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Dates For Your Diary Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Folk News Issue No 391 DECEMBER 2007 $3.00 Dance News CD Reviews John Broomhall Johnny Spillane & David De Santi a lyrical journey through Australian • Folk music • dance • festivals • reviews • profiles • diary dates • sessionsThe Folk Federation ONLINE • teachers - jam.org.au • opportunitiesThe CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2007 1 In This Issue Dates for your diary p3 DECEMBER 2007 Festivals, Workshops, Schools p6 Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Presidents Report Post Office Box A182 Turning Wave Fesival p7 There are plenty of good gigs in the lead up to Christmas so if you haven’t entured Sydney South NSW 1235 Folk News p8 ISSN 0818 7339 ABN94115759221 out to your local (or perhaps not so local) Dance News p8 folk club, why not treat yourself? Deadline for February 08 issue: The Great Folk Revival P10 The National Folk Festival has an- Adverts 5th January 2008 nounced that the NSW Folk Federation will COPY 10th January (FIRM) National Folk Fellowship p12 be running an evening venue at the festival next year to ensure that the music of the Cornstalk is the official publication of the Folk Federa- CD Reviews p14 tion of NSW. featured State - NSW - is aptly celebrated. Contributions, news, reviews, poems, photograph most If your important item misses Cornstalk, The venue is called The Flute and Fiddle welcome. We can accept your contributions as attach- please remember there are also:folkmail and at the time of writing this, no further ments to an email using word or within an email. Pic- (members’ email list) contact Julie Bishop details are known. Stay tuned (literally and tures please send as jpegs. Please do not send pic- (02 9524 0247) [email protected]. figuratively) for details. tures within a word document. All copy accepted by au jam.org.au –Folk Fed website, here The Folk Fed will be producing a CD email or by disc. members can post info, articles, etc. All care but no responsibility taken for omissions or to provide a snapshot of the folk scene in errors. NSW - the cd will be launched at the Flute Advertisements - artwork required by 1st Friday of the Front cover photograph courtesy David and Fiddle and you will no doubt hear lots month. Payment required in advance. Please contact De Santi about this in months to come. the editor. Sadly, our Folk at the Plaza event was Singer songwriter John Broomhall originally Contact Jim or Dallas Baxter re inserts. cancelled due to bad weather, but we are No part of Cornstalk may be reproduced without hails from Broken Hill, but has lived in the planning to re-schedule it sometime soon. permission of the publishers. Illawarra enough years to become a local. Editor, Cornstalk It may be organised “between Cornstalks” Many of his compositions are based on his Coral Vorbach so keep an eye out in Folkmail for info. A intensely personal recollections of his child- Post Office Box 5195 big thank you to all those people who put Cobargo NSW 2550 hood and his love of the desert landscape lots of effort in the lead up to the gig - Peter Email: [email protected]/Tel/Fax: 02 6493 6758 of Broken Hill. In contrast he spent the last Wrap Co-ordinator Miller-Robinson, Kate Delaney, Dallas few years as the resident b ard on the sailing James Baxter 02 9810 4131 - [email protected] Baxter, Terry Clinton and Kate Maclurcan, ship, The Bounty, moored in Sydney Har- FFNSW Folkmail (web) not to mention the performers who put the Julie Bishop/02 9524 0247 bour. Johnny, originally from Cork Ireland, time aside to donate their talents. We will Email: [email protected] has been a stalwart of traditional music play- rise again! ing in many Celtic and Australian flavoured Christina FFNSW Committee 2007 bands. David De Santi, in addition to being President, Christina Mimmocchi 0410 682061 Email: [email protected] a member of Wongailli, has researched and Vice President: Kate Delaney published Australian traditional music since On with the party hats, dancing shoes Secretary: Pam Davis 02 9955 3677 1990. - raise the voices to good times and Email: [email protected] have a safe and happy holiday. Treasurer: Bruce Cameron 02 6331 1129 Email: [email protected] Next issue - February. Committee: Carol Hirt, Mary-Jane Field, Wayne Richmond, Jim Baxter, Dallas Baxter, Peter Miller Robinson, Terry Clinton, Andy Busutti Membership Secretary Wayne Richmond Listserv/Jam/Membership 9939 8802 (not Committee Member after 8.00pm) Pete Miller-Robison It all started with my Scottish grandmother, Agnes (Miller was her name before marriage). As Advertising Rates a young child I spent much time in her care, being Size mm Members Non-Members encouraged to join her in warbled hymns and Full page 180x250 $80 $120 listening to her keen recitals of Robert Burns. Ever 1/2 page 180x125 $40 $70 since, a good story, a strong melody and a deft turn of phrase have been necessary elements in my life. 1/4 page 90x60 $25 $50 After finishing school, I supported myself for 1/8 page 45 x 30 $15 $35 about fifteen years by playing popular songs in Back cover 180x250 $100 $150 bars and hotels (I will never sing American Pie 2 + issues per month $90 $130 again!!) Towards the end of that time I “sang” my way through university. Subsequently Please contact the editor for enquiries about advertising Tel: 02 I have worked as a community health Social Worker and taught in colleges and 6493 6758 universities. As I lived a little more and saw a little more, I began writing and performing Insert Rates: my own songs. Single-sheet DL size or A5. Members $70 Non-Members $130 A4, folded to DL size or A5. Members $90 Non-Members $160 My time in public health and education has helped to put in very clear focus the need A4 should be folded. The number of inserts per issue is limited. for society to preserve the support of marginalised and disadvantaged groups that began Please contact Dallas and Jim Baxter, 9810 4131. post World War Two. Sadly many rights are being redefined as privileges in the context [email protected] Offers of help for the wrap are appreciated. of the global economy, where only profit is seen as meaningful. All cheques for advertisements and inserts to be made pay- able to the Folk Federation of NSW Inc 2 The CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2007 mpd printing the news everyday Ph 02 8898 1200 Fax 02 8898 1220 National Folk Festival Trad&Now Folk Music Magazine Haworth Guitars Pop Star Recording Parties Main Street Studios Restagong Drums SVS Music Bulli Greyhound Club Feed Me Music Bulli Harness Racing Club Oxford Hotel Bulli Show Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Supporters The Folk Federation ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2007 3 dates for your diary - December 07/January 08 DATE EVENT VENUE & TIME CONTACT Friday 30th ‘Morning Tide’ - free acoustic concert with Loosely St Andrews Uniting Church, 7pm, Enq. Margaret Booth (9949 3746) November Woven (20 singers and instrumentalists). Chisholm and Vernon Streets, South Web: humph.org Turramurra. Saturday 1st Dec Mothers of Intention: Celtic sound, original material, The Shack Folk Club, Tramshed 0413 635 856, [email protected] lively jigs and reels, evocative ballads and thoughtful Community Arts Centre, 1395a Pittwater arrangements of old favourites. + Anne Ridgway, Rd, Narrabeen (between car park and contemporary singer-songwriter playing 6 and 12 string Ambulance Station in shopping centre). guitars. + Matt Connor, local young singer/songwriter Free tea, coffee, biscuits. BYO drinks with loads of talent. One time lead singer in a popular and nibbles. 7.30-11pm. $15. local rock band, now writes and performs his own unique compositions. Beecroft Bush Dance with Ryebuck. Caller Margaret Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Helen 9626 7816, www.bushmusic. Bolliger. Rd. 8pm-midnight. $17, $14, $12. org.au Italian Silent Film (1924 voyage of Regina D’Italia Leichhardt Town Hall. 7.30pm. $15. Enq. 9564 0744 www. passengers) – with Kavisha Mazzella, Irina Vela, the illawarrafolkclub.org.au/ Viaggiatori. Presented by Leichhardt Municipal Council, italianimagessound.php Istituto Italiano di Cultura & Co.As.It. Karen Lynne and Acoustic Shock. Sydney Bluegrass and Trad. Country Enq. 02 4757 3292 Music Association, Annandale Community Centre, Johnston St. 8pm. Sunday 2nd Hat Trick + Michael Fix Bald Faced Stag, 345 Parramatta Rd, Enq. John Gallagher 9818 2390 Leichhardt 2pm $15 ‘Morning Tide’ - free acoustic concert with Loosely St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 2pm, Enq. Rev Derek Bullen 9976 2801 Woven (20 singers and instrumentalists). 56 Raglan Street, Manly. humph.org Italian Silent Film (as above) – with Kavisha Mazzella, Club Marconi, Marconi Rd, Book with the Club, 9822 3333. Irina Vela, the Viaggiatori. Bossley Park. 6pm. $15. www.illawarrafolkclub.org. au/italianimagessound.php Pat Drummond & Karen Lynne. The Greengate Hotel, Pacific Hwy, xxxx Killara. 1pm. Monday 3rd Pennant Hills Dance Workshop – Irish set and couple Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30- Felicity 9456 2860 dances. Callers Margaret and Bill Winnett. 9.30pm. $7. Thursday 6th North By Northwest Poetry and Folk Club. Cornucopia Cafe, Old Gladesville Jenny 9559 3658 (h) / 0414 903 259 Pastance - bring together a diversity of musical ingre- Hospital, cnr Victoria and Punt Rd, (m), email: [email protected] dients. Harp, lute, recorders, fiddle, gittern, bagpipes, Gladesville. Victoria Rd if travelling by Geoff 9816 0393 / 0421 582 975 (m) percussion and vocals . 500/501 bus. $12 / $10. Floorspots available and BYO’s welcome. Friday 7th Illawarra Folk Festival Preview Concert City Diggers, Wollongong, cnr Church & 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.