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In this issueFestival Funny Folk! p3Dates for your diary p4Festivals & events p6Rich musical feast at The National p7Folk News p8Dance News p9Folk Contacts p10CD Review p14

Renowned Irish band 'The Popes' are appearing at The Basement on Wednesday 20th March. Bookings 9251 2797

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Festival Funny Folk!

Two-handed stand-up comedy – where two comedians are onstage at the same time – is a bit of a trick. It’s also a rare thing. It takes a special comedic relationship. Every now and again it happens and when it does you get twice the laughs, twice the drama, and twice the excitement. Glover & Sorrensen are a two-handed stand-up comedy act that combines the talents of two of Australia’s most experienced comedians – Alan Glover and S Sorrensen. Both have toured the country separately featuring at comedy clubs and festivals but now their coming together as a double act has generated a lot excitement – and for Alan and S themselves (who are as unsure of what will happen next on stage as the audience is!). Glover & Sorrensen feature both comedians on stage at the same time bouncing off each other (verbally mostly; physically sometimes) combining their wealth of material with unpredictable, spontaneous improvisation. This makes every show unique. The audience is a big part of the fun. They help create the show. Glover & Sorrensen reflect the festival back to the audience, feed off the audience and together they create a bubble of spontaneous fun.Glover & Sorrensen have performed their shows at the National, Illawarra, Cobargo, Woodford, Port Fairy, Yackandandah, Yungaburra Folk Festivals as well as clubs and pubs all over this wide, drying land. Glover & Sorrensen are funny. In fact, with two stand-up comedians on stage at the same time, it’s twice as funny. With lots of improvisation, this show feeds off the audience with hilarious and unpredictable results.S Sorrensen, lives on the North Coast of NSW. He is not a hippie... okay, just a bit his flashing wit and sense of being born into a world he never created, has made his comedy as thoughtful as it is funny. S has been seen on TV (Voices - ABC, Quantum - ABC, Nearly Normal Nimbin - SBS, Pizza - SBS) as well as numerous performances on regional and national radio. He has performed all over Oz as a poet and comedian at festivals clubs pubs and weird places like writers’ centres and university refectories.Alan Glover - been a standup comedian since 1983, working all over Australia and internationally including Singapore, the USA, New Zealand and Europe.Apart from countless comedy clubs and pubs, Alan has performed at many Festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Newcastle Fringe Festival, and folk festivals all over this wide funny landFront cover photograph by Prem Samira in Bermagui at the Cobargo Folk Festival 2013.

Piaf: A Passionate LifeDahlia Dior presents a celebration of the 50th anniver-sary of Piaf's death accompanied by three of the finest musicians in town - Marcello Maio (accordion and piano), Daniel Weltlinger (violin), and John Maddox (bass).

7pm, Saturday 23rd March 2013

Humph Hall 85 Allambie Road, Allambie Hts.

Bookings: (02) 9939 8802 [email protected]


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Friday 1stBush Music Club Singabout Night. 'Sing Up a Storm – or a Drought?' Bring along a song or a poem, and food to share. Tritton Hall (Hut 44), Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Ad-dison Rd, Marrickville. 8-10pm. $5. Bob Bolton 9569 7244, [email protected]

Kariong Dance Workshop: Welsh Dances, with Ken Leslight & Bill Prop-ert. Kariong Progress Hall, cnr. Woy Woy Rd & Dandaloo St. 7-10 pm. $5, incl. light refreshments. 4344 6484

Humph Hall. JOSEFINA PAULSON (Sweden). Award-winning Swedish folk musician who plays the nyckelharp or 'keyed fiddle'. 7pm. 85 Allambie Road, Allambie Hts. Bookings 9939 8802 - [email protected] humphhall.org

Saturday 2ndThe Shack. Don't Mention The Wall - Songs and stories from the fall of the Berlin Wall and beyond, with DETA AND ROB RAYNER FROM THE BEEZ - classics and originals. Unadulter-ated truth about the dramatic post-Wall banana shortage, East German C&W harmonica production, Stasi-assisted sound checks, all from a uniquely Ger-man/Australian perspective. + GILBERT WHYTE, Scottish songwriter with a style from traditional and contemporary folk and blues. Fingerpicking around Aus-tralia with guitar and banjo, storytell-ing songs, musicianship. + LEON AND TONI (Leon Rabin and Toni Davies). Leon performed in London and the USA in the '60s, Toni sings wonderful har-monies to his lead vocals. Arnie Green adds tasteful lead guitar, and occasional harmony. Contagious enjoyment. Folk, country, contemporary, traditional, with a dash of humour. Tramshed Commu-nity Arts Centre, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen (between car park and Am-bulance Station). 7.30-11pm. $20. 0413 635 856, www.shackfolk.com

Beecroft Bush Dance, with Sydney Coves. Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Rd (opp. Fire Station). 8pm-12. All dances taught. $17, $14, $12, incl. sup-per. Sigrid 9980 7077, Wilma 9489 5594Saturday 2ndSzőttes Hungarian Dance Ensemble szottes.sk - 25 dancers & 4 musi-cians direct from Bratislava! Concert & Táncház. DMSZ South Hungarian

Club, 31 Glendenning Rd, Glenden-ning. Details kengugro.org. Enq, dinner bookings: Sally Corry 9591 9885, [email protected] Monday 4thBush Music Club Dance Workshop - featuring a dance or two from Western Australia. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. www.bushmusic.org.au/bmc_danceworkshop.html

Wednesday 6thCat & Fiddle Hotel. ABIGAIL WASH-BURN (www.abigailwashburn.com), Nashville-based singer songwriter and clawhammer banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist KAI WELCH (USA). American old-time music at its best. 456 Darling St, Balmain (cnr Elliott St). 8pm. $30 (+ booking fee if book-ing through Oztix). 9810 7931 (or John Gallagher 0424 741 886). (Show moved from Notes.)

Thursday 7thShanty Session on the James Craig. The 138-year-old square rigger is moored at Wharf 7 (58 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont) between Australian National Maritime Museum and Foxtel Building. Walk over Pyrmont Bridge from Mar-ket St or get light rail to Pyrmont Bay station. By car, parking at ANMM is subject to availability. 7.30pm, for sing-ing by 8pm; supper break; more singing until 10.30pm. Under $10, less for mem-bers of Sydney Heritage Fleet (www.shf.org.au/Application/Application.html). For more information on parking, Mike Richter 0419 992 119, [email protected]

Blue Beat. Chris Smither (www.smither.com), one of America's foremost blues/roots singer songwriter guitarists. 16-18 Cross St, Double Bay. 8pm. $39 (+ booking fee). Chris Richards 0425 724 225. www.bluebeat.com.au. (Show moved from Notes.)

Heritage Hotel. ABIGAIL WASHBURN AND KAI WELCH (USA). 240 Princes Hwy, Bulli. 7pm. $30. 4284 5884, www.heritagehotel.com.au/gigs

Friday 8thGaelic Club. Scottish fiddler, ALAS-DAIR FRASER, and American cellist, NATALIE HAAS, one of the world’s leading Celtic duos. www.alasdairfraser.com. 1st Floor, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. (Moved from Notes.) Doors open

8pm. $30, $25. All tickets at the door . (Tickets booked for Notes will be fully refunded.) 9212 1587

Kariong Dance Workshop: Scottish Dances, with FRAN BUCELLO. Kariong Progress Hall, cnr. Woy Woy Rd & Dan-daloo St. 7-10 pm. $5, incl. light refresh-ments. 4344 6484, 9416 1896

Humph Hall. DON'T MENTION THE WALL! (Berlin). Songs & stories from the fall of the Berlin Wall & beyond with Deta & Rob Rayner from The Beez playing classics & originals from Bowie to The Beatles, from Polka to Punk and Klezmer to Cabaret. 7pm. 85 Allambie Road, Allambie Hts. Bk. 9939 8802 - [email protected] humphhall.org

Saturday 9thCentral Coast Dance. Dances from The British Isles, with Bon Accord, and guest callers Ken Leslight (Welsh), Fran Bucello (Scottish), Bill Propert (English Country Dances), Maureen Houston (Irish), Stephen Loftus (English Barn Dances). List of dances at www.ccbdma.org. East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Henry Parry Drive & Wells St. 7.30-11.30pm. $18, $15, $12, $8 (students 13-18), $5 (under-12s), incl. supper. Robyn 4344 6484, Diana & Phillip 9416 1896; [email protected]

Sunday 10thIllawarra Folk Club. DON'T MENTION THE WALL - ROB AND DETA RAYNER (GERMANY). Wongawilli Com. Hall. 4pm. 1300 887 034, [email protected]. illawarrafolkclub.org.au

Monday 11thBMC Dance Workshop. Celebrate Adelaide Cup Day, Canberra Day, Tas-manian 8 Hour Day, Victoria Labour Day and Commonwealth Day with some local dances. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. bushmusic.org.au

Thursday 14thSutherland Acoustic. THE TINKERS - EVELYN FINNERTY (vocals, fiddle), ALAN HEALY (vocals, tenor banjo, bou-zouki, guitar), PETER MACKIE (skilled songwriter & bass player) - trad. Irish acoustic music. Songs, reels, jigs, horn-pipes, polkas - we do it all. In the last year, gigs have included the MONA Mu-seum and other Hobart venues, Marrick-ville Cultural Festival, Penrith Panthers, The Irish Society Ceilidh Wollongong, and more. www.thetinkers.tumblr.com.


Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea (short walk from station). 7.30pm. $15, $10. Floor spots, raffle. Maeve 9520 5628

Friday 15thHornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. PAT DRUMMOND www.patdrummond.net. His songs about real people and places are drawn from interviews gathered on his erratic tours across Australia. Candle lit venue, tea and coffee provided. BYOG and nibbles. Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. 8pm. $15. Enq, table bookings, Barry Parks 9807 9497, [email protected]

Humph Hall. BLUE GOOSE +

GRIMICK. One of Australia's favourite folk bands joins forces with one of the Northern Beaches most popular young bands in a fund-raiser for the Northern Beaches Music Festival. 7pm. 85 Al-lambie Road, Allambie Hts. 9939 8802 - [email protected] humphhall.org

Saturday 16thIllawarra Folk Club. St Patrick’s Day Pre-Celebration. City Diggers Wollon-gong, cnr Church & Burelli Sts. 7.30pm. 1300 887 034, [email protected]. illawarrafolkclub.org.au

Finbar Furey (Ireland) finbarfurey.com. + Peter Byrne. Special St Patrick's Day Eve show! Moved from Notes; new venue TBA. John Gallagher 0424 741 886

Mondays 18thBMC Dance Workshop. Mixed pro-gram. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. www.bushmusic.org.au

Tuesday 19thThe Popes (Ireland) www.thepopesof-ficialsite.com. Led by PAUL 'MAD DOG' MCGUINNESS, the band plays rocking Irish influenced music, at some points reminiscent of The Pogues, and at other times venturing into folk rock. Mars Hill Cafe, 331 Church St, Parramatta (marshillcafe.com.au). Booking details

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Wednesday 20thThe Popes (Ireland). The Basement, 7 Macquarie Place, Circular Quay. $29.80. Bookings 9251 2797 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm), www.thebasement.com.au

Lizotte’s Central Coast. GO JANE GO (USA, CANADA). Lot 3, Avoca Drive, Kincumber. 4368 2017, lizottes.com.au

Thursday 21stBlue Beat. Nashville-based legend of Americana music, KIERAN KANE (USA, www.deadreckoners.com/artists/kieran_kane.html), and three-time Juno award winner, DAVID FRANCEY (Canada, www.davidfrancey.com), have teamed up with Kieran’s son, Lucas, to form the band ‘Go Jane Go’. Their 2013 Austra-lian tour launches the new band and the band’s first CD. 16-18 Cross St, Double Bay. 8pm. $35 (+ booking fee). Chris Richards 0425 724 225. www.bluebeat.com.au. (Show moved from Notes.)

Saturday 23rdLoaded Dog. BOB AND MARGARET FAGAN - brilliant performers. Their repertoire is firmly rooted in the folk tradition with songs from Australia, USA and the British Isles. Their choice of songs is always uplifting, and their arrangements - with tasty guitar and fine harmonies - linger on. + GERRY MYERSON - Child ballads to childish parodies from the schoolyard, tradi-tional Appalachian to 1960s protest songs, Tom Lehrer to Stan Rogers. A mild-mannered Mathematics lecturer by day, he becomes a mild-mannered folksinger by night. His first paying gig was at the National Folk Festival, as the taller member of father-daughter duo, B'seder. Upstairs, Annandale Neigh-bourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St. 8pm. $20, $18. (Please note $5 rise, as rent has doubled.) BYO, supper available. Sandra 9358 4886, theloadeddog.org.au

Blue Beat. JOHN MCCUTCHEON (www.folkmusic.com), one of Ameri-ca’s most respected folksingers. Master of a dozen different traditional instru-ments, notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer, along with guitar, banjo, fiddle, autoharp, mountain dul-cimer, etc. His songwriting has been hailed around the globe. + SPIKE FLY-NN. 16-18 Cross St, Double Bay. 8pm. $33 (+ booking fee). Chris Richards: 0425 724 225. www.bluebeat.com.au.

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Humph Hall. PIAF: A PASSIONATE LIFE Dahlia Dior presents a celebra-tion of the 50th anniversary of Edith Piaf's death accompanied by three of the finest musicians in town - Marcello Maio (accordion and piano), Daniel Weltlinger (violin), and John Maddox (bass). 7pm. 85 Allambie Road, Allam-bie Hts. Bookings 9939 8802 - [email protected] humphhall.org

Wollongong. FINBAR FUREY (IRE-LAND). + RIOGH. Centro CBD Restau-rant, 28 Stewart St. Doors 6.30pm; din-ing starts 7.15pm; Main Act c 9.15pm. $55. Dinner & show $75. 4225 3556, centrocbd.com.au/events-centro-cbd

The Troubadour. JEANNIE LEWIS AND MAURIE MULHERON. Jeannie is an accomplished, versatile, passionate singer, with a very distinctive voice, 7 albums, and a career of over 30 years, incl. as actor, writer and teacher, touring in Australia and overseas. Her unique style blends dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word and music. Singer song-writer Maurie's busy schedule (Presi-dent, NSW Teachers Federation; prin-cipal of Keira High School) generally allows only festival performances. As a long term fan, he is the creative and musical talent behind successful Pete Seeger musical biography 'One Word ... WE!' Mandolin, guitar, five-string banjo and blues harp (mouth organ). CWA Hall, Woy Woy (opp. Fisherman's Wharf). 7pm. 4341 4060, 0419 231 319. www.troubadour.org.au

Mondays 25thBMC Dance Workshop. Mixed pro-gram. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. www.bushmusic.org.au

Tuesday 26thIllawarra Folk Club. Minnamurra House Concert - HIMMERLAND BAND (DENMARK). Bookings, info@illawarra folkclub.org.au

Blue Goose Band

Himmerland Band


festivals and events 8th - 11th March, 2013Womadelaidewww.womadelaide.com.au

8th - 11th March, 2013Port Fairy Folk Festivalwww.portfairyfolkfestival.com(03) 5225 1232

8th - 11th March, 2013Burke andWills [email protected](03) 5425 5400

13th - 24th March, 2013Brunswick Music Festivalwww. brunswickmusicfestival.com

15th - 17th March, 2013Blue Mountains Music Festivalwww.bmff.org.au

15th - 17th March, 201331st Yarra Junction Fiddler's Conventionwww.yarrajunctionfiddlersconvention.com

22nd -24th March 2013Yackandandah Folk Festivalwww.folkfestival.yackendandah.com

28th March - 1st AprilNational Folk [email protected] (02) 6249 7755

18th-21st April19th Century Dance and Costume Retreat, Yarrangobilly Caves. www.facebook.com Enq. 4665 9577

18th-21st April Jane Austen Festival ACT Canberra janeaustenfestival.com24th -28th April 2013St Albans Folk Festivalwww.snalbansfolkfestival.iwarp.comPh: 02 9873 3378

17th - 19th MayNorthern Beaches Music Festivalwww.northernbeachesmusicfestival.org

7th-10th June 2013Snowy Mountains of Musicwww.snowymountainsofmusic.com.au

Regional and ACT

Saturday 2ndNewcastle Hunter Valley Folk Club. folKloRe (Fiona McVicar, Cliona Molins, Anthony Woolcott, Rosie McDonald). + Gary Gay, Scottish singer and storyteller. Wesley Centre, 150 Beaumont St, Hamilton. 7.30pm. $15, $12, $10. Carole 4929 3912, Ron 4926 1313, Folk Club 0421 412 358, www.newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.au

Saturday 2nd Saturday Night Bush DanceCost is a mere $5 for dancers, musi-cians get in free. Bring a plate of supper to share.Enquiries: Andrew or Alison 02 4447 5663, Stuart 0412 288 923

Bungendore. ‘Go Jane Go’- DaviD fRancey (Canada), KieRan Kane and lucas Kane (US), with Kane Welch KaPlin (US). One of Nashville’s favourite contemporary Americana bands - blues, country, folk. Pack a picnic, drinks. BBQ available. The Barn, Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, 3585 Kings Hwy. 8pm (farm opens 6.30). Tickets $48 at www.themullooninstitute.org or Nicole 0408 584 900.

Saturday 9thThe Artists Shed. Don't Mention the Wall - Rob anD Deta RayneR, fRom the beez (GeRmany). 14 Foster St, Queanbeyan. 7pm. 0412 463 388, artistsshed.com

Saturday 16thCanberra Contra Club's Gypsie Meltdown Contra Dance. Venue TBA. 8pm. www.mfs.org.au

Tuesday 19thLizotte’s Newcastle. Go Jane Go (USA, Canada). 31 Morehead St, Lambton. 4956 2066, www.newcastle.lizottes.com.au

Friday 22ndThe Popes (Ireland). Northern Star Hotel, 112 Beaumont St, Hamilton (Newcastle). 4961 1087, www.northernstarhotel.com.au/music.html

Saturday 23rd'Welcome to Canberra 2013' Bush Dance, with Bush Capital Band, caller Beryl Pedvin. Yarralumla Woolshed. 8-11.30pm. $24, $22, MFS and interstate $19, student half price. [email protected]

The Merry Muse Friday 8th March - Bumper Fundrais-ing night for 2xx folk programs.Friday 15th March - Vin Garbutt sup-ported by O'Neill and RogersFriday 22nd March - Merry Muse CeiliSunday 31st March - Merry Muse at the NationalCanberra Southern Cross Club, 54 Mc-Caughey St, Turner, ACT. 7.30pm. $17, $14, $12, under-16 free. Tim 0412 463 388. www.merrymuse.org.au

Don't mention the Wall!Songs & stories from the fall of the Berlin Wall & beyond with Deta & Rob Rayner from 'The Beez' playing classics & originals from Bowie to The Beatles, from Polka to Punk and Klezmer to Cabaret.

Where/when to catch them this month:

7.30pm, Sat 2nd: The Shack, Narrabeen7pm, Fri 15th: Humph Hall, Allambie Hts. (02) 9939 8802


Jackson comes home for his final public pluck!He’s played live to more Australian kids than the Wiggles, released 36 albums, and even coached Prime Minister Julia Gil-lard on the intricacies of the ukulele; and now – after 40 years as a travelling entertainer and music teacher - he’s giving up plucking in public.

He is the highly acclaimed children’s entertainer, author, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Jackson (no not the Thriller guy) and he is set to give his final concert at the Na-tional Folk Festival in Canberra at Easter.

Jackson, a household name with performances of hit kid’s songs Bananas in Pyjamas and Dr Knickerbocker, has performed on stages and television screens across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and the UK – but says he wants his farewell con-cert in Canberra.

“Although I’ve played all over Australia and I’m now living in Victoria, Canberra has always been my spiritual home, and it’s also where my career began; so this is my coming home and completing the circle.”

Jackson has released 36 albums – with ‘Playmates’ reaching Platinum status and Bunyips, Bunnies and Brumbies, Dances for Little Kids and Ain’t it Great to Be Crazy achieving Gold.

He calculates that he’s played to over 3 million children live in his touring school shows, and reached many more millions via his records and television appearances.

He featured in an ABC for Kids video and on ABC TV shows: Playmates, My Squiggle, and Alexander Bunyips Billabong & is known for his witty, intelligent lyrics, his warm engaging manner & his gift for being silly. “I basically go for the funny bone, littering my performances with bits of useful information & peppering them with lots of humour, funny songs & silly ideas.”

Update on this year's National Folk Festival International folk superstars from around the world will headline this year’s National Folk Festival, which will also pay tribute to our National Capital in its centenary year.

Irish singer/songwriters Paul Brady and Andy Irvine, whose self titled 1976 recording is regarded as one of the best folk al-bums of all time, will headline the 47th festival, being held at Canberra’s Exhibition Park for five days at Easter.

Joining Brady and Irvine are the cream of Australian and international folk and roots music, including, Seth Lakeman (UK) Finbar Furey (Ire), Kieran Kane (US) and David Francey (Canada), David Olney and Sergio Webb (USA), Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas (Scot/USA), James Keelaghan (Can), Apodimi Compania (Greece) the London Klezmer Quartet (UK), Jordie Lane (Aust), Damian Howard Band (Aust), Husky (Aust) Himmerland (Denmark), Chris Smither (USA), Southland (Ire) Red Molly (US) + many, many more.

What makes the National unique from other festivals is the chance to not only watch, but to meet, sing, dance and play along with the festival stars in venues like the Bohemia Bar or the world-famous festival Session Bar.

Established Canberra performers like Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens, Shortis and Simpson, Wiradjuri Echoes, Franklyn B Paverty and the Bush Capital Band will join emerging acts like the Miss Chiefs, Hashemoto, Burley Griffin and Son of Rut in recognition of the capital’s rich musical heritage.

“Artistic Program Manager Pam Merrigan has done an amazing job putting together a program of this quality & depth in her first year in the job,” said Festival Director Sebastian Flynn.

“We have made a number of exciting improvements to the festival site which will make it more accessible to our patrons, par-ticularly the inclusion of a number of new smaller, more intimate venues around the site,” he said.

“This is a fantastic festival, particularly for people with children who would like them to experience a wide range of music, dance & street theatre in a safe & friendly environment”.

For the first time this year, people can bring children under seven at no cost, young people from 7-15 qualify for children’s prices & there’s a special “season of day” passes available before the end of January which allows people to come with three friends for one day, or one friend for two days

Our early-bird sales close on 24 March, when tickets go to gate prices. Tickets can be purchased through our website folkfesti-val.org.au or by calling: 1300 235 849

Media Contacts: Sebastian Flynn – Managing Director [email protected] 0414 986 240

Pam Merrigan – Artistic Program Manager [email protected] 0424 466 986

Rich Musical Feast at the 2013 National Folk Festival


folk newsAll Aboard!

Shanty sessions on the James Craig resume on Thursday 7th March, from 7.30pm.

The call and response song is the most ancient form of musical communication. It is common in old ballads and nursery songs, and like them, sea shanties tap into a primitive part of the brain. Do you remember the first time you heard a sea shanty? Did it evoke a 'wow' response? It's not like country music, is it? The sea shanties, as we know them, evolved in a relatively short period when sailing vessels worked on the com-mercial routes between Europe and North America. They were work songs sung to sychronise the tasks of hauling up anchor, heaving on the capstan, raising sails, manning the pumps, etc. The different rhythms and short lines made them easy to remember. The forms lent themselves to flexible interpreta-tion and improvisation and you only sang them until the job was done. While they died out as work songs with the advent of steam ships, shanties are still sung in the west for pleas-ure - and are especially popular in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. And they are still used in communities that have a traditional life style, for example among the fishermen hauling up menhaden fish in the waters off North Carolina.

Come and join in the shanty session on Thursday 7th March where members of the Roaring Forties will be singing some of the first shanties they learned. This year, the Forties celebrate 25 years of singing together - shanties have always been at the heart of their repertoire and the fellowship the songs engender keeps the group together. Check out their updated website: www.roaringfortiesfolk.com.

Participation is the key. Being call and response songs, of course you get to join in and please bring your own contribu-tions to lead. Song books are available if you need the words. Aim to arrive from 7.30 and the singing will get underway by 8pm. There’s a break for supper and more singing until about 10.30pm. A great night for less than $10, less if you’re a mem-ber of the Sydney Heritage Fleet - see www.shf.org.au/Applica-tion/Application.html

The 138-year old square rigger, James Craig, is moored at Wharf 7 (58 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont) between the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Foxtel Building. You can get there by walking over the Pyrmont Bridge from Market Street or getting the light rail to Pyrmont Bay station. If you're coming by car, parking is sometimes possible at the Australian National Maritime Museum but is subject to availability. Phone Mike Richter 0419 992 119 or email [email protected] for more information on the parking. And email Mike if you want to be advised of future Shanty sessions. We aim to hold them on the first Thursday of the month.

Latest News re Patricia earlyPatricia Early is quite unwell in Concord Hospital, but she

enjoys her visitors, despite not having much stamina.

News From the Loaded DogLoaded Dog's rent doubles but entry ONLY rises by $5!Unfortunately Leichhardt Council decided that hire rates for

all Council halls should be at the same rate. Over the decades the Annandale Neighbourhood Centre Management Commit-tee had served it's local community faithfully, offering extra discounts as appropriate & amassed a substantial bank balance even though it offered discounted rent to local groups.

So our rent, at the new community rate is now $135, rather than $68 per night, & entry to the Dog rises $5 from $15/13 to $18/20 from February 2013.

Jackson recalls singing Going on a Bear Hunt with the full Royal Australian Air Force Band, recording Lord of The Dance with a full brass band in the prestige Festival Records studio in Sydney and the first time he ever sang in public at Canberra’s Yarralumla Woolshed, as a few special moments.

“I still love what I do, but there comes a time, and I’d like to go out while I’m still on top and doing what I do well.”

Mike Jackson has earned himself a reputation as a skil-ful ukulele teacher, having produced dozens of learning resources and thousands of workshops at Australian schools, kindergartens and music festivals. One of Mike’s more prominent moments of informal tuition was showing Premier Julia Gillard a few chops on the Uku-lele, on her recent visit to the Woodford Folk Festival over Christmas!

Employing his personally developed teaching method, which uses a simple coloured dot system, Jackson claims he can get anybody playing the Ukulele within 5 mins – including the PM who modestly claims to be from one of the less musical families in Wales!

“Parents are just gob-smacked by the quick results be-cause most think their kids could play an instrument only after years of lessons,” Mike said.

Jackson was also one of the country’s first children’s entertainers to appear as a paid performer on the Austral-ian folk festival circuit and was a big name during the development stages of the ‘kids festival’ phenomenon at major Australian Folk Festivals.

“During the sixties folk revival era, the folk scene was full of uni-students & artists, and it was rare to see chil-dren at folk festivals. By the mid 70’s you could find the occasional performance for kids, & by the 80’s it became an absolute must.”

“The first time I stood on stage at the National Folk Fes-tival in 1974, I had no idea I could actually make a full time living from music.”

Mike Jackson farewells 40 years on the big stage this Easter at National Folk Festival.


go Jane go‘Go Jane Go’ - David Francey

(Canada), Kieran Kane and Lucas Kane (US), with Kane Welch Kap-lin (US) - kick off their Australian tour at The Barn at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, Bungendore, on Sat-urday 2nd March. They’re one of Nashville’s favourite contemporary Americana bands, playing a unique style of music incorporating blues, country and folk.

The farm will be open from 6.30pm, with Go Jane Go taking to the stage at 8pm. Pack a picnic, drinks and great friends and enjoy the ambience of this beauti-ful farm valley. There’s a large open grill for BBQing, and you can pick up supplies on your way through Bungendore and support the local community.

Mulloon Creek Natural Farms is an outstanding example of organic, free range, ethical farming. It is open to the public a few times each year for field days.

Tickets are $48 and can be purchased online at www.themullooninstitute.org or by calling Nicole on 0408 584 900.

Notes, Newtown Closed!Notes, Newtown suddenly

closed in early February. All shows originally scheduled there had to be moved - at very short notice, writes John Gallagher.

Some have been moved to Blue Beat, Double Bay, which is an excellent new venue run by Chris Richards, who ran The Base-ment for many years. It could be described as being like The Base-

ment, only much better! John understands the food is very good. There is plenty of parking on the local streets, as well as a Wilson’s car park nearby.

Most of the others have been moved to the Cat and Fiddle, Balmain.If you have already booked tickets for any of these shows, you will be noti-

fied by Oztix about the changes. Don't be concerned, John says - all bookings are secure. If the show you have booked for has been moved to Blue Beat, everything remains the same, except the venue. Your bookings, whether dinner and show or general admission, will be honoured at Blue Beat.

For all shows moved to the Cat and Fiddle all tickets will be refunded. For Abi-gail Washburn on 6th March, general admission tickets can be booked (see Dates For Your Diary). For all the other shows moving to the Cat and Fiddle, all tickets will be at the door on the night, and at a lower price than they were at Notes.

ABC television to feature Cole’s WoolshedCole’s Woolshed and the Camperdown community will be on show when

ABC’s Landline comes on March 7 to film a performance of The Man They Call The Banjo.

Tim Lee from ABC televeison, Landline contacted Felix Meagher (composer of The Man They Call The Banjo) expressing excitment at filming a performance of the show at a venue of national interest. The tel-evison crew will film the rehearsal during the afternoon, and will as unobtrusively as possible film the pre-show entertainment – a tour of the woolshed and the shearing of a sheep to poetry recited by Colin Driscoll, and the show itself. The following day the Tim will interview various members of the Banjo cast.

Szőttes Hungarian Dance Ensemble

On Saturday 2nd March, 25 danc-ers and four musicians direct from Bratislava will present a concert and a táncház (dance), at DMSZ South Hungarian Club, 31 Glendenning Road, Glendenning. The Szőttes Dance Ensemble (www.szottes.sk) represents the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and performs traditional dance to live music from the Hungarian community in Slo-vakia, Hungary and Transylvania. They are performing once only in Sydney - this is not to be missed!

There will be a Kids dance work-shop, 5.30-6.30pm, taught by the Szőttes dancers to live music for kids from 5 to 15 years old. The concert, "While the memory of it remains" (7-9pm), is a glimpse into rural life across Slovakia, Hungary and Transylvania. With over 20 dancers and live music, the violins, visuals and dynamic dance take you to another world! It will be fol-lowed at 9.30 by the Táncház - a chance to stay around and meet, dance and party with Szőttes, with music provided by Szőttes and The Transylvaniacs. This is when those spontaneous inspirational moments occur. Unreserved seating. Get there early to find your own table. $25, $20 concession, $50 family, $5 children under 15, children under 5 free. Dinner bookings, $12, are essen-tial. Refreshments and alcoholic bever-ages are available at club prices. Dinner bookings, and info, Sally Corry 9591 9885, [email protected]

55 Year CelebrationsPreparations are well under way

for the celebratory weekend of events marking 55 years of the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers.

These events will be held Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April 2013 and will commence with a Welcome Ceili on the Friday night. Saturday and Sunday, Jerry O'Reilly of Brooks Academy, Dublin, will be conducting dance workshops. Saturday night will be a four hour 'Festive Ceili on Sydney Harbour' on board 'Proclaim' (1939), largest of the Rosman Ferries - there will be a bar on board and finger food supper will be served. Music by The Coast Ceili Band.

Enquiries, bookings and registration for these events can be made by email or telephone: Margaret and Bill Winnett [email protected], 9150 6765, 0419 334 335. Come, dance with us!

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ChoirsMondayA Choired Taste, Glebe, led by David West-more, 9716 7016AshCapella, Ashfield, led by Mary-Jane Field, 9090 2362Ecopella. Blue Mountains, Miguel Heat-wole, 9810 4601 [email protected] Bound Groove Train. Petersham, led by Linda Calgaro, 9518 4135Inner West Chamber Choir, Leichhardt, led by Rachelle Elliott. 9797 1917. [email protected]. Manly, Karen Smith, (0415) 221 113, [email protected]. Ultimo, led by Mara and Llew Kiek, 47514910 People’s Chorus. Newcastle, led by Rod Noble, 49 623432Unaccompanied Baggage. North Sydney, led by Stuart Davis, [email protected], Katoomba, ledby Rachel Hore 4759 2456, [email protected], Neutral Bay, led by David West-more, 9716 7016Ecopella. Illawarra area (alternate Tuesdays), led by Miguel Heatwole 9810 4601, [email protected] Roc Lawson, led by Rachel Hore, 47592456, [email protected] 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] Next Door, Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill, meets weekly at Sea View Hall, Seaview St, Dulwich Hill. 12.30pm. (Seniors mostly) Contact Allan 9520 6180WednesdayChoralation. Abbotsford (school terms), Margaret Grove [email protected] Ecopella. Erskineville, led by Miguel Heat-wole, 9810 4601 [email protected] Heathens. Blackheath, day time 2pm- 4pm. Led by Chris Wheeler 4787 5725 chriswheelersanddealers.com.auNoteTonight, Josephine. Glebe, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016The Spots. Christina Mimmocchi, Randwick 0410 682 061The Sydney Welsh Choir, men and women. Meet on Wednesday evenings at Concord Bap-tist Church hall. 7pm - 9pm. 20 + performanc-es p.a. Contact MD Viv 4739 0384, [email protected]. President Clive 9997 2019.ThursdayBouddi Voice. Kincumber (school terms), led by C & C Sainsbury, contact 43 683270Chorella Community Choir. Richmond, con-tact Ellen 4578 2975

folk contactsCleftomaniacs. Waterloo, led by Gary Smith, [email protected] Solidarity Choir. Erskinville, Cathy Rytmeis-ter, 0438 683 867, [email protected], women’s a cappella choir. Wood-ford. Led by Alison Jones 4759 2880Pacopezants. Balkan Choir Fri 4pm, Katoomba. June 4782 1554. [email protected] Sydney Street Choir. CBD, led by Peter Lehner 0425 268 771SundayBlue Mountains Trade Union Choir. Upper Mts., contact Kate 47 82 5529.

Dance MondayBush Music Club Dance Workshop. Begin-ners, experienced, 7.30pm, Pennant HillsCommunity Centre, downstairs. Except Jan. and public holidays. Felicity 9456 2860International Folk Dancing. School term, Earlwood Senior Citizens Ctr, 362 Homer St 10am-12pm. 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], www.rscds.org.auBelly Dance, basic/beginners 7pm, choreog-raphy 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 Dance Class. Mytilenean House, 225 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury 7.30pm - 9pm. Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875, [email protected] Hungarian Dance Class. Ultimo, 8pm -10pm. Gary Dawson 9559 4485. [email protected] Country Dancing, Sydney. Playford Dance Group. Occasionally at Lidcombe. TBA. Patricia 9649 6978 or Mike or Ros on 9929 8193 Scottish Country Dancing. St John’s Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, Wahroonga, 7.30pm-10.30pm. All welcome. Catherine Bonner 9489 5027Scottish Country Dancing Fort Street School, Observatory Hill, City. 6pm to 8pm Nea MacCulloch 9904 1358(a/h) or Lynn 8244 9618(w)Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group. International Dancing, Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place, 7.30pm-9pm. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813Turkish Dance Class. Lidcombe Community Centre, 8pm-10pm. Yusuf Nidai 9646 1166

Ukrainian (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 178 228.WednesdayAlbion Fair, North-West Morris Dancing Lilyfield Community Centre, Cecily and O’Neill Sts, 7.45pm. Angie Milce 9817 3529Australian Heritage Dancers. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8pm -10pm. Jim Young 9412 3721 [email protected] - australianheritagedancers.org.auBalmoral Scottish Country Dance Group Seniors’ Centre, Mosman Square, Mosman 7pm - 9.15pm. Nell Morgan 9981 4769.Epping Scottish Country Dance Club St Aidan’s Church Hall, Downing St, 7.30pm-10pm. All levels welcome. Clare Haack 9484 5947 [email protected] Scottish Country Dance Society 7pm-10pm, Church of Christ, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming. Cecily Cork 4384 3527, Jan McCudden 4329 5537Greek Folk Dance Class. PCYC Marrickville, 531 Illawarra Road, Marrickville. 7.30pm - 9pm. Vas Aligiannis 0407 081 875 (02) 9708 0801, [email protected] Folk Dancing for Older Women. School terms only, 9am-10am beginners, 10am-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. 8pm-9.30pm. Alarna 0401 167 910.Sutherland Shire Bush Dance Group. Uniting Church, 4 Gosport St, Cronulla, 7.30pm-10pm. $3. Beginners most welcome. Partners not necessary. Mike 9520 2859Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group International dancing, Como Guides Hall, cnr Warraba & Mulyan Sts, Como West 9.30am, - 11am & 11.30am - 12.30pm. Kaye 9528 4813, [email protected] Labyrinth World Dancers. Term time, 7.30-9.30pm. Glenbrook Baptist Church Hall, King St. Jo Barrett 4739 6498 or Jeanette Mollenhauer 4739 0909English Country Dancing for the Over


55’s. American Contra + Beginners English, 11.30am - 1pm. Advanced English 2pm-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 Angli-can), 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 Dance Class. Mytilenian House, 225 Canterbury , 7.30pm. (Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875, [email protected] Shire Folk Dance Group. International 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 8pm-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 Ortho-dox 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. 8pm-llpm, $3. Chris Wild 9560 2910.Scottish Country Dancing. Adult classes, beginners welcome, children 6.30pm -7.30pm, adults 8pm-10.30pm, Beecroft Primary School, $2. Sheena Caswell 9868 2075, Heather Dryburgh 9980 7978Scottish Country Dancing. Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Port Hacking Rd, Caringbah (rear Library), 8pm. Beginners/other levels. G. Milton 9524 4943, Erica Nimmo 9520 4781SaturdayBush Music Club Bush Dances. Feb-Dec (not Easter), 8pm-12pm, $17/$14/$12 incl. supper, children to 12 free. Beecroft Com-munity Ctr 1st Sat, Sigrid 9980 7077, Wilma 9489 5594, Peter 9477 5848Central Coast Bush Dance. Second Satur-day, 7.30pm - 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. Second Saturday. 8pm, Uniting Church, 9am-11am Bay St, Rockdale. $3 incl. supper. Chris Thom 9587 9966.Scottish and Old Time Dancing Orkney

and Shetland Assoc. 3rd Sat, 8pm-11 pm. St David’s Hall, Dalhousie St, Haberfield. $3 inc. supper. Visitors most welcome. Jean Cooney 9874 5570.Macedonian Dance Class Rockdale. 6.30pm-8.30pm, $5. Y Kaporis 0412 861 180Mortdale Scottish Dancers Learners 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] Miscellany (Medieval Dancing). All Saints Parish House, cnr Oxford and Cromwell Sts, New Lambton. Saturdays, 3.30pm-5.30pm. $10. Dianne 4936 6220

Music in Concert TuesdayThe Screw Soapers Guild - Writers Present-ers & Listeners Group 4th Tues, 7.30pm, stories, poems, songs & conversation. Albert 9600 7153, [email protected], folkclub.com/folkodyssey/WednesdayWisefolk Club. Last Wed in month, 11am-2.30pm, Toongabbie Bowling Club, 12 Sta-tion Rd, lunch at club bistro. Sonia 9621 2394 Allen 9639 7494,Thursday Sutherland Acoustic Night. 2nd Thurs con-certs. All ages. Floor spots welcome. Enjoy friendly, sociable entertainment, support local talent. 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 & floor spots, light supper provided BYO grog. Barry Parks 9807 9497 [email protected] Folk Club. 1st Friday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Sts, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acous-tic Club, or SNC Acoustic Club Regular folk nights 4th Fri (Feb-Nov), 8pm $7/$5 Spring-wood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd, Springwood. (next to Civic Centre). Visitors and floor performers welcome. Mark Hand 4721 4230 [email protected] Music Club. 2nd and 4th Fri 8pm, Northmead Scout Hall, Whitehaven Rd, Northmead. Sessions always happen so bring instruments. Allen 9639 7494 [email protected]. or Ray Pulis 9899 2102.SaturdayBluegrass & Traditional Country Music Society of Aust. 1st Sat, March-December Sydney get-together. Annandale Neighbour-hood Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale. Band workshop 6.30pm, concert 7.45pm, jamming all night. All welcome: $6/$8. (02) 9456 1090 bluegrassoldtimeaustralia.orglllawarra Folk Club. 3rd Sat, Wollongong

City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Sts, 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.auMacquarie Towns Music Club. 3rd Sat,7.30pm Alternates between concert (featuring guest artist + blackboard) & round robin jam sessions. PO Box 794, Richmond. 2753 Lydia Bowen-Clare 4576 0521 [email protected] Shack. 1st Sat, 21st century original, contemp & trad. folk music at The Tramshed, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen 7:30. BYO drinks & nibblies. Rhonda (0416) 635 856 or Roxana [email protected] Folk Club. Central Coast, 4th Sat. 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opp. Fisher-man’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available.includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or (0419) 231 319Fairlight Folk Acoustic Lounge. Four times a year, Feb, May, Aug, Nov (usually 1st Sat) 7.30pm. Quality live acoustic music in a comfortable, relaxed environment. After show - jam. BYO drinks and nibbles. Light refreshments available. William St Studios, Fairlight (Baptist Church down from Sydney Rd.) Rosie 9948 7993. fairlightfolk.com

Sessions & Free WorkshopsMonday Bush Music Club. Music Workshop. Addi-son Rd. Community Centre, 44/142 Addison Road, Marrickville, 7.30pm. All singers & musicians welcome. Bob 9569 7244, [email protected] Music Session. 2nd & 4th Tues 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 Session, Gaelic Club 8pm. plus Irish music lessons including fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo. 1st Floor, 64 Devon-shire St. Surry Hills, 9212 1587 [email protected] Bush Poets. Last Wed 7pm. Gos-ford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts. Every-one welcome to share in night of fun, friend-ship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or [email protected] Acoustic. Fourth 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 95762301Blackheath Folk Club. 1st Thurs, 7.30pm, Ivanhoe Hotel, cnr Gt Wstn Hwy & Govetts Leap Rd. Christine/Peter 4787 7246FridayBush Music Club Beer & Cheese Night.


Themed music nights, 1st Fri (exc. hols), 8-10pm. Bring something to sing, eat, drink. Hut 44, Addison Rd Com. Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 9569 7244, [email protected] Suburbs Poetry Group. 1st Fri, Church in the Market Place, Bondi Junction. 6.30-8.30pm. 9349 6958Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club. 4th Fri, (Feb-Nov) 8pm, $7/$5, Springwood Neighbourhood Ctr, Mac-quarie Rd (next to library & Oriental Hotel) Visitors & floor spots welcome, Theresa 4751 8157, Jeannette 4754 4893FridayBluegrass jam/tune session. Friendly jam withy like minded musicians. Music pro-vided, chord knowledge required. Listeners welcome. Gymea Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. 7.30pm. Enq. Jenny 95762301SundayHotel Illawarra Wollongong. 3rd Sun, 3pm, spoken word, 5pm acoustic music Irish Music Session. Kellys, King St, New-town, 6pm. 9559 6300Irish Music Session. 3rd Sunday. Bennet Hotel, Hamilton, 4-7.30pm Roz and Shane Kerr 4967 3167Irish Music Sessions. Dicey Riley’s, Wol-longong 2pm.Music lessons for kids. 12-3pm. 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 4864Sydney Scottish Fiddlers. 1st & 3rd Sun, 2-5pm, New Church, 4 Shirley Rd Roseville. All ages. Trish 9416 2402

Regional EventsBateman's BayScottish Country Dancing. Batemans Bay Caledonian Society -Tue 7.30pm Batemans Bay Bowling Club - all welcome. 4457 2065.BellingenCeltic Australian Session. Sat from 1pm. Northern end of Church Street cafe strip. John 6655 5898 Carole 6655 1225Blue MountainsBlue Mountains Heritage Dancers. Wed in term time, 7.30-930pm. Wentworth Falls SOA. 217 Great Westn Hwy. (0439) 314 948, [email protected] or (0412) 786 988Blue Labyrinth World Dancers. Thursday in term time, 7.30-9.30pm. Glenbrook Baptist church hall, King St. Jo Barrett 4739 6498, Jeanette Mollenhauer 4739 0909Blue Mountains Folk. Mid Mountains Com-munity Centre, Joy Anderson Room, 7 New St, Lawson. 3rd Sunday, 3.30pm - 6pm. Nick Szentkuti 4758 7953, [email protected] Session at the Carrington, Katoomba. 4th Sunday, 3pm.

BraidwoodBraidwood Folk Music Club. 3rd Thurs Anglican Church Hall, BYO everything. Sue 4842 8142Tallaganda Dance Troupe. Folk dance, Mon. 9.30am 35 Coronation Ave, Braidwood. Noela 4842 8004Broken HillOccasional Acoustic Jam Nights. Bell’s Milk Bar. Contact Broken Hill Art Exchange, (08) 8008 3171Central CoastTroubadour. 4th Sat. 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opp. Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available. includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or (0419) 231 319CobargoYuin Folk Club. Occasional Folk Nights. David Crowden 0404 359 631. [email protected], www.cobargofolkfesti-val.com CoomaInternational Folk Dancing. Uniting Church Hall, Soho St, Thurs, 6pm. Fran 6453 3282DubboDubbo Folk Club. Usually 2nd Sun, 2.30pm, Western Star Hotel. All welcome. Di Clifford 6882 0498 (0458) 032 150gosfordGosford Bush Poets. - last Wed 7pm Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or [email protected] Bush Traditions Sessions. Old Goulburn Brewery. 1st Fri (except Jan & April), 7.30pm. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Road David Johnson 4884 4214 bushtraditions.org/sessions/goulburnsession.htmIrish and Celtic Music Sessions. Old Goulburn Brewery. 3rd Fri. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Road. 4821 6071.gulgongGulgong Folk Club, 3rd Fri, Waratah Hotel, Mudgee 5pm. PO Box 340, Gulgong NSW 2852, Bob Campbell 02 6373 4600, gulgong-folkfestival.comKiama“No Such Thing”. Yvonne O’Grady hosts an Australian tune session suitable for beginners every Mon. 4233 1073 [email protected] Folk Lounge, 1st Wed, 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 Sun 2-4pm. Beginners and visitors always

welcome. All Saints Anglican Hall, New Lambton. Enq. Margaret Kenning 4952 1327 email: [email protected] or Bill Propert 4946 5602 email [email protected] and Hunter Valley Folk Club. 1st Sat. 7.30pm (not Jan) Wesley Centre, Beaumont St, Hamilton. (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 Sun, 3-6pm. Lake Macquarie Hotel, opp. Morissett Railway Station. (0418) 146 555 or (0418) 146 554, [email protected] Folk Circle. 4th Sun. Teralba Community Hall, Anzac Pade, Lake Macqua-rie. 4-7pm. $2.50. Paul 4959 6030. [email protected]’s Chorus Practice. 6pm, Trades Hall Council Meeting Rooms (opp. Panthers’ main entrance), Newcastle. Rod Noble 4962 3432 [email protected] Irish Set Dancers, Tues, 7.30-9pm, Scots Kirk, Hamilton, Newcastle. Julia or Arthur, 4955 5701 [email protected], or users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/Hunter Bush Poets, 2nd Tue 7pm, Tarro Hotel; Ron Brown 4951 6186. Hunter Folk Dancers. Enq. 4955 5701, Irish Music Session. Bennett Hotel, Hamil-ton, 3rd Sun, 4pm. 4967 3167Newcastle Poetry in the Pub, 3rd Mon, 7.30pm, Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton. Glenn 4967 1460.Newcastle Strath Hunter Dancers. Adults: Mon 7.30pm, Wallsend Uniting Church. Juniors: Thur 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 welcome. 4952 1327. [email protected] Beehive, as requested. 8 Lewis St, Islington. Neville Cunningham 4969 4246. NowraBalkan and International Folk Dance, Mon, 7.30pm, Cambewarra Hall. Suzi Kraw-czyk 4446 0569, [email protected] Folk Dance, Progress Hall, Boorawine Tce, Callala Bay. Tues (school term) 7.15-9pm. 446 6550, [email protected] Craic. 9 piece acoustic trad band. Tue 7.30 Chris 4446 1185, [email protected] or Mark 4454 5028, [email protected] Country Dance Group, Presb. 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, Bomad-erry Bowling Club, formal concerts, not always folk, approx quarterly. 4421 3470.


Focus on Folk6-7pm 1st & 3rd Saturdays

2nd March John Milce16th March Kate DelaneyAnyone with a CD they would like to add to the library collection for consideration for airplay please forward to:

Focus on Folk, Post Office Box A182, Sydney South 1235.

OrangeOrange Dirt Music. 3rd Sat from 3pm. Jam sessions of acoustic folk, jazz, blues etc. rotating around each others’ houses - all wel-come. [email protected] 6365 8221Southern 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. 4861 6076.Burrawang Folk, 4887 7271Southern Highlands Recreational lnter-national 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 9-11am. 6552 5142.Wagga WaggaDownside Bush Dance & Open Mic, Tin Shed Rattlers, 1st Sat, 6928 5541.WauchopeCafé Blue Frog.1st Sat, 7.30pm: Concert (in-vited artists), 3rd Sat, 7.30pm: Open session. High St. 6585 1488 [email protected] Jam Session, 3rd Sat. 7.30-11pm. Thirroul Neighbouhood Centre next to PO.lllawarra Folk Club, 1st Fri & 3rd Sat, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Sts, 1300 887 034 www.illawar-rafolkclub.org.au JamberooSession, Jamberoo Pub, Thurs, 7.30pm. [email protected]’s Breakfast. Wed. 7.15am. Wollongong Writers’ Centre, Town Hall, Corrimal St. Tony Stoddart, [email protected] Folk Club, 12.30pm, Mon & Fridays. Old timey, bluegrass, Celtic session. Duck Pond (in front of library), Uni of Wollongong. David Harman, [email protected] White Heather Scottish Country Dance Group, Mon, 7.30-10pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Kembla St. All wel-come. Arnold Thurling 4228 1986 or Grace Halliday 4229 3480Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club, Bush Dance, Wed, 8pm, musos & dancers all welcome, Community Hall, West Dapto Rd, Wongawilli. David 0409 57 1788. www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au:

Across The BorderACtMonaro Folk Society, PO Box 482 Civic Sq, ACT 2608 (0409) 817 623 [email protected] mfs.org.au/wiki/index.php/CalendarNorthern territory Top End Folk Club, PO Box 41551, Casua-rina, NT 0811. Di Howard, (08) 8945 0436 (ah), www.members.ozemail.com.au/Queensland Brisbane Folk Club, (07) 3345 1718.Cairns Folk Club, Ray Elias (07) 4039 2493 The Folk Rag (Mag), PO Box 517, Everton Park 4053, (0437) 736 799 or (07) 3855 1091, [email protected] FolkRag.orgQld Colonial & 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 Cat.

grimickOne of the Northern Beaches most popular young bands is appearing as part of a special fundraising concert for the Northern Beaches Music Festival7pm, Friday 15th March 2013 Humph Hall 85 Allambie Road, Allambie Hts.Bookings: (02) 9939 8802 [email protected]

Beth Sowter, [email protected]; www.celt.com.au; PO Box 100, Legana, as 7277.Folk Federation of Tas Inc. PO Box 1638 Hobart 7001. Peter (0409) 216 752victoriaBallarat Folk Club, John (03) 5332 7872Boite World Music Cafe, Fitzroy, (03) 9417 3550 (w), http:// www.boite.asn.auGeelong Folk Club, 2nd. Fri - Coffee House Folk- singing & session - Cafe Go! Bellerine St. from 7.30pm. Last Fri - Upstairs at The Pancake Kitchen, Moorabool St. for songs & session. (03) 5221 1813 or (03) 5261 3443Traditional Social Dance Assoc. of Victo-ria. Marion Stabb (03) 9439 7100Victorian Folk Music Club Inc. GPO Box 2025S, Melbourne 3001. Brian (03) 9884 9476, [email protected] (03) 9876 4366, [email protected] AustraliaWA Folk Federation. PO Box 328, Ingle-wood, WA, 6932. (08) 9375 9958.www.wafolk.iinet.net.au [email protected]


Chris Smither – Hundred Dollar valentine(Signature Sounds 2012)Before rock music found a way to make listeners sad in novel ways, there was country and the blues. Chris Smither has been making quietly successful, powerful songs to make you wistful since 1970. Morrissey and countless Emo bands could learn a thing or two by listening to Smither’s entire catalog, and Hundred Dollar Valentine’s is as good a place as any to start. Here, he sings about life, loss, and regret just like he’s successfully done for the past 30 years.Chris Smither doesn’t sing about a happy life, but that’s not really what he’s really about (the blues aren’t about sunshine, and country isn’t about happy relationships). Hundred Dol-lar Valentine is the embodiment of melancholia. Smither has sung about times gone by and regrets before now—see his previous thirteen albums—but there’s something about this particular one that cuts.You might remember the 2006 album Leave the Light On. Here, he revisits the titular track and borrows his own melody and music for the fantastic track “What They Say”:

They say the good die young but it ain’t certain I’ve been good all day

I ain’t hurt nothing anyway I’m too old to die young

Chris Smither sees the end in sight and he’s not certain how he feels about it. He hasn’t hurt anyone, necessarily, but he hasn’t been a sweet little lamb. “Feeling by Degrees” explores the imminence of death and feelings of, not-quite ambivalence. There’s fear there and acceptance and every

pluck of the guitar strings twinges your heart.There’s a ton of artists out there that don’t make you feel any-thing, even if they’re good. But that’s what Smither excels at: You feel what he’s feeling (or what you think he’s feeling, anyway). He punches you in the face with pure emotion. This isn’t a trip where you come out smiling, but you’ve also never felt so good feeling so miserable.There’s nothing new here [well, this is Smither’s first album of all originals; that’s pretty new -ed], but you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. The wheel was a pretty good invention, and Hundred Dollar Valentine is a damned good album.(Reprinted from Driftwood Magazine)

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