Dates For Your Diary Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Folk News Issue 435 December 2011 $3.00 Dance News CD Reviews Judy Small "the "grande dame" of Australian folk music" folk music dance festivals reviews profiles diary dates sessions opportunities ADveRtISINg SIzeS Size mm Members Not Mem DEC. 2011- JAN. 2012 Full page 210 x 297 $80 $120 In this issue Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc 1/2 page 210 x 146 $40 $70 Post Office Box A182 Dates for your diary p4 or Sydney South NSW 1235 Festivals and Other events p7 ISSN 0818 7339 ABN9411575922 102 x 146 Dance News p8 jam.org.au 1/4 page 102 x 146 $25 $50 Folk Contacts p10 The Folk Federation of NSW Inc, formed in 1/8 page 102 x 70 $15 $35 1970, is a Statewide body which aims to present, CD Review p14 Advertising artwork required by 5th of each month. support, encourage and collect folk music, folk Advertisements can be produced by Cornstalk if Welcome to new member: dance, folklore and folk activities as they exist required. 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Send to: PO Box A182, Sydney South NSW 1235. 2 - The CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2011 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 The Beez (Germany)/George Mann (USA)/Alistair Brown (UK)/Kerrianne Cox/Judy Small/Danny Spooner/The Woohoo Revue/ Akolele Ukulele Ladies/All At Sea/Ami Williamson/As I Am/Berkely Songbirds/Black Joak Morris/Canberra Union Voices/Chaika/ Chris Aronsten/Christina Mimmocchi/Damian Coen & Paul Johnston/Daniel Champagne/Mr Cuttlefish/Footprint Theatre/Glover & Sorrensen/Gobsmacked/Guitarama/Jerra Ngia/Jimmy The Fish/Kate Rowe & Ryan Morrison/Lily & King/Mal Webb/Malumba/ Martin/Pearson/Mereweather/Mumbulla Dahs/Nick Charles/No Such Thing/Pastrami On Rybuck/Roger Montgomery & John Angliss/Shakshuka/Slow Movement Dance/Strelley Project/Talla Tango/The DeeJay Gosper Band/The Puddin’Eaters/The String Contingent/Tom Bolton/Vic Jefferies + Many More The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2011 - 3 dates for your diary December January non-stop since April 2010, in Thursday 8th Metropolitan their 1976 Kombi. (Next year, Sutherland acoustic. nEW YORK PuBLiC UK, Canada, Europe). Originals, LiBRARy: Isabelle Fogarty (double bass), with cello, harmony, guitar, Warren Boyd (banjo), John Flanagan banjo, stomp box, syncopated (mandolin). So much fun - uplifting, rhythms. + GiLBERt WHYTE, Scottish catchy and exuberant sound - perfect for songwriter, fingerpicking about the festive month. Unique, delighting Australia with guitar and banjo, audiences for over 30 years with their with performance style from trademark music - bluegrass, folk, traditional and contemporary country, jazz, with closely blended three folk and blues, and rambling part harmonies, spontaneous humour, storytelling songs. + BADJA RiVER and a few of their own songs. + JoHn QuARtEt - from a chance meeting & PENNY FLAnAGAn. Father and daughter at Numeralla and Badja Rivers. combine their many years of performing Innovative arrangements of in rare and joyful collaboration. Eclectic Celtic and old time songs and mix of covers and originals. Sutherland tunes. Cello, great vocals, whistle District Trade Union Club (‘Tradies’), harmonies, piano, concertina, Kingsway, Gymea. Short walk from guitar, mysterious feetie things, station. 7.30pm. Christmas floor spots, banjo. Tramshed Community Santa, supper, cake, balloons, raffles. Ray Beadle Saturday 10th Ëmpire Hotel Arts Centre, 1395a Pittwater $15, $12, kids free. Maeve 9520 5628 Rd, Narrabeen (betw. carpark & Friday 9th Ambulance in Narrabeen shops). ►the empire Hotel. JIM CONWAy´s Friday 2nd 7.30-11pm. $20. 0413 635 856, info@ BiG WHEEL. Blues. 103A Parramatta shackfolk.com www.shackfolk.com ►BMC Beer & Cheese night. ‘City Rd, Annandale (cnr Johnston St). Cousins?’ We are now into the summer/ ►illawarra Folk Festival preview 8pm. $20, at door. 9557 1701. www. Christmas/ visiting old friends and Concert. Wongawilli Community Hall. empirehotelannandale.com.au/ family period. How did it look at either From 4pm (time tbc). 1300 887 034, ►loosely Woven 'summertimE' end of the trip to stop for a week or two [email protected] - acoustic concert (23 singers and with family or friends ‘up country’ (then ►Beecroft Bush Dance, with SNAKE instrumentalists). 7pm, Eastwood or now)? Tritton Hall (Hut 44), Addison GULLY, caller Stephen Loftus. Beecroft Uniting Church, 16 Lakeside Road, Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Community Centre, Beecroft Rd (opp. Eastwood. Enq. Rosemary Long 02 Rd, Marrickville. 8-10pm. Bring a song Fire Station). 8pm-12. All dances taught. 9874 0635 Web: looselywoven.org or two on the theme, and something to $17, $14, $12, incl. supper. Sigrid 9980 Saturday 10th share for supper. $5. Bob 9569 7244, 7077, Wilma 9489 5594 ►loosely Woven 'summertimE' - [email protected] Sunday 4th acoustic concert with (23 singers ►Manly FiG. FiDDLERs FEAST. Manly ►Humph Hall EnZo TOPPANO & VoV DyLAn and instrumentalists) 2pm, St Davids Village Church, 4 West Promenade. 'oFF tHE CuFF' CD LAUNCH. Be part of an Church, Dee Why (next to the police 7.30pm. 9905 7215. www.themanlyfig. historic afternoon as Enzo Toppano station) Enq. Wayne Richmond 02 9939 org/Index.html (accordion) and Vov Dylan (violin), 8802 Web: looselywoven.org together with Mark Howard (double ►Cafe Dalor open Mic. iAn HEnRy & Christmas Contra, with PASTRAMI bass) and Brian Dean (guitar), launch ► STEPHEn KERR (pipe special) + CHRISTINE ON RyEBuCK, caller Julie Bishop. East their brand new CD ‘Off the Cuff’. 2pm, WHEELER (Wheelers & Dealers ) + PAuL Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Wells St and Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Road, Al- B WiLDE JENNIFER LEEs LOUISE LONDON Henry Parry Drive, East Gosford. 7.30- + + . lambie Heights. Entry free (donations 11.30pm. $18, $15, Students 13-16 $8, 237 Wardell Rd, Dulwich Hill (lower of $25/$15 invited). Enquiries/book- under-12 $5; includes supper. Robyn or village, near train station). 7.30-10pm. ings: Wayne Richmond 02 9939 8802 or Richard: 4344 6484. www.ccbdma.org Free. Roger Fyfe 0425 261 953, open_ [email protected]) Web: humphhall.org [email protected] www.rogerfyfe.com/ ►Christmas Ceili, with the JIMMY ►the empire Hotel. tHE PiGs. Bluegrass/ gallery_big_cafe_dalor_music_open_ Country. 103A Parramatta Rd, MULLARKEy CEiLi BAnD. All dances called. mic_jam_a.html Annandale (cnr Johnston St). 6pm. Light supper available. Gaelic Club, ►loosely Woven 'summertimE' - $12. All tickets at door. Children upstairs, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. acoustic concert with (23 singers and allowed if with a parent. Good food, 7.30pm. $15, $10, children free. 9212 instrumentalists). 7pm, St Andrews reasonable prices. 9557 1701. www. 1587,