Road. Wesley Centre, 150 Beaumont St, Hamilton. 7.30pm. $15, $12, $10. newcastlehuntervalley-folkclub.org.au

Nowra Bush Dance. 8-10pm. Acous-tic musos of all standards welcome. Tune practice session 6.30pm. Dancers $5, musos $0. You can bring a plate of supper to share if you like. Dancers contact Andrew or Alison 4447 5663. Musos, Stuart 0412 288 923. kanga-roovalleyfolkfestival.com.au/page16.Friday 7th Cobargo Folk Festival 2015 Festival Launch with Dan Hanrahan andCobargo Hotel. 7.30pmSaturday 8thThe City of Newcastle RSL Pipe Band 90th Birthday Concert. An evening of celebration and entertainment, incl. a sumptuous 3 course meal. The City of Newcastle RSL Pipe Band, Stringybark Celtic Folk Band, Toronto Brass Band, Rusty Harper Celtic Folk Band, Austra-lian Celtic Singers Choir. Lots of FUN! Tables of 10 available. Wests, Hobart Rd, New Lambton. Doors open 6.30pm. $55. Ailsa 0409 526 533, Felicity 0428 845 989, Lindsay 0420 307 133

Friday 14thMiC ConWay & roBBie long. An intimate house concert at Gleny Rae's Sunset Studio, Mayfield, New-castle. Gleny Rae 0416 196 525, [email protected]. glenyrae.com/

Saturday 15thRiver Music. Kristina olsen (US) - most entertaining and compel-ling performer. Superb multi-instru-mentalist, award-winning songwriter with big bluesy voice. Powerful songs - sassy bottleneck blues, lilting ballads, swing jazz, raunch and roll (and hilari-ous storytelling). Born San Francisco, raised in Haight-Ashbury in 1960s. Nowra Showground Pavilion, off Junc-tion St. (Don't go to Nowra Golf Club!) 7.30pm. $20, $15, Youth (12-17) $5, Kids free. Enq, bookings: 0418 436 224. Tickets at door, or for best seats, book (30c fee) at trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.

Hey Fever Ball Contra Dance. Cor-roboree Park Hall, Paterson St, Ainslie, ACT. 8-11.30pm. Enq, Colin 6232 9231 or David [email protected].

Royal Exchange Hotel. Rain in the Mountains: Songs Of Henry Lawson. Presented by Christine Wheeler and Friends (Leigh Birkett, Lind-say Martin), this show is a compelling union of timeless lyrics with stun-ning musical arrangements of Henry Lawson’s resilient poetry. ‘A landmark in the interpretation of Australian folk song.’ - Graham McDonald, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. 34 Bolton St, Newcastle. 8pm? $20. Bookings recommended: 4929 4969. royalexchangenewcastle.com.au

Di Lusso Estate. MARTENITSA AND MARA! BAND, with the beautiful Italian song cycle 'Tra Parole e Silenzio' (Between Words and Music). Eurunder-ee Road, Mudgee. 7-10.30pm. $85, $70, under-10 $45: includes canapés, dinner, wine, etc. Bookings, stickytickets.com.au, A Taste of Italy in Mudgee.Mad Hatter’s Ball. Victorian era madness! Everyone welcome! All Saints Church Hall, Cowper St, Ainslie, ACT. 7-11pm. Presented by Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy. Dis-counts at edhda.eventbrite.com or $25 door. John or Aylwen 0409 817 623

Sunday 16thCanberra Music Club. House Con-cert with MiC ConWay & roBBie long. Nigel & Beth's place, 64 Burn St, Downer. 4-6pm. BYO picnic. $15, $12 conc, $10 CMC member. Under-12

Saturday 22ndRiver Music. Fred sMith. He spent the last 15 years all over the joint: peace keeping missions in Afghanistan and South Pacific, touring America, etc. Film 'Bougainville Sky' is about how, as musician and broadcaster, he contributed to the success of world's first unarmed peace keeping force. First Australian diplomat posted to Uruzgan, 2009; wrote powerful songs about reali-ties of life for soldiers and civilians, released on 'Dust of Uruzgan'. Nowra Showground Pavilion, off Junction St. (NOT Nowra Golf Club!) 7.30pm. Enq 0418 436 224. trybooking.com/book-ing/bookingeventsummary.aspx

Sunday 30thYuin Folk Club Inc End of Year party and festival preview. Sessions, jams, poetry. All welcome. Enq. 0264936758


7th - 9th November, 2014Beechworth Celtic Festival Incwww.beechworthcelticfestival.com.au

20th - 23rd November, 2014Mullum Music Festivalwww.mullummusicfestival.com

21-23 November. 2014Majors Creek FestivalUpdate to come

27th - December, 2014Gulgong Folk Festivalwww.gulgongfolkfestival.com.au

27th - December, 2014 - 1st January 2015Woodford Folk [email protected]

9th - 11th January, 20151st HONK! OZ. Free 3-day street music festival in Wollongong. www.honkfest.org.au

15th - 18th January, 201530th Illawarra Folk [email protected]

27th February - 1st March, 2015Cobargo Folk Festival 2015www.cobargofolkfestival.com

festivals and events Majors Creek Folk FestivalBlues diva Kristina Olsen to headline Majors Creek Festival in November!

Kristina Olsen, the award-winning Californian singer-songwriter with a big bluesy voice, is well-known to Australian folk and blues audiences. She has spent a lot of time in this country over the years, but this is her first visit to Ma-jors Creek, and festival organisers are delighted to have her on the program.

Kristina Olsen hails from Haight-Ashbury’s (San Francisco) bustling and eclec-tic, flower-power 1960’s. Her material ranges from contemporary folk, blues to swing jazz, and ranges across lilting ballads to raunch and roll. She is a superb multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, con-certina and piano) with a compelling stage presence that is enhanced by her ‘real life’ storytelling.

With international musicians including Eric Bibb, Fairport Convention, Mary Coughlan, Mollie O’Brien and Maddy Prior among others, covering her songs, Kristina Olsen is recognised and appreciated by her musical peers for fine craftsmanship, musicianship and the ability to ‘touch the heart and soul’ with her superb lyrics and melodies. As well as a number of performances, Kristina will also share her extensive musical knowledge at a couple of workshops over the weekend.

Joining Kristina on festival stages are Canberra/Queanbeyan’s own son, Owen Campbell, just home after a long US tour; rising star Heath Cullen who recently recorded with Elvis Costello’s band, The Imposters, and toured with The Waifs and Joe Henry; and that much-loved, dynamic Celtic band from the Illawarra, Riogh.

More than 50 performers from around the country will strut their stuff over the weekend and the new committee expects record crowds as this friendly little festival returns after a three-year break.

There will be something for everyone, as usual: superb music, dance, poetry and a kids’ festival. Emerging young musicians will share the stage with some of the best in folk, bluegrass, blues, roots and world music.

Majors Creek Festival is just 10 minutes from Braidwood and a little over an hour from Canberra and Batemans Bay. Free camping is available on site.

The Festival opens at 5pm Friday 21 November and runs until late afternoon Sunday 23 November. Tickets are on sale from the festival website now.

For a full list of performers, and further festival information including ticketing, go to the festival website http://majorscreekfestival.org

Enquiries to [email protected]


The BMC @ Kangaroo valley Folk FestivalYou are very likely to find members of the Bush Music Club making valuable contributions to most folk festivals in Australia and last weekend's fabulous Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival was no exception.

Percussion group at the Bush Music Club Saplings SessionThe aim of the Saplings is to encourage children to learn songs and tunes that are a part of our Australian heritage. The Sap-lings had the opportunity to play and sing, as well as learn about some of the bush instruments, including banjo, concertina, lagerphone, bones & spoons. We had a good turnout of young ones, some of which who brought along their own instruments.

We had a very talented young concertina player come along, Declan, who has a very good ear for picking up tunes. Declan is one to listen out for if you ever get the opportunity! Look out for him at future festival blackboard concerts!

Works of John Dengate ConcertA wonderful concert dedicated to the works of John Dengate. Close friend of John Dengate and John Meredith, Chris Woodland, acted as emcee.

The Roweth Family, David Johnson, Margaret Bradford & Ralph Pride, all performed several of John Dengate’s songs.

A couple of books of John’s drawings were handed around the audience to have a look at throughout.

Lots of stories, laughs and music, and a beau-tiful rendition of Bare Legged Kate to close the show, it was something special to be a part of.

Samantha O'Brien


AshCappella – Has It Been Fifteen Years?”Has it really been fifteen years for this choir?

We are still going strong, after a couple of incarnations, including as the Bright Star Singers and now as AshCappella, a reflec-tion of the Inner West community where we have our practises.

Recently we have been rocked by some major adjustments to our line-up due to retirements and relocations (tree/sea changes), unavoidable work re-assignments, some health problems, and one of our migrant members finally getting approval to practise medicine (at all hours!) in Australia -- we certainly can’t begrudge her the op-portunity, but we do miss her.

So I am writing to ask if there are any folkies out there who’d like to be part of a small and friendly group of singers. You’d be more than welcome to give us a go, and all we ask is that you enjoy singing as much as we do.

Our play list includes Australian folk songs (traditional, contemporary and songs with appropriate references to Aboriginal cul-ture), our signature do-wops, world music, pop songs and some classical songs – something for everyone! We also sing quite a few songs about social justice issues.

Speaking of social justice -- if you’d like to see us in action, you could try a YouTube clip:- SydneyVision 2014, with the song, Just One Drop. AshCappella, along with friends from other choirs, were part of this annual event with a song about people power.

We meet Monday nights in Ashfield, near the train station. We start as close to 6.30 as possible, and finish before 8.30. For more details: 0402 961 329.

Members of AshCappella at a recent Kangaroo valley Folk Festival.


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Junior FleadhSydney’s next generation of Irish musi-cians in the making!

The Junior Fleadh is a new event in Sydney where children are taught and play Irish music together, in a way that is fun for kids. It has already been so successful that some of the children from Junior Fleadh will do a spot at a concert fundraiser at the Gaelic Club, with some of our best Irish musicians.

At the Junior Fleadh about 20 children and young people come along for a few hours on a Sunday, every couple of months. They are taught tunes together by skilled Irish music teachers, have a different instrument demonstrated each time (recently harp, pipes), play what they can in an easy session, and can even do some Irish dancing if they want. Plus there is pizza.

“I knew that a lot of the musicians in Sydney have children that they have been teaching at home, but these kids never met each other or learnt tunes together. It's been great to see how much they enjoy sharing tunes, plus the parents have really got together to help run the day,” said Chris Ghent, the musician who organised the first Junior Fleadh a year ago.

“It's gone so well, you can see the next generation of Irish musicians in Sydney just coming together before your eyes. The older ones are already playing some really good music, and you can see they will just get better. There was even a Junior Fleadh at a festival in Yass recently, funded by the Irish Consulate,” said Chris.

The Irish concert and fundraiser will be at the Gaelic Club in Sydney on Saturday 8th November from 7.30pm. With Senior All-Ireland concertina champion Mairead Hurley from Sligo,

and her band Restless Legs, featuring fiddler Louise Phelan (Co Laois) and the brilliant local Ben Stephenson, flute and guitar. Plus Fiona McVicar & Ken O’Neill, with great songs and tunes.

We expect some set dancing and some

of the kids from Junior Fleadh will do a guest spot. Funds raised support Irish music lessons and the Junior Fleadh. Children can come along to the concert for free, adults $15.

A number of the concert performers also teach at the Junior Fleadh, and the next one will be held on Sunday 2nd November from 10.30am to 2.30pm. There is no cost for children to attend the Junior Fleadh; costs are covered by money raised at the concert.

For more about the Irish concert on 8th November, 0435 240 844.

For Junior Fleadh information, 2nd Nov, 0422 203 892 or 0402 411 552.

A Taste of Italy in MudgeeMartenitsa and Mara! band will per-form the beautiful Italian song cycle 'Tra Parole e Silenzio' (Between Words and Music) on Saturday 15th Novem-ber. The songs take you on a journey of the heart, based on the poignant poetry of the late human rights lawyer Eduardo di Giovanni. The music was composed by acclaimed members of the jazz-world fusion band, Mara! (www.maramusic.com.au).

Mara! ensemble's Paul Cutlan, Sandy Evans, Lloyd Swanton, Llew Kiek and Mara Kiek perform together with the joyous voices of Martenitsa choir and the extraordinary vocals of Silvia Entcheva.

Mara! and Martenitsa have toured mu-sic festivals in Europe and Australia. They hope to bring the Italian suite to Italy in 2015.

This concert is set in the grounds of Di Lusso Estate (Eurunderee Road, Mudgee), one of Australia's most pic-turesque wineries, overlooking vine-yards, olive groves and bocce courts; and producing a wide range of Italian varietal wines. Enjoy the concert with canapés, aperitif, dinner, a complimen-tary glass of wine and a cheese platter.

The event runs from 7 to 10.30pm, and costs $85, $70 for pensioners, or the no alcohol package (such as for young adults), and $45 for under-12s. Book-ings, stickytickets.com.au/18.

Folk Music in the BushWould you believe it?

Folk Music is alive and well in Dubbo, gateway to outback NSW.

Dubbo Folk Club Inc meets monthly for an afternoon of acoustic music, where traditional, contemporary and a few (good) self-penned songs and tunes can be heard.

Yes, glimpses of world music, from lusty voices and guitar, harmonica, mandola, mandolin, ukulele, accordion and harp. Local talented folkie and dedicated festival goer, Kath Morgan, is now composing tunes on her harp. Exciting news for Virago, the Club and the community!

Dubbo musos pop up at markets, con-certs, churches, gardens, pubs, clubs and wineries. Almost anywhere, really.

Mairead Hurley


Queuing up for return visits to Dubbo are well-loved performers such as Sonia Bennett, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Christine Wheeler and The Beez. Dubbo was pleased to be included in the 'bush' concert tour of The Spooky Men's Chorale.

Christina Mimmocchi had lots of tonsils warbling for Sing Dubbo in 2012 and negotiations are in progress, with Dana Lyons.

More fine music may be heard in Lithgow, Bathurst (Senor Cabrales), Orange, Millthorpe and Canowindra.

A Grand Folk MusicTour of central western NSW is obviously possible for grey nomads with a musical bent: recommended!

If you are passing through Dubbo, try to use Tom Hanson's method and be in town on the second Sunday of the month.

Dubbo Folk Club meets on the second Sunday of the month, 2.30-5.30pm, usually at The Western Star Hotel, but venues can vary in October and Decem-ber. The Club would very much like to be 'liked' on Facebook!

Di Clifford, DFC Inc., 0458 032 150

Llangollen eisteddfod, WalesLlangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a celebration of music, dance, costume and culture from na-tions around the world, in beautiful North Wales. In 2015 it runs from 7th to 12th July. Find out about the different categories, applications and fees, etc, at eisteddfodcompetitions.co.uk. The clos-ing date for all dance group and choral applications is Friday 21st November. For solo applications, it's 6th March.

end of Year Folk BashThere will be a Concert and Mummers Play (TBC); light refreshments, and an informal session; and carol singing, upstairs at the Gaelic Club, 64 Devon-shire St, Surry Hills, on Friday 5th December, 8pm. Bring voice, and any other instrument. This 'Folk Bash' is or-ganised by the Folk Federation of NSW. Admission $10, Folk Fed members $5. For finalised details, check out the Folk Fed website (jam.org.au) and Facebook (facebook.com/NSW.Folk.Federation). Enq, Margaret Walters [email protected], 9698 2206.

Mairead Hurley

Watch out for 'Dead Men Talking' at the 2015 National Folk Festival. Warren Fahey & Marcus Holden - WW1 Songs & Stories @ State Library of NSW 16 January.

'Tambaroora Ted & Other Australian Folk Tunes For Acoustic Guitar' is a new album project Warreh Fahey is producing for Rouseabout Records.

It will feature some of Oz's greatest finger pickers including Michael Fix, Nigel and Ian Date, Marcus Sturrock, Tommy Emma-nuel, David Hyams and Daniel Champagne. Also two digital compilations from Cathie

O'Sullivan titled 'Silly Winds' and 'Down By The Green Bushes'.

Portarlington Dance WeekendThis year's Spring Dance Weekend at Portarlington, south of Geelong, Vic., will be held from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th November, at the Portarlington Fore-shore Community Hall. The weekend is run by the Traditional Social Dance Association of Victoria (TSDAV).

There is a Friday Night Welcome Dance with various callers, quite a relaxed occasion, with people joining in as they arrive for the weekend.

Over the Saturday and Sunday there are six dance workshops.

On Saturday, there will be Scottish Country Dance with Matt Robertson (Mel-bourne), Contra Dance with Julie Bishop (Sydney), Nordic Dance with Roger Gifford (Canberra), and Gay Nineties to the Roaring Twenties with Peter Ellis (Bendigo).

Saturday also has one music workshop: 'The real Reel and other Scottish dance tunes' with Matt Robertson.

The Saturday Night Dance, featuring dances from the day's workshops, will have the dress theme 'Roaring Twenties' to celebrate 20 years of dancing at Por-tarlington. The musicians for the evening dance will be Matt Robertson, Julia Arnold, Duncan Smith.

On the Sunday, dance workshops will cover Swedish Hambo (interspersed with easy Nordic Dances), with Roger Gifford (Canberra) and 20 More Years of Dance Competi-tion Winners (Launch of Books 7, 8, 9), with Norm Ellis (Melbourne). There will also be an informal music session in the morning.

The weekend finishes with an afternoon Weekend Finale: Popular Dances from the weekend, followed by Farewell Afternoon Tea.

There are lots of food outlets in town. And organisers have an arrangement with a local bakery for lunches, which you order at the hall. TSDAV provides morn-ing and afternoon teas, and a light supper at the Saturday evening dance.

Weekend tickets are $80, with tickets also available for just the Saturday or Sunday, or the Saturday evening dance. You can click on the 'full program', which includes ticket details, on the website: tsdav.vicnet.net.au.

If you have queries, including about accommodation, please ring either Marion Stabb (03) 9439 7100 or George Ansell (03) 9890 5650.

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vALe Mark Doran Some reminiscences from BigrussIt is with a somewhat heavy heart that I have to report the death of our treasurer Mark Doran. Mark Died on Monday October 13th surrounded by his family after a relatively short battle with a very aggressive cancer.

Mark was an old music lover from way back and was our treasurer for a number of years- and a very fine treasurer he was too. He was the initial face of the folk club and was always on the door to collect your money as you entered.

Being the volunteer treasurer of the folk club is an oner-ous task- our turnover is over $400000 per year (we spend nearly all of it) but Mark handled it with finesse and never complained when his treasurer’s duties precluded him from seeing some of the acts at the Folk Festival that he may have wanted to see.

Mark grew up in Cronulla and was an excellent Rugby League player until a series of injuries forced him out of the game. He went to Teachers College and became a teacher for a number of years and then had a variety of occupations including managing the famous Bat and Ball Hotel at Moore Park (I believe I had my first drink (Illegally) at the Bat and Ball)

Mark had an acute awareness of folk music and as he saw most concerts he was a great sounding board on the quality of the artists and concerts. We had many great discussion about the concerts on the way home.

He was thinking and concerned about the Folk Club right up until his death. Peter Butler saw him on the Friday before he died and he put his hand on his knee and said- ‘Don’t let Russell have the cheque book again’. I had got the cheque book off him when he was in hospital to pay some outstand-ing bills (never suspecting what the future held) I happily signed cheques and posted them off without realising that the bulk of our cash reserves weren’t in our cheque account. The invertible happened, of course, and like a rubber ball some of them bounced. I think Mark was pretty disgusted with me and Peter Butler has dined out on the story. ‘Fessing’ up here should stop that.

Another story that I love to tell is that one day, around Christ-mas time, I was in Warilla Grove. I saw a jovial fellow ap-proaching me ‘Ho, Ho-ing’ and ‘Merry Christmasing’. It was Santa, of course. “Here’s a lolly and have a Merry Christmas young fellow’ says Santa ringing his bell. I was a bit taken aback until I looked behind the beard and saw it was Mark in another of his incarnations- “Piss of with your lollies’, Santa

I said. Go and get some Coopers to give out”. He bought me a Christmas Coopers the next time I saw him.

Mark, who was a great family man, lived at Oak flats with his wife Kim and had two lovely daughters of whom he was in-ordinately fond. I’d often see him at the Green Poppy Coffee Shop in Shellharbour, where, after walking his dog, he would call in to buy Kim a take home cappuccino. Our sympathies and thoughts are with them and we will have a concert at the Festival to celebrate Mark’s life.

Mark’s funeral was held on Friday 17th at the Hansel and Cole Chapel in Northcliffe Drive. There was a large contin-gent of Illawarra Folkies there and there was standing room only for latecomers. The service was conducted by ABC announcer, Steve Parsons, a great friend of the folk club and Gary and Carl Doran, his brothers, did eulogies.

As the crowd moved out of the Chapel, Enda Kenny’s song, ‘The Smell of Rain’ which was one of Mark’s favourites was played.

That song will appear on our 30th Pearl Anniversary Festival Album with a due tribute to Mark.

The crowd, in almost its entirety, then adjourned to the Conno Pub where tales were told and Coopers and red wine flowed.

Vale Mark Doran, taken too soon and sadly missed- One of Nature’s Gentlemen.

Russell Hannah


The Settlers Songbook launched in CoomaThe Alpine Hotel in Cooma was bursting at the seams on Sunday, 19 October, packed with fans of Ulick O’Boyle and The Settlers.

The occasion, coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the start of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, was the launch of a book featuring the sheet music of the 24 songs that made up The Settlers’ original LP records on the construction days of the scheme.

This was more than a book launch. It was a celebration of O’Boyle’s music. The Alpine hammered to renditions of his songs by Canberra and district musos who used to play with him – Scrumpy Allard, Peter Hobson, Ian Phillips, Graham Chalker, Peter Logue, Satch Campbell, Chris McGinty, Peter West, and Geoff Begg.

And a feature of the event was a guest appearance by two of the original Settlers, Anne Rutherford and Paul Davey, both turned out in the distinctive black and white checked shirts that The Settlers wore in the 1960s and 1970s.

The book, Songs of the Snowy Mountains – The Settlers, was compiled and edited by Ulick’s eldest daughter, Shan-non. It was the culmination of a project that spanned 5 years.

Shannon had long wanted to have the songs of her father’s two original albums, recorded in 1966 and 1967, trans-formed into proper sheet music. Up to now, the only docu-mented version of the songs, penned by a man who worked on the Snowy for five years, was the words, often written on several pages of small notepaper, with the guitar chords scribbled above them.

Shannon thought they deserved something more permanent: they needed to be presented in professional musical fashion, given their importance to Australia’s national heritage.

And what more fitting place to hold the official launch than the Alpine Hotel? One of Ulick’s most popular songs, Cooma Cavaliers, tells the humorous story of a group migrant Snowy workers of differing nationalities hitting town for a weekend spree: We pull up in Sharp Street by the Alpine Hotel/If you’ve been to Cooma you’ll know this place well.

Ulick O’Boyle died in 2011, but there is no doubt his musical legacy lives on.

Songs of the Snowy Mountains is available for $34.95 plus postage and can be ordered on the web at songsofthesnowy.com.au

Paul Davey

Anne Rutherford, Paul Davey and Shannon O'Boyle at the launching of the Settler Songbook in Cooma.


END OF YEAR FOLK BASH Organised by the Folk Federation of NSW

in association with the Gaelic Café singing session

Friday 5 December 2014 ♦ 8pm upstairs at the Gaelic Club 64 Devonshire Street Surry Hills

Concert ♦ Mummers Play ♦

light refreshments ♦ Carol singing and an informal session

(bring voice + any other instrument)

Admission: $10 Folk Fed members $5

ALL WELCOME

Enquiries: Margaret Walters [email protected] or phone 9698 2206

Admission: $10 or Folk Fed members $5 For finalised details, check out the folk fed website and Facebook pages.

www.jam.org.au www.facebook.com/NSW.Folk.Federation


Item Reg Mem* Qty Total

NSW - State of Play (double CD snapshot of the 2008 NSW folk scene) $15 $10

The Songs of Henry Lawson (new songbook edition with 375 settings) $30 $25

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Cecily Cork 4384 3527, Jan McCudden 4329 5537Greek Folk Dance. Pan Macedonian Assoc Building, Railway Pde, Sydenham from 7pm onwards. Adult classes from 7.15 pm, Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708 1875 [email protected] Folk Dancing for older womenSchool terms only, 9-10am beginners, 10-11am advanced. Bankstown Older Women’s Wellness Centre, Police and Community Youth Club, cnr Meredith St and French Ave. Gabrielle 9728 7466, Alita 9798 9269Irish Set Dance class, Irish Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 8-9.30pm. Alarna 0401 167 910.Sutherland Shire Bush Dance Group. Uniting Church, 4 Gosport St, Cronulla, 7.30-10pm. $4 (1st night free) Beginners most welcome. Partners not necessary.Mike 9520 2859Sutherland Shire Folk Dance GroupInternational dancing, Como Guides Hall, cnr Warraba & Mulyan Sts, Como West 9.30a, - 11am & 11.30am - 12.30pm. Kaye 9528 4813, [email protected] Country Dancing for the over 55’s. American Contra + Beginners English, 11.30am - 1pm. Advanced English 2-4pm. School for Seniors, Wesley Mission, 220 Pitt St. Sydney. (Opposite back of Hilton Hotel.) Roslyn 9263 5416English Country Dancing. 1st & 3rd Thurs. Church by the Bridge hall (St John’s Anglican), Broughton St (cnr Bligh St), Kirribilli. Enter courtyard gate - hall is on right. 7.15-9.15pm. Donations (optional), for the church or expenses. Please email Margaret Swait, so that you can be advised of schedule changes: [email protected] Labyrinth International Folk Dance from 7pm, Baptist Church Hall, King St Glenbrook. Jo Barrett 4739 6498Greek Folk DanceMytelinean House. 225 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury.Adult classes from 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Clio Group - 21 years and up Greek dances). Cost involved. Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708 1875 [email protected] Shire Folk Dance GroupInternational dancing. Scout Hall, June Place, Gymea Bay. 10am. Kaye 9528 4813 [email protected] Irish Ceili Dancers Kingsgrove Uniting Church Hall, 289A Kingsgrove Rd (cnr Moreton Avenue, Kingsgrove. Beginners to intermediate step dancing 6pm, advanced step dancing 7pm Set and ceili dancing 8-10.30pm. Margaret and Bill Winnett 9150 6765. email: [email protected] Colonial and Folk Dancers Every Friday, Scouts/Guides Hall, Plympton Road, Carlingford, (opposite Nth Carlingford shops). Anthony and Lisa 9873 4805. Greek Dancing. St Therapon Greek Orthodox Parish (Church Hall) 323 Cumberland Highway, Thornleigh. Time: Juniors 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Callipe Group)Pontian House. 15 Riverview Rd, Earlwood. Junior Class - 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Thalia junior group - 3yrs to 12 yrs. Class is free, Pontian only)International Dancing. Sedenka Folk Dancers, Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, 665A Darling St Rozelle. 8-llpm, $3. Chris Wild 9560 2910.Scottish Country DancingAdult classes, beginners welcome, children 6.30 -7.30pm, adults 8-10.30pm, Beecroft Primary School, $2. Sheena Caswell 9868 2075, Heather Dryburgh 9980 7978Scottish Country Dancing■Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Port Hacking Rd, Car-ingbah (rear Library), 8pm. Beginners/other levels. G. Milton 9524 4943, Erica Nimmo 9520 4781

MondayBush Music Club Dance WorkshopBeginners, experienced, 7.30pm, Pennant Hills Community Centre, downstairs. Except Jan. and public holidays. Felicity 9456 2860International Folk DancingSchool term, Earlwood Senior Citizens Centre, 362 Homer St 10am-noon. Debbie 4294 1363. 0427 315 245Scottish Country Dancing for beginners, with ‘Scots on the Rocks’, Fort St Public School, Observatory Hill, Sydney, 6.30-7.30pm. Nea 9994 7110, Lynn 9268 1246, SC [email protected], http://www.rscds.org.auBelly Dance, basic/beginners 7pm, choreography 8pm, Girraween Hall, 17 Tungarra Rd. Vera Myronenko 9665 9713TuesdayBlue Mountains Scottish Country Dancers Catholic Church Hall, 7-9pm, Wentworth St, $3 Verley Kelliher, 4787 5968, [email protected] Carol Gardner 4751 6073/[email protected] Folk DancePontian House, 15 Riverview Rd, Earlwood. Adult class 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Senior Diogenes Grooup - 15 yrs to adult. Cost involved.Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875, [email protected]. www.greekdancing.com.auHungarian Dance ClassSt Peters Public School, 8-10pm. Gary Dawson 0425 268 505. [email protected] Country DancingSt John’s Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, Wahroonga, 7.30-10.30pm. All welcome. Catherine Bonner 9489 5027Scottish Country DancingFort Street School, Observatory Hill, City. 6pm to 8pm Nea MacCulloch 9904 1358(a/h) or Lynn 8244 9618(w)Sutherland Shire Folk Dance GroupInternational Dancing, Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place, 7.30-9pm. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813Sydney Playford Dance Group (English country dancing from 1650 onwards). 1st Tuesday, Feb-Dec (unless clashing with festivals). Live music. Bush Music Club, Hut 4, Community Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville. 7.30pm - 9.30pm. $5, $3. Julie 9524 0247. facebook.com/sydneyplayfordTurkish Dance ClassLidcombe Community Centre, 8-10pm. Yusuf Nidai 9646 1166Ukrainian (Cossack) Dancing Class for fit and energetic young people (16-23yrs), 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm. Ukrainian Hall 59 Joseph Street, Lidcombe. Jaros Iwanec 9817 7991, [email protected] /www.veselka.com.auInternational Folk Dance class - Open Door, Georges Hall Senior Citizens, Birdwood Rd, 11.30am-12.30pm. Gabrielle 9728 7466, [email protected]“The Dance Buffet”, wide variety taught, Liverpool City Pipe Band Hall, Woodward Park (next to Whitlam Centre), Memorial Ave, 7.30-9.30pm. $8 ($5 conc). Nicholai 9822 7524, mob 0407 178 228WednesdayAlbion Fair, North-West Morris DancingLilyfield Community Centre, Cecily and O’Neill Sts, 7.45pm. Angie Milce 9817 3529Australian Heritage DancersAnnandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8 -10pm. Jim Young 9412 3721 [email protected] - australianheritagedancers.org.auBalmoral Scottish Country Dance Group7.00-9.15pm, Seniors’ Centre, Mosman Square, Mosman. Nell Morgan 9981 4769.Epping Scottish Country Dance ClubSt Aidan’s Church Hall, Downing St, 7.30-10pm. All levels welcome. Clare Haack 9484 5947 [email protected] Scottish Country Dance Society7-10pm, Church of Christ, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming.

folk contactsCHOIRSMonday■AshCappella Ashfield, led by Mary-Jane Field, 9090 2362■Ecopella. Blue Mountains, contact Miguel Heatwole, 9810 4601 [email protected]■Glory Bound Groove Train. Petersham, led by Linda Calgaro, 9518 4135■Inner West Chamber Choir, Leichhardt, led by Rachelle Elliott. 9797 1917. [email protected].■Intonations. Manly, led by Karen Smith, 0415 221 113, [email protected]■Martenitsa. Ultimo, led by Mara & Llew Kiek, 47514910 ■People’s Chorus. Newcastle, led by Rod Noble, 49 623432■Unaccompanied Baggage. North Sydney, led by Stuart Davis, [email protected]■Voiceworks, Katoomba, ledby Rachel Hore 4759 2456, [email protected]■Ecopella. Illawarra area (alternate Tuesdays), led by Miguel Heatwole 9810 4601, [email protected] ■Roc Lawson, led by Rachel Hore, 47592456, [email protected]■The Honeybees. East Sydney, led by Dynes Austin. Contact Jenny Jackson, 9816 4577 [email protected] ■Sydney Trade Union Choir Sydney City, contact Nola Cooper 9587 1165 - [email protected]■Songs Next Door, Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill, meets weekly at Sea View Hall, Seaview St, Dulwich Hill. 12.30pm. (Seniors mostly) Contact Allan 9520 6180Wednesday■Choralation. Abbotsford (school terms), contact Margaret Grove [email protected] ■Ecopella. Erskineville, led by Miguel Heatwole, 9810 4601 [email protected]■The Heathens. Blackheath, day time 2pm- 4pm. Led by Chris Wheeler 4787 5725 chriswheelersanddealers.com.au■The Spots. Christina Mimmocchi, Randwick 0410 682 061The Sydney Welsh Choir, men and women. Meet on Wednesday evenings at Concord Baptist Church hall. 7pm - 9pm. 20 plus performances per year. Contact MD Viv 4739 0384, [email protected]. President Clive 9997 2019.Thursday■Bouddi Voice. Kincumber (school terms), led by C & C Sainsbury, contact 43 683270■Chorella Community Choir. Richmond, contact Ellen 4578 2975 ■Cleftomaniacs. Waterloo, led by Gary Smith, [email protected] ■Solidarity Choir. Erskineville, contact Cathy Rytmeister, 0438 683 867, [email protected]■Friday■The Sydney Street Choir. CBD, led by Peter Lehner 0425 268 771■Mudlarks, women’s a cappella choir. Woodford. Led by Alison Jones 4759 2880■Pacopezants. - Balkan Choir. Meets Fridays 4pm, Katoomba. Enquiries: June (02) 4782 1554. [email protected]■Blue Mountains Trade Union Choir. Upper Mts., contact Kate 47 82 5529

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MUSIC IN CONCERTTuesdayThe Screw Soapers Guild - Writers Presenters & Listeners Group 4th Tues, 7.30pm, stories, poems, songs and conversation. Albert 9600 7153, email: [email protected], website: www.folkclub.com/folkodyssey/WednesdayWisefolk Club Last Wed in month, 11am-2.30pm, Toongabbie Bowling Club, 12 Station Rd, lunch at club bistro. Sonia 9621 2394 Allen 9639 7494, ThursdaySutherland Folk Club2nd Thurs concert night. All ages. Members are welcome to join us at any of our concerts, do a floor spot. Enjoy a friendly , sociable night’s entertainment, support local talent. Contact Jenny 9576 2301.FridayHornsby Kuring-Gai Folk Club■3rd Fri, 8pm, Each month Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Guest artist and floor spots, light supper provided BYO grog. Barry Parks 9807 9497 [email protected] Folk Club■1st Friday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club, or SNC Acoustic Club. Regular folk nights on the 4th Friday of each month (Feb - Nov), 8pm $7/$5 Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd, Springwood. (next to Civic Centre). Visitors and floor performers welcome. Enquiries, Mark Hand 02 4721 4230 or [email protected] Music Club2nd and 4th Fri 8pm, Northmead Scout Hall, Whitehaven Road, Northmead. A session always happens so bring instruments. Allen Davis 9639 7494 [email protected]. or Ray Pulis 9899 2102.Saturday■Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Society of Aust. 1st Sat, March-December Sydney get-together. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St,

Annandale. Band workshop 7pm, concert 8.15pm, jamming all night. All welcome: $5/7. (02) 9456 1090 www.bluegrass.org.aulllawarra Folk Club, ■3rd Saturday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Loaded Dog Folk Club■4th Sat, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8pm. Sandra Nixon, 9358 4886, [email protected]. www.theloadeddog.org.au■ The Shack. 1st Sat, presents 21st century original,contemporary and traditional folk music at the Tramshed, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen at 7:30. BYO drinks and nibblies. Contact Rhonda on 0416 635 856 or email Kathleen at [email protected].■Troubadour Folk ClubCentral Coast, 4th Sat. in month 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opposite Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. Admission: $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available.. includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or 0419 231 319■Fairlight Folk Acoustic LoungeHeld four times a year, Feb, May, Aug. Nov (usually 1st Sat) 7.30pm. Comfortable, relaxed environment for quality live acoustic music. After show - jam. BYO drinks and nibbles. Light refreshments available. William St Studios, Fairlight (The Baptist Church down from Sydney Rd. Contact Rosie 9948 7993. www.fairlightfolk.com/index.htm

SESSIONS & FREE WORKSHOPSMondayBush Music ClubCommunity Centre, 44/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, 7.30pm. Music workshop. All singers and musicians welcome. Bob 9569 7244, [email protected] Music Session: Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 7.30 – 10.30pm @ The Shamrock Inn, Asquith Leagues Club, Alexandra Pd. Waitara (short walk from station). It’s an open session and all musicians are welcome with focus on tunes rather than songs. Phone Norm 9489 5786/[email protected] music lessons, beginners and advanced, instruments including fiddle, flue, whistle, guitar, banjo. Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St. Surry Hills, 9212 1587 [email protected] Frog Hotel. Jam Night. Cnr Bridge & Macquarie Sts, Windsor. 7.30pm to late. Mark 0419 466 004Gosford Bush PoetsLast Wednesday night of every month 7pm. The Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts Gosford. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or [email protected] Cronulla Music Club 1st Wednesday. Cronulla RSL 2pm - 5pm. Contact Brian Dunnett 02 9668 9051/Jenny 02 9576 2301Bush Bash. Weekly gathering celebrating Australian bush songs, ballads, city ditties, yarns, recitations, bush dance tunes. Imperial Hotel, 252 Oxford St, Paddington. 830pm-1030pm. (Lounge opens 7.30pm). Free. Warren Fahey [email protected]■Sutherland Acoustic4th Thursday of each. month from 7.30pm Gymea Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. Friendly jam. All welcome to sing, play an instrument, recite poetry or just listen. Enq. Jenny 95762301■Blackheath Folk Club1st Thurs, 7.30pm, Ivanhoe Hotel, cnr Gt Wstn Hwy and Govetts Leap Rd. Christine Davies, Peter Duggan 4787 7246■Gaelic Club.Irish music session, 8pm. Plus Irish music lessons, instruments including fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo. Gaelic Club, Surry Hills 9212 1587 [email protected]

SaturdayBush Music Club Bush DancesBeecroft Dance, 1st Sat (except Jan), Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Road, 7.30 - 11.30pm. Sigrid 9980 7077, Wilma 9489 5594. Ermington Dance, June and Dec, Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Road, 7-11pm. Don 9642 7949. $19, $17, members $14. bushmusic.org.au■Central Coast Bush Dance2nd Sat, 7.30 - 11.30pm, East Gosford Progress Hall, Henry Parry Dr and Wells St, $15/$12. Beate 4323 3356. Robyn 4344 6484.Scottish and Old Time Dance■2nd Sat, 8pm, Uniting Church, 9-11 Bay St, Rockdale. $3 incl. supper. Chris Thom 9587 9966■Scottish and Old Time DancingOrkney and Shetland Assoc. 3rd Sat, 8-11 pm. St David’s Hall, Dalhousie St, Haberfield. $3 inc. supper. Visitors most welcome. Jean Cooney 9874 5570.■Macedonian Dance Class Rockdale. 6.30-8.30pm, $5. Y Kaporis 0412 861 187■Mortdale Scottish DancersLearners night (for learners and experienced), 7.30- 9.30pm. Pensioners Welfare Club Hall, 76 Pitt Street, Mortdale. Pam Jehan 9580 8564.■Linnéa Swedish FolkdancersEstonian House, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills. New members welcome. For times contact Graeme Traves 9874 4194, [email protected]■Medieval Miscellany (Medieval Dancing). All Saints Parish House, cnr Oxford and Cromwell Sts, New Lambton. Saturdays, 3.30-5.30pm. $10. Dianne 4936 6220

Friday■Sutherland Acoustic4th Thursday of each. month from 7.30pm Gymea Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. Friendly jam. Enq. Jenny 95762301■BMC Beer & Cheese NightThemed music nights, 1st Fri (except holidays), 8-10pm. Bring something to sing, eat, drink. Bush Music Club, Hut 44, Addison Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 9569 7244, [email protected]■Eastern Suburbs Poetry Group1st Friday, Church in the Market Place, Bondi Junction. 6.30-8.30pm. Gina 9349 6958Macquarie Towns Music Club. 3rd Friday every month, from 7.30pm. Bring along instruments, songs, poems etc, for fun, friendly night. Richmond Neighbourhood Centre, 20 West Market St, Richmond. $5, guests $8. [email protected] Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club 4th Fri, (Feb - Nov) 8pm, $7/$5, Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd (next to library and Oriental Hotel.) Visitors and floor performers welcome, Theresa 47518157, Jeannette 4754 4893Sunday■Hotel Illawarra Wollongong, 3rd Sunday, 3pm, spoken word, 5pm acoustic music ■Irish Music Session ellys, King Street, Newtown, 6pm. Enq. 9559 6300■Irish Music Session. 3rd Sunday. Bennet Hotel, Hamilton, 4-7.30pm Roz and Shane Kerr 44967 3167■Irish Music Sessions - Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong 2pm.■Music lessons for kids. 12 noon - 3pm. Focus on tin whistle. Gaelic Club. Surry Hills 9212 1587.■Music Session Hero of Waterloo, cnr Lower Fort St and Windmill Street, The Rocks. 6-10pm. Brendan 9818 4864

BATeMANS BAY: Scottish Country Danc-ing, Batemans Bay Caledonian Society -Tues-day 7.30pm at Batemans Bay Bowling Club - visitors welcome. Warren 4457 2065.BATHURST:Irish Ceili. Mon. 7.30 - 8.30pm. Irish Step dancing, 6.30 - 7.30pm. Bathurst CWA Hall, Russell Street.BeLLINgeN: Celtic Australian Session. Saturday from about 1pm. Northern end of Church Street cafe strip. John 6655 5898 Carole 6655 1225BLUe MOUNTAINS: Blue Mountains Heritage Dancers, Wednesday in term time, 730pm-930pm. Wentworth Falls SOA. 217 Great Westn Hwy. Caroline 0439 314 948, [email protected] or Patrick 0412 786 988Blue Mountains Folk. Mid Mountains Commuinity Centre. Joy Anderson Room, 7 New St, Lawson. 3rd Sunday, 3.30pm - 6pm. $7, $5, under 12 free. Nick Szentkuti 4758 7953, [email protected] Session at the Carrington, Katoomba. 4th Sunday, 3pm.BRAIDWOOD: Braidwood Folk Music Club meets every 3rd Thursday now at the Anglican Church Hall, BYO everything. Info Sue 4842 8142Tallaganda Dance Troupe. Folk dance, Mon. 9.30am (Noela 4842 8004) 35 Coronation Ave, Braidwood.BROKeN HILL: Occasional acoustic jam nights at Bell’s Milk Bar. Contact Broken Hill Art Exchange, (08) 8008 83171CANOWINDRACanowindra Folk Club. 4th Sun, 4pm. Fea-ture act plus open mic. Taste Canowindra.CeNTRAL COAST, Troubadour 4th Sat. in month 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opposite Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. Admission: $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available.. includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or 0419 231 319COBARgO: Yuin Folk Club, Occasional Folk Nights. Enq. Richard Depledge 6493 6199. [email protected], website: www.cobargofolkfestival.com

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ACROSS THE BORDERlington. Neville Cunningham 4969 4246. NOWRA:Balkan and International Folk Dance, Mon, 7.30pm, Cambewarra Hall. Suzi Krawczyk 4446 0569, [email protected] Folk Dance, Progress Hall, Boorawine Tce, Callala Bay. Tuesday (school term), 7.15-9pm. Maureen 446 6550, [email protected] Craic – 9 piece acoustic traditional band. Tuesday 7.30 John’s place. Chris Langdon 4446 1185, [email protected] or Mark Nangle 4454 5028, [email protected] Country Dance Group, Presbyterian Church Hall, Kinghome St (next to Woollies), Wed, 8pm, all welcome. Jill 4421 3570Shoalhaven Bush and Folk Dancing Club, Friday (school term, 8-10pm, Cambewarra Hall. Margaret 4421 0557.Shoalhaven Acoustic Music Assoc, Bomaderry Bowling Club, formal concerts, not always folk, approx quarterly. George Royter 4421 3470.ORANGEOrange Dirt Music (new club) meets 3rd Saturday of the month from 3pm. These are jam sessions of acoustic folk, jazz, blues etc. rotating around each oth-ers’ houses and all are welcome. For more information and registration contact Cilla Kinross [email protected] tel 02 6365 8221 (ah) or Nick King 6362 .SOUTHERN HIGHLANDSBowral Folk Club. 3rd Thurs, 8-10.30pm. Fentons Cocktail Bar, upstairs at the Grand Bar, 295 Bong Bong St, Bowral. Traditional music from around the world. Brian Hayden 4861 6076.Burrawang Folk, 4887 7271Southern Highlands Recreational lnternational Folk Dance Group, Bowral Presb Church Hall, Bendooley St, Thurs (school term), 9-llam. Margaret 4861 2294 Southern Highlands Scottish Country Dance Group, Moss Vale Uniting Church, Cnr Argyll and Spring Streets, Wednesday, 7.30pm. All welcome. Enq. 4861 6471.TAReeLazarka International Folk Dance Group, Manning River Steiner School Hall, Wed. 5.30-8.30pm, Thurs 9am - 11am. Sandra 6552 5142.WAggA WAggADownside Bush Dance & Open Mic, Tin Shed Rat-tlers, 1st Sat, Noel Raynes 6928 5541.WAUCHOPE, 1st Saturday Concert with in-vited artists 7.30 pm 3rd Saturday Open perfor-mance session 7.30 at Café Blue Frog, High St. Enq,John 6585 1488 email [email protected] Jam Session, 3rd Sat each month. 7.30-11pm. Thirroul Neighbouhood Centre next to post office.lllawarra Folk Club, 1st Friday and 3rd Saturday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Jamberoo: Session, Jamberoo Pub, Thurs, 7.30pm. [email protected]’s Breakfast, Wed. 7,.15am. Wollon-gong Writers’ Centre, Town Hall, Corrimal St. Tony Stoddart, [email protected] Folk Club, 12.30pm, Mondays, Fridays. Old timey, bluegrass, Celtic session. Duck Pond (in front of library), University of Wollongong. David Harman, [email protected] White Heather Scottish Country Dance Group, Mon, 7.30 -10pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Kembla St. All welcome. Arnold Thurl-ing 4228 1986 or Grace Halliday 4229 3480Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club, Bush Dance, Wed, 8pm, musos and dancers all welcome, Com-munity Hall, West Dapto Rd, Wongawilli. David 0409 57 1788. www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au:

ACTMonaro Folk Society Inc, Post Office Box 482 Civic Square, ACT 2608. 0409 817 623 [email protected] http://mfs.org.au/wiki/index.php/Calendar.Jammalong at Up-Opping. 1st Sat, 10am-2pm. Church of Christ, 82-88 Limestone Ave, Ainslie. Free parking. Refreshments for sale.Shape Note Singing. 1st & 3rd Weds, 7-9pm. The Friends Meeting House, cnr Bent & Condamine Sts, Turner. Books provided; a desire to sing is all you need.Jammalong in Canberra. 2nd Sat, 12 noon till we have had enough. Under pergola beside Enid Lyons St, lake side of Questacon Building. Bring a song to share and a portable chair.Murrumbateman Acoustic Music Club. Last Sun of month, 6-9.15pm. Blackboard concert: 3 songs or 15 minutes per set. Country Inn, Barton Hwy. Eric 6254 4305

NORTHeRN TeRRITORY: Top End Folk Club, PO Box 41551, Casuarina, NT 0811. :Di Howard, 08 8945 0436 (ah), www.members.ozemail.com.au/QUEENSLAND Brisbane Folk Club, Larrie Cook 07 3345 1718.Cairns Folk Club, Ray Elias 07 4039 2493The Folk Rag (Mag), PO Box 517, Everton Park 4053, Tel. 0437 736 799 or 07 3855 1091, [email protected]; www.FolkRag.orgQld Colonial and Heritage Dancers. PO Box 3011, Yeronga 4104. Jan Orloff ph/fax 07 3848 7706, [email protected] Folk Festival. PO Box 1134, Woodford 4514. [email protected]; www.woodfordfolkfestival.com.TASMANIACeltic Southern Cross Folk Music Catalogue. Beth Sowter, [email protected]; www.celt.com.au; PO Box 100, Legana, as 7277.Folk Federation of Tasmania Inc. PO Box 1638 Hobart 7001. Peter Hicks 0409 216 752VICTORIABallarat Folk Club, John Ruyg 03 5332 7872Boite World Music Cafe, Fitzroy, 03 9417 3550 (w), http:// www.boite.asn.auGeelong Folk Club, 2nd. Fri - Coffee House Folk- singing and session - at Cafe Go! Bellerine St. Geelong, from 7.30pm. Last Fri - Upstairs at The Pancake Kitchen, Moorabool St. for songs and session. Contact: Marie Goldsworthy 03 5221 1813 or Jamie McKinnon 03 5261 3443Traditional Social Dance Assoc. of Victoria. Marion Stabb (03) 9439 7100Victorian Folk Music Club Inc. GPO Box 2025S, Melbourne 3001. Brian Venten 03 9884 9476, [email protected] Butler 03 9876 4366, [email protected] AUSTRALIAWA Folk Federation. PO Box 328, Inglewood, WA, 6932. Rob Oats 08 9375 9958.www.wafolk.iinet.net.au Email: [email protected]

COOMA, International Folk Dancing, Uniting Church Hall, Soho St, Thurs, 6pm. Fran 6453 3282 (h)DUBBO FOLK CLUB, Usually 2nd Sunday, 2.30pm, Western Star Hotel All welcome. Di Clifford 6882 0498 0458 032 150gOSFORD BUSH POeTS - last Wednesday night of every month 7pm. The Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts Gosford. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or [email protected]. Bush traditions sessions at the Old Goulburn Brewery. 1st Fri (except Jan & April), 7.30pm. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Rd, Goulburn. David Johnson 4884 4214 bushtraditions.org/sessions/goulburnsession.htmIrish and Celtic music sessions at the Old Goulburn Brewery. 3rd Fri. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Rd. 4821 6071.gULgONg gulgong Folk Club, 3rd Friday, Waratah Hotel, Mudgee 5pm. PO Box 340, Gulgong NSW 2852, Bob Campbell 02 6373 4600, gulgongfolkfestival.comGulgong Music Session. 2nd & 4th Thurs, 5-8pm. Centennial Hotel. 63722068 KIAMA “No Such Thing”. Yvonne O’Grady hosts an Australian tune session suitable for beginners every Monday in Kiama. Yvonne 02 4233 1073, [email protected] - Folk Club session. 1st Sun, 3pm. Courthouse Hotel. 6372 2068MUDgeeMusic Session. 1st & 3rd Thurs, 5-8pm. Courthouse Hotel. 63722068NeWCASTLe:Acoustic Folk Lounge, 1st Wednesdays, 7-10pm. Downstairs, Grand Hotel, cnr Church and Bolton Sts, Newcastle. Circle session. All welcome. 4967 3146, [email protected], Tracy 0402 761 520Bush and Colonial Dancing, 3rd Sund each month 2-4pm. Beginners and visitors always welcome. All Saints Anglican Hall, New Lamb-ton. Enq. Margaret Kenning 02 4952 1327 email: [email protected] or Bill Propert 02 4946 5602 email [email protected] and Hunter Valley Folk Club, 1st Sat. 7.30pm (not Jan) Wesley Centre, Beaumont St, Ham-ilton. (Dances held 4 times a year, March, June, Sept, Nov) Lainey 4943 4552, 0421 412 358 [email protected]. www.newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.auTraditional Irish/Folk Session, 1st Sunday, 3-6pm. Lake Macquarie Hotel, opp. Morissett Railway Station. Gabriele 0418 146 555, Sharyn 0418 146 554, [email protected] Folk Circle, 4th Sunday, every month. Teralba Community Hall, Anzac Pade, Lake Macquarie. 4-7pm. $2.50. Paul 4959 6030. [email protected]’s Chorus Practice, 6pm, Trades Hall Council Meeting Rooms (opp. Panthers’ Club, main entrance), Newcastle. Rod Noble 4962 3432 email: [email protected] Irish Set Dancers, Tuesdays, 7.30-9.00pm, Scots Kirk, Hamilton, Newcastle. Julia or Arthur, 4955 5701 [email protected], or <http://users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/Hunter Bush Poets, 2nd Tuesday 7pm, Tarro Hotel; Ron Brown 4951 6186. Hunter Folk Dancers, Enquiries: Julia or Arthur on 02 4955 5701, Irish Music Session, Bennett Hotel, Hamilton, 3rd Sun, 4pm. Roz and Shane Kerr 4967 3167Newcastle Poetry in the Pub, 3rd Monday, 7.30pm, Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton. Glenn 4967 1460.Newcastle Strath Hunter Dancers, Mondays Adults 7.30pm, Wallsend Uniting Church. Thurs-days Juniors 4.15pm, Youth 5.30pm, All Saints Hall, New Lambton. Elma: 4943 3436.Welsh & Cornish Folk Dancing, Mon, 7.30-9.30pm, All Saints Anglican Hall, Cromwell St, New Lambton. Beginners and visitors always welcome. Enq. Margaret Kenning 4952 1327. Email: [email protected] Beehive, as requested. 8 Lewis St, Is-

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