Dates For Your Diary Folk News Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Dance News Issue 403 CD Reviews FEBRUARY 2009 $3 Ron Edwards Tribute Concert At The Illawarra Folk Festival 2009 ♫ folk music ♫ dance ♫ festivals ♫ reviews ♫ profiles ♫ diary dates ♫ sessions ♫ teachers ♫ opportunities The Folk Federation ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette FEBRUARY 2009 1 AdvErTISINg Rates Size mm Members Non-mem FEBrUArY 2009 Full page 180x250 $80 $120 Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc In this issue Post Office Box A182 1/2 page 180x125 $40 $70 Dates for your diary p4 Sydney South NSW 1235 1/4 page 90x60 $25 $50 ISSN 0818 7339 ABN9411575922 Festivals, workshops, schools p6 jam.org.au 1/8 page 45 x 30 $15 $35 Folk news p6 Cornstalk Editor - Coral Vorbach Back cover 180x250 $100 $150 Dance news p7 Post Office Box 5195. Cobargo NSW 2550 2 + issues per mth $90 $130 Tel/Fax: 02 6493 6758 Folk contacts p10 Advertising artwork required by 5th of each month. 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Has recently played at the Basement Marcus Sturrock (WA) has played with and the 2009 Illawarra Folk Festival. Monday 2nd + 90 minute variety act. Richmond members of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Phil Neighbourhood Community Centre, West PENNANT HILLS DANCE WORKSHOP Collins; alongside Tony McManus, Jeff ‘Couple Dance Sequences’, leaders Market St, Richmond. 7.30-10.45pm. $10, Richard Shaw, David Crawford. Lang, Lucky Oceans, Bruce Mathiske, Phil incl. supper. Dez 4578 5215 Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30- Manning, Nick Charles, Peter Grayling; 9.30pm. $7. with members from the John Farnham ►IFJU SZIVEK, SLOVAK STATE Felicity 9456 2860, 0434 437 522 band, the Bee Gees, and alongside John HUNGARIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE. You Friday 6th Butler, Wendy Matthews, Grace Knight Think YOU Can Dance? Kids’show, 3.30pm. Dance For Strings, Percussion BEER AND CHEESE NIGHT. ‘A Night and Vince Jones. Sutherland District Trade and Piano, 8pm. Seymour Centre with Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson.’ Union Club (Tradies), Kingsway, Gymea Sydney. Tickets 9351 7940, With the new, expanded edition of Chris (short walk from station). 7.30pm. Floor www.seymour.usyd.edu.au Kempster’s classic The Songs of Henry spots welcome. $10. Maeve 9520 5628 Lawson circulating, we should stir the pot Friday 13th Monday 23rd by pitting some of Banjo’s verses against PENNANT HILLS DANCE WORKSHOP. Dance For Strings, Henry’s. Prepare to take sides! Bring IFJU SZIVEK. ‘Special Selection’, leader Felicity Percussion and Piano, 8pm. Wollongong food, drink, etc. Bush Music Club, Hut Hattingh. Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. Performing Arts Centre. Tickets 4226 44, Addison Rd Community Centre, 142 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860, 0434 3699, www.merrigong.com.au Addison Rd, Marrickville. 8-10pm. $5, $4. 437 522 Saturday 14th 9569 7244, [email protected] Saturday 28th CENTRAL COAST BUSH DANCE with Saturday 7th Ryebuck, caller Margaret Bolliger. All LOADED DOG. BEECROFT BUSH DANCE WITH dances taught. East Gosford Progress Hall, Fred Smith - back SYDNEY COVES, caller Steve Wells St and Henry Parry Drive. 7.30- in Australia to Lockwood. All dances taught. Beecroft 11.30pm. $15, $12, 12-18 $8, under 12 $5. launch his latest Community Centre, Beecroft Rd. 8pm- Barry or Janice 4388 2253, release ‘Texas’ 12. $17, $14, $12. Helen 9626 7816, Mark 4342 5333 after three years www.bushmusic.org.au on the North Monday 16th American circuit. Monday 9th PENNANT HILLS DANCE WORKSHOP. ‘Texas’ captures PENNANT HILLS DANCE WORKSHOP. ‘Couple Dance Sequences’, leaders the zeitgeist of an ‘Couple Dance Sequences’, leaders Richard Shaw, David Crawford. America divided Richard Shaw, David Crawford. Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30- in the second term 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860, of the Bush administration. It touches 9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860, 0434 437 0434 437 522 on subjects from Barack to Iraq with 522 Saturday 21st the insight, balance and irony that ►BALMAIN BUSH DANCE with have made him one of Australia’s most Currawong, caller Don Richmond. All respected singer songwriters. Many Marcus Sturruck (WA) dances taught. Rozelle Campus, Sydney songs are funny, but others deal more College, 25 Terry St. 8pm-12. $17, $14, seriously with the dark sides of modern $12. Don 9642 7950, www.bushmusic. America. + Choir on a Wire - part org.au choir, part joyous singalong in homage to the great songwriter Leonard Cohen ►MACQUARIE TOWNS MUSIC CLUB. Marcus Sturrock (WA). Marcus has played who will be gracing our shores shortly. alongside and with many notables, incl. Lyric sheets are provided! Upstairs, Tony McManus, Jeff Lang, Lucky Oceans, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Bruce Mathiske, Phil Manning, Nick 79 Johnston St. 8pm. $14, $12, BYO, Charles, Peter Grayling, John Farnham supper available. Sandra (02) 9358 band members, Bee Gees. Skill and 4886, www.theloadeddog.org.au passion, heartfelt tunes and songs from Celtic to Funk, Middle Eastern and more. “Not merely an adept guitarist, he has the happy ability to play music rather than just notes and infect the audience with his own joy.” Doug Spencer (The Planet, ABC Radio National). + Fergusson, a new face on the acoustic/folk scene, with original songs and tunes incorporating guitars 4 The CORNSTALK Gazette FEBRUARY 09 mpd printing the news everyday Ph 02 8898 1200 Fax 02 8898 1220 february 2009 Regional and ACT The Folkus Room has moved Saturday 7th to the Italo-Australian Club, 78 Franklin Street, Forrest, ACT. NEWCASTLE FOLK CLUB. The Italo-Australian Club has good facilities includes two restaurants, four Possible Alan Musgrove and his Watsaname performance spaces comfortably seating between 100 and 400 patrons, full bookings Band. Plus Amanda Broberg, with bluesy facilities combined with a vibrant and supportive community which appreciates live guitar. Wesley Fellowship Hall, Hamilton. music of all styles and genres. 7.30pm. www.newcastlehuntervalleyfolkc lub.org.au/ Jez Lowe and Kate Bramley Touring Thursday 12th & Friday 13th Australia and New Zealand FOLKUS ROOM ACT. The Beez. 6262 7265, www.thefolkus.org.au Friday 13 February MERRY MUSE Johnny Huckle and the Bond Traps One year ago the Prime Minister said ‘Sorry’. We will honour the first anniver- sary with award winning Indigenous singer Johnny Huckle. John has been performing around the country for over thirty years and is more than a singer and musician, he is an entertainer with an infectious ability to engage his audience to the max. The Bond Traps draw their inspiration drawn from the Australian bush and their farm life near Braidwood. They perform an eclectic mix of original songs including Jez Lowe is touring in Australia and New DVD included in the Northern Echoes bush ballads, country and Australian folk. Zealand for the next couple of months, package. It includes clips from the various www.merrymuse.org.au taking in club gigs and festivals across concerts with Jez, Kate and the two other Saturday 14th New Zealand and Australia. Bad Pennies - Northumbrian pipe-player, ►FOLKUS ROOM ACT. Kate Bramley will be “special guest” on Andy May and bass guitarist, David de With Love from Africa with Valanga the tour, so audiences can expect songs La Haye - and also the two guest artists Khoza. $20, $15. 6262 7265, www. from both Kate’s and Jez’s repertoire to be - Shona Mooney on fiddle and Benny thefolkus.org.au featured. Graham on vocals and melodian. Benny’s Jez is known as a writer of excellent songs wide repertoire and honied tones make Ifju Szivek, You Think YOU Can Dance? which are compassionate, whimsical, him a legend in the Newcastle folk scene.