Dates For Your Diary Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Folk News Issue 409 Dance News AUGUST 2009 $3.00 CD Reviews The Lurkers “Subversive homespun bluegrass” ♫ folk music ♫ dance ♫ festivals ♫ reviews ♫ profiles ♫ diary dates ♫ sessions ♫ teachers ♫ opportunities The Folk Federation ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette AUGUST2009 1 AdvErTISINg Rates Size mm Members Non-mem AUgUST 2009 Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Full page 180x250 $80 $120 In this issue Post Office Box A182 1/2 page 180x125 $40 $70 Sydney South NSW 1235 Dates for your diary p4 ISSN 0818 7339 ABN9411575922 1/4 page 90x60 $25 $50 Festivals, workshops, schools p6 jam.org.au 1/8 page 45 x 30 $15 $35 Folk news p8 Cornstalk Editor - Coral Vorbach Post Office Box 5195. Cobargo NSW 2550 Back cover 180x250 $100 $150 Dance news p8 Tel/Fax: 02 6493 6758 2 + issues per mth $90 $130 Folk contacts p10 Email: [email protected] Advertising artwork required by 5th of each month. 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Richmond, Peter Miller Robinson Membership Secretary Wayne Richmond Listserv/ Jam/Membership 9939 8802 (not after 8.00pm please.) 2 The CORNSTALK Gazette AUGUST 09 mpd printing the news everyday Ph 02 8898 1200 Fax 02 8898 1220 8 Arms Productions and Star of the Sea Theatre present Sing, For Pete’s Sake! 7.30pm, Saturday 22 August @ Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly Pete Seeger turned ninety this year. As if we needed an excuse to celebrate his music! Join us for a night of music, words and images (not to mention the odd banjo) from the life of one of this century’s most influential and inspiring musicians. Come and hear some rarely-heard songs from the pen of Pete as well as some tried and true favourites. The stellar line-up of performers includes: Maurie Mulheron; Skorba with Llew and Mara Kiek and Paul Jarman; Warren Fahey, Bob and Margaret Fagan, Margaret Walters, The Lurkers, Mary-Jane Field, Christine Wheeler, Kate Maclurcan, Tom Bridges, the Sydney Trade Union Choir and the Stella Maris choir. Star of the Sea Theatre is part of Stella Maris school, near the Northern end of Manly Beach on the cnr of Collingwood and Iluka Avenue. Parking is available at the northern end of the beach or in the surrounding streets. $17.50/$12.50 includes one free drink - Tickets available half and hour before concert www.starofthesea.com.au Bookings: Christina Mimmocchi: [email protected] or tel. 0410 682 061 The Folk Federation ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette AUGUST2009 3 dates for your diary August 2009 Hall, Wells St & Henry Parry Drive. Metropolitan 7.30-11.30pm. $17, $14, 12-18 Friday 21st Saturday 1st $10, under 12 $5. Barry or Janice HORNSBY KU-RING-GAI FOLK CLUB ►THE HARP HOTEL Tempe, 8pm Blue 4388 2253, Mark 4342 5333 Guest artists Geoffrey Graham and brother Ralph Graham with his Goose + Drey Rollan + Storm In A Monday 10th Teacup. 900 Princes Highway, Tempe. show ‘Three Bards & Me’. Always BMC DANCE WORKSHOP, ‘Practice a great evening’s entertainment. 9559 6300 for Maitland Ball.’ Leader Felicity Featuring local artists and touring ►THE SHACK. Synthesis – Ann Hattingh. Pennant Hills Community performers. BYO drinks and nibbles. Palumbo and Paul Laszlo (Urban Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. 7.30pm $15 Contact Barry Parks 9807 eXcentrics) joined with Rose Felicity 9456 2860, 0434 437 522 McDonald and Tony Pyrzakowski 9497 or email: [email protected]. (Mothers of Intention, Wheeze & Wednesday 12th au. Beatrice Taylor Hall, Willow Park Suck), after band members went THE HARP HOTEL TEMPE, 8pm. David Community Centre, Edgeworth David overseas. Four strong vocals, violin, Rovics (USA) Farewell Show. 900 Avenue, Hornsby guitars, mandolin, banjo, double Princes Highway, Tempe. 9559 6300 Saturday 22nd basses. +Michael-John Azzopardi th ►THE LOADED DOG. – Celtic/European, Eastern, blues, Thursday 13 Martin Pearson has a unique place jazz, rock, alternative. +Spasm Band SUTHERLAND ACOUSTIC. Guest artists – the big voices of Andy George and Geoffrey Graham and brother Ralph in the Australian folk scene. A singer, Rhonda Mawer, Chris Blanchflower’s Graham. Geoffrey’s new show, ‘Three satirist, stand up comedian, raconteur, wild harmonica playing, Graham Bards and Me’, It’s fair dinkum reciter and storyteller, he could be Vick’s funky double bass. Jug, blues, Aussie bush entertainment time. described as Australia’s home-nurtured folk. Tramshed Community Arts incorporating the greats - Paterson, Billy Connolly, but with the lazy Centre, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen Lawson, CJ Dennis and Geoffrey! invective replaced by added insight, Four for the price of one. Not just a (betw. car park and Ambulance). Free presence and wit (not to mention a tea, coffee. BYO drinks, nibbles. concert but an entire show with verse, song, comedy and yarns complete with better singing voice) (Bendigo Folk 7.30-11pm. $15. 0413 635 856, info@ Club). + Ecopella, an environmental shackfolk.com costumes and audience participation. Fun for all ages. Sutherland District choir that sings about the beauty of ►BEECROFT BUSH DANCE. All Trade Union Club (Gymea Tradies), our world and the struggle to protect dances taught. Beecroft Community Kingsway, Gymea. 7.30-10.30pm. $15, it from exploitation and destruction. Centre, Beecroft Rd. 8pm-12. pens/conc $10. Floor spots welcome. Upstairs, Annandale Neighbourhood $17, $14, $12. Helen 9626 7816, Jenny 9576 2301, Maeve 9520 5628 Centre, 79 Johnston St. 8pm. $14, www.bushmusic.org.au Saturday 15th $12. BYO, supper available. Sandra Monday 3rd ►SYDNEY LAUNCH FOR TWF with 9358 4886, www.theloadeddog.org.au BMC DANCE WORKSHOP, ‘Practice Mothers of Intention, Peter Mace, ►BMC SUBSCRIPTION BALL for Maitland Ball.’ Leader Felicity Mary McEvilly & Mark Anderson, Maitland Town Hall, High Hattingh. Pennant Hills Community Cameron Mather, Michael-John St, Maitland. Price $50 pp , Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Azzopardi & more. Irish Gaelic Enq. www.bushmusic.org. Felicity 9456 2860, 0434 437 522 Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills au.bmc_dance_ball/html 7.30pm. $15. Pam (9489 5784). Friday 7th ►THE TROUBADOUR. The Oom-pah- ►BEER & CHEESE NIGHT. ‘Diggers, ►BALMAIN BUSH DANCE with pahs, wearing their Bavarian outfits, Eureka and Rebellion’. Bring songs Wongawilli. All dances taught. Rozelle will do a mixed arrangement of on the theme - and your supper. Bush Campus, Sydney College, 25 Terry German-Austrian-Tyrolean popular Music Club, Hut 44, Addison Rd St. 8pm-12. $17, $14, $12. Don and traditional folk yodelling songs, Community Centre, 142 Addison 9642 7950, www.bushmusic.org.au varied with English country and folk Rd, Marrickville. 8-10pm. $5. 9569 yodelling songs. Playing accordion, ILLAWARRA FOLK CLUB. Geoffrey 7244, [email protected] ► Gerhard controls the real time arranger Graham. City Diggers Wollongong, backups while Anton sings and yodels. ILLAWARRA FOLK CLUB. ► cnr Burelli & Church Sts. 7.30pm. He will also sing the country style Jan Preston presents Life and $15, $10. David De Santi 0409 57 song with which he won the first Times of Winifred Atwell. City 1788, www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au prize in the yodelling division at the Diggers Wollongong, cnr Burelli Tamworth CCM Awards in January and Church Sts. 7.30pm. $15, $10. Monday 17th 2005. Over 20 years, he has won David De Santi 0409 57 1788, BMC DANCE WORKSHOP, ‘Practice six similar Capital Country Music www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au for Maitland Ball.’ Leader Felicity (CCM) Awards there. Floor spots Saturday 8th Hattingh. Pennant Hills Community available, supper provided. CWA CENTRAL COAST BUSH DANCE, with Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Hall (opp Fisherman’s Wharf), Woy Sydney Coves. East Gosford Progress Felicity 9456 2860, 0434 437 522 Woy. 7pm. $10, $8, $7, incl. light 4 The CORNSTALK Gazette AUGUST 09 mpd printing the news everyday Ph 02 8898 1200 Fax 02 8898 1220 August 2009 supper.