Meets Every 3Rd Sunday of Each from 12.30 to 4.00 Pm

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2 Key Street, Toukley

Harvest Lake Bistro is open with Australian and Chinese cuisine. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GENERAL COMMITTEE

President Helen Goss Cathy Hogan 4332 2547 Ian Kerr Janet Schryver Vice President Laurel Cook Shirley Llewellyn 4332 8813 Glenys Elbourn

Treasurer Noeline Darcy 0411 202 739

Newsletter Editor Noeline Darcy 0411 202 739

Publicity Officer Hans Schryver 0413 118 022

Meets every 3rd Sunday of each from 12.30 to 4.00 pm.

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Did you know that Slim Dusty was the most prolific and biggest-selling recording artist in Australia, with more than five million of his recordings sold on the domestic market of 20 million people and a status akin to the all-time greats in country music. In 2000, the 73-year-old

Australian music legend released his 100th album.

He was born David Gordon Kirpatrick in Kempsey, NSW, Australia, and spent most of his younger days at a dairy farm. The first major influence on his MARCH – APRIL NEWSLETTER career in music was his father, who liked to vocalize to the accompaniment of his fiddle playing when Kirpatrick was still a toddler. The event that changed his life forever took Hello and welcome in the month of April 2019 Where has the first four place when he was ten and heard an aborigine sing a song called "The Drunkard's Child." He was so fascinated, that same year he wrote his first song, "The Way the Cowboy Died." At months of 2019 gone? age 11, he decided to rename himself Slim Dusty. In 1942, as a "seasoned performer" of 15, As usual it is always my pleasure and privilege to issue Newsletter for our Slim talked his way into the studios of the local radio station, and at his own expense members. It is so important to keep everyone up-to-date about what is recorded two songs: "Song for the Aussies" and "My Final Song." He became a regular performer and in 1945 wrote his first classic, "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July." In happening within CCCMA and what is being organised for our members. November 1946, the singer hit the big smoke and in a Sydney studio recorded the six tracks The last Toukley Golf Club Round-Up day was on Sunday 21st April 2019. which would be released as his first three 78 rpm singles, starting with "When the Rain It was great to see and hear our full band again. It was also a chance for Tumbles Down in July." By now, he had a part-time career in show business as an intermittent radio performer playing in music halls and tent shows. In 1952, he married all of our dedicated country music followers to catch up on the day. The Guest Artist for April was Barry Harper. Well done Barry, the country performer and songwriter Joy McKean. By April 1957, Slim Dusty already had a recording career of ten-plus years behind him when audience loved you and the choice of your songs. he was scheduled to record four more songs, but only three had been chosen. At the time, Toukley Golf Club meets every 3rd Sunday of each from 12.30 to 4.00 pm. Slim was traveling with Gordon Parsons, who was singing a song he'd written based on a poem by Dan Shean. Needing that extra song, Slim asked Parsons if he could record his Our band, our helpers and our followers all combine to make our sessions song, thinking it would make a good B-side for a song called "Saddle Boy." Parsons had no as enjoyable as possible for the audience and everyone can sit back and problem with that as to him, "A Pub With No Beer" was just a novelty song. Months later, enjoy the day. while Slim was working in outback Queensland, he was told that the B-side of his latest Sending our best wishes to all had their Birthdays in March, and to those single had made the pop charts in Brisbane, and as the months rolled on "A Pub With No in April. For those who have not been well, we wish you a speedy Beer" became the first-ever Australian-made single to reach the national number one spot. The record went on to reach number three in England, and also sold well in the U.S. For a recovery, and to those who may have lost their loved one, we send you long time, it was the biggest selling single in Australian music history. our condolences. From then on, the Slim Dusty career was assured. Unmistakable in his workman's hat with Until next time please keep safe and well. the turned down brim, Slim was the kind of country music performer America lamented having lost. He was someone who, throughout his 100-album career, sang songs about the Australian landscape and the people who occupy it, someone who toured the length and breadth of the land. The cream of Australian songwriters lined up to offer him songs. Over the years, Slim won every accolade possible, from Tamworth Music Awards Golden Guitars Happy Reading to his Member of the British Empire medal. Slim's long journey came to an end in Sydney on September 19, 2003, the victim of kidney cancer. His importance to the Australian music landscape was immense. Just one example Noeline Darcy – Newsletter Editor of his homeland's pride came in September 2000, when he was one of the Australian performers featured in the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Slim was given the job of singing Australia's unofficial national anthem, "Waltzin' Matilda." No one else would have been as appropriate.

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SUNDAY 5TH MAY 2019

Hamlyn Terrace community centre 80 Minnesota Rd Hamlyn Terrace

March CCCMA workshop 12.30 start. We have one spot each 20-30-mins for each individual. We will have a tutor to go through your charts and check the chords plus make sure that is the right key for you. We will have a guitarist play through the song for you In another room we will also have the karaoke machine for you to practice your songs so please be organised and bring your charts or song choices. If you have songs you would love to sing and you don’t have charts please bring the song with the words ready to have the chords done for you. Please bring a plate, biscuits and cake provided, CCCMA will provide a bbq chicken rolls and water. To all mums and grand mums Tea and coffee available. Please email [email protected] with your preferred time for your spot starting at 12.30 and in 30 min time spots

For any other Enq: Cathy Hogan President CCCMA Inc. Ph 43322547 ********** ************************* Sunday May 13th

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May 2019 If you have changed your address - Please phone: Noeline Darcy Diary Dates On 0411 202 739

or email

Sunday 19th May — Toukley Golf Club— 12.30 [email protected] p.m.—4.00 p.m. Central Coast Country Music  New and Renewal Birthday Celebration of 42years @ Toukley Golf Membership fee for Club. Also will be presenting the Band & Artists. THANK YOU TO ALL 2019—2020 will be All Walk-Ups will be welcome. OUR SPONSORS due in June 2019.

Thank you to all those

members who have 94.1 already paid. Todays

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 To be a member

it will include Harvest a bi-monthly newsletter Lake Bistro and any

Discounts to all CCCMA

SPECIAL EVENTS Carter Edwards- Cec & Paige a well renowned duo 2HD Radio "Country Lovin" will be our special guest Artists for Sunday 19th May 2019.