VOL 20.6 NEWSLETTER of December 2009 – January 2010 the ADELAIDE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB INC
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COUNTRY CALL VOL 20.6 NEWSLETTER OF December 2009 – January 2010 THE ADELAIDE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB INC. www.acmc.org.au Club Patron …Trev Warner WITH CO-OPERATION FROM THE SLOVENIAN CLUB THE ADELAIDE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB INC. PRESENTS SUNDAY December 6th 2009 - show 12.30 to 4.30pm DOORS OPEN 11.30 am Peter Coad & the Coad Sisters plus Jim Hermel and Margaret Coad and a Line Dancing Demonstration Catering will be available 12 noon – 2pm Sandwiches ... Cakes ... and ... Cheese and Greens PLUS Xmas puddings Entry:- ACMC members FREE, other Country Music Club Members:- $5.00 all others $7.00 SUNDAY January 3rd 2010 – Show 12.30 to 4.30pm DOORS OPEN 11.30 am Kindred Spirit Catering will be available 12 noon – 2pm Sandwiches ... Cakes ... and ... Fruit Plates Entry:- ACMC and other Country Music Club Members:- $5.00 all others $7.00 Coming Attractions Country Junction City Cowboys with guest artist Feb 7 Mar 7 guest artist Allan Webster Sharon Crowe from NZ Apr 4 Country Mile including Sonni Francis Brian Letton and Cactus June 6 May 2 Tracey Rains & Claypan Martens President’s Report Hi Everyone, Well the silly season has arrived. Christmas is upon us and out goes all your money. We are looking forward to our Christmas show featuring the top band Peter Coad and the Coad Sisters plus Jim Hermel and Margaret Coad. Don’t forget to wear your Christmas gear and even bring along decorations for your table if you wish. It always makes the day even brighter and more fun if you get into the spirit of the season. Also don’t forget that Evonne is making up Christmas baskets to raffle for funds for the Len Wakefield Memorial which enables us to give encouragement to a well deserving young recipient by way of a trophy and a sum of money towards their music, be it via music lessons or musical instruments or to enter a big festival section through our sponsorship. For more information about the Len Wakefield Memorial, just ask Lorraine or myself. Remember if we don’t encourage our young to keep up the country music here in Australia then we could lose it. I wish you all a safe and peaceful Christmas and the same for your New Year and God Bless you all. Di Smith (pres) Don’t forget the real reason for Christmas. The Adelaide Country Music Club Inc., operates from ‘COUNTRY CALL’ IS THE NEWSLETTER OF the SLOVENIAN CLUB ADELAIDE THE ADELAIDE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB INC. at 11 LaSalle St, Dudley Park (off Pym St.) A MONTHLY PUBLICATION EDITED BY THE PUBLICITY OFFICER For information about The Adelaide Country Music Advertising in this newsletter is available at the Club write to: following rates: PO Box 307 MODBURY NORTH SA 5092 Full page (approx 175mm x 260mm) $40.00 or contact any of the committee personnel listed Half Page (approx 130mm x 175 mm) $20.00 below Quarter Page (approx 85 mm x 130mm) $10.00 Actual size may vary slightly, depending on orientation Committee Members and layout of adjacent articles. PRESIDENT: Dianne Smith 0408 810 058 Items submitted for advertising should be original to VICE PRESIDENT: Russell Byrne 8283 1565 ensure the best possible reproduction – the Club accepts no responsibility for the quality of reproduction. SECRETARY: Rob Sexton 8576 2010 All articles for publication are to be submitted to the TREASURER: Merv Jackson 8298 7643 Secretary by post, or to a Committee Member, to ENTERTAINMENT: Lorraine Wakefield 8365 6315 ensure subject matter is appropriate and of interest to our members. The committee reserves the right not to PUBLICITY: Ian Fisk 8296 3350 include any material that it considers is not appropriate. Material for publication should be submitted early so GENERAL COMMITTEE: it can be discussed at a committee meeting prior to inclusion. Committee meetings are held on the 2nd Evonne Rayson Josie Evans Monday of the month. Raelz E. Gebhardt Tarlee Schultz VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY Nannette Mayne THOSE OF THE EDITOR ADDRESS YOUR ARTICLE/ADVERT TO: CATERING C0-ORDINATOR: Evonne 0450 151 479 ‘NEWSLETTER’ THE ADELAIDE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB INC. MEMBERSHIP OFFICER: Raelz PO BOX 307 8260 1013 MODBURY NORTH SA 5092 www.acmc.org.au or [email protected] Page 2 LORRAINE’S ROUND-UP - October Thanks to all who came out to our second Sunday of the month show in October. We will go back to our first Sunday next year even if it is on the long weekend. Those that didn’t come missed out on a new band on the scene, Top Dead Centre. They were terrific, a little more than Country, but with there being three vocals and great harmonies, sounded good. They come from the Barossa Valley area. David Gebert was in the ever popular Country Bumpkin Band. We oldies of the club had fond memories of the days with Helen Downer who lately isn’t very well. Who wouldn’t mention Greg ‘Short Wheelbase’ Smallwood, he is Lorraine with yet another a real dynamo on drums, great guitar work and vocals by cow! Steve Gregory, nice Johnny Cash songs and the beauty in the band, Victoria Van Bertouch, vocals and keyboard. David Gebert There may be a few who say that Top Dead Centre was not strictly Country, but with all the young ones on the scene we have to get used to it. On the day there were more dancers on the floor when it got rockabilly. The band also played lots of songs not usually heard at our club. I say, I and a lot of others enjoyed them, as I’ve said before let’s be a club of happiness and enjoyment of music. (see ‘What Defines Country?’ by Raelz on page 8) Lorraine Wakefield Greg ‘Short Wheelbase’ Smallwood, Steve Gregory and Victoria Van Bertouch LORRAINE’S ROUND-UP - November Here we are nearly another year has passed. The hot hot weather has arrived so on with the fans and coolers. Band of the month, The Creole cowboyZ as usual gave us some great unusual Country Music. They enjoy what they do and it comes out in their presentation, there are guitars, washboards, Didgeridoo, drums and violin just to name a few. They all have a go at vocals. They also put on a Cajun dance for everyone to have a try at doing. The line dancers seem to pick the style up easily. Well done to all who tried it. Well that is all about November, on to Xmas show day with Peter Coad and Sisters. It should be a happy day, we might even have Father Xmas along to get into the spirit all please wear a Xmas T-Shirt or hat. I wish everyone a happy Xmas and a bright New Year. Next year in February we will be celebrating our 21st year. Thanks to everyone for their support over the years for just coming along and for helping out, to the Artists and Bands, thank you for making my job easy. Country Music is one big family. Let’s continue into the years ahead. Lorraine Because your Publicity Officer was at the Port Pirie Festival in November and no one sent him any photos there are none of the November show in this issue! Page 3 December Show - Peter Coad and the Coad Sisters Background Versatile multi-instrumentalists, vocalists originally from the isolated northern outback of SA, PETER COAD & THE COAD SISTERS now reside in NSW. PETER COAD (originally part of the popular Coad Bros), and his sisters VIRGINIA and LYNETTE (COAD SISTERS), are PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS, full time professional entertainers with over 20 years experience working in the music industry. COAD SISTERS Multi talented musicians and songwriters, Virginia and Lynette started performing as the Coad Sisters in 1989. COAD SISTERS as a popular duo act then joined PETER COAD as PETER COAD and The COAD SISTERS in 1991. COAD SISTERS still perform as a duo occasionally. The Show Traditional Country style Music, Ballads, Originals, Standards, Yodelling, touching on Contemporary Music, Irish and other influences, with a bit of Bush Poetry and Comedy thrown in as well. A full show features the group playing ‘Live’ Drums, Bass, Lead, and Rhythm guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, Keyboards, Harmonica, harmonies etc. PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS are a popular variety act. Peter Coad putting his hand in concrete in Tamworth 2007 Peter CoadRecording Artists/Songwriters photo by Frankie Baker PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS have had many finalists with their own material. PETER COAD had a finalist with an album ‘Bush Verse’ in the Tamworth Laureate Awards 1998. Three finalists in T.S.A., T.I.A.R.A, 1993, and 2000 from other original albums. Lynette playing harmonica Albums recorded list; COAD BROS albums; - Ford Country, Coad Country, Halley’s Comet, PETER COAD; - Vol 1, Rainbow Road, Bush Verse, Face of Australia, COAD SISTERS; Times in Your Life, Pictures, Talk of the Town. PETER COAD & the COAD SISTERS released their first combined Virginia and Lynette 12 track album in August 2003- ‘Home Again’ with four finalists’ tracks featuring in 2004 T.I.A.R.A, TSA and Bungendore Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad awards. AWARD WINNERS January 2004 saw COAD SISTERS unique version of the classic bush ballad ‘Ballad of Camooweal’ from the ‘Home Again’ album take home the prestigious Instrumental/vocal/group/duo award at the Bungendore Awards. They released ‘The Road We Travel’ in April 2005 which scored Finalist spots in the New Zealand/Tasmanian Songwriters Awards 2006, Bungendore Awards 2006 and the Bush Ballad section of the Victorian Awards 2006! Peter’s latest solo release in May 2007 is entitled ‘Outback Chapters’ which is receiving excellent airplay across Australia.