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Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Issue No 384 APRIL 2007 $3.00 COBARGO FOLK FESTIVAL 2007 ♫ Folk music ♫ dance ♫ festivals ♫ reviews ♫ profi les ♫ diary dates ♫ sessions ♫ teachers ♫ opportunities The Folk Federation ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette - April 2007 1 Deadline for May ssue: Adverts 5th April 2007 COPY 13th April (FIRM) April 2007 Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc If your important item misses Post Offi ce Box A182 In This Issue Sydney South NSW 1235 Cornstalk, please remember ISSN 0818 7339 ABN94115759221 there are also:folkmail Dates for your Diary p4 Cornstalk is the offi cial publication of the Folk Federa- (members’ email list) contact Dance News p6 tion of NSW. Julie Bishop (02 9524 0247) Contributions, news, reviews, poems, photograph most Folk News p6 welcome. Deadline date 2nd Friday of the month. [email protected] All care but no responsibility taken for omissions or Festivals p8 errors. jam.org.au –Folk Fed website, Advertisements - artwork required by 1st Friday of the here members can post info, Folk Contacts p12 month. Contact the editor for all enquiries re adver- tisements. Contact Julie Bishop re inserts. articles, etc. No part of Cornstalk may be reproduced without permission of the publishers. For a comprehensive listing of regularly occurring folk music and dance events in Sydney and other parts of NSW please check the Folk Federation of NSW website, www.jam.org.au Contributions accepted ias attachments to an email using word. Pictures please send jpegs. Please do not send pictures within a word document. Send pictures as attachments. All copy accepted by email or by disc. Editor, Cornstalk INAUGURAL FOLK FEDERATION Coral Vorbach GALA DAY Post Offi ce Box 5195 Cobargo NSW 2550 Email: [email protected] What? Tel/Fax: 02 6493 6758 Wrap Co-ordinator A picnic, music and singing, fun events James Baxter (02) 98104131. Where? The headland at Elkington Park, FFNSW Folkmail (web) Julie Bishop Balmain 02 9524 0247 Email: [email protected] When? 29th April 2007. FFNSW Committee2006 From 10.00 am onwards Executive Committee President, Christine Wheeler 02 9401 Who? 0322 You and your family Email: [email protected] Bring Vice President: Kate Delaney food drink Secretary: Pam Davis 02 9955 3677 Email: [email protected] instruments voices Treasurer: Bruce Cameron 02 6331 1129 AND Email: [email protected] Committee:Sandra Nixon, Carol Hirt, anything else that you need to Christina Mimmocchi, Mary-Jane Field, enjoy yourselves!! Pam Merrigan, Rosemary Shapiro, Wayne Richmond Kate 9810 7625, Mary-Jane 9797 6126 Membership Secretary Wayne Richmond Listserv/Jam/Membership 9913 7788 (not after 8.00pm) Volunteers, Coral Vorbach, Julie Bishop, Patricia Early, Margaret Walters. Next Committee Meeting FFNSW (FFNSW Artwork courtesy Tony Pyrzakowski ) Please check with Secretary 9955 3677 (Front cover photographs courtesy Prem Samira. Mal Webb, Session Bar, Damon Davies, Liz Frencham, Tracy Bunn, The Witchta Kids, Judy Small ) 2 The CORNSTALK Gazette - - April 2007 mpd printing the news everyday Ph 02 8898 1200 Fax 02 8898 1220 WHAT’S ON AT EASTSIDE ARTS APRIL Friday 13 doors open 7.45pm Musica Viva’s Cafe Carnivale: Satsuki Odamura & Taikoz Eastside Music Cafe www.cafecarnivale.com.au Saturday 14 8pm $15/$12 Almost Acoustic: Beaches Visits the ‘Burbs Eastside Music Cafe Featuring the Mothers of Intention, The Swadlings and more Sunday 15 2pm $20 Sydney Greek Festival: Helen Aristedes and Friends Stone Gallery on Oxford Details and bookings: 9363 4978 Friday 20 doors open 7.45pm Musica Viva’s Cafe Carnivale: Nadya & her 101 Candles Orkestra Eastside Music Cafe www.cafecarnivale.com.au Saturday 21 $15/$12 Almost Acoustic: Letterbox Music presents Vic Farrell and Friends Eastside Music Cafe Friday 27 Musica Viva’s Cafe Carnivale: Performing Brazil Eastside Music Cafe www.cafecarnivale.com.au Saturday 28 $15/$12 “Vocal Nosh” with Fay White (Vic) All welcome, no previous singing exp necessary Eastside Music Cafe Eastside Music Café (licensed) and Stone Gallery on oxford (Paddington Uniting Church) are on the site of the Paddington Markets Doors open 8pm unless otherwise advertised Wheelchair access. Bookings recommended – 9331 2646 or [email protected] Free car parking: 24-28 Gordon Street Church car park. Buses from Sydney CBD. Map and more information on www.eastsidearts.org.au The Folk Federation ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette - April 2007 3 dates for your diary Date Whats On Venue Contact Sunday 1st April Alistair Hulett (Scot) and Dave Swarbrik (UK) Shellharbour House Concert 5pm Tel: 4296 2339, 4297 1777 (tickets limited) Monday 2nd April Pennant Hills Dance Workshop – ‘Colonial Community Centre (air- Tel: Felicity 9456 286 Set and Couple Dances’. Caller Don Richmond. conditioned), Yarrara Rd, $7. Practice for the Bush Music Club’s Heritage Ball 7.30-9.30pm in May. A great social evening for beginners and experienced. Tuesday 10th April The Mammals (USA). They travel America in a Illawarra Folk Club Concert, City Tel: 1300 887 034. www. large diesel van fi lled with drums, amps, upright Diggers Wollongong, cnr Church themammals.net bass, fi ddle, guitars and banjos. They connect and Burelli Sts. $15, $20 rock and traditional Appalachian music in a very 7.30pm organic way. Fine song writing, bold arrangements. In a word, dynamic. Wed 11th April !Contra Dance with The Mammals (USA Wongawilli Community Hall Tel: Gwen 4296 1855 Caller Julie Bishop. Longways American dances, (west of Dapto), $10. 8pm descended from English country dance. Lots of fun. !Sult @ the Gaelic Club The Gaelic Club For info or to perform at Sult Featured artists - John Hospodaryk and 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills contact Coolfi nn Mac (near) Central Railway Station. Pam 02 9489 5786. Live music and entertainment of different types No Charge. 7pm [email protected] will feature at Sult with the night being anchored by a regular traditional music group (the house band). Each night invited special guests will per- form with a major focus being to provide space and opportunities for individuals and groups perform- ing in the Irish idiom in its broader interpretation to share their music within an “open mic” format. Sult nights are informal, inclusive gatherings Thursday 12th April Pettibone. Inventive fi ve piece talented young Sutherland District Trade Union Enq. Maeve 9520 5628 musicians - Jamie-Leigh basic vocals, guitar, banjo Club, Kingsway, Gymea (an easy clarinet, fl ute. James Twyford-vocals,double bass, walk from the station). 7.30pm. guitar. Rebecca Brown - vocals, violin,guitar, Samantha Brown - vocals,violin,cello. Support act will be Rhona McLeod renowned for her sweet renditions of Scottish traditional songs. Floor spots encouraged. Friday 13th April Beer and Cheese Night – ‘Sport – the Great Bush Music Club, Hut Tel: 9569 7244 Aussie Religion’ 44 Addison Rd Community [email protected] .au, Bring something to eat and drink, and songs, Centre, 142 Addison Rd, yarns, poems: about racing horses, cricket, footie, Marrickville. $4/$5 8-10pm betting on two fl ies crawling up a wall – whatever you can fi nd. Saturday 14th April Central Coast Bush Dance with Snake Gully East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Barry and Janice 4388 2253, All dances taught. Henry Parry Drive and Wells St. Diana and Eddie 4324 6180, $15, $12, $8 (12-18), $5 (under www.ccbdma.org/dance/ 12). 7.30-11pm index.htm Monday 16th April Pennant Hills Dance Workshop – ‘Colonial Set Community Centre (air- Felicity 9456 2860 and Couple dances’ conditioned), Yarrara Rd, $7 Caller Don Richmond. Practice for the Bush Music 7.30-9.30pm Club’s Heritage Ball in May. Tuesday 17th April English Country Dancing with the Auburn Uniting Hall. Ring 9649 6978 for hall SydneyPlayford Dance Group,(Please check 7.30-9.30pm details for details - as we are a ‘moveable feast’ ) 4 The CORNSTALK Gazette - - April 2007 mpd printing the news everyday Ph 02 8898 1200 Fax 02 8898 1220 April At The Harp Date Whats On Venue Contact Saturday 21st April !Balmain Bush Dance with the Heritage Band Rozelle Campus, Sydney Dot 9876 6166, www. Caller Don Richmond.. College, 25 Terry St. $17, $14 bushmusic.org.au conc, $12 BMC member. 8pm-12 midnight !Macquarie Towns Music Club Richmond Neighbourhood Ellen 4578 2975 or Dez ‘Round Robin’ format. Informal club for Centre, West Market St. $10, 4578 5215. musicians, singers and reciters, all kinds of music, includes supper. 7.30-10.30pm. [email protected] all levels of competency. !Mike Cooper (UK) presents fi lm and backing Illawarra Folk Club Concert, 1300 887 034, www. music. For 40 years Mike has been performing City Diggers Wollongong, cnr illawarrafolkclub.org.au and recording in a variety of genres. Initially a Church and Burelli Sts. $15, folk-blues guitarist and singer songwriter, his $20. 7.30pm work has diversifi ed to include improvised and electronic music, live music for silent fi lms, etc. 1300 887 034, www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Friday 20th Waywood Folk CD launch. Waywood Folk’s Hornsby Kur-ing-gai Folk Club Further details: Barry Parks eclectic musical wanderings include songs of sea- Beatrice Taylor Hall 9807 9497 ah ; email: faring, convict transportation, shearing, tragedy, (Rear Willow Park) Edgeworth [email protected] life love betrayal and bad behaviour. A mix of David Avenue, Hornsby original, contemporay and traditional songs. Admission $15; light refresh- Waywood Folk are Martin Fowler, Barry Parks, ments available; BYO 8pm Pam Farley, Ian Fretwell, Mal Graham and Kirsten Hulse Monday 23rd April Pennant Hills Dance Workshop – ‘Colonial Set Community Centre (air- Felicity 9456 2860 and Couple dances’ conditioned), Yarrara Rd, $7. Practice for the Bush Music Club’s Heritage Ball in 7.30-9.30pm. May. Caller Don Richmond Thursday 26th April Sutherland Folk Club Session Night.