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Dates For Your Diary Folk News Dance Newss CD Review The Loaded Dog Folk Club Turns 20 Dog Birthday Concert Special

Miguel Heatwole

Bob & Margaret Fagan

Kate Maclurcan Over the years the Dog has presented hundreds of acts - accompanied and unaccompanied singers, bands, choirs, musicians, poets, storytellers, even dancers!

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Deadline for September Issue SEPTEMBER 2010 3pm ADVERTS 12th September COPY 12th September The Irish Gaelic Club (Upstairs) 64 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills PERFORMERS INCLUDE Bob Campbell, Kate Delaney, Séamus Gill, Paddy Affley, Jeannie Lewis, Mike Flanagan, Cornerbrook (Bridie Burke, Cory Clarke, Ben Stephenson), Colleen Burke, John Dengate, Margaret Walters, Brian Mooney, Margaret and Bob Fagan. Session of tunes and songs follows concert. Admission: $15/$10. Children 16 years & under free. The Gaelic Club is kindly providing soup at $5 a bowl and tea/coffee (gold coin). Enq. Colleen Burke 9557 3248, Margaret Walters 9698 2206 [email protected]

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Tin Shed Rattlers..Stiff Gins...Pattersons Curse...Craig & Simone Dawson...Badja River Quartet Cap’t Pete..Den Hanrahan and the Roadsiders..The Quinty Brothers and Sisters Big Blues Band String Theory.... Scottish Fiddle Orchestra...Spirit of the Glen...Franklyn B Paverty Luke R Davies...Helen Begley...Jane Harding...Tracey Harris....Derek Bruce....Jack Jensen www.uranquintyfolk.com

The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 3 dates for your diary September 2010 Monday 13th, 20th, 27th BMC Dance Workshop, ‘Practice for Coming Events’. Leader John Short. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860 Thursday 16th Billy Barlow: Colonial Eccentrics and Bards. WARREN FAHEY and the LARRIKINS with KATE DELANEY & DENIS TRACEY. Dixson Room, Mitchell Library, Sydney. 5.30 for 6pm. $40, incl. light refreshments. warrenfahey.com/wf_intro.htm Friday 17th Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. COOLGRASS (Victoria), Australia’s best Coolgrass bluegrass band. Their first and only Sydney performance - musicianship and comedy Sunday 5th assured. Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Willow M etropolitan Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Wheelers and Dealers, Zenith Theatre Friday 3rd Ave, Hornsby. 8pm (doors 7.30pm). $15. 3.30pm Cnr Mcintosh and Railway Sts, BMC Beer & Cheese Night. ‘Politics of BYO drinks & nibbles - tea & coffee the Past and Present.’ Bring songs on Chatswood For bookings please refer to provided. Booking recommended. Candle the theme, and something to share for the theatre’s website or phone 9777 7555 lit venue, tables can be booked. Barry Parks supper. Tritton Hall (Hut 44), Addison www.zeniththeatre.com.au 9807 9497,[email protected] Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Loosely Woven 2pm RAZZLE DAZZLE Saturday 18th Rd, Marrickville. 8-10pm. $5. Bob 9569 - Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Balmain Bush Dance with SOUTHERN 7244, bobbolton@netspace,.net.au Hts. Free. Wayne Richmond 9939 8802 CROSS. All dances taught. Rozelle Campus, Sydney College, 25 Terry St. Loosely Woven 7pm RAZZLE DAZZLE [email protected] - looselywoven.org 8pm-12. $17, $14, $12, incl. supper. Don or - Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Monday 6th Wendy 9642 7950. bushmusic.org.au Hts. Info: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802 BMC Dance Workshop, ‘New Vogue’. Selalu & The Dingle Brothers 7.30pm - [email protected] - looselywoven.org Leader Allen Davis. Pennant Hills Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Saturday 4th Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30- Hts. Wayne Richmond 9939 8802 wayne@ The Shack. LUKE ESCOMBE. 9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860 humph.org - humphhall.org Songs on his first solo album are Thursday 9th Wednesday 22nd warm, humorous meditations on love, Sutherland Acoustic. NEW YORK Ian Simpsion & John Kane. Cat and Fiddle life, time travel, happiness. Political, PUBLIC LIBRARY (John Flannigan, Hotel, Balmain 8pm without being partisan; personal, not Warren Boyd, Isabelle Fogarty) - A $20; $15 conc.Enq. John Gallagher maudlin; funny, not lightweight. ‘He’s variety of music incl. originals, folk, [email protected] like a cross between Jimi Hendrix comedic, and “adapted bluegrass”. Saturday 25th and Leonard Cohen.’ + SWOON, Together for 25 years, they still generate The Loaded Dog - 20th Birthday. dynamic contemporary rockin’ folk duo. a fresh spontaneity, with an infectious Sing along with Dog founder CAROLE Danceable, to tender ballads, humorous love of fun. + PETER MILLER- GARLAND, John Dengate, The Roaring ditties, blues based acoustic rock. Josh ROBINSON, songwriter, singer, Forties, Miguel Heatwole, Gerry plays acoustic guitar with effects and guitarist, whose original music has Myerson, Kate Maclurcan, Bob and loops, stomp box, foot tambourine, for elements of folk, blues and jazz. Also Margaret Fagan. Join a cast of thousands Angela Smith’s strong beautiful voice mandolin and 8 string ukelele. Strong, celebrating in harmony. See article for and master shaker playing. + THE rich vocals, dexterous playing and more details. Annandale Neighbourhood SPASM BAND. Lively jug band, astute, often wry lyrics. myspace.com/ Centre, upstairs, 79 Johnston St. 8pm. blues, roots music with strong vocals; petermillerrobinson Free supper. Floor $14, $12, BYO, supper available. Sandra instruments incl. double bass, harmonica, spots by prior request. Trade Union Club 9358 4886, theloadeddog.org.au guitar, dobro. Tramshed Community Arts (Tradies), Kingsway, Gymea. 7.30pm. Sunday 26th Centre, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen $15, $10, kids free, FF $12. Jenny 9576 Engadine House Concert. CHLOE and (betw. car park & Ambulance). 7.30- 2301 JASON ROWETH have been performing 11pm. $15. Free tea, coffee. BYO drinks, Saturday 11th and recording for over 18 years together. They share a passion for Australian folklore nibbles. 0413 635 856,info@shackfolk. ►Central Coast Bush Dance, with and bush music, getting great satisfaction com SYDNEY COVES. All dances taught, out of bringing almost forgotten songs Beecroft Bush Dance with SYDNEY walked through and called. East Gosford COVES. All dances taught. Beecroft back to life again. A striking mix of older Progress Hall, cnr Wells St and Henry country and traditional styles, with fresh Community Centre, Beecroft Rd (opp Parry Drive. 7.30-11.30pm. Supper Fire Station). 8pm-12. $17, $14, $12, arrangements and a relaxed delivery, provided. $17, $14, $12; students 13-18 distinctly Australian. Strong original songs, includes supper. Helen 9626 7816. $8. Robyn or Richard, 4344 6484 old-style ballads, well known bush songs, bushmusic.org.au ►Declan Affley - 25 Years On. and lively dance tunes, with fascinating Loosely Woven 7pm RAZZLE DAZZLE The Irish Gaelic Club (Upstairs) 64 background on where the items come from, Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Devonshire St, Surry Hills. $15/$10. and the performers who played them. Their Hts. Free Wayne Richmond 9939 8802 Children free. Enq. Colleen Burke 9557 releases include 15 CDs. 2pm. $15, $20, [email protected] - looselywoven.org 3248 or Margaret Walters 9698 2206. includes yummy home made afternoon tea. Booking essential: 9520 6180 4 The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 R egional and ACT Ian Simpson and John Kane Thursday 2nd Wheelers and Dealers The Armidale Club, Armidale, 8pm ph 02 6772 4713 Friday 3rd Wheelers and Dealers The Playhouse Hotel, Barraba, 8pm ph. 02 6782 1109 Saturday 4th Mothers Of Intention CD Launch. +Beeswing. Wesley Hall, Hamilton. 7.30pm. newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub. org.au Colonial Ball, with WONGAWILLI. Albert Hall. mfs.org. au/wiki/index.php/Colonial_Ball Friday 10th This is a "special event" collaboration between two of Australia's most respected Yuin Folk Club – A WOMAN IN THE acoustic instrumentalists, particularly in the Bluegrass area. Ian Simpson and John HOUSE – Cobargo Hotel (back room) Kane played together for many years in the much awarded and much loved Flying 7.30pm. $12/$10 Emus. Each have moved on to lengthy careers in music: Ian as a respected Producer Saturday 25th and session player based in Perth who makes the occasional foray to the East to Newcastle Contra Dance with play with people as diverse as Paul Kelly and Australia All Over's Ian MacNamara and his old band the Sensitive New Age Cowpersons. He has worked with Slim Julie Bishop and PASTRAMI ON Dusty, Keith Urban and US artists like Roland White and Byron Berline. John is RYEBUCK. Wesley Hall, Beaumont a well respected music producer and screen composer these days working over the St, Hamilton. 7.30pm. Bill 4946 5602 years with the likes of Judith Durham, Slim Dusty, Anne Kirkpatrick, Ted Egan, The Merry Muse (presented by the The Bushwackers, Jay Laga'aia and Georgie Parker; and composing music for Monaro Folk Society) programs as diverse as the ABC's Good Game to the 2008 Paralympics broadcast Friday 10th theme. He has toured with US artists David Bromberg, Vince Gill and Tony Trischka amongst others and even jammed in Byron Berline's music room with the Canberra Union Voices with John father of bluegrass Bill Monroe. Warner and Jenni Cole The album gives John and Ian a chance to return to what they both Saturday 11th love. They explore a range of styles form hard driving bluegrass on well known AJ Leonard & Jenny Rowlands supported tunes like Duellin and The Beverley Hillbillies in classic Guitar and by Ukulele Republic of Canberra banjo arrangement; to banjo duets on Appalachian tunes featuring John playing clawhammer style and Ian classic Scruggs style; through to Ragtime and classical Friday 24th music. All in all a great deal of fun with a few bad jokes for good measure. Blackheart supported by Kate Rowe Ian will be on a short visit from Perth to promote the Banjo album for ABC Canberra Southern Cross Club Music and John rarely ventures out his studio so this is a rare opportunity to see McCaughey Street, Turner, Enq. 0412 John and Ian perform what promises to be a relaxed and entertaining show. 127 882 Cat and the Fiddle, Balmain Wednesday 22nd 8PM

Woman In The House Tour *Award-winning singer/songwriter Maureen O’Brien with her original easy-listening blues/ jazz and contemporary folk songs will take you on a musical journey. Maureen will sometimes challenge you, tug at your heartstrings or simply make you laugh. There’s only one guarantee ..... you won’t leave a performance without being touched in some way. *Also appearing at this concert are, ambient, new-age duo ‘That’s That’ - create beautiful songs about environmental and spiritual consciousness. With their delicious vocal harmonies, their songs speak of our inter-relationship with na- ture, the cosmos and our role as custodians of the land. . AND * Amanda Broberg - delightful finger-syle bazouki/guitarist and distinctive vocalist. Aman- da crossses between folk, blues and classic pop in an intriguing and stylish performance. Based in the Wataglan Mountains, Amanda has performed at a number of folk clubs in the Newcastle/Hunter region. (Yuin Folk Club - Cobargo Hotel 10th September)

The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 5 Festivals, Workshops, 40th Uranquinty Schools 2nd - 4th September Folk Alliance Convention, ‘Ausfolk 2010’, Folk Festival Woodford, Qld. 15th - 19th September ome one, come all, for all are welcome at the 40th Uranquinty Folk The Turning Wave - Gundagai CFestival!! www.turningwave.org.au Yes, it’s our 40th year! which is quite a milestone for a music festival, and we 1st – 4th October, 2010 hope you will come along to help us celebrate. 40th Uranquinty Folk Festival Quinty is an inclusive folk festival that encourages participation, whether it Wagga Wagga be flying a kite on the oval, enjoying coffee with friends at the bakery, dinner Enquiries:Allan Hunter 02 6029 2156. concerts at the hall followed by a night of bush dancing, great campfire sessions website www.uranquintyfolk.com. that usually go into the wee hours, our famous poets breakfasts, music workshops, (Volunteers needed) becoming a star for 10 minutes at a blackboard concert, the special kids’ program, 2nd - 4th October or sitting back and enjoying the concerts —there’s something for everyone in the Ben Hall Festival - Forbes entertainment packed 40th Quinty Festival. [email protected] The new Quinty Community Hall, built just last year, will surprise and delight 17th October all who visit. It was sad to say bye bye to the old hall but our new one has modern Folk In The Foothills - Jamberoo amenities, a well-appointed kitchen, hot water on demand (but we will miss www.illawarrafolkclub.org. 1300 887 034 throwing firewood into the old boiler — we don’t think!). And we were thrilled 22nd - 24th October to discover the new Hall has such marvellous acoustics that amplification isn’t Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival necessary and last year we ran concerts acoustically, which our performers and www.kangaroovalleyfolkfestival.com audiences loved. 22nd - 24th October Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Acoustic concerts will now be a feature of the Quinty Festival. Dorrigo Showgrounds Music sessions have long been a much loved feature of Quinty. Writes festival www.dorrigofolkbluegrass.com.au newcomer Col Pike “The campfire sessions at Quinty need to be experienced to be 29th October - 1st November, 2010 believed.—put a truckload of the best musicians and singers you will find anywhere Maldon Folk Festival around that campfire and let them get on with it. Sit down, relax and enjoy. www.maldonfolkfestival.com’ Participate or don’t, it doesn’t matter, nobody is out of place.” Frid 5th to Sun 7th Nov, 2010 Quinty has a certain charm characterized by friendly folk who love music and Folk In Broke life and who welcome strangers into their midst without question or judgment. It is Ph: (02) 6579 1499 a most welcoming event for the whole family. 14th - 16th January “The ’Quinty festival reminds us that there are still many decent people around. Cygnet Folk Festival Families & friends who can enjoy a simple experience in a beautiful spot, where Applications now open you make your own entertainment with like minded folk. Relaxing & rejuvenating www.cygnetfolkfestival.com (applications ‘Quinty’ can revive your soul & your faith in humanity.” close by 1st August) Danny Spooner, Patron 13th - 16th January Labour Day Long Weekend 1 to 4 October 2010. 26th Illawarra Folk Festival Performer ap-  plications open now. Ticket prices per person - Weekend $55 Concession $45; www.illawarrafolkclub.org. 1300 887 034 Day $30; Concerts and Dances $12 Kids and camping free hot showers 26th - 28th February  Cobargo Folk Festival (note applications no Where? 12kms south of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Hwy in southern NSW. open closing date 31st August 2010) apply Full details of our festival program can be found on our website www. online to: www.cobargofolkfestival.com uranquintyfolk.com.. 21st - 25th April 2011 Volunteers are still required for some festival activities to join teams or to be National Folk Festival Canberra coordinators. www.folkfestival.asn.au Enquiries contact Allan Hunter of the Festival Organising Committee on 02 6029 2156. Gulgong Folk Festival Despite the story in the “Mudgee Guard- ian”, no volunteers for running The Gulgong Folk Festival have come for- ward, either in the local area or further afield. The festival has been held nearly every New Year for many years, and it’s a shame to see it fold. But it has burnt out several organisers over that time, Craig & Simone and the supply seems to have run out, to the regret of many Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

6 The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 2010 Maldon Folk Festival Folk In The Join us in the historic township of Maldon to celebrate our 37th Festival on the weekend of Friday 29th October to Monday 1st November, 2010 and experience the legendary Foothills atmosphere. Sunday, 17th October will see the 8th Illawarra Folk in the Foothills one At our unique festival you can enjoy four days of a wide variety of music including day Festival. This now iconic event is traditional folk, bluegrass, Celtic, held in the foothills of the Illawarra blues and roots, country folk, Escarpment at the beautiful Jamberoo contemporary and world, with Valley Lodge. It will again be the venue performers from all over Australia. There for a big day out for Folk enthusiasts will be instrument, song and dance when they gather in its magnificent workshops, Bush Poetry events, ambience, to hear music and verse theatrical and themed presentations and performed by a great array of renowned dances, including a Bollywood Dance interstate and local performers. Party. Also featuring an Instrument maker’s Already those great satirists from exhibition and a dedicated kids venue Canberra’s, Shortis and Simpson have been booked. There will be real Celtic with music, craft activities and circus Music with local band Riogh while skills. All this at an affordable price with a special ticket deal for families. The Maldon Folk travelling up from Melbourne will be Festival has a unique friendly atmosphere that appeals to all ages. Something for everyone! Bluegrass Band the Stetson Family. Maldon has a wealth of historic halls, churches, pubs and cafes – our venues are intimate Funny man and poet, Jim Haynes will and relaxed – plus the natural amphitheatre of Mount Tarrangower – home to the legendary kick off the program in the morning Guinness Tent, the Tarrangower Wine Tent and a small village of food stalls, kid’s marquee, with a poets breakfast, so folks should Session Tent and our main outdoor stage – with bush camping nearby. More than 20 venues bring along their poems and ‘avago’ operate over the four day weekend. Bob Campbell from Gulgong will The impressive line up this year includes Celtic favourites Claymore, Damian Howard be presenting his radio program on with the Ploughboys, Wheelers and Dealers and Saorse, high energy bands, The Currency, Jimmy Governor as well as his own Sol Nation and Spot the Dog, quality Roots and Blues from Daniel Champagne, Rhys brand of Australiana in song, tune and verse. Victoria is further represented by Crimmin and Rosie Haden, Bluegrass with Appalachian Heaven and Uncle Bill, World the ‘Irish Nightingale’, Maria Forde and Music from Dya Singh, Acequia and The Woohoo Revue, renowned contemporary Shantyman, Vince Brophy. The tradition performers, Shane Howard, Nick and Liesel, Rory Faithfield, Stiff Gins and Tiffany Eckhardt is not being neglected with Wongawilli and Dave Steel, vocal groups Pablo and Shaking the Tree Choir, traditional favourites Danny and the ‘No such Thing’ band while the Spooner, Dave De Hugard and the Gay Charmers Old Time Dance Band, Ragtime Jazz with Wollongong Welsh Choir and the Tribal Jan Pestion and a wealth of other acts from all over Australia. Jewels Belly Dancers and the Greek For more information, accommodation options and ticket sales visit www. band Zorba’s Kefi will add a touch of maldonfolkfestival.com. Get in early for discounted tickets prior to 30th September 2010. the multicultural. Bowral House from the Highlands and the Wollongong Conservatorium World Music band will round off the program. The Folk in the Foothills was the Youth Scholarships last performance in the Illawarra by Alistair Hulett before his untimely for Summer School death. It is fitting therefore that a tribute The Illawarra Folk Festival (13-16th January 2011) is offering 20 youth concert is held for Alistair and this will scholarships to talented and enthusiastic young musicians (18 years and under) to be one of the day’s highlights. attend the Illawarra Folk Festival Summer School. Jamberoo is about a two hour drive The Summer School gives musicians of all ages the chance to explore a broad from Sydney and Canberra. The Lodge range of musical traditions in an open and fun environment, with a rare opportunity is situated at the foot of the Illawarra escarpment on the Jamberoo Mountain to learn from renowned icons. These include folk musicians such as Eric Bogle, Road. who wrote ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’. With over 30 sessions to choose Tickets will be limited and there will from, the program is designed to cater to a broad range of musical interests and be no individual concert tickets. Ticket includes workshops on singing, songwriting, guitar, fiddle, banjo, Irish whistle, bookings 1300 887 034 or over the accordion and percussion. internet from www.illawarrafolkclub. David De Santi, Artistic Director of the Illawarra Folk Festival, says ‘The org.au Illawarra Folk Summer School is a great opportunity to increase awareness of folk Accommodation Offer music traditions and provide opportunities for musicians of all ages to build on The Jamberoo Valley Lodge is their skills’. offering a special deal to stay at the The Summer School is held 10am-5pm on 12th and 13th January at the Northern resort– 02 4236 0269. th Illawarra Uniting Church, Princes Hwy, Bulli, just across the road from the Tickets purchased by COB 15 Illawarra Folk Festival. October are just $35 a saving of $10 Applications for youth scholarships close on 30th November. Forms available at Russell Hannah 0414 680 123, [email protected]

The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 7 More information about the life of The folk news Klezmer lessons? Dog can be found on the Folk Federa- Ernie Gruner (from Melbourne, and tion's website jam.org.au The Indomitable Jugularity, Bohemian Nights, etc) will MC’s on the night - Sandra Nixon, Greg be in Sydney in September. If you are Bull and Carole Garland Patricia Early interested in a possible Klezmer work- Annandale Neighbourhood Centre Many Cornstalk readers will know shop or lessons, 8th to 12th September, upstairs, 79 Johnston St Patricia from her folk activism over please email him at [email protected]. Annandale $14/12, many years, most especially through There is more information about him Saturday 25th September, 8pm. the dance scene, her involvement in and his teaching at www.erniegruner. www.theloadeddog.org.au sessions - especially at the James Craig com - and through her work as a volunteer at 2MBS-FM. On 24th March this year, she was dance news The Loaded Dog Turns 20! coming down some concrete stairs at RFDS Contra Dance 2MBS-FM - carefully as she is 75 and The Loaded Dog Folk Club turns 20 walks with a stick. However the railing this year. The Dog had it's debut on Sat- John Short reports on the Granville she was holding on to came away from urday 27th September 1990 at the An- Contra in July: ‘There were 95 dancers the wall and she fell heavily breaking a nandale Neighbourhood Centre. Carole (a great turn out) and, with donations, femur in her thigh. This was a calami- Garland and friends realised the upstairs we will be sending a cheque to the Roy- tous event but Patricia is a very resilient hall with it's wonderful acoustics was al Flying Doctor Service for $1,603.16. woman and was back home after about the perfect place to establish a Folk I caught up with some of the dancers six weeks in the Royal North Shore Club with a heavy emphasis on singing, at Pennant Hills on [the following] Hospital. a tradition that still continues. Over the Monday night and, without exception, Patricia spent four weeks at home years under four managers (Carole, the they loved it.’ Next year’s contra for the with a walking frame, but she was in in- late Richard Mills, Greg Bull and San- Royal Flying Doctor Service will start tense pain and her doctor found she had dra Nixon) the Club has booked the best earlier: 7-11pm. two cracked vertebra. Somewhat belat- local, intrastate, interstate and interna- edly, she was given a full body scan and tional folk acts, and the famous singing Newcastle Contra it turned out that the femur in her other audience has supplied the harmonies. leg had also been broken in the fall. We're celebrating our birthday in the Dance Now in the Concord Repatriation best possible Dog way, with a night of On Saturday, 25th September, the Hospital, Patricia had to face more singing, with lots of chorus songs! Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk complications when she developed an Carole Garland, trad and evergreen Club will host Newcastle’s first Contra infection from the second leg operation. singer, sometimes with concertina; the Dance, with Sydney’s resident contra She’s had a series of procedures to drain legendary John Dengate - singer, poet, dance band, Pastrami on Ryebuck, and the infection in her leg and is now fitted songwriter, parody writer, busker; The Julie Bishop calling. If you haven’t with a vac pac that sucks out the nasties Roaring Forties who have been singing tried contra before, you have a delight And there’s more. The doctors dis- shanties and other great chorus songs in store for you. It is the most fun, covered she has secondary cancer in the since they were an Ensemble of Fat flowing, forgiving form of social dance spine - not sure where the primary site Bearded Shantymen; Miguel Heatwole, you could imagine – all done at a brisk of the cancer was - probably the breast. man of a million songs and choir direc- walk, and with a repeating pattern each Patricia will be moving to the tor extraordinaire; Gerry Myerson who time through. It will be held at the Rehabilitation section of Concord - far is a mine of American folk songs; Kate Wesley Church Hall, 150 Beaumont St, preferable to the hostel accommodation Maclurcan (owner of a beautiful voice, Hamilton, at 7.30pm, and admission that had been contemplated. champion of refugees), Bob and Marga- will be $14, concession $12, NHVFC Patricia also said how much she ap- ret Fagan singing founders of a musical members $10, and under-16 free. Enq, preciates the phone calls and cards she dynasty; and the wonderful Dog audi- Bill 4946 5602. There is a flyer at users. has received and the support she’s had ence who will add more harmonies! tpg.com. since her accident. The Loaded Dog is Sydney's finest I would urge anyone who hasn’t acoustic folk venue - showcasing the been in touch to make contact - and you best acoustic folk music has to offer, know Patricia: she doesn’t like people from guitar to autoharp, solo voice to to paint rosy pictures when the reality community choir. (No amplification!, is plainly not auspicious. Keep it honest no mikes!) and light-hearted and tell her what’s Over the years the Dog has presented happening in your life. - hundreds of acts - accompanied & unac- Margaret Walters. companied singers, bands, choirs, musi- cians, poets, storytellers, even dancers!

8 The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 and libel protect the culpable against the written word, but beware of the song. DECLAN AFFLEY Somebody’s singing somewhere and people are starting to listen again.” A Rake and Rambling Man Colleen Z Burke Twenty Five Years On Declan is survived by his wife, Colleen The sudden death of Declan Affley, Edgecliff, and later Traynor’s Folk Burke; his daughter Bridie Burke and inspirational singer and musician on 27th Club, Melbourne, and was a frequent son, Paddy Affley and remembered in June, 1985, at the age of 45, shocked guest at Sydney and Melbourne folk National awards presented at National everyone who knew and admired him. venues, and a familiar face at national Folk Festivals: the Declan Affley It is now 25 years since Declan’s and local folk festivals. He also toured Songwriting Award and the Declan death and, for some, his loss is still Indonesia, New Guinea and New Affley Youth Encouragement Award. keenly felt. We are holding a concert Zealand. on Saturday afternoon 11th September Declan is probably best Solo Recordings – at the Gaelic Club to celebrate this remembered for his rendition of Irish Rake and Rambling Man, LP Score “rake and rambling man”. There will folk song “Carrickfergus”, although Label, Peter Mann Recordings, be contributions from a dozen of his he also had special affinity with songs Melbourne, 1967. friends and family - see the display ad such as “An Bunnan Bui – The Yellow The Day the Pub Burned Down, M7 for details - and an opportunity after Bittern” and “Do you think that I do not Records, Sydney, 1970. the formal concert for everyone who’s know?”, a Henry Lawson poem, set to Declan Affley – LP Record and tape, interested to participate in a session music by Chris Kempster. As well as TAR 020, Sydney, posthumous, 1987 which will continue on until late. guitar, Declan played tin whistle, banjo Declan Affley CD, Australian Heritage Declan was involved with music and fiddle; he later took up the uileann series, Melbourne, 2003. from an early age and was well pipes which became his passion. This article is edited down from a known nationally for his singing, In 1972 he toured Ireland with longer one published in Trad & Now, his deep resonant voice, subtle Peter O’Shaughnessy and Marion 2004 guitar accompaniments based on an Henderson in The Restless Years, a appreciation of the Irish Harp, and for dramatic production of Australian his witty, pithy commentaries between history illustrated by stories, poems songs. Interested in a wide variety of and folksongs based on the 1966 award musical styles, he was ardent about winning ABC TV program, which he Folk Trax Irish traditional music, and also sang also sang and played in. The good thing about September songs of the British Isles, Australia and As well as involvement in radio is that winter has finished and spring New Zealand. His extensive repertoire programs such as The Australian is here. That means the festival season included songs by contemporary Legend and Write it Down for Me and is not far away either. At Folk Trax we songwriters such as Don Henderson, TV programs, Declan appeared in celebrate this with a few new items Harry Robertson and John Dengate. several films including Peter Weir’s The online. Declan was born in , South Last Wave, and Richard Lowenstein’s Peter Hicks joined us with “ The day Wales, 8th September, 1939, to an Irish/ Strikebound, where he was musical the market died” A great CD to take Welsh Catholic working class family. director as well as having an acting with you and listen to what Peter has to Some of his earliest memories were role and singing songs such as “The say. Also new online is Tiffany Eckhardt of his dad playing Scottish pipes at St. blackleg miner”. with Dave Steel. “Sunday” should Patrick’s Day marches and attending Declan started the group “The Wild never be too far away from your CD Irish Ceilidhs and Declan learnt many Colonial Boys” in Melbourne in 1969, player. Another great effort from this songs from him including “Crushkeen which combined Irish and Australian pair. Lan”. music. Band members, including Local Adelaide band “Creole After completing his Leaving Declan, appeared in Tony Richardson’s Cowboyz “ want you to “Get Up & Certificate, he joined the Welsh Ned Kelly film. Dance”. If you’re not a fan of Cajun Merchant Navy at the age of 16. He Scorning pretension and bullshit, music yet have a listen to this one, it’s rose to the rank of Second Mate before Declan was modest about his a whole lot of fun. All locally written jumping ship and coming to live in achievements, and never sought fame titles, Australian at its best. Australia in 1959. Based in Sydney, he or money for his music. He was happy Bernard Bolan’s “The quirky worked for several years on east coast to share his musical skills and had the works of Bernard Bolan” is one of the ships as an AB (able bodied seaman). rare ability to enthuse others. He gave bestsellers. Supply however is getting When on shore leave, he sang in “low generously of his time and skills to short so be quick if you like Bernard dives and pubs” including “Push” causes he believed in. Bolan and with our 10% discount to pubs the Royal George, Sydney and In 1984/85 Declan taught fiddle and Folk Federation, Folk Alliance members Tattersalls, Melbourne. Irish rebel banjo at the Eora Centre, an Aboriginal and readers of the “Folk Rag” you’re and other folksongs were sung with Cultural Centre in Redfern, Sydney. getting real value. enthusiasm in these pubs and this is Warnings and censorship for We always happy to receive new where he met singers Brian Mooney, performing political/satirical songs CDs for Folk Trax. If you would like Paul Marks, Don Ayrton and Martin merely reinforced his commitment consignment information just email us Wyndham-Read. to singing these songs in public. He at [email protected] I will Declan became a regular performer understood the power of song and send it to you. at Sydney’s Troubadour Coffee Lounge, wrote: “Nowadays the laws of slander Henk and Jan de Weerd

The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 9 folk contacts Cs hoir DANCE Gosford Scottish Country Dance Society Monday Monday 7-10pm, Church of Christ, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming. A Choired Taste, Glebe, led by David Westmore, 9716 Bush Music Club Dance Workshop Cecily Cork 4384 3527, Jan McCudden 4329 5537 7016 Beginners, experienced, 7.30pm, Pennant Hills Greek Folk Dance Pan Macedonian Assoc Building, Railway Pde, Bright Star Singers Ashfield, led by Mary-Jane Community Centre, downstairs. Except Jan. and public Sydenham from 7pm onwards. Adult classes from 7.15 Field, 9797-6126 holidays. Felicity 9456 2860 Ecopella. Erskineville, led by Miguel Heatwole, 9810 pm, Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708 1875 greekdancer@ International Folk Dancing excite.com 4601 [email protected] School term, Earlwood Senior Citizens Centre, 362 Fledgling Choir. All voices welcome. Randwick 7.15 International Folk Dancing for older women Homer St 10am-noon. Gwynne 9558 4753 - 9.15pm. [email protected] School terms only, 9-10am beginners, 10-11am Scottish Country Dancing for beginners, with ‘Scots Glory Bound Groove Train. Petersham, led by advanced. Bankstown Older Women’s Wellness Centre, Linda Calgaro, 9518 4135 on the Rocks’, Fort St Public School, Observatory Hill, Police and Community Youth Club, cnr Meredith St and Inner West Chamber Choir, Leichhardt, led by Sydney, 6.30-7.30pm. Nea 9994 7110, Lynn 9268 1246, French Ave. Gabrielle 9728 7466, Alita 9798 9269 Rachelle Elliott. 9797 1917. [email protected]. SC [email protected], http://www.rscds.org.au Irish Set Dance class, Irish Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire Intonations. Manly, led by Karen Smith, 0405 221 113 Belly Dance, basic/beginners 7pm, choreography 8pm, St, Surry Hills. 8-9.30pm. Martenitsa. Ultimo, led by Mara & Llew Kiek, Girraween Hall, 17 Tungarra Rd. Vera Myronenko 9665 Alarna 0401 167 910. 47514910 9713 Sutherland Shire Bush Dance Group Uniting Church, 4 Gosport St, Cronulla, 7.30-10pm. $3. Beginners most People’s Chorus Newcastle, led by Rod Noble, 49 Tuesday welcome. Partners not necessary.Mike 9520 2859 623432 Blue Mountains Scottish Country Dancers Unaccompanied Baggage. North Sydney, led by Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group Catholic Church Hall, 7-9pm, Wentworth St, $3 Verley Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place, 10am. Kaye Stuart Davis, [email protected] Kelliher, 4787 5968, [email protected] Carol Voiceworks, Katoomba, ledby Rachel Hore 4759 Laurendet - 9528 4813 Gardner 4751 6073/[email protected] 2456, [email protected] Greek Folk Dance Thursday Tuesday English Country Dancing (Advanced) for the over Bankstown RSL Club - 32 Kitchener Pde - Bankstown Cantorion, Neutral Bay, led by David Westmore, 9716 50’s 2-4pm. School for Seniors, Wesley Mission, Pitt St. 6pm onwards.Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax: 97081875 7016 Sydney. (Oppositive back of Hilton Hotel.) Ecopella. Illawarra area (alternate Tuesdays), led by [email protected] Blue Labyrinth International Folk Dance Miguel Heatwole 9810 4601, [email protected] Hungarian Dance Class from 7pm, Baptist Church Hall, King St Glenbrook. Jo Roc Lawson, led by Rachel Hore, 47592456, rachel- Ultimo, 8-10pm. Gary Dawson 9559 4485. Barrett 4739 6498 [email protected] [email protected] Greek Folk Dance The Honeybees. East Sydney, led by Dynes Austin. English Country Dancing, Sydney St Gerassimos Church Hall, 21 Henry St Leichhardt. 6 pm Contact Jenny Jackson, 9816 4577 lindsayandjenny@ Playford Dance Group 3rd Tues, 7.30-10.00pm, Uniting onwards. Adult classes from 7.15 Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/ hotmail.com Church Hall, The Cres, Berala. Ring Patricia 9649 6978 fax 9708 1875 [email protected] Sydney Trade Union Choir or Mike or Ros on 9929 8193 for further details. Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers Sydney City, contact [email protected] Scottish Country Dancing Kingsgrove Uniting Church Hall, 289A Kingsgrove Rd (cnr Wednesday St John’s Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, Moreton Avenue, Children’s step dancing 6pm, adults Choralation. Abbosford (school terms), contact Marga- Wahroonga, 7.30-10.30pm. All welcome. Catherine step dancing 7pm. Set and ceili dancing 8-10.30pm. ret Grove [email protected] Bonner 9489 5027 Margaret and Bill Winnett 9150 6765. email: wnntt@ Ecopella. Upper Mts., contact Kate 47 825529 Scottish Country Dancing optusnet.com.au The Heathens. Blackheath, day time 12-pm. Led by Fort Street School, Observatory Hill, City. 6pm to 8pm Friday Chris Wheeler 4787 5725 chris@wheelersanddealers. Nea MacCulloch 9904 1358(a/h) or Lynn 8244 9618(w) Australian Colonial and Folk Dancers Every Friday, St com.au Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group Andrews Ch Hall, cnr Trelawney/Rutledge Sts, Eastwood NoteTonight, Josephine. Glebe, led by David International Dancing, Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June (next to BBC), Colonials’ Dance each 5th Friday evening. Westmore, 9716 7016 Place, 7.30-9pm. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813 Anthony and Lisa 9873 4805. Stampadowns. Camperdown, led by Gerard Pat- Turkish Dance Class International Dancing terson. Contact David 9568 5237 or Shayn 9799 7439 Lidcombe Community Centre, 8-10pm. Yusuf Nidai Sedenka Folk Dancers, Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, Thursday 9646 1166 665A Darling St Rozelle. 8-llpm, $3. Chris Wild 9560 Bouddi Voice. Kincumber (school terms), led by C & Ukrainian (Cossack) Dancing Class 2910. C Sainsbury, contact 43 683270 Scottish Country Dancing for fit and energetic young people (16-23yrs), Chorella Community Choir. Richmond, contact Adult classes, beginners welcome, children 6.30 -7.30pm, 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm. Ukrainian Hall 59 Joseph Ellen 4578 2975 adults 8-10.30pm, Beecroft Primary School, $2. Sheena Cleftomaniacs. Waterloo, led by Gary Smith, Street, Lidcombe. Jaros Iwanec 9817 7991, Caswell 9868 2075, Heather Dryburgh 9980 7978 [email protected] [email protected] /www.veselka.com.au Scottish Country Dancing Solidarity Choir. Newtown, led by Miguel Heatwole, International Folk Dance class - Open Door, Georges Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Port Hacking Rd, Car-ingbah 9810 4601, [email protected] Hall Senior Citizens, Birdwood Rd, 11.30am-12.30pm. (rear Library), 8pm. Beginners/other levels. G. Milton Friday Gabrielle 9728 7466, [email protected] 9524 4943, Erica Nimmo 9520 4781 The Sydney Street Choir. CBD, led by Peter Lehner “The Dance Buffet”, wide variety taught, Liverpool City Pipe Band Hall, Woodward Park (next to Whitlam Saturday 0425 268 771 Bush Folk Dances, by Bush Dance Assoc.  Centre), Memorial Ave, 7.30-9.30pm. $8 ($5 conc). The Sydney Welsh Choir (Men and Women) meet 2nd Sat. Feb-Dec 6.30 - 10pm. New Year’s Eve 8pm- on Wednesday Evenings at Concord Baptist Church Nicholai 9822 7524, mob 0407 178 228 Wednesday midnight. $20/$15/$10. $5 disc for early bookings. Pennant Hall. Reh. 7pm to 9pm. 20 to 30 performances a year. Albion Fair, North-West Morris Dancing Hills Community Centre, 60 Yarrara Rd. John 9873 3138/ Viv 47 39 0384, Warwick 9451 7806,[email protected] Lilyfield Community Centre, Cecily and O’Neill Sts, 0416 212 136, [email protected] Mudlarks, women’s a cappella choir. Woodford. Led 7.45pm. Angie Milce 9817 3529 Bush Music Club Bush Dances by Alison Jones 4759 2880 Australian Heritage Dancers Feb-Dec (not Easter), 8-12pm, $17/$14/$12 incl. supper, Sunday Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8 children to 12 free. Beecroft Community Ctr 1st Sat, Blue Mountains Trade Union Choir. Upper Mts., -10pm. Jim Young 9412 3721 [email protected]. Helen 9626 7816; Balmain High School hall, Terry St, contact Kate 47 82 5529 rd au - australianheritagedancers.org.au Rozelle, 3 Sat, Don 9642 7949 Balmoral Scottish Country Dance Group Central Coast Bush Dance 7.00-9.15pm, Seniors’ Centre, Mosman Square, 4th Sat, 8-12pm, East Gosford Progress Hall, Henry Mosman. Nell Morgan 9981 4769. Parry Dr and Wells St, $15/$12. Beate 4323 3356. Epping Scottish Country Dance Club Robyn 4344 6484. St Aidan’s Church Hall, Downing St, 7.30-10pm. International Folk Dance All levels welcome. Clare Haack 9484 5947 clare_ Children’s classes, 6-18 years, Pennant Hills Com. [email protected] Centre, morning. Carol Maddocks, 9905 1563 Irish Ceili Dances, live Ceili bands, 4th Sats, 7.30 - 11.30pm. Irish Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills.

10 The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 $10. Aisling 0413 941 459, [email protected] lllawarra Folk Club, Irish Music Sessions Scottish and Old Time Dance 3rd Saturday, Wollongong City Diggers Gaelic Club Surry Hills, 7pm. nd 2 Sat, 8pm, Uniting Church, 9-11 Bay St, Rockdale. $3 Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 Irish music lessons, beginners and advanced, flute, incl. supper. Chris Thom 9587 9966 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au fiddle, whistle, guitar, concertina. Irish Gaelic Club, Surry Scottish and Old Time Dancing Loaded Dog Folk Club Hills, 0413 941 459, [email protected] Orkney and Shetland Assoc. 3rd Sat, 8-11 pm. St 4th Sat, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston David’s Hall, Dalhousie St, Haberfield. $3 inc. supper. St, 8pm. Sandra Nixon, 9358 4886, kxbears@ozemail. Friday Visitors most welcome. Jean Cooney 9874 5570. com.au. www.theloadeddog.org.au BMC Beer & Cheese Night Macedonian Dance Class Macquarie Towns Music Club Themed music nights, 1st Fri (except holidays), 8-10pm. Rockdale. 6.30-8.30pm, $5. Y Kaporis 0412 861 187 3rd Sat,7.30pm Alternates between concert and round Bring something to sing, eat, drink. Bush Music Club, Mortdale Scottish Dancers robin jam session format with concerts featuring a guest Hut 44, Addison Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Learners night (for learners and experienced), 7.30- artist supported by a ‘blackboard concert’ Rd, Marrickville. 9569 7244, [email protected]. 9.30pm. Pensioners Welfare Club Hall, 76 Pitt Street, Richmond Neighbourhood Centre, West Market St, au Mortdale. Pam Jehan 9580 8564. .Contact Dez Williams at 4578 5215 dwilliams@tpg. Eastern Suburbs Poetry Group Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group com.au 1st Friday, Church in the Market Place, Bondi Junction. International Dancing Como Girl Guides Hall, 10- The Shack. 1st Sat, presents 21st century original, 6.30-8.30pm. Gina 9349 6958 11.30am. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813 contemporary and traditional folk music at the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club Linnéa Swedish Folkdancers Tramshed, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen at 7:30. BYO 4th Fri, (Feb - Nov) 8pm, $7/$5, Springwood Estonian House, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills. New drinks and nibblies. Contact Rhonda on 0416 635 856 Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd (next to library members welcome. For times contact Graeme Traves or email Kathleen at [email protected]. and Oriental Hotel.) Visitors and floor performers 9874 4194, [email protected] Troubadour Folk Club welcome, Theresa 47518157, Jeannette 4754 4893 Central Coast, 4th Sat. in month 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Saturday Woy. (opposite Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Fairlight Folk Acoustic Lounge Woy Woy. Admission: $7 members/$8 conc. & other Held 4 times a year, Feb, May, Aug. Nov (usually folk club mems/$10 non members. Everyone welcome 1st Sat) 7.45pm. A comfortably enticing, relaxed Tel. Frank or Marilyn 4341 4060, Email: mail.info@ environment in which to see quality live acoustic music. troubadour.org.au www.troubadour.org.au Ajfjter show - jam. BYO drinks and nibbles. Light refreshments available. William St Studios, Fairlight (The Baptist Church down from Sydney Rd. Contact MUSIC IN CONCERT S essions & Free Workshops Rosie 9948 7993. [email protected] Tuesday Monday Sunday The Screw Soapers Guild - Writers Presenters & Bush Music Club Sydney Scottish Fiddlers Listeners Group 4th Tues, 7.30pm, stories, poems, Community Centre, 44/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, 1st and 3rd Sun, 2-5pm, New Church, 4 Shirley Rd songs and conversation. Albert 9600 7153, email: 7.30pm. Music workshop. All singers and musicians Roseville. All ages welcome. Trish 9416 2402. [email protected], website: www.folkclub. welcome. Bob 9569 7244, [email protected] Irish Music Session com/folkodyssey/ Tuesday Kellys, King Street, Newtown, 6pm. Enq. 9559 6300 Wednesday Irish Music Session: Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday Music Session Hero of Waterloo, cnr Lower Fort Wisefolk Club Last Wed in month, 11am-2.30pm, of the month from 7.30 – 10.30pm @ The Shamrock St and Windmill Street, The Rocks. 6-10pm. Brendan Toongabbie Bowling Club, 12 Station Rd, lunch at club Inn, Asquith Leagues Club, Alexandra Pd. Waitara 9818 4864 bistro. Sonia 9621 2394 Allen 9639 7494, (short walk from station). It’s an open session Irish Music Session. 3rd Sunday. Bennet Hotel, Thursday and all musicians are welcome with focus on Hamilton, 4-7.30pm Roz and Shane Kerr 44967 3167 ‘Posers & Composers’ performance session, every tunes rather than songs. Phone Norm 9489 5786/ Irish Music Sessions - Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong 2pm. Thursday, Newtown RSL (1st floor), 52 Enmore Rd, [email protected] Hotel Illawarra Wollongong, 3rd Sunday, 3pm, spoken 7.30pm - 11pm. Free. To book a spot & enq Dennis Irish music lessons, beginners and advanced, flute, word, 5pm acoustic music Aubrey 0408 452 464 [email protected] fiddle, whistle, guitar, concertina. Irish Gaelic Club, Sutherland Folk Club Surry Hills, 0413 941 459, [email protected] 2nd Thurs concert night. All ages. Members are focus on folk welcome to join us at any of our concerts, do a floor Singing Out at The Gaelic Club 2MBS-FM 102.5MHz 6PM Saturday spot. Enjoy a friendly , sociable night’s entertainment, (2nd Friday of the month) singing sessions. Follows support local talent. These artists are all superb Politics in the Pub. Upstairs, 64 Devonshire St, Surry musicians!! Contact Jenny 9576 2301. Hills near Central Station. 8pm approx. All welcome. Friday Free. [email protected] Hornsby Kuring-Gai Folk Club Wednesday In co-operation with 2MBS-FM, Sydney’s 3rd Fri, 8pm, Each month Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Jolly Frog Hotel. Jam Night. Cnr Bridge & Macquarie first FM community radio station operating Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Sts, Windsor. 7.30pm to late. Mark 0419 466 004 Guest artist and floor spots, light supper provided BYO on 102.5 MHz, Folk Federation brings you Gosford Bush Poets an hour of folk music at 6PM on 2nd and grog. Barry Parks 9807 9497 [email protected] Last Wednesday night of every month 7pm. The lllawarra Folk Club, Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts Gosford. 4th Saturdays of each month. 1st Friday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship 11th Sept - John Milce will present a Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub. and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or selection of great folk music org.au [email protected] 25th Sept - Kate Delaney will host the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic program Club, or SNC Acoustic Club. Regular folk nights on Thursday Anyone with a CD that you would like to add to the 4th Friday of each month (Feb - Nov), 8pm $7/$5 Sutherland Acoustic the library collection for consideration for airway Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd, Tune Session Night 4th Friday of the month please forward to Springwood. (next to Civic Centre). Visitors and floor from 7.30pm Gymea Tradies Club,Kingsway, Gymea Focus on Folk, Post Office Box A182, Sydney South 1235. performers welcome. Enquiries, Mark Hand 02 4721 (Kaimea room) Stringed and other instruments 4230 or [email protected] welcome Ability to play with others and have basic Toongabbie Music Club chord knowledge Welcome to listen Ph Ian Knight MOB 2nd and 4th Fri 8pm, Northmead Scout Hall, 0438830374 Whitehaven Road, Northmead. A session always Blackheath Folk Club, happens so bring instruments. Allen Davis 9639 7494 1st Thurs, 7.30pm, Ivanhoe Hotel, cnr Gt Wstn Hwy [email protected]. or Ray Pulis 9899 2102. and Govetts Leap Rd. Christine Davies, Peter Duggan Saturday 4787 7246 Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Society of Aust. 1st Sat, March-December Sydney get-together. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale. Band workshop 7pm, concert 8.15pm, jamming all night. All welcome: $5/7. (02) 9456 1090 www.bluegrass.org.au

The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 11 The Folklore Centre of Australia registered in for musicians and performers to play Forbes. acoustically. Dancers are also welcome Traditional to join in. music and dance Dance displays, workshops and – the regional, dances collected An Oldtime Dance in the Town tunes of Harry Hall on Saturday night with the theme Schaefer, Colin ‘Dances of the Goldfields – THEN and Charlton, Dave NOW. This aspect of the festival is in Mathias, Ebb the capable hand of Peter Ellis and will Wren and others be supported by a local dance couple are played Ross and Elvy Quirk who will handle by musicians the NOW component. Band for the Australia wide night will be a combination of Emu and there is also Creek/Gay Charmers and many friends. Is Forbes and the Lachlan region of a strong regional A Goldfields Music Hall on NSW the Folklore Centre of Australia? dance content that has been recorded. Sunday night – goodness knows what Let me put my case to you. Thankfully these tunes, stories and will happen with all the people we have Buried within 25 metres of each dances are also preserved in the NLA here. Singing dancing and everything in other in the Forbes cemetery are the collection. between! remains of two of Australia’s best I rest my case. A continuous session area in the known bushranger dynasties, Ben Hall For the last couple of years the Vandenberg hotel for musicians, singers and Kate Kelly, the (in)famous sister of local Council have supported a Festival and dancers. Those verandahs are a Ned. Not buried however are the songs, on the NSW October long weekend great spot for a tune as well. poems and stories of these people along to acknowledge Ben’s presence Craft, food, displays, holdups, with the other well known bushrangers and recognise the area’s folklore bushranger tours, busking all over the Frank Gardiner, Johnny Gilbert and of contribution. This year we are adding weekend. course the legend, stories and songs of a strong music, performance and dance The best part is the cost – the famous Escort Gold Robbery, the component. We have many well known NOTHING for all the open air events richest robbery in Australian history. ‘folkies’ coming along to share their and only a few dollars to get into the The Ben Hall et al bushranger ballads talents including Collector, Chloe Dance and Music Hall. Not often you are recognised as among the best in and Jason Roweth, Emu Creek/Gay get this value. our folk song tradition. ‘The Streets Charmers band Christina Mimmocchi Country folk are friendly and as a of Forbes’ is probably Australia’s best and Chris Wheeler, Al Musgrove, The lifelong resident of Forbes I know that known and most sung bushranger Goldfields Brass Band (Richard Evans it is a fact and, yes, I am biased. We ballad. et al – can’t wait to hear them!), Greg are pretty laid back here and this will The cause of all this bushranging O’Leary, Wongawilli Dancers, Canberra be the theme of our gathering. Sure, activity, of course, was the rich Lachlan Bush Dance Display Group, Sydney there are organised parts of the program, (Forbes) diggings and here again we Irish Ceili and more ! if you want to be organised, but the have a large number of songs, yarns Our concept is to get back to opportunity is there to make your own and poems reflecting on this 1860’s era. the old style Festival and gathering fun, as it was in the old days. Thankfully many of these have been where EVERYONE is involved, be Please contact Rob Willis 02 preserved in our National Library of they spectator, singer, poet, dancer or 68512687 [email protected] or Australia (NLA), Folklore collection. musician – a real sense of community. Chloe Roweth for further information After the gold petered out, although The Festival will be centred around on the Forbes Ben Hall Festival 1st to 4th it is rumoured there is still a lot left, the historic Forbes Town Square which October 2010 agricultural enterprise took over. The consists of Victoria Park, the beautiful The Forbes Shire Council website songs of shearers, drovers, and women (1899) Town Hall which is the venue for is also handy and they can provide and men on the land that mention the dance and concert and the Vandenberg you with accommodation and camping Lachlan are numerous, what bush band Hotel with its wide verandahs. So details. http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/ worth its salt has not performed ‘The everything will be in the one place. events/pages/3838.html Lachlan Tigers’. Jason and Chloe are organising the Rob Willis Poets, sure, we can quote the works Sunday program, which has not been Rob Wills is a collector of Folklore and of Will Ogilvie, Breaker Morant who finalised, but definite events are. Social History for the National Library both lived and worked in the region Ongoing performances in the park of Australia. and Henry Lawson, whose birth was over the weekend with the opportunity

12 The CORNSTALK Gazette SEPTEMBER 2010 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2010 13 While this group has many features typical of an unpreten- tious and ‘useful’ bush band and dance band, it also has some cd reviews special features that must endear it to its audiences. The band includes as its youngest and newest member a tuneful uillean The Tin Shed Rattlers piper, Mark Williamson, as well as 4 convincing lead sing- ers and a couple of backing vocalists. Melody instruments One for the Road’ include fiddle, whistle, pipes, mandolin, banjo and harmonica Does it sometimes seem to our readers that most ‘bush’ bands - more than enough to maintain interest and variety of sound are based in the cities? Meet the Tin Shed Rattlers, currently while the rhythm section of guitar, bass and light percussion an 8-member band who are based loosely around south west- is effective, generally understated and well suited to the styles ern NSW, from Wagga to Narrandera to Griffith to Grong of music they play. Find them on their website www.tinshed- Grong. (And I thought I had troubles organising rehearsals!) rattlers.net The original line up of this band came together in 1971 and Christine Wheeler I believe they’re up to about 40 players through the band thus far, with one original member, Noel Raynes, still going strong. Here is a band that takes music and dancing (and a few laughs to I would guess) to where people need it - rustic country halls in drought-ridden regions of the state. Their cd reveals that they know a thing or two about entertaining as well as making music and I’d venture to suggest to festival organisers that this band might be a popular choice at the right folk festival. ‘One for the Road’ introduces a competent, cheerful group of musicians who have recorded a mix of generally well known Australian, British, Irish and American songs and tunes just as they would play them to a live audience. There are not too many notes or credits on the album but I suspect there are one or two original songs tucked in with the better known numbers, and they blend in very well too.

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