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28 - 30 April 2017 21 st BIRTHDAY Official Program MAJOR SPONSOR koroitirishfestival.com.au @koroitirishfestival 1 FESTIVAL COMMITTEE Chris Evans President / Kids Entertainment James Sault Treasurer CONTENTS Emma McElgunn Secretary / Gaelic sports Anthony Brady Music Director WELCOME Leon Carey Sponsorship President’s Message 3 Dallas Ludeman Sponsorship Festival Committee 3 Emma Moloney Sponsorship / Festival Program Barry Brody Infrastructure / Street Procession ARTIST PROFILES 4 Jarrod Gleeson Infrastructure PROGRAM Anthony Dowling Street Procession / Schools Festival Program 8 Neale Dobson Street Procession / Schools Festival Map 9 Emma Riddington Danny Boy / Emerging Talent 7 Oonagh Kilpatrick Irish Liaison FEATURES Sharon Wohlers Street Stalls Artist of the Year 10 Catriona Hill Website It’s Our 21st Birthday! 11 Adele MacDonald Pizza Cook-Off / Flaming Folk Great Signs 11 Peter McDonald Venue Management Tickets Please 12 Kevin Dwyer Venue Manager Sunday, Funday 13 Julian McElgunn Village Green Entertainment Flaming Folk 14 Anthony Evans OH&S Safety Officer Brilliant Buskers 14 Natarsha O’Donnell Street Entertainment / SPONSORS 16 Slow Session President’s Message Welcome to this years Koroit Irish Festival, our 21st staging. This milestone is a great achievement and I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all the time and effort of not only the volunteers who have ever so kindly donated their time and resources, but also the community organisations who embrace and support our great event. Without this dedication, support and hard work we would not be enjoying the wonderful event we stage each year. We would also like to recognise all the fantastic performers and entertainers who make our event what it is. CHRIS EVANS President To all the people and businesses of Koroit, congratulations to you on the Koroit Irish Festival ongoing support you give to this amazing event each year. Committee In particular I would like acknowledge our Major Sponsor Koroit Lions Club Op Shop along with our Gold Clover Sponsors Commercial Hotel, Dalys IGA, Davidson’s Quarries, Izzys Restaurant, James Purcell, Murray Goulburn, Oliver Ramsay Security, Programmed, Snaauw’s Kitchens and Western District Crane Services. FRI Sold Out Also to our Festival Partners Embassy of Ireland, FRRR, Gwen and Edna Jones Foundation, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Moyne Shire Council, South West SAT $15 Community Foundation Koroit Sub Fund and Visit Victoria. Thank you to our U/18 FREE official media partners 3YB and The Standard. Your support is invaluable. On behalf of the Irish festival committee we hope you enjoy this years festival. Happy 21st! Regards Chris 2 3 Artist Profiles Artist Profiles ANGELA KENNA AND tunes and are an authentic and Festival. They will set the streets of KAYLA DWYER KNOT O’ THE GATE LIKELY CELTS KEELAN MAST most loved part of the Koroit Irish Koroit alight with their brilliance, Festival family. as they have at festivals across Australia. Sat 1.45pm Izzys Restaurant Sat 3.15pm Oliver Ramsay Stage Sat 12.45pm Oliver Ramsay Stage DAMIEN LEITH GABBY STEEL Koroit’s very own shooting star. Melbourne band Knot O’ The An exciting yet relaxing This dynamic duo have teamed Kayla Dwyer is making some Gate will make their Koroit mix of Irish and traditional up to create some memorable serious headway in her musical debut. They are regulars at the arrangements, original tunes and music and performances in 2017. career having performed at Melbourne Celtic Club and will songs, treated with a reverent Both talented performers in their Tamworth as well as a knockout be a huge addition to our great splash of other world elements. own right, Angela and Keelan show at last year’s Koroit Irish Festival. Likely Celts are excited for 2017 are planning to give Koroit Festival. Be prepared to be blown and their ‘funky blend’ of existing Irish Festival patrons a show to away by this exciting local talent Fri 8.00pm Commercial Hotel and new material. remember. The brilliant Damien Leith will Gabby Steel is a 17 year old as she hits the stage in her home Sat 1.15pm Oliver Ramsay Stage make a return to Koroit in 2017. who has always had a passion town. Sat 4.15pm Dalys IGA Village Green Sat 11.00am Oliver Ramsay Stage Sat 12.50pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage This outstanding performer has for music and being on stage. Sat 2.45pm Izzys Restaurant been thrilling crowds for over a Though she enjoys performing a Sat 12.30pm Koroit Theatre decade and he will again be a variety of music, the old classics BHAN TRE star of the Koroit Irish Festival. that get you singing and tapping your toes are her favourites to Sat 6.00pm Koroit Theatre play. She has played guitar and piano for the past nine years. DREAM SEASON Sat 1.40pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage COMMERCIAL JIMEOIN HOTEL KOROIT We are very excited that Bhan Tre is coming to Koroit to be part of our 21st Birthday. Bhan FRIDAY 28 APRIL SATURDAY 29 APRIL Tre have long been a Koroit Knot O' The Gate 10am Tommy Tuddy & Mick Irish Festival favourite and their 1 - 3pm Danny Boy Heats performances in 2017 will be Susan Malikoff and Katrina van .30pm highly anticipated. Someren are secondary students 4pm Mel and Trevor from Warrnambool. Although Sat 12.45pm Dalys IGA Village Green young, they are quickly gaining One of Australia’s best Sat 4.00pm Koroit Theatre recognition and creating a name comedians and favourite for themselves as an emerging Irishmen is coming to Koroit SATURDAY NIGHT band in the local music scene. where he will perform a one-hour CILL-AIRNE show and also take part in a one- 8pm Zeon Sat 3.25pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage on-one interview on the night as part of his role as the 2017 Koroit Irish Rock Band Irish Festival Ambassador. DRUMWORX Jimeoin will not appear at the Festival on Saturday. Join us for some great CRIAC Fri 8.00pm Koroit Theatre (sold out) One of the best traditional Irish groups in the country, Cill-Airne Lunch 7 Days | Dinner Mon - Sat have a wealth of talent that is displayed in their high quality BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL performances. Cill-Airne put their We are thrilled that Drumworx is Best Cold Beer In Town coming to the 2017 Koroit Irish own spin on some classic Irish Ph: 5565 8510 VR2128070 4 5 Artist Profiles Artist Profiles MARIA FORDE three years. Throughout that time, Emerging from a weekly Irish TOMMY, TUDDY AND TONGUE TIED ZEON he has also played solo acoustic 'shed' session, The Common revel MICK gigs and events on the side. in traditional Irish tunes blended with contemporary folk rock songs Sat 3.00pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage and Newfoundland sea shanties. This thigh-slapping trio from the Geelong Surf Coast, sail from OLD MELBOURNE ROAD sweetly sad ballads to rollicking and rambunctious sing-a-longs Our 2015 Festival Artist of the Year that will no doubt catch the eye One of the most exciting young Maria Forde is back playing on and delight the ear. This trio of Tommy Brooks, Frank Tongue Tied is a Warrnambool Irish bands in Australia, Zeon are Saturday in the Festival Arena “Tuddy” Bowman and Mick based singing, song writing established stars in Melbourne and on Sunday at the Infant Sat 1.30pm Koroit Theatre Morgan have been regulars at pop and soul duo, Indie and and can’t wait to play at the Jesus Church. Sat 3.45pm Izzys Restaurant the Koroit Irish Festival since it Hudson Buckle, who craft and Koroit Irish Festival. Zeon bring began in 1997. soulfully sing covers, with flecks of incredible energy to the stage Sat 12.45pm Izzys Restaurant originals. and will have the crowd up and Sat 2.30pm Koroit Theatre Old Melbourne Road are a six THE SIMPSON THREE Sat 10.00am Commercial Hotel dancing. Sun 10.30am Mass, Infant Jesus piece band hailing from Ballarat. Sat 11.00am Izzys Restaurant Sat 1.15pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage Church Koroit They play a mixture of Australian Sat 1.45pm Dalys IGA Village Green Sun 12noon Sing a Song for and Irish folk music and the Sat 4.15pm Oliver Ramsay Stage Ireland Show, Infant Jesus Church bands philosophy is mandatory Sat 8.00pm Commercial Hotel Koroit craic for all who come to see. Fri 8.00pm Mickey Bourkes Hotel NANCIE SCHIPPER Sat 2.15pm Oliver Ramsay Stage Sat 3.15pm Dalys IGA Village Green The Simpson Three are a Sat 8.00pm Mickey Bourkes Hotel trio of siblings who perform predominantly Irish music, with a few interesting flavours! SINCE TUESDAY They are highly talented multi- instrumentalists who perform tight and refined arrangements of traditional and contemporary An amazing young talent, this tunes and songs. singer/songwriter from Killarney is making a huge impact in the Fri 8.00pm Koroit Theatre (sold out) music industry. Nancie Schipper Sat 2.05pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage is already a star and is bound for even greater things. A brilliant four-piece band from Portland who continue to make a TIOSAV JOY Sat 11.00am Dalys IGA Village Green name for themselves with original tunes and outstanding covers. Since Tuesday won the Beks NICK ALEXANDER Bowman Emerging Talent Award at the Koroit Irish Festival in 2015. Sat 2.35pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage One of the most exciting young THE COMMON bands coming out of south-west Victoria. Brilliant vocals and musicianship make them a must- Nick Alexander is a 22-year-old see act. musician and a rising star of the south-west’s music scene. He has Sat 3.50pm Moyne Shire Youth Stage played throughout Warrnambool and surrounding suburbs in his band Altered Minds over the past 6 7 Festival Program FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 12.40pm-12.45pm Commercial Road sponsored by Naming Of Flaming Folk Person 12noon Euchre Tournament, 1.00pm Of The Year Koroit Lions Club Op Senior Citizens Clubrooms, Koroit 12.45pm-1.30pm Shop Street Procession Fun Run Walk, 5.10pm Bhan Tre (Featuring The Flaming Folk Parade) The Blackwood Centre, Koroit 1.45pm-2.30pm All Day Street Entertainment Zeon Opening Night, 7.45pm O’Shea-Ryan Academy of 2.45pm-3.15pm Koroit Theatre (sold out) Irish Dance, Warrnambool Ukulele Spud Picking and Spud Peeling Featuring Jimeoin, Irish quiz and Group, Rhys Crimmin Championships songs from The Simpson Three.